Starbucks

I love this location. I grab my caramel macchiato and head to my favorite spot, the long couch in the back, the only drawback is there isn’t always a table available when needed. Hey it’s kinda expected because of location though. The staff has always been friendly and the bathrooms pretty clean. Quick Fyi: When trying to sit and study at times there music is pretty loud so if you need/​prefer quiet this may not be your spot.

The Starbucks on Magazine Street is one you can count on for a great beverage. I always get the chai latte, sometimes with vanilla. It’s usually made to perfection, at the perfect temperature (not too hot that it burns my tongue, and not too cold that it doesn’t warm my soul). They have a large selection of food and snacks as well, including my favorite breakfast sandwiches. The pricing is standard for any Starbucks. The staff are friendly enough, and try to make your experience the best they are able. The building is large, with a lot of seating, that’s often taken by locals… I’d advise you to get there early so that you can get a seat, and if there’s no seating already by the time you get there, don’t be upset. All in all, the Starbucks is in a great location and serves what you crave, caffeinated, sugary beverages!

I love Starbucks and will probably never stop, but this location is making it really hard. Mornings are busy, but the staff barely acknowledges customers, and about a quarter of the time they get the app order wrong — usually because they put too little ice or too much milk when we specify extra ice and only a splash of milk, for example. They also seem annoyed during the rush when I bother to ask the baristas to please hand me my app order, which I can’t grab myself. They don’t know who I am, even though I’m in there at least 4 days a week. One good thing though is that the app order is always ready in a timely fashion, even if it is not always exactly the way we ordered it.

Up early without all the coffee fixings at the casa, sooooooo decided to walk the pooches to the only place open. It’s kinda hilarious with the media attention it seemed natural. Cranberry scone on the gummy side but the coffee was absolutely necessary. I like the coffee here, not more than my soul but close. I’d have preferred a local joint but 6:30 am –this is where it’s at. Plus they’re also pissing off «christians» these days so there’s that bonus.

I love to sit and do homework at Starbucks but for some reason whenever the place fills up with students they turn the air way down till we all freeze out, almost like they are sending us a non verbal message to GET OUT. I would prefer just about any other location because of this. When I go there because it is close to my house, I am sitting in the corner with the other students fully dressed for winter when it’s 70 outside.

Server was so rude and I asked for a double shot and didn’t get it. When I gave it to the lady and told her, she gave an attitude saying that there was already some. I ALWAYS get double shot and I know damn well I didn’t get it

Definitely a fan of this Starbucks. This is probably the largest Starbucks I’ve been to in New Orleans or New York or anywhere else for that matter.
This Starbucks has a decent sized outdoor seating area perfect for enjoying your coffee while watching life go by on Magazine. The inside has a multitude of seating options. I like it in the back of the store where it is a bit quieter for getting work done.
Service is pretty quick and efficient although not very friendly, And I regularly frequent here. Decent selection of sandwiches and pastries, but then again why eat this over priced crap when you have a plethora of high quality eateries up and down Magazine Street.
Stick to the coffee and the great location this Starbucks has to offer…

Staff is horrible. I actually got into a back and forth with one of the staff. She was very disrespectful. She pointed both of her middle fingers at me. I was nothing but nice. Will never go back.

LOVE IT OR HATE IT
This coffee shop is one of New Orleans larger locations. Eventhough there were only two baristas behind the counter, our order was quickly filled in a most reasonable time. Plenty of indoor and outdoor seating. Public restrooms are clean and not abused. Patrons seemed very respectful and no loud blaring music. Not sure it can get any better elsewhere.

This is a very busy location, and as a chain coffee shop, you can expect the same service as all other Starbucks. The baristas are very quick, friendly and prompt. The store is clean, and all amenities are well provided. I have been here several times, and it is a great place to either grab a cup and go, or sit and sip on your beverage while reading or studying, or simply people watching. I do really like this location.

Located on the intersection at Magazine and Washington is this great Starbucks location. Being on the intersection, there are plenty of parking options available through out your visit there.
The line is always 10+ people long, no matter what time I go but they usually manage to go through it pretty quickly, which is nice. On my last visit, I wanted to try the Gingerbread Latte and I had a free birthday drink, so when I placed my order I requested both of those, the woman who took my order «okayed» it and along I went. I paid with a different guy who ended up charging me for the drink which was supposed to free, I explained that I told the other woman it was meant to be the free birthday special but he just laughed and said «you have to tell me, not her». Well, she’s the one that took my order so she should’ve been the one to put me through the register too. So that was annoying, they just had no communication between the staff members and how he shrugged it off was irritating.
Anyways, I got my Gingerbread Latte and took a seat. Now this place is always busy so don’t expect your ideal seating if you come too late in the day. I ended up moving three times as new, more preferred places to sit became available. The downside to the seating is that there aren’t many powerpoint available and Starbucks has to know that people come to work here while they drink their coffee. Not a clever move.
The Gingerbread Latte was just okay. It didn’t taste like gingerbread at all so I was pretty disappointed but I managed to finish it off despite the lack of taste.
There is a wide variety of seating inside with wall seating, tabled seating, and a few couch seating, which is nice. There is also outdoor seating but during this weather, it isn’t recommended but would give you views of the street which is a nice distraction from the hustle and bustle from inside.
Overall, a beautiful location but the lack of communication and consideration the staff have between themselves and the customers made the visit spoiled.

I only come here, because my mom gives me free gift cards that she gets.
Good Lord, the music in here is so DAMN LOUD. For the most part, the line moves quickly. So, they get a couple of stars for that.
Want to escape outside? Get ready to get hassled by panhandlers. Also – tourist central. Enter at your own risk.

Busy store, but they move quickly. Lots of seating and a small parking lot in the back.
I’m always amazed at how many staff members they have on duty at one time, but I will say that the morning rush here can easily have a line of folks from the counter toward the back door (easily 15 – 20 deep), and I’ll still have my latte in my hand in less than 10 minutes. I appreciate that about this store.
I think that the weekday morning crew is über efficient, but I will say that I’m not as big a fan of some of the weekend crew. More often than not, my drink is made wrong on the weekends… when it’s slower. Go figure.
Either way, the morning crew keeps me coming back. We joke around, they have a TON of regulars, plenty of seating, and the parking lot in the back makes all the difference.

Headed out on my morning walk with my mother as always we were in search for a Starbucks. Opening our search on our Starbucks app we saw the magazine st. location! Excitement! We decided a good 3 miles was just what we needed to receive the deserving coffee taste that only Starbucks could provide.
When we arrived and prepared our Starbucks card app we noticed how huge it was! Beautiful outdoor seating and comfy chairs and tables for the masses. Everyone is so friendly here! And my mother not a fan of public restrooms came back with a great report, not only were they clean but they were big! Two thumbs up for that!
We grabbed our breakfast muffins and warm tall coffees and headed outside to enjoy the crisp morning air. Where everyone greeted us with a morning salutation! We will definitely be incorporating this Starbucks in our daily walks when in Louisiana! Thank you!

I LOVE starbucks. It’s like home to me. I still enjoy local coffee shops and frequent them, but I always go to a Starbucks when I want to know exactly what I’m getting.
This Starbucks is beautiful and large, with tons of seating.
I’m really disappointed in the service I receive here though! I often come in at 530am on my way to work and everyone working is moving so slow. I understand it’s early, but if customers are coming in at that time they’re probably in a hurry to get to work or something so it shouldn’t take 5 minutes to order and get rung up for a grande coffee.
I’ve also gone in on the weekends where the staff has been having extremely loud, long conversations with each other and never looked or spoke to the customers. In between loudly talking to each other about how late they were for work etc the cashier said only «what can I get you» without even making eye contact.
The line grew to 14 people while I was waiting for my drink, and the barista forgot to give the girl ahead of me her water 3 different times.
I hope that the service gets better because it’s a shame to have such a nice store in such a great location ruined by staff that just doesn’t care about their clientele.
Side note — this location doesn’t have the yogurt parfaits or any fresh fruit like a lot of the other locations in the country do. Not sure if it’s like this in all Nola locations or just this one.

Most people don’t like change and there is a feeling of security by knowing what to expect before you even buy something. This is why this Starbucks is so popular. You have all these great little coffee shops all over this city and yet Starbucks still gets people in here. My only guess is that most of their costumers just moved into town and that they are afraid of trying someplace new or local. They are comfortable paying $ 8 for a coffee that they have had back home in NYC or LA for $ 11.
No one, costumers nor staff, seem happy to be there. No one looks each other in the eye nor attempt to make small talk. Maybe they are pissed about having to pay $ 8 for a coffee. You won’t get this type of experience at local coffee shops.

Expanded seating in the rear. Sweet!!!
I love this place!!!
Ambience. Nice staff. Ample parking. Swift Barristas. Spacious restrooms. A plethora of sitting/​studying area.
Actually, I do believe this place is a meeting spot FIRST and a coffee shop SECOND, no really!!! I see sooooo many people and when I people watch, this is also the case. And being in the Irish Channel — Magnificent Magazine Area… I mean what more can you ask for??? I love it. You can study or meet or just chill. This is my FAVVVVVV Starbucks in the GNO Area.
Woooo Hooooo!!! See ya there!!!

I doubt this review would ever be a candidate for a Review of the Day, but who knows, there’s always a first time for anything, right?
In any case, while visiting my former college roommate in the Irish Channel last month, I was comforted to see this Starbucks a couple of blocks away on Washington and Magazine Street.
Surprisingly, I found locating Starbuckses, in general, to be difficult in New Orleans, especially considering that there are tons of really nice cafes and independently owned joints in the French Quarter and along Magazine Street. This particular Starbucks, however, served as a convenient road marker to know that I was on track to finding the St. Charles trolley a couple more blocks down on Washington Street.
I ended up taking a small detour here while walking to the trolley in the late morning on a weekday, only to find that the place was full of people. Lots of people who work immediately around the area, as well as students (your typical workday crowd) patronized the place.
Coming from Los Angeles for vacation, I did notice that I was the only one without a stack of papers, laptops or a backpack that morning. In a way, I was happy I was the only one without worry about work or studying and sat around observing the New Orleans/​Southern style architecture here at this Starbucks. And, as is the beauty of franchises: you get a consistent product no matter where you are, and the hazelnut macchiato here was no exception and tasted as fine as anywhere else.
The baristas here provided a high level of customer service, as I noticed that they were keeping busy sweeping the floors in the main dining room area when there was finally a lull in the queue. In a separate incident, one of them didn’t flinch or give a weird look at a patron who returned a partially drunk coffee. In fact, they were really happy about replacing the drink. The patron may or may not have realized that it was not to her liking until about halfway through, and most people, if they were in the barista’s shoes would probably have made a look, gossip later or show a hint of attitude. None here… and I was impressed at the restraint and professionalism.
The setup of this particular Starbucks is elongated. The front desk is parallel to Washington Street (the long side of the rectangle shape of the coffee house’s layout). There’s a bit of an issue with seating arrangements inside because it gets pretty narrow as you walk towards the rear of the store (as if you’re walking down the store with Washington Street to your right). If it gets a bit too claustrophobic for you, you can always do what many others did that day and take a seat outside. Thankfully, I like to think I brought the California weather with me that week, so it was totally enjoyable to actually sit outside in a typically hot and humid time of year.

Starbucks is not easy to find here in NOLA!
This is the first and the only Starbucks I visited during my Weekend in New Orleans. I know there are more interesting places to chill out like going to the bar up the street to have a beer and using the WIFI…
But Starbucks here is definitely a lot more spacious and have a great outdoor patio area on the side.
Great location to just hang out and take a quick coffee break or stay for awhile to do some Internet surfing!

Rating a Starbucks is not easy breezy. There is a Starbucks scale, and there is a NOLA java scale. I will combine the two into one.
I would prefer other local coffee places to Starbucks (three stars on NOLA java scale), but out of all the Starbucks (es?) in the area, this is my number one favorite (5 stars on Starbucks scale)! I do love their hot sandwiches, especially on the go for Bfast, as well as their coffee frapps. The service is always quick and pleasant. There is some parking behind the building (wohoo!).
I average the two to make it four stars. And they all lived caffeinatedly ever after!