Cordova Mall

Good mall. Don’t do much shopping here, but the food court is great with a large selection.
We usually visit and grab something to eat when we’re in the area.

If you’ve lived in Pensacola long enough, you’ll know Cordova Mall has come a long way than how it used to be back in the day. Any old school Pcolians will member when only Montgomery Ward and Gayfers were the only achor stores. Then there was Parisians, and maybe another anchor store that I cant remember. I think most who know the history wouldn’t dare give this Mall less than 4 stars. I rarely walk through the mall now only because I used to work here during high school years and then I managed a store here in my 20’s, all in all I worked here for almost 10 years. It took almost another 10 to even want to come back and shop here. There’s a reason why Retail work is for the young. My has Cordova Mall gotten bigger and better. Top Brand retailers, a bigger food court, and a couple of outside retailers like Best Buy, Bed Bath & Beyond make Cordova Mall a great spot to come back to for shopping.

This is a mall. It’s full of mall stuff and mall people. If a mall is what you need, this is a mall.
If you don’t need a mall, this is not for you.

its an OK mall. They have just about every store but i actually like the stores surrounding the mall more. Plenty of restaurants and near the airport which is perfect if you are dropping off or picking up someone!

Really not a fan of this mall… no FOREVER 21 no H&M no Charming Charlie :/​gotta drive all the way to destin which is an hr & a half away if I wanna shop at those stores. The design is labyrinthine too since it’s one floor. I hate to say it but there’s 2 malls in KY near Cincinnati that are far superior!

Let’s see: no Forever 21, no H&M, no Macy’s, no Abercrombie, smallest sneaker shops I’ve ever seen, and a Ross in a mall?! Smh. I’m so over Pensacola it isn’t even funny.

I really don’t like this mall. It only deserves two stars in my book because they have a Francesca’s Boutique that I adore

Small but very clean and organized mall. Lots of vendors in-​between the stores that were doing pretty good business – even had a guy cutting hair which was the first time I had seen that.
Plenty of stores at pretty reasonable prices. Plenty of variety at the food court. Lots of parking and the place was pretty packed on a Saturday.
Lots of other stores located outside the mall: Bed, Bath & Beyond, World Market and others – so very convenient shopping area.

Nothing very appealing about this mall. There were many thugs and children running around and it seems to be a big turn off. I would prefer to give my business to a location that is up to par with service and hospitality. This mall has got a good variety of stores which would be the only place to come here.

We went shopping here on a rainy day. Lots of space in this mall. Pretty nice food court handing out free samples. Foot locker with plenty of rare basketball shoes to choose from. We liked it.

Meh. There’s really nothing special about this mall. It’s nice that there’s quite a lot of dining options but otherwise, it has the usual stores and layout of any other mall. I think Destin Commons is much nicer. I hate that in this area of the country I have to deal with Belk as an anchor store. Macy’s is what I’m used to from everywhere else I have lived in the country and Belk is just a lesser Macy’s. There is a Dick’s here which is nice and a Cotton On which was cool. I miss living in a big city like San Antonio and Dayton where I had access to better malls and stores that I like such as Lululemon, Lush, Neiman Marcus, Saks, and Macy’s.

I love coming to this mall!! not only do they have my favorite store, Sephora, but they have my Life Uniforms store for my scrubs! This is a clean mall, is sectioned off like pods. Ross is located inside the mall too!
It’s clean and does not have an odor like you would expect from a mall built a while ago!

Pretty good Mall that fulfills most shopping needs under one roof. Food court is ok and while it lasts they still have Sbarro! It is interesting to note that they do have several local stores her ie. beach/​water living stores.

I remember the day it opened in 1971 — was very young, but I knew shopping would be a lifelong friend of mine. Currently, the only department stores they have are Dillard’s and Belk, but they have a little bit of everything with 140 stores ranging from Hallmark to Hot Topic. Mall is well maintained and has been renovated several times. Food Court is not what I remember and looks like a lot of the restaurants have closed down. (Sbarro, Chick-​fil-​a, Sarku Japanese, etc). They have major chains like Red Robin, Panera, Romano’s Macaroni Grill, but I miss the mom and pop type places in the food court. Still love coming to this mall after all these years.

I really liked this mall. Bigger than what I am used to. The parking can get a little jammed during the weekends but that is expected. You can find pretty much whatever you are looking for in this mall. The facilities are really nice and it looks like it is well kept. No complaints here.

What happened Pensacola!!! What have you done to my beloved Cordova Mall???
I guess the first signs this mall was going down hill was when Parisians moved out over a decade ago. The only department stores that are left today are Belk and Dillards. A Best Buy and Dick Sporting Goods took over the two other spots that used to hold department stores.
I noted some positive changes over the years. A lot of great restaurants have moved into the mall. High end stores such as Coach and boutiques such as Loft entered the plaza, but so many of the clothing stores have been replaced by electronic stores and other randomness. I love Sephora and Aldo, but it has gotten to the point that there are no more clothing options in this mall besides Loft and Express. And what happened to the Gap!!! I have noticed an abundance of new stores targeted to teens, but Cordova mall is desperately lacking clothes for the 20 – 40 age group.
I used to love shopping with my mom when I visited home, but I can no longer shop at Cordova mall. I’ll stick to shopping in Tampa.

There are better malls in a country, but for where you’re at this is a really good mall. Is clean, well lit, and has a really good atmosphere. You can pretty much find anything you need here although it isn’t as cheap as the outlet malls in Foley or Destin. All in all it is a really nice mall especially since all the renovations they have been doing. I would recommend this mall to anybody and if you’re from out of town it’s definitely worth a stop in to check it out.

I’ve lived in Pensacola since 1986 so I can confirm that Cordova has come a long way! Dillard’s still has some updating to do on the top two floors, but Simon only allows one anchor store to be under construction at a time and Belks and Dick’s Sporting were next in line. After seeing the improvements to the men’s floor I am reall looking forward to the upgrades. Incidentally, The property manager, Simon, owns the other shopping mall (university) as well. All the usual mall finds here. Good parking, you can even find shady spots sometimes. I also love that they have lots of chairs and lounging areas spread out throughout the mall for sipping Starbucks and people watching.

Cordova Mall perfectly blends two absolutely terrible attributes of malls: terrible personnel and a bunch of riff raff. Walking into the mall, a security guard confronted us regarding our loud speaking in the parking lot. He told us not to bring that hyperactivity into the mall. He then proceeded to tell my friend to remove his hood from his head. What if my friend was a woman who would be embarrassed to do so?
The mall itself lends itself to a confusing layout, what with its odd circular design. Plus, individuals in the public setting were certainly causing more chaos than us, who simply wanted to grab a bite to eat in the food court.
Perhaps the terrible atmosphere in the shopping center comes about from the uneasiness from tourists and ruckus-​causing idiots in Florida, but I would not recommend anyone to do their shopping here.

If you’re from any other place, this mall is the worst! Nothing here. Don’t bother.