Starbucks

Tons of people with small dogs. Long waiting line for one bathroom with security code. Biggest disappointment is this one bathroom with security code, long line was and is very dirty. Bummed

This Starbucks is located inside the Pavilions supermarket at Marina del Rey’s Marina Marketplace outdoor mall. It’s right inside the supermarket entrance.
The store is small. It’s just a stand inside a grocery store. Though the menu is expectedly limited, the store still serves all the brand’s most popular beverages including Teavana tea, coffee (including cold brew), Starbucks Refreshers, espresso drinks, Evolution Fresh smoothies, Frappuccinos, and Fizzio sodas. The tiny pastry case contains cake pops, croissants, muffins, scones, cake, cheese Danishes, and breads (e.g. banana nut). They also serve blueberry oatmeal and prepackaged snacks and various bagged coffee blends to go. There is no oven-​warmed food here.
We stopped and picked up a grande iced coffee ($ 2.85) and a tall flat white ($ 3.85). Starbucks’ iced coffee blend is different than their standard roasts and cold brew coffee. It’s a mild coffee that’s not too strong. It’s sweetened by default and I like to add milk. You can add caramel or vanilla flavor too. The version I had here was A-​OK.
The flat white was alright too. Flat whites only come in one size: tall. They’re made with espresso (ristretto shots) and steamed milk. They’re like cappuccinos and lattes except (in Starbucks’ case, I believe) with more espresso. They’re also creamier and less bubbly/​milky. The flat white is a relatively recent addition to Starbucks’ menu.
Service was good.
Posted store hours are 5:30am-8:00pm, Monday-​Thursday, and 5:30am-9:00pm, Friday-​Saturday. These hours are different than what’s shown on Starbucks’ web site for this location (6:00am-7:00pm, daily). This location accepts mobile payments, but doesn’t support mobile orders.
There’s plenty of free parking right outside in the shopping center.

This Starbucks is wack! After waiting forever for her to finish cleaning and my bestie ordered when we entered. On the way out I asked for water and she tried to charge me 75 cents. Then as I walked off she tried to drop down to 25 cents. Smh, never been charged for water at Starbucks, and if they decieded to now charge. They need to pick a price and stay with it. Especially when you’re inside a grocery store full of other options.

If I could give half a star I would. The SLOWEST Starbucks I’ve ever been to in my life. Whatever you do, don’t go when the older lady with short hair and glasses is working. It takes her 15 minutes just to finish one order. It’s ridiculous. And half the time she doesn’t have any coffee made so you have to wait for it to brew. Last time I was waiting in line I walked out and haven’t been back since. I refuse to give this location business do to its lack of customer concern and laziness.

Came here after dropping off a friend at LAX. The friend that came with made his order and wasn’t able to finish due to the barista walking away halfway through his order. It took her awhile to come back to him to finish the transation.
Parking is frustrating. There’s a small lot and then a parking garage underneath, and since people don’t know how to park it makes it that much harder to find a spot.

Been to Starbucks everywhere but here the staff greets you through as you walk in the door with smiles! Taylor was extremely friendly and knowledgable… She knew exactly what I needed. I’ll come back to see them over and over

Definitely the worst experiences I’ve had at a Starbucks. I would not come back if it weren’t for being the closest one to my work and just gets the job done. I usually have to wait at least 5 minutes until somebody notices me at the register while they stand on the side chatting. Horrible service when the girls are working, and I guess others have had better luck with the other employees with different shifts. This has happened pretty much every single time I’ve visted… which is at least 5 times. I wish they would do something about the staff. The drinks are good though… but not good enough to make up for the bad customer service.

My experience at this Starbucks was horrible, the girl behind the register did not seem eager to want to help me she was busy conversating with two of her workmate, in witch one of them seemed off the clock because she was sitting there shooting the breeze with the register girl, finally she asked me what I wanted, I then replied chai tea Lottie with specific request, then she looked at me like I was from another planet, as she was making the drink I asked her if she was going to write down my request she then replied no I got it, then turned to her workmate who was sitting there and giggled, she finally made my drink and it was not how I asked, so they won’t see me at this Starbucks again customer service was very poor.

I love the staff here! I moved and have to go to a different starbucks now and appriciate them EVEN more now seeing the riffraff that other starbucks hires! My only star taken away is because they tend to run out of Venti cups and Expresso machine breaks alot. They keep a very positive attitude about it even when this happens!!!

Not my favorite starbucks. Why?
— Service is so-​so. The staff could care less. I waited 5 minutes before I got helped even though there were workers around the register and no one was in line… um customer service 101?
— Their bathroom is dirty. Maybe I caught them at an off time, but again the place wasn’t busy and it was early in the day. Other starbucks I’ve been to are much cleaner.
— They play really weird, down south, cowboy type music. Um?
— Either 30 minute parking right outside on the lot or up to 2 hour parking in the underground, semi-​creepy parking lot. They said they’d tow for over 2 hour parking and I almost didn’t believe it but shoot, one more excuse to leave earlier. Not good for those with a car and want to stay long
One perk? It’s the least crowded Starbucks I’ve been to since they also have a decent amount of seats. But with seriously with the myriad of Starbucks in the area within a one mile radius, mmmmmm I’m posting it elsewhere.

Always good service and a good place to wait while getting my car serviced across the street

Hi, Christian! Thank you for making me a Misto Peppermint and giving me a free coupon because you tried so hard making me exactly what I ordered, but it wasn’t exactly right. Again, thank you so much!

why can’t i just ever get into this Starbucks without stopping to walk through the entire effing store and end up buying something i don’t even need? probably because i’m an idiot.
that’s the good and bad part about having this inside pavillions. you can kill 20 birds with one stone here. maybe some you didn’t even intend to kill. the staff here are perfect. fast, efficient, smiley and fast. even when there’s only 1 person. they fire those ventis and grandes with the quickness. half caf, decaf, skinny, etc etc… no worries. i do tend to wander while waiting for my coffee. always nice to come back to the counter and have a nice steaming cup o’ joe waiting for me.
parking is always readily available in the lot which makes this my favorite local starbucks.

This Starbucks is a great place to come and hang out when you want a good carmel latte. I recommend this place to everyone in the marina del rey area. Ask for Trevor, he is an awesome employee, and awesome friend. Please check it out.

This is a great place to get a great drink and chill with your laptop and free wifi. The staff is fantastic and really make you feel at home. All of them are great. The main man is Trevor who makes everyone feel like one of his good friends. I would go to this Starbucks just for the service Trevor gives. He’s pleasant, professional, friendly, and makes a great Vanilla Bean Frappuccino.
Starbucks and Trevor rock!

Starbucks must have reproduced by the millions
They’re everywhere, even inside this Pavilions
The staff here today was cute as could be
When I stopped in for an iced black tea
When I took a photo, they wondered why
I told them the truth, I didn’t lie
I said I would post it to a site called Unilocal
And then, I needed some extra help
Cuz the only straws they had were too short, too small
My large cup of iced tea was way too tall
They went to the stockroom and got me a straw
This service was stellar, without a flaw
Thanks, Baristas, for being helpful & happy
It’s so refreshing when people aren’t crappy
Snotty people can throw your day out of whack
They can be the straw that broke the camel’s back
Or they can be the last straw, that can happen too
So for everyone who’s nice: thanks for being You
My 10,000^th photo is posted to this review