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Shop F248, Gateway Theatre of Shopping cnr. Sugar Cl & Gateway Dr, Umhlanga Ridge, Durban, 4321, South Africa
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Ch
Review №1

Absolutely wonderful. We love the vintage books and beautiful selections. Tintin for the kids!

De
Review №2

This has been my quiet place for many years. Lovely atmosphere, air conditioning, soft lighting...and to peruse books while enjoying a cuppa is a great joy! Staff make you feel at home. Please dont ever leave!

Ro
Review №3

Really nice Exclusive Books. The staff here are awesome and incredibly helpful. They didnt have the book I wanted but it was however available online. So they helped me with the order and the book was delivered to me within 2 days. They also have a really nice Figo here where I like to enjoy a light meal along with a great book

Cl
Review №4

A great bookstore. 1 star lost for being all the way in the north at Gateway, and disninnotnpark on the complete end of the mall. To help others all I can say is they are close to Edgars on the upper level nearest towards the Wave House side. Great books and yeh just spreading happiness through the love of books. Love ya for it.

Kr
Review №5

My favorite hiding place! Always get lost in shopping here.

Th
Review №6

A rare experience of calmness and a great selection of books to read

An
Review №7

Excellent service both on calls and indoor service.

Ja
Review №8

Lovely bookstore and cafe! Perfect place to just escape into some good literature.

Al
Review №9

Always enjoy coffee at this place. Very chilled atmosphere for reading

Aj
Review №10

Excellent bookshop with a coffee place. Well informed and friendly staff.

An
Review №11

Good service thanks

Na
Review №12

My favourite place ❤

Te
Review №13

Amazing time at Mteto Nyatis Durban book launch! Wow!

Mi
Review №14

So many awesome books

Gi
Review №15

Amazing customer service! My book was delivery in less than 24 hours. Robert kindly guided me through the whole procedure and made sure that Ive received my book.

Du
Review №16

Great range of books, magazines etc here, prices are fairly reasonable. Nice quiet place to browse with the smell of coffee coming from Fegos next door! Often have specials but mostly on stuff that nobody buys anyway - would be nice to have real specials on the good stuff. But a cool shop nevertheless.

Ti
Review №17

Excellent service

Ta
Review №18

Very slow serviceNot a grand selection of books

Da
Review №19

Always pleasant to go to EB. Great selection of books. You can browse for a long time and no one minds. The staff are super helpful if you are looking for something in particular and will go the extra mile to arrange to get it to the Gateway branch.

Li
Review №20

Great bookshop and humble staff... enjoyed the service although I ended up buying the book somewhere because they didnt have it at the moment. But I like the effort they put in making their customers feel special.

Ru
Review №21

A wonderful bookstore catering for all genres of literature. Staff are friendly and professional. Nice coffee shop on the wing of the store.

Jo
Review №22

Always good. Usually some interesting reads if you look. Delighted to see the latest Harari book, 21 questions for the 21st century, ranking high.

Jo
Review №23

Nicely sized store with great selection of products. Also every time I have been here its been nice and quiet which is great!

Et
Review №24

Helpful staff

Le
Review №25

Friendly & helpful staff, a large selection of books and competitive pricing. Lovely calming atmosphere. Make this your stop for quality reading material.

Uv
Review №26

Lovely quaint store with its own fego, great pitstop in the morning or anytime

Lu
Review №27

Great variety of books. Helpful staff.

an
Review №28

Terrible service walked out

Ar
Review №29

Wide range of books

Yo
Review №30

Fair customer service, busy, not much staff to help locate the book you are looking for.

Je
Review №31

Has a good atmosphere with very helpful staff. Sometimes out of stock due to the busy traffic it attracts. I always enjoy reading the first chapter of a book that Im interested in next door at Fego cafe

Ha
Review №32

A great place to pick up your next favourite book. Very friendly service, cosy environment. There are spots to sit and page through a few chapters of your new book or magazine. Excellent selection.

Sh
Review №33

Wonderful service. Thanks. Seven sisters sequel amazing. Eagerly awaiting The Sun sister!

Ma
Review №34

Huge selection of books ar a reasonable price.

Pi
Review №35

Cant get away here. It is addictive. 🤓

Ch
Review №36

Poor Service, Ive inquired about books for the last four years needed for my studies and of the 158 I need they could not supply me with 1.:-(((

vu
Review №37

Fast friendly advise ,excellent service . They even wrapped the gift purchased. No charge .and done perfectly

Ja
Review №38

If I could give a zero rating, I would have. Normally we dont write bad reviews, but people need to know that this place is not a place you want to send your family to. If you think you will have fun, rather kick off your shoes and order pizza (yes, it is that bad). We waited for more than 40-minutes for our food! No waiter or manager came around to explain or advise. No one were around. When the table next to us food came (we ordered 10 minutes before them) then we waited maybe schnitzel is something special atound. When finally the waiter came, we had to go to our next neeting, we told him that we need to go we cannot wait any longer. Its been far too long. He said that the food is waiting in the kitchen, it has been ready for a few minutes. No manager came, only assisted he waiter with the bill. No nothing. Maybe you will have a better experience, but we will NEVER take our family to a place where we know well be embarassed by their service. Happy eating!

Do
Review №39

The bigger of the Exclusive Books stores, its pretty great. You can get lost inside here, figuratively and literally if youre bad with directions. The books arent terribly priced either. There are also many gifts, trinkets and odds & ends to pick through. A wide range of both adult and kids coloring books to choose from.Great place to take the kids for an hour or two. Theres chairs to sit on if you want to browse books before purchasing or you could pop over to the Fego outside the store to grab a coffee after youve bought something you like.Be sure to use your Fanatics card to get points on your purchase or register for one if you dont have it.

Ma
Review №40

The book store hardly has any African literature and we are in South Africa. I found thi very strange to only have just one shelf dedicated to African literature.

Jo
Review №41

Nice place. Many books are cheaper on takealot though. Sorry exclusive books!!

Ni
Review №42

A great place to visit - extraordinary selection of books with reading coves- Gateways highlight

Je
Review №43

Only been in a book shop a few times but this place has very friendly and polite staff :)

Ra
Review №44

Very low availabilty of books that are not of the past 2 years. People are very helpful and it has a tasty cafe next to it.

No
Review №45

I love their book sales!!The staff members are professional and efficient.

Au
Review №46

Helpful and efficient

Sa
Review №47

Plenty of good books to keep you occupied and intrigued for many hours

Aa
Review №48

Calming atmosphere, great selection of books and really interesting store music. The staff however, are cold and unfriendly.

Sa
Review №49

A great book shop staff always so helpful

Ph
Review №50

Friendly to customers and theyre willing to help in any aspect

Br
Review №51

Really nice clean shop good coffee the seating is ok although some a bit tatty. Overall nice shop friendly staff. Just a real bad centre i find it unfriendly always to noisey and difficult to park.

Mo
Review №52

Lovely bookshop. They are always friendly and helpfull.

Va
Review №53

Great food. Lovely selection of books

Ma
Review №54

The shop has a coffee shop with nice light meals

Pi
Review №55

Good food, coffee great ,quick service

Ni
Review №56

Good service found books not readily available in other stores.

Im
Review №57

One of the best stores in gateway. Pity they are so expensive though.

Lu
Review №58

Loved how they sectioned the shelves,also like the cafe on the side.

Cr
Review №59

Decent selection of books. Music way too loud.

Th
Review №60

Environment is conducive to enlightenment and let the book choose you

St
Review №61

Good coffee, massive book selection and happy vibe

ki
Review №62

Things are easy to find and they are very helpful

Nt
Review №63

We made order and the waitress took long to give us order.

Ta
Review №64

Helpful staff that always go the extra mile

Ch
Review №65

On more than one occasion I emailed them requesting availability of books and was told to have a look on their website. :((

Ni
Review №66

Far to expensive. Cheaper to shop online from takealot or loot.

Ky
Review №67

Most memorable moment happened at this store

Sh
Review №68

We need more book stores!

Wa
Review №69

Friendly staff. Great service

Ra
Review №70

Good range of books for your needs

Sa
Review №71

My favourite book store

Ka
Review №72

Exclusive books has changed drastically over the years. Once the go to place for all bookworms... The highly ridiculous prices and dwindling range has resulted in me giving this store a skip.

St
Review №73

Did not have the range of books I expected

Bo
Review №74

Great place tmfor a great read

Mi
Review №75

Lovely shop.

Ma
Review №76

Its not complicated

No
Review №77

Staff so friendly😁

Ro
Review №78

Love the store especially the layout!

Wa
Review №79

Well stocked and knowledgeable staff.

Li
Review №80

Cosy and the best books

Ni
Review №81

Excellent selection of books.

Va
Review №82

Wide range and great service

No
Review №83

Good customer service

Mo
Review №84

Nice book shop

Sy
Review №85

Friendly staff, lots of books and gifts for friends and family

Ol
Review №86

Friendly and efficient staff

Si
Review №87

Great shelves

Mo
Review №88

Combine coffee + reading time!

Lo
Review №89

Tried online shopping,impossible to get it right complicated.

Ra
Review №90

Great range of books.

Je
Review №91

Oh my God book heaven 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

Vi
Review №92

Cool discounts

Va
Review №93

Lovely bookshop

Ke
Review №94

Nice place

Ca
Review №95

Great place

Le
Review №96

Got books on virtually all topics

Ph
Review №97

Just great

Bu
Review №98

Awesome vibe

Se
Review №99

Amazing experience

Ni
Review №100

Large selection of books on various topics.

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  • Address:Shop F248, Gateway Theatre of Shopping cnr. Sugar Cl & Gateway Dr, Umhlanga Ridge, Durban, 4321, South Africa
  • Site:http://www.exclusivebooks.co.za/
  • Phone:+27 31 566 5901
Categories
  • Book store
Working hours
  • Monday:9AM–8PM
  • Tuesday:9AM–8PM
  • Wednesday:9AM–6PM
  • Thursday:9AM–7PM
  • Friday:9AM–7PM
  • Saturday:9AM–7PM
  • Sunday:9AM–7PM
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