Starbucks

Worst Starbucks in the Fredericksburg area. Every so often I go back because of convenience of location, but they never get my order right, they are downright rude, and the place is dirty. Avoid at all cost! Central Park has the best Starbucks and the staff there is actually very friendly!

It isn’t often I leave reviews for places but damn if that bald woman didn’t make me a delicious iced coffee. Also she is attractive but I will only give four stars because she wouldn’t give me her phone number.

As an avid Starbucks goer, I was very disappointed by the service at this location. Not only was the service slow even though the place was empty, my drink was prepared incorrectly. I’d recommend trying a different location if you are stopping for your daily jolt.

I just got free coffee at this Starbucks. But, ironically, I’m never going back to any Starbucks after my experience at this one.
When I got to the drive-​thru window, the terrifyingly peppy girl asked if I’d like to pay for the order of the person behind me, that the car in front of me had just paid for mine, that «this is something we’ve been doing today!» I’d ordered a mere two regular coffees. I looked in my rearview mirror to see a van with approximately 15 large people foaming at the mouth. So, mortifyingly, I asked the drive-​thru girl how much their order cost. She seriously said, «It’s a surprise!!! You can find out after you pay!!!»
I had to say no. I even went so far as to say that my family currently has a one income household with an expensive newborn baby. I offered to just pay for my order, rather than the commune’s order behind me, but this was not allowed. This scary drive-​thru cheerleader seriously had the nerve to say, «The car in front of you was just trying to do something nice! And YOU COULD’VE TOO!!!,» followed by an overdramatic frowny face that only belongs on The Disney Channel.
This is the stupidest, most illogical, most entrapping promotion idea I’ve ever heard of. And thanks to this moronic idea and to this drive-​thru girl, Starbucks just lost a customer who used to go there a few times weekly.

They can’t handle the rush. We ordered lattes and they were very weak. Tasted more hot water than coffee. Just observe as they operate the espresso machine. I would pass on this place and try the one on the other side of 95 they do a better job.

I stopped at this location once, I will stick to Spotsy! The tax in Fredericksburg is probably not that big of a deal to most people, but to me it’s ridiculous. I like the fact that the drive thru is open 24 hrs, so is the one in Southpoint. But I will pass on the one in Southpoint, until one day, someday! The regional manager or someone higher up gives some of the people that work there the boot, and hire friendly staff, who smile and love their job, and please for the love of god FIX your machines, the drinks that I order taste like they are watered down, and I’am paying almost $ 7.00, get it together! Til then I will be going to the one in CP.

If during non-​peak hours, this is a great location. But if it is during a rush, it is quite bad. Expect a wait of 15 to 30 minutes. They never open their second register to handle the long line. If the line is long, I would turn around, leave, and go instead to Blackstone Coffee on Route 1 or the other Starbucks in Central Park. The staff is a standard Starbucks crew; some are super sweet, some are cold and unwelcoming.

Hands down worst experience in a Starbucks ever. The wait was 32 minutes for an iced coffee and a Latte. Six people working and it was still 32 minutes. They managed to get through 12 orders in that 32 minutes. Congrats!

Simply put, their coffee and espresso taste like they never clean their machines. Go up the road and brave going inside for a good drink at the Bragg Road Starbucks.
Every time I’ve come to this location, I’ve been treated to a muddy-​tasting, bitter drink. It doesn’t matter what I order. If it contains coffee, it tastes somewhat like dirt. The iced tea also tastes consistently over-​brewed.
Service is quick but hit-​or-​miss in the friendliness department. Starbucks employees are usually chipper and facilitating. The ones here are prone to being short and flat, not much different than a McDonalds drive-​thru. The busier they are, the less likely you are to get that warm, Starbucks greeting. At the Bragg Road and even the Southpoint location, everyone is upbeat even when they’re swamped. The people here feel like they’re being crushed by the weight of the sludge building up in their espresso machine.
Overall, not a good representation of the Starbucks brand. It seems like they need more employees to keep up with maintenance and prevent burnout.

Ok just ok nogreat!

Go to Wawa, much better frozen drinks there.

Ugh. Everytime I go here they seem to irritate me in a new way. Simply put, 8 times out of 10, they screw up my order, it tastes horrible, or I wait and I wait and I wait. Yesterday I sat in the drive thru for 10 MINUTES. That is an obscenely long time. I ended up leaving. Very disappointing.

It’s Starbucks — consistent with every other location known to man. Staff here is friendly.

Awesome service and great coffee!

Listen, Starbucks is Starbucks.
They have become the McDonald’s of the coffee world, but I mean that as a compliment. I’m referring to their consistency… When I order a Caffè Mocha, it shouldn’t vary much from store to store, and universally, Starbucks gets it right.
This location makes as consistently good an espresso drink as any of the others, but the staff is fast and courteous, and this store has a drive thru window. Sure, I’d like to hang around and stare at the soccer moms all day, but I don’t always have that kind of time, so the added convenience of the drive thru is a big plus.
My rating of «moderate price» is also on a bit of a sliding scale. Their prices are par for the course as compared to other gourmet coffee chains, like the Caribou Coffee, or the Coffee Beanery. If you want a cheap cup of drip coffee, go to Dunkin Donuts, or the actual McDonald’s.

This Starbucks is your regular stop. There’s nothing that stands out about it among other Starbucks, but I’ve never been unhappy with anything I’ve gotten from there. The staff is friendly and the drive-​thru moves pretty quickly.

This Starbucks is on Route 3 but it’s the one across the street from the older mall with the Big Lots and the Allman’s Drive-​thru BarBQ in it; not the one in the newer Central Park/​Spotsylvania Mall area.
I like this one better. Its drive-​thru seems to be hopping all the time, but inside it’s quieter and more conducive to cerebral work as opposed to just a lot of mindless chatter. Much of the staff comes from UMW; maybe that’s why. In any event, they do try to remember you and your poison, and for me anyway they often get it right. And this place seems cleaner, including the restrooms.
It makes for a good excuse — I mean, reason! — to ride to Fredericksburg just for a cup of Starbucky Joe!