Starbucks

Being a coffee snob, it’s rare that I would give 5 stars to a Starbucks. The main reason for the high rating is the fantastic seating area. Extra wide bar style tables flank the windows making them great for studying, people watching, or just hanging out in a rainy Vancouver winter.
Service was reasonably fast. Parking gets better after regular business hours when the neighboring shops close. Coffee was decent. Line ups are starting to feel long, but there aren’t that many other options for coffee in the immediate area.

Their coffee drinks are the standard quality for any Starbucks.
I tried their new grilled cheese sandwich today and it’s disappointing. It’s bread and cheese — that’s it. Nothing else. tasteless cheese too.

What can you say. Another Starbucks, the service is good and I know what I’m getting. And I like the fact that Starbucks has some coffee in there coffee unlike some other unnamed establishments.

There’s a lot of room to enjoy your coffee at this Starbucks. Tables, bars, comfy seats — this is one spacious shop. Service is fast and friendly, and there’s lots of parking too.

Very good. Reminds me of a fancy chilled juice box. How would I know… I came up $ 6 short.

This is an amazing Starbucks. It’s a decent size and it has a drive thru (the only Starbucks I can think of right now that has a drive thru). Always really clean, and the service is always pretty fast. I can’t complain!

Are all Starbucks the same? This is a bigger location, it looks like it was recently updated, lots of seats, though only a few couches.
It’s a busy location, in a cavernous store. One downside of the high ceiling in this location is that sound carries and echoes, making it very noisy, not a location to choose if you want quiet meeting if you are sat at the front of the store.
That said several other reviews speak of a meeting room, which sadly now does not exist. It’s been converted into a quiet area, with lots of couches, a much more relaxing area for a coffee. It’s hidden down the hallway to the left of the counter, past the toilets.
Staff were quick and friendly, and it’s a clean location.
A large selection of other things to eat and drink besides the usual coffee.
Well worth checking out.

Very clean starbucks, lots of room in a secret location. Staff are friendly, it is large and it’s more suited for the construction business demographic… a way more mature crowd. My drink was made to order and the customer service was awesome.

Great, quick service!
I accidentally took the wrong cup this week (I wasn’t really awake) and they had no problem making me the correct drink.
Five stars, all the way for good, consistent service and quality.

I sort of hesitate giving this Starbucks 5 stars, only because I don’t want everyone else finding out about it and overwhelming it. Reason: This has to be one of the best Starbucks I’ve ever been in.
Interior: newly renovated, and it looks great.
Seating: room for about 40 people to sit comfortably, with all sorts of options — a small bar-​style row near the till, a long line of singles by the window, 4 lounge chairs, 6 tables-​for-​2, and a long community table for groups, etc. Very well done. PLUS: there’s a smaller, «quiet» space past the counter and around the corner with 8 or 9 padded chairs arranged in a lounge-​style room. First Starbucks I’ve ever seen with this.
Serving counter: nice and spacious, with an extra cooler for sandwiches and cold drinks.
WiFi: very good — stable and strong. And as an added bonus, Shaw Go WiFi is also available here with an excellent signal.
Coffee: it’s Starbucks, exactly what you expect!
Parking: never a problem.

Very usual hit and miss coffee quality, which is a given for Starbucks.
What’s noteworthy to warrant a review? The friendly staff, convenient location, quick and efficient service given how crazy their volume gets on a daily basis, and most importantly, a meeting/​study room available for groups that is not standard feature in their stores. Nice touch.

This Starbucks is always busy. But the service still good and fast.
They have patio outside and open in sunny day.

This is my first of MANY Starbucks reviews to come. I figure no one else is as obsessed with me enough to review ANY of them. Weird.
And I’m a non-​coffee drinker at that. My reviews will come from a perspective more from that of Starbucks being my second office. So the comforts of the facilities and the niceness of the people is what matters most. Hours is one thing too and I love the ones that stay open late — as few as they are.
Now Crystal if this tid bit alone doesn’t get me on the Elite team I don’t know what will.
This Richmond location (across from IKEA) has a private meeting room that you can comfortably fit 8 people in — I’ve had 12 in there. It’s free, it’s bookable, there’s a little white board (bring your own markers), and it’s out of the way so no one bugs you. It’s actually at the back of the store past the bathrooms. As far as I know that is the ONLY Starbucks in the Lower Mainland with such a room.
This alone makes it a 5 Star. On top of that it’s a convenient location with lots of parking, ample seating inside and relatively clean bathrooms. The people are nice too.