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2.0 of 5 stars.
This review is for the starbucks inside. I've been here a couple of times and it's starbucks coffee, nothing more or less. Good place for hanging before the movie, plus with the drink purchase,...
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place. The lady at the help desk helped me and my friend find Settlers of Catan after searching the store to no avail.The guy at the cashier was really nice and also validated our parking.
yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i love this starbucks! just bc it inside barnes and noble and full of chairs and tables to lounge around and read orrrr surf the internet! my drinks were always prepared right
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This used be a good study spot but they saw too many people crowding and took all the big tables away and replaced them with love seats and short coffee-ish tables...grrrrr.The workers really let you...
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
A good place to kill time if you're waiting for a movie to start up at the AMC...other than that, you can find waaaaay better prices at Amazon.com. Barnes is strictly a 'browse-only' store for me.The...
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like this store a lot. The location is great, there is plenty of shopping nearby, and its fun to go to a movie and then hang and have a coffee later. I can walk around for hours looking for books...
yelp.com - user review - 05/08/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I have to mention the book store is fine. It's a nice sized bookstore with everything you need and the store is always clean and has a very good selection. The parking is easy at the garage and it's a...
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
the way they organize their books drives me nuts! typical book store though... friendly staff. and they validate parking for the garage right next door! yay!
yelp.com - user review - 01/17/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is nice for a Barnes & Noble. It's two stories, has a lot of selection. And I have to say, the staff is friendly. I asked for the Math section and got a little playful ribbing from the girl...
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Twice in the past month I have met a friend at the Starbucks inside this Barnes and Noble and both times we have sat and talked for about 3 hours. Last night (1/1/2009) we were intending to go to a...
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Barnes & Noble is so very nice.. they haveBooksMusicCardsMagazinesGiftsCoffee / Baked ItemsA mecca for readers where pages come alive and consume the mind. Go ahead, judge the book by its cover and...
yelp.com - user review - 10/16/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This B&N is lovely with its two floors, plenty of windows and attached coffeehouse.I like being able to sample any CD they have for sale by scanning the bar code and listening on their headphones...
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The good thing about big box bookstores versus local bookstores is you can get the vague basics that you know belong in a bookstore, but might be hard to find at the corner bookshop - no mom and pop...
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
As far as barnes and noble goes this one is one of the best. Minimal seating, but very big and good selection. There are always a lot of people here which is annoying, but I guess that means it's...
yelp.com - user review - 07/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
History Buff Food Nerd = 2 hours at Barnes and Noble.Giggling up the escalators like two idiots in love.Poke poke. Giggle Giggle.Giggity giggity giggity giggity.Alriggggggghhhhhh......*forward...
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Spent time here after walking out of a movie. Very comfortable store, well laid out with plenty of seating spaces. The Starbucks in the store makes it even better. Today it was fairly quiet,...
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Really not much to complain about. Clean, well organized book store, neat, new and bright and cherry. On top of that there is a fireplace in the place.I'm used to the fact now that most bookstores...
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
They have a fireplace! It's cozy!Actually, it's typically loud as hell. Especially since the movie theater is right outside. You'd think it would encourage reading....not so much. Girl 1:...
yelp.com - user review - 02/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
5 stars on the account of I just come here to study. Who doesn't enjoy the ambient noise of children crying in one ear and girls talking about the cute guy at the next table in the other... Besides,...
yelp.com - user review - 02/27/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
As far as B & N go, this is a pretty good one...except that, by design, they have minimized the comfy seating options so as to discourage you from hanging out and reading. Thus, minus 1 star.You also...
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's aaight. Just another B &N, but this one you have to pay for parking.
yelp.com - user review - 09/14/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is your average large chain bookstore, except it's a smaller version of the bigger B&N at Jack London Square.In the age of "go ahead and read in the store and buy when you like", this location...
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Sometimes, I read magazines here to kill time before I meet up with a friend. Rarely, I come here to buy a last-minute present.....and walk off pissed off not buying anything. Why? Because there is...
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This a cool place to go when you want sacn through a magazine or book that you like or find interesting.There is nothing exciting about it other then it is quite and you get to check out books to...
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Always available when you need to p.
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Multi-level huge B&N, but the layout is somehow worse than other B&Ns -- feels very exposed whenever you are looking at books, not little corners of privacy. Has a cafe. Good place to meet someone...
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
This is for the cookbook section . . the magazine rack is PIMP!!!I have to give this place a big WTF?!I needed two cookbooks. One by Julia Child and one by Carol Field. Both master cooks and...
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Yes, I too often prefer the small and personal bookstores in the area...but there are sometimes reasons to hit the big guys. For example, I needed to buy 20 books of a certain theme for holiday gifts...
yelp.com - user review - 12/19/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The lighter topics and kids area are chocked full of books...Much of this location is dedicated to the upstairs cafe and downstairs gift area. Seems to be set up for mall browser types rather than...
yelp.com - user review - 12/15/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
short on finance books at this location. not many off-topic computer science books. they have a small coffee shop upstairs with very few seats. no free wifi. nice place to browse magazines before a...
yelp.com - user review - 12/10/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm much more of a local booksellers person, but what to do after you finish a movie at the nearby AMC? Checking out this B&N seemed like a good idea. Very crowded from the holiday weekend, but not...
yelp.com - user review - 11/26/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Store is large. It has a good selection and also has some table seating NOT in the coffee area (good for studying)... however, it gets really noisy and crowded on weekends (from all the movie-goers).
yelp.com - user review - 10/08/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We frequent the restroom at this establishment on our long walks from Oakland to Emeryville. I have purchased hot tea on cold days at the cafe but that is about all we use this store for.
yelp.com - user review - 10/08/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I can't even begin to count the hours I've spent here doing my homework, cramming for finals, and studying for god awful tests. So why do I drive from my cozy little house in Oakland to Emeryville for...
yelp.com - user review - 08/19/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A nice B&N. Large selection, some comfy seats to spend a couple hours reading that hardcover you don't really want to buy. The seats are also nicer than at the Borders in E-ville and there's no...
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
WOW! This place is pretty cool and I don't normally like the commercialism of B&N. As usual, there is a Starbucks inside but it is tucked into a corner that doesn't seem to detract from the main...
yelp.com - user review - 09/26/2005
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Barnes & Noble on Bay Street in Emeryville is very pretty!!!! It is very new and clean. It has good book selection and there are lots of other stores in the area to check out
citysearch.com - user review - 06/13/2005
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The Barnes & Noble in the Emery Bay mall is really quite nice. It's two levels, and an escalator is right in the middle of the store so you can see the rows of books and such. The magazine section downstairs...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/24/2005
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