Place D’orleans

The mall’s pretty good, but the service desk only lets women borrow strollers.

This is my 2^nd favorite mall. It has a good amount of stores i like, including an H&M. The ambiance though– it always feels empty and is particularly cold in the summer. Food Court is decent. It has a good selection of fast food chains, including Subway, Kfc, and Taco Bell.
I recommend checking this place out, especially in November when they open a Forever 21!

I LOVE his mall. I’m a little biased considering I live so close but I used to live near St-​Laurent and I didn’t love it as much as Place. Compared to Rideau, place is pretty «dead». But it still has a good amount of customers for the mall to stay open and make profits. There’s a new H&M that opened and we’re getting a Forever 21 there as well. There’s an EB Games that’s excellent with awesome workers and there’s a hair salon, SportChek and a food court that’s ACTUALLY pretty good and diverse. You often see security guards patrolling around which makes you feel better and there’s a guest services area right smack in the middle of the mall. I honestly love this mall. There could be a couple more plus-​size stores (There’s currently 2 stores that offer + size in a small corner) but that’s more of a store that wants to rent and go into the mall. Otherwise it’s a great mall. LOVE IT.

All I need to say is that ever since Walmart left this mall ages ago the mall has sucked.
They do have target and h and m now so maybe business will pick up but even at that, the selection of stores lacks.
The mall is dirty most of the time and the washrooms suprisinlgy are well maintained.
The food court option is awful. Never eat at that taco place. I never have but I have heard numerous food poisoning stories from friends
The mall is lame lame lame
Boring.
Head to St Laurent If your looking for good option for stores or for a snack while shopping

I have to echo Cameron R’s sentiments — I like this mall! I remember shopping here as a teenager, but it had been over ten years since I visited the mall until I moved to the east end a few months ago. Now I seem to end up here a few times a week!
My main love at this mall is their exceptional Target (which has it’s own review!), but there are a few other great stores here, one being Maurice’s which I love (the only other Ottawa location is at Carlingwood). I actually don’t find the food court here that bad — I love Tacos del Mar, and appreciate that there’s a sushi option at Sushi Shop. No, this isn’t the new Rideau Dining Hall, but I don’t think it’s that bad. Also love the Freshly Squeezed here!
Washrooms are always clean, if a little oddly laid out. My friends with kids appreciate the changing/​feeding rooms. This mall is really accessible for parents with strollers. I always see parents there with little ones!
Yes, there are a lot of teen dream stores here like Justice (I didn’t even know this was a thing until shopping for a friend’s 8 year old…), Garage and Aeropostale. But there are also a lot of great stores if you poke around, and they still have an HMV which is fun.
My one fault with this mall is the layout, as Jennifer P mentioned. I ALWAYS get confused or lost, especially when you have to go through the Sports Check to get through the Food Court (what what whaaaat were they thinking?!).
Also more exciting news — H&M is opening in November — hurray!

One of the best OC transpo bus stations in ottawa. It’s one of the major ones in the east end. The mall is right there and there is a park and ride at the mall, so you can park your car and take the bus. If you need to go away where in Orleans, then this bus stop has all the buses you’ll need. Another great part is that you can buy your bus tickets and bus passes. It even has a place to take your photo if you don’t like using the presto card. There is a small store inside the station.

I swear, the layout of this mall was planned by a super genius. Who else would have thought to put the Freshly Squeezed next to the Cinnabon?
I would go in there just for the Freshly Squeezed no other mall has one in Ottawa (but apparently St Laurent is getting one) and then while I’m drinking it, the fresh smell of the CInnabon always manages to lure me in and I get that too.
Aside from that, the mall was pretty mediocre.

Mall is good for its location. I find many people complain that this mall is boring and dead but it really isn’t. The mall is situated in a suburban setting so I don’t really know what people expect. It gets the job done and they have recently added a target and H&M is soon to arrive. Great Clean and quiet mall!
UPDATE October 2015: TARGET has closed

Average or below average mall. Shopping selection is geared to tweens and teens. I personally barely shop here. The only thing that brings me here is the Sportcheck superstore. It’s huge and selection is excellent (although service is nonexistent).
There used to be better shops — Benetton, Club Monaco, Fancy Sox — but all closed up and left. Even The Gap was shut down. I would probably find this mall exciting if I were 13 years old (Garage, Ardene, Aeropostale, Bluenotes, Dynamite — you get my drift). There is nothing upscale and absolutely no known or international companies.
And if you’re hungry — a very dismal, sad food court awaits.

The mall is not bad. It has lots of stores and you can easily spend hours there.
The one thing I don’t like about this mall is the layout. The layout of Billings Bridge Shopping Centre is a big «T,» Carlingwood Mall and St. Laurent Shopping Centre are big circles. The layout of Place d’Orleans is like a tangled up piece of yarn. I always end up missing some stores and it’s really hard to find your way around. And depending on which escalators you take up to the food court level, you might have to go through the Sport Chek to get to the food court. I feel like I’m going through a corn maze when I’m at Place d’Orleans. I certainly like the layouts of the other malls in Ottawa a lot better.
They have the usual chain stores that you find in most malls (e.g. Aldo, Spring, Reitmans, La Senza, etc.). The Bay is their anchor store. They also have a Dollarama.
I used to like poking around at the Murale store at this mall (since the only other Murale store in Ottawa is downtown with limited free parking near by), but it has since closed down and is now a Toys R Us Express. Place d’Orleans has some stores that are more common in Quebec such as Marie-​Claire, Claire-​France, Doucet, etc. that you won’t easily find in other Ontario Malls (they also have a Sushi Shop and a Tiki Ming in their food court, which are common Quebec chains, but rare in Ontario).
Place d’Orleans is a long trek from my home so I rarely ever go, but I do once in a while to mix it up a little.

Overall a great mall if you’re looking at avoiding crowds. This mall has always been quiet when compared to others such as St Laurent, Bayshore, and of course Rideau Centre. That being said, those looking for sales and deals may find them more at this mall.
Mall hours
Regular Hours
Monday to Saturday — 9:30 am to 9 pm
Sunday — 11 am to 5 pm
The mall has a free play area for young children and also for the moms, a fully equipped nursing room with free diapers, privacy for nursing, and even a bottle warmer is located by the washrooms on the second floor food court.
Stores include a large sport chek, the Bay, american eagle, GAP, please mum, jacob, EB GAMES, sunglass hut, miss tiggy winkle, spring, west 49, the childrens place, and many more of the usual stores. Some exclusive stores are the Sens Store, La Maison D’Or (jewelry), and Doucet (another jewelry). There’s also a Tommy Hilfiger store that I’m starting to believe is an outlet cause they always have clearance sales.
Store directory
Parking is ample and includes a covered lot. Food court located on the second floor. 2 elevators are located in different areas of the mall.