Starbucks — Restaurant in Albuquerque

First ever time at a Starbucks I've been required to wait outside with my dog - in what is now 85 degree heat - to receive my coffee!

Most are perfectly ok with waiting inside with your dog, knowing you will not be staying inside once served. But we had a barista with a chip on his shoulder, muttering under his breath to myself and another customer to take our dogs outside the whole time we were just waiting to get our coffee and go.

I highly discourage any dog owners from coming here. There are better places to go, including numerous Starbucks around town and O'Beans coffee up the street, a locally owned business where your money goes to people get that you have to wait somewhere while your coffee is being prepared, and have the sense of perspective to know it's not worth their time to start problems with paying customers who in any case are going to be out of their way once their...

I guess this is best left as a drive thru Starbucks. The bulk of the building is a narrow strip, leaving minimal seating but an area outside. I don't know about you but I can think of better places than a parking lot to sit and enjoy coffee. Like, a park. Or one of the nearby nature trails. The staff was hollow and indifferent, didn't ask why my face was swollen from crying so obviously the "bad day" freebie doesn't exist anymore, but I suspect it's just here. No kindness. Not even banter between the employees like at the Starbucks that I like going to. I guess it really does say something about how much you hate your job if you don't even joke with peers. If you want coffee, yeah, they have it. If you want what I would call the Starbucks Experience, go to the one on Eubank and Candelaria or Lomas and Washington. You'll find human...

Tables were closed, due to CoVid, but pick up and drive through was available. Baristas were friendly and super quick. The store was clean, and disposable masks were available at the counter, if we didn’t have one.

We placed a mobile order, which was completed as we walked in. The egg white bites were hot & delicious! I ordered a hot chocolate when we got there, and it was done quickly. It was a little too sweet, but it was okay. They were out of almond milk, but they did have coconut milk which my niece chose instead for her latte. She enjoyed it!

This Starbucks is very easy to get into and out of. Lots of parking in the front and on the...