This branch of Starbucks is located right near the Amsterdam Arena / Johan Cruyff Arena inside Bijmer Station, I did find this hard to find and spent over 10 minutes finding this branch at first from leaving the station, only to find out it is tucked away into the corner of the station its-self (you can access this store with or without a train ticket!), so it's worth noting that it is in the Train Station to avoid making the mistake I did of exiting the train station to head towards Arena Boulevard.
The store from the outside did look pretty nice, however, towards the back of the store, it went from nice and modern to more of the opposite, so the change in decor isn't something I like about the store.
I ordered my usual Venti Vanilla ColdBrew Latte, this came to a total of €5.45, with 70 cents of that being for the extra shot of vanilla syrup - this makes this Starbucks store very expensive, it is the same price as Central Station, cheaper than the branch at Schipol Plaza yet more expensive than what I'm used to in the UK, or at the Doubletree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal. Overall, the drink cost around £1.70 more than what I'm used to paying in the UK, when converting both prices to pounds/UK currency which is over 50% so very disappointing.
The quality of my drink was below average, although in most parts it was good, the bottom tasted a little dry and watery which was a shame, especially considering my love for this beverage with it being my regular order at Starbucks, and the price I paid for it being extortionate.
This branch does have free wifi which works, it is under the KPN name and provided by them as well - I can't help but find it confusing as to why they didn't just call it Starbucks wifi or something similar which every other branch I've been too, including others in Amsterdam has done.
The service also seemed a little rushed and impersonal, I get this is a station store but the store when I visited was quite quiet, so there's no excuse to feel like this - I'd hate to think what service would be like on a busier day, such as a weekend or event day at the Amsterdam Arena.
High pricing and low quality beverages and service sadly mean this Starbucks deserves a one-star rating. read more