Where do I begin?
I suppose I’ll start from the beginning of my day. Waking up crusty eyed and wounded from my ancient mattress. I undertook the tedious rituals of my morning routine with a uncharacteristic vigour, as today was my pre-allocated Starbucks day! (and I had a free drink to claim).
I cartwheeled myself towards the till and shouted my order in perfect Latin, “magna alba capulus placet!”. The staff member behind the counter understood and nodded, silently creating my beverage. I knew they were smiling behind those dark aviator shades. Such diligent workers they are! I wonder what sort of life I’d lead if I was given even a brief glimpse of the world on the other side of those chrome machines. What would I believe in? Would I stand tall and resist the waves of fascism rippling through this country I used to love so well? Would I champion workers rights? Feminism? There is a universe where I am this man, yet he lives so far away. My nihilistic existence of blindness consumerism continues after this brief daydream. I gave everyone inside the store a fist bump because I was so pleased with the quality of service and the tastiness of my drink, plus …it was...
Read moreNice modern store in a good central location, it's nice they still have seating outside.
However if you order decaffeinated coffee, I would advise you to check when you pick up your coffee that you've got decaffeinated coffee, you are unable to tell when you first drink it but after 40 minutes when the caffeine kicks in it's not particularly nice if you're sensitive to caffeine
I highly recommend when you pick your coffee up you double check that it's decaffeinated before you walk away with it, this is quite a regular occurrence where you ask for decaf and that order does not get to the barista.
Also as Starbucks a partner with mobile eating companies there is usually a very large queue in the store as they giving priority to mobile orders and not people that walk into the store, personally this should be the other way round, if you're ordering your Starbucks from your bed because you can't be arsed to get out of it you probably need to...
Read moreAfter travelling the globe and experiencing many different Starbucks coffee shops over the years I can honestly say this was the worst customer experience I have ever had. Two staff on duty during a quiet period that took an exceptionally long time to make the drinks. Neither of them showed any interest in delivering drinks in a timely manner or enthusiasm towards their customers. Once we received our drinks and looked for a seat we were met with what can only be described as a junk yard. Each seat and table were covered with old food, spilt drinks, used cups and rubbish over the floor. Absolutely disgusting way to maintain a business. I regret coming in to this Starbucks on that day with my son and wasting money. To sum it up, I won’t be going back or recommend this Starbucks to anyone...
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