17&Central Reviews Summary

Category: Shopping mall London

Address: 42 Selborne Rd, London, E17 7JR, United Kingdom

Phone: +442085090016

Rating: 4.1
based on 217 reviews.

Accessibility

Pros:

  • "The bus terminal outside provides access to most of London and Waltham Forest, and the tube a direct link to Central London."
  • "It is easily accessible as it's five minutes away from the bus station and the train station."
  • "Located near Walthamstow Central Bus and Tube Station."
  • "Commute wise it is very ideal as the mall is located opposite the tube and bus station."
  • "Very close to Walthamstow tube and bus station."
  • "Excellent transport links, and parking facilities."
  • "Also, the toilets are free!"

Cons:

  • "The area is residents parking till 9:30."
  • "Now they close at 5.30 PM Mon-Wed and little big later on other days. So basically you don't have a chance to go shopping after work."
  • "Parking restrictions and the whole area is a trap the council is milking the public with penalties and vehicle are removed to the pound after 5 minutes of sticking an extortionate penalty on your vehicle windscreen"
  • "The car park closes at random times and will charge you £25 if that happens as they lock your car overnight."
  • "Parking garage is nightmare for season parkers."
  • "The car park signage needs improvement. No clear pedestrian signs for which way to go for the shops or general exit"
  • "There's no signage in the carpark to inform you of where you are."

Shopping Experience

Pros:

  • "Following their refurbishment, this place is a really good shopping mall."
  • "Local people love this place. Full of shop, all the essential shop you can find in it."
  • "A large variety of shops you can get almost anything you need"
  • "Great variety of shops, and places to eat. Excited to try out the new Lidl and Turkish restaurant too."
  • "Very good mall variety of shops like make up, perfume, books, cex, boots, Clinton's, WHSmith and more shops including places to eat like Burger king and KFC."
  • "Great place for shopping and shopping for your home and family and friends with great deals"
  • "Perfect for a shopping spree whether you're looking for food, clothes, shoes, bags, cosmetics etc."

Cons:

  • "The Mall here has seen much change over the years but now and again I'll find an excuse to wander round the very limited space."
  • "This shopping mall has variety of stores to please most people however, it's too small to accommodate all those stores and can be very overwhelming and crowded at times."
  • "The mall isn't what it used to be. Less shops and not much of choice."
  • "Good range or shops but lower end so don't expect Zara etc. Bit small for number of visitors so can be crowded."
  • "Poor selection of shops eg no M&S, Waitrose or even H&M or Primark"
  • "Nowadays lots of shop they sell poor quality stuff."
  • "Pretty poor selection of shops these days."

Facilities & Services

Pros:

  • "They have a really nice baby feeding and changing room in the car park."
  • "Very clean and well presented inside."
  • "Helpful staff, good Waterstones."
  • "Toilet facilities are satisfactory and plenty of parking space."
  • "Free public toilets, eateries, supermarkets and other assorted outlets."
  • "Baby facilities are excellent, top floor of the mall."
  • "it is a very clean shopping mall with cleaning staff always around"

Cons:

  • "The toilets actually stink, the moment you enter you hold your breath."
  • "The toilets are broken and smell bad as you walk by."
  • "Toilets locked poor signage and ridiculous name. 'Freshen up'."
  • "Toilets need some more attention"
  • "Honestly the worst of this mall is the toilet timings."
  • "The lifts rarely work. I don’t think I ever remember them both working."
  • "toliets down in the shopping centre wheelchair access"

Security & Safety

Pros:

  • "Always a buzz here"
  • "Also the security guards are friendly too"
  • "you're less likely to be robbed these days"

Cons:

  • "I saw a gang of boys shoplifting, they were blatantly just walking through the mall with a load of stock on hangers and there were no security guards to be seen!!"
  • "To make matters worse the security staff are rude, dismissive and unhelpful."
  • "Two of my friends got their wallets stolen while in the mall"
  • "This place has a great deal of cycle thieves."

Customer Service

Pros:

  • "I am very happy for the Customer Service, Professional, friendly and Good conversation."
  • "5 stars to Clarks. Very helpful staff."
  • "T.K. Maxx once again SUCH helpful staff."
  • "Boots we're a great help - Pharmacist was so polite and advisory."
  • "Staff were helpful and friendly when I visited in April."
  • "A young man called Jermome served me and what a pleasure that was. Sincere and friendly, we even shared a laugh together."

Cons:

  • "The staff in places like t.k.maxx aren't the best."
  • "Worth customer service ever from the manager Esra. I will never buy again from Ala Boutique."
  • "SUPERDRUG, WOW - the rudest, most unpleasant, Discrimatory Male Chauvanistic member of staff."
  • "The staff seemed a bit pressured and rushed with no one managing the concierge desk. Otherwise it was fine."

Parking

Pros:

  • "The parking is not too expensive."
  • "Car park is decent, easy to use as no barriers, drive in and pay by time traced through number plate."
  • "Underground parking which is cheap and can be used to access Walthamstow Central station."
  • "Parking is 1 pound hour if u plan to stay long use lower level parking it works out cheaper whole day"
  • "Plenty car parking spaces"
  • "The new car park in this shopping centre is fantastic and so easy to use."

Cons:

  • "Car park is terrible."
  • "Terrible sainburys new parking meters so got fined Xmas shopping ques, fined £45 it's a new privately owned parking meters, a con be careful money spinner"
  • "Had a couple of hours to kill, went round it and had an hour and a half to kill. Oh the CAR PARK is not free."
  • "But the parking gets a big thumbs down."
  • "Parking garage is nightmare for season parkers."
  • "The car park closes at random times and will charge you £25 if that happens as they lock your car overnight."
  • "Parking restrictions and the whole area is a trap the council is milking the public with penalties and vehicle are removed to the pound after 5 minutes of sticking an extortionate penalty on your vehicle windscreen"

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