Starbucks

Consistent service at this downtown location. Staff are always pleasant and efficient. This location is often quite busy, so seating can be hard to find depending on the time of your visit.

One of the very few SB locations where I don’t feel congested considering it’s right at Yonge and College.
Came here on a Tuesday morning to quickly get my dose of a short BLONDE RED EYE! and it was splendid! The Venue wasn’t jammed pack, clean, and slightly dim for those wanting to relax and chillout to reading a book… or no book, you can people watch from the window seating lol.
As usual the staff are very friendly, efficient and for the most part knowledgable which has been exhibited in all SB locations I’ve been to in and around the city.

What great customer service! I just spilled my coffee while working and the very kind staff (Chris, Karlos, Ashley and Tara), ran to grab a mop and got me a new coffee within seconds. I am both grateful and surprised at the level of dedication to the clientele. Thanks!

Convenient location on Yonge St.
The store is small and it’s always packed.
The air quality is terrible (no air filters!).
And if that’s not bad enough, the main issue is BUGS!
Believe it or not, this place is infested with flying bugs of all sorts.
Fruit flies, regular flies, mosquitoes and some kind of tiny white mites (?).
Go in, stay for a drink and you’ll come out all itchy.
Avoid the food there, trust me.
I overheard one of the baristas saying that fruit flies are out of control.
Starbucks should do something about it.

After frequenting this Starbucks for the last year or so I decided my review needs a bit of an update.
Like previously, I’d like to mention the baristas are SUPER sweet and friendly. Some of the best around, for sure. Always smiling, always taking the time to ask how you’re doing, even if they are crazy busy. They make you want to come back again and again.
They are now open 24 hours, which is pretty amazing. This is EASILY the best 24 hour Starbucks location I have been to. I find most of them are excruciatingly slow if you come in after midnight, but with this location, whether I am there at 3pm or 3am, busy or dead, they are on the ball and I have my drink in no time.
I had some problems in the past with my drink order being wrong on multiple occasions, but I am happy to report that this is no longer an issue (yay!) Simple orders or weird ones, they are top notch at getting your drink done right.
It’s not the type of Starbucks that I like to lounge in for too long (it can get quite busy and naturally can be a bit loud during the busy periods), but I can always count on it to get my ‘bucks fix done =)

We went to this Starbucks to get some food for breakfast. This is a really small space so it was kind of awkward to move around. The cashier is in the middle with the coffee barista section on the left & the cold sandwiches & display on the right. Could’ve been laid out better. Luckily it wasn’t that busy when I came by. Otherwise it might’ve gotten sticky.

This the only Starbucks in Toronto that is literally a nightmare to buy coffee in (as far as I know). Not that I would ever be able to go to every Starbucks within the GTA. Those things sprout up quicker than… well, actually, Starbucks is metaphor enough for speedy cookie cutter duplication isn’t it?
The intersection of College & Yonge is always buzzing, so this location is constantly under hectic caffeine junkie traffic. It is directly across a very gentrified looking Tim Horton’s. Both stores have their work cut out for them.
A busy café really defeats the point doesn’t it? We imagine cafes as a place of relaxation, of contemplation, intellectual conversations, or if you’re a hipster; free WIFI.
The constant traffic renders this location to be loud, unsettling, and claustrophobic.
Surprisingly, it takes the same amount of time to make a beverage when compared to any other location. Thus can be argued as efficiency, or a lack thereof.
Being able to turn out drinks at the same speed despite the high demand is impressive, but shouldn’t that give them sufficient experience to be able to make drinks more quickly than usual? Anyway, this isn’t a complaint, but rather just an observation.
There is always a fight for loitering space by the area where you wait for your drink to be made. I guess the only point to make is how busy this place is.
It gets better after 8pm, but who the hell drinks coffee after 8?
I made a girl wait for me for over 30 minutes here while I attended an opera. I learned the hard way that when you make a girl wait you for in a coffee shop (especially an Sicilian girl), she’ll end up drinking coffee… and next to wine, nothing makes the Italian come out of a woman better than coffee

This is the best Starbucks in the area, which is saying something since there are four in a 1.5 block radius. It’s definitely the fastest, though it often has a big line in the mornings.

I love this Starbucks, mostly because it is the closest to where I live, and the staff here are awesome! Always super friendly, and they’ve never got my order wrong. Also from May 31^st they are open ²⁴⁄₇. So, yay! Now I can get my coffee fix at midnight should the inclination somehow arise! The only downside to this place is that there are no comfy couches, however they have the next best thing which is bar stools facing the window so you can watch the world go by as you sip your coffee.

This starbucks location is a tad bit on the small side… have fun finding a seat here on weekdays.
BUT
Its got a great location, right at the corner of College and Yonge? YEA.
I probably come to this location the most. The amounts of times I’ve just walked in to use the washroom.
The staff here are really nice, and always with a smile.
Why would I review the food/​coffee? Its the same everywhere.
FYI, I think the cake pops are fucking disgusting. Sorry.
And I’ll a soy vanilla latte, with 2 extra shots of espresso to go please. Thanks.

This Starbucks is quite small for a downtown location, but despite it’s small space, it does well to provide ample seating along the window and throughout the space.
Service is good; the barristas I met were cheerful and attentive. I like the window seating as if you’re just hanging out with a book (as I was) it’s a great space for watching the traffic pass by outside on the college/​yonge intersection. There’s always a lot to see!
Overall, it’s a busy, high traffic location, so I wouldn’t expect to try and find a quiet corner to work in; there are no quiet corners to be had! But, for a quick meet up or to grab a cup to takeaway, this location does both of those very well.

Standard Starbucks experience, that being said its still my favourite place to go for my morning cup as the choices are slim around College and Yonge.
To echo other posters, the layout of this Starbucks makes it very difficult to maneuver around if you’ve got anything larger than a small bag.
The service is very busy in the morning, but the staff do a great job of managing traffic flow caused by the layout. I would say that the staff earn back the star lost to the design of the shop!
All in all classic Starbucks feel, great to meet friends and chill, if you can get work done with noise then all the better and studying can be done!

The layout is a bit awkward and most of the tables are crammed into one area, with one section of four comfy chairs off to the far side. It’s not a great place to try to have a personal conversation or catch up on your reading — very busy (at the corner of Yonge and College, so that’s to be expected) and with all the tables so close together there’s no ‘private’ conversations.
The staff have always been friendly and efficient and I’ve never had to wait more than a couple minutes for my drink, though the wait to order can be twice as long as that at prime times.

The layout of this one is odd.
The large counter extended from the long side of the space, leaving only a narrow area for tables.
I expected more couch type chairs in here for some reason, so that I can read my book for the next half hour — instead I was sitting at the bar stools trying to understand this place.
Despite being super narrow, they have to also put a display of coffee in the middle of the walking area, creating an even tighter space.
Also annoying is that all the coffee fixings like lids, sugar, cream is off to the back end of the space, forcing you to squeeze yourself beside all the folks waiting for their drink, people trying to get work done at the tiny tables, and the stupid coffee display.
The worst part is that, this area isn’t even close to the exit. All they need to do is move it to the other end, where there isn’t a crowd waiting for their drinks and make it convenient for everyone.
Even better, is if they took their entire counter space and try to fit it along the far wall — leaving the rest of the open space for people to sit.
I mean, I understand they don’t want people loitering around here for too long, but you do need to make your customers comfortable for the next 20−30mins they are in the store.
Come here only to grab your drink and go. For a longer stay, follow @Brian K’s advice and go to the one at Bay and south of College. Even better, there is a Second Cup one block north on Yonge. Next time I’m going there.

Location! Location! Location!
Open Till Midnight everyday!
I only been to this Starbucks during off peak hour so I never have any problem finding a seat or electric outlet.
Patrons here though is more like a mix. some odd ones. and I just keep it to myself not the usual friendly me. as I don’t want people think I am a bag lady off the street :)
Don’t expect to get any work done here, but a good place to hop in to use their WIFI for a bit. or meet up with people than just standing and wait for them in the cold.

Was looking for a coffee shop to hide from the cold and for a caffeinated drink! Ended up finding this one located just outside College Station.
Wish they had more couches. but they have four armchairs!

Had to repeat my order 3 times to the girl and she still fucked it up. How hard is it to hear me say «TWO GRANDE WHITE MOCHA»!?
No seating.
Crowded.
Messy.
Sloooww.

I only venture into this ‘bucks during non-​peak hours; otherwise it’s too busy, and too tight for comfort. I don’t know how anyone gets work done in here.
While it is located in the historic Oddfellows’ Hall (
), proceed on to the Starbucks on Bay St. just south of College for a more pleasant ‘bucks experience.

Most of the time I have wonderful things to say about Starbucks as a whole, but this location is one that leaves a bad taste in my mouth — literally.
I hate to bash the store because one of my friends is an assistant manager here, but I’ve given her the heads up and she knows what needs to be changed.
I went in recently on a Friday night — around 6:15pm. I was in a hurry to get to my final destination, and my visit to this location only made my trip longer. I can’t help who was in front of me — so I won’t even go there — but the person at the counter made the whole process slower by bowing EVERY time he did something ie, taking my money, giving me my money, saying thank you and so on. I have no idea why he would do it, but he did.
I moved over to wait for my drink — A Grande Non Fat Chai Latte — when my drink was put on the bar, the barista called out my drink, but I didn’t hear it well, so I repeated «this is a non fat chai latte right» to which she said yes. Maybe I just trust people to much, but I grabbed my drink, popped the lid on it and walked out the door. it wasn’t until i got on the subway that I realized she had made me the wrong drink.
If I wasn’t in a grumpy mood already I would have just thrown out the drink — but I needed my Chai and I couldn’t justify throwing out a $ 5 drink. I got off at Union and went to that Starbucks — they made me a new drink and I was very happy — but that whole stop could have been avoided if the College location would have just made the drink correctly in the first place!
GRRRRRRR

Very busy location indeed. The staff and baristas are mostly friendly, and service is fast. I have had a few lost orders here however, which resulted in a 10 minute wait. The one time I was given a card to have a free coffee next time around. Awesome.
I do prefer the location around the corner South on Bay St. There’s a certain cute barista there that draws me in. It’s also usually much less busy, but oddly, the service takes about the same time. Oh well, the eye candy makes it worth it.