Starbucks

ENVIRONMENT
This is by far one of the best Starbucks in the country. It’s huge, everyone is friendly and there are lots of seating options.
It’s also better decorated than most.

Truth be told, I mostly only stopped by there to use the bathroom after an hour of being on the bus so I could make it down to the pier in time to take some twilight pictures of the Seattle Great Wheel before it got too dark and if you know anything about downtown Seattle is that you can’t use a bathroom without buying something first. I guess there are so many pan handlers and such that they had to do that, but the result for me is that I’ve had to buy tea whether or not I need it just so I can use the bathroom and it becomes a vicious cycle. Anyway, I digress.
After being up since the crack of dawn and hauling around my 25 pound bag of camera gear on buses and going up and down the hills with every fiber of my body in pain, it was nice to get a friendly smile and a hot tea from the girl at the counter and I found my self wishing I could have had some time to actually sit down there because it was a very nice starbucks to sit and read or meet someone. Alas, after using the clean bathroom (had to punch in a code) and letting my tea steep, I ran down Seneca Street marathon style and got my pictures. That extra sugar and caffeine was enough to buy me a half hour of energy before I was back to being thirsty and starving. Thanks Starbucks! I don’t care what people say about you, I think you’re great!

I don’t review online, but I have to warn ethnic minorities of not ripping off.
Great place to stop by to have a coffee. Always very nice staff. But this morning, I was ripped off my money from one of a female staff. I placed an ordered a cup of tall size iced americano, but what I got is a cup of iced CHOCOLATTE which has nothing to do with controversial word between ‘AN AMERICANO’ and ‘A CHOCOLATTE’ though English is not my first language, and she didn’t give me a receipt.
Anyway, I was in hurry, I thought she’s totally confused because of a bunch of people waiting in line; about 5 – 7 people, and I just went on my way after then. I thought it’s not a big deal, though I not a rich at all, 1 dollar can’t be any serious matter to blame her or make a complaint to her boss, she’s just a part-​timer.
However, tonight I found my debit card was withdrawn exactly 4.0 dollars. An americano is about 2 dollars somewhere with tax, A CHOCOLATTE I never placed an order is about 3.4 dollars with tax. Then where is extra 50 cent? For tip for the terrible staff who intentionally didn’t give any receipt to me and charge me about a half dollar amount of tip under my signature without permission? I don’t think so it is right. I don’t think she can’t be ‘the somebody’ by ripping all international students off, especially working at Starbucks growing fast by trying to do their business fairly over the world.

Fast, Friendly Staff. Breakfast Sandwich was so so. scones aren’t really scones… more like biscuits. Made my smoothie wrong but offered me the reject for free along with the one I ordered…

I frequent Starbucks quite often and have never had bad service. I visited a different store (4^th and Seneca Seattle) than my usual ones on Saturday August 8^th, 2015. The server/​cashier Sam was so snippy and rude. I was shocked. He ensured that I will most definitely only stick to my usual stores. He cut me off as I was talking only to have to be corrected by another worker. He dropped my change in my hand as if he didn’t want to touch me or like I was dirty.

Might be biased, but some of these baristas are my best friends, and I know how hard they work!

I wasn’t going to say anything but after coming home from our recent trip to Seattle for my friend running the Rock n Roll marathon, I thought about it more and wanted to share one of the many experiences that made us decide we never want to return to Seattle again…
My roommate ordered a Grande Caramel Crunch Frappuccino… easy enough… what he forgot to tell the girl at the register is that he would like extra caramel… so he waited for the barista to get to his cup… and this is an exact account of what happened…
MR: excuse me
B: looks up, clearly annoyed that someone would speak to her, doesn’t say anything
MR: that is my drink you are working on next, may I please have extra caramel?
B: slams down the cup after putting the normal amount of caramel in it, turns around and starts the blender for his drink
B: comes back grabs his cup and the caramel container and goes to town pouring caramel all over the inside of the cup… slams down the cup again, slams down the caramel container so hard I thought it was going to come out of the spout
B: turns around gets the blender with the drink and pours it into the cup
B: puts the whipped cream on the drink and again goes bananas with the caramel all over the whip, sprinkles the crunch topping and puts the lid on the cup…
Now for the most part, that all sounds fine, minus the slamming everything, and except for the fact that as she is doing this she has a look of death on her face as it is turning fifty shades of red… pure anger… and then the icing on the cake —
B: very loudly, very sarcastic, very rudely she yells «REY, here’s your EXTRA EXTRA, EXTRA EXTRA, EXTRA CARAMEL!» and slams it on the counter…
Seriously…this girl needs to learn customer service, or she needs to stay home if a small request like that sends her over the edge… I didn’t catch her name, but she’s got blonde hair, she’s short, thin and wears black hipster glasses… we were there Sunday morning, the 14^th, around 8:30 or 9 am… get a grip girl, it’s only coffee… get over yourself…

Half of the time some smart ass is taking my coffee order but to be fair their are usually some strange characters lurking outside panhandling a
Decent Starbucks just like the rest. Plenty of seating and that’s a big thing for me, a block away from my work, a couple away from the bartells drug store and library. Good place to take a break and use the wifi and drink a latte

One of the best Starbucks I’ve seen after many miles on the road. Friendly. Spacious. Comfortable. Efficient.
Wish my local Starbucks was as good as this one!

First off, its a Starbucks. And as such is going to be fairly boring. But considering how busy they are, they do a decent job of keeping the place clean. I love sitting in the window seats and watching all the people go by. And the lines always go pretty fast, even when they are super long. The employees have always been friendly.

While waiting in line, I saw that the food showcase had approximately 10 flies buzzing around in them. On one of the browny there was a total of 6! We kindly informed the worker but got a cold reply of «well, we already tried to get rid of it». We only wanted to help them out and inform them that it was a healthy issue. Wasn’t even interested in the brownies.
Informed the supervisor and she was very friendly and told us that she will work on it immediately. The tone of voice and approach was completely different between the 2 workers

This might be one of the best starbucks locations downtown. Located one block from Seattle Central Library, this starbucks offers ample *comfortable* seating and a nice view of a busy intersection.

Thank you for being open at 530 am on the Saturday morning of the Seattle Rock n’ Roll Marathon. A morning coffee and a protein box were just what I needed to power through those Seattle hills!

An otherwise nice Starbucks location (with some exceptions noted below) not far from my hotel.
I had some writing to do and found with the comfy leather chairs, tables and roominess made it a cool place to enjoy some coffee and ‘get stuff done’.
All the usual Starbucks items. A good brewed coffee & a pastry worked fine with me.
Maybe it was just the time I was in there, but there were are a lot of wayward folks (panhandlers) from the street stopping in & staying without buying; dumping off their garbage bags of stuff in the corner and sticking around for a nap in those comfy chairs. Nothing against the homeless, but the handful outside this SB location were very pushy and a certainly a detraction on the inside.
Inside the Starbucks towards the end of my coffee, one fellow tossed his plastic bag abruptly in the corner near a family eating their pastries; said something abrupt & ran them off. He then plopped down for a nap.
The staff appears visibly bothered by it, but seem to be overwhelmed by the influx.
Not a big deal to me, but next time, I’ll go elsewhere.

Love that you guys open on Christmas Day!!! Everyone is super nice and welcoming — even the homeless lady outside day & night says hello to you every time you pass by.

The location was well kept and spacious. The staff that I encountered both days I visited were very helpful and friendly. I was indecisive so they made great recommendations including one of their special brews they offered that weekend. I went with her suggestion and was very happy with it. I can’t remember it’s name, but I remember keeping the cup to my lips until I was done with it.
Yum.

Starbucks is a chain, so their is not much you can say about the quality, its the same as the one across the street. This specific location is getting three stars because the service is a hit or miss.
They have a lot of side conversations with each other. There is something about engaging with customers while making their coffee that feels nice. It’s awkward to stand their and listen to them gossip while they make your coffee. Don’t get me wrong, there are baristas at this location who are amazing! I also feel like sometimes they move like snails here. I have been a barista before, so I do look at their process and think «this is really not effiecent»

My boyfriend, his daughter, and I ordered a couple of frappuccinos here during the summer. We waited forever to get them! And then, when we did get them, they didn’t look or taste quite right. The employee who made them admitted he was new and had never made them before. Not sure why he made them then and not the other person who was working. They were okay, but definitely not what we had been looking forward to when we ordered them.
I may be back to this location, but I guess I’d want to make sure the employees know how to order my drinks before they make them!

Hands down my favorite Starbucks in Seattle! I used to frequent this place back when I was a college student. I recently discovered that this is open at 5:30 am on Sundays, so I’ll most likely be hanging out here before work now.
This is a great spot to study or get some work done due to its spacious and cozy feel. Its near a lot of bus lines so its easily accessible.

UM.
$ 5.64 for a pumpkin spice latte.
What is the world coming to???