River Market — Local services in Quayside

Unusable. All i want is to grab a quick bite, enjoy the view, then grocery shop at donalds -- spend a fair but of time, in other words. But the lack of usable wifi keeps me from coming back. I stopped coming here completely a couple uears ago bc as i remember it, the network never EVER worked. If you asked tem about it at the office upstairs, they acted all surprised when they couldnt get on the network from their own device. Nice act lol. Im sure they gave several performances daily. But now i dont even see an office lol.

This is the main problem for me. If i make my way over here to spend some time, i need to be able to check in online. Hint: Ppl need to get online when they shop but dont want to have to use up their data while shopping. Stores and malls that get it offer an open network, THAT ACTUALLY WORKS!!! I tried this place again today, 2 years since my last (frustrating) visit, and if possible its worse. Same useless wifi but now they also wont even let you recharge your device: there's a weird lock box over the accessible outlet. Cheap. Clueless. Unwelcoming. Another review used the word hostile to tech useers. I think thats about right, except since just about everyone is a tech user, its really more like hostile to everyone. This place just doesnt get it. Is this place receiving public funds as a community centre? I hope not bc its not accessible.

Unsurprisingly, the market was a desert today, no one but a few elderly ppl nursing coffees forever and a few new moms with strollers not buying much. Totally dead, which is how i remember weekdays being every time ive visited, stretching back years. Blocking ppl from using their devices in multiple ways is a deal-breaker. If youd like more traffice, try to figure it...

Mixed opinion. Food: Good collection of restos in food fair style set-up, and my fave local market, Donald's. Shops: Excellent vintage furniture store, a destination in itself; a few other small shops besides, not really destination shopping.

BUT, not really the "community centre" it bills itself as. This facility is primarily commerce-oriented. It does offer public wifi, 2 open networks, but neither of them are at all reliable. I've tried dozens of times. Not usable wifi. And the facility is unfriendly to tech users in other ways as well. For seating, you are either fighting with food fair customers in a loud space, or you're upstairs near the gymnastics area getting a headache from trainers yelling commands at their students. I occasionally find other portable workers here, but they always look harassed and miserable. Many of the outlets in the building block charger-type prong size -- that's downright hostile. If this is a "community" facility, why is there no designated area with public carralls with outlets for study, portable working and connecting? This facility is "The" downtown new west community centre, yet public connectivity is very much on the...

We went to meet an old friend, his suggestion! Went to Re-up and they had NO food! Cruised the Food Court for about a half hour and decided on the Mexican Style Bakery for a Brunch. Tamara ordered the Soft Taco Combo, I ordered the Tamale Combo our friend settled for a Coffee and Chocolate Croissant.Our friends meal was fine, thank goodness for that! Both Tamara's and my meals were horrid! Served cold with poor products! No service whatsoever told to make our own! They still charged full Restraunt prices, served on paper plates with, go find it yourself plastic forks and no serviettes. This Quay is still the Fleamarket experience! We've dumped the Boathouse because because of several bad dining experiences! River Market is a disrespectful representation of what it was meant to be! Either put back the true market and make it a venue for the full time Farmer's Market or turn it into another Cote Condo! Either way, it's unlikely that we will not return for anything. So disappointed! There's nothing here! And what is actually available is overpriced and not a pleasant experience. Stay away from anything but the Vintage Furniture store and the...