Starbucks Mekong Riverside - ສະຕາບັກ — Restaurant in Vientiane Capital

The female staff （cashier) doing the morning shift has a sulky and grumpy face. Very rude and contemptuous. She must be very proud of herself working as a Starbucks “waitress”and forgot how to be polite. It is a widespread problem here, unfortunately, due to low education. Starbucks is nothing special in many countries. It’s just a coffee shop. Don’t get the pretentiousness. It was funny to see, though.

As to the drinks, everything is of poor quality, diluted, not the same as Starbucks drinks in other countries. The cream used for signature chocolate is literally disgusting, making me want to puke. Drinks are all excessively sweet, probably to disguise the fact that they use less ingredients.

Air con is awful too, blowing so hard directly on your heads causing headaches. The shop also smells bad probably due to...

I love Starbucks and work from Starbucks locations all around the world wherever I’m traveling. If I can offer one suggestion. You turn the air conditioning up so high that it’s uncomfortable. To come from outside from very hot uncomfortable temperatures and arrive inside to very cold uncomfortable temperatures. Feels like the arctic in there. You would need a full sweater and Winter gear to stop yourself from shivering. Goal of air conditioning should be to create a comfortable environment not to create an uncomfortable cold...

There are many nice coffee shops around here. But if you really need your Starbucks fix, this is the one to go! Staff is really friendly and the WiFi is fast. You can pay with MasterCard creditcard. Tip: in need of a nice souvenir? They sell original Starbucks mugs printed with scents from Laos, Vientiane and Luang Prabang. Unfortunately, International visitors can’t sign up for the Lao version of Starbucks Rewards. Unless you have a Lao...