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Comments (199)
Books and bookstores are amazing! The employees are always there to help. It is always fun browsing the shelves.
What a lucky day! I didnt know which section to go to for books to send to my nephew. I looked around thinking I will leave empty handed but I crossed paths with a very knowledgeable rep. I wished I had asked for her name so I can mention her in this review.When stores have people who are knowledgeable about their products, the customers visit becomes a very good experience.Huge bookstore and plenty of space dedicated for childrens books.These are awesome books to inspire your young teenagers.
No stress is what I feel when I go to a Barnes and Noble. Its always great here.
Very nice place to relax and chill. The floor plan is kinda odd. There is a Starbucks coffee shop upstairs but you cant use any Starbucks gift cards. Not a real Starbucks coffee shop. Limited drinks too.
Love walking around and looking at books not many bookstores left
Excellent bookstore. We always enjoy Barnes and this location provides a respite from the excessive crowds outside 👌
Big location nestled in the mall. Youll have to to outside to get here, as it is an outdoor mall. There is plenty of parking, BUT it is not necessarily close. Youre definitely going to have to walk here. Store is well-lit and organized nicely. Its a large location, but I dont think it has a Starbucks inside.
Love the atmosphere in this store specifically. Youll always see interesting people here.
Alas.. one of the last standing bookstores.... I remember Dalton Books.. and Borders... but now Barnes and Noble stands alone in the cut throat business of books, young teens occupying tables without buying a drink, loiterers browsing books without buying.... how is a company to survive? But survive they have.... while their stock takes a beating... I do love B&N... now only if those darn teens would shut the Fup... and let me enjoy my cup of coffee....
Really neat location. Lots of variety with each bookshelf. Love the pop figures and bts collection. I was surprised to see such a wide selection of records. The thing that caught my eye was a small telescope in the childrens section and puzzles in the first floor near the entrance.
Clean, friendly, happy place with a Starbucks Cafe and lots of good books.
Great assistance if youre looking for a particular book they are organized and clean
Friendly staff, great selection of books, sweet blend in the community of social and curious :)
Out of all of the barnes and noble Ive been to, this one is absolutely the most alive.I have spent countless hours studying here since high school exploring all the recommendations and little things.There are numerous staff who always ask how youre doing and are happy to make recommendations. Unlike many locations, people seem happy to walk around, browse, and chat.
Good service. A lot of times I come here, I pass by the books in the front looking for mine, and then I find it, and then I find out it was in the front the entire time! 😂 Check the front just in case guys!Love the escalators, all the best Barnes and Nobles have them cafe is great, but maybe better pizza pretzels.Overall, it gives off a homey bookstore feeling that I like and I feel like I could spend my whole day in there.
Book stores are lately becoming a rare gem. Big store to lose yourself in many aisles.
Big, 2 floors, Cafe inside, music store, large kid section, fun to explore, friendly employees ^^
Good friendly, helpful service. A very large store with an extensive selection
Very nice to walk around. Has a Starbucks inside of it. Not much seating.
Very large B&N. Difficult to find employees; they rely more on headsets than actual presence in the store. I wonder about their loss rate. Manager was kind to give a discount on a slightly damaged cookbook as no other copy was in-store. Cashier was friendly and helpful. Upstairs is where youll find the Starbucks, but its owned by B&N so forget using your gift cards or points, sadly. Very limited selection of foodstuffs, but nice workers and generous tables/chairs area for sipping & reading. Lots of teens & young people; nice, calm vibe.
I love to be surrounded by books and looking for a good price for a book that I like, when I am drinking my coffee. Best place to relax
A pleasant experience here. Very clean & organized. Well stocked with plenty of books and novelties to choose from.Purchased a couple kid books for our daughter and a nice Tarot deck set with handbook for the wifey.Good customer service.
Fantastic like all branches of Barnes & Noble .
They have a great selection of books for any age, games, starbucks, toys, cards. I love this place and my little one also enjoys going to Barnes and noble.
I really like the store but the customer service at the location was very poor
Its a pretty typical Barnes and noble. A little smaller than some of the ones Ive been too, so the selection isnt quite as wide as bigger locations, but its still nice. They did have a weirdly large Manga section in comparison to other sections though so if you want to buy manga it seems like a pretty good location.
Customer service was awesome! They not only looked up 2 books I was interested in, they even showed me exactly where they were! I love & appreciate the personal touch anywhere I patronize & B&N certainly has it!
This isnt my usual one. Its small for a barnes and noble more of a quick stop type of store. Just grab what you need and go Id rather enjoy search for a good book
Overall good place, but needs some small improvements. Ive always loved visiting Barnes in the past, but this location lacked on variety of books and struggled to keep up with cleanliness in the store. They had someone at the door to regulate customer flow in the store which I loved. But the old school vibe of going in, relaxing and browsing a few books to buy is now gone. Everything felt rushed and no longer had a welcoming aura. I hope to return back in a few months to see if there has been any changes.
Two stories and packed full of all your favourite reading materials. Complete with a Starbucks on the 2nd floor where you can get a cup of Joe and read some of a book. Guess my only complaint would be they said their water fountains were not working.....and ofcourse the water fountains were right next to the StarBucks so no wonder they werent available, bwahaha
I absolutely love book stores, wish there were more of them. Good set up here and yes they have a Starbucks
This Barnes and Noble has 2 levels and I love the way its organized. This was the first time we were in there and the employees were so helpful and nice. It was quiet, it was clean. I didnt really want to leave. We were able to easily find what we needed and move on.
I am very much appreciative of their services. they worked with me even though I had little to no credit and was a first time buyer. the salesmen was kind enough to show us the inventory and explain what they were about. the whole process was timely. i didnt qualify for the first car I was interested in but they didnt give up and quickly found something else that I liked.
We All had a lovely time here! My grandprincess, son & wife. So much to look, love & pursue. However I must add that the Bathrooms were Worse than something you would find in a Bronx subway dtation. FILTHY AND WHEN WE COMPLAINED TO THE STARBUCKS LOCATED AT THE SAME FLOOR? Nothing. For this to be in such a highly populated IRVINE SPECTRUM? THEY NEED TO DO BETTER BECAUSE I WILL NOT BE BACK NOR SPEND A NICKLE HERE UNTIL THIS HAS CHANGED. So, as long as you do not need a restroom, buy tour books.
The choice of books is obviously vast. However the owners of Barnes and Noble are so extreme left wing that it almost hits you in the face at first glance. Just by their choice of books and what they choose to display is clearly favorable towards one particular party. Very Pro Liberal Anti Republican.An owners political stance should not be obvious in a bookstore and there should be pro and anti for both parties! But unfortunately it seems isnt that way in Barnes and Noble and it shows!.So for this reason alone, regardless of my political party affiliation to attempt to influence the buyer one way or another is a terrible shame and I wont be spending my money here again.
Large bookstore with a good selection of magazines. I saw a section for games and some toys, music & videos/DVDs, and of course all kinds of books. There are two floors of goods.
Clean and lots of space to social distance. Good selection. Starbucks is never crowded. Nice staff
Lots of great new updated books
Sanitation is good. Its not easy to find a store employee for help. In addition, many empty shelves makes me feel that the book store is dying.
It was really nice the problem is that theyre not stuck up like they used to the items that I was looking for was a leather cover for my journal they used to sell them and varieties really awesome style now they dont but you do have to wear a mask did you have sanitizer and theres plenty of books to just sit and read and enjoy them so for those that love to read come on down enjoy it with a Starbucks
I drove all the way here from Upland because it was the only place that had the book I needed. The staff was friendly, made sure they had the book before I drove out there. They do answer calls which is a plus because a lot of places dont answer their phones. Yes there is a line to get in because of COVID but thats good, we have to take precautions. Theyre organized and go above and beyond
I went here with my crush. The store was a great place to talk and get to know someone. The book selection was also great and the vibe in the store was just as you would expect from a book store. The staff was mostly friendly and the coffee shop on the second floor was a nice touch. However, I felt as though I could not pick a book because of certain staff constantly walking past me as soon as I picked up a book.
This place is still doing well since the downsizing of many B&N stores. The area inside is clean and has a nice ambiance compared to the bustling outdoor mall surrounding it. Its building is well lit and books are neatly stacked on the shelves.
Huge store with cafe. Went there for the Saturday story reading for kids. After the story was read, kids were given fun activity sheets. While the kids were busy explored nearby books and toy aisles. Theyve got dedicated aisles for different categories from ages to grades to STEM, reading, Disney character workbooks...Same in toys section. Particularly liked their toy aisle as it had a variety of learning toys, which I hadnt seen elsewhere. Ended buying some. It was my first time to the store and to their reading session too.
Nice, big book store.
We love Barnes and Noble, tons of great options for all kinds of reading material. This location has a cafe too. Unfortunately they only had one cashier working and she was more focused on selling memberships versus taking care of the line of 20 customers waiting...
This bookstore is amazing. It has two floors so there are plenty of different things to look at and be interested in. I come here all the time just to kill time. It has, what I would consider to be, the biggest manga section I have ever seen. It even has a Starbucks. There is literally nothing to complain about. Everything stands out as great; from the organization to the quantity and quality if their selection. I love this bookstore, especially at this location and highly recommend going here in the future.
Despite the age of electronics and gadgets, nothing beats the smell of new books for me. Its so nice to still see bookstores like this and to be able to turn pages and feel at peace reading books.
I enjoyed the larger selection of this BN, however the upper level could be better. The starbucks appears to be in shambles most weekends and somewhat crowded.
This one is a great bookstore...such a wide variety of books here and the young adults section with a reading area is a nice touch for our cousins younger daughters...
Over priced. Fine a good used or independent book store instead
Always enjoy the atmosphere of Barnes and Noble. Great place to find something good to read. Also a nice spot to relax and kill some time as coffee shops are located within the store. They could use a few more chairs in the main section but otherwise a good experience
One of my favorite places to go! B & N is a showcase of colorful variety, with so many sections & showcases, there is something great for everyone! I love their selection of art books, graphic novels & how-to for writers & artists looking to improve their skill set! Friendly & helpful staff, always a huge plus!
Books. the cashier be lying tho, I got ohshc manga once and he said “I haven’t seen someone buy ohshc in a long time” and then I came back next week and got a few more ohshc manga and mf said the same thing, he lyin u just saw someone (me) buy it last week :(( I don’t like liars, james 🙄u forever dead to me
Good selection of novels, memoirs, manga, movies, calendars, toys, coffee table books, and kids books. A quiet place for a break from the rest of the Spectrum. Movies are a bit pricey. Good selection of records too.
Amazing bookstore, with movies,cds, and great customer service. They also have a Starbucks upstairs.If you are looking to just cuddle up with a great book and a good cup of coffee; please go there. Their poetry selection is always amazing.
Great place to buy books
They are open and fully stocked but closed early like the rest of the shops unfortunately! I used to lol forward to buying kids toys for my nieces and nephews. They used to have great sales on toys. Covid has put an end to that!! There are books about the pandemic. Have we all not heard enough you think we need books to remind us what we are living through???
Good place to find your favorite magazine
Good location. Starbucks doesnt have all the usual Starbucks menu. Stuff tho little disappointing.
Still love finding a great book while browsing for good hardback childrens books. Staff always polite and helpful even though there dont seem to be enough personnel for the size of the store. Ive always loved bookstores and libraries and am so glad they didnt disappear like all the rest.
Whenever I visit this store, its like entering a magic world, and I stay for hours checking the books, enjoying a hot beverage from the on-prem Starbucks. I emerge renewed, inspired, and with a bagful of new titles I cant wait to get home to read! This is not only a book store... its an experience.
Staff is super nice, found what I was looking for.
First time at this Barnes and Noble. Always love a good bookstore. Two stories of selections and a cute reading area for the kids. Starbucks located on the second floor how can you go wrong!
Its your average, everyday Barnes and Noble. I dont care for the Starbucks/cafe area being on the second floor. Should have found a spot for it downstairs, or not included it. Like a mall in America isnt going to have its own Starbucks? (It does.)
Good selection of books.
Love the location, and how its at the mall. Im able to do all types of shopping, which includes my needed books. Its a pretty big location, and theres a big selection
I found books I never knew existed, thanks to friendly, knowledgeable staff, at prices well below the suggested retail price. An added bonus—a coffee shop with all manner of veggie wraps, pasteries, cookies, and other goodies, where you can sit at one of several tables to pig out or read your email, magazines, and books. Couldn’t ask for more.
I can spend hours at a Barnes & Noble but unfortunately when I went the restrooms were out of service which meant sticking around for too long wouldnt have been a good time. Everything else was well stocked, clean and organized though and I did make a purchase. I hope next time I go the restrooms will be in service so I can spend more time browsing and sitting at the cafe.
Nice to have one of the last remaining bookstores still in business! They also have nice gift items and some greeting cards. I like the bargain section, travel, childrens, and large selection of magazines.
Too many toys for me, but I understand they are catering to their clientele. Looking forward to them serving food and alcohol for an interesting date night. Hopefully they will corral the kids away from the booze section.
Had exactly what I wanted as Christmas gifts!
I think this place is the most biggest offline bookstore in Irvine. Many kinds of books are here. Kids corner is very nice. Also you can finds cool stuffs like boardgames, fancy goods.
As usual, a great experience for the entire family. I just wish they had more variety of the kids toys. It is not their specialty so it is understandable.
Always live a fellow barns n nobel
This is a large scale Barnes and Noble store. While I have not been in the store in several months, they still offer books and magazines. Sometime in the recent past the store has taken out the benches and seats on the downstairs floor. General housekeeping has been decreased; the Audio section was pretty dusty, and the carpets are beginning to look threadbare.
I love the architecture of this place! I almost cried when I heard B&N was potentially closing its doors but Im glad this one is still here. Has a beautiful first floor collection of books and a Starbucks cafe upstairs. Very neatly organized with a lacking amount of staff.
Unfortunately it must have been a bad day in this deserted bookstore. We came in here after we celebrated a birthday, shopping for some new vinyls and other gifts. - We were experience a charming upsell to become a member. We did and received a minor discount and a free coffee/ hot chocolate. We asked if this would be good for all of us and she called up to the coffee shop, making us believe that we all will receive the cherry on top to make this day perfect. Once we arrived at the coffee shop, I placed the order for four (free) drinks, showed my receipt and we were waiting. - Now it happened, the manager came out, heat phone w/microphone still attached to the head, looking like coming out of a spin class, determine steps fast approaching with the index finger already up - that alone signaled trouble and no consideration. We learned quickly that there was a misunderstanding, but that word was never used. Rather rattling down company policy and creating a scene vs. figuring out what happened and offering a solution, which would compliment the free coffee in the first place, the appreciation of a customer spending their disposable income at the store and almost guaranteeing if continuing doing so since we had the membership. The only solution offered was we gladly can refund your membership...Unbelievable from every angle, no empathy, little customerservice skills rescuing a customer, supporting all the good training that manager must have skip, disrespecting all the good work everybody else did in that store. An unnecessary power move. Im for sure would feel very weired going back here. (BTW, in my several hundred reviews I can not recall given ever a 1 star review)
A nicely sized Barnes and Noble and can help to give yall a break when browsing the Irvine Spectrum Outlets.Not much to say about it as it is pretty much like all the other Barnes and Nobles Ive been to except that there is two stories and that there is a Starbucks on the second floor.
They have a coffee shop inside this B&N.This is an intellectually stimulating place. You can read books here (most likely you will end up buying it)They have a Great collection of board games (for both kids and young adults).Kids friendly - Family friendly place.
Love this store. It is the best place to buy books. Been going here since a kid. They have a book for all types of people.
Barnes & Nobles is always a fun place to visit. Theyve begun to expand their board game selection, which has been fun to browse. Online prices are competitive, but occasionally theyll have some good deals.
Store is clean and well-stocked; staff is friendly. Extensive music/video section that is larger than most other Barnes & Noble stores in the area. Definitely worth the hassle of dealing with Irvine Spectrum traffic to come to this store.
The cafe is a little run down, but the bookstore is good. They even have most of the non-book stuff less front and center than some other B&Ns. Less like running the toy gauntlet to get to books.
Great bookstore for anyone
My babies love reading and this is the perfect place for them. We are staying them young with interactive books. They love how friendly the staff is with us. I greatly appreciate it as well.
A lot of the books are much cheaper online. Also there are not enough chairs if you want a place to sit and read through a boom before deciding on a purchase. Other than that staff is helpful.
Nice clean store. Friendly masked employees. I always like my books with 2 stories! Escalators included, dad jokes provided.
A nice book/novelty store inside the Spectrum Mall. The store was clean and well kept. Everyone was friendly, just didnt like that the Starbucks on the second floor was not a Starbucks but was a Barnes & Noble coffee shop disguised as a Starbucks, so you cannot use Starbucks gift cards or Starbucks App to pay.
Not too busy but the store was super hot. Not ac and its 82 outside bot real comfortable to shop or browse. We did buy some books, vinyls, and Starbucks. The Starbucks cafe was so busy, but as hot as it was everyone was buying cold drinks.
I was expecting more from this Barnes and Noble. No seating, except in cafe. Cafe service was horrible, I ordered one drink and four orders were made before mine even though they ordered after me! Found what we were looking for, but the size of the store makes me question the availability of some books.
Unfortunately this location was disappointing, from customer service to the books 📚 selection. Didnt not make the purchase.
Great to be back among other people with my same attitude! Super smiles and awesome service!
The person at the Starbucks Wes L does not ask for a Barnes and Nobles membership. I purchased twice that day. I mentioned to him that you should asked if the customer has membership so they can take advantage of some discount but, Wes L did not make a comment or apologize about it. I think Wes L needs more training for he may not know the process. It makes me feel embarrassed that I have to tell him to give my discount. I may never buy from this Barnes and Nobles again.
This Barnes and Noble is so gross and run down. The bathrooms were so dirty and has booze everywhere. We asked them to clean it and they said they hire someone to clean them so they cant do anything. I would never go here again.
Bargain book selection is not what it used to be. Its rare I buy a book there anymore and used to walk out with a bagful of purchases.
Great place to stop in and pick up a new book. Great selection of books to choose from. The sales staff there really know there stuff. And if thay dont havr what your looking for thay will be happy to order it for you.A great selection of magazines to choose from. There are alwayes sales on books from the classic to new. There are not to Manny places were one can go now to find such a collection of books in one place. I highly recommend going. You never know what you might find there in the book shelves Hidding.ThanksMichael M PhD.
No waiting line outside. Only 3 people in line before me in the checkout line with 2 cashiers. Easy in and out. Curbside pick up available.
Heritage books are not available
Air conditioner was off. Too hot to shop. Worker said the part was on back order. No fans
This place is still a great place to pick up books. Youd be able to find most of the latest content out there. They also sell movies and for some reason pop figures with their attempts to broaden the demographic I guess?
Love Barnes and Noble. They always have unique stuff, things youd never really think of. And their movie/TV Show selection is Amazing!
Oh let me count the ways I love you! Your booksellers are friendly, knowledgeable and attentive. The baristas know their stuff too! Please build one in Banning, ca.
They need cashiers... we ended up leaving without buying anything because the wait time was just too ridiculous.
Really good service. Everyone was willing to help me find the book I wanted. The Starbucks upstairs gave us free samples and a coupon. Overall really good place.
This B&N is often severely understaffed and they have a very rude store manager - Tiffany I believe was her name (short bleached blond hair, heavy build, and mid height). The store itself is really nice and clean thanks to the staff. The coffee shop was clean and accommodating. The barista who served me (Heather - tall, dark hair, pail skin, slim build, wears glasses) made excellent drinks. She was polite, sweet and she served the best coffee Ive ever had (and I have had many). Its all in the barista who makes it.
So nice to buy books that you can browse through. So much better than online to have immediate gratification when you want a new read.
Last time I went their, they had one of my favorite books by William Shakespeare for a really low price! Not to mention, the C. S. was very helpful, wise, AND kind. How grand is that!?
Toys books, with coffee, tea and bakery while the kids are reading and having educational getaway while I rest. Couldnt ask for more
This Barnes and nobles have a courteous staff who understand the things they are selling even things as mundane as manga being accounted for regarding availability and release schedule. Everything is organized and is a relaxing place to enjoy a coffee and a book upstairs.
Quite a lot of good deals. and its always good to see theres still a physical book store around.
The magazine selection is what I go for to look for car magazines. The store has it well organized up against the left wall when going in.
Mush smaller Barnes &Nobles compared to the others Ive been to before. Love coming here while my family shops, pretty good selection of not just books but figurines and games as well.
I just luv the environment of this book store because the employees are very friendly and helpful on books that I am looking for.
Barns & Noble at Irvine Spectrum, the most uncourteous customer service by the store manager:Before Christmas, we were searching for specific books, but we could not locate them at the stores so we purchased them online from Barns & Noble. They were out of new ones, but the used books were described as clean and in good condition. Also, the website said that the books can be returned at their retail locations so it seemed safe to make the purchase. Unfortunately, 4 out of 6 were stained and filled with notes. A couple of days before Christmas, we went to return these 4 roughly used ones at the Irvine Spectrum location where we were greeted with a big surprise.At first, a floor manager told us we could not return online purchases at the store because the online store and the retail stores are two different companies and he did not work for the online company. We showed him a print out of their online return policy that clearly stated otherwise. Then he said we cannot return used books at the store. When we insisted he honor what the online policy stated, he would only offer the store credit. We preferred the refund so we asked for the person who has the authority to refund the money.Cindi, the store manager, walked up to us in a highly unexpected and surprisingly combative, unfriendly manner and declared I will not make return quite abruptly and discourteously with no pleasantries or greetings or offer of assistance. Then she forcefully told us to leave the store as she reached for a bag for the books we were trying to return. Her attitude and behavior was shocking. She never asked why we believed we were entitled to a refund or about the online return policy. It was apparent that she was uninformed and unwilling to be informed.She lead us to the Customer Service kiosk in the middle of the store. She threatened us to lower our voice as if we were making a scene even though we were not yelling, threatening or violent. We were only trying to convey to her what their website promised expecting her to honor it. She repeatedly and curtly declared that she wont make return. She was pompous, disrespectful, unyielding and unfriendly the entire time.We asked if the return shipping was free. She called the online customer service to ask. It was a long wait. I murmured, How long do we have to stand here and wait? and my husband pointed at the Customer Service sign above us and rhetorically asked What does that say? She got extremely offended and abruptly hung up the phone saying she was trying to help but we were being rude. Then she demanded we leave the store immediately. At this point, we realized that we could not accomplish anything further. We were in disbelief at her attitude and left the store in silent indignation and humiliation.To her, we were just a nuisance and an inconvenience. She was extremely rude and unpleasant, never apologetic about their misinformation and their internal miscommunication of return policy nor for our inconvenience. Not a single time did she smile or demonstrated any friendliness. She never showed any understanding or empathy. Instead, she kicked us out of the store. This was by far the worst and most mortifying service we have encountered at any store.
This location is getting a little old now, but I still love the selection of manga, graphic novels, board games, and toys. A very comfy place to spend some time browsing and reading.
This Barnes and Nobles in particular is very large. Its two stories and has a lot of stuff. I ended up coming here to pick a board game, and while a little more expensive, they had it in stock.
Amazing store to get all kind of books, toys and DVDs. Has place to read the books along with kids before you purchase. Highly recommended.
Love Barnes! It is the best location if you are looking for a comfy and warm or cold place to drink your warm espresso or cold brew, sit down, wait for a bit, pretend to be browsing books, and 30 minutes into your date not showing up, realize you got stood up, stand up and leave with your coffee colder than it was when you started (or warmer, if you had cold brew).
Loads of books to choose from. Our favorite store here...
Great place to enjoy a cold drink and browse books.
Always great service, clean environmentBooks for all ages and a great learning experience for everyone.
A lot of specials right now. Great variety of your choice of books of course and/or different ideas of gifts to your love ones.
Nice selection of books, movies and music. Great environment for kids and adults. Also theres a Starbucks on the second floor.
I love this place. I really hope they continue to serve the community and people still want to buy physical books. In the age of electronics and kindles, there is nothing better than a physical copy of a book.
The first store had what I wanted but the only box they had was damaged. This was for a gift so they called over to another store near me who had the item and held it for me. I was able to pick it up and scored on the gift! Thanks a ton
I like the atmosphere of just being here. Very chill place to just relax and do some reading.
Great deals on funko pops. Hurry sale ends this week 8/29friendly staff but scarce.
Amazon might be taking over the world, but theres something about a bookstore...phsyically seeing and touching all those books. The smell of them. I could get lost and stay in here all day.
They do answer calls which is a plus because a lot of places dont answer their phones. A quiet place for a break from the rest of the Spectrum. everyone is very helpful!!
Super clean, quiet and very well stocked. Very big store with an enormous selection
Good bookstore now that Online has decimated the book store industry. This location has a nice Starbucks as well as a good children book section.
The main complaint is with the manager named Rich. He was transferred from the Newport Fashion Island store. What a totally unprofessional and downright creep.Followed me around like a stalker and harassed me at two stores.He clearly has serious mental issues and is a liability for the company.Better to shop at Amazon than have a four-eyed middle-aged creep stalking customers
Barnes and Noble rocks. Go in and inhale the new book smell. The smell of knowledge. Cant do that on Amazon! Keep going Barnes and Noble.
One of the few remaining big bookstores. Pleasant layout, friendly staff, and great selection of books. Excellent location at the Irvine Spectrum Center.
I was disappointed theres not much selection on anything
I love the quality of service from barnes & noble. they always have great deals for amazing books. thanks for the great service!
The people here are the most helpful, professional staff, Ive seen.
Amazing bookstore! You can find many books there and great place to read when you don’t know what to do!
It a place for the brain to revive quite restoration lots of art supplies if reading isnt your thing. But never to late to make that a give it another go. Try try again you brain will thank you for it
I love the environment because you can do everything (reading, computer, coffee, meeting new people) and I love the selection of books too.
Weve read step 2 reading with help Disney Pixar: Onward: Oh, Brother! Book.
The feel of actual books is something that can never be duplicated by technology. I can spend hours just perusing all the different books. Love this place
A landmark bookstore with great selection, staff picks, discounted bestsellers, killer remainders (especially art books). Definitely worth supporting.
Love the selection of books and back to school supplies. My favorite is the Starbucks inside.
Books toys abd food
Love this place. Not too many bookstores left, so I try to go here if I need to get anything.
My husband & I love walking around B&N. They fixed this one up really nice! Lots of Funkos there.
I love books and this was one of my favorite places to go when im at the spectrum. Lots and lots of books they also have a starbucks upstairs.
Quick cashier.. Hard to find Assistance on the floor..
Book stores are hard find these days...but this store has everything from books to music...one of the best Barnes stores you will ever find
Parts of the place was extremely disorganized...especially in comparison to other B&N I visited. It would make a world of a difference if the employees touched up the store throughout the day.
I had an interview @ this location, the general manager is very friendly & the staff was accomadating & on on par with her. Seems efficiently run & a great bookstore to go to!
One of the nicer Barnes locations around. In store coffee shop. Nice couches upstairs to rest on and read books. Recommended.
I love Barnes and Noble!!! I hope they never get rid of actually buying books in a book store and bring able to sit in the book store and read!!!!!
Always clean and nice to visit. Great variety of books, games, and music
I love books. However, the books at Barnes & Noble are all very expensive! I dont know how they are still in business with extremely high priced books!!
Barnes and Noble‘s café is absolutely an utterly disgusting I would never go there and especially the one in the Irvine spectrum a gentleman who had plugs in his ears help me and he was the rudest person I have ever met I hope he gets fired because that that that is no way to treat a customer Barnes & Noble Café will never get my money again thank you
Its a great chain bookstore. A comfortable place to browse and read. Great selection and fun toys and collectables.
They not only have books but DVDs and CDs too as well good place
Very clean and a decent selection of books.
An amazing bookstore. Clerks are extremely helpful, and will help you when you ask
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Barns and noble is awesome
Love books and really enjoy taking my family to check out new (to us) titles and then a quick trip to the toy section.
They still have a DVD/CD section! For that alone, they get five stars! All the ones by me cut theirs out.
Love the kids book section here. The elevator is also very easy to find, which I always appreciate with a stroller.
Great and very large two story location. They had a really great selection of current magazines that I couldnt find elsewhere.
This location is just lovely and Im glad to see theyre still going strong.
Missing Borders. Thank goodness we still have Barnes& Noble
One of my favorite places to relax and have a quick business meetings. I hope the store will be there for many years to come.
Love the shopping center. Its a comfy book store with lots of space, a great barista and lots of books 🙂
Good clean B&N only set back I noticed was the Starbucks inside doesnt honor Starbucks gift cards.
Nice place to be wandering around looking for good books, games or stationery.
I live near the Newport Beach Fashion Island Barnes & Noble but travel to the Irvine Spectrum Barnes and Noble to do my shopping because the staff is so much nicer at this store.
Great bookstore, dvd, cd, starbucks. Huge selection of books snd magazines. 2 floors.
On April 26th We spent $82.02 one of the books we bought was missing chapters and had duplicate chapters I brought the book back today they would not exchange with out the credit card or receipt the book was only $7.99 so I just bought another a very sad customer....
They should consider putting a search engine to know exactly where to go and if they even have the item.
I looking for a book I couldnt find Kathy found it for me. Thank you great customer service
I love a quiet bookstore. My inner bookworm comes out at this store. One of my favorite store to go to.
Amazing bookstore. It has board games, records, and some toys. It is my favorite bookstore
I had a nerd-gasem in their fantacy and sci-fi section! Never seen a bookstore like this but it is amazing!
Love this book store, cozy and warm. Love the coffee smell from up stairs
Love this place...convenient at the spectrum
Being able to read at your leisure there is fun coffee service is terrible and they serve Starbucks but are not Starbucks. In other words you dont get points for purchases
Messy upstairs, disheveled shelves and litter scattered among the books. Probably more reflective of the clientele than the employees, but such is life.
Nice store, relatively clean.
One of my favorite places to visit every once in a while. What I like about it is the helpful & friendly staff who help you find what you are looking for
It’s a bookstore, only advice to give is call ahead to see if they have the book you want in stock. It’s a library where it costs money to take the books home.
4.5 (199 comments)
Review №1
2022-06-29You know this good book store deserves 5-stars!!They have a great selection of books and graphic novels of all genres, and even if they dont have that, you can order it at their help desk on the 1st floor!The 2nd floor has a escalator up to the top. You can find most of the romance novels, comic books, teen books, and childrens area up on the second floor. The childrens area has educational toys and books for young children along with a colorful paint job to make any kid feel at home.
Review №2
2022-04-11This particular Barnes & Noble location is massive! Theres an escalator that leads up to the second floor. Inside, theres a little cafe featuring Starbucks coffee. There are plenty of places to peruse the books, with every possible section you can think of available at your fingertips. The staff is very friendly, and accommodating.
Review №3
2022-03-30Dont even before the pandemic, the place lacks seats outside of the cafe.The cafe, even though it serves Starbucks coffee, it never compared to a cup you buy from an actual Starbucks place... The latte is always milky, even if I ask the barista to make it again.Lastly, the carpet is too in old and it always smells like socks in the kids area.They place needs a little more care, other than its a great place to cozy a little in book warmth.
Review №4
2022-04-17This Barnes and Noble location is so big and has such a large variety of books and stationary supplies. I could spend all day at this location...its so peaceful. The staff was very helpful when I asked them to help me locate books of different genre.
Review №5
2022-04-17Who doesnt love the feeling of exploring a book store. I never get tired of the discovery of finding something new to read. Barnes and Noble is not a quaint mom and pop store but its a great bookstore with a wonderful selection. They gave lots of stuff besides books too if books arent your thing.
Review №6
2022-06-21The ambience is conducive to peaceful reading of books. The pictures of famous authors on the walls of Starbucks brings one nearer to the masterminds. I never miss an opportunity to visit this place.
Review №7
2022-07-10One of the best barns and nobles, it is huge and has everything you would want, there is plenty of sections like a harry potter section! They also have toys like legos and harry potter wands. Perfect for book people
Review №8
2021-06-27Good ol Barnes and Noble. Survived the pandemic and is actually thriving. Found a lot of new and interesting books to read today. Always a great place to find new reads 🙂
Review №9
2021-08-29This is a great store with tons of books and a wonderful staff. Support your local bookstores by bringing you kids here to teach them the remarkable feeling of finding the perfect book.
Review №10
2022-05-04Always enjoy coming here. Still enjoy reading books. Prices are really good too. Great atmosphere. Great gift ideas.