Starbucks

Like all franchises there are hit and misses, clearly this one is a miss. I work in the building, hence i frequent this particular location on a regular basis. Yes, its convenient, yes its nice to look at, the service however leaves MUCH to be desired. From the girl whom i believe is the manager down, there is a consistent air of «Not Giving A Shit». You can regularly go in to this location, be it in the morning /​lunch or afternoon and you will find 2 – 3 people (manager included) standing around talking, while 1 – 2 employees try to keep up with the rush of everyone else. They will make no attempt to assist, and when you actually get tired of waiting for your order of Grande Pike and tell them you’re waiting for this…“Yeah they will get it soon”! Seriously?
I get it, due to the location they are guaranteed heavy traffic, so the drive to actually pick up their service is minimal, but i mean come on.

Nice Starbucks. Clean, efficient, and quiet in the morning! Only tourists on weekends.

Always busy but the staff keeps up. Staff is always friendly and really seems to like their jobs. Starbucks is Starbucks anywhere.

Starbucks, ubiquitous caffeine supplier to the masses. I like this location because of its high airy ceilings, giant windows, natural light, and the staff are on top of their game. It is on the southwest corner of 49^th and Park, but you can’t really see it from Park. You have to go up the plaza stairs on 49^th St and peer in the windows like a creepster. Yay.
This location is popular with wealthy office drones and will vary wildly from having three people in line to having 20, at seemingly random hours of the day. That said, there are usually at least five people on staff between the registers and the espressos to get it all done as efficiently as possible. I’ve never had a missed or wrong order and the staff are excellent at speaking loudly and enunciating even the hardest to pronounce names. The location recently reopened at the beginning of the year, and I don’t know if the staff recognize regulars yet.
Seating is minimal. There is a large communal table that seats 6 – 8 and two two-​tops. That said, the plaza outside has several benches, so if you can’t find a space to chill for a quick chat, you can go outside in good weather. But I would NOT recommend this location for sitting down and doing work for an hour. Due to the glass walls, I don’t think there are outlets anyway.
The store foot print is a bit narrow, so please don’t bring an entourage or giant stroller. If you are the lucky team coffee fetcher, balancing a tray or two through this Starbucks would be perilous during peak hours.

Open, professional and quick… that’s what a coffee shop should be about. Excellent job I’ll be back tomorrow

This was one of my favorite Starbucks as well & the staff was super friendly. Tons of seating and there was always available seating. I work in the building right above it so it was quick and easy to get to. This place is closed now though due to construction and I hope once construction is done, this place will open back up w the original staff (but I doubt it…).

A Starbucks is a Starbucks, right?

This is one of my favorite Starbucks in the city. It is full of professionals in the morning lining up to get their daily dose of caffeine and because of the high volume traffic this Starbucks’ manager get your drinks while you are in line and delegate to the baristas for expedite service.
The drinks from morning till afternoon or even evening are consistently good. Rush hours are well taken care of and it’s one of the most efficient start bucks I’ve been in. I am very picky about Starbucks and there are definitely a few bad ones in the city… aka the one on 31^st and 6ave, or runner up for me would be the one underground in 1251 ave of the Americas next to Duane Reade. So after many comparison across town midtown, this is the best one for me.