Main Place Santa Ana

It’s not a bad mall. It’s certainly getting better compared to what it was 10 years ago. With more expensive stores (and better service compared to their Costa Mesa counter parts), such as The Walking Store, it could be an up-​and-​coming place.
We started coming by more often since we found ourselves more in the area than before. The discovery that Round 1 was here also helped, though the games seem more rigged here than other locations.
Cleanliness, it’s certainly better than it was a few years ago. Parking isn’t bad, but there can be some *beeeeep* drivers.
More restaurants are opening up here, so there’s definitely a bigger food scene than how it was before. Lucille’s? Olive Garden? Applebee’s? Dog Haus? I could eat here. Otherwise, there’s a Habit Burger across the street. Or just hop on to the freeway a few blocks away and just hop to whereever you want to go.

This mall has everything you need. Nordstrom, Macy, lots of restaurants, even a movie theater. I especially like the that they have a family lounge. Very well thought out and great for nursing mothers and parents with young children.

The mall is really cute especially with the decorations since it’s the holiday season. They have great shops here that you don’t find much at other grand shopping malls. Unique stores here are Round 1, banana republic, American eagle, etc.

Main place mall is better than it was before. There are many good stores to shop at. Also, they’ve added a bunch of new restaurants and a Round 1.
What I appreciate most about this mall are the family lounges. There are 2 in this mall, one in the food court and the second by the kids play area. The one by the kids play area is newer Both have a kid friendly tv, play tables and changing tables. Also, there are private nursing rooms, which is a major plus. I think every shopping center should have these. My only complaint about the newer family lounge is that the changing table area is small. I had to place my almost 3 month old on it diagonally in order to fit. I don’t know how I’ll be able to use it when he’s older. Not much thought was put into the construction of the changing area. It looks really nice, though.

This place has really upgraded with stores since 2012. H&m is here now, new food places! Blaze pizza! Really have stepped up their stores. Good place. Will be going here more often now :)

Overall I think this is a pretty good mall. There are a wide variety of stores and a decent food court as well. My least favorite thing is parking. Sometimes it is super easy to find a spot. other times I feel like it is a big hassle. But oh well not a huge deal.
The mall is pretty large, with all the main stores such as Nordstrom, Macys, H&M, Forever 21, Gap, a cheap movie theater, some good resturants… and for the most part it has a good vibe. It is clean and kept up well. Not nearly as fancy as some of the other malls in Orange County, but it has what you need. It isn’t really a mall that I would want to go hangout at, so if you are looking for that go to the Irvine Spectrum or Fashion Island. But this is pretty decent if you are wanting to do some shopping somewhere that isn’t crazy busy.

Main Place Mall in my opinion of the most underrated shopping malls. I’m unsure to why the ratings are so low but I personally enjoy coming to here.
Located in Santa Ana, Main Place is two stories and includes several popular stores such as H&M, Nordstroms, Abercrombie, Express, Gap and Lids with stores that cater to everyone, men, women, children and even pets. There are several restaurants to choose from such as Olive Garden, Dog Haus, Blaze, Applebees, Genki Sushi, Johnny Rockets and several other dining options. They are currently in the process of adding a Japanese restaurant near Oliver Garden. There is also a food court which is located next to the movie theater that shows movies that have been playing in theaters for several months, the tickets are bargainly priced.
The newest additions include 24 hour Fitness and Round One, which is a hipster arcade with claw machine games, a bowling alley and a arcade.
With several other restaurants and shops that surround Main Place, it makes it an ideal place to come visit, shop, eat and play. This shopping mall deserves an easy 4 stars.

This is the closest mall to my house but I rarely come here. I can’t quite pin point it. Parking lot always feels very crowded! Even inside I feel overwhelmed and claustrophobic. There are a lot of decent stores at the mall, but overall, the place feels drab and classless. I will continue to frequent South Coast and The Spectrum.

Main Place mall is coming back! It had a few years where it went downhill a little, however, their influx of new restaurants has rally increased my interest in visiting this place. Boudin Bakery, Johnny Rocket’s, Dog Haus, Blaze Pizza, and AppleBee’s are great additions making it a great place to stop for a meal. They are picking up some little stores that make it worth shopping in beside their big box locations.
If you don’t mind a bit of a walk, they always have plenty of parking behind JC Penney’s in the 2^nd floor of the parking garage.
Keep it up Main Place! You’re bouncing back.

It’s a pretty standard mall in the area. It doesn’t match up to the obvious South Coast Plaza, Fashion Island and Irvine Spectrum. It is considered a ghetto mall though. If I’m in the area and I need something, I wouldn’t mind coming here. Unfortunately, there is nothing special about this place except that it’s open on Thanksgiving/​Black Friday.
There’s a lot of kiosk here and independent stores which is nice. Nothing exclusive here though. The biggest perk would be the variety of Japanese stores.

I’ve never had a short trip here. Today, I spent almost 20 min with no luck trying to find a parking place for Nordstrom.

This mall is a little run down looking compared to other malls around it but I always go here when I visit CA because they have Popcornopolis. The last time I visited this mall, I used the family restroom to change my daughter’s diaper and I found the bathroom to be quite nice minus the fact that there was no pads for me to line the changing table. There’s a private area that is curtained off in the bathroom where you could nurse which I thought was nice.

MainPlace used to be a nice mall ever since 2013 Fall it is so boring and its just a mess, I even asked a bag at Nordstrom and this lady who worked there was so rude to me she didn’t even wanted to give me a bag. And they have bad customer service. I would never come back here ever again. Not a lot to MainPlace anymore.