Starbucks

I would like to say my updated review is better than my last, but alas, it is still the same.
This. Place. Is. So. Slow.
Love the people, but they have the hardest time multitasking. There are some new faces here (working) and while they are just as friendly, they are still just as disorganized. I don’t know if there is just an influx of people that cause them to be backed up, but they never seem to be ‘ahead’ of the crowd (or even lack thereof).
I started this review when I walked in. There were less than 5 people in front of me.
Took 10 minutes for a regular blonde roast coffee.
With 3 people working.
Unacceptable.

This is the only Starbucks I’ve ever been to that regularly attempts to overcharge me and dishonor advertised promotions. Customers beware! Make sure you double check your receipt before you leave!

This has got to be my LEAST favorite Starbucks on the planet. Employees are unengaging and dour. They almost never get my order right, even when it’s straight from the menu. They seem to care little about getting to know their customers, many of whom come in every morning.

I’m a huge fan of starbucks and the customer service here is always good. They have plenty of seating and its right downstairs from my office which is always great.
My new favorite in this heat– venti iced cold brew, half sweetened with cream, so good on a hot day.

The employees are exceptionally dour and glum. And not like, «Oh, he or she is having a bad day.» More like every day, every employee, extremely grumpy.
I don’t want them to be all smarmy and saccharine. But when they silently place my drink in front of me on the counter and I say, «Thank you,» I kind of expect some sort of audible response. Or at least it becomes very noticeable to me when the response is just more silence. I don’t need them to chirp at me to have a fantastic, lovely day. But a polite, «You’re welcome,» would be appreciated. They don’t need to put big fake grins on their faces. But I would suggest they ease up on the constant frowning.
I like to be grumpy and quiet at my job too! That’s why I have an office job that requires minimal interaction. But back when I worked in retail, I realized it was a different world and I put on my friendly little retail game face. These baristas should too! At the very least their tips will improve!

I have consistently gotten really good service from this Starbucks. Each time the staff has always been friendly. It’s also really convenient — close to home and on the way in to the office.

Not very warm inside, bare and uninviting. Staff is just ok, nothing special, no personalities. Apparently they train their new employees on the weekends ha, that was fun. Parking lot is a plus, but it’s not that big. Inside has a good amount of seating.

I tried, I really did, to not write a review for this Starbucks, but ya know what, I just can’t help myself. I have had slower service at a Starbucks in N.C. but damn, this place is just hit or miss. Sometimes, good, sometimes not so good. Today was not so good, and not so much, hey, maybe it’s Mercury in Retrograde that has me all pissed off, but damn if this place doesn’t get my blood boiling.
I ordered a grande Salty Caramel Mocha and a Spinach/​Feta/​Egg Wrap. Paid for it. Then was told there were no more wraps. Fine, but the cashier must not have heard my order or the fact that there were no more. Ok — got it. Refund coming.
What gets me is, they usually run out of wraps. Like, ALL THE TIME.
NBD. Wait for my Mocha — oh — what’s that — Skinny something something not Mocha? Grreaatt — I’ll just wait a little while longer while you make the right grande. I tried not to be peeved. I tried to be patient, not let it get to me, but DAMMIT, it happens waaaayyy tooo much at this Starbucks.
So, if you want a reg cup o’ Joe, nothing fancy, and you don’t want a spinach wrap, this is the place for you.
If not — and you’d like some really good eggs, or quick service, head on over to Yves Bistro a couple of doors down. Trust me on this.

Me and my brother alway stop here before the movies or after depend what time is my ride pick me up. Here my review.
This Starbucks is like any other Starbucks. But this has a movie theater. Good place to read in the same area. Easy to metro and the REX metro bus stop just outside the door. There only three location for plug outlet. Line the place order is crazy. Staff is nice and try to be quick in getting your order.
Remember is a Starbucks and not a mom and pop store were you can run up and get a fast cup of coffee. Please take your time and now what you what to order. Coffee is always good.
Sandwich is good and also there breakfast. Some other items are way over price. But its Starbucks. Great location and going to go back here again.

Super staff making quick drinks. Great location by the metro I always get sucked in when parking in the lot there to ride the metro. Two places I cant avoid there– Ted Montana Grill and Starbucks. The only challenge is parking right there if you are not in the Metro parking lot.

Fiancé says, «Super nice staff at this convenient location. It’s close to the Yellow line for the Metro.»
And it’s true. This Starbucks supplied us with our caffeine needs while we were in Alexandria. The baristas were super chill.
There’s a bountiful amount of chairs and tables for you to lounge around. The only difficult part is prying yourself away from the food options available in the immediate shopping center area.

This location is near construction, but still accessible by sidewalk. You can park at a lot nearby but not in front of the store at the moment.

Came in a couple times during lunch and the afternoon when I was in the area. It was fairly busy, lots of people on laptops plugging away. Service was great — fast and friendly each time I went. No complaints and the coffee was great. There’s come construction in the area, so you have to walk all the way around to the end of the fence. Very limited parking unless you park in the lot across Eisenhower for $ 7.

Quick service in the morning sloooowww in the afternoon

Honestly the slowest and most incompetent Starbucks I’ve ever walked into. Or coffee shop, for that matter. I’d give zero stars if I could. I very rarely go to this one save when a friend who prefers it to the others in the area for some reason drags me there, and they have managed to screw up my order every single time. And they are slow about doing it, too! One time, it was a breakfast sandwich. I am vegetarian, and I made sure to ask very unambiguously if they had the veggie sandwich. Ordered, charged… and then oops, no sandwich! Sorry. And they either don’t know how to or are too lazy to cancel an order, so they just hand you a «free drink» certificate. Great if I were a venti frou-​frou latte guzzler, but I only ever order americano or black coffee. So great, thanks, you charged me $ 6 for a sandwich you didn’t even have, have zero products that are comparable to substitute, and hand me a voucher that isn’t going to be worth more than $ 2.50 to me. Lovely.
Most recently yesterday, I go in to use my free birthday drink tied to my card. I figure why not treat myself, I’ll order one of those expensive lattes since it’s free. I very unambiguously state as I hand this barista the card that I am using my free birthday drink coupon as I order the latte. Ooops! Sorry sir, I charged you money for the drink. I don’t know how to go back and change it (and apparently neither does the most senior-​looking/​acting person on staff), so here’s ANOTHER VOUCHER. So great! $ 5 later I have in my hand another voucher that isn’t going to be worth more than $ 2.50, and I’m out $ 5 I would never have spent in the first place, much less been screwed out of on my birthday of all days. To cap it off, it still took them about 10 minutes to make my drink, they served a few people who ordered after me before me, and if I hand’t caught them they would have made my drink with the wrong type of milk to boot.
On the few occasions that they’ve gotten it right, I’ve still almost walked out without a drink just because they are so slow making it.
I’m not a Starbucks hater. I actually appreciate the niche it fills for a consistent experience and drinkable cup of basic coffee. This just happens to be the worst one I’ve ever been in. Terribly incompetent and slow staff.

slow. barista is yapping about her birthday instead of making drinks in a timely manner. I know that this is not a fast food drive through, but when 80% of your customers are rolling their eyes; shut up and focus on moving the caffeinated beverages.

I don’t think any starbucks can get more than 4 stars… it’s just the way they are, and they’re all pretty much the same, so if I’m grading on a curve, this one would get 5 stars.
It has a nice layout, and plenty of room. The bathrooms were clean, and the service was good. There are a couple of problems, though… the cooler (sandwiches, drinks, etc…) was very bare and it’s not very easy to get to and park.

This is a pretty standard SB, but it is my local one, and the staff is always nice and polite, especially the boys.

It’s not that Starbucks makes a bad cup of coffee… it doesn’t. It’s just that there are so many locally-​owned coffee houses which sell and/​or brew better coffee. Starbucks are insanely prevalent, therefore, there’s one practically across the street. So, it’s on this evening that Starbucks became my «coffee house of last resort» as tomorrow is a Monday and I was out of coffee. I like my coffee black, no cream, no sugar, and I certainly don’t want to pay $ 5 for a coffee with more Italian or French words in it than a foreign film. I buy whole beans, grind them, and brew my own coffee. The Starbucks had a decent selection of bags of whole beans so I bought a pound. Service was good (although no women on duty). Seeing as how the best chefs in the world are men, perhaps the same holds true in the barista world? Hey Juan Valdez is a dude! Just saying…

Its a good place, not sure about the no women employees thing. Employees are cordial, drinks are fine. No complaints happy they are there!