Anna Maria General Store — Local services in Anna Maria island

The store, service, and food here are absolutely amazing — I was so happy with everything. The staff were incredibly kind, and my lunch was fabulous. This place truly deserves an A+++!

Unfortunately, my day was ruined the moment I walked out and found a parking ticket on my car. While this isn’t the store’s fault, it left me with a very negative impression of Anna Maria Island. I had carefully tried to follow the signs to keep “all four wheels off the road,” but in doing so I unknowingly pulled too far to the right, onto what turned out to be a flat white sidewalk that blends into the sand. With no cars around me, I had no idea I was doing anything wrong.

What bothers me most is how this was handled. Instead of simply asking me to adjust my car a few inches, the police went straight to a ticket. I paid the fine immediately, but I left feeling like enforcement here is more about revenue than community — which feels desperate for such a beautiful island. Sadly, it gives visitors like me a reason not to come back, and that’s unfair to wonderful businesses...

My wife and I recently visited this general store on beautiful Anna Maria Island near Bradenton, FL and had a very pleasant experience. The store is centrally located on historic Pine Avenue on the north side of the island near the pier, we were warmly welcomed by the friendly staff, the store includes Dips ice cream area in the front, colorful baseball-type hats and every kind of basic item you'd ever need in such a General Store, the floors are cool old-historic style wood floors, has the "feel" of an old historic general store, has a full-service deli-grill with a full array of deli items, sandwiches, yummy bakery items, granoli-type bars/crackers, beverages, etc., friendly employees, a restroom, and a big, relaxing area for sitting and eating or drinking what you buy...

I like the store and all it offers so it was hard for me to leave a two star review. Here is why....myself and my son came in on a weekday (November 21, 2018 to be exact) We ordered a BLT sandwich and an egg salad sandwich. What really bothered me is in between making our sandwiches the blonde haired middle aged woman decided it was her lunch time and was eating in the food prep area. Totally unprofessional and quite disgusting if you ask me. I really hope someone from management reads this and can have a chat with her so this never happens again. If this was to happen while the health department was inspecting I’m sure it wouldn’t...