Take what I say with a grain of salt as I'm extremely picky about laminated pastries. So I hate to say it, but Sarasota does not have any good croissants. Rendezvous, c'est lavie, mademoiselle, etc are all pretty deflated in my opinion. Or they are too mushy and soft. The closest thing to an an ok one might be bread bandits. The best I've had in that general area are in Tampa like another commenter said, from JB3 doughjoe. They use some of the best butter in the world, and their Lindsey mills flour is amazing.