These Sydney shopping centres sure are huge, and this one is no exception. Being quite close to the…read morerailway station also helps, but then again the entire monstrosity literally takes up two whole blocks. Like a lot of these shopping centres, this place certainly has a decent range of shops, as well as all of the usual suspects. Oh, and the food hall is pretty decent as well with a good range of offerings.

*This review is geared more towards Americans but can be for anyone not from this area*…read more This is like Mall of America. It's huge! There are about 3 super large floors. I would suggest taking the bus or the train to Westfield (There is a bus stop right outside the entrance and a train station right about a good 5-minute walk from there) You could drive but the parking garage on a weekend is like typical mall traffic during Black Friday but worse. We went on a Saturday before and it took us about an hour to park. I'm not lying. ONE hour to find a parking space. The entire bottom parking garage is reserved for the valet/car wash service. Traffic is also one way so everyone leaving the parking garage has to get into the line with everyone looking for a parking spot. They have a little thing that tells you how many spaces are available on each floor but that won't matter because it's going to take you forever and a day to get to the next floor. Enough about the parking, let's get into the actual mall itself. The mall is like a one stop for everything you may need. There are two food courts (The huge one near the ALDI's and a mini one in front of the woolsworth) The little mini food court has a mini farmers market like set up there as well. Yes people can grocery shop at a mall and they do have cool escalators for your shopping cart. If you need a OPAL Card, which is the bus/train card, you can get one at the Woolsworth Customer Service if you just got into Sydney and didn't get one at the airport. I would suggest checking the directory just to see the "YOU ARE HERE" circle. I have gotten lost many times in the mall just because it's so huge. Thankfully there are tons of comfortable seating because your feet will hurt. Mall hours (or trading hours) are not like what it is in the States. The mall is open from about 9:30 am to 6pm except for Thursdays when its open till 9pm. These are just for the stores, the restaurants and the movie theater have different operating hours just like in other malls. Those restaurants and the movie theater are located at the very top. They have separate parking for those but I would still suggest taking Uber/bus/Train anything but a car if you don't know where you're going. Be sure to check out the very large tree that is in front of the woolsworth area. At night all the really loud birds go there and you can hear from quite a distance. Overall this mall is a great way to get some exercise in and a great way to spend the day.

I find a lot of these shopping centres to be sort of like a honey trap - they are easy to get…read moreinside, but can be a nightmare finding our way outside again, to the point that you end up wandering around in circles. Well, this was the case with this shopping centre, especially if you don' happen to own a car. The other thing is that the lifts from the carpark are awfully slow. However, on the bright side, they do have a nice area up on the roof which has been converted into an entertainment district.

It had all the stores you want plus aircon !!! Not a bad…read moreoption for shopping .... movies ..... lunch !! ..... hordes of youth ..... Bonus !!

Nice clean store. Air conditioned. All your clothes and homewares needsread more

Someone did a hit and run on my car in the car park. Called security and they said they write up a…read morereport but won't do anything else. They won't be reviewing the cameras

Grandmother outing paradise! Excellent bargains, easy to maneuver throughout the shopping centre…read moreand not too overwhelming for the old folks. Excellent produce, meats and fish that is REALLY cheap. They have made a lot of improvements over the years but the food court is really nice, full open sky lighting. Nice to see the place all jazzed up with flowers everywhere for mothers day. With a target, myer and all the regs shops with a medical centre and lots of health services available, it is the perfect place for seniors or bargain hunters.

Yep, this place certainly lives up to its name, though I'm not sure if they are just referring to…read morethe Shire, or they are actually referring to all of Sydney. Anyway, this place doubles as a new and a second-hand bookshop, as they should, since the gems are usually found in the second-hand part. In fact they also have a pretty decent collection to explore as well. Oh, and helpful and friendly staff, which is always a good thing.

I go to St George Fruit Market regularly. I have come to know the people there. I take my…read moregrandkids and the staff often give them drinks or pieces of fruit. They love it. The fruit and vegetables are always fresh and priced well. I highly recommend them!

Seeing as woollies fruit and veg is quite pricey these days, I am trying different green grocers to…read moresee if they are cheaper, and to see if there is a better range. After driving past this place hundreds of times, I finally stopped and did my fruit and veg shopping here. It was the middle of the day so pretty quiet, they have onsite parking and little trolleys to push around. I actually went the wrong way around the aisles so ended up finishing at the entrance and having to retrace my steps. Novice mistake! The quality of the produce seemed good on the shelves, the tomatoes looked way overripe but they were such an awesome deep red colour I had to buy some anyway. There is cut up fruit if you want to grab something for lunch, which was tempting but I resisted. I also scored 12 tins of tomatoes for $10 which was a bargain; you can never have too many tins of tomatoes. I nearly bought some tortellini and Greek pita from the fridges until I realised that it is produced around the corner from my house, so resolved to go direct to the manufacturer! I got a big box full of fruit and veg, the tin tomatoes, juice and bread rolls, and it came under $40. Pretty good I reckon. Update: I bought a 3 pack of avocadoes for $3 and the first one was rotten. Not keen to try the others...

This is where you would go if you had to start from scratch…read more The shop occupies an enviable corner location and is as big as three regular shops. It is also right at the top of the shopping strip. In a lower room (just a couple of steps down) is furniture. Good quality lounges, wardrobes, shelves and desks for example. In an ante room was men's and kids clothing, and also women's sleep attire and dresses. Toys were in there as well. A good number of tracks contained the men gear. Denim, trousers, jackets, shirts, tees, ties, belts... There must have been about 100 women's shoes. Half of the main room was also women's shirts only. More space was then dedicated to jackets, costs, tips, belts, scarves, bags and even wedding dresses. Books galore, DVDs, CDs, even Vhs. Vinyl. A back wall houses the house hold items. Everything from dinner sets to decorations. Then there were buckets of bits. For example, one bucket contained button sets (the ones you'd buy at the supermarket). Jewellery as well. I got op shop fatigue in there. Prices were extremely good. I picked up two fashion dresses for $8 a piece.