Club Monaco

This location is all flash with no substance.
The men’s fitting rooms are terribly placed in dark corners of the basement with poor lighting and mirrors.
Sales staff are not well trained and inconsistently helpful. I’ve browsed clothes with a friend during a couple occasions and my friend and I have received different levels of attention and service based purportedly on how we looked.
While some good deals can be found during sales, most of the stock is incongruently priced given the ‘Made in China’ labels and average garment quality.

This is a stunning store located inside a historic building. The apparel is spaced out within the store and the sales associates are very friendly and helpful. I wasn’t in the store long today but I definitely enjoyed my experience. I will definitely check out this location again when I’m in the area.

Club Monaco. Bloor St. w flagship store. One of the most beautiful buildings, pure Classic style (originally Household Building belonging to University of Toronto decades ago) on Bloor St, by far. Beautiful marble, beautiful layout, and wonderful outside street billboards, marketing, and landscaping. Prime location. Club Monaco is always in style.
Unfortunately it all comes with a price as Club Monaco in the 80’s defined Toronto style for men and women, by far and wide. But these days, shopping there is a bit more pricey! Still a classic though if you can afford it, especially this spectacular location. $$$ — $$$$. Keep pricing in mind and shop accordingly; go for the classics, always. :)
Love the store. Could walk in it for hours. Just wander and take it all in. Awesome flagship store. Comparatively speaking, the Gap at Bay and Bloor Sts. looks like a bargain bin Value Village (no offense to Value Village as they have great finds, too!) when put against this ultimate of Club Monaco stores.

Unfriendly. Ugh. Too bad. I had cash to spend.

This is Toronto’s flagship store for Club Monaco. The architecture of the store is just stunning and combined with all those potted plants outside, it’s a beautiful store. The women’s clothing is on the main floor and men’s clothing is one floor down. The place is always organized and there’s a nice selection for men’s stuff. Pro-​tip: The best time to go is really when there’s a sale. Otherwise it can be super pricy. Pro-​tip: Bring your student card to get 15% off regular items.

Beautiful store and location. Prices are great during sale periods. Male sales associate whose name starts with a «D» needs to take a chill pill. He’s often seen on cash and is a pain to deal with. I went to return an online purchase and he was asked to help me. Can you believe he told me to just leave the items and he’ll take care of it without giving me an invoice or proof that I had returned the items?!
«it’s okay! it’s okay! you’ll see the credit on your credit card in a couple days»
How many customers would be comfortable with that? what if you misplaced the items? Who am I going to call then to ask where my credit is since I have no proof that I’ve dropped it back at the store?
I kept the items, returned it all successfully without any issues or attitude at a different CM store.
Will continue to shop here because of product and location.

I love this CM location for variety. Since they are the Canadian flagship store, they tend to carry items that other stores don’t necessarily get. Each section of the store is sectioned into zones, with the newest items in the front near the entrance and then the sale items usually in the back rooms.
Their recent winter /​holiday collection is really nice. A lot of the pieces I saw in the store are similar in style to what you would find in the fashion magazines this season. But they also carry the classics such as the cashmere sweaters, the turtlenecks, and the dress shirts. It’s best not to spend too long in each room otherwise it’s really easy to break the bank. A trip here will run you $ 100 easy for one item. But you can be assured that the item is well made and good quality.
But if you care more about VALUE, the best time to shop is when they have sales. Usually like other retail stores, right before the Christmas break, and right after are when the sales happen. Or stock up on sale items in mid to late January for next winter.

CM continues to slide. Has CM not noticed their male customers are either gay or suspiciously gay straight men? We appreciate natural light just as much as women. They’ve decided to banish the male clothing section to the dingy basement. It starts out promising enough with a stair case I might expect to find in Ralph Lauren’s home. But it’s only a big CMck tease. You’re in one dank, dull, basement with clothes just kind of crammed in and dumped there. The shopping experience is so unpleasant I can only imagine they hired someone to deliver it.
Bring back the old logo, already. Assholes.

VIBE
Design Porn Alert! Yes, at Club Monaco. the books —designy –pictures on the walls. If you want design inspiration for your home, wandering through here when you have some time is the perfect way to do so.
THE GOODS
It’s all about the classics. And investment pieces. I got a sweet pair of navy blue dress pants that I can wear to work or after work. Most importantly, they’re comfortable and they pass the «bend» test. My mother would be so proud.
It’s perfect for the work wardrobe or if you have a job interview. So this is what you get:
A white oxford button down shirt
A pair of navy blue, khaki or classic black pants
A sheath or a classic cocktail dress
A pair of shorts (though I’ve yet to find the perfect short ANYWHERE)
I also love their resort collection. They do preppy just right.
A note: if you buy something like a dress and it doesn’t fit, they’ll pay for the alterations. WIN!
OBLIGATORY CATCHY REMARK
One club I want to belong to. I don’t shop here all the time but when I do find something I love, it’s worth it.

I enjoy Club Monaco and this is my favourite location in the city — more spacious and everything is always nicely laid out and organized (unlike the Eaton Centre sale section…). As the other reviews mentioned, the place is cool as it was an old U of T building. Great for simple work clothes and dressier stuff. This location also has a selection of Ray Ban sunglasses, as well as some jewelery pieces. They have recently shifted things around, so the mens section is all downstairs and the womens is all upstairs — makes so much more sense (before, womens was divided between 2 floors).
Other notes:
— They do free alterations on regular price items
— 20% off if you show your student card, and that is also valid on sale items:)
— Change rooms are nice and big, and staff are helpful/​not pushy (my biggest change room pet peeves — curtain instead of a door, no mirror inside… thankfully CM does not commit any of these blunders).

This CM is a bit too big, a bit too crowded, and a bit too messy for me.
They have a really big selection but it’s a bit difficult for me to focus while trying to wind my way through different sections of the store, tables, and more recently little wooden logs (I don’t know why they’re there. artsy cabin cozy atmosphere?).
It’s for this reason I never seem to ever find anything that I want to buy here. But I still end up coming – maybe because the building is nice, or because the logs really do add a nice touch to the atmosphere :]

I love shopping at Club Monaco, but I find the Eaton’s Centre location to be a bit small and crowded. If you want to do a more serious shop, head to this location on Bloor. It’s not as busy and there are many more changerooms/​staff available. The mens section is a bit of a maze. If you’re looking for more, there is a little hallway around the corner from the changerooms that takes you to more clothing. The secret back room also has those old Club Monaco sweat shirts and long sleeve shirts that were really cool in 1998. The womens side has two floors and a separate pay desk downstairs that usually has a shorter line. Right now, half of the store is cashmere — mostly nude and cream-​coloured cardigans, wrap-​style sweaters, and shawls. I enjoy their blazers, classic blouses and accessories.
Students get 20% off.

I only recently visited Club Monaco for the first time. Not sure why I never ventured in here before but I’m glad I eventually did. They seem to be all about fairly simple garments, subdued colours, and comfortable yet well fitting clothes. Basically exactly what I’m looking for.
Not all their stuff is my style and the prices are a little on the high side. I got some sweet pants here though. Super comfortable, flattering fit, and no weird bells and whistles.
Sales staff were helpful without being pushy.
Most importantly, they offer a 20% off student discount on everything in the store, including sale items. Pretty solid deal if you ask me. I don’t know of any other clothing shops that offer this sort of deal.

Take it from me… I am not really into the idea of shopping for clothes, and Club Monaco isn’t really a place I would think of going to, but my friend wanted to pop inside for a look. I browsed around and two sales clerks asked me how I was and if I needed help. And not in an annoying way either — these people were super friendly. I think I dealt with about four employees in total and all were great.
I ended up finding a pair of jeans on sale and asked to try them on… Again, the sales clerk was more than happy to help. The store itself is very nice (looks like the ROM, which is across the street) and they seem to have the men’s and women’s on two different sides, which is convenient. Some of the stuff was overpriced but there were enough things on sale to keep me interested. I was asked for my email address when checking out — not a big fan of being on a store’s mailing list, but it seems to be the norm with these places lately.

This is a great location and I have been more and more impressed with CM’s offerings lately. The staff are a little better than your average chain retailer like H&M and Zara, however, you are still dealing with young folks who I feel the Store Manager forces to dress a certain way. So many look odd in the outfits they pick, often looking exactly like the mannequin.
Sales are plentiful at CM so you often don’t need to pay the retail price if you can wait a few months.
One benefit of this location is that they offer free tailoring but you MUST be very specific with the sales people when they are marking the clothes.

If you’re only going to go to one Club Monaco location in the country, this one should be it. Historical building + modern interior + clothes? How can you say no to that?
This location is enormous, with way more merchandise and space to walk around. There are two floors of clothing and accessory heaven, great clothes for work and play. Usually their stuff is pretty pricey, but everything goes on sale if it sticks around long enough. If you love love love something and must have it — buy it. But if you can wait a bit, you should. Seeing your favourite expensive shirt on the sale rack is just a very painful experience that should be avoided at all costs, and if you buy everything pretty at Club Monaco, that sadness may be a familiar feeling for you.

I absolutey love this Club Monaco location on Bloor. It’s located inside a huge old building and really has this charming and historical vibe to it.
The inside is equally as gorgeous; hardwood floors, super high ceilings, two levels of beautiful, beautiful clothes.
And because it’s so huge, I find this Club Monaco has a bigger selection than your average mall store. Also, don’t forget to go to the back of the store on the top floor to check out their sale racks — they always have a lot of really cute stuff for very cheap.
Most of the regular priced Club Monaco stuff is a little too pricey for my tastes, but this place does have a great selection of sale items. Also, I find it has a larger selection of men’s clothes (which are classy and very stylish).
This is a great store to visit, even if it’s just to soak up the beauty of the building!