Just love this place, sip an alcoholic beverage on the porch and nap or read and watch the world go by.

Cute shop, with tons of souvenirs. Everything you could imagine. The staff wasn't overly friendly, seemed put out to be working. Maybe it was just an "off day" for them. Their balcony overlooking the ocean is gorgeous. read more

The margaritas here are strong and a great size/value for only $5! I had 3 in 2 hours and appreciated how the bartender asked who was going to drive me home before I was served a 2nd one. He made me show him my boyfriend and knew that he had a Virgin Strawberry Daiquiri before he over served me. I really appreciated that! Also, the deck is so amazing to sit and relax on! I love the rocking chairs and the benches to sit up straight in. They do need to pay more attention to the cleanliness of the Ladies' restroom, but overall I love going here for the relaxation and margaritas! read more

My wife asked for help to buy some pictures and the lady said there was no one to help her. They were high and she couldn't reach them. I guess business is so good you can turn away customers. read more

This place sucks and is a total ripoff. To put it short and sweet I purchased a swim suit from them in my size which was clearly identified on the label. When I got back to Houston and put it on to jump in my pool it was waaaaay to small. It was obviously a misprint or labeled incorrectly at the maker. I took it back the very next weekend with all the labels on including the attached Murdochs tag and pricing. I took it back the very next weekend in the same bag I purchased it in. Unfortunately I had left the receipt in Houston. I thought no big deal...all I wanted to do was exchange it for the exact same swim suit but labeled correctly with my size. The sales lady would not let me exchange it. No way no how. I showed her their intact tags and I even held up an identical swim suit marked the same size and even an idiot could tell the one they sold me was sized wrong! No matter what I said this &$@& wouldn't exchange it! I will never go back...way too many other options in Galvest. read more

This place is the best souvenir shop in Galveston! I highly recommend it to anyone visiting Galveston! It has absolutely everything you could want! The service is excellent and the location is perfect! It's a must see shop! They also have a lounge chair area were you can sit back and relax and have a drink and just enjoy the ocean breeze. read more

Great souvenir shop. If your needing decorating ideas for your bedroom or beach house this is the place to come. Prices are reasonable and you can find everything from magnets to collectibles. The hermit crabs in the colored shells are adorable!! read more

Regular stop. Great deck for drinking beer and watching waves. Try the frozen concoctions they do not disappoint, and who can beat a big bottle of Red Stripe while watching the fish in the surf. read more

I was appalled at the treatment of the Hermit Crabs that they had in an open enclosure. An open enclosure can be great if the people viewing the animal are watched carefully to make sure no mistreatment of the animal takes place. But, the hermit crabs were not being watched at all so there were children AND ADULTS sticking their hand into the tank and picking the hermit crabs up roughly and not being gentle whatsoever. There was an adult customer who reached in, picked up a hermit crab, and violently shook the poor crab and tried to get him to come out of his shell. I was so angry and I went to an employee and told her and she had the audacity to just smile and sigh and say "yeah that happens a lot" and she assured me that she would go over there and take care of it. I hung around watching her, and she NEVER WENT TO STOP THEM! It was appalling to hear that. I wanted to buy all the crabs in their enclosure and then sue them for abuse against animals. Lucky I didn't. read more

This gift shop is ok in my opinion...they are a little racist though and pricey. They aren't very friendly and it would be nice if they had diversity in there merchandise(no hispanic, black, etc). Everyone is not white and they only had white figurines/mermaids, this is 2017 get with the times! I probably won't go back to this gift shop. We did find a more reasonable gift shop after the fact that had way better merchandise. As a side not, if you walk in a business and they don't greet you just Walk-Out! read more

We have been to Murdoch's a bunch of times. This time we went it was hot inside on the first side and cool on the second side .I like the rocking chairs and the cool breeze .I thought the variety of shells were cool . read more

I have been to Galveston two years in a row, and have been to Murdochs both of those years. I absolutley love the whole concept of Murdochs! I also love the decorations and colors inside Murdochs. I would recomend this store to any of my friends. I don't think of Murdochs as just a gift shop, but possibly as an icon of Galveston in the future. If you visit Galveston any time in the future, i think you should visit here. read more

Great history about this place. We did get some small things to take back home to remember our trip including 2 hermit crabs!

Great place for souvenirs! Lots of fun decor and gifts. Can also sit on the porch and drink margaritas and beer.

The atmosphere is nice and the drinks are good as well, but upon trying to buy my margarita AND presenting my ID without being asked the bartender told me "you aren't 21 yet". I pointed to my ID After she had already read it and said "my ID is right there? I am 21?". She sold me the drink with a pissy attitude. read more

I love going there. This was our second trip to Galveston and we went to this store. It's awesome as it has everything and anything you could ever want that has to do with beach or ocean along with souvenirs. I love that fact that you can sit there on the chairs and just feel the ocean breeze and watch the ocean waves. It is so relaxing. I could sit there for hours.... Great place to visit. read more

Went here. Wouldn't change a $100 and then wouldn't accept my debit because I didn't have an ID with me. Staff overall is very rude. Items are overpriced on top of that. read more

So nice, we shopped there twice! Very nice gift shop. Love the variety offered for all ages. Apparel, home decor, food/beverage, very clean and not cluttered. Bathrooms are clean and available to the public. One of the few places along the seawall that offers restroom to the public. read more

We visited Murdochs on the evening Saturday August 3rd to buy t-shirts and souvenirs during our visit to Galveston. While we were there, my 11 yr. old son attempted to use the penny press to make a souvenir. He makes these everywhere we visit and his collection is at almost 100 pressed pennies, so he is a pro at correctly choosing his design, entering the money, and turning the handle to press his penny. The penny he pressed was defective and no image was clearly visible when it came out of the machine. In all times he's made pressed pennies at other souvenir shops around the country, this has only happened a handful of times. Other stores quickly apologize and give him a refund to try again or if they are concerned that the machine is defective, will give him a refund and then take the machine out of service by putting an "out of order" sign on it. Based on our previous experiences, we told a sales associate what happened and showed her the defective pressed penny. She offered to get the manager to help us. When the manager arrived, my 11 yr. old proceeded to tell her what had happened. To say that she was rude and cruel to a child is an understatement! She proceeded to tell him with a look of disgust on her face that it was "your fault because you didn't know how use the machine!" When I assured her that I supervised him and was 100% sure he used it correctly and has used a penny press almost 100 times, she then told him in a very cruel and mean voice that "it's a gamble when you play that game so I am not giving you your money back!" I told her that a penny press machine is not a game, you put your money in and get a pressed penny. I told her that it is not like a claw game where you put your money in and may or may not successfully use the claws to get a prize. At this point, I looked over at my son who eyes had started welling up, not because he lost his money but because of the ugly way she was talking to him and blaming him (he later told me). Upon also seeing this, instead of offering an ounce of decency and kindness to a child, she stormed off and just left us standing there - no help, no apology for the defective machine, no refund, no nothing. At this point, I looked around for my husband who was carrying all the things we were going to purchase and instead saw a several shoppers with looks of shock and sadness for my son after having witnessed the way she had treated him. Understandably once we found my husband, we left everything we had chosen to purchase on the counter, walked out and up the street a couple of blocks, and spent our money at another souvenir shop. I'm sure the owners of Murdochs aren't missing our $100, but it makes me wonder how many other customers have been treated like this by this manager. It also makes me wonder, if she treats an 11 yr. old child who respectfully asked for help like this in public and shames him in front of other shoppers, how on Earth she may treat the staff that work under her when no one is around. It goes without saying that we will never go back to Murdochs in Galveston. read more

Great places to buy cool beach decoration and their prices on wind chimes are so great! It's one of the few places you can find The Galveston Cookbook! The grandkids love to go there and check out the kids stuff, buy shells and play with the hermit crabs. read more

Will not be back. They have a great location and lovely trinkets but the staff closed 15 minutes early and told us to leave. "We are hard closing now". Then when the woman said please come again. I said "No thank you". She replied" We don't care". Had I been treated decently I would have bought about and $150 purchase and returned. The view is lovely but spoiled by bad customer service. read more

We love going to Murdochs everytime we're in Galveston. The gift shop is so clean and well kept and has such a unique variety of gifts. I could wander around looking at all of it for hours. The highlight of Murdochs is the porch overlooking the gulf and the pina coladas are the best, drink 1 or 2 at most or somebody will have to help you down those steep stairs. read more

Love, love this beachy store! They have a cool selection of art and accessories. The neon yellow hi-low sundress I purchased keeps getting noticed & keeps getting compliments. I visit the 2 area store everytime I'm in Galveston. The staff is very friendly, very helpful and they are always working on putting away the new merchandise. Always something new & fun to look at when I'm shopping in the store! read more

I have been to Galveston many times and have always enjoyed the activities along the Seawall. This weekend was my first time back since Ike destroyed Murdoch's Bathhouse in 2008. What a disappointment!!! Don't get me wrong, the place is clean and lots of good souvenirs to buy, BUT THE RUDEST PEOPLE IN TOWN WORK THERE!!! Absolutely no customer service. I went there on Sunday night and the woman closed the door in my face and told me that she was closed...even though I opened the door (locking would have been too obvious). I decided to venture back there again tonight so we could enjoy some ice cream, shopping and watch the storm roll in. The girl at the "bar" counter was beyond rude! Actually I would say she was down right nasty! We tried to buy our ice cream and she said that she had already closed her register and we would need to find someone else. She said this in a condescending tone and wouldn't make eye contact. I own a company and if any of my staff spoke to customers that way, I would fire them on the spot. Reading some of these reviews, this has been a problem for a while (one from 2011 states something very similar). OWNERS OF MURDOCH'S PAY ATTENTION.....rude employee don't sell merchandise and only make us mad enough to post things on the internet. Figure it out! read more