Starbucks

This location, and I’ve been all over the city, is the worst.
Really, bluntly: bad! It looks like cell block D at a Super Max prison.
It’s cramped, stools were missing (stolen?). Gangs play music, panhandle outside. Bathroom broken. Garbage overflow. Drift garbage on floors. No sugar, no napkins. It sucked brick.
Rebel Review says: 0.5 stars.

It’s your typical NYC Starbucks location. In the morning during the school year it’s much more crowded than in the summertime. You know what you’re getting in Starbucks, they tend to be fairly consistent with their goods. The service at this location is above average, it’s just a tight spot when there’s a crowd.

I’ve been stopping in here mornings before work for at least two years (maybe more) and the staff here
1) are friendly
2) efficient
3) consistent
4) low turn-​over
Somebody is managing this place well.
The only downside is that as with most Starbucks this place has the music on WAY TOO LOUD.
I assume this is a business decision to keep people from overstaying their welcome. It certainly works with me. No matter how desperate I am to get some work done, I can spend never more than 1 hour doing it at a Starbucks!
That aside, I love this location for my weekday morning pit stop.

I decided to try this location out a few weeks ago due to another Starbucks near by wasn’t exceeding my expectations. Small enough Starbucks but at least these guys are competent enough to make my coffee correct each time. Therefore I will continue to return. Their barista’s are quiet no interaction with the customer which is their draw back. I come for the coffee anyway and the time I come in it’s way to early to chat anyway. So it doesn’t really bother me.

It’s 6:44am and the store just opened. Over an hour late. Saw the guy stacking pastries and knocked on door to ask for opening times but he flat out ignored me. Finally 2 employees arrives. They were nice and apologized that this guy was being an a**hole. Guy finally unlocks the door but in a complete noisy huff. No way I was gonna let that guy make my coffee. Took my business to Koffeecake.

Was in the area this past weekend and stopped into this location. I give this location ONE star, (wish I could give it half a star, or none at all!) There was a woman in front of me placing her order, you could tell she wasn’t from here because she had a heavy accent. When asked for her name, she took a couple seconds trying to spell it in English, and the barista was so nasty and just cut her off. It was my turn to order. I ordered a WHITE CHOCOLATE MOCHA. I had a little trouble scanning my phone to pay, and the barista was extremely rude about it. I must have tried scanning my phone a couple seconds before I should have, and she was like «WAIT» very nastily. I go to wait for my drink, and the barista making the drinks asks the barista at the front «is this a white hot chocolate?», and she responds and says yes. I get the drink and realize they gave me this white hot chocolate as opposed to a white chocolate mocha. (the cup initials were WHC, therefore the barista making the drink made the correct drink as indicated by the cup). I told him I wanted a white chocolate mocha, and he said all that was missing was a shot of espresso. He added the espresso in and asked me how it tasted. At that point I was so annoyed I told him thank you and exited the store without tasting it. The drink tasted like SHIT. I will never go back to this location, and to the barista girl working at the front taking orders on Sunday at 1:10 PM, LOSE THE ATTITUDE HUNNIE Cuz U just cost this location some business!
As a gold card member spending a ton of money on Starbucks, I expect way better service!

Never had a problem at this location. Service is fast and friendly!
Even in winter months I have my Grande Iced Mocha Latte and its always consistent in flavor and quite delish.
Theres not many seats here but I did snag a spot on this nite just to wait for friends coming from Brooklyn. Overall a vvv good spot for a pick me up.

I’m still waiting for that small hot coffee. They aren’t giving receipts so I’m royally fucked today. I should hope that if I stand here long enough until they notice me and ask what I’m having and I’ll say «a tall pike» and they’ll say «my apologies dear sir we’ll get that right away» and two cherubs will descend from heaven with a small black coffee. Not too hot not too cold and glowing with pixie dust.
The fact that I can stand here writing that this narrative would suggest that he’ll will freeze over before I get a coffee today l.
Time passes. They finally ask and I tell them small pile and the guy gives me a ton of attitude saying «that’s up at the front» which is not what the barista had said. I go to the front and nothing is there. «Sir!» The upset barista says «your tall pike» I yell back «front? Back? Left? Right? Up down?» They finally flag me over o the cashiers place where it should have been all along.
The only reason I’m coming back to this place is to throw a trash can through the window. I think I will take a hiatus from starbucks as well. Going to go to a smaller independent cash only place.
Thanks for ruining my morning you princes of Maine, you kings of New England. I will see you all in hell.
It’s been 12 hours and this is still pissing me off. The fucking arrogance of that piece of human garbage and the tone of his voice when he told me to go back the front (which in barista speak means middle of counter) then when I go to the front he yells «up front» and I yell back «front back middle side left right up down»
The manager best file the restraining order now. Looking forward to hearing from The NYPD.

Wow! I use to not like Starbucks but it’s all about the management and staff!!! So friendly and accommodating!
I was having a rough day being bag lady. They didn’t mind that I had some food from Trader Joes! I was able to collect myself and not feel like I’m pressed to leave. I felt like I had my office for the day!
Anyway… Starbucks ain’t so bad after all!

I live and work in this neighborhood and walk past this Starbucks everyday. I suppose the coffee is like any other Starbucks but at this location they never clean up the garbage and litter in front of their establishment. It is embarrassing looking for the neighbors and reflects very poorly on their image and the community.
What reflects even more poorly on them is the fact that calling this to their attention makes no difference. I have spoken with the same young women three times, only to hear the dismissive «it’s not our responsibility» over and over again. As a business owner in the neighborhood I can say that it ABSOLUTELY IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to keep the area in front of your business presentable and litter-​free!

This can actually be a very nice Starbucks, fast and efficient given the huge regular crowds from the building and across the way at Chelsea Market.
Then the summer comes. And you. Cannot. Move. Without hitting a tourist. They will take a shower in the bathroom, they will unfold maps over half the table, their kids will kick the back of your chair, and the normally chipper crew will mostly keep their heads down and just try to power through the mob of rude, non-​tipping Eurotrash.

I could quite literally make a job out of trying to visit all the Starbucks in Manhattan. Or if I was really wanting to challenge myself, maybe I should try to visit all the coffee shops in Manhattan. Would that even be possible? I wonder if anyone has ever counted them?
We happened to stop here as we were getting out of the subway and I was parched and requested we stop for an iced tea. The location is convenient like most Starbucks are in Manhattan. I ordered quickly, however the barista making drinks decided he was unable to talk and make drinks at the same time and proceeded to stop everything and talk to the other barista and not make my drink. I was thirty seconds away from saying something and then he started making my beverage. If this boy wants to remain a barista I suggest he learn how to multitask like the rest of us.
My iced tea was refreshing and made to my liking. It helped quench my thirst as we walked through Chelsea Market just down the street.

I want to say thanks to the Puerto Rico Girl that made my Venti white mocha almost every night if somehow she sees this look me up on Facebook Otto Dockins.

Generally dirty. The store leaves piles of garbage out in the street, which doesn’t help my impression of them.

I come here just about every day on my way to the office. The morning crew are pros; friendly, fast, and good at getting through that morning rush. The assembly line of morning commuters always moves quickly.

Did not have a great experience, most of the baristas lack personality and the service was really slow for no apparent reason. Also, the barista tried to tell me he never got my order, then after a minute if ignoring me, he realized he just made my order wrong and didn’t apologize, though he corrected the mistake. The bathroom was closed the day I came in.
Since there’s a zillion Starbucks in the city, I’ll probably avoid this one.

Absolutely ordinary in every way, just like every other Starbucks in Manhattan. The one thing I will remember about this forgettable location is that when food fell off a cart behind the counter, a barista pushed it around with his shoe (see my pic). I’m glad it was prepackaged food, because it was still being sold to unsuspecting customers.

Nothing makes this starbucks unique compared to others, except the fact that you can hit Google’s free wifi from the front of this place and it is blazing fast! Beats the stuffing out of Starbucks’ free wifi. :)
Seems to get very very crowded in the mornings and neither the staff or the patrons can really hold it together, but somehow it works out.

I’m biased because I worked here when I first came to New York… but this may be one of the worst designed stores in Manhattan. A large pillar causes constant pile-​ups, it’s right by the A at 16^th street and is busy about every 11 – 20 minutes, and there is never any seating.
Make a trek a few blocks south to the brand new Starbucks at 111 8^th Ave. You’ll be much happier in that clean, well staffed and efficient store (with a cleaner bathroom and more seating).

I currently measure Starbucks first on a level of whether or not I got what I asked for. In this case, I did. They had the Tazo iced green tea in the little cooler and they actually produced the oatmeal quickly and asked which toppings I want. As far as Starbucks go, this service was better than most and the fact that they actually had what I wanted was close to a miracle.
This is a small Starbucks and it does not take much to fill up the tables in here. I did notice that the baristas, although remarkably efficient, looked like they would rather be anywhere than at work, serving the Chelsea masses. I can’t say I blame them and I don’t expect a sunny disposition in Baristaville, but not looking like your girlfriend or boyfriend just broke up with you seconds before work and took all of your stuff and threw it on the street, while airing all of your differences on Ricki Lake at the same time would be decent.
This location is also excellent as it is right on the corner where you exit the A, C, E and L at the 14^th St. stop (exit 16^th St. and 8^th Ave.).