Since the Starbucks inside the Hughes and Hughes closed at the end of October, this has become my new hangout if I'm not in the middle of town at my #1 favorite cafe.
This is the Starbucks inside the Dundrum Town Centre, and I am a fan for 2 reasons:
1) I love people watching. This place is packed at almost all hours of the day, and there's lots of energy and bustle in the place.
2) There's plenty of power outlets if you grab one of the tables along the wall on the side of the cafe facing the service area.
The service is friendly, they have the Starbucks drink protocols down (believe it or not, that shouldn't be taken for granted), and they do a good job of keeping the tables clean almost as fast as people can get up and go, so even with the volume of customers, I've never had a hard time finding a seat.
This Starbucks does have WiFi, through BT OpenZone, and the signal is generally pretty good.
The staff is working on getting all their operations smooth, and sometimes the line can get too long and baristas have a tough time keeping up, but they seem to be improving this every week. It's avery noisy environment, lots of kids and babies, but that works for me, so it's not a drawback. It might be for others, so be aware.
Bottom Line: It's a Starbucks with power and wifi. What else could you possibly want to know? read more