The center square mall is a large seven storeyed shopping mall located in the prime location of MG road in Kochi. It is one of the largest among the malls recently opened in Kochi, of course it is not comparable to Lulu but still most of the major brands are present, also as it a joint venture of the future group, future group departmental stores like bigbazar and central are also present. One of the notable presence is that of the 11 screen cinepolis multiplex. The food court here also has good variety.
Overall it is a good mall, mainly because of the size and number of stores. The ambiance is not that great but is okay. There is a multi storeyed car park in basement. I have been there couple of times, the first time was more than a year back, at that time it had deserted look, there would have been utmost 100 people inside the mall. I had gone there to visit a particular store and was bit busy so didnt have time to have a look around, at that time most stores weren’t there and it felt as if there were still setting up. The second time was couple of months back, it was a Saturday, there was weekend crowd there, but there wasn’t a rush as such. The reason for the low crowd is one because of lulu but a larger reason is the kochi metro work going on that has put transport restriction on mg road. When the restriction are lifted I think this mall has the potential to be become a good weekend destination.
The main shopping needs are fulfilled by central departmental store, which occupies almost half of ground, first, second and third floors. Similar to this fifth and sixth floors have big bazar outlet. There are also a number of brand outlets for clothing, accessories as well as electronics, also there are smaller shops.
Apart from shopping there are entertainment options as well as eateries. For entertainment the main one is the cinepolis multiplex which was opened recently, I have not been there. Also there is an entertainment center run by amoeba and also scary house.
For food there is kfc subway and pizzahut and the food court has a number of good outlets. Also there are ccd and baskin robin outlets and some more.
Overall this a great place to visit and as it is located is mg road, getting here wont be that difficult.