Very large indoor shopping mall located in Southampton, West Quay has a variety of department and…read morespecialty stores in a very modern setting. We got to experience it during the Christmas holidays, which was nice for sight seeing. It opens at 9 am on weekdays, and the outside doors opened to the public about 5 minutes before. Many of the stores open soon after. The 3rd story consists of a variety of restaurants, all of which were closed that early in the day. Instead, quite a few coffee shops were open, including a lot of Costa's. The center of the mall consists of elevators and a set of escalators. Even at 9, there were quite a few people working and browsing.

We didn't do too much shopping, but we did check out a few stores. We also went to Marks & Spencer…read morefor some food. West Quay is big, with over 80 stores and over 50 cafes, bars, and restaurants. There's even a movie theater and bowling alley. Best of all, it was conveniently located next to our hotel.

I have very fond memories of this mall because when I used to work on ships, this was where I would…read morecome to hang out when docked in Southampton. There was reasonably priced food, wifi, and I could get a little shopping in. This was 15 years ago. Glad to see 15 years later, this mall is still kicking, and they have really built up this area a lot more. They still have a nice mix of stores, although some of their kiosks are gone, like their Whittard's kiosk. The food court wasn't bad, although I did notice a couple places were empty. There is still wifi, although that's less of an issue now. And they still have the M&S, thankfully. If you're going on a cruise, and have some time to kill, I think this mall is a great stop, especially considering there are other things in the area too if you get bored with the mall. There is another mall in the area, but that one is a little more empty, whereas West Quay still seems to have a crowd.

The Westquay Shopping Centre is very big. We came here once during our stay in Southampton. We…read moredid a bit of shopping, but for the most part we just walked around, window shopped, and people watched. The place was packed with people. Maybe we were all just escaping the rain that day. Westquay was very clean and they had a nice assortment of stores. My wife's favorite store was Marks & Spencer. This large department store had some good deals. My favorite shop was located on the second floor (I believe). Actually, it was more like a large kiosk. One girl was manning the place. It was called Continental Bakery, and the selection of baked goods was fantastic. I ordered a couple of Pastel De Nata which tasted excellent!! Very good price points also! Wish I had bought some other stuff while we were there. Anyways, visiting the Westquay Shopping Centre is a "Must do" when in Southampton. I noticed that there is also a Nando's Restaurant upstairs in the food area which I'll have to go to next time also.

Costco has almost everything your could ever want and stuff you didn't know you needed! If there is…read morea Costco close, there is a good chance my family will visit it. This Costco is quite nice. The food court has good food at decent prices, and there is good selection throughout the store. Five stars because as an American, the chocolate and tea aisles are amazing! The US needs real Cadbury's.

I'm a fan. And this café in Southampton really disappointed me. They've junked the proper…read moregrind/expresso making machines in place of snazzy push - button contraptions that do not give the taste of an equivalent cup of coffee made under real pressure. Shameful. How on Earth could M&S senior management allow this short term foolishness, likely just to save a few quid. We noted they were selling fish & chips with peas and a lemon wedge at £9. We decided to try but it soon became clear that was our mistake. They weren't that tasty. The food seemed air fryer cooked, dry, near tasteless and not a good eat really, so real fish & chip shops have no fear of this competition. This is food passable for old folks homes. We didn't have to wait long for the food but here again the server had no tartare sauce to offer (apparently a supply issue) but it was readily available in store just a mere few feet away. £18 for rubbish food. The tomato ketchup, vinegar pouches and salt were seemingly rationed. I asked for some more and some more was handed over, piecemeal. I gave up. Is it a lack of training? Who knows. Then I tried to open the sauce pouches and ended up asking a staff bloke to do it. He struggled but succeeded. I am really annoyed as this is not acceptable.

M&S is a big department store, and you can even get groceries here. I walked around and browsed the…read moreclothes, but didn't see anything for me. We mostly came here to pick up some food. We grabbed a prawn sandwich and juice as a quick lunch. There was a big selection of both sandwiches and juice.

Visiting from USA, upscale department store, way better than Macy back home, not too high end…read moreluxury. Customer service was really nice, Elemis skin care section was nice, cosmetic had nice choice and SP was very helpful. First-floor had a mini market, which was good for us for short stay for picking up few things to bring it to the hotel. Top floor has a cafe, good for breakfast and luchbut not dinner, only cafe. Over all our favorite store.

I am trying to get in touch with Southampton store to order curtain samples from Voyage Maison…read moreImpossible to telephone and central keyboard cannot order the samples. I was told I have to go into the store USELESS! Can somebody please email me Mrs Pat Hanks

A popular (and largest) drugstore chain in the United Kingdom (tracing its history all the way back…read moreto 1849), Boots is wholly owned by Walgreens Boots Alliance (2014). This location of Boots was located close to the West Quay shopping center. It was a good place to pick up some toiletries (in our case, Nivea skin cleanser that my wife told me was a reasonable price), and would have been a good place to pick up any over the counter medication if we needed it. It was one of the few places open early on a weekday (8 am) and was our first stop to do some window shopping, getting a feel for how much common items cost now in the UK. There was a small food section, stocked with bottled drinks and premade sandwiches and wraps as well. It was a self checkout and we had no issues using our US bank issued card.

This is a very large boots store, which also has a late night pharmacy at the back of the store…read more The odd thing about this store is that it doesn't really appear to selll much more than the main Boots shop located at Above Bar in the centre of Southampton. The aisles have been made so wide that the large space hasn't really been used so it's a normal Boots spread out a bit. It does mean that it never seems busy and you're not constantly dodging people but if you go here expecting to find a much larger range, you'll probably be disappointed. The shop itself is bright and clean, as you would expect for a Boots, and the staff are happy to point you in the right direction if you can't find what you're looking for (which happens all too often because the signs above the aisles only give a vague idea of what might be there).

You walk into a Disney store and expect to walk into a mini Disneyland with all the characters and…read morememorbilia on display. The southampton Disney store just feels aged, tired, and dated. Don't know whether its the brand itself or just our store, but it feels like a cheap outlet store or a jumble sale shop. I like the Disney products when I find them, I have a large Nemo here, its well made and authentic to the film and so are many of the other products! Shame the shop is a let down!

I LOVE this shop. one of my absolute favourites, this shop has something for everyone, their sales…read moreare brilliant! pick stuff up so cheap. i love all the cuddly toys! all the cute little mugs! the little tinkerbell outfits!! aww its just all so cute, when i walk in there i go from being a 19 year old mother to a 5 year old little girl again!!!