C'est La Vie - Pastries Breakfast & Dinner

The food is spectacular 😘😘…. We ordered an omelette, very tasty. We also ordered a ham, mushroom & cheese crepe. Very delicious 😋….We sat outside under the trees. Very pleasant weather. The waitress was nice & did well at serving us. We will be coming back.

Staff was excellent. Very helpful. The food was very good. We sat outside and the music from the bar across the street was obnoxiously loud. Cask and Ale could have music be loud but that was crazy loud. This was 7:30 at night. They are not good neighbors to surrounding businesses. It’s too bad that C’est couldn’t be playing their own French music inside or out. It would never be heard either place because of the bar/restaurant across the street. Maybe that place could have the volume lower until after 9pm. I took off a star not because if anything C’est La Vie did but because the atmosphere was ruined by Cask and Ale.

Hidden Gem! Stumbled upon this little slice of heaven while visiting Sarasota. We had dinner here and the service and food was spectacular. The escargot was very tender in a garlic butter sauce. Both Fettuccine with the chicken and seafood were delicious. The calamari and muscles in the seafood Fettuccine were very tender and not chewy in the least. The chicken Fettuccine was also moist and tender. The Monsier Sandwich was also a hit. We enjoyed the crepes suzette to a high degree. Very reasonable pricing which included 3 wines, 2 beers. Our server was quite informative. She knew the menu well and answered all of our questions. We never felt rushed in the least. My friends came here for breakfast and didn't know that the rear portion of the building served as a dining room until tonight. Thanks for an incredible dining experience and I'm looking forward to returning. (My friends who live in Sarasota are extatic about your establishment. Great job!)

C'est la Vie is a wonderful place. To be specific, the food is always fresh and delicious, the servers are professional and polite (French and polite?? Oui oui!), the restaurant is cozy and the outdoor seating is one of the nicest on Main St. More specifics.... deeeelicious coffee, crepes, omelets, sandwiches and panini's.... the onion soup is delicious, the brie-apples sandwich is so yummy, the tuna sandwich on a baguette is sooooo good (but it's not really a sandwich, requires a fork and knife OR a body length bib). Highly recommend!

Definitely a great brunch spot. The food wad perfect. They had shade, and offered water to my 15 year old female Jack Russell Terrier. A solid positive suggestion to anyone.

We were there for breakfast, the food was delicious and everyone was extremely friendly. We will come back next time we are in Sarasota!

Such delightful French cuisine. My crepe was over the top😍 😍dining al fresco on the sidewalk felt like we were in in southern France. Our server Arpi was very attentive and gracious. Highly recommend this cafe.

Have to add we returned twice, once for a scrumptious dinner and once for an amazing breakfast! Just awesome flavors and food; wonderful service! The various menu items we ordered for all amazingly delicious, full of flavor, served at perfect temperature. The owner stopped by to see how are you doing and we happily share that services excellent food was excellent and we would definitely come back. Now we did. We will stop in more often and I am sure this review will expand. Oh and the take out pastries, so yummy and Magnifique!!!

We love eating here! On a nice day you can sit on the patio and almost feel like you’re in France. The bread is good, the staff is friendly, the coffee is great, and the atmosphere feels almost like you’re in Paris. Which we’ve been to so we know just in case you were wondering. We’ve gotten the cheese plate and it’s yummy too! Definitely a cute place to eat breakfast with the hubs!

It was our first time here. Our friends who just moved here recommended that we meet up here for brunch. Food was delicious especially the pastry. This will be my go to my place in Sarasota.