Didn't have my morning coffee and found By The Bay Bistro 5 minutes from my house. Coffee is…read moreexcellent, great everything bagel and nice place to get away for work/wifi avbl, meetings at high tops and lounge chairs. Great place!! I'll be back.

By The Bay Bistro in Osprey is located in a cute plaza just minutes from Venice and Nokomis. The…read moreinteriors are very well thought out with a European feel, but also give a nod to coffee from various places around the world. They have very cozy indoor and outdoor seating, and friendly and engaging staff. The owner was present and happy to chat with us with helpful tips about visiting the area. You can tell she takes a lot of pride in her business and the quality of product they deliver. In addition to caffeinated beverages and bakery items, they have an impressive menu of sandwiches and lunch items. We kept things simple by ordering an iced cafe mocha, a dark roast coffee, and a chocolate croissant. You can tell they use high quality ingredients since the iced cafe mocha had chocolate flakes in them, but somehow managed to accent the beverage perfectly without making it too sweet. The chocolate croissant tasted absolutely delicious and had a wonderful chocolate filling inside unlike most traditional recipes...we both agreed it was great and tasty. The owner mentioned she gets her croissants from Europe and does the filling and final baking on premises to serve it hot. I'm not aware of any bakeries that go to all that trouble, but it makes for a high quality product. All in all, an excellent coffee and pastry experience at By The Bay Bistro...it's a place I hope to return to and would recommend to others visiting the Venice, Florida area.

Such a quaint Hometown coffe shop business on the island of Venice. Healthy menu items available…read moreand delicious drinks from a basic coffee to smoothies. Love the friendly staff. Thank you for great the service

lovely atmosphere and great food!! Staff was very friendly and accommodating…read more thank you

Their coffee? To die for! Their bread?? Take me now that…read morewas hands down the best! They perfectly baked the baguette! We got a ham and Swiss baguette and it so so tasty! All the flavors were up front and there! Definitely try them when you are in the area!

I prefer this location versus Clark which gets MANY more eat in customers and has a narrow parking…read morelot. Clark Street, very charming, does offer a variety of breakfast, lunch and delicious pastry options. THIS location on Siesta, is calmer, easier to get to, not on a busy road, offers the same menu, same outstanding variety of pastries , has a staff who are most gracious, AND you can have a perfect meal with your beloved pet outside too. Easy close parking ! Lived in NYC 1970's-1980's when perhaps the BEST small French patisserie called " Bonte Patisserie " existed on 3rd Ave in the 70's, run by a lovely French couple for years until retirement. Rendevous is not a Bonte, which was a 10, but comes close. Their menu is wise from a business cost strategy. I have ordered their best cakes, over the last 5 years. They were very good. Love their almond croissant, fresh fruit tarts, napoleon, anything with whipped cream ( many of their deluxe cakes ). The apple turnover was unfortunately thick, bit doughy no flavor-butter, very little apple (would delete) hence 4 stars. The bakery business today is very hard because of their products' fragile shelf life and the cost of using butter has sky-rocketed! To guarantee the survival of these lovely charming and DELICIOUS destinations, we must must support them!! Enjoy!

Venice Island cafe is our go to spot for breakfast on vacation! Plenty of latte flavors and…read morebreakfast and lunch options. My husband got the chorizo breakfast burrito and was raving! I got the egg scramble (you choose your toppings). All was delicious!

This place has gone down hill fast! Busy but lack of value. The quiche was 14.25 and cold. I did…read morenot enjoy. People stand at the order station as the two girls run past them over and over. Prices are outrageous! Don't waste your time here.

I will always Stan C'est La Vie in Sarasota/Lakewood Ranch. This location is always busy so get…read morethere early if you have your eyes on a specific pastry. Actually, just get there early anyway because the pastry items are fresher/better. There's indoor and outdoor seating. I typically skip trying to park next to it and just go to the garage and walk over. The service is more attentive than a typical French cafe overseas but not as on top of you as a typical place in the US. You can definitely order at the counter in French if you want to and I've had a waiter there flip between English, French, Spanish, and another language (maybe Romanian?) in one order. The sandwiches I've had were all lovely, and had a little side salad that could benefit from a better dressing (they serve an okay vinaigrette though). I've yet to encounter a single bad pastry - the elcairs, mousse cakes, and flaky pastries like chausson pommes are on par with the typical boulangerie/pattisserie in France and don't make me think US adaptation at all. Prices are reasonable.

We had a nice lunch here! Came with my parents, husband, and baby on a busy weekend brunch hour. We…read morewere luckily able to be sat inside right away in a tucked-in corner. I got the poularde crepe, wanting something savory. This was solid and tasty. Everyone else got nice little meals as well. I do feel like the portion and the quality is a little lacking for the price. That being said, I don't know that there are better French options in the area. I also got a palmier pastry and I should have gotten a croissant, the palmier tasted a little stale. The locale was adorable, with beautifully tiles tables really setting the scene. Overall, not terrible! Worthwhile if you're really feeling French.

This bakery has a great selection and the pastries are usually fresh and delicious…read more There is lots of place to sit, including a small patio. Service is usually pretty quick.

Stopped here for something to eat for lunch while my husband was having his procedure nearby. It…read morewas not busy at about 11:45am on a Friday. I got a poppyseed pastry for myself and it was good but a bit too sweet- and I NEVER say that about pastries because I have a wicked sweet tooth. But the texture and freshness were great. They had several savory items and the girl behind the counter told me that a batch of quiches were just about to come out of the oven so I got an egg, cheese, spinach and bacon one for my husband to eat after his procedure. He said it was great. It was $12 and change for those two items to go, which seemed a bit high but it was fine for a special treat. If we were in the neighborhood and looking for pastry or the quiche again we would return.

What a nice little cafe, lots of delicious looking choices at reasonable prices…read more When you enter you can look at the different offerings and choose then pay and grab your seat, the coffee is self serve with a few choices and the seats are comfortable and well spaced to either eat and go or relax for awhile. The dishes are brought out after warming and the wait staff is very polite. Ordered a bacon, egg and cheese scramble and a coffee. It was excellent - warm and not too dry, just enough to get the day going.

I visited a bakery and coffee shop built on faith, food, and family. It's called Mama G's and if…read moreyou are in the Sarasota area, near UTC, it's worth a sit-down. We received service with a smile. The vibes are nice. The right kind of chill for a Saturday morning. The owners don't mind dogs either. You can get a variety of pastries and fresh bread. The experience left me wanting to return.

The Bakero is a very nice place, clean, tasteful, with more seating than I expected. It was my…read morefirst visit and I was looking forward to trying one of their made in house pastries. It was a good plan, even though their selection on display seemed limited, I had no problem wanting multiple items. I finally settled on their Hazelnut Croissant. I also got breakfast, their Eggs Benedict with Bacon. I got my pastry right away, my breakfast was brought to my table in just a few minutes. They both looked great and both were great. The Benedict had a thick slice of toast, topped with bacon, some spinach and garnish, a couple of orange yolk eggs, and a buttery Hollandaise sauce. I enjoyed every bite. After I finished the Benedict it was time for my sweet ending. The sticky croissant had a dusting of nuts and chocolate, maybe more than just a dusting. As I started pulling it apart and making it disappear, I discovered there was cream inside, not overwhelming, just enough to make it special by adding a little creamy sweetness. I learned that was actually hazelnut cream. I'm glad I stopped in.

Food was incredibly fresh and absolutely delicious. I definitely recommend stopping by if you're in…read morethe area. I'm honestly pretty bummed I have to drive back to Miami today because I'd be here a couple of times a week if I lived closer. The atmosphere is another highlight, super calm, relaxing, and welcoming. I was so excited to dig into my meal that I completely forgot to take a picture before I started eating, which says a lot! I ordered the Bakero Croissant Sandwich and ended up adding some of their homemade jam to it, highly recommend trying it that way. I also had a latte made with their homemade vanilla syrup, and everything exceeded my expectations. Everyone was genuinely friendly, and it was great to see the owner out and about, making sure everything was running smoothly and checking in on guests. That level of hospitality really stood out. Highly recommend this place. I can't wait to come back the next time I'm in town!