Pink Door Bakery — Restaurant in Florida

This bakery is back, and reopened under new ownership as of January 2024. Just read about the new owners and their French pastries in the June edition of the Osprey Observer.

I was amazed to see eclairs of various flavors, and brioche style pastries & breads. There were even a few treats that I've never had before that are made of choux pastry dough. Most specifically la Religieuse (or the nun) and the Paris-Brest pastries. They are so delicate & delicious. The fresh pastry creams are so light and airy. I did see some artisanal patisseries as well as gluten-free ones. The bakery still makes cookies, brownies, cake balls, bars, cupcakes, and more.

Their Pain Suisse au Chocolat is the brioche version. It's similar to the traditional croissant type pastry, only it's made with a sweet bread. They also have all kinds of croissants and breads. I couldn't pass up the Fougasse loaf with olives. I was given instructions on how to toast it with a sprinkling of olive oil. It came out perfectly. I can see this bread served with a charcuterie board, or with tapas. We loved all of it!

As you can see, I had to go back a second time this past July 4th weekend. There were so many items that I wanted to try. The flavored eclairs left me wanting more. I'd never had eclairs filled with mango or coffee cream. The mango even had a hint of passion fruit. Yes, my husband sent me back for more. Oh, and the strawberry macarons were so perfect with the fresh strawberry jam filling.

I will return many more times. The coffee and sandwiches look amazing. There are a few tables inside as well as outside. The service is fantastic as well. I actually met one of the owners (a family owned business) who is from Brittany. She even gave me a few travel tips for our next trip to Provence. A very nice family.

Don't pass this place up if you're in the Riverview area. It's nice to have the taste of France so...

My wife and I visited Pink Door Bakery, and we were instantly impressed. It is small and not a place for large gatherings, but the beauty and décor were so very exiting – almost traditional in a sense. It is not the type of atmosphere that other places tend to have.

They have very special types of desserts that have a lot of attention to detail put into them. You can tell by the design and presentation of the food that the staff take great pride in their work. It isn’t mass-produced, but instead custom-made by artists who love what they do.

The girl behind the counter gave us very personal attention, explained each of the desserts when we asked, and she made a conscious effort to make sure our desserts did not touch each other when she put them together into the box.

We even had a personal chat with her about living in Florida, loving pastries, etc. and she was very warm and personal. It seems like many of today’s restaurants the staff just have dull expressions, play on their cell phones, and just don’t care about customer service. This place is different. They care about their customers, and it shows.

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Since I move to this area almost 3 years ago, I was looking for a real French taste bakery and Pink Door and her owner Sandra had it all! The place is very cute and nice decorated, Sandra is an awesome and welcoming host and needless to say the menu is great! You will not be disappointed at all, if you like authentic French pastries and specially the Grench Baguette made in house.. Oh la la, it is exquisite! Any take out item is well and carefully packed. This is the place to be and have breakfast of brunch in a real French environment including the soft French music they play. Pink Door is a legitime boulangerie that you do not want to miss, quality food, great taste and they also do custom French cakes!! Congrats Sandra and wish you...