Had an amazing experience here! Food was fantastic and service was on point. Will be going again!
mooshe31
Still a great French bistro!.. Eat in with lots of great wines to chose from or take home killer french bread or a sweet treat. Romantic! for an evening date night.
Nancy C.
After listening to the local news raving about this bakery and the great selections, I was excited to visit this place, since there are no real bakeries in the south. I traveled 45 minutes to find the place closed indefinitely. What!!?? The news was just here 3 Days ago!!! Found out personal problems kept this place from staying open. Don't know for sure! So I can't tell you anything about this place!!!
Gwendolyn Michael
This was my first visit to So Gourmet and I’ll definitely be back. Note: this is not the place to visit if you are in a massive rush. The owners/staff take their time waiting on you. However, I find that part of the appeal (and it’s very true-to-Europe, they aren’t in a rush and neither should you). Once I ordered my food it arrived very quickly. I ordered the goat cheese salad and it was hands-down one of the best salads I’ve had in all of Tampa. Very generous portion of spinach, walnuts, and goat cheese. The dressing was subtle but perfect. The quiches and dessert on display looked amazing as well, but I did not try them. I’m very excited about this restaurant and will definitely return to try more menu items, especially breakfast.
Laura Bridges-Pereira
This place is great. I think that many people, who wrote a negative review, need to travel more often. You want French style food but you want American style service. Well as the French say "tant pis." That isn't how it works, there is no waitress that kneels beside you with a big juicy smile, asks you how you are, even though they don't know you or care. This place has delicious food and has straight forward service. It is French food in America, and in Tampa, there is no better. So don't miss out. Go prepared to dine slow and enjoy sitting and talking to the person you came with, because if you are in a hurry, you missed the point of a lovely food and dining experience anyway.
John G
Amazing NYE spread - truly unique dining experience in Tampa Bay - a hidden gem.
Maddy K.
I had a prosciutto panini here yesterday. Absolutely delicious, the best sandwich I've had in years. Tasty, crunchy, well-balanced, not too much bread, great lunch! They also have the best omelets on the planet. Not the cheapest or fastest service, but if you are out to enjoy something simple and delicious, go there, it's worth it.
Tampa T.
I live close to this cafe and have eaten there dozens of times and never been disappointed. It is owned and run by French ex pats, the husband is the chef and the wife works the front. The pastries are very good and the baguette is wonderful. However, what I usually order is an omelette which are the fluffiest and best tasting in the city. Try the ham, onion and goat cheese, you won't regret it.
Tania M.
A little piece of French in Tampa! Amazing baguettes and croissants!!! Pastries are delicious and beautiful! Salads and sandwiches are fresh. I just love this place!
20 minutes waiting to get the menu and the lady kept on telling us to wait while she brought menus to two table that came after us, went to the kitchen and out multiple times and when we finally get up to leave she looked at us and said she was ready to take our order (we never got the menu!). I guess they segregate at this place. That's all. The review isn't based on the food, since they did not want to serve us.
Earl Kober
I live in the neighborhood and took a walk with my wife this morning. Strolled in to try this place out finally. We ordered the egg breakfast with cappuccino and took home the strawberry tart. The home fries are the best I have ever had in my life. Everything was on point. I always check the negative reviews to see what the complainers point out. I went in for food period and the results were outstanding. ILL BE BACK!
Nick Barton
The best breakfast I have eaten outside of my wife's kitchen. The staff was very polite even though they needed help. My whole family enjoyed their meal . We will be back and will recommend to others.
Christy Bailey
Great food! Best pastries in town. Service is a little slow as its family owned and operated so minimal staff but definitely worth the wait.
Freddy P.
NOT SO GOURMET AT ALL The truth about the most fake and horrible french Bakery in Tampa if you believed that So Gourmet is an authentic French Bakery, Cafè or whatever they are trying to do, well you should read this. BECAUSE I AM HERE TO TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE WAY WAY WRONG. And if you even comment how great is the food, then you should get a health check and adjust your taste bud, BECAUSE THE FRENCH COUPLES RUNNING THIS SHOP HAVE NO SHAME SELLING YOU STORE BOUGHT FACTORY MADE FOOD AND ROBBING YOU OF YOUR MONEY WITH THEY FAKE SMILE, AND WITH THE MOST HYPOCRITICAL SMILE, THINKING OUT LOUD AND TELLING THEY FRENCH BUDDY HOW AMERICAN HAVE NOT TASTE IN FOOD AND LAUGHING HOW EASY TO STILL YOUR HARD EARNED CASH. Now to the juicy part, so let me see, French Bakery Right... French Baguette: Frozen factory made, delivered twice a week Panini Bread: Frozen factory made, delivered twice a week sliced white Bread: Frozen factory made, delivered twice a week Burger Buns: Frozen factory made, delivered twice a week English Muffins: Frozen factory made, pre order 48 hours ahead because they are made in factory far away...... Puff Pastry: Frozen factory made, delivered twice a week Croissant:Frozen factory made, delivered twice a week Chocolate Croissant: Frozen factory made, delivered twice a week Almonds croissant: DAYS old croissant soaked in sugar water and filled with almonds cream, stored uncover for few more Days before been cooked again a second time and left outside in the windows up to 5 days (you could be eating a croissant that was already cooked 5 to 6 days ago, RECYCLING I GUESS) Quiches, cooked for 2 hours and store for up to 5 days ( they clearly have no idea what fresh mean) Onions soup, Made once every two weeks, from water and factory processed powdered beef stock, served with a slice of old dry cooked frozen baguette and factory processed and grated cheese) Any other soup they have also Chicken flavored factory processed powdered stock Hollandaise sauce: store ought Knorr powder hollandaise mixed with milked and boiled ( it has absolutely nothing close to be or tase like a hollandaise sauce, it contains chicken flavored "so here you go my dear vegetarian Friend" taste and smell absolutely horrendous and is reheat for 3 or 4 days depending how much they use. PS: REAL HOLLANDAISE SAUCE IS MADE FRESH DAILY, YOU DONT USE IT YOU THROW AWAY AND RESTART THE NEXT DAY...... Beef burgundy: cooked with the factory process Beef flavored powder stock Turkey for turkey sandwich and everything else, is Store bought white meat processed deli style turkey (basically it is turkey scrap glue together with the help of various powdered additive and flavored with more fake flavoring agent PS THE FACTORY PACKAGING TELLS YOU THAT YOU CA KEEP IT FOR 90 DAYS. ANY MEAT UNLESS DRY AGED BEEF THAT TELLS YOU CAN BE KEPT FOR 90 DAYS, WELL YOU SHOULD RUN AWAY, AND A BIG AND IT SMELL AND TASTE LIKE CAT FOOD. Croque monsieur: pre-made with the minimum amount of cheese or meat a croque monsieur has ever seen on frozen bread of course. NOW THE PASTRY PART: Maccaron: Frozen factory made all the pastry have the same almond cream, they only change the topping but don't be fooled they taste all the same they are all pre-made cooked and frozen and defrosted on daily basic, changes are that your SO CALLED FRESH FRENCH pastry was made a few weeks ago AND OF COURSE ALL THIS FOOD IS NICELY REHEATED IN A MICROWAVE OVEN. AND YES MR OF SO GOURMET A TURBOT CHEF IS A MICROWAVE OVEN. AND FOR ALL THE CUSTOMER THAT WONDER, ANY FOOD THAT IS PREPARED AND SERVED IN LESS THAT 10 MINUTES IS NOT FRESHLY MADE, TRUST ME I KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. Now the owner are the first to complain how the food in America is bad, how the American have o taste or food education and that in Tampa there is not a single restaurant cooking Fresh food. HOWEVER THEY HAVE NO SHAME PULLING WOOL OVER THE CUSTOMER EYES. So my advices TO ANYONE is TO stay away, PS, all picture are real picture from SO GOURMET KITCHEN FREEZER. Have a great da
Shut down for good.
Had an amazing experience here! Food was fantastic and service was on point. Will be going again!
Still a great French bistro!.. Eat in with lots of great wines to chose from or take home killer french bread or a sweet treat. Romantic! for an evening date night.
After listening to the local news raving about this bakery and the great selections, I was excited to visit this place, since there are no real bakeries in the south. I traveled 45 minutes to find the place closed indefinitely. What!!?? The news was just here 3 Days ago!!! Found out personal problems kept this place from staying open. Don't know for sure! So I can't tell you anything about this place!!!
This was my first visit to So Gourmet and I’ll definitely be back. Note: this is not the place to visit if you are in a massive rush. The owners/staff take their time waiting on you. However, I find that part of the appeal (and it’s very true-to-Europe, they aren’t in a rush and neither should you). Once I ordered my food it arrived very quickly. I ordered the goat cheese salad and it was hands-down one of the best salads I’ve had in all of Tampa. Very generous portion of spinach, walnuts, and goat cheese. The dressing was subtle but perfect. The quiches and dessert on display looked amazing as well, but I did not try them. I’m very excited about this restaurant and will definitely return to try more menu items, especially breakfast.
This place is great. I think that many people, who wrote a negative review, need to travel more often. You want French style food but you want American style service. Well as the French say "tant pis." That isn't how it works, there is no waitress that kneels beside you with a big juicy smile, asks you how you are, even though they don't know you or care. This place has delicious food and has straight forward service. It is French food in America, and in Tampa, there is no better. So don't miss out. Go prepared to dine slow and enjoy sitting and talking to the person you came with, because if you are in a hurry, you missed the point of a lovely food and dining experience anyway.
Amazing NYE spread - truly unique dining experience in Tampa Bay - a hidden gem.
I had a prosciutto panini here yesterday. Absolutely delicious, the best sandwich I've had in years. Tasty, crunchy, well-balanced, not too much bread, great lunch! They also have the best omelets on the planet. Not the cheapest or fastest service, but if you are out to enjoy something simple and delicious, go there, it's worth it.
I live close to this cafe and have eaten there dozens of times and never been disappointed. It is owned and run by French ex pats, the husband is the chef and the wife works the front. The pastries are very good and the baguette is wonderful. However, what I usually order is an omelette which are the fluffiest and best tasting in the city. Try the ham, onion and goat cheese, you won't regret it.
A little piece of French in Tampa! Amazing baguettes and croissants!!! Pastries are delicious and beautiful! Salads and sandwiches are fresh. I just love this place!
Restaurantji Recommends
20 minutes waiting to get the menu and the lady kept on telling us to wait while she brought menus to two table that came after us, went to the kitchen and out multiple times and when we finally get up to leave she looked at us and said she was ready to take our order (we never got the menu!). I guess they segregate at this place. That's all. The review isn't based on the food, since they did not want to serve us.
I live in the neighborhood and took a walk with my wife this morning. Strolled in to try this place out finally. We ordered the egg breakfast with cappuccino and took home the strawberry tart. The home fries are the best I have ever had in my life. Everything was on point. I always check the negative reviews to see what the complainers point out. I went in for food period and the results were outstanding. ILL BE BACK!
The best breakfast I have eaten outside of my wife's kitchen. The staff was very polite even though they needed help. My whole family enjoyed their meal . We will be back and will recommend to others.
Great food! Best pastries in town. Service is a little slow as its family owned and operated so minimal staff but definitely worth the wait.
NOT SO GOURMET AT ALL The truth about the most fake and horrible french Bakery in Tampa if you believed that So Gourmet is an authentic French Bakery, Cafè or whatever they are trying to do, well you should read this. BECAUSE I AM HERE TO TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE WAY WAY WRONG. And if you even comment how great is the food, then you should get a health check and adjust your taste bud, BECAUSE THE FRENCH COUPLES RUNNING THIS SHOP HAVE NO SHAME SELLING YOU STORE BOUGHT FACTORY MADE FOOD AND ROBBING YOU OF YOUR MONEY WITH THEY FAKE SMILE, AND WITH THE MOST HYPOCRITICAL SMILE, THINKING OUT LOUD AND TELLING THEY FRENCH BUDDY HOW AMERICAN HAVE NOT TASTE IN FOOD AND LAUGHING HOW EASY TO STILL YOUR HARD EARNED CASH. Now to the juicy part, so let me see, French Bakery Right... French Baguette: Frozen factory made, delivered twice a week Panini Bread: Frozen factory made, delivered twice a week sliced white Bread: Frozen factory made, delivered twice a week Burger Buns: Frozen factory made, delivered twice a week English Muffins: Frozen factory made, pre order 48 hours ahead because they are made in factory far away...... Puff Pastry: Frozen factory made, delivered twice a week Croissant:Frozen factory made, delivered twice a week Chocolate Croissant: Frozen factory made, delivered twice a week Almonds croissant: DAYS old croissant soaked in sugar water and filled with almonds cream, stored uncover for few more Days before been cooked again a second time and left outside in the windows up to 5 days (you could be eating a croissant that was already cooked 5 to 6 days ago, RECYCLING I GUESS) Quiches, cooked for 2 hours and store for up to 5 days ( they clearly have no idea what fresh mean) Onions soup, Made once every two weeks, from water and factory processed powdered beef stock, served with a slice of old dry cooked frozen baguette and factory processed and grated cheese) Any other soup they have also Chicken flavored factory processed powdered stock Hollandaise sauce: store ought Knorr powder hollandaise mixed with milked and boiled ( it has absolutely nothing close to be or tase like a hollandaise sauce, it contains chicken flavored "so here you go my dear vegetarian Friend" taste and smell absolutely horrendous and is reheat for 3 or 4 days depending how much they use. PS: REAL HOLLANDAISE SAUCE IS MADE FRESH DAILY, YOU DONT USE IT YOU THROW AWAY AND RESTART THE NEXT DAY...... Beef burgundy: cooked with the factory process Beef flavored powder stock Turkey for turkey sandwich and everything else, is Store bought white meat processed deli style turkey (basically it is turkey scrap glue together with the help of various powdered additive and flavored with more fake flavoring agent PS THE FACTORY PACKAGING TELLS YOU THAT YOU CA KEEP IT FOR 90 DAYS. ANY MEAT UNLESS DRY AGED BEEF THAT TELLS YOU CAN BE KEPT FOR 90 DAYS, WELL YOU SHOULD RUN AWAY, AND A BIG AND IT SMELL AND TASTE LIKE CAT FOOD. Croque monsieur: pre-made with the minimum amount of cheese or meat a croque monsieur has ever seen on frozen bread of course. NOW THE PASTRY PART: Maccaron: Frozen factory made all the pastry have the same almond cream, they only change the topping but don't be fooled they taste all the same they are all pre-made cooked and frozen and defrosted on daily basic, changes are that your SO CALLED FRESH FRENCH pastry was made a few weeks ago AND OF COURSE ALL THIS FOOD IS NICELY REHEATED IN A MICROWAVE OVEN. AND YES MR OF SO GOURMET A TURBOT CHEF IS A MICROWAVE OVEN. AND FOR ALL THE CUSTOMER THAT WONDER, ANY FOOD THAT IS PREPARED AND SERVED IN LESS THAT 10 MINUTES IS NOT FRESHLY MADE, TRUST ME I KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. Now the owner are the first to complain how the food in America is bad, how the American have o taste or food education and that in Tampa there is not a single restaurant cooking Fresh food. HOWEVER THEY HAVE NO SHAME PULLING WOOL OVER THE CUSTOMER EYES. So my advices TO ANYONE is TO stay away, PS, all picture are real picture from SO GOURMET KITCHEN FREEZER. Have a great da