STARBUCKS ibis Hong Kong Central & Sheung Wan — Restaurant in Hong Kong Island

I have never really understood why there is little understanding of the difference between "warming it up" and "grilling it to death" . Would think by now staff at Starbucks would know there is a time difference in warming up a croissant ( in this case ) or warming up a Spaghetti Bolognese. It is not these staff in particular but applies to most Starbucks outlets as I have to constantly ask 'just a minute or so please, when ordering a croissant'. So definitely will not be visiting in any outlet ever again. The fact they seem quite confused about the fact that I was complaining was more dismal. Perhaps someone out there prefers a croissant this darkened and the cheese well...

There is a Starbucks located on the ground floor of the ibis Hong Kong Central & Shueng Wan that is open from 7am to 8pm daily.

This is a good alternative to the breakfast at ibis and one of the only 'western' cafe, coffee shop options right near the hotel. The expected range of coffee, pastries, seating and staff service are on offer. I didn't find them different to other Starbucks franchises tried around Hong Kong Island over the years.

In the end, this is a very convenient option if you are staying at the ibis hotel in Sheung Wan. For proper coffee and breakfast, you'll need to walk 10+ minutes east to similar and better available...

You would expect that the ‘barista’ working for coffee shops know how to make cappuccino, no?

The staff of this branch certainly does not.

I’ve returned my cappuccino twice as it was purely hot milk (old fashion cappuccino is milk 1 espresso & 85ml milk) - even a double shot espresso (30ml) as no change when the staff drowns it with 300ml milk - yes they love to fill up the tall size 354ml cup with milk until the very end. Usually not a fan of waste; I had to trash the third attempt and didn’t want to explain a 4th time.

Thank you Starbucks, “5 bad stars” for listening to your customers and taking their...