C'est La Vie
Sarasota, FL
1553 Main St, Sarasota, FL, 34236-5802143 itemsUpdated March 21, 2026
Structured menu data
Add a Sides
Side Brie, Goat Cheese, or Blue Cheese
$7.25Side Potatoes
$6.25Side Prosciutto or Pastrami
$7.25Side Salad or Tomatoes
$6.25Side Smoked Salmon
$9.50Side Tuna Salad
$7.25Side Two Eggs Any Style
$6.50Tomatillo, Baja Crema, Cabbage, Fried Okra
Appetizers
Asparagus salad
$8.50Sautéed Asparagus, bacon and parmesan cheese
Board Charcuterie and Fromage
$16.50Assorted cheese and charcuterie
Caesar Salad
$6.00Romaine, croutons and parmesan
Caprese Salad
$8.50Tomato mozzarella and basil
Escargots
$9.00Cassolette of escargot with a nice garlic, parsley butter
Soup du jour
$7.50Soupe Gratinée à l'oignon
$8.50French onion soup gratinée with swiss cheese
Baguette Sandwiches
Avignon
$11.95tomato, mozzarella, olive oil, and basil (Vegetarian)
Bayonne
$11.99prosciutto, butter, and pickles
Biarritz
$16.95smoked salmon, tomato, olive oil, basil, and mixed greens
Brest
$12.95chicken, tomato, eggs, mixed greens, mayonnaise, and onion
Le Mans
$12.25duck mousse, paté, and French pickles
Marseille
$12.95tuna salad, tomato, onion, and mixed greens
Mont St Michel
$13.95Mayo, Pastrami, onion, Cornichons, Romaine
Monte Carlo
$13.95prosciutto, tomato, mozzarella, olive oil, and basil
Normand
$14.95brie, Swiss cheese, prosciutto, and butter
Paris
$9.99ham, Swiss cheese, and butter
Poitou
$12.95turkey, tomato, mayonnaise, and mixed greens
St. Malo
$12.95bacon, tomato, lettuce, mayonnaise, and Swiss cheese
Versailles
$12.95ham, tomato, eggs, mayonnaise, and mixed greens
Beverages
Apple Juice 16oz
$4.25Café au lait
$4.95Café Mocha
$5.95Cappuccino
$4.95Crisp Rosé
$30.00Bottle
Diet Coke, Coke, Coke Zero Sprite, Limonade, Raspberry tea, 20oz
$3.95complimentary refill
Double Café au lait
$5.95Double Cappuccino
$5.95Double Espresso
$4.50Espresso
$3.50French Roasted Coffee
$4.00complimentary refills
Glass of Milk
$4.00Hot or cold
Hot Chocolate or Chocolate Milk
$4.75Iced Cappuccino
$5.95Iced Tea
$3.75complimentary refill
Orange Juice Natalie's 16oz
$4.25Perrier
$3.95San Pellegrino or Panna Mineral Water (1 liter)
$7.50Special Ice Tea
$5.45The Republic of Tea - ask for flavors
Specialty Tea (Local Tea)
$4.75Spring Water
$3.25Tea
$3.50Breakfast & Petits Déjeuners
Breakfast in America
$12.95eggs, sausage, bacon, and potatoes
Croissant in America
$15.85Croissant filled with Swiss cheese, scrambled eggs, and bacon, with a side of potatoes
France Amérique
$15.85eggs, sausage, bacon, potatoes, and one plain croissant
Le Petit Déjeuner
$7.95Fresh Baguette Butter and Jam
Le Petit Paris
$10.45French baguette, butter and jam, and one plain croissant
C'est La Vie Specialities
Assiette de Fromage
$19.80assorted cheese: Brie, Blue Cheese, Goat Cheese, Swiss cheese (Gluten Free / Vegetarian)
Assiette Gourmande
$22.50half assorted cheese (Brie, Blue Cheese, Goat Cheese, Swiss cheese) and half charcuterie (prosciutto, ham, paté) (Gluten Free)
Croq' Madame
$16.85Croq' Monsieur with an egg sunny-side-up
Croq' Monsieur
$14.95toasted bread with ham and covered with melted Swiss cheese
Quiche Epinard et Chèvre
$16.50goat cheese and spinach (Vegetarian)
Quiche Jambon et Champignons
$15.95mushrooms, ham, and Swiss cheese
Quiche Lorraine
$15.95Bacon and Swiss Cheese
Quiche Vegetarienne
$15.95leeks, Bell pepper, roasted onion and Swiss cheese (Vegetarian)
Couscous Dinner
Couscous Royal
Middle Eastern Classic Favorite assorted vegetables, garbanzo beans, chicken leg, mint meat ball, lamb shank, merguez (lamb sausage), paired with moroccan harissa sauce
Mechioua Salad
Tunisian Summer Salad with vine-ripe tomatoes, marinated roasted red bell peppers, garlic, onions
Profiteroles
Classic French Dessert featuring puff pastry filled with French vanilla ice cream topped with a warm house-made chocolate sauce
Crêpes
Complète
$14.00Swiss Cheese, ham, and egg
Landaise
$14.50Spinach, Goat cheese, walnut, tomato and cream
Meridionale
$14.50Swiss cheese, leeks and tomato
Normande
$14.50Brie, Apple, walnut and caramelized onion confit
Norvegienne
$15.50Smoked salmon in a bell pepper tomato onion and goat cheese
Poularde
$14.50Cream, mushroom and chicken
Dinner Packages
Three-Course Dinner
$45.00Two-Course Dinner
$39.00From the Oven
Croissant au jambon
$14.00Toasted croissant with ham covered with Swiss cheese
Croqu' Monsieur or Madame
$14.00Toasted bread with ham covered with Swiss cheese
Quiche du jour
$14.00Omelettes & Eggs
Nature Plus, with Cheese
$10.20Piperade
$12.80Tomatoes, onion, roasted red bell pepper
Piperade Plus
$14.10With Cheese
Plain Omelette
$8.90Rustic Plus, Bacon, Ham, and Cheese
$12.80Rustic, Bacon, and Ham
$11.50Pasta
Fettuccine Meridionale
$16.00Leeks, tomato, parmesan cheese
Fettuccine Norvégienne
$20.00Goat cheese, smoked salmon, onion, tomato, bell pepper
Fettuccine Poularde
$17.00Cream, mushroom and chicken
Fettuccine Prosciutto, Portobello and spinach
$19.00Basil, olive oil and parmesan cheese and cream
Salads
Alize
$14.95Fresh Spinach, goat cheese, strawberries, almonds
Amandine
$15.95goat cheese coated with almonds and nuts, then quickly fried, served on mixed greens with raisins, nuts, and a slice of tomato (Gluten Free / Vegetarian)
Aoste
$14.00Tomato, mozzarella, artichoke heart, olives, basil, mixed green
Automne
$14.00Sliced apple, raisins, walnut, shaved parmesan cheese, mixed greens
Briarde
$15.95toasted Brie, walnuts, bacon, diced tomatoes, and mixed greens
C'est la Vie
$16.95Tomatillo, Baja Crema, Cabbage, Fried Okra (Gluten Free)
Caesar
$10.80Vegetarian. chicken add $4.95, prosciutto add $5.95, smoked salmon add $6.95
Cretoise
$14.95tomato, cucumber, feta cheese, onion, olives, and mixed greens (Gluten Free / Vegetarian)
Exotique
$14.95chicken mixed with curry, pineapple, apples, mixed greens, and a slice of tomato (Gluten Free)
Lyonnaise
$14.00Bacon, grilled onions, fried potatoes, parmesan, poached egg, mixed green
Meditterranéenne
$16.95avocado, tomato, blue cheese, corn, hearts of palm, onion, kalamata olives, and sunflower seeds on a bed of romaine
Méditerranéenne
$14.00Avocado, corn, blue cheese, heart of palm, sunflower seeds and mixed green
Nantaise
$14.95turkey, prosciutto, hearts of palm, asparagus, tomato, and mixed greens (Gluten Free)
Niçoise
$14.00Tomato, potato, albacore tuna, hard boil egg, mixed green, onion and olives
Nordique
$17.00Smoked salmon on toast, tuna salad, cream cheese, tomato, and mixed green
Parisienne
$13.95tomato, Swiss cheese, ham, hard-boiled egg, and mixed greens (Gluten Free)
Setoise
$15.95Romaine, Tomatoes, Albacore tuna, Avocados, Olives, Goat Cheese
Savory Crêpes
Basquaise
$15.85chicken, onion, bell pepper, tomato, Swiss cheese, and basil
Campagnarde
$15.85sausage, bacon, and mushrooms in a cream sauce
Complete
$14.50Swiss cheese, ham, and a sunny-side-up egg
Forestiére
$15.85bacon, mushrooms, and onion in a cream sauce
Paysanne
$15.85Swiss cheese, bacon, potato, and an egg
Savoyarde
$16.95potatoes, prosciutto, cream, and melted Raclette cheese
St.Tropez
$13.75bell peppers, tomato, onion, and olive oil (Vegetarian)
Swiss Cheese
$10.80Vegetarian
Swiss Cheese and Bacon
$12.45Swiss Cheese and Ham
$12.10Swiss Cheese, Bacon, Mushroom
$13.80Swiss Cheese, Ham, Mushroom
$13.50Specials
Confit de canard
$22.00Duck leg Served with mashed potatoes
Coq au vin
$20.00Chicken leg in a red wine sauce Served with pasta fettucine
Fresh Salmon pan seared
$20.00Served with roasted vegetables
Lamb Tajine with Prune and Apricot
$20.00Served with couscous
Pork Tenderloin
$20.00With old Fashion grained mustard sauce
Risotto mushroom and asparagus
$18.00Scallops with Lemon Beurre Blanc
$20.00Served with rice
Sole Meuniere
$20.00Sole with lemon butter sauce served with Rice
Sweet Crêpes
Butter and sugar
$6.00Crepe Maple Syrup, Banana, Coconut
$10.25Crepe Nutella, Strawberry, Banana, Fresh whipping Cream
$11.25Crêpe Dulce de leche, banana, sliced almonds
$10.25Lemon and sugar
$6.70Nutella
$8.25Nutella, coconut, and banana
$10.25Orange-caramel
$6.90Strawberry or raspberry or apricot jam
$6.90Toasted Panini Sandwiches
Auvergnat
$17.95Swiss Cheese, Blue Cheese, Brie, Prosciutto
Cannois
$16.95eggplant, tomato, roasted pepper, Parmesan cheese, pesto (Vegetarian)
Cherbourg
$14.50Apple and brie cheese
Menton
$16.95Menton olive tapenade, goat cheese, and tomato (Vegetarian)
Montpellier
$14.50Chicken, tomato, bacon, Parmesan cheese and pesto
Nice
$14.50Tomato, mozzarella, prosciutto, and pesto
St Germain
$12.50Swiss cheese and ham
St. Germain
$13.95ham and Swiss cheese
Toulouse
$16.95Mayo, Dijon, Tomato, Pastrami, Swiss Cheese