I only viewed this venue from the outside, on a weekend, to try to assess whether it might fit our…read moreneeds. The home is clean, plenty of parking available!

I had the unfortunate experience of losing my father February 19th of this year. I knew that I…read morewanted to do something special after his service to celebrate his life. I wanted to allow our friends and family time to talk about the meaningful times that we were lucky enough to spend with a man that meant so much to so many. Since I live in Portland, I knew it would be challenging to find a space online. I grew up in Olympia, and it has changed a lot. I found somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 possibilities. When I stumbled across the website for the Abigail Stuart House, it just felt right. I called Carolyn, who rents the house and found out that it was available for the 26th when I needed it. We scheduled a tour for the Friday prior. Perfect. The rental included tables, chairs, a very roomy full kitchen with all kinds of serving trays and cooking utensils, an oven, dishwasher, and refrigerator. Most places didn't have such a full set up. For the most part things have to be rented separately. The only thing we needed to provide were tablecloths. Easy. Since it's an historic property it has a lot of charm. High ceilings, hardwood floors, a foyer with space to hang coats, a parlor with comfortable sofas and cushy chairs. The parlor also has a baby grand piano, and gas fireplace. There is a bathroom on the main floor, as well as a men's and women's restroom upstairs. There is room to accommodate up to 150 in the main room. Plenty of space for everyone. Carolyn gave me the tour, and I paid on the spot. They only charge $400 all inclusive for the full day and night, with a $250 refundable deposit. You don't even have to clean. We only needed to put away the tables and chairs, and place anything from the kitchen that we used in the dishwasher before we left. It wasn't rented Saturday, so she was kind enough offer it to me for an additional $100 so that I could set up beforehand. I was so grateful to have the opportunity to do so. I don't think you can find such an affordable deal anywhere! They're incredibly easy to work with. It's centrally located downtown, and has a parking lot to accommodate 22 cars. There is also ample street parking. It would be ideal for wedding receptions, reunions, or about anything else you might need. I was able to pick up my full deposit the following Tuesday morning. I can't recommend them highly enough. Take a look at their website, and see for yourself. The money from the rental also benefits many local charities, as an added bonus.

Walking back to the hotel after Lakefair, we came across The…read moreBus Stop and stopped in for a drink. This was a really cool venue. It is a former bus station that was converted to a restaurant/bar. One side was enclosed and the other was more open. On this night, they had a live band playing that was really good and entertaining. The staff was great and engaging. Wish would have discovered this place earlier on in my trip.

One of my fave places in Oly. Cool space, nice staff, and the food, drinks, and wine are always…read moregood. Good for drinks with friends or lunch with the family.

Wonderful Space! Wonderful owners! wonderful location!…read more This space has new owners and they are sweethearts. I will absolutely be hosting events here in the future. I highly recommend renting with these sweet people and checking out their renovations! This is the best experience by far that I've had with a venue.

This place is GOOOORGEOUS! The owners are such kind people and they're very into giving back to…read moretheir community! Any time I've ever been here, they've been welcoming and friendly; highly communicative. Cannot recommend this business and the owners highly enough. The space is beautiful: new hardwood floors, elegant curtains, excellent lighting, etc. Book your next event here! You can thank me later.

Amazing venue! I recently attended a wedding here and the decor was beautiful tiny lights along the…read morewalls and lovely plants in the windows! The space is large and the restrooms large & super clean. Great location with fantastic amenities for events!!

I recently had my sons celebration of life here and it was set up beautifully. Octapas Cafe catered…read moreand the food was delicious. There was some technical difficulties with the projector, but it was handled professionally and with care. Our experience was exactly how we wanted it to be and everyone was very impressed. Highly recommend The Heritage Room and Octapas Cafe!!

Free tours as long as they're open.. about 45 minutes showing you around the public areas of the…read morecapital as well as talking about their history. You also get to see some of the legislature rooms. The building's pretty impressive considering it's only about 100 years old, even comparable to older buildings out East.

Such a beautiful location for weddings and parties! They did the masquerade ball last night,…read morespectacular! Definitely take all your out of town friends on this free tour! DO NOT forget to go to the gift shop, it's filled with amazing Washington goodies. Local goods make the best souvenirs and even better presents!

This is a GREAT venu with a 4000 sf. wood dance floor! You can hold catered events and its perfect…read morefor weddings. Lots of free off street parking.

Apparently they've updated since David B. attended an event here. Now it's a vintage ambience…read moreperfect for this grand dame building. New paint, new windows, new bathrooms, and padded chairs. The people were great to work with. And it's really only one flight of stairs with a landing, original light fixture and woodwork (although it's still stairs). They let us borrow their gold stanchions with the velvet ropes for the entry. It was a nice little touch.

Yesterday 8-25-26 we revisited Anthony's Home Port Restaurant in Olympia, WA and had a completely…read moredifferent experience from the one we had on Mother's Day of this year which was strictly brunch choice only. The Food choices this time were excellent as we had the full spectrum of small meals, Twilight dinner 3 course meals or the dinner menu. Most of us (being a party of 5) chose the dinner menu the others chose the Twilight menu. I ordered the Filet Mignon medium which was delightfully perfect with the most delicious flavoring of Gorgonzola truffle butter, port demi sauce and pared with champ potatoes with blistered cherry tomatoes and baby asparagus. Yum going back for more of that, compliments to the "Big Chef" as we were told who prepared it. Our server was Jodie who was really nice and an excellent waitress. My husband said his Top Sirloin from the Twilight dinner was tough, but he enjoyed the tenderness of my Filet that I gave him a bite of, as well as did my grandson a true steak connoisseur. My husband enjoyed the Ceasar salad starter and the Burnt Cream dessert, whereas I enjoyed the Bailey's Irish Chocolate Mousse bites that I shared with our daughter. I had my own birthday cake that I shared with everyone, so everyone got a few bites of all the choices. The Ambiance was ok, it would have been perfect, but the A/C noise made it hard to converse over the table with each other unless you were seated next to or directly across from each other. The restaurant was pretty busy, yet the parking was fairly open since Farmers Market and nearby businesses were closed by dinner time. I thank the manager for going the extra mile to have a chat with the front reception who made us wait an hour and a half on Mother's Day to instead being seated at our table upon arrival this time around. Thank you for asking us to try you again, as we were delightfully surprised with the difference it made. Now I do apologize for not taking photos of the meals before we began as I promised our daughter and I to take, but it was so delicious looking we just dove in. The same thing happened with dessert, Lol.

My husband and I were in Olympia for my work training on our dating anniversary and wanted to go to…read morea special dinner. We decided to do Anthony's weekday three course dinner for $35 special. The special is 3 courses M-F before 5:30pm. We arrived around 5pm and the hostess let us know that to get the special we just had to be seated by 5:30pm. It was a beautiful sunny day so we opted to sit on the patio. It was wonderful to look out on the sound and soak in the sunshine. Our waitress brought out warm bread and butter to start. We then each chose 1 option from each course for our dinners. My husband had the Caesar salad starter, portobello mushroom entree, and crime brûlée for dessert. I had the shrimp cocktail starter, smoked salmon fettuccine entree, and the chocolate mousse dessert. It was all delicious and I enjoyed the leisurely courses, it gave us ample time to chat and enjoy the views. I would say the fettuccine could have benefited from a little more lemon. I asked for a couple extra lemon wedges and it was much improved to balance the creaminess of the sauce. For 3 courses at Anthony's, $35 is a pretty great price. I probably wouldn't opt for 3 courses on the normal menu, and I don't usually go to Anthony's since it's pricey. However, the weekday dinner special is a great deal and I would definitely return for this deal!!

Nicole and her team were so easy to work with, very communicative, and so professional. It was such…read morea pleasure and will definitely use them next time.

Booked them recently for my baby shower and it was a huge hit. I love the perks they offer after…read morebeing a costumer and I can't wait to book them in the future !

I love this toy store! As a former special education teacher, I understand the value of good,…read morequality toys and this store is full of wonderful toys to spark the imaginations of children of all ages. I was so happy to find this shop just in time to get my granddaughter some great gifts for Christmas. From the cute window display to the wonderful selection of well-made toys inside, this shop is a treasure for Tumwater and Olympia.