This is my local DFO, I find it easy to navigate as basically you just have to walk around in a…read moreclockwise direction, Shops are grouped together ie: women's clothes are sectioned, shoes & bags, mens, sports, homeware's and children's. My favorite store is Esprit and Puma. I am guaranteed to always find decent bargains here. Just dont eat here!

Seriously feels like I was in IKEA with no easy way out apart from following the path. Not as good…read moreas other DFOs out there, e.g. no Country Road or Seed, but nice and generic enough to satisfy any taste. Upside, plenty of parking.

Just avoid this place of you can. I will admit, I was once a resident of the Dandenong area. I grew…read moreup going to the Plaza and I've watched it transform over the years into what now appears to be a shell of a shopping centre that mostly offers discounted clothing. I say give it another 10 years and it'll be the Dandenong Hub (which is a shell of businesses adjacent to the plaza). Recently going back, this place just doesn't feel safe. It's still busy but I don't understand the need to be here. It's not convenient and there has been a really sad attempt to refurbish the area, making if brighter and adding more stores (which I think will soon close given the lack of foot traffic in some areas). Regardless, I choose to stay away from now on. If you're intent on a shopping trip, head to Fountain Gate or Knox instead. There is absolutely no reason to come here anymore.

Dandenong Plaza is quite bogan - if ever your tourist friends come in and they want to meet the…read morecommon garden bogan (Native Australian Species), then take them along to Dandenong Plaza. Here you can fear for your life in one of the more aggressive shopping centre carparks, chow down on something deep fried for lunch with all the kids skipping school, and bum smokes of some guy tottering about with a bottle in hand. On the plus side, the police regularly patrol the food court, so it's quite safe. On the extra plus side, the shops are filled to the brim with spare change clothes. $2 singlet? I'll just overlook the likely dubious ethical practices that went into making it and enjoy the lack of expense.

Honestly, this isn't one of the best places to visit in Victoria. In fact, it is one of those…read moreplaces that I would recommend trying to avoid. Anyway, the station itself isn't too bad, namely because it does happen to be a major interchange station, which means that there are trains regularly stopping here, including the V-Line that shoots on through to the Gippsland. The station also has a bus interchange, which is certainly also pretty helpful. I probably should also mention that it is a fully serviced station as well. However, it does come across a being pretty grotty, so in a way, it is one of those function over form type of places.

My experience here might have been influenced by the time of my visit, but since I was here in…read moreFebruary, the fact that half the shops were shut seemed more like a regular occurrence than a seasonal one. Honestly, it doesn't feel like many people come through here anyway. While there are a few decent shops, they're far from plentiful. The place felt rather dull and a bit tacky, giving the impression that its primary purpose is just to let people cut through from one side of the building to the other. Considering you can just as easily walk around, I'd say this spot is probably best avoided.