Mike’s Place

I love it here. If tried quite a few things, and I’ve never been disappointed. Draft beer selection could be better.

This is officially my new favorite place. I live in Maumelle and would much rather drive to Mike’s than almost any place I can think of in LR. I’ve always heard good things and finally made a reservation. I’m hooked. AND they list ALL of their prices on the menu. Drinks and everything so you’re not surprised!

Just passing through Conway and stopped at Mike’s place for dinner. Had the crawfish étouffée and the Brantley shrimp, both were wonderful! Staff is very attentive. Interior is very inviting and quiet. Will absolutely return.

We sat at the bar and when you do that at some places, you can get really crappy service because your bartender is super busy and you can get forgotten. That was definitely not the case with Mike’s Place. The service was fantastic, the food was amazing, and our waiter/​bartender was super pleasant. I had the Chicken Tresor and it was perhaps the best chicken dish I’ve ever eaten.

Definitely my favorite restaurant in Conway. I’ve eaten here well over 50 times, and I’ve never had a bad experience. Everything I’ve eaten, from the pasta to the seafood to the pizza to the chicken to the burger to the salads to the steak has always been wonderful.
I would strongly recommend the NY Strip with Béarnaise. Also, the green beans seem to be a big hit.

My wife and I stopped in before heading to a movie on one of our few nights off from our little one. Unfortunately, the service here was very slow and the food was mediocre especially when considering the price.
As far as drinks I would suggest to stick with the beer or wine options. My first cocktail an old fashion was watered down and tasted like some sort of orange drink, although this is a basically dry county so my expectations might be too high.

Great food, great atmosphere! I would say this is the place to go in Conway. I don’t live there and went here for dinner on a business trip. Food was great and cooked to perfection! I would go back again, and highly recommend it!

Great Atmosphere casual to dressy attire. Food was absolutely delicious. For dinner I had Bacon-​wrapped sea scallops along with parmesan spinach and red beans and rice.
The scallops and spinach were fabulous, I didn’t care for the beans and rice beans were a little crunchy. The meal was wonderful.
Definitely will go back again and highly recommend.

Pretty good. The menu is pretty big which is usually an indication that they will screw something up. The deserts are pretty good, the bread pudding and turtle cheese cake were nothing special. Both chicken meals we had were kind of dry. The Crap cakes were very good and so was the baja shrimp. I was not a fan of the zucchini fries and the coconut shrimp.

The 3 stars are for the waiter and the bartender. We ordered the ribeye and prime rib. Both were super bland and the ribeye was chewy. The sides were also under seasoned. I let my wife taste the ribeye and she compared it to the $ 9.99 steak at Friday’s but without taste. Our waiter was great though. I look forward to Taco Bell later tonight after the movie because I left more than half the steak on the plate. Maybe the other entrees are amazing and worth the price but avoid the steak to avoid sadness or cook your own, bring it there and just order sides. We will always remember this anniversary.
Regretfully, the Beachams

Had a business lunch here with coworkers. Very nice interior, and the staff was very nice and on point. I had the fish tacos. Even though it was called fish tacos in the menu, it is really a very big fish burrito. Still very good, and the overall experience was very nice.

The dining atmosphere is wonderful as well as the food! Every time I visit my family this is the place to go. I usually order the pecan encrusted grouper and in my opinion it cannot be beat. The staff is wonderful and are always able to give recommendations that are spot on. Parking is plentiful. If you want to go on a Friday or Saturday I would suggest making a reservation.

9-​20-​2015 Atmosphere is great! I ordered blackened chicken Alfredo. It was so spicy hot it was inedible! (No where on menu did say it was spicy hot) Waitress replaced it, I then got pot roast, smashed potatoes, and green beans. Pot roast good, potatoes good but the green beans were so sweet, sweeter than my sweet tea! I have never had sweet green beans before… too too sweet! Also in salad I got blue cheese, there were so many huge chunks of cheese hardly any dressing. One chunk was the size of a small egg! We won’t be going back.

So the food is pretty ok here. But the prices are stupid. For instance, I had the blackened bleu chicken salad and added on the Beef Tenderloin. This was $ 28.48. The beef was good. The salad was Romaine lettuce with some tomatoes and croutons. (So, I replaced the chicken with the beef but did not get charged any less so may as well have kept the chicken for another meal — maybe the price would have then been worth it). Let’s compare this steak salad to the one at Brave New. The one at Brave New is $ 28.50. This salad also comes with 6 oz of beef, but it has lettuce, artichoke hearts, vegetables, roasted tomatoes, and an array of fancy cheeses. I think Brave New’s salad is expensive too, but I get 2 meals out of that one and for 0.02cents more, it is worth the drive.

This is the only restaurant in Conway that I recommend attending when my family is in town from NWA. Well trained staff, great atmosphere, and amazing food… it is always a divine experience. The Italian nachos are a MUST!

Love Mike’s Place! Makes me want to come back to Conway if I’m ever even close. The place is quite lovely (we sat out on the beautiful bricked back patio but the inside is also quite nice). Food was great — as in «great» not just good. All four of us were very happy, Mike and his staff were wonderful, prices were a great value — a terrific part of our trip through Arkansas; surely the best part, actually! Thanks, Mike! We’ll be back!

I moved to Conway in 2006, about 6 months after MIKE’S PLACE opened. I became a regular within a few weeks. I know most of the staff and the owner, the best part, they know me. My wife and I feel like part of the family, as do most of the regulars!!!
I have eaten in the finest restaurants around the globe. I must say, MIKE’S PLACE is at the top. The food, the service and the atmosphere keep my wife and I coming back, as well as recommending it to everyone we meet! !!! Great job Mike and staff. We’ll see you again soon!!!

The cool thing about Mikes Place is it is locally owned and nestled in historic downtown Conway. The décor and over all layout is unique by comparison to most. There are two slightly different areas to dine… as you walk in the front entrance to the main floor, the ambience is bright and friendly with the kitchen and chefs exposed to watch as they do their thing. The second area is partitioned by large brick columns and is a much more intimate setting for you and your sweetie pie. I have dined here twice, once for dinner with friends and another for lunch with my boyfriend. At night the atmosphere is fun and vibrant.
Now on to the nitty gritty… THE DRANK & EATS! The food is decent, not bad but definitely nothing impressive considering the price of the main menu. To be honest I’ve had better chicken dishes and prime rib sandwiches at chain restaurants. Luckily they serve their lunch section 7 days a week. The drinks are so so so very basic, too much grenadine and puckers and not enough fresh ingredients or ALCOHOL! (Ha) Personally I am a lemon drop martini kinda girl and I was extremely disappointed. Overall, the atmosphere is pretty cool, the waitstaff is friendly, and the food and drinks… are meh.

This place was great!
A bit nicer than I was expecting. We were in our travel clothes and although it wasn’t an issue I could totally see this place as more of a date night type place! We shared the 14 oz prime rib with smashed potatoes and an extra salad. The prime rib had a wonderful & unique flavor. The bread was very tasty. I ate 2 loaves by myself. The reason for 4 stars is bc of the server. He was a bit impersonal. I like to ask for recommendations so i did. The server told me «the items in red are the most popular and we won an award for the best steak in Arkansas. «A completely acceptable response but I like when the servers aren’t so scripted and matter of fact, and interact a little. Then again that may be how they are trained here. Overall, this is another place I’d come to again if I were a local!

To die for! We are self proclaimed foodies. We have lived in Texas, California and now Arkansas and I must say that this is one of the best places we have been to.
We had salads with their hot bacon dressing which is very good!!! I had the chicken wood fire pizza And if you like cracker-​like crust that’s the dish for you. It was crispy, non-​greasy which is a huge plus for me because I don’t like drinking grease with my pizza and it was absolutely delicious. We also had the brownie cake which was amazing and totally worth the calories. The red beans and rice were very good and our 4 year old really liked their cheeseburger which is unheard of for as picky as she is! We came here after church on Sunday and it was not crowded and the service was amazing! I highly recommend this place and will be back!