Starbucks

Super friendly employees! I actually go out of my way to come to this location. Even though the Starbucks at the Safeway location at Rosser is more convenient, I am tired of their poor customer service. So refreshing to come to the Carlton location!

Plenty of seating, the times that I have been here I haven’t had issues with obtaining a plug for my netbook. Come here for mint tea.

Love this location!!! The manager is Fantastic!!! She really does care abt her job and is passionate about what she does. The crowd that gathers there is sometimes less then desirable but thats no fault of the establishment. Overall one of the better starbucks locations and this is coming from a goldstar member.

Starbucks products being standard, the stay experience can be pretty horrid. Wifi is intermittent. The few nights i came there always seem to be a pack in store swearing and cussing loudly (i think one of them sounds like he’s the owner or familiar with the store? The bald one supposedly from Russia and constantly dissing everyone and everything including racial comments)

I am usually in early in the morning. Staff are always friendly and get your order put together quickly. Very accommodating when asked for something a little different. Sometimes there are lineups but they go quickly. The morning staff are so pleasant people don’t mind waiting a minute or two. I like the community vibe of this particular Starbucks there are definitely regulars who make it part of their daily routine

Are all Starbucks the same? Of course not! The product they are selling is very similar between each store, but the atmosphere of each store is quite different.
This is a smaller store, with plenty of seating, and is a busy location. Lineups are frequent, and it’s got a great covered patio (essential in Vancouver) which is full of the older European crowd on weekday mornings (when I stop in).
It’s a well run store, well worth stopping by for your coffee and wifi fix :)

This Starbucks is always my go-​to place before I head off to work. Quick service, friendly staff, consistent drinks. Especially considering Burnaby Heights doesn’t have too many coffee places, this is a good stop i you’re in the area.

This Starbucks location is one of several coffee establishments along Hastings in Burnaby Heights. Although I’m not a huge fan of being charged a premium for a cup of coffee brewed from over-​roasted coffee beans, I do enjoy walking my dog to and from this location.
The staff are friendly, my drink is usually made in a jiff, and I haven’t encountered the problem of having my drink remade because it wasn’t done properly.
What else can I say? It’s a Starbucks. They offer the same drinks they’ve been offering for years with the occasional promotion or seasonal beverage.

Interestingly enough, there aren’t that many Starbucks locations in the Burnaby Heights area. There’s also one in the Safeway across the street, but other than that, the next nearest one I can think of is on the other side of PNE.
Parking is available in the strip mall, but every spot was full when I walked in.
The inside is rather full of (SFU?) tapping away on their laptops. I decided to sit outside. Although it was raining, it wasn’t too bad, mainly because we managed to grab the one table next to the propane heater. This heater isn’t one of those portable propane tank models. It appears to get the propane from an underground pipe. So the moral of the story is, if it’s cold, grab the middle table! The heater is unfortunately insufficient to warm any of the adjacent tables. You can thank me later.
One last note: watch the steps by the patio entrances. We saw a guy take a spill on the way out.
Other than that, the coffee is what you’d expect.

If your in this area, and looking for some java to get you through your day, or just a coffee shop hangout, this is the place to be. Always busy, from the inside, and amazingly the outside, as this place has a nice enclosed patio, I have never really seen this place empty. Line ups frequent this Starbucks on an occasional basis.
Located within a plaza, it’s a nice fix, as there is parking in the lot and on the street, while you can people watch from inside or out. What is nice is that the patio has heaters just to toast you up on a cold day sitting outside.

The traditional Starbucks to go to during Hats Off Day parade! I am not sure if this is an HQ Starbucks or not. This branch is extremely busy on a regular day and night. Mostly in the mornings because it gets it’s regular traffic from the neighbors in the area. It is the Heights! OF COURSE!
They made my regular order, and it came out a little bit too foamy. Dislike. But the taste of it was still good, and they made it extra hot which I like only on a nice winter night.
The place is small and packed, but I wish they could expand this and push the Dairy Queen right beside down, as it is a Starbucks and deserves more space.

It’s busy, but bearable. Beware of smokers outside.

Caramel Venti Frapp — the perfect sugar, taste and caffeine boost for whatever ails ya.

This place is WAAAYYY too busy during the day, and if you want to sit in one of the many chairs outside of it beware of the smokers.
Unfortunately there really isn’t another close Starbucks alternative (I think the closest being Hastings and Slocan).
I will NOT return.