Lynnhaven Mall

This mall is moving slowly to a better mall with tons of improvements. One thing I’ve noticed it doesn’t have an atm. lol Now most malls have an atm not sure why they don’t.
Tons of places to sit down and enjoy people watching as well a s a new area for youngsters to play. More restrooms now which is a plus!
The food court gives one just enough to chose from and be happy. If not restaurants are available in the same area as the mall for convenience. I still can get over no atm lol Wait I’m gonna walk into the food court just to see… Found it ha! In the food court okay five stars now. it’s complete… There is also a movie theater right out into the court yard so in my opinion this completes a mall that has a bit of all you need so far as clothing, shoes, accessories, mobile network choices, including an Apple store for those users This concludes my review of this renovated mall… whew!

One of my favorite malls in the Hampton Roads area. I live in Portsmouth and drive all the way to VA Beach just to go to this mall. It’s big and has all the major stores like Victoria’s Secret, Macy’s, Old Navy, Michael Kors, Barnes & Noble. Dave & Busters is even connected to the mall. Anytime I’m looking for something in particular I can usually come here and find it.

Lynnhaven mall has stepped up its game this past year. After remodeling the food court and making the mall into a one story, it doesn’t have that old dingy feel. I lived in VB my whole life and it’s been over a decade since they made any dramatic changes. The new look is modern, offering a fresh color scheme of soft greens, blues, yellow, and gray. The benches are now comfortable cushioned couches with a charging station to charge your phone. I like to take the kids here to the play area (between Dave n Busters & Barnes & Noble) near Dick’s.

This is my go-​to mall for shopping for clothes and shoes. They have all the stores I shop at. I also like how there’s a Dave & Buster’s if you want to play arcade games for fun and entertainment. The mall looks nicely remodeled. I do miss some of the old stuff they used to have such as the carousel! I like the new and updated food places they have such as Cinnabon and Häagen-​Dazs (for dessert hehe)!

Disclaimer, I visit this mall often and therefore pass judgement based upon numerous experiences with staff in addition to general mall «guidelines» — retail assortment, events, and upkeep.
I’ll begin with appearances — the mall is generally clean and well-​kept even with the present parking lot overhaul. It is well lit and in a constant state of being cleaned by an obvious presence of maintenance staff. I’ve never encountered a dirty restroom — at least nothing out of the ordinary. Appearance in addition to the variety of retail establishments, moderately decent selection of restaurants/​food court eateries, and the theater provide the bulk of my three stars.
And now for the bad…
Back in November, I was walking through the mall with my girlfriend — we were just outside of the food court when a fight broke out in front of us. Before jumping into the fray to break up the two female combatants, I paused for a moment to check for a security presence. Roughly 100 feet ahead of me was the security podium — it was unmanned. A retail worker came to my aide in pulling apart the fighters. One was beaten up badly, the other was still violent, attempting to kick and punch the worker and I as we seperated them. In total between 20 – 40 seconds had passed with screaming, a large crowd, and calls for help — still no security. I don’t mind breaking up a fight, I’ve done it several times in my life — the point is, I shouldn’t need to with «security» stationed so close. Makes you question what would happen in an actual emergency.
Item two of the bad…
The mall manager is a terrible decision maker and a poor figurehead for the establishment. Here’s the reason: while walking behind him one day I overheard a conversation between him and a security guard. He was talking loudly and animated about one of the major anchor stores closing down. I happen to know people at the store — yet when I mentioned it to them (including management), they were unaware of the closing. While that might not seem like a big deal, it is HUGE to the company that’s closing. Information like that leads to loss of sales and employee morale spiraling down. Yet there he was, talking for all the world to hear about a store closing (which still seems to be unannounced). Other reasons (as I’ve heard) are his terrible attitude towards retail managers, his disregard for profit cutting in favor of personal interests, and his desire to make the mall into a «super premium» mall that the local area demographics won’t support.
All in all, the mall is great to shop at unless there’s a security situation or you are looking for adequate leadership. Stop in and spend your money :)

I guess with the new facelift, the place doesn’t seem to be as chaotic, claustrophobic, and dreary; however, I miss the carousel. The renovations lend to a more upscale feel. Where have I been, right? I rarely came to Lynnhaven and it was not my favorite mall, but they have really cleaned up which makes it much more bearable. I tend to avoid places that are not gun friendly, but this will do in a pinch.
The few times that I have come to Lynnhaven Mall since revamping it, it does seem to draw a different crowd. Other than that, I don’t have much else to add for now.

I dropped off some things from an online order that I ordered a month ago to the American Eagle Outfitter. The staff was really awesome and I wish I had his name to give him som accolades. The mall itself is a mess due to the construction and since I don’t frequent the mall I had no idea where the store was. I ended up walking nearly the entire length of the mall with a sprained ankle. I do love taking little man to the play area whenever we’re there. However a mall is a mall and I’m not the biggest fan!

Another favorite great mall, we are usually here for the movies. Very clean, nice crowd, a lot of stores. Definitely a glamorous mall you don’t mind spending some time and money in. Parking is outside and free.

New and improved since I was last here over 2 years ago!
It’s almost nothing compared to how I used to remember it.
Bright interior with arched ceilings and skylights to allow natural lighting in. There is so much sun coming inside! I don’t remember there being so many skylights.
Clean and spacious! Tons of seating throughout the mall for when your significant other wants to go in a store that you don’t want to go into.
The look and feel rival some of the lavish malls of the Middle East!
Definitely enjoyed walking around and seeing the variety of stores they had available. They even had a vape kiosk there!
Don’t really miss the second floor of the mall. It’s a small sacrifice for the more open feeling of that area of the mall.

Great mall in Virginia Beach. It has an attached movie theater (YAY). They have good anchor stores and it’s pretty inside. When I was last here, the carousel was still there (reviewer reported it as being removed). I went with my husband on a day trip here over the summer and we had a great time just looking around at everything. This is one of my favorite places in VA and I will definitely be coming again.

Not fond of the newly renovated area. It looks nice but the food court area is way too small considering the amount of people that go here. It’s awkward trying to maneuver around people that are eating to get outside. Feels more crowded since the took away the huge second level.
This mall still has one of the best store selections.

I’ve been to this mall quite a few times. This is the closest one to me, so this is where I usually end up. They’ve made some major updates over the past year or so. I don’t come here during the holiday season, since it usually ends up being pretty crazy there.
This mall has your normal places you’d expect, including Macy’s, Dillards, and JC Penney. On my latest visit, I was specifically looking at finding the best pricing and quality for glasses. I went to JC Penney, LensCrafters and a few others that were on the vision insurance plan. After all of the searching, I ended up going with JC Penney. I have a separate review for that experience.
Inside the mall, you can find just about anything you want from clothing to food and more. Since the changes, the mall is more open and bright. Along with all of the stores, they have quite a few kisoks along the path through the mall. It’s hard sometimes to try and avoid their pushes to get you to come and look at what they have to sell. Since the changes have occurred, I don’t think there are as many dining options inside here as there used to be. I usually end up going somewhere else, or just outside the mall instead now.
In the end, you can find just about anything you’re looking for at this mall. There’s nothing that would give me a «wow» factor or to give it above three stars. This place is okay and you’ll likely come out just fine finding what you’re looking for.

Great mall close to the boardwalk, about a 10 minute drive. It has all your department stores such as Macys, JC Penny, Dillard’s and Dicks. It also has a Dave and Busters and AMC theatre. It’s a great balance of everything in 1 mall. The food court is actually the smallest food court I’ve ever seen but it has something for everyone. The Jelly Ball near Verizon is a delicious smoothie place offers slushies, milkshakes, smoothies and pearl drinks with alot of different fruits available and it’s cheap! Overall, a great mall that’s clean and spacious!

This mall holds some memories in its walls, which have probably been torn down and rebuilt to fit the new look it has taken on.
This place has become more user friendly with the second floor disappearing along with some shops that didn’t get much business at all. The food court is okay but they could use some more variety and not so much of the typical right outside the mall kind of food. The selections they have aren’t bad but they could be improved. Another bonus to the second floor being gone is that I won’t have the urge to walk up a broken escalator!
The new additions that they have in the mall are pretty awesome. The play places are built well to fit families needs when they want their little ones to burn off the sugar they consumed while at the movies.
I don’t usually like to shop at the mall, but when I do, it’s at this place. :)

I have always enjoyed shopping at this mall and going to the AMC movie theater connected to it. I love the fact that they added Dave and busters and they’ve recently remodeled the food court which kind of saddened me because I really enjoyed going upstairs to eat. Now everything is single level, but it’s still a great mall with a bunch of stores to choose from. I must say Lynnhaven Mall is the best mall in Virginia Beach hands down.

Clean and pleasant atmosphere at this mall with a wide interesting selection at Apple, Best buy mobile, the food court, H&M, Dick’s sport goods, etc.
The female shoes’ sections at Macy’s and Dillar’s were full of temptations…
It was nice there was a free playground available within the premises.
The food section offers relatively healthy options with Chick-​Fill-​A, etc.
It was easy and free to park.

It took me a while to get used to Lynnhaven Mall, but I finally did it. Probably took them remodeling it and all. It used to have the weirdest layout and it was super confusing. Ever after living in VA Beach for over a year, I still got lost. but that’s not saying much because I can get lost going around a circle.
Lots of stores and places to eat. The Vietnamese restaurant is the best, in my opinion. The people working the kiosks aren’t the most pleasant, but easy to ignore. I always go in through Barnes and Noble and end up spending my day there. It’s just a really good mall to chillax.

Newly renovated, and the second-​best Mall in the Hampton Roads area. The #1 Spot would have to go to MacArthur Mall in Norfolk, but Lynnhaven a close second.
Well, depends on what you are shopping for actually. If you are looking for the mall with «middle class» prices, you head to Lynnhaven. If you are looking for the mall with more of the higher end stores (Nordstrom), then you head to Norfolk.
Lynnhaven has most of the major retail mall store brands at their location. And since newly renovated, there are some healthier food options in the food court now as well. The famed Merry-​Go-​Round is gone… Buuuuutttt, I never used the thing anyway. Except once when I was a little tipsy at the mall with friends, but that is another story…
Now…If they would only get rid of a few of the Kiosks in the middle where the European men and women are always trying to get my wife to try beauty products and hand cream… I tell my wife on every visit: «Don’t make eye contact, keep moving! Donnnnn’t make eye contact…»

Refreshed and renewed and I’m lovin it.
Bright open spaces. Excellent lighting, Cool new flooring. Very much appreciated resting areas scattered thought the wings.
I was almost floored when I saw the completed food court. My my my I’d love to eat here. I didn’t, I just sat for a while to rest and marveled at the re-​do. Floor to ceiling flat screens streaming video. New food spots, but in my opinion not quite enough. An abundance of seating. Even bar type seating that faces the interior of the mall, perfect for you people watchers.
Upscale store additions like Apple and Michael Kors.

Came here to do a little Christmas shopping, and got a lot of work done. Nice selection of stores and they have a Dave and Busters! The stores seemed pretty nice, and facilities were clean. With the holiday season in, I figured it was going to be packed, but it wasn’t. They also had a nice center of the mall with a nice Christmas tree and light show. That was neat.
I used to work in retail, Footlocker, and all the stores we went into from Zumiez to H&M, all the employees were friendly. This says a lot of high volume stores, and I’m assuming this is a high volume mall that gets a lot of traffic. Nice, friendly environment, coming here instead of Pembroke Mall.