Typically I use the B & N location on Hwy 6 & 529 because that is what's closest to us. Well, my kids begged me to go to another location to see if they had a book our usual location didn't have...they did and let me tell you, this location is huge and the selection of books did not let us down! B&N are known to have every book, every genre and just EVERYTHING and this location did not disappoint. The place was packed with book readers, kids, coffee breakers and staff to help. Unfortunately they do not take Starbucks points which is my only complaint! read more

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The service is okay, but the selection of black history month books was terrible. A small table in a corner. I was really disappointed as this chain is on the more pricey side. I can't go back to an establishment that picks and chooses awareness days/months. read more

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I really like the variety of books it has and it's a good environment. However, I went today and this one employee told my kids to leave from the toy section while they were checking out the toys. This angered me because why would you tell my kids to leave the toy section and when I asked my kids what the employee said they said"Okay, y'all have to leave and find your parents" I can't believe this. read more

Great little bookstore to find some new or older titles of books. They also offer a Starbucks inside to get your caffeine fix. Would recommend this location since it is quiet and easy to get to. read more

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This bookstore has been around for more than 20 years . I remember studying at Barnums even when was in grad school and this was the only place to get late night coffee. This store still has many areas to lounge, get some great reads and still get coffee. I recently even was able to special order a book I found that they didn't have in stock. Customer service is good and with a Starbucks attached you are good to go for munchies & more. read more

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If you want someone to offer some great ideas for book clubs, ask Amir! He is a great wealth of information. He knows what books, hardcovers and soft covers, are moving through his store and why the selections are made. Our club is just starting, making his guidance critical. See you next month! read more

The bookstore is clean and stocked well. The staff are friendly and help by walking you to the actual item you are looking for, not just pointing to the direction and location. They have lots of gift items for purchase to suit any gift giving need. There's a small coffee shop on location with tables and chairs for a little downtime. There's also a cute children's area at the back of the store with fun decor. The music area is also nice. Big selection. Prices are higher than Amazon, but that's to be expected. Parking is convenient directly outside the store. They are located on the corner of a semi large strip center. Nice place. read more

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I love books. This Beltway location is always clean and the staff are friendly. I love that it's connected to a coffee shop and sometimes I work remotely. This location is usually busy. read more

I was so disappointed when they closed-I thought it was permanent. But I'm absolutely thrilled that they've remodeled and reopened!

I hear they're open after being closed for remodeling, I can't wait to go back! They always have a great ambience and selection!!

So nice to still have bookstores. This one is a little bit of everything. Part bookstore, part art store(craft kits, calendars, journals, art supplies) and the cafe is Starbucks coffee with Cheesecake Factory desserts. Nothing better than buying a book or journal getting a warm beverage and the chocolate mousse (it's everything I thought it'd be!) and sitting down to read or write. Such a nice way to spend an afternoon. read more

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Barnes n Noble is so #WOW. A company that promotes reading, writing and literature and to educate our society has to be given 5 stars regardless. This one is a busy location by the town and country area. There is plenty of parking. This branch even has a little café serving coffee and desserts. The store is very well organized and there are plenty of signs and labels that direct you to the appropriate category of books that you're looking for. I prefer their bargain books sections, where tons of books are usually at half priced or further marked down for clearance. They have a nice selection of board games, puzzles, and gaming books that are also on the sale section. In addition to books, you can buy music and dvd's along with gifts that you can usually buy at places like hallmark and things remembered. I'm kinda drawing a blank of what category of gifts those are referred to, possibly sentimental?. I also like their travel section which includes tons of literature about countries, maps, and planning for vacation. There is also a huge section for children's literature, game and activity area. There are usually folks doing school projects, assignments, and our having meetings. Plenty of workshops are being conducted. Service standards are excellent. There are employees always available to assist and answer any inquiries. Barnes n Noble also has a reward program for members, who can join membership for a nominal fee and then get like 10% discount on any purchase. I have spent countless hours at Barnes n Noble over the years, and do owe a thank you to them for educating me in many aspects of life. read more

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So far I have always had a pleasant shopping experience with Barnes and Noble Booksellers. I usually visit the Deerbrook mall location, but I have always found friendly and helpful customer service at any of the locations I visited. If there's a title that I'm looking for and cannot find, they always offer to order it for store delivery for me or in some locations they will check the storeroom for extras that aren't on the shelves. Highly recommend shopping here; my only issues with them are the cleanliness of the ladies room. It's often smelly in there and could use more attention. read more

Very nice bookstore with lots of books, well-organized by subject matter, new releases, etc. There is always someone at the customer service area to help, and they're great. Comfortable chairs are scattered around the store. In the back is the children's section, and it's well stocked with books, puzzles, games. Hard to find a good selection of children's books and items these days, so that's much appreciated. There is, also, a café inside and light food items. This location is in Town and Country Village, so there's ample off-street lot parking. It's right off the Sam Houston Tollroad NB feeder road, so easy freeway access. I wish they would reopen the outdoor seating area when the weather gets nicer. read more

I really like the environment here, it is my go to study place . My only complain about the place is the restrooms, they are always dirty. It looks like it never gets cleaned, they only take out the trash but everything else is very dirty. B&N please clean and maintain the restrooms better. read more

I love visiting bookstores (both new & used books and both chain & local stores) whenever I'm in a new town. It gives me a good taste of the town for some reason. I decided to stop by at Barnes & Nobles for the day to see if there is any gem I could get. Just like any other B&N, this location was clean, spacious, and organized with LOTS of books. This time, I had couple books In my mind that I was debating whether or not to get them. In order to search for those books, I navigated throughout the store for the pleasure of finding them! By doing so, I realized that a lot of nonfiction books in the store were organized by the topic. Self-help, success, life events (i.e. break up, death), and etc. This type of organization helps me so much when I want to discover a new book to read at certain situations. I loved going through the book shelves to find out what I want to put on my reading list. I ended up buying a completely different book than I had in my mind, but I am still happy with my purchase! Thanks for keeping your store the way it is now. I'd love to visit again if I'm in town in the future! read more

I don't know how to explain it, but this place has a certain scent that I absolutely love. Everything just seems so fresh and brand new, I love it! Although I really like coming here to study and maybe grab something to eat, it's very hard to find somewhere to park. Most of the time, I would have to park far away from Barnes & Noble, and have to walk. read more

everything you can want is here. coffee, books, gifts, food. Its always a treat to come here. only complain is the lone cashier and the long lines at lunch but that does not diminish from this awesome store read more

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This is probably the second best Barnes & Noble location in town, right after the one in the River Oaks area. It's perpetually clean, spacious, and well-stocked, with a sizeable café area and plenty of tables and chairs for socializing or studying. I've never had a problem locating anything that I've needed, and if anything has not been in stock, the employees have always been happy to get it ordered for me. The music and DVDs section is now comparable to what you'd find at a Best Buy, though the prices are considerably higher. They are constantly running discounts on various items, though. They've also added sections of collectables and board games to diversify their offerings. I don't see anyone ever buying these items, but they are unique. The parking lot is spacious and there's always ample parking right out front of the store. I'd recommend this location to anyone out in the west side of town. read more

Clean, spacious and organized bookstore in a very nice shopping plaza. When you walk in there are books on display to the side and sometimes there are really good finds like book you didn't know existed for a really good price. For example, I saw "1,200 Words You Should Know" and "Emotional Intelligence" that really intrigued me. B&N also has their own little cafe inside that sells cookies and coffee. In some B&Ns there are Starbucks, but not this one. When you buy a book, they usually print a coupon for the B&N cafe, like buy one get one cookie, etc. The staff was very nice and made conversation while I was purchasing my book. TIP: You can reserve a book online for pickup and pay at the store. They will hold it for 3 days and let you know when it is ready. I just hate that they do not price match, even with their own online website, so any price in the store goes. read more

This review is not for the bookstore but for the Starbucks in the store. Was there June 20th between noon to 2pm. Bought a coffee but they gave me hot chocolate instead. The service person is not friendly at all. read more

Wide variety of books, needs more baby books. Can be really pricey if you want more than one book

I have been in here for about an hour and there has been nothing but Justin Beiber music blaring throughout the store the entire time. Not every customer here is a 12 year old girl . For the love of God please put some different music on! read more

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Yelp and/or Barnes & Noble need to update the Store Hours listed. They are currently only open until 6pm and NOT 9pm as posted in Yelp. This late in the CoVID recovery B&N needs to extend their hours of operation. Don't they realize that a good portion of the population, at least in Texas, is back to normal which means working 8-5pm for most of us. It also means that during the work week it's difficult if not impossible to make it to the B&N store by 6pm after getting off work. If they only want their employees to work 8 hrs a day then start at 11am and stay open till at least 7pm. This is yet another reason to add a nail into the coffin of Brick and Mortar Stores. If they can't be open during the hours their customers can come in then its most likely their doors will be shutter for good. It was very disappointing to drive up at 6:20pm to a Closed store. While sitting in the parking lot writing this Yelp review 5 other card pulled up only to discover they were closed. If I'm forced to do online book ordering... you can be sure that after this experience I'll order off Amazon before ordering online from B&N (and will let my B&N membership expire). A very disappointed soon to be ex-customer. read more

A place where you can find a book or something else they basically have everything you need for your reading needs they also have a built in Starbucks so you can read while drinking or eating something delicious I would definitely recommend to try this place out read more

I am not sure if the Barnes & Noble branches are responsible for the in-store cafe/Starbucks, so this review is going forward with the idea that the Starbucks inside is part of it. Do you know what I hate? When clerks, baristas or waiters who are very clearly in a Customer Service field cannot provide Customer Service. For example, I was just here and a younger barista misunderstood my order for a drink [I had to repeat it several times and explain it to her after my refund]. It's a good thing I checked the receipt and asked about a price variation, because otherwise, I would have gotten the wrong thing and paid more. Not only did the barista not apologize for her mistake and the inconvenience, but when the manager was processing my refund on my card, she made it sound like it was me who had ordered wrong. This is exactly the kind of behavior you shouldn't be doing if you are at a Customer Service job. Customer Service is NOT for everyone, so if you don't like being pleasant to people and doing your tasks, then find work somewhere else. Other than that, I am a long-time patron of this location. Their selections are okay although I have had many times wherein the books I was looking for were not available at this location but were available in many others around the city. I have no complaints about the people who work at the Barnes & Noble Bookstore - they have been very helpful and patient assisting me find certain books in the store or holding a book at another location. read more

I live in Katy, and the closet B&N is on Westheimer. It sucks. We drove out to this one in hopes of finding the B&N we were used to and it did not disappoint. Music wasnt too loud. It was a pretty big store. Coffee shop was good. Staff was friendly, and it was really clean and organized. read more

This review is for my dad. He went to this Barnes and Noble today. He had his catalytic converter stolen while he was there. A couple of people saw the thief under his car, obviously not the car owner doing maintenance, and reported it and did the right thing. Barnes and Noble simply made a sign to put on my dads car to let him know that a thief hit his car. I wouldn't think they really could do anything else aside from notify the manager and police. I would not expect them to confront a thief, but I doubt this is the first time it's happened there. Not sure what their protocols are for this or if they've made several copies of this note in anticipation for future victims. Still not impressed that customers saw it happening and nothing was done to prevent it. My dad won't be going here anymore. I like Barnes and Noble and hanging out at their stores, but I'm not risking going there anymore either. I've heard that thieves are stealing catalytic converters and they know that people will be in bookstores long enough to do this. To whoever did this, God sees all. read more

Why hello there, if it isn't my favorite B&N in all of Houston. Finally, a large spacious cafe area to study without the music being blasted over-head. There are plenty of large tables so you aren't sitting shoulder to shoulder with other people. Also, there are lots of huge non-tinted windows that allows fantastic natural lighting so you don't get cabin fever when you're trying to enjoy your favorite books. I also ordered the Chipotle Turkey Panini and it was great for a quick study bite. Love it here so much. read more

I'm in my eighties without a firm grip on electronics. Your assistant manager, Neil S., patiently and kindly went over what I needed to do about my Nooks. He offered several suggestions. I took one that he suggested, and I'm coming back to purchase the other he recommended for me. Please thank him again for me (and up his salary.) Gratefully, Ann Cox read more

Why would anyone review a Barnes and Nobles? In Houston they're all about the same (the exceptions being the one across from the Galleria and the one inside the loop in the old movie theatre) and you can get books cheaper online. I go to this one in Town and Country Village because: (1) It's close and convenient, (2) It's located near a lot of other stores and restaurants that I frequent, (3) I like to hold books in my hand before I purchase them, (4) My kids are always asking for books at the last minute (for school) and I don't have time to order them on the Internet, (5) It's nicer to drink a Starbucks while you're reading a book than on your way to work, (6) The staff are helpful and attentive. We often drop buy after church and Sunday brunch as a family to just browse around in serendipitous shopping. When I'm in one of my last minute book quests for the kids, it's usually for a book that is out of stock because all the other kids have already purchased it. In these cases, they've always been able to locate the book at another store not too far away and hold it for me. Did I say that I love books? B&N will always be a resource for me and it's big enough to satisfy my eclectic browsing nature... read more

Perfect location. Very large bookstore. So happy we still have brick and mortar bookstores even after pandemic.

This review is for the customer service I received from their Cashier, Jonathon M. I came in to return a GRE 2014 book and exchange it for the identical GMAT version. Jonathon asked me if there was anything wrong with the book and I had told him that I actually needed the GMAT version and couldn't find it in their study aid's section. He thought "Well, we currently have a table display of study aids, I'm not sure where it is but you can go to customer service and ask". So I waltzed off to Customer Service not even waiting for 30 seconds when Jonathon springs into action and goes "MA'AM! I found it!! GMAT 2014 right? It's right here!! I can help you now". Thank you Jonathon for being proactive!!! You have no idea how lazy some people can be.... but you sir, are not one of them! read more

This used to be THE hang out/"study" spot for high schoolers in the Memorial area, at least back when I was in high school a couple of years back. Not from the Memorial/Katy area, I only came to Town and Country to hang out, but now that I'm in college, when I'm home in Houston for breaks, I sometimes come back to this part of town to relive good times, calming my nostalgia, or I study with a friend here. Basically, this is at typical Barnes in a shopping strip--people come in and out during the day, and once 3pm hits, Memorial HS students come to flock. If you want to get work done, this is a good spot! Just make sure that if you're using your laptop, charge it at home! There aren't any outlets in the Starbucks cafe area. There's an open area with a couple of tables and seats on the other side with outlets, but the few spots to work in are taken there. The Cafe doesn't accept Starbucks cards, fyi! It's also a little chilly here, so bring a jacket. Overall, the noise level varies. Some people come to catch up, to conduct business interviews, to study. The music level is pretty soft and the space is open, so it's a great place to get some serious studying done or meet up with someone else. I would rate it 4 stars, but the temperature level and lack of outlets docks it down a whole star for me. read more

My daughters and I were driving past this store as we are visiting Houston from out of town. We were initially excited to see the store as it is one of our family favorites where we live. We were greeted by a woman at the customer service area and she pointed us to the kids section. My kids immediately noticed that this store had way more toys for purchase than books (in their opinion.) We were able to see a few books that they wanted, but we were looking for hardcovers so we went to the front to find someone to ask about it. We saw two employees (only two we could find in the store) laughing and stocking books so we politely asked if they were aware of where we would find the book in hardcover. Without even looking at the book, one tells us that they don't make it in hardcover. (Seriously?!) We knew that was not true so we informed her of that. Afterwards she said some other excuse all without ever even looking at the book! My daughter finally just decided to purchase what she saw and we went to pay. As we left the store, my daughter (only 7 years old) commented on how unfriendly and unhelpful the people in the store were. Maybe it was an off day but luckily your RUDE/short/unconcerned employees could never impact our love for books! But in the future- maybe handle the kids with a little more care and effort! read more

If you want a book and you just can't wait until it comes by mail or you shun online shopping, then this is one of the better B&N's in town. And lets face it, for a new book this is almost all you have left since the closing of Borders. My issue is the whole "club" thing being promoted by this chain. I have to pay them $20 to get 10% off? So I have to buy over $200 worth of books before I even begin to really get 10% off? No thanks - I'll keep going to your store to flip through the book before purchasing for 20% off from Amazon (with no yearly fee or even tax). I only buy here when I feel I really need the book right away to help me with a task or when I'm buying a magazine for which I don't want to subscribe. So yes, they have a good selection of both books and magazines. Also, their starbucks isn't a real Starbucks, so you can get the coffee there, but their food selections will be different (they seem to have a lot of cheesecake). Otherwise they have the same drinks and plenty of tables to hog with your study materials so that other customers can't relax! read more

I love Barnes and Noble, but the management of this location is quite rude and condescending. There were no tables or outlets in the seating area, so when my friend and I sat down in a corner where there was an outlet, the assistant manager proceeded to tell us to leave because they were "not required to accomodate for us." Could've politely specified the areas we were allowed to sit but instead made it seem like we were required to leave the store. So we did! Won't be coming back either :-) read more

I always love coming to this location! Whenever I wasn't able to find a book on the shelves, an associate at the Customer Service desk has always assisted me in finding it in the store, or online. The online ordering system allows you to have your books delivered to the store so you can just go in and pick them right up! The cafe is also a neat spot! While the baristas are sometimes a little bit slow, I credit that to the high volume of customers they have to handle when the cafe is full. They always get your order out quickly once they've rung you up, so it's never a trouble. And kudos to the manager I saw today helping keep the cafe tidy! It's always a nice thing to see a manager helping their employees when they need it - really shows the team work that goes on behind the scenes! read more

This is a pretty relaxing place to hang out. Grab a coffee, a few magazines/comic books, and find a place to sit (the hardest part!). I'm personally not impressed by their pastries, which is why it's minus one star*. The huge cookies look yummy but actually taste like dry rocks. The coffee cakes are too sweet for my taste, and the biscotti isn't that great, either. The coffees are alright, but not spectacular. I do approve of their hot chocolate though. It's great to sip on when it's cold outside; just don't get it made with skim milk, no whip. I tried that once and I felt like I was drinking watery chocolate. It's great with 2% milk and just omit the whipped cream if you're trying to be a bit healthier. *I start all my reviews with 4 stars and add that one extra star if they're incredibly spectacular. read more

When I came here to look for a book after seeing online that there was a copy at this location, I searched several times before asking a staff member. She too saw that one copy existed, and went to go look just as I had and couldn't find it. And that was that. No, "Let me check the back" or anything. But besides that this location is okay. I come here to study occasionally as it's open till 10 PM on most day and 11 PM on Saturdays. They also have free wifi. read more