Address: St James Cres, Edinburgh, EH1 3AD, United Kingdom
Phone: +441312901118
Rating: 4.4
based on 409 reviews.
Atmosphere & Design
Pros:
"A wonderful addition to our city centre."
"Great food market, great social activities and nice to walk around."
"Excellent parking and a really good modern shopping centre."
"A very big retail shopping centre with nice artistic design."
"Interesting architecture as perceived from the inside."
"This is a wonderful shopping center, a very beautiful place with many great shops and big department stores."
"Love, love, love this place - it's as stylish outside as it is in."
Cons:
"It's cold and unwelcoming."
"The whole place is one big wind tunnel the shops are all lovely and warm but the actual centre is freezing."
"Even on a sunny and fairly mild day, the building is cold throughout and uninviting."
"The mall is build wrong...there is rain coming inside the mall as half the roof is missing. Very strange!!!"
"It gets so cold inside and the amount of wasted heat is a scandal."
"The open plan concept may be nice in the summer but it was bloody freezing."
"Impressive architecture, rubbish shopping centre. A cold wind blows through the entire development as it's open to the elements despite the illusion of being enclosed."
Shopping Experience
Pros:
"One of the best shopping centres I’ve been to. Has everything you may need. The food joints are superb and a real variety is on offer, same can be said about the shops."
"St James quarter is one of the best things to happen to Edinburgh."
"Our favourite shop is the lego shop, if you pick your time it can be fairly empty so you can get a good look at things, the staff are helpful and friendly and so good with dogs."
"A range of high street stores covering all price ranges and direct access into the John Lewis department store."
"Great shopping centre in the heart of Edinburgh with all the shops you could need."
"This is a nice shopping center which is fully ♿ accessible."
"St James Quarter offers a wide range of shops, from high-end luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton and Chanel, to more affordable high street shops like H&M, Zara, and Gap."
Cons:
"Almost every store in there is crazy expensive!"
"Looks nice, very clean and modern, but variety felt rather lacking. Almost nothing in the realm of electronics, just food or clothing, predominantly."
"Inside, it's really no different from any generic modern shopping mall and therefore once you're in, there's nothing to determine that you're in Edinburgh."
"Got to say I expected it to be better, the shops just aren't what I'm looking for."
"Lots of shops catering for under 21s nothing for those who have actually got the money in their bank accounts, the 30 plus brigade, who want quality clothing."
"The center has nothing really special, although there is plenty of shops that are all ready littered about the rest of princes street."
"There is just little variation in the shops here, they are all very similar and a bit dull."
Dining & Food Options
Pros:
"There are also many restaurants, cafes, and bars with both indoor and outdoor seating options."
"You can order from any of the styles of food and if you want something different from the people you are with you can do that."
"Bonnie and Wild was a great dining experience."
"There's plenty of seating in a nice atmosphere, all food prepared to order and there's gelato for after!"
"The food court, however, is really nice with a huge variety of food styles - and the centre itself is super modern."
"The selection of places to eat is decent with a good selection of different cuisines and cultures, including Mexican, Japanese, Thai, Greek, Italian as well as locally sourced Scottish food."
"The food court upstairs is fantastic. There's something for everyone, from fresh fish and cocktails to Sri Lankan cuisine or pizza."
Cons:
"It's overcrowded, I always feel like I'm on the verge of a panic attack in here."
"The food area is shocking, too small dining areas which was overcrowded, music blasting which made it a very overwhelming experience for our kids we had to leave and find somewhere to eat on our second visit."
"Places to eat aren't that great either."
"Some of the menu choices were far too complicated."
"Miserably cold and uncomfortable shopping experience."
"Bit of a lack of good coffee shops and my family were not impressed with the food options - anything they've eaten they've not enjoyed."
"What I dont understand Is that there is only one coffee place and just a bit restaurants on the first floor."
Accessibility & Facilities
Pros:
"There are stairs, elevators and escalators to try and suit different mobility levels."
"Staff are great the place is awesome for spending some time on a day out."
"Plenty of parking and direct links onto buses and trams throughout the city."
"Free on site WiFi public toilets and hotel on site."
"Easily accessible from any side of the city."
"The centre has plenty of toilets on different floors. Lots of clothing outlets such as Super dry etc. There are Five Guys and a noodle bar."
"Lifts and toilets are well labelled for you to find out even though the mall is huge."
Cons:
"Nice enough place but still missing all the shopping & eating experience that was promised."
"The mall is build wrong...there is rain coming inside the mall as half the roof is missing. Very strange!!!"
"Downstairs food hall is not clean and would not recommend."
"Public toilets are only on 2 levels, when you have small children or a disability you have to faff about trying to get to these levels."
"The centre is not enclosed. It's design leads to wind funnelling through centre."
"The actual shopping/ dining experience was good, however the parking is abysmal. The spaces are so tiny, there's no space to have a buggy in between the cars."
"Also went last weekend and wife had to wait 20 minutes to use a toilet!!"