Bog standard shopping centre. It has an Apple Store, so it does the job for 90% of the things I…read moreneed shopping centres for these days... - Good selection of other shops, including a big John Lewis. - Convenient parking - Decent food to be had (the warm pretzels are awesome) Don't be making a special trip down to Watford just for the Harlequin, but if you're in the area, this will probably be great for you.

The shopping centre is a nice place to get lost in. Really!! It has three or four entrances and for…read morehow hard I tried to orientate my self with the electrical maps...I always found my-self on the wrong place. I kept walking in circle for over 20 minutes looking for JD Sports. The numerous shops made it enjoyable still. Oh yeah; and there is also a chocolate shop on the ground floor. That was love at first sight guys. Nice getting lost in places like that.

Nice shopping centre. Lots of shops and eating out optuons along with plenty of experience centres.read more

Stretching across the east side of the Watford one way system is a mutli storey array of about 140…read morestores forming the Harlequin Center. Modern bright open air design and sometimes entertainment on the second floor walkway. Huge amount of parking, always crowded and busy the Harlequin center holds such stores like French Connection M&S BHS John Lewis Disney Boots Millets Waterstones Great food court, Starbucks and Costa coffee too.

After 4 years of ordering food for a nursery from Asda Watford with little, infrequent incidents of…read morelateness or rude drivers, this week we have experienced the worst customer experience that anyone can imagine. The driver refused to use the ramp for the trolley, but called to ask for the 6 crates of food to be picked up from the bottom of the stairs. There are clear instructions on the account on how to access the nursery and in 4 years no driver has had any difficulty getting to us. When the driver was told to use the ramp, he said ok. A staff member went outside to guide him, but to our shock he had left. We had to run to a local shop to buy food for the nursery children that day. The order was marked as cancelled. We called the store, explained to the manager, who said the driver would return in 1-2 hours. He did return, only to do the same thing all over again - refused to use the ramp, moreover raised his voice and put the phone down on the nursery manager. The Asda Watford manager then called the nursery trying to explain that his driver is right in not delivering the food at the door - something that his colleagues did weekly over 4 years, without any issues. After some words were exchanged, the driver then came to the door, stacked the crates right by the door, rang the doorbell and left. The nursery door opens outdoor and by doing that he blocked the door that is also our fire exit. It took one staff member significant force to push the door open, pushing the crates out of the way and causing them to almost collapse. The store was called again, they claimed the manager had left, the same manager who had called us 10 minutes before. When I asked for their complaints procedure, I was told there is no need for me to do it as they would file a complaint on my behalf. The order remained marked as cancelled on the account, meaning that we could not ask for a refund for the 7 items that were not delivered, all frozen, so the entire frozen products crate was missing. We called the Asda helpline twice, explained, gave the list of missing products, but there was no resolution. We remained out of pocket. 3 complaints emails were written, again no reply and not even an acknowledgement that they were received. This is the poorest ever service that we have received and we are more appalled by the lack of action from the managers and the complaints department than by the terrible attitude of one rude driver.

Well, where is this "massive George" section? The specific reason I drove half an hour to get…read morehere. 3 sales rails and 1 meter squared of normal non sales clothes is not what I call massive. Not even adequate. The store was madness. If you have hours to mince around to "come across" what you want then it might be suitable. Trying to find prepared fruit was like the holy grail. The crisps have all the cheap multi packs, but lack considerably the other type, with a very limited selection. I gave up trying to find a bottle of 500ml fizzy pop. The sandwiches looked like a pack of locusts had attacked them as there were hardly any left apart from the really naff ones that nobody really likes. As for ten queues to pay, well that was about enough to send me over the edge. Queued for ages to use the self service till, and let's face it, they never are self service as the darn things use any reason to halt your shopping to get store approval. Then you sand there and wait like a convicted criminal for sentencing until the staff deign it necessary to Come over and approve whatever crime it is that you have committed. So, I shall delete this ASDA trip from memory, and avoid it at all costs. Hated. Every. Second.

What a pleasant surprise to find this shop. Arrived early for our Harry Potter tour and had time to…read morekill. Browsed and found some unusual gifts and had them wrapped for free by the helpful young ladies.

From the owner: Stylish Gifts Posh Pots and Plants…read moreFresh Flowers Fine Chocolate

I have always loved Sainsbury's more than any other hypermarkets. Their own make products seem to…read morebe extremely good quality. The petrol is cheap. Just watch the traffic coming out onto the main roads!

The reason like this Sainsbury is that it is never as busy as Tesco or Asda. Enough parking.read more

Big and spacious. Over two floors!…read more I love the make over, of this store, blue and black is the colour scheme, better than the former look of the store. I like the fact that it's not messy, and the staff are professional. I still buy the basics, but it is still generic fashion, to my taste. My sister the jeans are good in length for tall chicks for us, but you still have to use a belt to tighten it around your waist....I'm still dubious about, I know that ain't going over my booty. I mainly in the men's section buying £3 plimsols or £5 jogging bottoms that still last. They have a beauty section, make ups etc plus you can buy DVDs and headphones now in Primark, which they did not do before. But yeah I like this store, it's as goods as gets.....until they plant a tall section...wishful thinking!

Who doesn't heart Primark? Primark not 'Primarni' or any other shoddy names. Who needs to be…read moreembarrassed to say they shop at this haven anymore? Not I that's for sure. The Watford branch is an absolute gem of an offering. It's far enough outside London that it's always got those pieces you see screaming 'buy me' out of Look's/Heat's/Grazia's pages but also not to remote that it stocks bad garments and trends. Today's little outing consisted of the new season's temptations lining the entrance walkway, neatly, surprisingly as well. Mary Portas has certainly has scared the big wigs at HQ because every member of staff I spoke to today was helpful and polite. Saying that, it was very almost, eerily quiet whilst I was shopping. I spied a bag in the window on the way in, hunted for it but was informed it had sold out, me being me, demanded said bag et viola! It's mine now. The jewellery section was merchandised to perfection, lined with sparkle, nudes and adorned with shimmer. The new season line up looks fantastic and had I had more money I would've spent a small fortune this morning and I didn't even make it downstairs to shoes and homeware. Keep up the good work Primark.

very good tkmaxx, they seem to have the largest and cheapest selection of all the tk maxx's I have…read morebeen to. It could do with being a bit closer to the town centre.

This is by far my favourite TK Maxx. It's big and spacy and well laid out. The staff are helpful…read moreand the store stays open pretty late on weeknights. The selection is great and constantly changing, so if you see something you like you'd better grab it straight away! The prices are pretty low - cheaper than other TK Maxxs I'v been to.

I prefer going to Sainsbury than Tesco's. I would like them to stop increasing the prices of Linda…read moreMcCartney mozerella burgers, as one day I can buy them and they are £1.75 and the next week they are £2.50, this is so wrong as we are not talking about a few pennies here. The service is where I have to have a gripe. I prefer going to a check out and having a cashier scan my items. I do not like self-service at all. sometimes I will visit the store and there are no cashiers, so i am forced to go to a self-service to scan my shopping, i have real issues with doing this, as i not only have arthritis in my hand but have a poor eye-sight. This week, no cashiers again and so I was once again forced to scan items. Fortunately, for me one of the shop assistants, Tizi helped me, she was kind, professional and efficient, very pleasant lady. Last week, there was one till open and the queue of customers was long. There was team leaders/supervisors standing around chatted and when I asked for another till to be opened, she was abrupt and pointed to the self-service and said one of those is free, without even looking me in the eye. How rude! That is my only gripe with Sainsbury in the Parade. I will sign off with being positive about the shop assistant who was very helpful. Thank you Tizi.

For all it's worth, this supermarket just isn't bad! After a refurbishment a good few years ago,…read morethe store looks bigger, it has more stuff in it and looks like it can compete with other, much bigger, supermarkets around the area. The food on offer and the merchandising has been done VERY well and the offers are nicely spread out. I like it here and would automatically go back if given the chance. I'm not giving it a perfect score because it's location is just so poor. The main entrance is off a small side road and the car park is too restrcitive to make a decent enough turnover. Just not quite there yet!

Friendly knowledgable staff, always seem happy to order products if needed and give advice…read more Electrical dept is typically a nightmare at the weekend as it's so so busy. Ladies fashion is a large area but really lacking in a variety of lingerie. Oxford St is better for quantity by Watford staff are infinitely better!

This is the ideal place for a proper lunch after a hard day's shopping at John Lewis. It is a…read morebright, spacious place, impeccably clean and with comfortable seating. Look out of the windows and you will see Watford bustling below you while you enjoy your meal in relative quiet. We usually always have the salmon. It comes with a choice of vegetables and you can add other accompaniments if you fancy. The price is a bit higher than your average shopping mall cafe, but worth it since you get a nice meal for it. Definitely one I'd recommend.

The young lady who served me at the trolley self-service was friendly and massively helpful…read more I highly recommend shopping here. I was abke to efficiently purchase my shopping and left with a smile.

Simply amazing. I can't rave about this stores recent makeover enough. I feel I should get paid…read morelike a top PR the amount I have enthused for the new store... which was long overdue being modernised and this Summer saw Tesco Watford become the talk of the town and the nation, as it's the first to get the flash new overhaul and it made the news. Literally. The renovations were undertaken without closing the store and whilst I admit I did stop shopping here while they were being carried out, I returned, opening day, with a fist full of vouchers to entice me back. You now have to queue to get in the car park. But...it's worth it and they now have car park assistants who direct you to spaces (layout has changed in the car park and disabled bays are now near the main doors). Outside is the same except for the swanky new Giraffe restaurant we are lucky to have in Watford now... But that deserves its own review later! Inside. Customer services is in same place, bit small and under staffed for a super store perhaps. There's a new 'scan and shop' section which I still need to try but I see a lot if peeps are using it. Food to go area is fab. Think salad bar to help yourself, loads if sarnies to chose from and pre packed salad and sushi goodies. Also it's a good section to nip to if picnicking. Plus there's self serve tills for this section alone so it's super convenient. The new bakery. Wowsers. So middle class and rustic. I lurve. Wooden table a la farm house laden with baked goods and hearty loaves. Also a counter with lots of posh desserts (quite pricey) and cakes. It's quite hard to grasp this is now where all bread and cakes are though. But it's early days. The toilet is in this section. No sign though. Annoying. And only one in whole hench store which is disappointing. Harris and Hoole. Love the look. Great lattes. Will sample food am sure. Always busy and not keen on the buzzers they give you to wait for coffee. Bit ott. But there's a coffee cart directly outside store so I usually grab one there as less busy. Florence and Fred. Happy days. This section looks amazing. Trolleys are able to mooch the aisles and it really feels like a proper clothes store, better fixtures and layout/feel than Marks or Next. And stock is great, fab designs and cheap as chips. I always come away with something. Fitting rooms are spacious too. Rest of store super laid out. New pizza counter (still not a patch on Asda's counter pizzas though- listen up Mr Tesco!). Fruit and veg section is epic, so spacious and easier to navigate than before. Make up and health sections look great as does home wears. Proper department store vibes. Loving. Dangerous for my bank balance. Opticians and pharmacy both helpful and knowledgable. Tills are still bit queuey but lots of people are checking out the store so busier than usual I think. Defo worth a visit. You can spend a whole day in here which I guess is the point as it has a destination shopping feel now. They even do yoga and kids classes here. Massive thumbs up!!