After visiting Colonial Williamsburg, I took my parents to a local nostalgic place called…read moreWilliamsburg General Store, it's a family owned shop that was filled with snit snat items, apparels, variety of sweet treats, flags, retro toys, hot sauces, specialty soaps, jellies, plush animals and much much more. Also they have a homemade ice cream cafe in the rear of the store called Bigfoot's Ice Cream Shack (formerly Bubba's). All ice cream is made in house with unique flavors such as strawberry cheesecake, pistachio almond, peachy peach, southern blackberry cobbler, orange swirl and many more. There's option from cups, waffle cones, shakes and sundaes. I try their southern blackberry cobbler, peachy peach and salted caramel brownie. They all have their own unique flavors but the blackberry cobbler was creamy, smooth and delicious. All their staff are amazingly friendly, knowledgeable and patient. If I am ever in the area again, I will definitely make another visit to get some gifts since holidays are approaching and can't leave until I try other flavors of their homemade treats. They also have outside seatings too.

Needing gifts for my father's brother and sister, I visited the general store to buy some canned…read morefoods. In addition to the typical assortment of jams, they had canned peaches, beets, and applesauce. If you bought two, you received a discount. The staff were so helpful and patient in taking off the price tags and wrapping them in packing paper for me. I'm glad to know I can find these goods at the general store alongside Simply Southern clothes and other gifts from the area.

This very very small restaurant that looks interesting. It's very quaint. It's not family friendly…read more Service was great and the place was nicely decorated. I would say it's for more older adults wanting a very quiet lunch. Great place to have tea and a dessert. Selection of food...well..lunch menu is small. Not much to choose from so I would say it's really just fair. I was disappointed in the quiche and you don't get any choices. There's so many quiches to make these days. We only had one choice that was a big disappointment and it tasted just OK if it had a better menu or a little bit bigger menu that expanded to have some real choices we might be back but I don't think so that's why the three stars is for the fact that it's a lovely place to have a very nice cup of tea....

We enjoyed lunch at The Gathering Place at The Mole Hole today, and it was delicious! The cafe is…read morehoused within The Mole Hole boutique, which sells gifts, decor items, jewelry, purses, and ladies clothing. Today's review really is about The Gathering Place cafe, which is why we went to The Mole Hole. It's absolutely lovely. They have about 4 to 5 tables that could accommodate 4 people. Plus they had a cute table for two. The tables are elegantly decorated with linen floral napkins on pretty placemats. See photos. The food is light fare, but with ample portions. We started with iced teas (they also offer beers, wine, and champagne). For entrees, we ordered the spinach salad with salmon and pecans as well as the ham and spinach quiche with the southern pea salad. The pea salad contained peas, corn, pimento, and shredded cheddar cheese -- quite unique and very good. My husband can't stop raving about it. We really enjoyed our meals. All food is made in house. See photos. Service is prompt and friendly. You pay at the final checkout up front so you can pay for food and any shop purchases together. Bring cash for your tip, as their receipts don't include a line for a gratuity since they are primarily a shop. The restaurant is open Monday through Saturday for lunch until 3 p.m.

I received a gift card for Seasons, and I had so much fun shopping there! The shop is filled with…read morehome decor, mostly with a floral theme. They also are a florist with beautiful arrangements as well as fresh flowers to purchase. The staff are polite, friendly, and helpful. Prices are on the high side, but they also offer some modestly priced items too. They also sell a variety of Nest products in various scents, including my favorite--grapefruit! Take your time looking around. While it's not a huge shop, you will want to admire all they have to offer. Parking is free in their own lot.

Best gift shop in town --wonderful florist in the entire area --very helpful--and kind ---The best…read more---

This store is chockfull of quality goods from a variety of makers. It's in a great location on…read moreRichmond Road and part of an overall local chain that I really like as a whole. I just wish that the folks working were more efficient and friendlier. I don't love that they take the tags off when you buy things. I know that's their process and it's all final sale anyway, but it'd be ideal to have an itemized breakdown. I thought the sweatshirt I was buying was $26 because it was situated in the same display as other sweatshirts that were $26 (display pictured). My fault for not taking note of the specific one I picked up, which was $38. The price difference felt a bit outrageous for the same brand of shirt and I had to email them to confirm the price. The line to check out took about 25 minutes. I am in my 30s, but I do have a bad back, so standing in place hurts. I listened as they gracefully apologized to all the older folks ahead of me, but they barely said a word to me when it was finally my turn, much less an apology for the excessive wait. I just wish that, being that it's nearly 2025, they'd consider a more efficient check-out system. I included that feedback in my email to them, though they didn't acknowledge it sadly. That would've been a great time to apologize and confirm that they will do a better job of treating guests equally regardless of appearance in the future. Five stars for the quality goods; one star for the service, but I'm rounding my review up to be kind.

I love Lazy Daisy's Richmond locations so I decided to check this one out while in town. Their…read morebuilding is beautiful but I felt like lacked alot of luster and merchandise that the other stores bring. My mother and I were the only ones shopping and the saleswoman did not greet us ask if we needed any help. While, thats not a must, good customer service can go a long way and this location was lagging far behind than some of their other locations.

I walked in searching for something to take home from the Williamsburg area. 2 elderly women were…read moresitting down in lounge type chairs, and didn't say a word to me the whole time I was in the store. They just looked and stared at me. I asked if they carried any type of tank tops for young ladies, and some other items and they said, "No, people don't want to buy that stuff if you don't like what we have, you can leave". I chuckled and looked at them and asked if there was a place here where my money would be welcomed. She pointed me towards the door. I found a spot several blocks down called "The Trading Post", I was treated very well there, and they had way more than what I needed! So don't waste your time on this place, and head to "The Trading Post".

Decided to swing by to go ahead and get my magnet and postcard..I do like collecting them when I…read moretravel. I was able to find what I was looking for. The magnet range from $9.99 to 12.99. Postcard was .99 cents, not bad at all. They have clothings as well and a lot of little souvenirs. Easy to find and plenty of parking around the area. This was our first stop once we made it in to Williamsburg. Thank you for allowing me to find me some Souvenirs.

This was a cool place to go for souvenirs!!! The service was great, the staff were very friendly…read moreand helpful!! Some of the prices were great but it depends on what you wanted to buy. Everyone found something affordable for them! They had a lot of unique items and the kids enjoyed browsing around finding fun things! YES!! I do recommend them to my family, friends, friends of friends and, NOW, the World too!! Check them out!!

Loved Merchants Square! Such a fun area to wander around, with shops, restaurants, plenty of places…read moreto sit, and the historic Williamsburg setting all around you. It's right across from William & Mary, so you get this great mix of college town and Colonial Williamsburg. When we were there, a man was playing trombone in the square, people were sitting outside, and the whole area just had a wonderful atmosphere. It was super hot outside, but I still loved walking around. Definitely worth spending some time here rather than just passing through. Grab something cold, find a shady seat, browse the shops, and enjoy the ambiance. One of my favorite areas in Williamsburg.

Merchants Square has been a favorite place of mine to shop, dine and recreate for decades. It has…read moreover 40 stores. Recently I had the opportunity to visit the square that's nestled between The College of William & Mary and Colonial Williamsburg. During Christmas is one of my favorite times to visit this area. It was hoping too! Crowds were beginning to arrive in Williamsburg for The Grand Illumination the next day. There was music, and a Christmas spirit in the cool crisp air. I visited a few shops that I had time for that were both favorites and new to me. The Cheese Shop for a snack. This shop has been a place I have frequented for decades, it's awesome and an independent run store like most others. I went to R. Bryant, a men's store. Lulu lemon, Danforth Pewter and a new shop Walkabout Outfitters which is a small chain. It replaced a very well known and established independent store I shopped since early 2000. If you're looking for a unique place to shop, eat and also take in a show at the Kimball Theater then Merchants is the place.

Huge selection. Great gift ideas and souvenirs to bring back home for family and friends…read more Patriotic themed! Pleasant staff and service!

(I'm scraping the bottom of the barrel for a "review" to come back to this place.)…read more Sadly, the song remains the same here at Revolutions. If you come to the CW Visitors Center more than likely you're walking in the main entrance door from the parking lot and this place is what you first encounter. Overall the store (it's not really one store as it's more like two or three depending on how you want to count things but technically Revolutions is the one on the left side when you walk in) is indeed massive. Lots of stuff everywhere. On the left side it's a lot of things like stuffed animals (anyone for a stuffed walrus in a CW shirt?), wine/beer, some snacks, lots of CW branded clothing along with a ton of reproduction items and a lot of Chinese plastic junk. The right side is technically the bookstore and it's loaded down with a mountain of titles but also has a Christmas section and even sells things like bird feeders. The two overriding issues are that you can still find too many things here the same as you can find at the shops on DOG Street. While that might sour you the other kicker is of course the pricing. The pricing is very much theme park-esque in terms of how whack some of this stuff can be particularly the apparel sections. The t-shirts and sweat shirts are priced in a way that could make Bob Iger at Disney blush. Speaking prior about bird feeders. The one things CW had a bit more of last time was a clearance section on the book store side. Small as it was for whatever reason the lovely wife insisted upon picking up a double bird feeder for her mother for Christmas which at the time was seven months away. Le Sigh... While I wanted to protest a quick check of The Interwebs said that the thing usually retails for well over a hundred dollars and with the clearance pricing that day it could be ours for around fifty bucks (Oh, Boy - Spoil Me!). So we bought it. It was the first thing we had ever bought at Revolutions in probably a dozen visits. Great place to shop if you're one of those people who likes "stuff" or if you've got more money than God to piss away on BS that likely you'll never use but personally I don't see the appeal which is why we usually just cut thru the Visitors Center and then go right out the back door to hit the trail to the Historic Area.

Great shop, Kilian is very knowledgeable and helpful. My son picked up sunglasses, a cockade and…read morestockings. We will be back!

Amazing goods! My favorite Colonial Williamsburg shop to step into! I purchased a gown to do…read morereenactments in and love the pattern and quality!

Quaint little shop with a large selection of postcards and other template letters (e.g. Thank You,…read moreBirthday, Get Well, Inspiration, et cetera letters) as well as other small antiques and gifts. Naturally most of their cards are based on Williamsburg and W&M so it is a great place to pick something up when visiting to send back to family and friends. Only small gripe is that the cards are somewhat on the expensive side , but definitely very unique.