Wanneroo Markets

I was North of the River for a change so I decided to pop down to the Wanneroo Markets. Now, I haven’t been here since I was a child and I was hoping the place had retained its vibrant and eclectic feel. Boy… was I wrong. While the foodcourt and fresh food area was buzzing, the markets were absolutely dead and had such a sadness about it.
The markets themselves seem quite rundown with many empty stalls. It’s garishly painted and generally meh. The two stalls I really liked were the organic grocer and the Bonsai place.
I don’t think I will be visiting again any time soon unless it’s for more bonsai.

Over the years I’ve been to Wanneroo Market, I’ve always bought the freshest fruits & veggies. As they only operate on Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, freshness guaranteed! Prices are definitely cheaper than major supermarkets. There are many fruit stalls to choose from. You may have a walkabout, checking out which vendor is your favorite.
In the market, there’s many stalls selling a various things from clothing to knick knacks. There are also many food stalls, Asian groceries, café, popcorn stall, bakery, subway, florist, organic fruits/​veg stall & much much more.
Yes it’s not the nicest looking or cleanest market but a market is a market. It’s not a posh place to be. If it is, expect posh prices as well. So come check it out yourself & I hope the previous reviews didn’t scare you from visiting Wanneroo Market.

As for how markets are it’s alright. There is a good variety of things to look at and some specialty shops for gifts and things.
There is a fruit and veg section down the side and a food court.

These markets have become old, run down and full of cheap stuff that no one really wants or needs. Gone are the days where you could buy lots of cheap, local and high quality fruit and vege or wander through quality stores with quality products.
This place is well past its prime. Not sure how it keeps going. It needs some serious renovations and rebranding. If you want markets, best you check out Malaga or Fremantle, than waste your time here.

It has been many years since I had been to Wanneroo Markets. As a youngun we would go to the Markets and spend hours wandering through the stalls, talking to people and eating some form of overprocessed deep fried stuff they called food.
It has lost most, actually all of it’s former glory. Now it is dirty, drab and full of cheap crap. Even the fruit and vege was of questionable quality. Won’t waste my time here again.

Markets in general offer an ambience that differs to that of shopping centres; they may be a little grungy, however the whole fun of it is scrummaging through bits and pieces to find your personal favourites, definitely something for us bargain hunters.
Wanneroo markets provides such a culture but is known for its quality fruit and veg produce. They have heaps of variety and heaps of stock so you don’t have to worry about getting the last scraps that everyone else avoids.
In the peak of summer Wanneroo markets are blossoming with my all time favourites: fresh strawberries and mangos and the perfect ingredients for a snazzy salad or tasty stir fry.

Wanneroo Markets used to be one of THE places to visit when looking for quality produce at great prices.
Somewhere along the line, this shifted until nowadays, Wanneroo Markets seems to be the place for producers to dump poor-​quality stock. The prices remain very good — however, it’s just not worth buying, for instance, a carton of mangoes when most of the fruit in the carton are obviously beyond the realms of «edible».
The stalls at Wanneroo Market are, for the most part, sellers of cheap trinkets and toys.
Wanneroo Market is a shadow of what it once was, and not worth the visit.

Wanneroo makets in my mind is primary a markets devoted to food framed by miscellaneous nick knacks, trinkets, music and clothing shops.
Markets are my preferred shopping arena as they tend to contain a certain curiosity and personal touch that major shopping complexs just don’t have. To my embarrassment, the first time I went to these markets I almost walked straight past them! (Evidently they are slightly smaller than I expected.) If you inten to go to these markets I would encourage you to think quality not quantity. The entrance is a small music shop with some guitars displayed outside and just after that is a cute little childrens shop displaying fairy dresses and small toys.
Following this somewhat undefined path down into the «heart of the markets» as it is, there are several pop up stalls comprising of the usual market stall stuff. (jewellery, towels, coins, collectables etc) less local art and more imported souvenirs, which was a bit disappointing for me but the food stalls were amazing! The variety and the quality of the produce was great and while I grazed on bits and pieces, I shared a laugh with some of the til operators, purchasing a bag of tomatoes here and some basil there. As I journeyed through to the end I was happy to see that the best had been saved for last. The food court was the highlight of the markets!
There is a cafeteria set up inside with an assortment of asian and western fast food, offering various healthy and not so healthy options. Upon ordering a traditional combination laksa, (*with chilli to add as I wished) I followed the music outside to the open courtyard where a local country folk band on centre stage played heartily away. They had a selection of 40−50+ year olds, who quickly exposed themselves as the bands’ loyal groupies– this is based on the jovial banter, cheers, yee-​has they exchanged.
Unlike most markets Wanneroo markets operate the foodcourt and bar from Wednesday right through to Sunday. The «markets» themselves are open all day on Frida (9:00am — 5:00pm) with mainly just the food stalls open– and Sat and Sunday is when it’s all on. Probably a good idea to check the website to check the scheduled entertinment as that is what makes these markets what they are.