Starbucks

Just stopped in here for a quick coffee to get out of the cold. This place has seen better days. I’m sure it gets a lot of traffic in this busy location. Limited space to sit. The furniture’s pretty beat up and dirty. The staff are really nice and friendly, though.

I was greeted with a yawn by an employee named Net. She seemed like this was the last place she’d like to be at the time, which also made me not want to be there. Quite unpleasant. At least all the other employees were smiling and working merrily.

Great location! Great service! Fantastic management!

This is my Starbucks closest to my work. I am so grateful that they ares open when I have to be at work for 6am and the staff are super nice. Yes, during the day there may be long line ups, but they get through them a lot quicker than other locations that I have visited. You’re in the downtown core on a main tourist strip of Toronto, of course it’s going to be busy! Kudos to the staff that are always jolly and full of life at 6am!

I have been here numerous times but I only get shaken iced green tea or iced skinny lattes. I’ve never had a 2 star experience. The line always seems to move quickly at the register. But the employees making the drinks don’t seem to move as fast as they could be when there’s a lot of people inside. I doesn’t really bother me because I never went here when I was in a rush so I’m not going to let that turn this into 3 star review. I’m a very patient person so since I always received my drink within a decent amount of time, that makes me a happy customer. The only time I got annoyed was when there was one person on the register and the person who was in front of me (an employee of this location) had a very picky order which took awhile to get right. Then he proceeded to chit chat with the cashier. I know I was the only other person in line, but come on! that is rude especially if you’re an employee that’s in as a customer! One blip, the other disappointment I had here was when I came in around 6pm and they were already out of the pumpkin spice syrup… *tear*… Now this happened right after pumpkin spice season started so I understand that they may not have been prepared for how in demand it would be, but my heart was set on it. O well I still go back to this one a lot. I just wish there was more inside seating, esp in the cooler months.

Pretty nice patio, spacy Starbucks. It’s between me and my work, so sometimes I pick up a drink while walking.
They’re nothing fancier than your usual Starbucks. For some reason, they never seem to spell my name right. Why would you think my name is «Pim» or «Pom»??! No joke I’ve gotten both of them here.
Has a bathroom! Wooo

The best of this Starbucks is the location. Access from two doors with a wrap around layout both on Queen St. and on John St. with the John St. side having a tiny patio with a couple scrawny trees. It sounds pathetic, but for a downtown location like this it could be welcome on hot sunny days when you need to leave your dog tied up outside. The last time I checked it was closed, and it makes me wonder if the 2 star Unilocal reviews had anything to do with that.

This Starbucks is between my house and work (I live at the top of John and work on John just south of Richmond) so I find myself here often.
Service is always prompt, despite huge lines sometimes, it still moves fast. My order is always correct (though never difficult). As is standard with any Starbucks, no one there knows how to spell a name, and they won’t ask you to repeat it to clarify (Bronwyn got ‘Roman’ on her cup one time). Not a big deal at all, more funny than anything. Very limited seating inside, but I never sit at this location.
In the summer, they have a decent little patio set up. Very cool.

This place should get zero stars as the bathroom was so dirty. This is a busy store but that is not an excuse.

Un autre Starbucks parmi tant d’autres… Il remplit sa tâche: donner à boire et manger.
Peut être un choix limité de viennoiseries par rapport aux autres Starbucks?

I must have come on a good day, because it was clean with a fast-​moving line and the bathroom cleanliness seemed average, especially for a busy downtown location.
The staff was friendly, window seating was cozy, drinks were what you get at any Starbucks, and floors were nice, clean, and dry especially considering the light rain outside.

This is perhaps the worst Starbucks I’ve been too! Whenever I come here it’s because of a coffee desperation that hits me when I’m in the area. I always experience a long unorganized line here because the staff cannot keep the line moving properly. Also, the staff is rude and rush you almost all the time. Seriously, crack a smile or something, you would feel happier yourself! Also, the sugar and milk counter is a disgusting mess, and when I pulled out a stir-​stick from its container, there was a hair on it.
Overall, this Starbucks stinks!

bathroom is dirty, outdated and poorly lit. Use of space is poorly designed. Missing chair to sit down around table windows. Poor space configuration for the tables. Staff is friendly and has good product knowledge. Interesting people watching and good location. But had so much better experience with Starbucks in Heidelberg, Germany, Hong Kong and Shanghai.

Just want to point out that this Starbucks still sucks. Recent grievances: chastising a friend for taking it upon herself to refill the lids; being barely cleaner than the inside of a diaper; still messing up 43% of all orders. Seriously, why do I still come here?

Have to agree with Kat on this one: this Starbucks is the worst. I avoid it at all costs. It’s always busy and everyone’s always so stressed resulting in long wait times and wrong orders.
If you’re in this area and are jonesin’ for a venti something or other, definitely head 2 minutes east to the tucked away Queen/​Simcoe location. Or, better yet, just fuck it all together and go to the Second Cup that’s directly across the street — because when it comes to mediocre coffee, it’s all just the same shit, different pile, no? Can I get an amen?