Plaza Frontenac

I really like the mall and the luxury gifts I can buy for my family. I especially like the Forever Flawless store bc my wife likes to make herself feel young so ever since Mothers Day she’s a frequent shopper. Hahaha

I love a quiet place and this place was. The prices were high end but the quiet and tranquil environment is a change so don’t come to catch a deal just experience a ritzy tranquil place to shop!

While you’re shopping at the Plaza Frontenac, think about Fred Astaire’s, «Puttin’ On The Ritz.» This is an exclusive shopping center. I visited as a tourist from Kansas City. I wasn’t sure what the layout would be like before I visited. The Plaza Frontenac reminded me of the plaza in Kansas City. Both plaza’s have very similar shops. The only difference is, the plaza in Kansas City is outdoor and has median to high end shops. The plaza in Frontenac is indoor and has almost exclusively high end shops with the exception of a few median priced shops. I feel like the plaza in Kansas City has deep roots in culture and and a sense of community. The plaza Frontenac is lacking community connections and culture. On a Saturday at noon, the plaza Frontenac had a lot of empty shops with no customers. The plaza in Frontenac was also dimly lit with no music playing throughout the shops. Despite lacking liveliness, the sale associates were very friendly and welcoming. One sales associate at Kate Spade, talked to me as if I had been friends with her for years. I believe that I would come back to the plaza in Frontenac one day, but I prefer my Plaza in Kansas City, where jazz musicians play on the corner of the street and local school children try to raise money for their educational programs.

A quiet high end shopping center with neiman, saks, williams sonoma, artsy mini-​theater with critically-​acclaimed-​but-​depressing movies, and restaurants for people who do leisurely, fancy lunches. I presume this is a great place for big spenders who dont want all the hubbub and masses beside them. Some nice canada goose jackets and the standard moncler puffy coats at the saks.
The place feels a little abandoned but it is *very* clean, gotta give points for that. Would be nice to have some more price-​accessible eating options other than panera. This shopping center feels a little too exclusive for the times.

In the past I have not shopped here often because it is pretty far from my house but I will make it a point to drive the extra mile from now on!!! A few weeks ago I went shopping here and my house key fell off my car key ring in the parking lot. I was devastated to find out I was locked out when I got home. I called the security office to see if anyone had turned in any lost keys and not only was the amazing woman who was the head of security that night ask for my name and number so she could call me if they turned up, she sent someone out to look for them in the parking lot where I parked! Much to my surprise, she called me back within 15 minutes and told me that they found them! Everyone should shop here when they offer such great customer service and are the most friendly people I’ve ever encountered at a mall!

Only the very finest mall in St Louis. The stores, the stag, and the shippers are all A1 in my book! Tiffany, Louis Vuitton, Saks, Neiman Marcus. Who could ask for more?!!

Go to sur la table!!! The customer service is amazing and far better then William Sonoma! The staff are positive and they give free coffee samples!!! They really know their products. They give their honest opinions and customer service is their number one priority! They always have some kind of sale going on which is always a plus! The prices are reasonable for the upscale shopping mall as well!

Plaza Frontenac seems like a nice mall. I can’t afford to shop here, I just come here for the occasional movie.
They have plenty of high stores and shops, looks like there is some great food in here also.
The movie theater is a bit outdated, however, some of us like that classic movie theater style. The best thing about this theater is they serve alcohol and they have popcorn with real butter, try getting that at most theaters now days. You cant find real butter on your popcorn.
I know the surrounding area is full of great restaurants and snack spots like Froyo. I know I would not mind living in this part of town, but my income level is not good enough yet for this part. A few of the people looked at me strange but that may be because I favor the looks of TD Jakes a little bit.
There seems to be a nice diversity of people that visit this mall that is for sure or that work here.
If this was a rating for just the theatre I woudl give it 4 stars!

As far as upscale shopping goes this is probably the best St. Louis has to offer in terms of shopping centers.
Tiffany & Co., Saks, Neiman Marcus, J. Crew, Green Door Spa, Bissinger’s Chocolatier, LuLu Lemon, Louis Vuitton, Kate Spade, MAC, BCBG and tons of other awesome shops call Plaza Frontenac home. There is a movie theater and restaurants located inside as well.
In the same plaza you can find Panera, Brick Top’s, Brio and Flemings to satisfy your hunger pangs.
When in Frontenac make it a day or do as I do and enjoy a little window shopping lol

Let’s get this out of the way — Plaza Frontenac is extremely expensive. I cannot afford to shop at the majority of the stores. It can be frustrating to browse department stores and see beautiful pieces of clothing with price tags that are identical to my mortgage payment. But you know, such is life.
Even on a budget like mine, there’s fun to be had there. It’s quiet, peaceful, and pretty. As someone who hates crowds but loves fashion, it’s nice to just walk around and get ideas. When I do find a sale and I get a high quality outfit marked way down, I feel like I’ve really scored. Also, the movie theater is awesome. The actual theater is surprisingly no frills (no stadium seating or anything), but they show the crème de la crème of newly released movies, and the bar serves top shelf whiskey.
Canyon Café is a fun place to eat. If someone else is paying, go to Cardwell’s. Ooh, or hit Sugo’s (it’s not in the mall, but very close nearby) on the way home.

It’s a nice mall with high end stores. You can pretty Womaned in a hurry. Very snobbish. I visited the restroom and contrary to what everyone here would have you believe, it smelled exactly like every other restroom.

I absolutely love this mall! It has my favorite department stores minus a few but it’s good enough for STL, for now anyways. I love the Saks and NM! Super friendly associates! They have most of what I shop for but could use more! I love that this mall just opened a DY! Both departments carry DY but the boutiques alway have more. I like LV too but they could use some customer service skills! Especially since I was a regular there for 10 years! The restroom and mall in general is super clean! I wouldn’t mind using the public restroom here! Overall, it’s a nice mall! It could use a coffee shop! They do have a teavana so that’s a plus too!

I keep chuckling while reading some of these reviews. I can’t imagine being annoyed or intimidated by any of these sales clerks. They are hourly employees, not socialites. Who cares what they think? Your money is the same as anyone’s. If they are rude to you, they are probably resentful that you are shopping and they are making minimum wage.
Granted, I practically grew up in this mall and have never had a rude sales person there but I’ve encountered rude people elsewhere and think they are a-​holes. I would never think I don’t belong somewhere or that there is something inadequate about me. Remember, these people are working for YOU. Got a problem? Tell the manager, manager is rude? Call the owner. Owners CARE about how their patrons are treated, they really do.

In my family, we refer to this place as the «snooty mall.» This refers to some of the stores and the uncomfortable, judgemental feeling the staff exudes if they decide that you are not worthy of their store.
The last time I was there though I noticed that not all of the stores were out of the realm of possibility.
And of course, what Teenaged girl does not love LuLuLemon?!
This mall definitely fills a niche in St Louis, and therefore is A-​OK by me!

I love Plaza Frontenac! There are TONS of good stores/​my favorite stores and good places to eat. There are ALSO good places to eat right outside Plaza (Fleming’s, Bricktops, Brio, Bread Co, etc.).
There are lots of high end stores — including newly opened David Yurman and Tory Burch! Some of my favorite stores here are Lululemon, Tumi, J. Crew, and Cole Haan. I totally disagree with some of the other reviews referring to snobby, etc. salespeople. I am a twenty-​something Hispanic woman and have always received pleasant customer service (without being overbearing which is important!).
The parking situation can sometimes get crowded, but I recommend parking near the anchor/​department stores (Niemans and Saks) rather than the general entrances, especially Pottery Barn Kids.

Whenever I go to this mall I feel like Oprah Winfrey. Not in a I’m rich and the word is great sort of way but like even though I have worked so hard and am accomplished, I am still seen as an unwanted brown person no one wants to serve or be bothered with. Certain treatment is a reality everyday and it will not change until institutions and communities who are repeat offenders get called out on it — it lives here because it is accepted here. This is even before the whole Ferguson thing went national — St. Louis isn’t warm and fuzzy for all and there is an air in certain areas that is entitled and exclusionary; we are here and they should stay there.
Rich, rude and racists are all terms I’ve heard used to describe this mall but I think it depends on who you are. Being well off does not give you carte blanche to be uncouth. I have manners unlike some of the ladies I see go into stores and treat the associates like they were raised in a barn (but your wealthy so you weren’t right). No please, no thank you and how dare they be made to wait while someone else is being helped.
Some of the associates aren’t that pleasant either. Standing around watching me is so telltale (so is following me) and more so when you never ask if I need any help but when Becky comes in your 9,000% pleasant and offer her a greeting. I don’t need a sales clerk or bystander to make mention of the price point of an item I am inquiring to buy. I’m an educated brown woman and an informed consumer. I all but had to beg to pay for a ticket at the movie theater when there was no one else there at all, not in front of me, not behind me and not on the side of me. I thought brown was a very visible color so do you not see me or are you ignoring me? How would you feel when others go out of their way to not acknowledge that you too are a carbon-​based life form?
In no way is this an all-​inclusive reflection of everyone that is a patron or associate at this mall. There are plenty of sales people that are more than welcoming whether they’ve seen me there a lot or not. There are plenty of random strangers I run into in William Sonoma and Athletica and we strike up casual conversations and it is just like I’m meeting someone that I’ve known for years. It’s those nasty long stares… It’s the walking by someone and saying hello in an octave were they can’t not hear you, smiling and they don’t even feel that you’re worth making eye contact with.
Over the nasty glances and so ready to leave, I still went into Teavana and a kind and energetic young lady totally change my mood (she was white). I went from being agitated, irritated and dismayed to recalling how it just takes one touch, one interaction; that its not all of them and that’s the exact thing I expect in return regardless of what kind of encounter or what perception you have of brown or black people, one is not indicative of all.
I’m not comfortable at Plaza Frotenance but I still go, why? I have disposable income that affords me the right to look and buy here, plus this is America. If my (our) presence makes you uncomfortable, it’s likely only 10% of what I feel so get used to it. I’ve had the intention to spend lots here but depending on the vibe and service I received that day I buy here, place an order on-​line or just wait until I am in a more progressive and evolved community and I boost their economy, not this one.

This place is very St. Louis.
It’s some fake Southern plantation mansion that has a mall inside. I bet that was the height of St. Louis class in 1980. And it still is!
The old St. Louis ladies shopping there are super rude. Although that’s normal for St. Louis people, generally.
So, if you are visiting STL and want a great anthropological safari into why everyone hates St. Louis people and why the race riots happened, come visit this delightfully tacky mall.

I should start this review off by saying that I don’t really like malls. There are 2 main reasons for that…
1) People. I don’t like crowds.
2) People trying to sell me stuff. LET ME LIVE IN SOLITUDE AND DIE ALONE.
You can’t have a mall without people trying to sell you stuff that eliminates a lot of my criteria. I love this mall more than others because it’s nicer but also cause it’s empty. That’s right, I’ve never seen a crowd here and it’s wonderful.
Parking? A breeze! Seriously… you never have to worry about parking here. They deff have a much more limited selection of stores compared to the galleria/​westcounty but I only shop at a few stores anyways so it works! Plus, you can hop right on the highway to either mall if you’re in need of something else.
If you like peace and quiet while you shop for clothes than the Plaza Frotenac is just for you!

Love coming here to check out a flick when I am not getting my hair did at Stonewater.
Because of its swank location and clientele, do not be alarmed when you show up in sweatpants and feel under-​dressed. I totally felt the same way. But I don’t care. There is no dress code. Come as you are.
There are a ton of great stores at Plaza. I mean mall. The best part is on the first floor there is a grand piano that you can just sit down and start playing.
If you get hungry, there are numerous places on site to eat.

Plaza Frontenac is the Saint Louis «high roller» mall. I know that, because I giggled the other day when I earned a new Unilocal Badge called, «High Roller» while shopping at some of my favorite stores. PF is an older mall and could use a face lift or shot of Botox, but the staff keeps the Williamsburg style grounds and building in excellent condition.
I rarely shop the anchor stores of Neiman-​Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue. I go for the heart of the mall and shop the smaller specialty type stores. While shopping here, I have never experienced pretension or rudeness from store associates or other shoppers and I have shopped unshaven and in ratty jeans. To be honest, I have seen more attitude at The Galleria then here.
My shopping at PF can be broken down in to four basic groups or reasons:
Leather — Louis Vuitton, Cole Haan, Coach and Tumi
Home — Pottery Barn, Williams-​Sonoma and Sur La Table
Clothes & Jewelry — J Crew, Lucky Brand Jeans, Tiffany & Co. and Omega
After some power shopping or browsing, I can recharge my batteries at:
Canyon Café, Cardwells at The Plaza, Brio Tuscan Grille or Brick Top. All four of these have great bars for a quick drink or a leisurely meal. I can also treat myself to some hometown chocolate at Bissinger’s.
I just had an idea for a UYE — Bar Hopping @ Plaza Frontenac. We can sip on Margarita’s and Martini’s and sample an appetizer or two.
Another great thing about PF is the Landmark Theaters which in my opinion is one of the better movie houses in the area. They bring in a lot of titles that Saint Louis would miss if it were not for them. Some of us enjoy foreign and art house independent type films more then those big blockbuster films.
Plaza Frontenac is small, quaint and fills some of my shopping needs, so in Unilocal standards, «I am a fan» and a big fan at that.