Emerald Square

I remember back in 1989 when this place opened. This mall served a knockout punch to once thriving Lincoln Mall. We were blown away at seeing 3 levels of storefronts with a glass roof. Less impressive by todays standards, but still a beautiful building.
One of the things I love about this mall is the parking and the locations of the escalators. There are several entrances with their own parking lots. which makes it very easy to get where you need to be. For instance, when I go to LensCrafters, I park in front of JC Penney, go in and up one escalator and BAM, I’m there. Need to only go to Sears or a store on that end? Go ’round back.
About the escalators… The escalators in Providence Place are designed so you must walk by several stores to get to the next set of escalators in hopes that you see something and purchase more. Clever, yes, but annoying as hell when your time is limited. Not here at Emerald. Getting from the ground level to the third level is wicked easy.
With the advent of online shopping, retail has taken a hit. Emerald Square has certainly felt the squeeze. This mall used to be crazy on weekends, not so much anymore.
All in all, its a nice mall and a good alternative to Providence Place.

Was going to get a photo with my daughter and Santa yesterday (Sunday Nov 29, 2015) at around 3pm. But the woman with the long black hair in her early-​mid 40s was incredibly Obnoxious and Rude. Stay Away from that place, your kids should not have to experience such bad behavior from especially a mall employee

Definitely not a place I like to shop around. I live about 40 minutes away, and much closer to the Natick Mall, which is just SO, SO much larger, and better (with a Wegmans coming in too!!!), so really I have no purpose here. I have stopped in numerous times to stop at Sears if in the area, yet that is the only reason why, as all of the stores in Natick seem larger, cleaner, and newer (as that mall recently renovated completely). This mall also seems sadder, with empty storefronts, and not nearly as many high quality stores or high anchors (like Neiman Marcus or Nordstrom). This mall does have a JC Penney, which Natick doesn’t (anymore), yet I wouldn’t ever suggest shopping there. Macy’s here is pretty good, as well as the Sears, so, ultimately shop at the anchor stores and not the stores in the actual mall. Parking’s pretty good, which is nice and other malls don’t have as much parking or is more difficult, still not a problem in Natick. Easy access in and out of South Washington Street (Route 1), and back on. With 2 exits, both having traffic signals (and one leading out to a trailer park, ugh!).
Overall, go to the Natick Mall. Yet, for convenience purposes or just a few items this is fine, just don’t expect an amazing full-​day of shopping here!

Emerald square mall has a descent variety of stores. Think it’s just the right size!

While Emerald Square does not as large as a selection of stores as Providence Place Mall, it is a lot less congested. It also has free parking. Because less people visit this mall, its stores are less picked over and you are more likely to find your size.

Disappointed that the mall has fallen in a shadow of what it once was. The only good thing left going for it is a very large Macy’s with a separate men’s and home store. There have been no updates to the décor of the mall since opening in the early 90’s. Many stores have closed. While there are basic mall staple stores here that is not enough to keep it going and keep customers coming in. Even Starbucks closed. Any older mall that is going to make it and survive needs a remodel. The stores there besides Macy’s often have better selections at other locations. There just needs to be a remodel to attract new stores and customers as the mall is in a very convenient location.

Personally I think this mall is primo in this area. Free parking, not like Providence Place. Love the food court, especially Junkyard Dogz which does an awesome breakfast special. Check out some of those kiosk vendors on the first floor, I found splat balls at one of them make great toys. Good deals on cell phone accessories too. Newbury Comics and an FYE in the house, not to mention the hip clothing/​lingerie shops. Lots of stuff for the kids, activity center and what not on first floor. Great place to shop/​hang out, even the candy stores have a lot to offer.

Emerald Mall is my favorite mall if you ask me. I’m not a fan on Providence Place and the horribly shaped parking lot, that charges but doesn’t have cameras to protect you and your vehicle and Warwick Mall is small and doesn’t have much of a shopping selection, so I prefer my Emerald.
Why is Emerald my favorite? Well they have a HUGE parking lot, so you know even with a packed mall you will find parking. And the stores, can you say they have all the stores you need. They have H&M, Macy’s, AE, JCPENNY and everything in between. This mall isn’t like other malls that have overrated and expensive stores this mall ALWAYS has deals. I come to this mall quite often and always get deals and I love it .
They also have a decent sized food court. Food ranging from BK, to Pizza, Chinese food and spikes, and they also have other selections. I do enjoy how the tables are always clean and available so you can enjoy your meals.
This is my go to mall, hope everyone else enjoys it like I do. And FREE parking and don’t have to worry about teenie boppers with no money just wandering around being ignorant, SCORE!

Boring dead mall with ¹⁄₃^rd of the stores closed for business. Food Court fails on many levels. Also can’t get a decent cup of coffee.

It’s basically a toss up for us between Emerald Square and Providence Place, as far as malls go. Providence is nicer for sure, but you have to pay for parking. Emerald Square was nicer back in the day. I used to go there with my friends do to walk around and hang out and eat at the food court. A couple of the food places are still there, namely Burger King and Umi Chicken, but most turn over within a year or so depending. The same goes for the shops themselves. A handful have been there for a long time, but it seems like ¹⁄₃ of the shops in the mall end up empty and occupied eventually by some other doomed business. I’d like to see this mall returned to its former glory.

Nice place, 3 stories high, but not actually that big. It does have quite a few stores to choose from. Good place to go for Christmas shopping.

Man, emerald square used to be the premo mall in the area. For a long time providence place wasn’t cutting into it’s business but now it seems that between patriots place, wrentham and providence place, E square has seen better days. More and more vacant stores and those that are moving in are discount clothing stores.
A few neat places and standards remain bu I was shocked to see that mrs fields was gone, and a cheap dentist office moved into a walled up jewelry store.
I hope some revitalization happens soon, as I did prefer the mellowness of E square.

A mall walkers dream with three floors and one lap around being close to a quarter mile. If mall walking you have to enter thru the garage before 9:00 a.m. during the week.
Security is very good here, I see the same guards and they move the crowds along come night. Outside security is above average so don’t worry about your car.
There is a dunks for coffee and the burger king is not bad if you want a large for a buck.
The food court has one side completely glass so the sunrises around March are breath taking.
Saturday the traffic up and down route one is mess, so use route 295 even if it is a few miles more.
They did a great job with decorations for Christmas, so it is a must visit during the season.
They have some vacancies but enough to keep the average customer interested.
Disney pulled out january 1^st and several mom and pops are gone including Mrs. Fields cookies.
All in all it is worth the trip.

This is a pretty decent mall that, as other have said, is mellower than Providence Place. Also, note that they have just added a French Fry Heaven, um, HEAVENLY!
Pros:
Macy’s (note that there are 2 locations, one with men’s and home stuff and one with women’s clothes… so you might find yourself in the men’s and home one, wandering around… like…where are the women’s clothes???)
Did I mention the French Fry Heaven?
Ample parking, and convenient location right off 295
Generally very clean
Teavana
Cons:
Small Forever21
No Gap
The confusing 2 Macy’s thing
Most of the stuff in the Dollar ‘n Deals is not really a dollar

When this mall opened when I was a kid, it was a huge deal. It was the biggest mall Southern New Englanders had ever encountered. Over the years though with Providence Place being built and online shopping being so popular, it has become just so-​so. I honestly never even think to go here anymore. They have the usual department stores (Macy’s, JC Penney, Sears, etc.) and typical mall stores (Victoria’s Secret, Gap, Lane Bryant). I do feel like their stores turnover a bit, as every time I do go, there seems to be stores that have closed and new ones popping up. It’s a fine mall, three levels of stores, but it isn’t by any means my «go to» place for shopping.

Wow this place has gone down hill so fast! There is more places to by bongs and bowls than a coffee

Going Downhill fast — wow!
I used to work here — I guess most people who lived within a stones throw of the mall in their teenage years have worked here at some point.
I used to be a regular here, but after not going here for a couple years I was shocked when I came back to see the mall. Yes, it is still almost full, thought the stores occupying the space really vary.
«Looking to become a casino dealer, well we’ve got a giant storefront teaching that.»
The mall needs a face-​lift — the place has not had one in 20 years
I think I’m going to stick with the Warwick or Providence Place Mall

Emerald Square is a great basic suburban mall. It doesn’t get as congested as Providence Place, which is worth a star due to my aversion to both crowds and teenagers. And especially crowds of teenagers. It offers ample free parking. The food court has a nice variety although Spikes is my go-​to spot.
Surprisingly, it is missing a few suburban mall staple stores such as the Gap and Banana Republic. On the other hand, Emerald Square has a few spots you won’t find at the fancy mall in PVD. There’s a Frederick’s of Hollywood as well as a Hallmark and a Men’s Warehouse.
Speaking of men, here’s a special note to all the fellas, you can search the three story Macy’s high and low, but you aren’t ever going to find the mens department. Head to the Macy’s in the middle of the mall to find both the Home Store and the Men’s department, both with entire dedicated floors for your shopping enjoyment or bewilderment.

This mall is a great alternative to the Providence Place Mall. You do not have to deal with the parking garage or the fee for parking. They have all the stores you look for in the mall along with the standard froyo and D&D to keep you going on your shopping mission.
They don’t have escalators in the center of the mall, so you will get a workout as you walk the stairs.

I am not a big fan of this mall. A lot of the stores here are very low class and don’t seem like they should be in the same mall as a Macy’s — heck I wouldn’t even put them in the same mall as a Sears.
Yes it is a huge mall — 3 levels… but for some reason it doesn’t have the typical mall feel… I can’t quite explain it.
They do have all the typical mall stores. And they do have a decent amount of parking. I wouldn’t recommend going out of your way to come here