Starbucks — Restaurant in Shoreline

There are several things you need to be a writer. Imagination, English skills and dedication to work are some of the main things. Just as important is to have a great place to work. Most days I work at home. Everything I need is here - internet, snacks, quiet, etc... But, there are times when I need a change of venue to stoke the creative fires. That is when I turn to coffee shops. In addition to the easy access to caffeine, I get out of the house, a new view and people to eavesdrop on. The best coffee shops are the funky little places with clever names and wifi passwords. I enjoy checking these places out on my search for the ideal writing environment. My quest takes me all over. While a nice drive is fun, there are times when I have too many ideas that need to be written to waste time looking for some obscure joint. The easy thing to do is to go to the Starbucks down the street. Some people think they are too corporate and they over roast the coffee. For me, the dark roast tastes good, and the corporate efficiency is nice when there is a long line waiting for their caffeine fix. The Starbucks near me used to have a couple of nice leather chairs that I could sink into comfortably for a couple of hours. On my last trip to this Starbucks, I was bummed to see that they had replaced the chairs with tiny tables and hard chairs. Maybe they are trying to get people to finish their coffee and get out before their butt goes to sleep. Whatever the reason, it does not help my writing process. There is a concrete floor and the chairs do not have those little plastic things on the legs. The result is that everytime someone moves a chair, it screeches as the legs drag on the floor. You try to keep that perfect turn of phrase in your head long enough to type it in while people are pulling your attention every time they move. In addition to the chair noise, the high industrial ceiling creates an echo that makes everyone have to speak at full volume to be heard by the person across the table. To make conversation even harder, whoever controls the music has decided to crank it up to near disco levels. I plan to skip this place...

The very very worst experience at this Starbucks location and I hated it because of the following reasons. First reason: I wanted to make instore order and scan and pay with the card at the store with my Starbucks mobile app and no one came at the counter and I ended up calling one of them and I waited almost over 30 minutes for the help of someone taking my order.

2nd reason: I wanted the oleato golden foam iced shaken espresso with oat milk and I asked them if they can bring my coffee in the glass instead of plastic cup and they said yes. 3rd reason: I almost waited another 45 minutes for the coffee that could be prepare quickly (between 4 to 10 minutes). When the barista called my name, I could see that they did not paid attentioned. The barista prepared my order in plastic cup instead of glass and I told them that I ordered my shaken espresso in a glass. They changed the plastic cup. Final reason and the worst part: the barista completely messed my order. I ordered the iced oleato shaken espresso with oat milk and when I tried it, I can taste the hazelnut in my iced Shaken Espresso and I could tell it was iced Hazelnut shaken espresso. So, I ended up going back to the counter and stopped drinking. I said to the barista who was the manager that my order messed up and it’s Wrong. I told them that I want the iced oleato golden foam shaken Espresso with Toffeenut syrup. They changed my order without apology and it was right.

The overall service is 1 out of 5 stars and for barista I Would give it 3 out of 5 stars. This location was a total joke. I want Starbucks provide me with apology gift or something that I can use towards my next purchase. My favorite Starbucks so far is starbucks Lake City and 145. They have a much better service and great baristas. Please do not spend your money going to the arora village location because of horrible service that I’ve...

After waiting for 30 minutes for my drinks, I asked about the status - I knew they were busy, but I wanted to make sure my order was actually in there because drinks ordered after mine were coming out. Andre, who was working on drinks, rudely told me to "be patient" while I waited for the cashier to help me. I hadn't said anything, simply waited, and Andre inserted himself for no reason whatsoever. The cashier told me my drinks were made, so someone likely took them, and they could remake my drinks. I asked if they could, and it took yet another 20 minutes for my drinks to finally come out. Andre was also acting exasperated the whole time that people could possibly wonder about their drinks, as if I hadn't ordered at 2:35pm and finally left the store at 3:25pm. I did not bother the people on the bar, only asked the cashier, why do I need to be treated so rudely? I'm very disappointed, because I get multiple drinks here a week, and this experience has really made me never want to come back to this location. I won't leave as low of a rating that I currently feel, because in the past the workers have been great, but this time it went terribly. I miss the...