Starbucks

This Starbucks is pretty clean, and has good service and a nice upstairs area.
The food and coffee here is just as good as any other Starbucks. There is a nice view of the city outside.

GROSS AND DISGUSTING. How you keep your bathrooms says a lot about how you treat your customers. Employees themselves using the bathrooms and ignoring the fact that there is feces smooshed into the seats. Absolutely Horrific. Definitely will ruin your appetite.

Great location and People watching.
Meter parking is packed a lot of the times. Parking lots are around $ 20. But it is worth it because it’s close to the harbor and there are so many shops around.
Inside this starbucks, I highly recommend getting onto the second floor.
It’s very very cozy!

Don’t order the Flat Whit unless you want a latte, definitely don’t know how to make this drink correctly. Ordered this two days in a row and got the same drink, coffee flavored warm milk. Employees were very nice.

Been a great experience when coming to this Starbucks. It nice to get in and out here. Staff is friendly and says hello to you.

Just a really cool Starbucks, mainly because of location. Front and center in Newport, RI. Service is great, friendly. Quality is prettying the same as every other Starbucks you’ve ever been to. They are chill about people coming in and taking their time, hanging out. Everything that you would want in a coffee house. It’s next to a beautiful park, which is also right in the center of Newport.

Yes, I’m reviewing the Starbucks. The drinks are as usual-​nothing notable here. But it’s open til 9 (early by this city’s standards) and had a 2^nd floor with seating and outlets. Perfect to catch on some work while away from home. I’ll always choose local independent shops over chains, but this place is worth a stop if you need to recharge and catch up!

OMG Starbucks in Rhode Island is the same. I purchase an ice tea and it’s tastes just like it was made in Seattle. However the only difference it’s 2400 miles from where Howard created it.

I think Bruce K hit the nail on the head. There being plenty of outlets, coffee, and wifi access at this Starbucks make it a good place in my book. I appreciated the opportunity to sit and collect myself for a couple hours — and to recharge my phone and myself — in the middle of a busy day of walking and touring all over Newport. The staff here seemed above-​average friendly for a Starbucks, and the appearance of the restaurant was a plus. I didn’t use the balcony seating area, but I appreciated that it was there, and it gave an already pleasant place a cheery quality.

I like the layout of this location, especially with the upper level overlooking the bottom level. However, service is slow & they mixed up our orders. They were happy to fix it, but still. Who wants the wrong order after you’ve been waiting for so long? It’s in a good location, so can enjoy sitting outside or stopping in while you shop.

«Coffee. Electricity. Internet access.»
«What are ‘three things I need when I’m being a tourist’, Alex.»
That’s correct!
Hot day of wandering around Newport, taking pictures and basically earning some sore feet. I spotted this *$ and popped in for a coffee and some electricity. If you’ve got enough of the latter, I’d recommend taking a seat outside in the park where the wifi reaches.

I love this Starbucks! It is a two level Starbucks, with the top part being a balcony where you can people watch and look outside. I come upstairs where I can sit and study. There are lots of outlets for your electronics and lots of seating, including two comfy chairs.
The downstairs can get a bit busy, being at the heart of Thames, in-​between shopping, restaurants and across from the pier. If there is a line close to the door, expect to wait a while for your beverages, since everyone seems to order for more than one. Otherwise, staff is very friendly, everything is as clean as it can be, and well stocked. Drinks are always made to perfection and coffee is always fresh, which is a huge plus for me given their volume.

Alright this starbucks is officially the worst starbucks I’ve ever stepped foot into. Now, here is a little info about me. I worked at a starbucks before, so I know exactly how the operate. Now let me explain why this one is horrid.
1) They do not properly clean their coffee urns. How do I know this? You can taste the rancid coffee when you get an average cup of joe. Disgusting.
It is a company standard for them to wash their urns, they do a daily rotation. There is NO reason for their coffee to taste rancid unless they don’t wash their urns.
2) They do not keep track of how long their coffee stays on the counter. All Starbucks are supposed to have Egg timers so that you know exactly how long their coffee has been sitting there, so there is no question at all if the product is fresh or not.
3) This location seems to have no concept of Food Safety. The other day I went in and ordered a Earl Gray Latte with soy. I’m allergic to milk, so needless to say it’s not me being picky it’s because I’m allergic to it, and I can get sick. When she was making my drink, she was drinking her own beverage quite a big health code violation. If she’s doing that in front of me, what else is going on in the store? It’s one thing to go in the back room and have a sip, it’s another thing to sit there tilting your head back with your beverage in your mouth while you’re making someone else drink.
Anyway, I informed her that I asked for a latte with soy milk, she gave me an attitude, and then steamed soy milk in the same pitcher which she just had milk in.
– SHE DID NOT RINSE IT OUT – . That means not only was she mixing a hot product with a cold product (Again time, and temperature mumble jumbo you learn during food safety courses), but she mixed two products together (one that I’m allergic to), with absolutely no consideration to the fact she could possibly kill me. — Now, I’m not that allergic to milk, but there are some people who are highly allergic to either soy or milk, so I find her lack of education in the matter scary. I know when I worked at starbucks, I was taught better than that.
…. . I guess the location is nice, but why risk getting sick? I’d rather go to another coffee shop.

This is probably my favorite Starbucks (location, service and building wise) I have been to in Rhode Island. I am not a huge fan of Starbucks in general anymore (I’d rather get my organic coffee somewhere else) but this location is great! The staff is always so friendly I have yet to have a bad experience the 5 or so times I have gone since moving to RI last spring. I love how it is two stories and normally I hate public restrooms but these are spotless! The drinks are also made perfect, and my soy no water chai tastes like a creamy dream.