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Toronto Eaton Centre
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220 Yonge StToronto, ON M5B 2H1
Neighbourhood: Downtown Core
(416) 598-8700
- Hours:
Mon-Fri 10 am - 9 pm
Sat 9:30 am - 7 pm
Sun 12 pm - 6 pm
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Garage
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
86 reviews for Toronto Eaton Centre
Review Highlights
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"Especially the Apple Store, it's the only one downtown and..." In 11 reviews -
"The food court offers real Toronto restaurants, uncommon..." In 16 reviews -
"...is decently sized for a mall, and is very modernly designed." In 3 reviews
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85 reviews in English
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Review from Ivy M.
5/3/2012 5 photos
The mall was great, but what stole my heart was the outside area of Eaton Centre. Like literally across the street from it.
It almost reminds me of Time's Square, but without the overwhelming crowd.
We were able to just pulled up some chairs, sip some lemonade and CHILL.
(Hell, if I knew about this place ahead of time I probably wouldn't have booked a hotel room in the first place. I would have brought my sleeping gear and camped out!)
There's also some pretty cool dancers who come by. When this one girl started playing Thriller, about 30 people came up and we all started getting our zombie boogie on XD
This is one place I'd love to party at for New Year's eve!!!! -
Review from Johnny H.
Toronto, ON
5/9/2012 2 photos
There aren't many interesting and appealing stores. They don't excite me. The selection of stores is seriously getting outdated.
However, I have to mention that the items are well stocked in each store. They always have the latest items from the brand. And it is a pleasure to walk through the mall. Nice place to take a walk... Or in cold winter or hot summer, the mall can double as a hiding place from the extreme weather. And somehow the mall doesn't have that unpleasant headache-inducing stuffy feel. In some malls (Yorkdale. I'm looking at you....) my eyes turn red after awhile due to poor air quality and poor ventilation. Not in Eaton.
Eaton Centre can be an entertaining place. But when you're shopping, it's not really useful at all. -
Review from Kay B.
Vancouver, BC
4/15/2012
While I was only there for a few hours on a trip to Toronto, I was pretty impressed with the selection of stores they had. With it being in downtown, it was busy on a Sunday afternoon. Make that SUPERRR busy, to the point where I felt a little overwhelmed. I've never seen a mall so packed! For a second, I thought it was Christmas around the corner.
But aside from the busy factor, the mall was clean, huge, and above average compare to other malls around. Can't remember if there were any upscale stores but they do have your average H&M, Forever 21, etc. And who can complain to that, nice clothes that doesn't cause a hole in your pocket? -
Review from Faye C.
5/11/2012 2 Check-ins Here
The Eaton Centre is a nice mall. Nice and bright, and in the downtown core. Sometimes it's a little overwhelming, but it's a good place to stop if you need something.
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Review from Sunny G.
Mississauga, ON
5/10/2012
Toronto Eaton Centre is the hallmark of Shopping and Offices in Toronto, and is located quite literally in the Centre of the city, just next to City Hall in fact.
The selection of shops for clothing, food, electronics, sundries, etc. etc. is simply fabulous. The mall is bright and cheerful and offers something for everyone.
There is an art display of "the Birds" that is quite famous for people taking photos at the south side of the building (by Queen St) and in the Centre of the mall is a great Fountain that shoots water up in to the air up to the 3rd storey.
The building is easily accessed by either the Dundas or Queen St subway stations, and spans the distance between them. -
Review from teresa k.
3/5/2012
a pretty mall with high vaulted glass ceilings. Fun to look at, but the size of the place is daunting if you're just there to waste some time. I don't understand why there are more than one of the same store here, it gives me the feeling of ground hog day. wasn't i just here?
i like shopping but i wasn't into this place. i checked out the H&M next door and was happier there.
right across the street from Younge-Dundas Square so convenient to touristy stuff. -
Review from Zoe C.
Toronto, ON
4/25/2012
First off, let me start off saying that I LOVE shopping. I will go out of my way to visit a mall to find good shopping. The mall still has some construction going on (way less though compared to during the summer) and can get extremely busy at times. The store selection is good, but the sales are nothing too fantastic. Its a good mall, but there is nothing really too special about it. However, visitors beware, during peak times (i.e. on weekends or mid-summer) there are a TON of tourists...just FYI.
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Review from Dishan W.
2/27/2012 3 Check-ins Here
Sure it's the flagship mall of downtown Toronto and while I do walk through it or use it to kill some time often I am not overly impressed by anything it has to offer, their renovations didn't really seem to do much and the only thing great about it is the revamped food court. But it has a few stores that have 2 outlets in the same mall, most of the shops can also be found in a 10minute walk down queen street and all I see this is it being a very touristy spot that has little to offer for locals. Unless of course you're looking for a sears or apple store.
But it's big and pretty to walk around thanks to the long open roof letting all the sun in. -
Review from Asheley R.
Halifax, NS
1/8/2012 1 Check-in Here
Who wouldn't love this place?
I mean it isn't any outlet center but it does deck itself up quite
nice during the holidays. The whole little district outside of the
Eaton Center makes me a tad warm and fuzzy for being in Toronto.
Probably because it reminds me of being in Halifax all in one street.
For the most part, whose going to complain about the shops themselves
within the Eaton Center? As for the center itself, I found it rather
difficult to navigate around in there. Realistically, it is probably
just me and my lack of direction in unvisited places. I couldn't find
the bathrooms, I couldn't find the food, I was a mess. On the verge of
a broken bladder and an empty stomach, forced to grab a smoothie that
was full of sugar, and couldn't decide between Victoria Secret or
Locale purchases. The HORROR!
No but really, I didn't find there was a good solid amount of signage
letting a girl know where the food court is. All that kept running
through my mind was... 'they have to have more than a starbucks and a
BP!' I later found the entire bottom level was food, only after I had
a large yogen fruz.
I could get used to it. No question. Taking my 3 to a 4 to a 5. -
Review from Lynn H.
Toronto, ON
3/23/2012 1 Check-in Here
What do they even have here that no where else has?? Parking is $9/hr. The elevators are ridiculous. There's no selection. Everything's sooo spread apart. Nothing special about this mall besides the fact that it looks nice.
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Review from Chris P.
10/4/2011 4 Check-ins Here
The Eaton Centre is a place I got to know well back in 2005 when I was working at the Pantages Spa across the street. Whenever I had a break between clients I would head to mall to spend cash I hadn't yet earned. It was these shopping trips that paved the road for me towards bankruptcy, but thats a story for another day.
EC is a one stop shopping experience. It has basically everything there so the question of whether or not you should shop here is more based on the criteria of how much patience do you have to swim through crowds of slow moving gawking gabbing people and to trek from level to level as there is really no obvious organizational scheme to the mall layout.
I read once that malls are purposely designed to be disorienting and will not have clocks readily visible as to make you unaware of the time you are spending in them. Also shops with similar wares will purposely not be situated close to each other so that you have to trek through other areas of the mall on your quest to find shoes to match your new handbag. I'd say Eaton Centre lives up to that description very well!Listed in: 1 Review A Day For Every Day…, Bestie and Me
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Review from Coy W.
12/18/2011 2 Check-ins Here
I walked through the Eaton Centre recently and will be walking through here soon but there seems to have been a lot of construction to really ramp the place up. There is nothing spectacular about the mall, I mean there is no crazy niche market the mall is going after and there is no theme park inside.
It's a mall with a bunch of popular stores in the heart of Toronto that is easily accessible via subway, streetcar, bus or walking. If you dare to drive into this area there is parking in and around the mall.
The mall is pretty popular with anyone who is in this area which is usually people working, tourists and most likely kids and teens.
The mall has undergone a bit of construction and they have a lot of connections to the Best Buy, the subway and a new food court.
If you haven't finished your Christmas shopping you might not want to drop in unless you're willing to brave out the large crowds! -
Review from Edwin A.
9/30/2011 1 Check-in Here
Toronto Eatons Centre
That's strange there's no longer Eatons store people. It's Sears now. Another anomaly is like the Simpson's Tower on Queen St that the Bay Corporate office is in? Simpson's is long gone. Guess there's attachment to the names in the city.
Anyways, Toronto Eatons Centre is downtown best mall. Dufferin Mall is the other mall and pales in comparison.
Eatons Centre over the past couple years have been undergoing renovations so they are making it better. It's 3 Levels and open on Statutory Holidays.
Family Day ~ 10 AM - 6 PM
Good Friday ~ 10 AM - 6 PM
Easter Sunday ~ CLOSED
Victoria Day ~ 10 AM - 6 PM
Canada Day ~ 10 AM - 6 PM
Civic Holiday ~ 10 AM - 6 PM
Labour Day ~ 10 AM - 6 PM
Thanksgiving Day ~ 10 AM - 6 PM
Christmas Day ~ CLOSED
New Year's Day ~ 12 PM - 5PM
The highlight of the mall in my opinion would be the new food court, it's snazzy with the modern furniture and has most every cuisine choice there. I would say it's revolutionary cause I never seen anything like it anywhere. Apparantly the cost was $48 million to build.
The food court offers real Toronto restaurants, uncommon ones, hand washing stations The design is modern, and food is served on real plates, at one Japanese restaurant there was a classical trio playing?! What the heck.
Rest of the mall is standard affair but improving each year however the food court is amazing! -
Review from Mauricio A.
Toronto, ON
11/15/2011 2 Check-ins Here
One thing I have found particularly worrying about Toronto as a travel destination is how predominantly Eaton Centre is mentioned as a tourist attraction. It's just a mall for Pete's sake and even a particularly great one.
Edmonton Mall had their run as the world's largest mall once-upon-a-time, with their roller coaster and water park but they are a two trick town. Is either that, the Calgary Stampede or endless fields of wheat. Your pick.
We have a bit more history and I would hope more to see than a mall. Since as far as malls go, Eaton's is nothing exceptional. It had the distinction of being the stronghold of the Eaton's empire before it got bought out. Leaving us with next to no Canadian institutions. Seriously, what do we got left? The Bay is long gone, Timmy's is American and we got no mayor beer breweries. Canadian Tire, that's it... and the banks.
Alas, if anything this mall is just long. Sure the glass dome over the two buildings lends itself for copious amounts of natural light and might make for a great photo of two. Specially with the flying Geese... What does everyone have a thing for the geese?
But the stores in there are no different than anything else you would find at Square One or Yorkdale. I guess it just depends on your budget. For example, my store of choice for regular clothing was the Mexx which has dozens of locations all across town.
Sure you can come in a pretty much find almost anything you need, it doesn't mean that you have to come here though. Since they do charge for parking plus, as mentioned before, this place is generally not as busy as it looks since most of the pedestrian traffic is people coming/exiting subway stations.
Personally I have not bought anything in this mall in years. However I walked it yesterday and I think I am far, far from the only one. -
Review from Juliana H.
Toronto, ON
10/18/2011
Let me sum it up in one word - bleck.
I would rather shop anywhere else with the exception of the Scarborough Town Centre which is the most detestable.
Teeming with mannerless people, this place is loud, inhospitable, and always hotter than hell.
If I really needed to go to the mall to buy something, maybe it's time to reconsider that item. There are SO many wonderful places to shop elsewhere in this city that I can safely avoid suffering there. Leave it to the twin ts - teens and tourists. -
Review from Vic C.
1/26/2012
Of the last 3 visits to Toronto, I visited the Eaton Centre each time. I really like this mall because it is HUGE! There are just so many stores here, you would never be able to go into all of the stores in one day. Although yes it is just a mall (And a really big one at that... probably the biggest mall I've ever been to) and you could probably shop at another mall and get the same happy feel if you happen to find some wonderful buys, if you haven't already been here, you should come here and see what it's all about. And then after you can see if it was worth the trouble of coming or not.
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Review from Rao R.
Brampton, ON
2/8/2012
This shopping mall is very big and has a huge variety of stores to pick from. It ranges from high end to very low class. The mall is very well designed and everything is in place. Never will you ever feel you are lost or you do not know where a store is. Some of the stores that they have are Armani Exchange, American Eagle, Coach, Bench, Swatch and many more. They have a food court they has many selections to choose from that contain a wide variety of cuisines which include Thai Express, Big Smoke Burger, Tim Hortons and many others. I rate this mall 5 out of 5 stars and I recommend this mall to everyone.
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Review from Julia L.
Toronto, ON
5/27/2011
I'm convinced that the Eaton Centre is the modern incarnation of Dante's "Inferno". As in, it is hell. Pure hell.
Believe you me, I love a good shopping mall as much as the next gal, but I avoid the Eaton Centre like the plague. Oh Eaton Centre, how do I hate thee? Let me count the ways:
1) Teeming with truant teenagers and tired tourists, travelling through the mall itself is a true testament to tenacity. The layout of the centre is confusing, and combined with the constant crowds, navigation can be complicated and challenging (cue applause).
2) It is said that "variety is the spice of life." Consider that the Eaton Centre has 3 Aldos, 2 Bell Worlds, 2 Feet Firsts, 2 Nutrition Houses, and 2 Sunglass Huts, to name a few. Is this really necessary? Is it a secret ploy by the city of Toronto to encourage everyone to be getting proper nutrition while rocking fabulous footwear, sporting sunglasses and chatting on a cell phone?
3) The one redeeming quality of the Eaton Centre - the prime, central location - is also, in several ways, its downfall. Parking is expensive. Hordes of people travelling to and from Dundas and Queen stations and the PATH converge here. Trying to hunt for deals isn't easy when battling major pedestrian traffic.
4) The washrooms - if you can find one, that is - are always in high demand. High demand washrooms equate to dutty, dutty washrooms.
For decent mall shopping, Yorkdale is just a hop and a skip away by subway, and is far less congested with pretty much the same (if not better) selection of stores. -
Review from Darren L.
Scarborough, ON
9/21/2011 2 Check-ins Here
Not as good as it use to be it still is located right in the center of downtown Toronto. It has just about every item you can possibly think of but and it has the most trendy fashion around.
The down side, is it's always busy and relatively expensive. Still, great place to wander around for a while if you have some free time. -
Review from Frances T.
Hmm... How should I put this...? --Eh.
I don't think I can really be fair about this review because I've been blessed with living less than 1 mile away from Valley Fair Shopping Mall + Santana Row...
The best part about this mall was the shooting water display in the middle of the mall. I think I spend 20 mins there! Hahaha...
Other than that, the stores are okay. I guess you can find what you are looking for since they have something for everyone. I'm not really feeling the structure of the mall. It's just 1 straight line with a few weird stairways to confuse you on how to get from 1 floor to the next.
I think I left in less than 1 hr. -
Review from Sukoon S.
Toronto, ON
6/24/2011
I go through the Eatons Centre everyday as I work at the 250 Young office building and in all honesty I'm not that impressed with this mall. The store selection in my opinion is not that great, I don't really shop at any of their retail stores. Most of the stores are way too pricey, the food courts have small selection of options and there's never any seating.
The positives are there is an Apple store located here & an Indigos for lounging and going through good books
If you want to get great deals on clothing and merchandise walk over to Queens Street, where you will find a selection of great stores with more custom goods for way cheaper. -
Review from Roxana D.
1/9/2012
Wow, this place is huge. You can shop until you drop or just walk around and people watch. It is difficult to navigate, and so it's not the best place to go if you're in a time crunch. However, it pretty much has everything you might need from low-end to high-end.
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Review from Spencer N.
North York, ON
5/29/2011
The only free Wifi spots I've had luck with (not including coffee shops) is the Apple Store and Druxy's (downstairs, South end). You can sit in the food court from as far as the escalators.
This mall is pretty much the flagship of all the stores in Toronto. Even the Victoria's Secret angels opened the new shop.
Hectic like a madman on weekends but great vibe for locals and tourists. Even current renovations have been carefully crafted to make still look aesthetically pleasing. -
Review from Faezah W.
12/21/2011 2 Check-ins Here
I used to work at this Mall and live 2 streets down, Some of the same ladies I used to work with and surrounding stores, theyre still there so kindof feels like a home away from home type of deal.
Its a large mall with MANY MANY stores and options especially since they opened the new urban eatery downstairs. Its like taste of fast food world haha. They got Thai Express, Jimmy the Greek, Some italian ones, Subway and many others.
New Victoria Secret store is my absolute fave, Everytime I walk in there, i spend no less then $100, no girl can have enough bra,thongs or glitterly body lotions and oh Sephora aswell.
The Apple Store is also great, tons of smart nerdy yet good looking boys are there to help you as quick as possible, its always packed so except pushing and a lot of excuse me's. All major cell phone companys are at the mall aswell, Wind, Bell, Fido, Telus and Rogers, they have stands in the middle of the mall and their actual store located nearby or around.
Shoe Got Busted randomly at the mall? Have no fear, theres an amazing persian shoe guy located near the Queen Station exit beside Nino D'Arena and Body Shop, He will fix your shoe in less then half an hour. This man sees me like 4-7 times a year haha.
As usual, tons of clothing stores, Zara, Mendocino, Club Monaco, Lacoste, Le Chateau, Michael Kors, Guess, Bebe,,,etc and lods of Hair Salons and some spas for nails and styling.
The Bay is also right across from the mall, obsessed with that store, if the Mac makeup store store is too full at the mall, go across to the Mac boutique at the bay for more informative help without feeling rushed.(girls only tip haha) -
Review from jocelyn l.
3/13/2011
Big mall with lots of generic American and international stores ie Gap, Old Navy, Zara, Sears (really? Sears?!), H&M. Lululemon
Convenient locaiton; Dundas subway is right there, connected to mall. Good if you're looking for a mall with everything. Otherwise, doesn't really have a lot of character. -
Review from David W.
"If I owned this place and Hell, I'd rent this place out and live in Hell".
I made the sad sad mistake of going here twice, once during the Santa Clause Parade... in November... what's up with that? And the other time two weeks before Christmas. Now I understand those are probably the two most horrendous days to go save Boxing Day but that's all I have to go off.
I also understand its "fashionable to hate on the Eaton Centre, to poo poo it" but I'm generally with the understanding that most malls cannot be avoided, but this place was for lack of a better phrase, a crime against humanity.
Eaton Centre has the craziest system of elevators and walkways in this place. If this place wasn't designed like some Saw IV maze it would bring a little order to chaos. I find this particularly surprising since from the outside Eaton's Centre looks like a giant shoe box.
They have elevators that go to the parking lot, one floor of the mall, skip the second and third floor, and go up to the offices on the top floor. Other elevators do not go to the parking level or the first floor, but service the 3rd and 2nd floors. Granted they did have some normal elevators that miraculously went to all floors which was a welcome find had they not have been the size of laundry elevators.
On the positive side the place has 2 subway stations to save you the ridiculous parking fare. One station makes a lot of sense and the other looks like they built the mall, discovered there was a station there, and said maybe we should connect them -shrug-
There really aren't any surprises when it comes to stores here. Perhaps a handful of independent stores, but really you're looking at the usual sell your soul chains: 4 Bell Worlds, 3 Starbucks, 2 McDonalds, and a partridge in a pear tree.
Usually its the sad boyfriends recovering on the public benches that have been dragged out to a self described "paradise" by their girlfriends, but I've never seen so many elderly grandmothers lounging about. It was as if the seniors centre down the street went for a field trip to look at all the 12 year olds dressed like street walkers.
I came across a child crying in the middle main corridor with no mother in sight. This was right in front of the help desk and went completely ignored for a solid 5 minutes. After waiting around a bit and watching I had to do something about it so I started walking towards him to see if the help desk could make an announcement or something. At that point his mother emerges from one of the three Aldo's and starts calling his name a fair 50 meters down the mall. At which point I waved and pointed at her hysterical son. Gooood parenting 101.
The food court was by far the most interesting part of my visit. Shortly after being asked for directions to the food court, literally standing in the middle of the food court, I witnessed not one but two, separate and painfully obvious, drug deals going down. It probably wouldn't have been so apparent if the first drug lords didn't have so many oz's of weed on him that he looked like could have been on the Biggest Loser. The second was distributing to what looked like high school kids, also not that subtle.
The Centre was built in the late 70s to be a landmark city concord between businesses and shoppers. It's undergone a major extension or renovation every decade. The giant expansive glass ceiling designed after Milan's Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, though not unique to this mall, bumps its rating up a star.
That said the rest of the architectural design for the interiors and traffic areas is a nightmare. The restrooms are not nearly adequate to provide for the sheer volume of people and had line ups extending well out the rooms and blocking stores.
So if you like dying a little bit on the inside, spending all your money, and want to grow up never feeling like a real man, I highly recommend this place.
Overly done VISA parody:
Parking - $18.00
Apple Store computer sleeve - $80 WTF
Making the Skid Row of shopping centres - Priceless. -
Review from Alex x.
NORTH YORK, ON
5/29/2011
Oh TEC, how I loathe thee-
Dorothy once said, "lions and tigers and bears, oh my!"
I say, "teenagers and tourists and tweebs, oh my!"
If you like obnoxious teenagers behaving badly and annoying tourists aimlessly wandering about blocking your every move, go here. -
Review from Jennifer K.
Markham, ON
Toronto Eaton Centre is more like a tourist attraction than where local people will shop...(unless everything else are closed during statuary holidays)
Of course unless you live downtown.. doesn't really worth a drive down and pay for parking and everything. Eaton Centre just another faceless, unforgettable Mall just like all those up at the Suburbs.
Eaton Centre though has a lot of foot traffic from the Dundas subway station and people walking through The PATH. If you want to spend a leisure afternoon window shopping. this is not the place. Feels like people are all racing off to somewhere and will definitely run you over it they need to.
If you lucky enough to have out of towner visiting, I guess you have to bring them to Eaton Centre for a photo or 2..Listed in: You can get EVERYTHING you…, Shopping Malls!
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Review from Marie F.
9/19/2010 33 Check-ins Here
If you are from a small town you'll love the Eatons Centre... God knows I did when I first moved to Toronto at 18. Unfortunately the nostalgia has worn off.
Don't get me wrong, the selection in stores at the Eatons Centre is pretty good. Most stores are here and they have the best Apple and The Bay in town.
Apart from those two stores, you are better off shopping along Queen West or Yorkville. Major flagship stores (which usually get exclusive lines) tend to be on one of those two streets and have better selections.Listed in: A-OK but, Meh I've Had Better
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Review from Susan C.
Toronto, ON
6/3/2011
Busy mall...i mean VERY BUSY MALL.
Usually out of my size in everything.
Guarantee to say excuse me, at least five times...or just push through.
Many stores (+star).
Personally, I hardly choose to come here. Walk along Queen Street West instead!
Or go to another mall that isn't as crazy as this one...which is hard to find in the GTA area. -
Review from Michelle A.
Toronto, ON
I would never recommend anyone try and do any real shopping here (unless you go when it first opens or right when it's going to close) It's always a zoo, especially during holidays or back to school. You'll get a mega-headache trying to do anything productive. This is especially true if you are going to the Apple store (lined up outside the store), Aritzia (group changerooms during the holidays!), H&M (always a mess) ...
However, it is very handy if you only need to do a few quick errands, like stop in at Chapters/Sephora/Shoppers or grab a bite to eat at the food court (I like Freshii/Starbucks). Note - there are TWO foodcourts - the one near Dundas St station is NOT good - it's worth the walk through the mall to the Queen St side. Also, don't eat at Mr. Greenjeans.Listed in: Close to Ryerson, Little black dresses, Malls!
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Review from Robin D.
9/26/2010
Honestly, not too much of a fan of Eaton Centre for shopping yet, but I feel it is great for other reasons.
1. It is a great meeting place. It is connected to Dundas and Queen Station.
2. Get a free map of Toronto and downtown Toronto somewhere in this mall.
3. Eaton Centre has pretty Christmas displays during Christmas. It is worth waiting for really. -
Review from Spiro P.
Toronto, ON
12/15/2010
Unfortunately, I've been dragged through various malls. Some have suprised me and others are lackluster. Toronto Eaton Centre is the latter. The only stores that I have any use for are the Apple Store, Aveda, and Crabtree & Evelyn.
Most of the time, the mall is bombarded with people that pass through the mall. People walk from Queen Street to get to Dundas Street and vice-versa.
The layout is outdated and there is nothing remotely interesting about the stores in this mall.
I hope that they build a Westfield Mall here soon! -
Review from WaYnE c.
Maple, ON
7/24/2010
First of the "The Guys SURVIVAL Guide to Malls" series is the almighty Toronto Eaton Centre -In. To. You.-
Brief Intro:
4 levels(Concourse, 1, 2, 3) of retail shops and services conveniently situated between Dundas and Queen subway station along Yonge street. Top level(4) accomodates paid parking and and as this is a TOURIST attraction, it is open pretty much all year round including Statutory Holidays.
Guest Services centrally located but I've noticed recently there are small standing booths through-out were the Guest Service staff cannot seat but stand and walk around looking for lost faces to ASSIST. It's a big mall therefore closer to the Food spots you'll notice fully loaded garbage cans. Great open skylight roof for natural light source.
Seating Comfort Level:(***--)
I give Eaton's an A-OK as it is comfortably cushioned however monochrome uninspiring seating that look the same everywhere. Most do not have backs to the seats so it's simply provided as an afterthought. Guys sitting for 15+ minutes while waiting for their significant other will begin to suffer.
Safety Zone:(***--)
Level 2 is the Safety Zone of choice because it's the Men's level for SEARS as well as it is better than Classy Bling Level 3(Coach, Michael Kors, Ecco, Sephora, Birks, La Swiss, Banana Republic, bebe,etc...) and Youth with Credit Cards Level 1(Hollister, MAC, La Senza, AE, etc...)
Level 2 is not perfect by any means but Swarovski($100+) is 10x better than Birks($1,000+) however beware of the soon to be open Victoria's Secret where you'll have to SHARE seats with guys waiting at the A&F.
Exit Strategy:(****-)
Centre Court Fountain otherwise known in the Al Bundy world as Fountain of Dispair where the women leave their guys with empty wallets to sit in dispair. If you are within the vicinity of this Fountain then you are at the spot. Level 2 is PRIME real estate as it allows you to exit from all directions as well as go up and down levels. It is also street level for that perfect escape.
Entertainment Level:(*----)
While waiting for others and watching other patrons zoom past you in the walkway there are very little that can help you keep your mind away from the fact that you're waiting there looking PATHETIC. Prepare your own entertainment or sneak over to one of the following: Apple, Indigo Books, EB Games, HMV, Sony Style, Black's, Great American Back Rub.Listed in: T.O.urist in Town, The Guys Survival Guide to…
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Review from Kat F.
9/10/2009
There are only five reasons to ever, ever go here, and even those are stretching it. Malls in general are despicable places and this one tops the list with an unfathomable amount of size 00 clones traipsing aimlessly through the mall waving around daddy's credit card and drifting in and out of Bench/Hollister/A&F/Aerie/Le Chateau giggling and gossiping.
Every store in this mall can be found in a more tolerable (outdoor) setting that doesn't set you back $20 in parking - H&M, Sephora, Banana Republic, MAC, etc. The worst part about this sterile, uninspired environment is those insipid, pushy salespeople that line the centre aisles of the mall shilling their horrible wares - you know the ones: the fake hairpieces, shitty/gypsy hair straighteners and flame-adorned clothing.
Reasons to go here (there are five):
* Mrs. Field's soft pretzels (sadly, one of the only soft pretzels to be found in Toronto. At least they're good)
* Blue Marine & Co.: Soia & Kyo brand winter coats
* Carlton Cards: $0.25 helium balloons
* Jean Machine
* As a winter shortcut to walk between Dundas & Queen (it's always open to pedestrians)Listed in: Shopping Malls
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Review from Brooke R.
12/30/2009
This is a Horton Plaza toned down. A three level mall with sublevels. Horton Plaza is located in San Diego and is a crazy labyrinth of narrow walkways and stairs.
This was my first Toronto mall experience, and I must admit that I was a little turned off. People match the low caliber stores. There were only two landmarks, a fountain and a giant Christmas tree. I prefer many different things to look at while I'm shopping.
They do have an Apple store and a Williams Sonoma which were sufficient to fill my Christmas shopping list. If you aren't concerned with quality you can almost buy anything you want here, from clothes to toys to cell phones. -
Review from Eric B.
4/4/2009
Even at the Mall of America, the West Edmonton Mall, and this modernly designed and spacious Eaton Centre, the shopping experience soon becomes similar to any other big mall. Or in the immortal words of the Talking Heads - "Same as it ever was!"
The Eaton Centre does offer some positve exceptions, even considering the national demise of its namesake several years ago. The Hudson Bay store on one end is a fine department store that wears its age and history well. And when you consider all the other activities that Toronto has to offer within walking and transit distance, the Eaton Centre is just another interesting and fun choice within this vibrant metropolitan area.
Most interesting is Trinity Square which is literally just outside the door near Sears and on the opposite side from Yonge. After purchasing your "graven images" in the mall, spiritual peace and maybe redemption awaits you just a few steps away. -
Review from Liz P.
Toronto, ON
7/9/2009
PREAMBLE:
The Eaton Centre is a good, standard mall - airy, spacious, with your usual mall shops. The food courts are very average. However, I've taken many clients shopping here. The biggest blemish on an otherwise good mall is the Ladies bathroom just inside the Queen Street entrance, behind Bebe.
BATHROOM RANT:
THIS BATHROOM IS A FREAKING NIGHTMARE, PISS ME OFF! Scuze the pun. This bathroom has the WORST FENG SHUI OF ANY BATHROOM IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. Why, oh WHY, when architects design women's washrooms, do they NOT CONSULT WOMEN??? Because it's obvious they don't.
When you approach, there is ALWAYS a line-up out the door. Why don't they double the stalls in women's washrooms? When you are waiting, you have to lean on the heavy door to prop it open. While you wait, your eardrums are blown out because they installed these handryers that will seriously knock you to the back wall if you don't take a strong stance. Gotta love the no-paper-towels-let's-save-the-environment thang, but do I have to lose my hearing in my left ear?
The stalls may be average size, but there's one thing the moronic bathroom designers neglected to consider: WE ARE SHOPPING. WE HAVE BAGS OF STUFF. So of course, you have to wedge yourself in and you must suck in to shut the friggin' door. Typically, there is nowhere to hang up your stuff. Sigh.
On your way out, you MUST bump into people. There is no other way. My favourite part is washing your hands. THERE IS NO COUNTER SPACE TO PUT YOUR PURSE AND BAGS. Sigh. So you have to dump your bags on the floor, awkwardly wedge your purse between your legs, and awkwardly wash your hands. It's starting to look like a Mr. Bean skit, people.
Then you have to turn on those god-awful hand dryers which will blow you to the back wall (you will have the wind-tunnel face lift after) whilst taking out the left ear drum of a person in line. Then you have to bump into people on your way out. What should take a few minutes becomes an epic tale of Tolstoy proportions.
WHY didn't the bathroom designer think of airport bathrooms?? They have wide open spaces, no door, and they're roomy for passengers schlepping luggage. And to think, this bathroom was renovated - !!!! AAArrgh.
Whoever designed this bathroom should be shot.
Thank you; I feel sooOOoo much better. (Liz exhales) -
Review from Ivy W.
10/4/2008 3 photos
This place was packed when I visited on a Monday. I'm guessing majority of the people were tourists, since I was.
The place is decently sized for a mall, and is very modernly designed. What I love is that it's on a very busy street, so you can walk right out and shop some more since the street is lined with stores as well. I also saw a lot of incredible fashionable stores in the mall that I've never seen in the states.
If I'm ever in Toronto again and need a shopping fix, this is where I'll be. -
Review from Amanda L.
8/28/2008
I learned something very important while in Toronto....
There are a lot of malls.
There has to be at least one mall every 100 feet. It's crazy. And the craziest of them all is the Eaton Centre. Honestly, yes, it's massive, yes, it has hundreds of stores, but in the end, it's just a mall, and I can't justify giving a mall more than 3 stars.
There is a nice assortment of stores to fit everyone's taste. And I assume in the winter one doesn't want to have to trapeze all over town just to go shopping, so the Eaton Centre is perfect. Definitely something to check out if you are visiting Toronto
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