The Mentone Court Condo Complex

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Mentone Court is one of the most affordable places to live in the downtown area. So we’ll describe what attracted us to it, which might help guide your search.

About Mentone Court
There are 16 identical condos in this small enclave at 631 N. Orange Ave. in the Sarasota downtown area. All have a well laid out, 2BR/2BA floor plan. There are eight 2/BR/2BA units in each of two stuccoed block and tile buildings with assigned parking for the units (some covered) along with lots of additional guest parking.
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Mentone Court is immaculately maintained and professionally managed. There is no pool which keeps the HOA and insurance costs low. The center of town is an 11-minute walk, but restaurants are next door.

There are no hills to contend with. Whole Foods is four blocks away. Its Walkability Score of 92 is considered a “Walker’s Paradise.” When the traffic lights are with you, the walk to restaurants on Main Street in seven minutes.
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What’s Nearby (next door)?
Our units are circled above. There are four restaurants in beautiful Citrus Square, shown above in the colorful buildings to the left of Mentone Court. Step out of our gate,
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turn right and walk down the block to Citrus Square and you’ll come to the Blvd Cafe, a French bistro serving breakfast and lunch. Chef Mica bakes her bagels with dough from Brooklyn and her pain au chocolate is shipped from Paris. All else is locally sourced.
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Main Lobster Benedict
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Smoked Scottish Salmon on a Brooklyn Bagel

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Photo by OpenTable
Also in Citrus Square is a nice Italian restaurant (Pazzo on Orange) which has unpublished happy hour deals on drinks. Next door is the elegant Rosemary & Thyme (dinners start at $30). All are in a picturesque set of buildings built around a courtyard or “square” which provides outdoor seating. Pazzo has a happy hour with discounted drinks, while Rosemary & Thyme does not, but they do have a bar menu with a burger $18, calamari $15 and beef tacos $18.

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What’s 5 Minutes Away?
Tacky as is sounds, a favorite place is Food+Beer just a five-minute walk from Mentone Court. Mondays, all day, their smashed cheeseburger and fries is $6.99. You’ll meet new friends among regulars who come from all over town. Weekends have an extensive brunch menu, all delicious, from 10am to 3pm and a bottomless Mimosa.
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Photo on Instagram. Just a five minutes walk away.
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Curry Butternut soup, Korean Poke Bowls, Burritos, etc. Even a Chinese take-out menu.
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Herald-Tribune, 01/15/23

Even closer are the Lefty’s Oyster & Seafood Bar (428 N Lemon Ave) an open air seafood place and Station 400 which serves breakfast and lunch.
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Lefty’s by Richard S on 04/22/25 Yelp.com
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Although it is a little further away (a six minute walk), another favorite is the Spice Station with its huge, well priced menu of Japanese and Thai influenced cooking. It shares an outdoor dining plaza with Wolfies, a real Jewish delicatessen with massive sandwiches.
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Spice Station Image by eltropicale.com for the Restaurant Guidebook
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Food by Wolfies, Image by DoorDash

It’s a 12-minute walk to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, an iconic large venue right on the water. Music, dance and theatre from all over the world are featured. See upcoming events here.
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Adjacent to the Van Wezel the new 53-acre public Bayfront Park taking shape designed by Sasaki Landscape. Replacing vast impervious parking lots, it will help disperse ground in storms. And, it’s walkable from Mentone Court.
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Artist’s Rendition of the Sasaki master plan for the new Bayfront Park

Mentone Court is also less than a ten-minute walk to many other performing arts venues, like those below.
• Sarasota Film Festival
• Florida Studio Theatre
• Bowne’s Lab
• Goldstein Cabaret (dinner theatre)
• Sarasota Film Festival
• Compertz Theatre Company
• Keating Theatre (shown below left)
• John C Court Cabaret (below center)
• Urbanite Theatre (below right)
• Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe
•The Sarasota Players (The Shop)
• Fogartyville Community Media
• Sarasota Opera House
• Hegner Theatre Wing
• The Players Studio
• McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre
• Selby Library
• Sarasota Music Archive
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Keep reading, in the next section we’ll describe the unique Rosemary District where Mentone Court is located.
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