The Chocolate Boutique is a European-themed gourmet chocolate shop located in Lafayette Village in…read moreNorth Raleigh. The shop is located on the side of the shopping center from Falls of the Neuse Rd. There is plenty of parking close to the shop. The shop sells Swiss and Belgian chocolates, other candies, and some fun merchandise too. They also have ice cream, which is nice on these hot summer days. They sell some items that they already prepacked, or you can buy them from the case. Besides just selling chocolate, they have chocolate parties where you and a group can learn about chocolate and make some of your own to take home. I am working on getting a group together to take one of these fun classes.

We were walking through Lafayette Village and stumbled on the Chocolate Boutique. Store smells…read moreheavenly. We were confused by their pricing but went ahead and picked quite a few prepackaged chocolates. Wanted to buy a gift certificate but the sales person did not know how to do it. We later found that none of the bags were labeled with the type of chocolate inside! We had about 8 different bags. The real disappointment is that many of the chocolates were stale. I'm embarrassed because i gifted a couple of the bags. Honestly not worth buying from this store. I really wanted to love our purchases.

Y'all, when I tell you this Winery is the first one ever where I've liked every wine I tasted!! It…read morewas so hard to choose on which one to buy. (Peep on many different ones I ended up buying lol). The fruit based wines are truly great and there are no complaints at all. Mr. Stephen informed us that he makes them all himself and Mrs. Sharon was very friendly and outgoing. Unfortunately it's not the season for muscadine wine but I shall be back to grab me some bottles. Definitely worth a visit and we will be back! You can host an event at this location as well. I see a Ladies' Night in the future.

They are only open on Friday and Saturdays however we called and they opened up for us. Great…read morecustomer service and amazing wine. Bought 7 bottles of wine it's that good! The story of the vineyard is pretty cool too! Great little stop!

Such a cute spot. The service was amazing and the host was great! Also, black owned which is a plus…read morefor me. The decor is very chic and picture friendly.

What could be better than one delicious wine slushy? THURSDAY NIGHT BOGO WINE SLUSHIES FROM…read moremelanatedwine . This black owned wine shop is located in Durham, North Carolina and offers great wine specials as well as charcuterie trays. We had such a phenomenal experience melanatedwine hanging out with my foodie buddies all while sipping on tasty strawberry/ mango swirled wine slushies. The chill atmosphere, tasty drinks, and fantastic customer service will definitely bring us back.

This is a cute place in Southern Village located on the Square. I had been wanting to check it out…read morefor some time and new when my sister was here visiting we had to investigate. They have a nice table set up inside where you can enjoy a glass of wine with a group or you could sit outside with multiple tables and enjoy the outdoor atmosphere. They have a really nice wine, selection and an area where you can buy light bite snacks type of food. They have a lot of information on all the wines and it seems like it's thriving. They're always planning different activities and special events which is super nice to give back to the community.

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We are not from the Pinehurst area and walked into Sandhills on a whim. We walked in and were…read moreintroduced to Mike (USMC) and sipped a nice Chardonnay while chatting with Mike and the other guests. Great selection of wines and entertaining gifts. If we lived here we would be regulars at the Sandhills Winery. Thanks Mike for a nice visit.

Great selection of wines, gifts, THC infused drinks, and events! Cute bar and wine room,read more

First time here now that they are in their new location. Brilliant location to be in the American…read moreTobacco campus since it needs more food/drink options. The inside is clean with a nice design, plenty of outside seating to soak up the sun! The service was great and we were able to sample a few drinks before selecting our drinks. Price for a tasting was reasonable too. Looking forward to coming back

Grateful to have been served by Hailey for both my visits to Honeygirl and Ment Beverage. These…read morebusinesses share the same tasting room and microbrewery space. I enjoy their cozy space and their commitment to supporting local agriculture. I had a flight of their meads on my first visit and a nonalcoholic drink on my second. The flight lets you sample any four drinks on their menu. There are plenty to choose from. Cheers! Thanks for having me.

Visited this past weekend with my parents. This place was a perfect rest stop for a glass of wine…read moreto take a break from shopping around Southern Pines. Staff were wonderful and provided excellent wine recommendations. Comfortable indoor and patio seating. The establishment is dog friendly, so we got to see several dogs inside and outside. Parking seemed very available out front. Definitely stop by!

Great place highly recommend. Great atmosphere and people. Service was amazing and wine selection…read morewas good

Finally made it to this cute spot with 2 of my girlfriends! The ambiance to so photogenic and…read moreinviting. There's limited seating in the interior, but there's a large patio with extra seating. We attempted to sit on the patio, but the mosquitos had plans that we did NOT sign up for! So we went back inside to sit at the bar. I wish there was different barstools. Those were just too shallow and not very comfortable or supportive. Thank goodness they weren't too busy when we were there because there was only one seserver. He was super nice and attentive as he could be seeing as how he was running in and out to serve the interior and exterior guests and also making the drinks! Some drinks are specialty so they take time to actually make. I hope they covert their pass-through window into a door into improve efficiency. I ordered the mojit flight and my two friends orordered the Tequila, and Marguerita flights. General consensus was that the drinks were good , but a bit too sweet. I wish mine was served with mint leaves like the menu pictures, but I didn't ask for them or why they weren't included. Overall, I'd go back with my girlies and try something different.

The place was cute. We got there as they opened. We were the only ones there for quite a while. The…read morewaitress/server was super nice, but the place didn't really wow me. Maybe bc it was a Thursday, and it's more busy other days? There were fruit flies around our table that were kind of annoying as well. Flights were okay. Charcuterie board was alright as well. Not sure I'll be back.

The public is welcome to participate in the grape harvest! It was so much fun! I have never…read moreharvested a crop in such a pristine environment. Manicured vines- abundant grapes in easy reach-no wasps, fire ants, thorny vines. Everyone was friendly and helpful. We'll go back tomorrow to see the grapes crushed.

The place is beautiful. The only bad thing that I'll say about it was that the day my wife and I…read morewent, it rained so we weren't able to walk the grounds. But the food tasting and even the music that was going on the back was awesome.

TCB is the local watering hole where those wanting to escape downtown Fuquay and Varina can come…read morefor a relaxing fun atmosphere and enjoy some drinks. They have a great selection of rotating taps with a focus on German beers. They usually keep at least a couple IPA and Stout taps. They also have wine by the glass. Parking can be a bit of a pain. TCB only has two official parking spots, if there are any spots in the lot use those ones last because all of the lot frequently fills up due to Winging It next door...especially on their trivia night. So if you leave the TCB only spots open someone who can't find a spot may get one. On the bright side, Winging It takes phone in orders and will deliver it to TCB at the bar for you if you ask. Outside food is obviously welcome since they don't have a restaurant. Interesting fact, under the previous owners there was a brewery that shared space with TCB called 3rd Degree Brewhouse. They didn't survive the covid years but it was cool! They regularly have food trucks on some Fridays and Saturdays (who will ultimately steal those two parking spots). They do have some bar food including hot pretzels served with beer cheese and mustard and it's pretty good. They are super dog friendly....like if dogs bother you, don't come here. The owners dogs are sweet and behave. They are also kid and family friendly. Some of the visitors on the other hand, their owners need to train their pups a bit more. I have seen a few squabbles over the years and heard more than a few barking contests. Don't worry, they are usually calmed down fast. And I won't let you know if I was talking about the dogs, kids or maybe both. One of my favorite things is that they use Untappd. You can see their menu on there as well as check in beers as you drink them. As of writing this I have 192 check in's there across at least 6 years. I used to be a regular but I cut back on my drinking and haven't been in awhile, but I need to go to get to 200 check ins! They frequently host DJ Gino for Music Bingo which is my favorite. He also does music, karaoke, record nights, and probably some other DJ-eeyness that I'm forgetting. There are dozens of board games inside, a couple video games, Touch Tunes, TVs to watch sports, and even a golf arcade game. Outside they have corn hole and covered picnic tables with some really nice rocking chairs. Cigar smoking is allowed out front. Aside from the rotating taps, they have a huge selection of refrigerated and non-refrigerated beer, non-alcoholic beer, kids drinks like root beer and Saranack Shirley Temples, and a few other things. Tap water and cups is back in the corner. My only gripe about this place is the $2 uncharge to open a beer from the cooler onsite. Seriously bro, come one, we're already tipping 20-25% on the purchase of that $9 can, I think the bartender could open it no problem and not make it a $13-14 can of beer. This is the only bottle shop that I used to frequent that had a "cork fee" for opening beer purchased there cold. I eventually just started buying a couple to go instead of drinking them there to save the extra cost. Last bonus fact: They used to have a run club and I went a few times and was the slowest one. We ran behind Kohls in those neighborhoods. Then we'd all come over and drink the calories back on but the worst part was on run club night they served free brats with sauerkraut and mustard...so we really put back on the exercise effort.

Terrific beer on tap, plus wonderful selection of Cold Beer in their cooler, need to go there on…read moreThursday evening...