Also forgot that these shops and cafes became these: Dunnes Stores = Brand Max (now closed forever) Pickwicks = Shopmobility (now closed forever) Tesco = The Range Eason = The original Sports Direct (now closed forever) re:beebies = HomeStart Zodiac = The security guards and cameras area, which is so big that it has bikes and a Brand Max bag Index = Argos (now closed forever, mentioned before) Jill Edwards (mentioned before) = Fighting Words NI Next = Poundland and Mens Fashion (I think it was called that) Mens Fashion = Savers Karine & Co. (mentioned before) = Halloween and Christmas shops which never opened Lifestyle Sports and a Behind the Movies thing = Arts Care Unknown restaurant = Chicking Hungry Gull = Harland and Wolff Chip restaurant Danske Bank = PLATFORM Yangtze = Super Bowl H. Samuel (mentioned before along with Schoolbags) = Schoolbags and the Arts Care office Thomas Cook = Hays Travel Clarks = East Belfast Men's Talk Now, for the ones in the retail park. The original Lidl and Harry Corry = Home Bargains The original Lidl and Dreams = Halfords Lazer = Poundworld and HouseProud (two now closed forever) American Golf = Specsavers Gilpin's = The original Halfords (now closed when it was merged with the vacant JJB and CarpetRight units to make Lidl) The original Halfords (now next to Home Bargains), the original CarpetRight and JJB = Lidl Pizza Hut = Rigin and Starbucks Xtravision = CarpetRight and Tim Hortons Bensons for Beds = Restore Maplin = Restore and Jollyes Budget DIY = B&M FitnessFirst = Better (leisure centre) Vodafone, Brand Max, Sports Direct, GAME, all the four cafes on the ground floor, Sky, Argos, Specsavers, Eason, Tesco, Dunnes Stores, Optical Express, re:beebies, the Harland and Wolff restaurant, Chicking, Internacionale, Early Learning Centre, Shoezone, EE, Mens Fashion, Karine & Co, Ski & Sports (aka the Canterbury shop), Carphone Warehouse, TUI, the original men's talk which is replaced with storage, The original Lidl, Harry Corry, Dreams, Poundworld, Lazer, the original Halfords, JJB, the original CarpetRight, Xtravision, CarpetRight, Pizza Hut, Rigin, Bensons for Beds, the original Restore, Schoolbags, H. Samuel, Danske Bank, Zodiac, Pickwicks, Shopmobility, HouseProud, FitnessFirst, Budget DIY, Next and the unknown restaurant are still abandoned and some of them have been taken over. The Range, Boots, HomeStart, Arts Care, Vapourette, Mobile & Tablets, East Belfast Men's Talk, PLATFORM, Peacocks, the security guards area, Poundland, Savers, The Works, Bonmarché, Blue Inc, The Arts Care office, The Perfume Shop, Hays Travel, East Belfast Men's Talk, New Look, Poundstretcher, O2, Halifax, Holland and Barrett, Card Factory, Claire's, Netra, Burger King, Super Bowl, Subway, Lidl, Home Bargains, Halfords, Better (leisure centre), B&M, Specsavers, Ulster Bank, McDonald's, Jollyes and Restore are the remaining units in the shopping centre and retail park. Remember, 40 units + 53 empty units = 93 units altogether. THE END, AGAIN. read more

Standard shopping centre really. Shops are forever changing in here. The place is kept clean. Has decent parking. read more

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With a Tesco, Boots and Dunnes, Connswater Shopping Centre is the place for essential supplies if you live locally to Bloomfield Avenue. For clothes and shoes Peacocks, New Look, Barratts and Clarks predominate while bargain stops like Poundland are popular here. Otherwise you can find jewellery, gifts, cards, phones etc, and a usually well stocked Argos, so it's a useful source for emergency cards and presents. Upstairs, somewhat on a limb, Streat and Burger King continue the mass market theme. Essentially a standard shopping centre that is functional, well laid out and as shopping centres go, perfectly pleasant. read more

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Connswater! What can I really say about this place? If you live in close proximity then, yeah I can see the appeal, it has the basics, fast food, boots, tesco, dunnes, new look. But if you don't then there really is no reason to come here! Everything you need and more is a few miles up the road in the city centre. There seems to be a strange contrast of old and new here, where some shops are all nice and shiny and others seem to be on their last legs! But I can appreciate that it's a local amenity for the nearby residents and just for that. I'll give it the benefit of the doubt! read more

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Connswater as it's known locally always seems to be having new bits built on, with the result that the centre feels disjointed and that some shops are bight and shiny new and others have seen better days. It's not the kind of shopping centre you go to for a premium shopping experience, it's more of a Poundland and Peacock's place but there are times when those are just the kind of shops you need. Coming up to Christmas for example, there's nowhere better for decorations and wrapping paper and you can do functional stuff like eye tests in Specsavers and getting your prescriptions in Boots. There are all the other usual suspects too - Argos, Dunnes, Bargain Books, New Look and Internationale. Bargain city. What works for me is that the centre opens late every night during the week so I can nip up there on a Monday or Tuesday night for essentials. The food court is the other highlight. Choose from Burger King, the Streat, Subway or the Yangtze Chinese takeaway which is my fav. I noticed it one day when I was passing the food court to go to the ladies. Actually I noticed the smell. In a good way. Really tasty fast Chinese food. Perfect. Fill a box for under a fiver and knock yourself out. read more

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Looking at previous reviews of this shopping centre, it sadly hasn't got much better over the years. Dark and a little tired the shops are mostly low end, filled with pound shops and bargain books. Sometimes it feels you've time travelled to shopping in the early 1980s, but let's look at the positives- sometimes everyone needs a bargain, there is handy parking and the New Look is pretty good for an emergency top. The food court upstairs may not have the healthiest fayre, but there is a good selection of cuisines (if you regard burgers, chips and Chinese curry in a box cuisine). Also if you need some catalogue store action, the Argos here has a much smaller queue than the one in town. Every cloud eh. ;-) read more

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Connswater is another one of those out-of-town shopping centres, that is useful if you live in the area, but isn't a place you'd go out of your way to visit. Given that I live about as far away from Connswater as you can get, I very rarely have cause to be over there. The last time I was, I remember it being fairly depressing.... Now, looking at the list of shops they have, it's probably decent enough if you live nearby and want to kill an hour on Sunday, I just wouldn't really worry about making a point of travelling too far for it! read more

Been going to connswater for years , it used to be really good , but now its really went downhill , there are fewer shops an more empty units, foodhall is ok, but not much choice. Pity as it was good , ards shopping centre is miles better. read more

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Such a shame like many shopping centers connswater has ended up so devoid of any shops. There doesn't seem to have been any attempt to attract any new shops in when shops have closed down. There's still customers for connswater but nowhere for them to shop. All my reviews state potential unexploited and connswater should be the definition of that. Even if Tesco holds a lease on an empty unit there's room for development and progress. Without shops what need of customers. read more

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I like up here if you only need a few things Theres not as much shops as there use to be defo needs more shops in it Very sad to see as this place use to be buzzing read more

Connswater is a fairly pointless place for me to visit. All the shops it houses are in the centre of Belfast, which is a lot closer to me anyway. If its possible for a shopping centre to have an atmosphere, I'd say this one is fairly depressing! It just looks quite unlooked after and very droll. If you live close by, then fair enough, its convenient for you, but I honestly can't see why you would make the trip! read more

Connswater Shopping Centre is literally 5 minutes from our apartment so when we moved here I was quite happy to have it so close. The first visit was already a disappointment but since then it just became worse.. Shops are closing one by one and with our local tesco metro being shut in April I have serious doubts about Connswater's future. Let's just hope some investors will discover its potential because its location and facilities are great. read more

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Oh dear. I used to think Connswater was OK back in the day. i don't know whether it's gone downhill badly, or I am not so easily pleased these days! Really nothing to write home about. It has a Pound World, Poundstretcher, New Look, Argos, Claires Accessories, Florist, etc. Nothing overly exciting. The interior is drab and dark, especially the further down the mall you walk. On contrast however, the food court upstairs is much nicer owing to the large windows. The food on offer though, not great. Fast food takeaways are on the menu - KFC, Burger King etc. I nip in the odd time as it's not far from my work, if I'm on time constraints due to my lunch hour, otherwise I'd advise you go the few extra miles into the city centre! read more

Connswater has stood the test of time in regards to shopping centres in Belfast and usually improves year on year. Eg the food court wasn't there this time 5 years ago and since it has been apart of the centre it has improved it greatly. The shops within the centre would have everything covered from argos to an independent furniture shop which sells unique items. My advice is dont overlook this place especially at peak times with the huge car park which surprisingly isn't busy during Christmas etc compared to abbey centre and the likes. read more

I remember Connswater when Stewarts and Dunnes Stores was really all there was to it. Just about mind you. I was still in a buggy, but this is where my family trekked to every week to do the shopping. Back in the day when you used those giant cardboard boxes to aid your packing. Good times. Since then, Connswater has undergone several changes. Refurbishments, a couple of extensions, shops in, out (and shakin' it all about), car park overhauls...to name but a few. Most recently, the front of the shopping centre was renovated, and a huge (I'm talking seriously big) food court located on the new upper level, with panoramic views stretching right across Belfast. Delightful way to enjoy your Burger King meal. As far as the shops are concerned, there isn't really anything too impressive. Dunnes Stores is still there, while Stewarts has morphed into Tesco, but they're really the two anchor stores. Poundland, Poundstretcher Extra (never did understand the requirement for both these stores to be under the same roof), Boots, Semi-Chem, Barratts, 02, and the like are all contained within the store. There are further, larger stores in the retail park as well, such as Lidl, Dreams and JJB Sports. The late night opening five nights a week is a huge bonus for Connswater, as so many shopping centres only open to 7pm at the latest. Apart from that, there's nothing really too exciting about it. Certainly does it's job though. read more

Poor old Connswater, if it was a horse, you'd be leading it round the back of the barn with a shotgun. Anyway, the place is a shadow of it's mid 80's-mid 90's glory, it is lacking any main anchor tenant with Dunnes and Tesco being closed leaving the whole top half of the centre deserted, seemingly Tesco still have the lease so no other supermarket can take over. I'm also led to believe some of the bigger shops still there are closing so I honestly think the future is very bleak for Connswater. read more

There is something unmistakably cheap and nasty about Connswater, it's one of those shopping centres which feels like it's stuck in the dark age. If you've ever been in the old Tower Centre in Ballymena before it's revamp and facelift then this is comparable. There is the usual combination of cheap nasty stores, high street clothes shops, a greasy spoon and a couple of the big supermarkets. (the Tesco does look like it's on its last legs) The only reason I would say you would visit here would be if you were in very close proximity. read more

The only real good point about this place is that it's cheap, apart from that it sucks. There is a fairly decent New Look but the likes of Picwicks cafe look rather shabby read more

Connswater has all the usual shopping-centre shops. They have a great sports shop, can't remember the name. I go there to buy all my rugby stuff. The car park is a decent size and the centre itself is well signposted and easy to find. read more

Conswater has all the shops u'd expect from a fairly small shopping centre. They do have a really big woolworths which is very good for toys and dvds. The tesco is pretty good too and also has a large toy department. They have free parking and the car park has recently been extended and with the food court due to open any day now it should get even better with time. read more

I hadn't been to Connswater ever before in my life, due to it being way across the other side of town from where I live, and also it being yet another shopping centre similar to the ones that are near my anyway, so why would I? Anyway, I ended up here because I had to take my pupils on an outing and tour round the bank that they have there - they were to learn all about how a bank works and what mortgages, cheques, interest rates and so forth are. I think they were more interested in casing the joint for any chance to nab some money, but anyway I took a break, leaving the other teachers to be in charge and wandered around - they've got all the usual shops that you would see in the average shopping entre. There seems to be a good lot of parking and lots of eateries too if you get peckish when you go for your shopping. read more

The New Look is possibly their best branch in Belfast but this is quite a depressing centre with few shops worth visiting.

There is no good shops in this place anymore!! However they are currently building a big extension onto it with a big food court upstairs - bye bye to horrible Mr Pickwicks!! Hopefully it will be better read more

this place has picked itself up with the new food court opened it is very handy but there is to many useless shops in it.

large variety of stores. food court above entrance to and caters for a large variety of tastes.