Absolutely excellent food and service. Having moved from NYC we are delighted to find such an incredible fine dining option. Will definitely return. read more

This place is fabulous. Foie gras and mushroom ravioli followed by lobster and suckling pig. Finishing off with chocolate soufflé. All with a fabulous wine!!! read more

This place is more about the hype then the actual meal My wife had the sea bass and I had the short ribs. She said that her dinner was very tasty. My dinner was ok. I hate to say it but the short ribs were on par with Golden Corrals pot roast. The chocolate dessert was our favorite part of the meal. For $106 dollars without drinks, I would expect at least a salad read more

Just not a better total food and service and ambiance combo in greater Sarasota. We go each year (just about) in April during vacation (we're from Boston) for my Francophile wife's birthday and can't imagine a visit to Sarasota (or certainly LBK) without the delectable food of MB. For sure the location at the end of a tired condo is tres intéressant, but walking in has an Ali Baba WOW quality how they've turned the interior into a luscious circle of white with clean lines. The service - led by one of the married owners - is top-notch, befitting a full-M-star experience. This time a youngster served us with grace and confidence (maybe a smidge too confident!), and other times the serious but professional and most capable man (if we recall from Belgium?) took care of us. And the food! Sublime. Parisien. Harmonious. Light. Fresh. Seafood-focused, and they do it right. Excellent and not too long wine list - plenty of French, maybe too many non-French (for us!). Prix fixe is slightly confusing, but as our débonnaire young server said, "choosing the prix fixe unlocks the entire menu" so stick with it! Baba au rum could have been rummier but the chocolate soufflé was magnificent. Ask if you deserve a special cherry! read more

Maison Blanche - Red Snapper - French Near Me - Longboat Key, Florida

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Next was my wife's sea bass. Fantastic fish, great sauce, perfectly cooked! Bravo My dish was the duck. Waiter said it would be crispy on outside. Besides not being crispy, it was served raw. I sent it back and it did come back properly cooked, the problem for me was that it was almost impossible to cut, was completely flavorless. Sad considering French Bistros are known for duck. Not tonight. I sent it back again and the chef asked the waiter to ask me where I heard about the restaurant. I thought that was a strange question but can assume that he thought I was some tourist that he just needed to get out of his place vs a local resident. Regardless the waiter asked me what I wanted and I said just tell the chef to deliver anything that he feels proud of. I got a short rib and mashed potatoes in gravy. Fantastic dish! For $254 I could have done much better with half the drama in 10-20 great gourmet places in Sarasota. I'm happy I tried this little gem, I won't return. Too many great, great places in this city to waste an evening on. If you go, get the bread, have a glass of champagne and then got to Main Street . read more

Maison Blanche deserves 6 stars. The best chef in Sarasota is here. It's the best restaurant in SRQ, actually I've even heard it's the best restaurant in Florida. I believe it. It's expensive. You get what you pay for. French cuisine created to perfection. I go here for anniversaries. The tasting menu is a bargain. Very smart move by the Chef because it gives me the financial excuse to go more than once a year. If you wanted to experience this level of cutting edge French cuisine in NYC or LA it would cost you 2-3 times the amount of money. This is the best...period. If you want absolute perfection...this is the place. read more

Magnifique!! I've been here for birthdays, graduations, and just dinner with friends, and every single time I find myself blown away. Not just blown away by the flavor, but by the care that went into the preparation. Everything coming out of the kitchen is wonderful! Absolutely perfect! read more

This was by far one of the best restaurants I've eaten at in my lifetime. You walk in to a circular room, with white table cloths and nice decor. It's dark inside since they have all the curtains closed, but it's part of the ambiance. Our server was very helpful and friendly, but in a reserved manner. The bus boy/servers helper was very nice and he brought us more bread multiple times. The bread, might I add, was delicious. For our dinner we ordered the pre fixe meal (foi gras and sweet breads) and the steak, which all were beyond amazing. They all were so tender and flavorful, seasoned to perfection. The plating was also beautiful. For dessert, we got the baked apple pastry, the chocolate hazelnut puff pastry, and the cheese platter. The apple dessert tasted like a perfectly crunchy croissant, wrapped around delicious sliced apples. The puff pastry was perfectly bouncy and the hazelnut chocolate filling and topping was wonderful. The cheese platter was just as great, although I'm more of a sweets person. I would highly recommend this place if you're ever in the area! read more

One of my all time favorite restaurants tucked away in a small condominium complex on Longboat Key. A few of my favorite things: short ribs, cheese plate, and a butternut bisque with bacon ice cream. All their wines are fabulous. A must if you're in the Sarasota/Bradenton area. read more

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Best deals in town! Some may say the French are a cantankerous lot, but they sure know how to torture geese into a delicious meaty puck. Pricy meal, but cheaper than a divorce: if you're on the fence then it's already too late. read more

This restaurant was trip. Bizarrely minimalist interior, very good food, varied menu, great wine, flawless service, the perfect surprise destination. Staff was incredible. Wine choices excellent. The desert- oh my God. Tasting menu... what I would do. Enjoy.... read more

Maison Blanche - French Near Me - Longboat Key, Florida

This restaurant is special. The experience is warm and friendly elegance. Every course is prepared with excellence. Every course, every time for every one. The wine offerings are new and old world; broad and deep, both reds and whites. Ingredients are fresh and organic. Service is always attentive. We never select our wines, our outstanding server knows what we like and knows how to pair the wines with our food. Every guest we have ever taken there has raved. And, it's the favorite restaurant of my 10 and 11 year old granddaughters from Michigan. What more can I say. read more

Solid fine dining french restaurant. Underwelmed for prices and limited selections. Fish was overcooked. Soffle had too much grand marnier. Would not be a Michelin starred restaurant in my book but delivered a decent fine dining experience. read more

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Charming and intimate...the food is solid. Nice fixed price three course option. Great wine list reasonably priced. Service knowledgeable. This is more of a special occasion restaurant. Reservations a must. read more

The ambience is a bit stuffy and pretentious, while stuck in a 90s Miami vibe. But the food....the food is delicious even down to the bread. We shared the vegetable appetizer and I got the ribeye, my wife got the short rib, and her mom got the halibut special. Everything was delicious. The steak was a prime steak and although it was slightly over cooked, it was delicious. The desserts were good as well. My favorite of the desserts was the apple almond crumble thing. We had a 5:30pm reservation because we have a 2 year old and a 4 month old, and the waiter was visibly annoyed (which was super annoying to me), but overall the restaurant was very good. Definitely better than almost all the restaurants on longboat key. read more

SPECTACULAR!! Maison Blanche is an excellent restaurant. In September of 2017, I moved to Florida from New York. At the risk of sounding arrogant, I am used to high quality restaurants, which are very common in Manhattan. I saw some reviews that were not favorable towards Maison Blanche, but those reviews ae unfounded. I was taking my girl out of a birthday dinner, and Maison Blanche did not disappoint but went well above my expectations. First, the decors is beautiful - elegant but simple. Second, the service was very good. The waiter was a young man who was a member of the family who owned the restaurant. Third, the presentation was spectacular. Fourth, and most importantly, the food was excellent. I had the special ravioli with truffles. It was amazing. For the entrée, I had the special poultry pie. This was PHENOMENAL! It was quail, duck, mushrooms, truffles and bacon layered in a pastry puff and surrounded by a red wine reduction sauce. If you like gamey flavors like I do, then you will love it. The woman I was with has the pate, which was excellent, and then the sea bass over a bed of spinach. Everything was cooked to perfection. For desert, we had the chocolate soufflé and the bread pudding, both of which were superb. The portions were just right. I have read people complaining about the portions, and I suspect they may like Carrabba's. Maison Blanch is not for the Carrabba's crowd. read more

The service, ambiance and presentation are all excellent. This establishment now offers a price fix menus for $64.00. It consists of a three course dinner. My wife selected for starters the escargot wrapped in a pasta. It was tasteless and disappointing. My pate was just alright. Our main course, sweet breads the other pork, were both disappointing. Portions are small. Our "light" bread pudding was extremely "light" and also lacked some "zip". Frankly, at these prices, we expected much more. This restaurant had always had a fine reputation for being one of Sarasota's best. No longer in our opinion! read more

THe best restaurant in Sarasota. A must if you want fine dining. Food is spectacular and staff is amazing.

Consistently superb service, ambiance and incredible food. This is an absolute Michelin Star restaurant.

By far a total hidden gem that everyone that likes elegance, and a beautiful, quiet place to eat with some of the best food sarasota has to offer, this is the place to go! Of course it's pricey, but you get what you deserve for the price. Absolutely stunning! read more

We had a fabulous dinner as part of a birthday celebration. The blue crab appetizer was delicious. For the main course the group had salmon, snapper and braised ribs that were spectacular. Save room for the soufflé. Service is a little slow but suggest you enjoy your evening. read more

This restaurant is truly overrated. I was expecting fine French dining after reading reviews. The food was awful. A prix fix menu that was not in the least appealing. So tired so bland. I felt like we were eating in an assisted living facility with menu to match. One choice was snapper with lemon. I had the tartare which had a big lump of raw egg not mixed in. Completely tasteless. My filet mignon at an up charge of $20 was over cooked, the purée potatoes cold. My sister had short ribs that tasted like a piece of fat. The desserts were good, small mercy. I do not recommend this restaurant for any reason. read more

Maison Blanche is one of my favorite restaurants every time I go the staff is incredible and the food is out of this world! I would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone! read more

Great food & wine - small menu with healthy choices. Authentic French - everything seemed homemade!

This restaurant should be called Maison Boring if anyone was going to be honest. It reminded me of some place mired in the 1980's with a menu firmly ensconced in past as well. The presentations were dull and nothing about the food was exceptional. The service was middling as well. I also felt the servers, while wearing face shields, should have been wearing a mask as well. The dining room was cramped, did not seem particularly ventilated and I left wondering if I had put my life in jeopardy for a very dull dinner. read more

Just ate here for my birthday. Food, specifically Filet & Short Ribs, were wonderful!! Veggie side was amazing even though simple. We did not love the Bread Pudding though. We did really like our waiter who was attentive and had a good sense of humor. The restaurant is very small and pricey. Probably go here again in the next year or so. Gotta try it once! read more

Lovely, refined French restaurant. Perfect for quiet celebrations. The menu is relatively small but includes some uncommon choices like sweetbreads and (last night) seared foie gras. Very extensive wine list but no cocktails. I was very impressed with the originality of some of the dishes. One app was blue crab rolled around a core of cauliflower mousse with tiny bits of a curry sauce on the side. Doesn't sound all that great but it was amazing. The presentation of every dish was perfect and service was very attentive and unobtrusive. There are both a la carte and prix fixe menus and you can basically order anything from either side. Pricing does get a bit screwy if you pull an a la carte item into a prix fix order -- there seemed to be a $20 up-charge for doing so, even when the price of the a la carte item was less than $20. Sort of odd. There is no formal dress code but the decor begs diners to dress in keeping with the elegant setting. This was truly the loveliest dining experience I've had in the Sarasota area in the two years I've lived here. read more

It's off season in Sarasota so when we got there there was only 2 other couples in there. I was a bit nervous at the lack of patrons and the look of the outside of the restaurant which is attached to an average resort complex. Once inside the hostess was very friendly an seated the 4 of us at our table. The place is very nice inside and the bathrooms were spotless. My friend even commented how nice the hand soap was in the restroom. Now for the food experience. The server quickly took our drink order and brought out two selections of bread/rolls for the table. For appetizer we had the duck Foie gras and steamed octopus, both were amazing . My friend and I ordered the ribeye done medium rare with a side of the pepper sauce, mine with mashed potatoes and his with the vegetables. The girls ordered lobster and the short ribs. The server had my friend and I check the temperature of our steaks and they were perfect. We were each commenting how great our meal was. The steak was probably one of the best I have eaten out and the pepper sauce was superb. The hit of the night had to be the short ribs. In between appetizer and main course they brought out a cold soup in a shot glass . The soup was not for me but the girls loved it. For dessert we shared the apple tart and the pineapple desserts. There was nothing left on our plates. Just when we finished our desserts they brought out a finishing touch of another small dessert in a shot glass with a small pistachio marshmallow and little cookie on a plate. We talked about our dinner the whole way home. Do not miss this place it was a wonderful experience. We will definitely be back. read more

Service, Food, and Atmosphere- Simply Outstanding! Equally deserved, to where it's hard to decide which of these three pillars of fine dining was best. They all were. Inviting, Intimate, Private, Delightful, Contemporary Elegance, Peaceful and Quiet Special, Attentive, Unique, Hospitable, Wonderful Service Savory, Superb, Unhurried Fine Dining, each course presented with the intent to satisfy your palate and your eyes. It did just that. I went many years ago on a first date. I wore a gown, he wore a tux. It was a magical evening. Enjoy! read more

Excellent experience. We did the fixed price menu and every course was well prepared and creative. This is not a mediocre beach view resteraunt. It is about the quality food and attentive service. Much of the staff is family and they care about the experience. read more

Would not recommend this restaurant! Booked a table of four and upon arrival was told the table was for two. I guess I should have ditched the two in the Gulf and dined in the restaurant ..... read more

This is now my favorite restaurant! Wonderful food, atmosphere and service. Terrific champagne suggestion from our server. A delightful dining experience! read more

This restaurant is excellent. Wonderful service and delicious food. The mushroom risotto is sooo good, the asparagus soup sweet, the ribs melt in your mouth and the fish amazing. The baguette is very delicious and the apple tart with apple sorbet very tasty. Loved the chocolate truffle. Well deserved reputation and awards!! NOT expensive given the great food and service they offer!! read more

Superb. Perhaps the best in Sarasota AND SURROUNDING AREAS. Service was a 12 out of 10!! Food was excellent, fish delish, the rest also great. This is THE OCCASSION restaurant. Pricey too, but that's what it takes. read more

The decor is fabulous, the service and the food wonderful. Easily one of the best restaurants in the Sarasota area. Well worth a visit.

We eat here probably every other month. The owner and his wife are lovely. The French food is phenomenal and the menu price is excellent given the quality. read more

One of the best meals I've ever had - incredible seafood. The service is impeccable. VERY pricey, but well worth it, IMO. Even the desserts were delicious - every single element of this dining experience was excellent! read more

Decided to treat myself and my husband to Maison Blanche on my birthday, and was given one of the most memorable meals of my life! From the plated caviar, foie gras, sweetbreads to the made-to-order souffles for dessert, everything was perfect. Fine dining for the most discriminating tastes, rivaling my experiences dining in Paris, San Francisco, Shanghai and New York! read more

Awesome meal and quaint, pretty space. We took my MIL here for her birthday. We all did the prix fix menu. The soufflés for desert are a must. Awesome presentation and delicious. It was really cool that for the prix fix menu they allow you to swap items not featured on it. read more

Maison Blanche has been reviewed here, but not enough great things have been said yet. The menu on first look was underwhelming - it looked a bit like a French restaurant from the 60's. But the food was prepared with a deft touch and a wisely muted flair, with some fun surprises. The wine list had a number of mid to high range French reds and whites - you know the stuff - and some low to mid range French to be avoided. We liked their selection of new world wines, but went with a 2003 bordeaux, Chateau Giscours - and it was outstanding. The amuse bouche was a riff on vichyssoise - and it was a perfectly executed - well seasoned, wonderfully amusing little start, along with the perfect mini-baguette and olive bread. The appetizers continued the trend - a perfectly prepared rouge, with crisp skin, caramelized edges, and a red pepper sauce that went perfectly with the slightly oily fish. The other appetizer was exquisitely prepared wild mushroom ravioli with a mushroom fois gras sauce. The only minor misstep was the slightly gummy ravioli dough, but the intense flavors made up for it. Each main course delighted in the same way - sweetbreads to die for, and the best suckling pig we ever had - melt in your mouth meat covered by a perfectly crisp skin, over amazing brussels & apples. For dessert, we stuck to classics - an apple tart and a napoleon. The apple tart was served with a quinnel of apple sorbet - intense, perfect. You'll pay a few bucks here, especially if you pick a nice wine, but it will be well worth it. This spot rivals some of the best classic French restaurants we've experienced. read more