Westgate Shopping Centre is a small scale shopping centre in West Ottawa bordering Carling Avenue, Merivale Road, and Highway 417, owned by RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust.The mall opened May 12, 1955 and is considered Ottawa's first shopping centre. The anchor of the mall was Freiman's department store, owned by Lawrence Freiman who already had a department store on Rideau Street. In... more
This dreary place is the saddest mall in Ottawa. The only things it has going for are a decent 24hr Shoppers, ample parking, and a Service Ontario. Then again visiting a Service Ontario is never a good time. There's a Canada Post inside the Shoppers for all your mailing needs. I guess the other thing it has going for it is really easy access to the eastbound 417 when you leave.
The only real...
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Oh, poor little Westgate. I can't figure out how the mall hasn't been gutted and revamped. That, or turned into something else by now.
You've likely made your way to this somewhat odd mall if you're in search of:
1) A 24hour Shoppers
2) A Service Ontario centre
3) A sweet straight razor shave at the barbershop
I've come here for all of the above - though not a straight razor shave - HA, but...
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Westgate Shopping Centre is a sad little mall :( I shop here sometimes because I feel bad for it. The anchor store is Shoppers Drug Mart, which is open 24 hours a day, everyday, even Christmas and New Year's!! The food court has only 3 selections. A Subway sandwiches, a shawarma place and a Thai place. At every visit, I noticed that most of the people sitting at the food court are scratching... more
Westgate is really quite run down and has lost any excitement it may have once had in the past.
The mall has a lot of local stores which seem to come and go and even some of the larger stores like the gym have closed. The anchor store is Shoppers Drug Mart which is one of the largest in the city. It's open 24 hours and offers a huge grocery selection. Without the Shoppers Drug Mart and...
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Westgate is the oldest mall in Ottawa.. and it really shows. The building is old, and so are the stores. They do have a 24-hour Shoppers Drug Mart, Wine Rack, and Subway, though most of the shops are no-name, discount kind of places, with not much selection.
My boyfriend and I were in the area and came here to check out the food court for something to eat. La Grand Pita had pretty good...
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Just not what I look for in a mall. Poor selection of stores. Often there are empty stores avaliable for rent, suggesting a high turn-over.
The overall feeling is a little dark & dated. The exception is the Shppers Drugmart which offers an amazing variety of products in a bright well organized store.
Our 50 shops and services are a unique blend of national tenants 24 Hour Shoppers Drug Mart, Wine Rack, Dollar Plus,Subway, Treats, Second Cup, Pet Valu, Service Ontario, Royal Bank and TD Canada Trust We pride ourselves on the level of individual service that our stores can provide in a safe and friendly atmosphere We are proud to have provided friendly and courteous service to Ottawa for... more