Reviews for L’Opera Bakery Bistro in Sarasota, FL
Owner does not respect people with service animals! My parents visited this bakery with a service animal (not an emotional... support animal, which is legally protected as well) and were refused service! They came at 1:30 pm, half an hour before closingat 2:00 pm. The owner refused to serve them inside but said he would "serve" them outside. My parents were okay with this, butthe owner already pulled in the tables and chairs from outside and refused to put out a table and chairs for them and used thisas an excuse not to serve them at all. He also said he would not serve them because he is so busy and has other things to do,even though my parents were the only customers in the bakery at the time. It is illegal to refuse service to a person with aservice animal. Read more
Everything here is homemade and delicious. This is the most authentic French pastries and breakfast and menu that you can find... in Sarasota. The owners are super accommodating and friendly. Going here every time is consistently a treat and something new totry. Highly recommended if you appreciate good quality food Read more
My husband and I enjoyed breakfast here this morning. The quiche was wonderfully light and fluffy with a flaky crust. The... chocolate croissant was seriously the best we?ve ever tasted. The cappuccino was art in a cup. We highly recommend L?Opera Read more
We ate breakfast here today. Absolutely delicious!! We had a raspberry and regular croissant and both were exceptional. We just... returned from France and this boulangerie was just as amazing as any place we ate in France. The croissants were flakey andcrisp on the outside and tender on the inside. The homemade raspberry jam was heavenly. We also had mushroom quiche that waswonderful and an omelet that was equally lovely. The baguette on the side was also amazing-crisp, delicate and soft. Mycappuccino was beautiful with a chocolate swirl on top and tasted delicious too. We ordered a French sandwich for the beach andlook forward to enjoying it later. Adam and his staff were so attentive and welcoming and clearly take pride in their food andestablishment. Definitely come here. You won?t be disappointed in the food or service. Read more
I have never had more delicious French pastries in my life. I wish I could come here every day. Thank you for the wonderful... experience! Read more
The food and coffee here is just the best! Almond croissant is to die for! We bought a full quiche for the family and the salad... that came with it was delicious! Read more
A welcome addition to Gulf Gate. Plenty of sweet treats like fruit tarts and Opera cake. I didn?t see the full menu so can?t say... if they have savory treats like Croque Monsieur, Quiche Lorraine, etc. Fresh baguettes made daily. A good place to get a coffeeas well. Read more
I came to this bakery with my husband and our service dog (not an emotional support animal, which is still protected) at 1:30 pm... (they close at 2:00 pm). Although I know I have the right to enter a place that serves food with my service animal withoutasking first, I am always kind enough to ask if it is okay to bring the service dog inside. I am willing to respect anestablishments request to eat outside instead of inside, even though I am legally entitled to service inside. When I arrived at1:30 pm, my husband remained outside in the doorway with our service dog who walked in about two feet into the bakery, while Iwent inside to ask if we could eat inside with our service dog. There was a woman and a man (owner) who were behind the counter. The woman was willing to serve us, but the owner came out telling us he will not serve us because he does not allow dogsinside. At this point, the woman went in back. I asked the owner if he understands that our dog is a "service dog," but hesaid it does not matter, he will not serve us with a dog inside. He said we can be served outside. I told him, that that isokay, we can sit outside, but the tables and chairs were stacked outside. He said, he already stacked them because they close at2:00 pm and he will not serve us. I let him know that it is 1:30 pm, they close at 2:00 pm, and that by not serving us insidewith a service dog and not serving us outside, he is denying service to us on the basis that we have a service dog. Thisconversation repeated about three times as the owner argued that he is not denying service to us, but we can be served outside,but he does not care that there is no table and chairs available and he said he does not have time to discuss this with us. Soessentially, the owner was playing games with us and refused to serve us with our service animal inside, which we were okaywith, but also refused to unstack a table and two chairs to serve us 30 minutes before closing. We were saddened b Read more