Billings Bridge Shopping Centre

Small but they got what you need. And they always have the best Santa and Easter bunny! It’s super convient for those who bus, and the food court is always being cleaned. I like their selection in the food court and the stores. It’s good for the location and the type of clientele.

Probably one of the worst covered Malls in Ottawa, if not Ontario.
Hmm where to start. The Mall is dirty and run down even with reno’s. Thinking outside the box is not their strong suit as most of the stores cater to women’s clothing or cell phones.
It is a busy mall but if you look at the customer base, they are usually a bit on the rough side; but they do cater well to the elderly crowd. It is close to a lot of the Homes and Residences in the area and busloads come in everyday to shop. Thats not a bad thing, it’s just a thing.
Then the mall fills up with teenagers that loiter and hang around for no apparent reason. Loitering seems to be an acceptable activity at this mall; I guess because as it is a community based one. You will see young and old alike just wasting time there or having a snooze, or even trying to mug people. Security is not evident very often and there are certain doors you don’t go to to have a cigarette as you will either be harassed by many moochers or even threatened. (Yes this has happened to me and also a friend)
If they gave awards for food courts, this one would surely win The Worst Food Court in Ottawa trophy. Not only do they have few choices (4 different Asian choices in a row plus a few other food companies), the seating is ridiculous. Very hard to find a place to sit due to people either just sitting and doing nothing, or playing cards or backgammon!
The only washroom in the mall is on this floor as is the one secret handicap one. Which is locked! You have to find someone who is working the food court to get the key!
Then there’s the whole handicap issue. Access doors that rarely work (not all entrances to the mall even have access), and one scary ancient elevator that holds maybe a wheelchair and a person. It also frequently breaks down. As do the escalators. Again if there was an award for Maintenance, they would surely win The Worst Maintained Mall in Ottawa award.
On to their wi-​fi, the gift that sporadically gives. Signing into their «free wi-​fi» is an endeavour in futility most of the time. Frustrating to say the least. The Independant grocery store has better wi-​fi and you can sit at Timothy’s and have a coffee if you need to use the internet. And yes if there was an award for wi-​fi, Billings Bridge Mall would certainly win The Worst Wi-​Fi in Ottawa trophy!
With Target getting out at lightning speed, it will be interesting to see who replaces the space. I think it was the dumbest idea to close Zellers and replace it with this useless store anyway. But then again hindsight is ²⁰⁄₂₀. Hopefully a Canadian company (ie Giant Tiger) will take some of the space. I don’t hold much hope for that as the administrators of this Mall are usually insolent and obviously not the best decision makers around as is evident over the decades.
The grocery store is not bad for staples. It caters mostly to the low income and elderly crowd so don’t expect a grocer that carries much more than regular items. Since they have a somewhat captured market their prices are not necessarily competitive, but you can find some sales.
All in all, this is a Mall that you go to when you know exactly what you want. Browsing is only good for womens clothes, cell phones, liquor, and a post office. This Mall would unquestionably win The Worst Mall in Ottawa trophy!
Edit: Target is out and it is rumoured that WalMart is moving in. AAKKKKK

Found myself having an hour or so to kill while my boyfriend played hockey at the RA across the street and I’d already wandered round Target seeing tons of stuff I wanted but my budget of zero dollar wouldn’t allow! So I took a walk through the mall going in through Target.
While this mall doesn’t have a great selection of stores its not awful. If you know you want something in particular from Smart Set, La Senza etc its a good option rather that the hassle of Rideau or St Laurent.
Went up to food court to use the washroom and its actually pretty nice. Nicely lit and it seemed relaxed (it was 8pm on a Thursday though) Didnt have food but something sure smelt amazing! I had to remind myself id just had dinner.
For it being a below average mall they sure do have fancy digital screens telling you when the washrooms were last inspected!
Not somewhere I’d plan a trip to and certainly not a shopping destination for me but it passed the time in a not too shabby way!

Small shopping centre. Nothing fancy and the Independent grocery store looks pretty sketchy. I don’t find there is much variety, but it does have a natural food pantry, lcbo, timmy’s and the necessary stuff. Also the women at Ricki’s are really great.

I’ve been here many times, usually in the food court lol but explored most of the stores in this mall. Yes, it’s small and it wouldn’t be my first choice for Christmas shopping but if you live around or work around here then it’s not that bad of a place.
I posted a picture of all the stores in this mall. Some of them are Target, Footlocker, Rogers, Pet store, food court (NY fries, McDonalds, etc), health food store, clothing stores for women, etc.
The mall is connect to an OC bus terminal, which makes it much for accessible for those that don’t drive. It has a massive parking lot (outdoors) as well.
So, why 3 stars instead of 4 stars. Well mainly because the amount of stores there is and the size of the mall.
But let me say this. If I had a choice to receive a $ 1000 gift card for this mall or $ 600 gift card to any other mall in Ottawa, I would choose the $ 1000 gift card to this mall instead. The reason being is that I could happily spend the $ 1000 and be more than satisfied with my purchases. But if the difference was smaller, for example, $ 1000 gift card at billing bridge mall vs $ 900 at any other mall in ottawa, I would probably choose the $ 900 and spend it at the St. Laurent Mall or Rideau Centre. What would you choose?

This place gets a big thumbs up for being a kid-​friendly mall! I brought a one year old and a four year old here yesterday during the massive heat wave, unable to function in a non-​air conditioned home. Billings did not disappoint!
This is of course, a smaller community mall as opposed to the big players in town like St. Laurent, Rideau and Bayshore, but I kind of like it. There’s less people and some actual locally-​owned businesses which I like.
As mentioned, air conditioning was key. I stopped on the second store at guest services to pick up a stroller and the staff I dealt with were awesome. They offered me a double stoller when they saw I had a 3 year old with me as well which ended up being really helpful. They even wiped it down and made sure it was clean for me :) All you have t do is leave a piece of ID with them to pick up later.
We had a bite to eat in the food court (it’s not a bad one, but not huge) and took a trip to the pet store to see the animals, which the kids loved.
This isn’t a place I ever would have considered shopping before, but I actually think I might head back once all the Target construction is done. There seemed to be a fairly decent selection of stores!
Overall, not a bad place to shop if you’re in the neigbourhood. I think Target will be a great boost to this place!

Billings bridge really isn’t my first choice for shopping. I honestly can’t name a single clothing store I would buy from. They do have a few unique stores that you can’t find elsewhere like a great health/​organic food store, a good shawarma shop in the food court and a grocery store in the mall. Really convenient for anyone looking for a one stop shop.
There are a lot of high school students that like this mall for whatever reason, I wouldn’t recommend coming around from 2 – 4. The mall is small, so its easy to navigate. I feel like it could really use a good coffee shop (Starbucks, Second cup).

This «shopping centre» is kind of on the dinky side, but it’s the first «mall» I ever shopped at when I first moved to Ottawa, so it has a special place in my heart.
The layout of the mall is a big «T» with the anchor store, Zellers being at the intersection (on a side note, since Zellers is closing, I have no idea that their new anchor store will be, a Target perhaps?). The mall has a good variety of stores: it has several banks, a grocery store (Independent Grocer), a drugstore (Rexall Pharma Plus), clothing stores, shoe stores, a dollar store, a luggage store, a bookstore and a post office, so you can get your needs met. It’s just not a spectacular shopping experience.
The food court is on the second level and the selection is decent (Thai, Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Shawarma, Subway, McDonalds, NY Fries and Tim Hortons). There’s also a Booster Juice near the main entrance and a deli (Ladles) at one of the far ends of the short arm of the «T» on the main level. There is always lots of seating at the food court, so you won’t see people fighting over food court seats here.
There’s also lots of parking, so you won’t see people fighting over parking sports either.
Also, there’s a Bulk Barn that you can only access from outside (not through the mall), which I find weird, but whatever.
There is nothing really cool or unique about this mall, but it’s convenient (a stop on the Transitway) and has all the basics.

I’m not sure Billings Bridge should count as a mall at all… definitely not a «Shopping Centre» as it’s category suggests, more of a… building that happens to have a few shops.
Billings Bridge has the few standards a small mall should have — a Coles, Le Château, Smart Set, a Zellers, and the generic nail place, dentist, and pet shop.
They also have seasonal booths, kind of flea market style, where local people come and sell their wares — stuff like jewelery, art, etc.
The mall is really nothing special, but if you’re desperate you can get what you need here.

This plaza has seen a lot of renovations in the last 10 years or so. It used to be a bit of a dump with the building and its stores being so old that no one was particularly interested in shopping there.
Now, every time I visit, it’s actually quite busy. The Billings Bridge bus station is on the Transitway, so it’s a really popular stop to catch the bus. There aren’t too many stores here compared to malls like Rideau and St. Laurent, but there are enough to get your basic shopping needs and errands done. I find that a lot of people that come here are either just passing by or just need to pick something up before heading somewhere else, so it’s much more convenient than anything.

Billings is handy if you’re on the transit way in the south end and you really need something.
Otherwise, I’ve never found myself going out of my way or thinking «I should go to Billings Bridge today!»
The mall is small and features two anchors — a moderate size grocery store and a large Zellers. The rest are small vendors like book stores, a pet store, shoe stores, pharmacy, travel agency and a few telecommunications stores.
The food court is a decent size and offers a lot of seating but really the rest of the mall feels almost crowded and a bit outdated.
If you need something that you are certain you’ll find at Billings Bridge and you’re in the area then it’s an OK place but otherwise I’d not recommend a stray trip to this mall.
There’s no outdoor parking and the mall can be a pain to get in and out of in a car, especially when Bank Street is backed up.

Billings Bridge Shopping Centre covers the bare minimum of shops you need in a halfway respectable mall. They only have chain stores, which cover the gamut of women’s clothing, men’s clothing, shoes, cheap department store (Zellers), food court, hair salon, dollar store, grocery store (Independent), luggage, books, office supplies, pharmacy, jewelry, LCBO, nail salon, banks and kitchen supplies store.
Basically, they have everything you need in a pinch, but no one makes a day of going to this mall because they don’t offer anything exceptional that you can’t find at dozens of other places in the city. For me, it’s more of an issue of practicality because I live closer to here than any other shopping centre. There’s not even a little nook or unique establishment in here that I could recommend. However, again, I advise against Precision Hair Design.