Stopped in with my daughter while touring the area. Carol explained the fascinating history of the…read morefarm and the barn, which is now the gallery. Twos separate area of the barn are dedicated as galleries. I loved the way the art work was displayed throughout. Nice placement of furniture, pottery, etc. Almost everything is hand-made. Many of the paintings are painted by Carol herself. I fell in love with one, "Fire in the Pants", that I needed to purchase. I am going to bring it back to the States with me to display in my office. Carol's work is abstract painting. It was fun to look at her paintings and talk about what we saw. They are wonderful!

Visiting The Old Barn Gallery is a great experience. It actually IS an old barn that now is setup…read moreas a gallery with antiques, art, folk art and collectibles. The setting is very special with a lovely garden surrounding it and Carole Rivoire the owner is very knowledgeable of the items on display. The prices are reasonable and you will find unique items here that you won't find anywhere else. The items are beautifully displayed and it is fun to wander through the different areas to see hand made quilts, paintings, antique dishes, hooked rugs and fun folk art.

Although this appears to be merely a gift shop, their lunch and beverages are a welcome sight in…read moreBaddeck. This place is easy to find, just across the street from the town's Visitor Centre. We enjoyed lobster rolls and iced tea in the small lunch area looking out on the beautifully landscaped back patio. As you know if you love lobster rolls, there is a hierarchy of lobster rolls from "good" to "great". These lobster rolls were the best we'd ever tasted. So... much.... lobster. (Well, they might have been tied with the gourmet chef's interpretation of lobster rolls at Joggins Fossil Museum.) As lobster rolls go... these scored 11 out of 10. The atmosphere is great as well.

Although we enjoyed walking around Baddeck, We were directed to the Two buoys to have a highly…read moretouted Lobster roll... the lobster roll was prepared on a small kaiser roll and the sandwich was good but for two coffees and two rolls $47.00 was way out of line.

Great little spot for a stop on a drive around the Cabot Trail, however quite pricy but some really…read morenice merchandise if you have some extra bucks, you can also grab an ice cream while there and play some mini golf

I ordered the turkey sandwich and my wife the poutine The…read moresize of both was generous with lots of everything. The food tastes great

There is so much to see at Granny's! I shopped here a few times in October and November 2021. I…read morefound a beautiful matching set of end tables and coffee table for our weekend home. Aldona was lovely to interact with. Later I found a beautiful oil painting of a rustic scene painted by a P.E.I. artist. The preserves are delicious, too. I bought two jars of those. At the time, Aldona was giving away a ballpoint pen with the store's name printed on it. That pen was also high quality. If you're stopping by Antigonish for any reason, don't miss Granny's!

From the owner: We are a unique shop, not just your average antique shop. We specialize in Vintage/retro. Have…read morepreserves, I make old fashioned fudge, have giftware & decorative items as well as many lovely collectibles.

Very prompt filling my orders and, had them exactly displayed as expected! Easy to order and pay…read moreby internet.

Ordered local this year. Got screwed over like hundreds of other customers last year by a national…read moreonline florist. This year we got exactly what we ordered for Mother's Day. Delivered without problems on the day we selected. Mom loved them. Thank you McKean's for making me, Mom, and the missus happy.

Staff was helpful in finding what we were looking for. A fair variety of products in a convenient…read morelocation.

My single star review reflects my utter disappointment with this store. Just another tourist ripoff…read morestore. Nice stuff but way overpriced. I spent $60 on a purse last year when I visited family here and $152 this year. This time I purchased 2 hats. One was a Nova Scotia tartan cap for my husband. He needs a 2XL. My daughter and I were there, on August 19, 2023, and we looked for a 2XL. We found one. Great! The clerk took them to the till, I paid and took the hat home to Arizona where I live. I trusted that the clerk had given me the right size after all that time searching. Never bothered to look and verify. Why would she make a mistake, right? Once in AZ I removed the tags with the price and gave it to my husband. It's a gift. That's why you remove the tags. He loved it. He put it on but then it just sat there on top of his head. That's unfortunate. The biggest size doesn't fit? And then? Oh no! She put the wrong size in the bag. Well, can't help it now. I put it away in the original bag with the receipt in a clean clothes closet, safe and to be kept if I found someone else whom it might fit. After all, I wouldn't likely be back in Nova Scotia until next summer. And then, unexpectedly, for an injured member of the family, I made a new trip to Nova Scotia less than a week after returning to AZ. So, I took the hat in the original bag with the receipt with me and back to the store. I explained the circumstances, noting that the mistake was not mine but the employee's and that I would really appreciate if I could exchange it and make my husband happy. But no. Store policy is 7 days, original tags attached and not worn. It was never worn. Those tags can be replaced. Just take them off the hat that you're giving me in exchange for this one. And what does 7 days do for a tourist when they're there on a visit from their cruise ship that leaves in a few hours? It's set up that way. It's done on purpose. Tourists buy the stuff, then leave. May be the store's fault, as is the case here, but they're getting themselves off the hook this way. Those tourists are long gone on their ships. The store clerk told me that she had to speak to the owner and after she did that she was sent back to me with the bad news. Store policy requires items with original tags, not worn, no more than 7 days. It should have been the owner herself. Rather unfair and cowardly to force your clerk to be the messenger. I told her to look forward to a review here and a few other places probably. I had a friend once who owned an upscale clothing store. Sometimes things were returned. She always took them back. Never a question or some store policy crap. Her policy was to take everything back unless it was completely destroyed. Would you like your money back or exchange for another one? I asked her once how much money that cost her. The answer: Nothing. In fact it makes money. I have a happy customer who will be back with her friends and the piece goes on the sales rack where it will still make money and draw customers into the store. A multi-millionaire shop owner's advice. Bad treatment makes disappointed customers who write reviews to warn others before they go shopping there. And they definitely won't bring their friends. Do you know what? If she had exchanged the hat for me I would probably have bought a nice scarf I saw. Sad. Always make sure that the right stuff is in your bag or you're taking the loss. Stores like these have a policy that makes them the winner every time.

Beware. The website picture of the premium 'Make A Wish'…read morebouquet is far bigger and fuller than what my mom got for her 80th birthday. Further, Ken took absolutely no responsibility for my concern. None. "There is nothing I can do". He claimed it's not his website picture. He was defensive, giving me reason after reason for why my assessment of the material difference between what my mom got and what his website shows was incorrect. He had no problem taking my $80, however. He said he's aware of the problem, that others have complained, but admits he sells 2 or 3 'Make A Wish' arrangements a week. And he doesn't do a thing about it! Unbelievable.

Ken is "passing the buck" to internationally owned Teleflora while claiming to be locally owned and…read moreoperated at Maries Flowers in Antigonish! #notlocal #nothelpful #dishonestbusiness #passthatbuckwouldya Locally owned and operated?Not even close.These guys have zero control over their own business and offerings.The website shows hundreds of bouquets available...all available and all ready for delivery...just pick what you want, enter delivery address and pmt info and voila! Not even close.That's just what you think when you head to bed for the night thinking you figured something for family during another covid xmas.Then you get a call..."we don't deliver there". Well then why wouldn't the online ordering system reject the postal code?This is not rocket science.So then we try to figure out a plan to get the bouquets picked up and delivered by a friend.Done. All good right?Not even close.I call in and we go through the "we have no way to deliver there" (Mars clearly!). I suggest a map with a circle on the website or don't accept the postal code..."We leave that up to Teleflora"...so how about we pick them up..."Not a lot of Christmas red in your choices".Not even available. Not local. Now other delivery windows at other florists have closed until next week. Thanks to Ken at Maries Flowers in Antigonish - can you hear me through all that money Ken?! Likely...but you're busy enough pushing mediocre flowers out the door so why would you bother trying.