Rendez Vous French Bakery

So, so glad I stumbled across this place. Very quaint atmosphere with what seemed to be a ton of regulars (always a good sign). I was pleasantly greeted as soon as I walked in the door and seated at a table right away.
Everything on the menu looked amazing so I did what I always do and asked the server for her 2 favorite dishes. She wholeheartedly recommended the Salmon Omelet and raved about the quality of their salmon. But her absolute favorite dish was Le Croque Madame... toasted ham, swiss cheese topped with bechamel sauce and a sunny side egg.
Since I could not decide between the two, I decided to get both... sort of.
I added a side of the smoked salmon on to my order for Le Croque Madame... PERFECT COMBO!!!
Loved every single bite... also loved their Eiffel Tower topped Cappuccino (see attached photo)
And what do you get after an amazing breakfast like this one... pastries for all your friends. Had my server pick out her 6 favorites and package them up for me to bring to some clients I was seeing later that day. As soon as I showed up with their WELL BRANDED BAG in hand, everyone's eyes lit up and they all exclaimed, "I LOVE THAT PLACE"
Check it out... I am pretty sure you will love it too.

Great french restaurant with delicious bread and pastries. I’d say it’s possibly the most authentic French bread in town. The coffee isn’t great, so I would recommend an espresso instead.

Perfection.
Authentic French bakery and cafe. Everything is delicious, you can't go wrong.
1000% recommend.

Came for breakfast. Some of the pastries are good. The brioche was not. Coffee was 7-eleven quality. Bad espresso drinks as well as the espresso was watered down and didn't have good flavor. My nicoise salad had canned olives. A tiny table to sit inside, but most of the seating is outside and you can hear the busy road, so not great atmosphere. There were 4 of us and unfortunately, we didn't enjoy coming here.

This is a recently opened family owned Sarasota treasure.
Of course it’s foundation is French pastries.
I would say they tasted good and were satisfying.Coffee beans appear to be imported from Italy.
It’s a little difficult to communicate since the staff speak with heavy accents.
Pastries good.Service average.Ambiance fair.Parking good.Small area for outdoor seating Fair,right next door to a bar with smokers.Open kitchen a minus to appearance.Pricing average.

AWARDED 1.5 STARS ON A SCALE OF 3

Ordered a buche from there for Christmas. Was not worth driving an hour for this, even though it wasn’t bad neither. Had better in France and other French speaking countries. Plus service was very ‘cold’ , no smiles, no ‘merry Christmas’ nothing….

The best (any type of) croissant your mouth has ever experienced on this side of the pond, 100%

Delicious croissant, great latte. Not much seating and was too hot to eat outside. Better for a grab and go. Got a brioche for the hubs, he seemed to enjoy it!

Authentic French bakery goods! So good! Smells great!

Great French bakery. I was looking for a place that had breakfast options like croissant, ham, egg and cheese which they did not have but I left with a chocolate croissant and a few other goodies. They were delicious.