Shopping at a large indoor mall is a completely different experience from strolling through a neighborhood strip center. Over the past two weeks, I've had the chance to enjoy both, and each has its own unique charm. Let's start with Barton Creek Square mall, which has great customer service and stores at a variety of price ranges. It's a sprawling indoor mall filled with multi-level stores, comfortable air conditioning, and welcome relief from our Texas heat. Once you step through one of the main entrances, you're immersed in a world of shopping where it's easy to lose track of time (retail, jewelry and toy stores, hair salons and always a food court). You can wander from one end of the mall to the other, browse store after store, and simply enjoy the experience without worrying about the weather outside. Walking through the mall stirred up a wave of positive memories. As a teenager, the mall was the place to be. It was where friends gathered on weekends, where paychecks from part-time jobs quickly turned into the latest outfit for a dance, date, or movie night. It was also where a shopping trip wasn't complete without grabbing a quick bite from favorites like Panda Express or Chick-fil-A before heading back to browse a few more stores. This visit brought back those fond memories to the forefront. I found myself strolling from one side of the mall to the other, peeking into stores that caught my eye and enjoying the simple pleasure of window shopping. I didn't leave with any shopping bags, but I did leave with something just as valuable...a pleasant afternoon and a reminder that sometimes the best shopping trips aren't about what you buy, but the memories they bring back. read more

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This was my first time visiting Barton Creek Square Mall, and I was genuinely impressed. The mall has a great mix of stores, making it perfect for both serious shopping and relaxed window-shopping. The interior is bright, spacious, and well laid out, which makes walking around enjoyable rather than overwhelming. Everything felt clean and well maintained, and the overall atmosphere was welcoming. There are plenty of dining options scattered throughout the mall, so it's easy to take a break and grab a bite while you explore. One thing I really appreciated was the kid-friendly area--a nice playground space that makes this mall a solid option for families as well. We spent a good amount of time just strolling, browsing, and taking in the variety of shops without feeling rushed. Overall, it was a fun and relaxing experience. If you're looking for a comfortable mall to shop, eat, and unwind, this one is definitely worth a visit. read more

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Barton Creek Square Mall is... fine. It has plenty of stores, the basics are covered, and you can definitely knock out some errands in one trip. Parking is easy enough and it's convenient if you're already in the area. That said, nothing really stands out. There isn't much in terms of higher-end or unique retail, and it feels pretty standard compared to other malls. If you're looking for luxury brands, standout dining, or an elevated shopping experience, this probably isn't the spot. Solid for everyday shopping, just not a destination mall. read more

I am not really a fan of malls anymore. I guess I'm getting old. Lol. WIth that said, this mall is always clean, easy to navigate, and they have a lot of the stores that I prefer to shop at. I don't dread having to go to this mall when I need to. read more

Barton Creek Square - Shopping Centers Near Me - Austin, Texas

Horrible! I've come here for years and this was awful. I got terryoki chicken. Fried rice and extra vegetable. I got less veritable than normal--not extra. And they filled it with rice. I wanted some but said I did not want much rice. And the vegetable used to be cabbage. This was some mix. No flavor. And to top it all off they included what looked like shiracci. It was not. It was almost all vinegar. It ruined the food. I've been here maybe 20 times. I will never eat here again. It was that Horrible. read more

Barton Creek Square - Almost all rice. $12 for rice? - Shopping Centers Near Me - Austin, Texas

Social commentators say "Malls are dying ". A visit here contradicts that assessment. This mall was bustling when I visited. I've lived in Austin since 10/09/12 and this is the first time I visited here. Like most Malls, everything was spiffy and nice. Kindly need this warning: some of the help desks are not real help desks. I want to one help desk and the woman there was super salesy. She kept saying "I want to give you a free gift.". Yeah, right. Fortunately I got out there without submitting to this sales woman. They have novel stuff like an "Circus Italia" "an ice circus" and a place called "The Sistsine Chapel Experience." Malls are alive. read more

We came to buy some gifts for the kids. There's plenty of stores, but I think the big problem is everything seemed kind of empty like no one comes to this mall. So if you're a fan of that, then this place is definitely for you. I did appreciate that it looked to be clean and I would say about most stores were open though. There's a lot of empty spaces as well. We'll be trying the domain next. read more

Was at the farmer's market. Drove to next parking lot and went in. They have plenty of parking. Lots of unique stores and regular shopping. I spent and didn't plan on it. read more

As malls go, this one was safe, clean and lots of shops to choose from. We had a good experience. The mall had a good selection of stores to find what we needed (men's belts). Sales people were friendly & helpful. read more

I went there one afternoon and had a blast There is lots of variety in the food court. The store employees were very helpful in answering questions and helping me complete my purchases. The mall is nicely decorated and has everything you could possibly want. The restrooms in the mall were very clean and well maintained. Yes, I'm going back. read more

Took a walk through this mall and grabbed a small smoothie from Pinkberry, got to check out all of the the candy at Snack, walked through Macy's, Lucky Brand too. Ended up buying a nice grey cashmere wrap from J Crew. It's not a big mall, but it has the basics to meet most folk's needs. read more

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Used to go here a lot when I lived in Austin. Not much has changed here except for some of the smaller stores. They have an entire wing of just toy stores which seemed odd, but it is right next to the affluent Westlake city with lots of families and kids. They upgraded the theater to one with the huge lounge seats which you can reserve when getting your ticket. That was an awesome relaxing experience when watching "Oppenheimer". Food court had some upgrades including a Chick Filet and Venezuelan type food spot. read more

Barton Creek Square - Shopping Centers Near Me - Austin, Texas

I am constantly running late to try and see a movie because they keep renting out the movie theater's parking lot to a literal circus, some stupid tent circus. I had to drive back home in the rain just now because it's Saturday, and between the mall traffic and actual theater traffic and now CIRCUS traffic, I couldn't find a parking spot anywhere near the theater, at all. I would've had to walk like half an hour to get to my movie, after already taking forever to find empty spots, so I would've missed a significant amount of the movie, even accounting for previews. This mall ain't even a great mall to begin with, since you KNOW a mall has to suck to rent a big empty chunk out to SPIRIT Halloween for a couple months a year, but this is some kinda low, renting the movie theater parking lot to what looks to be a kind of redneck circus, honestly. read more

Classic Austin mall -- solid mix of stores, decent food court, and a pretty good AMC theater upstairs. Nice place to walk around when it's too hot outside. read more

3.5 We decided to head out this way to find another local mall. There are several large anchor stores at this location which is a good sign for a thriving mall. This place was hopping. There were almost as many people here as a small comic convention. This was a good sign that most stores were filled and a bit frustrating trying to move around. I recommend going earlier if you just want to window shop. That said, the food court is fully stocked with restaurants and there are several mainstream stores here as well. This mall is a two story mall and not all the escalators work all the time which seems to be common out here. Be aware. There is also an elevator in the middle of the mall. The parking lot was pretty large and there are some nice shade trees if you can get a spot under them it's well worth it. I think I'd go back again. read more

Barton Creek Square - Shopping Centers Near Me - Austin, Texas

Horrible stench of mold in the whole mall. Stay away for your health. Rundown & mold infested.

This mall isn't the closest to our house, but definitely much better than the one that is. Lots of stores that we love, great play area for kids, and it would've gotten a solid five, as far as stars, but the bathrooms need help. Because it was me, my daughter, and my grandson, we went into a family bathroom upstairs, and unfortunately, the little toilet was not clean, so we took longer than we had planned to, and a line backed up. Then, the next time we needed a bathroom downstairs near the play area, not the family bathroom, we left that available for parents with potty training children, they're down a long narrow hall That's freezing cold, the water feels like they cool it with ice before it gets to you, and there's no way to make it warmer, and it took a few tries before finding a clean stall. When you are trying to find a clean place for a child to use the bathroom, it's not easy to do when they're not clean. Bathrooms are important enough to lose a star over. read more

Great selection with over 100 stores and a Giant Food Court. Tons of little candy stores, jewelry stores, wireless stores, shoe stores.... And everything your teenager will desire. The AMC theater is also great ....so in general this is a great mall experience and a great place to drop off the kids for a nice Saturday. It's in the safest part of town so I have always felt very comfortable here and even allowing the kids to browse a little bit on their own. read more

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Clean the carpets in the kids area. This is not very sanitary and clean for kids to be crawling and rolling on the floor with. I didn't even want to let my daughter down to crawl because the floor was so dirty. read more

Barton Creek Square - This is the kids play area... this is not very sanitary and clean for kids to be crawling and rolling on the floor on.. - Shopping Centers Near Me - Austin, Texas

I used to go to this mall growing up and I absolutely LOVED it here... The last few times I've come here lately though it has gone down hill pretty fast. It just seems dirtier than before and much less inviting. I'll still go to this mall when I need a mall to go to but I just wish they would make it like it was when I was growing up... read more

Great choice when in the Austin area, from speciality stores like VS, Pink and Bath & Body works to Gap, Altered State to Anthropologie, there will be something for every shoppers budget! read more

This mall is a great way to escape the Texas heat in the summer. A lot of shops to choose from and somewhere always has a sale going on. The Box Lunch here had this giant Pikachu statue that was so cute! Also, the ice cream place on the second floor has the best ice cream milkshakes! read more

Barton Creek Square - Box Lunch - Shopping Centers Near Me - Austin, Texas

Clean mall and nice location. There was nothing interesting at all to see here. I was disappointed with the experience after leaving downtown ATX for a little shopping. I would not recommend it. read more

I love the mall but becoming a mom and having to feed my baby is a nightmare here. There is only one place to privately feed/pump. The room/bathroom smells and not clean. There are a lot of moms who have to do this and there is always a long wait to get in. On top of that there are people using it for not the intended purpose which makes the wait time longer. read more

Yesterday when I was here I was OK with it. Today before the mall even opened when I was here the bathrooms were out of toilet paper and dirty. Now it's 530 at night and the bathrooms are disgusting. I won't go in the details but things that are on the floor that shouldn't be on the floor and there's never any paper towels to dry your hands. This is unacceptable in my opinion read more

While technology can be a wonderful it is also has casualties which is a shame for the current and future children. I mean does any over 40 remember growing up to one of the best experiences of their childhood called a MALL? I do and sadly those days are slowly yielding way to Ecommerce, outdoor shopping centers designed for ease of access and speed, and new societal norms. My children came to visit from out of state and wanted to hit a mall and I jumped at the chance. I love to watch people, window shop and of course the food court along with pretzel bites is always a big hit with us. Since I'm relatively new to Austin I googed Mall and Barton Creek showed up. We made our way out to the mall which didn't have that many people in it, ala the good ole days, but I digress. Barton Creek Square is in a safe part of town and the people inside seem low key and harmless. We got there a little before 11am on a Sunday, which meant all the massage chairs were taken and the food court still was opening up. My kids and I wanted to eat at Sarku (you know the place with teriyaki chicken and fried rice) which only had one person in line but wasn't open yet. In the meantime, we thought we'd buy some bathing suits then come back for lunch. More on that mistake later. We wondered around and there were a few stores not opened and I'm not sure when they would. All of the lights were off with no one in there but it was fully stocked. Perhaps they open at different times and/or days. The journey continued as I allowed myself to drift to the past. Where did the Aladdin's Castle, KB Toys, Merry-Go-Round, Radio Shacks go I wondered? Time changes all things I suppose. To my surprise JC Penny was open as I thought they had all gone, left in the history books as a most of their patrons are now collecting SS checks. I would like to add the mall was very clean. Wondering around, we stopped at Auntie Anne's to get some pretzel bites and yup, they're still a great snack! If you haven't tried them, they're salty, buttery, nugget sized and addicting! We got our bathing suits at a place that will remain nameless one for $80 the other $60, but alas the discount brought both to $50 total. I'm ignorant of pricing at retail stores and how it works during the season but that was just weird to me. Anyways, back to the food court. We saw a huge line and while I hoped it was for multiple restaurants, nope I knew what it was for. Sarku had over 30 people in line while all the other stalls had one or two customers. All in all it took us roughly 30 mins to get our food. I'm curious what would happen if I dropped another Sarku in the food court? Anyways, they were SLOW but as always really good. So when you're there I highly suggest Double Chicken Teriyaki w/ fried rice along with an extra scoop of sauce on the top. The chicken is nice and caramelized with a nice soy kick and fried rice, need I say more? All in all, the mall was nice, the people friendly, most of the stores were open and the AC works! For me and my girls it was a relatively cheap way to spend a Sunday and hang out together. In this day and age we don't know how much longer places like the mall have so perhaps you should give it a try before the only place you can see it is in Stranger Things Season 3 or at a library on the microfiche. Wait, libraries and microfiche aren't around anymore either? We'll run to the mall before it's gone! read more

Hello, your friendly native Austinite here who spent six years in the Midwest. After reading reviews I figured I should throw in my opinion. This mall is much nicer than people give it credit for. It's overall clean and has a huge selection of shops. The play area has been updated and is a great spot to let your kids run around. The food court is spacious and there are options sprinkled throughout the mall for different snacks and food. I might be incredibly biased because the Dayton Mall has every other shop shutting down or already empty. Barton Creek seems to be thriving against all odds. (We all know online shopping is easier but this place lets you blow your money quickly and you have your item on the spot.) read more

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When comparing the enclosed malls in Austin this one is my favorite. It has the high end anchor stores as well as the usual mall fare. It has the high end feel. It's clean, bright and has great interior features. Although it has a large offering of chain stores there are a decent number of stores offering local flavor goods, Unfortunately some of this stores did not survive the reduction in sales as a result of COVID. The food court has a good selection of dining options. Away from the food court California Pizza Kitchen among others is represented. In my opinion it's worth the extra drive to shop here. read more

New store called "Crystals & More" will use your information to try to scam you. Got a call from a 877 number with caller ID as Goldman Sachs and half way through the call I was talking to a different person with better English speaking skills. This happen almost immediately after I used my card and gave my phone number for a text receipt. The POS terminal they use is Clover. The store was a pop up store and had some pieces but nothing seriously eye catching. If you do have business here, please pay cash. The call was super sketchy, claiming that they had stopped a $1200 purchase and would like to return the funds back to my card. They asked to confirm my expiration date and my card number but when I told them I do not see the attempted transaction on my Apple Card, they claim "it's not showing cause it's coming from Russia but we stopped it and would like to give your money back" . read more

Barton Creek Square - Shopping Centers Near Me - Austin, Texas

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Out of all the malls near central Austin I recommend coming to this one. It is more updated, indoors, has a movie theater and literally has a store for every type of person. Not to mention this place is also huge and they have a lego store. read more

Plenty of parking and great stores to visit and buy from A big food court and a nice movie theater read more

I love this mall and am so glad I have a good mall close to me. It's extremely neat & tidy at all times. It's nicely lit, they have really good stores like Anthropologie, J. Crew, Coach, Nordstrom, Lululemon, Macys, Dillards and Dillards Mens, which is great, Sephora, Lego, and the list goes on. It's really a great selection for all price points, but all good quality. They also have a Chic Fil A, a Sbarro, Cold Stone Creamery & Cheesecake Factory. I swear when I go here on weekday evenings (when it's a bit quieter) it feels meditative. Parking is easy and plentiful. I don't worry about crime like you have to at some other malls. I just am so grateful to have such a well kept & well stocked mall so close. read more

I spend a decent chunk of time here. It's a pretty decent mall and definitely the best one in the Austin area. The only marks against it really are that there aren't many restaurants and the food court is small. It was renovated around 2019, however, I think a lot of modern mall renovations are misguided - they pretty much all have the same generic, colorless, overly corporate look which I think is a huge factor in the decline of malls. Simon really needs to overhaul their design paradigms and make malls visually interesting again. read more

This mall makes me thank God for online shopping. I get that it is after Christmas and everyone is trying to use their gift cards and return gifts they don't want, but dang! There was so many people that you can barely move. Not only was there a ton of people, but it was disgusting. Literally food and trash all over the floors. I used the restroom by the food court and it is appalling. The doors don't lock, the toilets are stopped up, no soap in the dispensers, the floor has what looks to be dirt covered urine all over it. I know that the mall is being remodeled, but maybe have more janitorial staff on hand because that place is gross. I feel that my shoes are less sticky after leaving a carnival than leaving the mall. read more

We haven't been to this mall in a year. We went to this mall last night to see a movie. As we attempted to park, we discovered that there are now "paid parking" spaces near the front of the mall near the entrance of the movie theater but NOT ENOUGH spaces for the disabled. I counted row after row of paid parking. Only 4 spaces for the disabled. Last night, there were NO parking spaces for the disabled available and the paid parking was the MAJORITY for those spaces in the front. I was stunned. I am in a wheelchair and there were NO parking spaces available for me or space to park close and get my wheelchair up to the vehicle so I could get in. My husband and I had to park far from the entrance and I was exhausted after *trying* to move myself into the mall. For those of us in a wheelchair or with mobility issues, our independence is so important. WHY have you removed the disabled parking for PAID parking? Probably because you are getting $$$. I am fairly certain this mall is JUST within the guidelines for what is allowed by law. It's the MINIMUM. One reason we chose this mall was the fact that they have always had ample handicapped parking. We have never had a problem parking or finding parking there...until last night. Imagine our shock when we discovered that those parking spaces are now paid parking and no longer available to those of us with mobility issues. I am asking this company to reconsider their choices on parking and to consider how important it is for those of us with mobility issues to be INDEPENDENT and that means- being able to reach the front of the mall ON OUR OWN. To be able to get our wheelchair up to the vehicle so we can get in SAFELY. To consider that while the mall parking lot is large, more spaces are absolutely needed for those with mobility issues. Consider the fact that there is a slope as you approach the mall. That slope might not be discernable for those without mobility issues but for those of us that have them? That slope might as well be Mount Everest! As well, when we left the mall, my husband was boxed in on my side and he needed to back our vehicle out, put it in park, and that then allowed me to get INTO our vehicle as there was no space for me to do so because the other vehicle was too close to the passenger side. Not an issue if you are without a wheelchair to get into your vehicle. With a wheelchair? I could not fit between the vehicle next to ours and our vehicle to get into the car. Again, we parked FAR from the mall and there was no one on my passenger side when we did so. It's humiliating to have all of these issues JUST to go to the mall. To enjoy a day out with your spouse. Please reconsider the paid parking spaces and make more spaces available to those with mobility issues. Please. read more

Barton Creek Square mall offers a lot under one roof and each visit has been a pleasant experience. I don't understand the negative reviews. Yes, the space is undergoing renovations but with each "face-lift project", you need to be patient with progress. This is my go to place due to proximity - Apple, Sephora, Victoria's Secret, Footlocker, Nordstrom, Macy's, Cheesecake Factory, California Pizza Kitchen and AMC for movie buffs. My one suggestion would be to minimize the number or eliminate the odd sales kiosks. read more

Mall has air conditioning issues. Mostly top floor. About every store is hot. I start sweaty as I start to walk passed food court area people smell like sweat. read more

It says online that the mall provides wheelchairs. We looked at both ends of the mall and never could find one.

Went here to catch a movie and the overall atmosphere was relaxed and professional! I definitely recommend catching a movie here anytime!

it's a great huge mall. Very clean and very nice people there Are friendly. It's during COVID so there's many rules but amazing still. There's a sketcher store. Great massage chairs price starting at 5.00 per 15 mins. There was a huge clearance sale at cotton on and sales in every store. There are exclusive stores as well as the Macy's JCPenney and Dillards and Nordstrom. Due to covid some stores and kiosk chose to remain closed however there was a good amount of stores available. read more

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