Starbucks — Restaurant in Hyderabad

Aniket Mehta and Team @Starbucks Pheonix Tower, Hitech City, Hyderabad, You Guys Are Amazing 🤩😍 Got An Amazingly Pleasent Surprise, When Aniket Introduced Me To Coffee Blending, Various Regions, Coffee Tasting 🤩😍 and The Elephant 🐘 In The House "Why People Feel Starbucks Is An Expensive Place" 🤣! He Explained, That There Are 3 Different Roast Profiles - Blonde , Medium And Dark Roast Coffee, Where One Is From Sumatra,The Asian Region , Kenya -Africa And Italian ! Every Coffee Has Its Own Different Method Of Making And Growing Techniques That Support Starbucks ! However, The Blanche, From Karnataka Which Is French For White, Is A Little Less Darker, As Compared To The Others ! How Awesome Is The Fact, That Just Like Wines, Coffee ☕ Also Goes Through Almost 200 Checks To Form The Perfect Blend, But Still Has To Go Through At Least 6 Tastings, Before Its Passed On To The Customer ! The Coffee Berry, Which Is Red 🍒 In Colour From Outside, Which Forms A Major Part Of The Fruit / Bean 🫘 But The Bean Increases In Size, When 🍠 Roasted ! He Also Explained, How The Weather 🌡️☁️ In Those Regions, Has A Significant Effect On The End Result / Blend, Just Like Wine 🍷 From A Hilly Reagion Will Tast Different, As Opposed To A Wine 🍷 Produced Near The Sea ⛵ And What A Beautiful Way Of Tasting Coffee Where You Smell The Decoction, Feel The Essence And Form Your Own Opinion About It ! And The Same, When It's Slurped From The Tiny Little Tasting Cup 🍵What An Experience, That I Will Cherish Forever 💞♾️ Thank You Starbucks Pheonix Tower, Hi Tech...

Actually 0 stars ! I have been to Starbucks when I was in US few years ago and I didnt like it then also. Secondly, I dont encourage these foreign premium brands in India. But my son wanted to visit it (thanks to social media), so we thought of trying it. Honestly I was shocked by the prices. Literally its USD-INR conversion. 400 rs for a cup of coffee - seriously ! We find this kind of price in Airport, but there they justify it with the high rentals. But what is the justification here. Is starbucks company in USA is charging some royalty to sell Coffee in India ?? Or are they sourcing coffee and milk from Mars !!! We ordered a cold coffee beverage worth some 400+. At this price, I was expecting an exotic coffee totally out of this world. What I got was a meagre mixture of ice-cold water and sugar with a hint of milk, topped with some skimmed cream and yes little bit of coffee. And that too served in a plastic mug. Come-on, you cam definitely afford a glass or porcelain mug for a premium brand. And the drink tasted really pathetic. Coming to the ambience, it is no better than any decent local bakery or cafe. Actually those are slightly better only. I have seen so many reviews mentioning about the quality and the premium experience of this place. I seriously doubt on their quality definitions and standards. I regret my hard-earned money wasted here and will not recommend anyone to do the same. We have so many better options and at much...

I think, like at any other place in Hyderabad, nay India, the parking could be improved quite a bit. What can one say about Starbucks that has not already been said? Always loved them, and this one will be no different.

I'm going to go back next week to find the guy that served me today. I was quite impressed with him. It's not very often that it happens, so I want to make sure that it doesn't go unnoticed. And yes, one more thing - I was there after 9ish tonight and I got to sample their carrot cake that they were giving away. And that too, with a regular, sturdy spoon, napkins, the whole works. (Those familiar with such facilities in India know why this needs a special mention). So that's a +1 for...