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| - If only the food and service matched the looks!
While it looks plain from the outside, Mijana is large and open inside, combining a fairly casual atmosphere with near fine dining visual appeal. If I was basing this review on the look of restaurant alone, with its tall ceilings and long family-style tables, it would certainly get a 5 star rating!
HOWEVER, Mijana is probably the most over-priced and over-rated restaurant in the entire area!
With Middle Eastern and Mediterranean food not as popular as Italian and Asian fare, many of Mijana's close competitors shut their doors in response to these tough financial times and I can only guess that this lack of options/alternatives is responsible for Mijana receiving any positive reviews at all!
I have eaten here 4 times. Twice I went with family, two other times I went with friends to see one of the weekend evening dance specials that people I know were performing in. While I commend Mijana for supporting local dance talent, the restaurant's primary concern should be supporting the paying patrons! After 2 tries, my immediate family refuses to return and my friends, except for the ones dancing, have not been back!
Each of the 4 times I have gone, the service has become more and more dispicable and the food has only become less and less edible.
The reheated pans of low-grade and truly off-tasting ingredients at the buffet only seem like a "bargain" for the price until you actually try it. What doesn't get eaten one night seems to get reheated for the next night's dinner service and the next, etc...
The food off the regular menu is way overpriced in relation to the quality that ends up on your plate. The dishes are unoriginal and, despite the fact that the stereotypical Mediterranean/Middle-Eastern fare should be predictable, the only thing you can count on is that it's bland and will probably be cold to the touch by the time the server finally brings it to your table!
The waitstaff is almost always insufficient (a cost-cutting measure by a greedy owner?) with only 2 servers (if you're lucky) working most weekend dinner services. Speaking of service, it is consistently the slowest I've ever experienced at any restaurant. Additionally, food items do not arrive together (members of my group were often served at different times and TWICE we didn't get bread for our Hummus appetizer until AFTER we completed the main courses, even though we made the server aware) and that's just the start!
Bringing any issues to the attention of the floor manager simply results in a dismissive attitude and no results...if he is in a GOOD mood! When he's not, he'll treat you like a dog. The way my mom and I were spoken to when we asked about drinks (after a 25 minute wait at the table without even water to sip on) was appalling! And, the servers could care less. They don't "serve", but they sure don't hesitate to express their upset when the tip is lacking. You will not leave feeling even remotely appreciated or valued as a customer, I guarantee it!
If you do decide to dine at Mijana, prepare yourself for a long, expensive night of substandard food and the worst customer care in the Valley! Unless your friend is dancing there that night or you want to torture your most hated in-laws, do yourself a favor and go somewhere else...anywhere else!
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