The Overgate is the larger of the two main shopping centres in Dundee, with the other being the…read moreWellgate across town. It offers some of the city's larger shops, hosting the likes of Debenhams, Primark, New Look and Topshop. Half of the mall is really bright and airy as there are windows running down the entire wall. It kinda reminded me of an airport (but nicer, of course). There is parking but we didn't use it. From what I've heard it is pretty expensive. We used Gellatly Street which was £8 for 24 hours. Considering the Overgate charges something similar to this for 5 hours and closes overnight, it looks like we made the right call to go somewhere else. The public toilets in the mall are clean and well serviced so we're all good there. I would definitely recommend coming here instead of the Wellgate - the Wellgate is a horrible, dark dungeon.

Like the Wellgate centre that I recently reviewed, the Overgate in Dundee has the famous big name…read moreshops, the Santas grotto at Christmas and the places to eat and drink but what this shopping centre lacks is the atmosphere of the Wellgate. It may be because it is a brand new shopping centre and therefore lacks some of what makes the Wellgate so good but whatever it is there is just something missing from the whole experience of shopping here. That said it does have some wonderful shops such as Sports world, Gap and baby Gap, The Gadget shop, Debenhams and the amazing Lush shop which sells all the wild and wacky soaps and lotions and potions you could imagine. You can smell the wondeful scents coming from the Lush store throughout the building and they are rivalled only by the aroma from the Starbucks coffee shop on the same floor. If you are in Dundee then you must visit here as well as the Wellgate, they both have something different to offer.

Arguably the biggest store in the Overgate, it takes up three floors and offers a wide variety of…read moreproducts. There is a great selection of concession stands and usually has great 'mega days' in which to receive fantastic discount on items.

A great Debenhams, with men's, women's and children's clothing and accessories with a home…read moredepartment and cafe on the top floor. It is worth purchasing your perfume and make up there since they now have a beauty points card. Their nail bar is fantastic although it's not there all the time. Women's departments include Topshop, Dune, Oasis and Faith.

Dated, old, empty, except for a few stores that aren't that exciting, meanwhile the Overgate makes…read moreit worth the trip, Summary: Decoration: Looks like it has been there since the war Shops: Little to no good ones

With the Overgate centre across town, and Murraygate and the High Street just outside, there seems…read moreno point to the now ancient and decrepit Wellgate centre. I'd imagine that this mall was considered state of the art back in its heyday, but now that Dundee has the modern, glass-fronted Overgate with popular stores such as New Look, Primark, Topshop, Debenhams and JD, everybody goes there. The Wellgate is full of pound shops and fast food restaurants. The layout is a bit weird. You enter on the ground floor then go up some escalators, then walk up another hallway and up another set of escalators. The only really nice feature is the clock in the top floor foyer, which is beautiful. There is also the library which is bright and airy. The toilets in the mall cost 20p but the ones on the top floor of the library are free. Profit should not be made from basic human facilities thank you very much Wellgate! I think I'll stick to the Overgate. The Wellgate is depressing, old and full of chavs whereas the Overgate is a bit more welcoming and upmarket (and also has a Starbucks - very important!)

a fantastic large store tkmaxx is one of the stores where…read moreyou have to rummage for bargains but that makes it all the more fun when you find one there is a large household department on the top floor this store is situated in a retail park with next, matalan,brantano and a large borders store so well worth a trip

Probably one of my favourite shops especially for the homeware but everything is pretty good and…read moreworth a rake. You do need to be on your own (not great with the children) and have time for a good look but there are stylish, unique(ish!) bargains to be found. The homeware stuff is always lovely and unusual and the shoes are great too. Kids stuff is ok but probably not as much as the adult range though it is getting better. Toy side is good too and I only recently realised how good the opening hours are cause it opens late a lot. One negative is that the queues are always long so it can take a while - maybe they should have more staff on!

Unlike the other two shopping centres I have already reviewed in Dundee this one does not have the…read morebig named stores, it instead has a more stall like feel to it with the shops being open planned and mainly local traders. There are bargains to be had in here and it has a wonderful sweet shop but there are a lot of awful stalls selling real rubbish so you have to browse through a lot of tat to find the good deals. This centre has a nice caffe however and also a hairdresser but the hairdresser is a bit expensive so best missed out. If you are shopping in Dundee you really should take a look around here even though there are better places in the city to shop.

The Forum Centre used to be known as a keiller centre but changed its name maybe 15 years ago…read more Up until the smoking bann it used to be a magnet for junkies and homless to sit on the various seat having a cigerette and buying coffee from the local bakers oven however since the ban has been implemented this appears to have stopped. The forum centre has looked cleaner that it once did. The shops inside it are a bit iffy but there is one or two gems. The key cutting place is better than and cheaper than timpsons and the cafe is nice for a steak slice. Apart from that it is pretty much a missable location.

Soulless warehouse full of badly made clothes that did not fit me. When wanting help from staff…read morewith clothes fitting, could not find staff. They seemed to do a great job at still being on location, but moving away when you approached with stock in their hands. They probably wanted to be elsewhere but needed the minimum wage. Same at checkout. Long delays to take your money and long lines of people at the returns section. Strangely disenfranchised experience. which did not work for me, but if your average sized and not too fussy you will probably find something that will do.

Its not the best matalan out there but it does seem to be one of the cleanest with a decent…read moreselection of clothes. It is pretty out of the way of most of the shops but is still worth a gander if you are looking for a cheap and cheerful outfit .

I really like this store, it is always well stocked and you can normally find a good bargain! There…read moreare womens, mens and kids clothing departments but my favourite is the homeware department, they sell homeware for all rooms in your home and you can pick up something a bit quirky and different! They sell great wall hangings, canvas's with new york skylines etc. They had a great wall picture of the lovely audrey hepburn in breakfast at tiffany's a while back! There is also a huge party department in this store where you can buy helium ballons in every colour imaginable, dressing up costumes and everything else you could possibly need for any kind of party!