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Scarborough Town Centre
Category: Shopping Shopping Centres Shopping Centres [Edit]
300 Borough DrScarborough, ON M1P 4P5
Neighbourhood: Scarborough
(416) 296-5490
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
10 reviews for Scarborough Town Centre
10 reviews in English
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Review from Kiki I.
Toronto, ON
9/22/2011 24 Check-ins Here
You might call this mall ghetto being in the heart of Scarborough but this has always been my go to mall as it has a bit of everything.
The recent renovations have modernized the overall look on the inside. New stores are moving in and older ones have remodeled.
Surrounding the mall outside are a variety of stores (Best Buy, Addition Elle, Furniture Barn and Loblaws SuperStore) and Resturants (Boston Pizza, Canyon Creek, Baton Rouge, Swiss Chalet and Jack Astor's) and a movie theatre. -
Review from Faezah W.
3/5/2012 2 Check-ins Here
This review is done from what I seen of Scarbro Town Centre. I never got to shop to judge the stores/customer service but from window shopping around as this was my first time at the mall, with all the renovations coming thru, it's above average mall. It gets judged a lot because of the location but hey, Yorkdale isnt in the greatest area either.
It's a 2 floor mall with all the stores we are used too. It's kind of like dufferin mall meets yorkdale to me because of the dollarama, Walmart of dufferin mall but high ends of forever 21, Victoria secret of yorkdale. Lots of stores, from clothing, home decor, few restaurants like Moxies, jewelry and even a movie theatre on the left side of the mall entrance. The forever 21, is prolly the largest one I have seen in any mall, it's just huge especially in comparison to the one by dundas square. It's on the right side of the mall entrance. There's 2 food courts, one upstairs and downstairs, lots of options, you will know where it is by following the heavy greasy but tasty smells.
Outside of the mall, there's tons of restaurants, Baton Rouge, Jack Astors, Kelsey's etc Mainstream bars/restaurants we know of. Lots of parking space as well and if you drive a bit down on Progress Ave, you will see the Great Canadian Superstore on your right side for grocery needs. -
Review from Jennifer K.
Markham, ON
11/12/2011 6 Check-ins Here
Scarborough Town Centre is getting better and better every year.
A lot of renovations have been done to the Mall over the years. With that a lot of better shops too moved in: Lululemon, H & M, Victoria Secrets, DavidsTea, Indigo just to name a few.
Scarborough Town LTR stop, Close to Scarborough's Government Offices, right by McCowan/Brimely 401 exit/
And let's not forget all the new businesses that popping up around the Mall premises.
Scarborough Town Centre has everything you want, great Mall for the residents in the area!Listed in: Yelp 30 Day Challenge November…, Shopping Malls!
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Review from Tamarah S.
Scarborough, ON
8/26/2011 6 Check-ins Here
I live in Scarborough so this is the mall that I grew up going to. Maybe I'm biased because of that, but I have no idea why people call it ghetto. Oh wait, I forgot...everything in Scarborough is ghetto, right? :p
That being said, maybe it wasn't always a great mall but recently/over the past few years, they've changed the mall a lot. It's gone through major renovations and tons of new stores have opened up that I would have normally had to go to a different mall to find...come September I won't even have to go to Fairview mall for a Forever 21, because it's opening in STC!
The store selection is great, I frequent the Coles, Walmart, H&M, Fairweather, and Bath and Body Works on every visit. The theatre is good. The food court has a wide selection. Like other reviewers said, the only problem is rowdy school kids, but if you go in the morning, or before 3, it's a great shopping experience. Nice and peaceful.
Another great thing about this mall is whats located around it. Awesome selection of restaurants and a huge Canadian Superstore.
Honestly, more often than not, I choose this mall over the Eaton Centre and Yorkdale, which are way too big for my tastes. I find everything I need here. In my opinion, this mall is very underrated. -
Review from WaYnE c.
Maple, ON
7/29/2010
Brief Intro:
Scarborough Town Centre is centrally located near the BUSY highway 401, in-between Brimley road and McCowan road. It has an Upper Bowl and a Lower Bowl where majority of the Food Court is on top, just follow your nose to the delicious Curry smell from Tandori(Fast Food). By no surprise, there is Toronto Police Services along side the Security Office. It also has the convenience of a Wal-Mart and a nearby Real Canadian Superstore for your grocery shopping needs.
Seating Comfort Level:(**---)
The seats here are wooden bench seating with hard green metallic arms. Advantage is that it has backs for leaning but far from a comfortable lounging environment. I guess there was NEVER a seat budget when they renovate this place year after year. However long you are able to sit down at a TTC bench without any ass-damage is however long you should be sitting on these eye sores.
Safety Zone:(****-)
Safety Zone at STC is wide ranging from the point of the SportChek & Famous Players entrance to the TTC entrance. For a short visit, staying within this region is plenty enjoyable and MOST people do just visit this stretch as they go from TTC through to the Food Court towards the Parking Lot and vice versa.
I like to call this zone the 'Wallet Saver' zone because the Upper Bowl consists of Famous Players, Sport Chek, Old Navy, and Food Court while the Lower Bowl consists of the much appreciated Bulk Barn & Everything for a Dollar combination along with Tim Hortons and McDonalds.
If you do plan on passing this Safety Zone, PLEASE go down the escalators at the Upper Bowl Food Court point or else if you go for the escalators at the Centre Court it becomes hazardous. Walking from the Food Court towards the Centre Court escalator on the Upper Bowl, the direct line-of-vision is at the deadly Birks/Swarozski side-by-side 1-2 punch. Hopefully you can lure them towards Godiva instead.
Beyond this point on there's not much you can do but strategically choose your path as best as possible once you are on the lower level. At Centre Court, walk left if your group isn't into Young & Hip(Sephora, Mac, Garage Clothing, La Senza, Spring, Aeropostale) and walk right if your group isn't Sophisticated Chic(Urban Behavior, Le Chateau, Jacob Connexion, Mexx, Danier, R.W., Peoples, Fine Gold), Good Luck!
Exit Strategy:(****-)
The best spot is at the end of the Upper Bowl Food Court where you'll see GAP and Second Cup, or follow your nose to a Popcorn smell(Kernels). It gives an option of going towards the TTC Light Rail Transit, towards the internals of the mall, and towards the exit of the Famous Players end. You can also decide to go down a level towards the Toronto Police if things turn UGLY.
Another reason is that this is the HIGH traffic area where everyone converges and you'll even see Police and Security around this zone from time to time. If you need a quick escape just bland into the sea of people as if you're at New York Times Square.
Entertainment Level:(*----)
Unfortunately not much entertainment points to give out here either unless you like that whole people watching scene from the comforts of the limited seating at the food court. I would suggest that a good place to sneak off is still within the Safety Zone. Famous Players has an ARCADE area however be prepared for that years-old Popcorn stench that is forever hidden inside the theatre's carpets. More suggestions are EB Games, Black's, The Source, HMV.Listed in: The Guys Survival Guide to…
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Review from Queen G.
9/13/2011
I don't live in Scarborough, but visit family here. I really like this mall, it's huge and has tons! of options. I'm from NYC where malls are non-existent, so finding a huge place like this is awesome! It's close to public transport, and have a huge food court. I like all the little stores in this place. You can really do some damage to your bank account shopping here. I like the clothing and shoes stores but their bedding and furniture products are subpar. It seems pretty convenient, always visit this place when I'm in Scarborough.
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Review from Alex M.
Scarborough, Toronto, ON
7/2/2011
Being here on a consistent basis from March to June I would say that this mall is underrated. Starting off with clothing stores you can find most of your shopping needs with a simple walk through the mall. The food court has a variety of foods to select from with my pick being Shanghai 360. Not taking anything away from Tim Hortons but it's up there for my tea/donut needs. The movie theatre is pretty good and it consistently does what it has to do for standards. Taking one store from a sub section of the mall HMV has great staff who know what they are doing to ensure that customers have a great experience in their store. I was asked if I needed help finding anything and sure enough when I told them what I was looking for, they found it with no problems at all. STC and HMV are fantastic with a lot of room for potential.
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Review from Melissa J.
Toronto, ON
11/10/2008 6 photos
Let the ghetto jokes begin.
Scarborough Town Centre is your typical suburban mall, except it gets flack because it's located in that area of Toronto that everyone loves to pick on. The truth is, this mall is pretty decent. It's really picked itself up and has brought in some great stores - Sephora, H&M, Nine West, Lululemon, Aeropostale, a GIANT Loblaw Superstore, Best Buy etc. The mall itself is easy to handle -- not as huge as Yorkdale or the Eaton Centre, but with a lot of the same stores in a smaller space. It's totally accessible by TTC, has a huge parking lot, and even has a little "village" section across the street that is quickly expanding.
Not only that, STC has recently gotten a ton of restaurants in the area -- Boston Pizza, Canyon Creek Chophouse, Moxie's, Jack's Astor's, Milestone's, and the Canadian class, Swiss Chalet. And the theatre usually has a decent selection of movies -- not to mention that on Tuesdays, movies are only $4.99!
The problem with Scarborough Town Centre is that it is usually bombarded with rowdy teenagers -- but what mall isn't these days? If you want a peaceful shopping experience, come here in the morning during the week, it's absolutely heavenly. Overall, it's worth the trip to Scarborough, even if you have to take the stinky RT to get there. -
Review from Dieter M.
Scarborough, ON
12/26/2010 6 Check-ins Here
I must admit that the renovations that STC went through came out very nice. Now all thats needed is to make the exterior of the store a bit more modernized an maybe a few different stores. One thing I do not like is the food court on the lower level, just too jam packed. But other than that it better than before
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Review from Darren L.
Scarborough, ON
4/17/2011 2 Check-ins Here
Nice mall with a great movie theatre located close to the 401. What else can you ask for?
