Drake Circus Reviews Summary

Shopping Experience

Pros:

• "As generic city centre shopping malls go this is one of the good ones."
• "A good shopping area with a diverse range of shops."
• "The mall itself is always clean and there's a good range of shops."
• "Great selection of shops and good atmosphere."
• "Drake Circus is a great place to shop & eat or just a coffee & a cake."
• "This is a great shopping centre. All of the top brand shops and some quirky little ones as well."
• "Drake Circus Mall in Plymouth is a vibrant shopping destination that offers a diverse retail and dining experience."

Cons:

• "I'm not a fan of shopping at this mall at the best of times, but during this covid pandemic, it's an absolute nightmare."
• "It's ridiculously noisy, there's distracting piped background music and it's impractical layout makes this somewhere to avoid for me."
• "It's all getting a bit dull and drab in this shopping mall."
• "For a shopping mall this is terrible. Very small and not really worth having."
• "A poorly planned, badly laid out shopping centre."
• "The shopping centre itself is OK but the architecture is horrendous... it was the first winner of the ugliest building of the UK award for a reason."
• "A really poorly designed shopping canter no atmosphere at all."

Facilities & Accessibility

Pros:

• "It's always pretty clean, has lifts for anyone who could need them."
• "Really good parking facilities."
• "Easily accessible, plenty of different stores all in one place."
• "Disabled friendly, and they have an awesome Primark!"
• "Love the fact you can bring your dog inside."
• "Clean, bright and a pleasure to visit."
• "The mall is well-maintained and clean, with a modern design that creates a pleasant shopping experience."

Cons:

• "Also there are no toilets on the other end of the shopping centre not fun with 3 kids needing the toilet."
• "The toilets are on the top floor which is a long way if you're on the ground floor."
• "Always big queue for lifts and the toilets are too small for the amount of people who want to use them."
• "Lovely shopping centre however the lifts are a nightmare if you have a pram, they are sooo slow!"
• "The top floor loos are closed so there are very long queues for the female facilities downstairs stretching to by the lift doors."
• "The lifts get very busy (all 3 of them) so you're better walking."
• "The overall design of the building is a bit of a let down however. Floors are however somewhat precarious if you are elderly or disabled."

Food & Dining

Pros:

• "There's more eating places and coffee shops there than you need."
• "There's a Hotel Chocolat, Burger King and Spud-u-like, what more could you need?!"
• "Good food shops as well, and it is sheltered for when there is bad weather."
• "Plenty of places inside to grab a bite to eat or a full meal as well as the usual Costa, Starbucks for that well earned drink."
• "The top floor has a selection of various food establishments if you fancy a bite to eat."
• "Some decent eateries for all budgets."
• "Varied range of food and beverages."

Cons:

• "Very busy with prams and older people. The places on the food court are getting more expensive."
• "It smells of food all time in there, and the cooking smells waft into nearby clothes shops."
• "The entire third level is taken up with fast food outlets, nothing original or notable."
• "Food options are poor, there's also a lack of seating."
• "There's also some options for food including a chicken place, sushi and jacket potato shop at the top."
• "Be prepared to be hit in the face with the smell of sushi on walking in as Yo Sushi is right by the doors, on a warm day it's not the best of smells to fill your lungs with."
• "As you walk in to the Mall, what hits you ,,,,,THE SMELL from the sushi bar."

Parking & Transportation

Pros:

• "Good parking facilities."
• "Plenty of parking but sometimes the queue can be quite long."
• "Parking is never much of a chore and it's open late so you can return after the shops are shut and collect your car."
• "The parking facilities are convenient."
• "It's always easy parking and you're never at a loss for spaces unless it's a super busy day."
• "Inbuilt parking"
• "Lots of parking spaces available."

Cons:

• "We the shopping is good but the carpark is a nightmare."
• "The car park let us in but there were no spaces at all."
• "Parking isn't cheap but it is in the city centre."
• "Parking is expensive though, park in Sainsburys and walk would be my recommendation."
• "Parking is probably the most expensive in the city but convenient as it's attached to the mall."
• "Parking is overpriced and you often spend a while driving round looking for a space."
• "Carpark is a little expensive."