Westfield Plaza Bonita

Favorite mall in SD! Nice variety of high end AND affordable stores, big food court variety, and pleasant workers all around.

This mall is pretty ok in the morning. Too many poorly raised kids running rampant! Please mothers teach your kids good manners! Other than the mini neanderthals, the mall is pretty good with selections and it has a pretty nice food court. The parking is terrible at night and the bathrooms are really dirty.

its been years since i’ve been at this mall. So glad they opened an ANGL here, although i probably wouldn’t drive out here since Horton Plaza or La Jolla is closer to home. Anyway… this mall has changed a lot. This mall has quite a few «whatever stores» unknown names. I can pretty much open my own shop and name it Zoe and sell food, shoes, school supplies, or whatever lol. Anyway came to this mall since i was in the area, unfortunately i walked out empty handed and i didn’t find what i was looking.

It’s a mall. It has stores. Ooooooooo.
No but really. It’s a nicely kept mall. Very up and coming. Always busy tho.

The most terrible Mall for small businesses owners, Management is incredibly unprofessional and rude. You do not make any money and just end up spending a bunch of a money for nothing ! Do not open a business at this mall, the so called shoppers are all broke and window shoppers.

I will have to say that this mall improves every year. They have target for all your other needs besides mall stuff

Please get rid of that Puppy Patch store! We don’t need shops like that. Everything that goes on behind the scenes before the puppies arrive is horrendous and thousands of shelter pets need homes. This store offers financing for a dog?! That’s just crazy and proves they care more about money than the animals which is just a product to them. See the reviews on The Puppy patch here on Unilocal and the Pups and Pets (same owners) for more info.

Review is long overdue. I’m here almost everyday for lunch. Shopping is my cardio, my stress reliever. For real lol! Westfield is a mall convenient to me because it’s close to my work and home. The stores I usually go is Macys, Nordstrom rack, Pacsun, Mac cosmetics, JC Penney, Forever21, Victoria secret & pink, NewYork & co & of course Sephora my beauty obsession. It has also my fave restaurants Applebee’s, Red Robin, El Torito & near Outback. And Amc movie theaters of course their Fastfood. I feel safe here because I see Security staff all the time checking in and out. I love everything here although it’s a small shopping mall and it’s not too crowded. Overall, it’s not too shabby!

This place has a lot of memories. I’ve been coming to this mall since I was a kid and it’s changed a lot over the years. Not like most malls, Plaza Bonita has a nice variety of shops but had a n extreme amount of food places to eat at. I guess if your not buying clothes and shoes, your gonna spend money on food. I don’t go to malls often but if I do… its Plaza Bonita.

I’m so disappointed you have permitted a puppy store there. The evidence is overwhelming that responsible breeders ensure forever homes and would never sell sight unseen to unknown owners. Pet stores encourage impulse purchases and bring sick animals upon communities. Shame on you for allowing this. Those poor animals. Google puppy mills and you’ll see that more than 85 cities prohibit puppy sales in stores. Just heartbreaking you allow this.

Westfield — Plaza Bonita is a pretty standard Westfield mall.
Food court is really big and has a lot of things to choose from.
Wetzel’s Pretzels abound as there are 4 stands throughout the entire mall haha
Plaza Bonita also has some pretty big attachments, mainly John’s Incredible Pizza co and AMC movie theater.
This location also gets extra points for being an indoor mall, ESPECIALLY during late summer since it’s been so hot out, I couldn’t imagine shopping outdoors during 90 degree weather haha
Overall it’s pretty standard but doesn’t fall short on any aspects I’d consider when rating a mall. Cleanliness and what stores I’d want to shop at, both at this location so great job!
Keep it up!

My family has been coming to this mall for several years now so I figured it was time to write a review.
I come to this one when I want a little more variety than Chula Vista Mall. Its an indoor mall with good food to pick from in the food court. It’s 2 levels worth of stores have good choices to pick from. There are a few mom-​and-​pop shops here and there are some higher top end store similar to Fashion Valley. Target is also here and a nice, but expensive movie theatre.
On weekends it’s difficult to find parking. Like a royal pain in the ass. What I do like is that there are not a bunch of hoodlums running around the mall. People actually come here to shop and not be-​bop around. Beware though… cellphone service kinda sucks inside. Buh-​bye now.

Westfield’s Plaza Bonita mall is a two-​story, completely enclosed shopping mall. It’s anchored by Macy’s, Penney’s and Target. Westfield has thrown a lot of money at this asset, and some of it has stuck. For example, the food court has improved dramatically.
It can get busy here, but that is a testament to the mall’s popularity. Aside from the internal food court, there are plenty of ancillary restaurants: Applebee’s, Red Robin, El Torito, and across the parking lot to the north, the Australian steak house, Outback. Oddly, there is also a Jared jewelers in this outlying section.
I have found both Macy’s and Penney’s to be well managed and very well stocked with merchandise. Target can sometimes be a bit iffy, but they do a very high volume of sales. A major debacle was the closure of the only bookstore. That was a sad day, and the premises is now a gym.
The kiosk vendors are sometimes a bit aggressive, but that never bothered me much. I just keep walking.
Parking is a bit schizoid at this center. The upper lots are always, I mean always full. The lower lots have spaces available most of the time. There is ample overflow parking on both the east and west sides of the center. I have never seen the west side lot fill up, but it is a walk of sorts back to the mall, and it is necessary to cross the ring road, a potentially hazardous activity. Near the Target end, on the east side, there is a multi-​story parking facility that is quite popular.
As is the norm at large shopping centers, the public restrooms are pretty well hidden.
Just about all the vacancies have been filled. There always seems to be some turnover here. It’s a great shopping center.

I have not experienced such high level of kiosk sales pressure like I did at this mall. HERE TAKE THIS SAMPLE MISS! in my face, the guys at the at&t phone kiosk at this mall were incredibly crude and disrespectful to all girls remotely attractive at the mall that day.
WHO is hiring these kiosk employees?
Terrible, just terrible. I finally decided to pretend to be on my cell phone so I could be left alone. Sales pressure to the max at this mall, girls — do not wear shorts unless you want the guys here to comment on your body parts and make noises.
Truly a horrible mall.

Westfield Plaza Bonita mall in National City. is a two floor shopping center which was recently renovated. Hence, Westfield was added to the original name, «Plaza Bonita» mall. Everytime I shop here I wished I was a kid again so I can ride the mini train going around the inside perimeter of the first floor of the mall. I love shopping here because my favorite stores are here. The addition of the most common eateries at the food court is really great. And there’s a movie theater, too. Shopping at any mall can be expensive, but if you shop around and don’t mind walking, you can save a lot if you find that store that offers sales at a bargain. Parking here is never a problem, since they opened an overflow parking on the north side of the mall.

Plaza Bonita has been my go to for an indoor mall that is close by where I live.
My daughter wanted to go here to play on the playground. We got here early on a Sunday morning around 9:30 am but the stores don’t open until 11 am on a Sunday. We ended up going to Target since they open at 8 am. I love how Target is open early. Hubby went to look around while my daughter and I stopped at Starbucks. I got a passion fruit iced tea with a pumpkin bread. My daughter loves the pumpkin bread. She ate the bread while I sipped on my passion fruit iced tea. I was not awake yet at 9 am. We ended up waiting for hubby. I figured I will start walking around the mall since we needed to walk to the other end to get to the playground.
Once we got to the playground, we killed time before it hit 11 am. My daughter played for an hour and a half. Plaza Bonita has new stores. I did notice that the AT&T store is double the size and takes up two stores!
The food court has different eateries such a Chipotle, Panda Express, Subway, Johnny Rockets, and a lot of other choices. I did not feel like eating at the food court so we ended up at Red Robbin.
There is plenty of parking around this mall. Depends on what entrance you go to at this mall. Overall, always a fun experience here!

My favorite shopping mall in all San Diego.
Why?
Because they have multiple parking lots with plentiful of parking.
Because they have a large variety of stores.
Because they have a large food court with snacks, drinks, and entrees.
Because they have a nice big movie theater.
This mall never fails me. It has everything that I like and so many choices to choose from!
They also have a John’s Incredible Pizza, where you can take your kids to play games and eat unlimited pizzas!
Some of my favorite stores include:
Victoria’s Secret
Victoria’s Secret Pink
Papaya
Forever 21
Reference
Revolution
Judy’s Shoes
Aldo
Foreign Exchange
H&M
Charlotte Russe
Cotton On
Dear Alice
Express
Hollister
Nordstrom Rack
Pacsun
Shimmer
Wet Seal
Zumiez
Windsor
and many more! They have something for everyone.
Especially really nice play areas for children and families as well.

Best mall to come too when it’s raining & when it’s too hot in the summer cuz it’s a indoor mall I love that. One of my fav malls. I’ve been coming here since I was kid & yes back in the days in the 90’s this mall was kind of ghetto & had wanna be thugs starting trouble but I’m glad to say they have really cleaned it up & brought the movie theater back!
The food court here is one of the best you’ll find in SD & you can eat there without birds trying to eat you’re food or pooping on you (it’s what happens at outdoor malls). And they got good restaurants to eat at from OutBack Steak to Appebees & El Torritos & they got a Gym here that is very affordable. And this is the place I come for my shoes they have a lot of stores my fav is Champs. The little train here for the kids is great. And for the most part it’s very clean & you got friendly security here. A lot of good clothes stores here but mainly for woman more then men but it’s cool cuz you can come here shopping for you’re lady when she’s mad at you cuz you came home drunk late smelling Iike cheap strippers & weed (they got a Kay’s jewelry here go there).
Yeah it’s a pricey mall some stores are over price with there items & parking on weekends can be hard but over all a good mall to come to shop with the fam make it a event & eat later with them here & get something for everyone. And you can shop comfortable with no rain or hot sun hitting you.

This is my favorite mall in the San Diego area! It’s the only indoor shopping mall in SD area besides the one in Escondido. It has a bunch of small business clothing stores that you wouldn’t find at other locations. Parking sucks at this mall though but I usually have better luck when I park by Target.
One of my favorite things about this mall is that they have John’s Incredible Pizza, it’s pretty much a Chuck E. Cheese with a pizza buffet! it’s super fun!
This mall also has a movie theater, Target and a Nordstrom Rack.

Westfield Plaza Bonita is an awesome indoor mall. Plenty of shops and restaurants around to spend a whole day (or at least until you can’t afford it)! I do feel it is catered more to younger and budget-​conservative customers. And although it is very busy, it is relatively safe. It is not hard to spot a security officer every now and then while shopping. However, you don’t see many high end brands here, if any. Oddly, I also found parking to be extremely difficult, which is a terrible thing for a mall! How can it be so difficult to accommodate for people who drive? Overall, Plaza Bonita is a very nice mall. It is definitely a place worth shopping at!