Starbucks

If I’m going to pay 3+ dollars for a coffee I shouldn’t have to put my cream and/​or sugar in myself. I’ve been to every Starbucks in this area (only 3) and this is the only one that does it. This is also not the first time this has happened at this location, but since this happened a second time I decided to write a review. As I’m writing this a gentleman behind me got the same thing with his cream already poured. Be consistent please.

I wanted this Starbucks to be a very good experience but I feel this 2,100 square foot stand-​alone Starbucks is a waste. There are just too few parking spaces. Starbucks should have purchased (or leased if that is the situation) the entire lot for their store and to get the parking spaces it needs. As it is, Starbucks has to share the lot with Unibank (I wonder which business gets more traffic…) and a small Verizon and Nails store. Starbucks is operating with one hand tied behind its back.
The only solution I can see is for Starbucks to purchase whatever local land they can that is near this store, pave it, and turn it into parking.

I agree with prior reviewers that this location is at least clean, but that’s not a terribly high standard. One of the other reviewers wished that there were more couches — I’ll second that, but with the caveat that there aren’t any couches, just 4 hard, small, vinyl upholstered chairs. A bit earlier, another customer commented to me, unprompted (complete stranger) that the chairs «don’t fit me for some reason». The reason is that they are small and stink. I’ve noticed a trend in more recent Starbucks to go with such furnishings as well as other aspects of design that make their stores more utilitarian, less cozy (notwithstanding the Hopkinton «memorabilia» on the walls so remarkably lacking in personality given how full of personality the twon is – a it’s been around for 300 years, and the best they could come up with was a small faux antique map on one wall, and a tiny bulletin board that only has the space for one posting on it that’s been there since the store opened). I think they are trying to discourage people from spending too much time in the store. The effect is sort of an upmarket dunkin donuts. Hopkinton doesn’t need more dunkin donuts. It needs a real coffeeshop, and one that — unlike the independent coffeeshops in town — is open for more than a couple hours a day. A big thumbs down to this further widget of a store from the corporate goliath. At least they have better hours than the indies, but so does the starbucks in the grocery store down the street…
Another complaint that seems pretty universal to all starbucks — they start obtrusive clean up about a half hour before close, complete with using a very loud vacuum. Any starbucks I’ve been to around close has that, so I guess making the environment increasingly noxious as closing approaches must be a corporate policy (actually, this location is a bit better than others in that regard, but still pretty annoying).

Love the new star bucks unfortunately so does everyone else! Parking is very limited otherwise I give it 5 stars. Great location but no drive thru so if you need your morning late you may need to circle the lot or park across the street.

So happy there is finally a stand alone Starbucks in this area. The others I have seen are in grocery stores. This location is very clean, open, and comfortable with outdoor seating. There is a separate wall cooler for sandwiches and what seems like loads of snacks and baked goods. More than I am used to seeing at Starbucks. Drinks came out as ordered and the barista was friendly. Will return!

Finally a Starbucks in the area, a place to relax and chill. They have a nice coffee bar and seats overlooking main St. Couple of couches, wish there were more. But very clean and professional