This Starbucks has not failed me yet. I get their vanilla oat milk latte and it is consistently good! The baristas are always sweet and give my lip a pup cup every time. The line can be long if you go during peak hours but they are usually fast! read more

Starbucks - Vanilla latte - Coffee & Tea Near Me - La Mesa, California

What can I say, it's a fairly large Starbucks with lots of tables and chairs inside and outside. Indoor bench seating has outlets to plug into. There was only one person ahead of us so it was a couple minute wait. One of us didn't like a matcha drink they ordered and asked for another drink. They gave us a new different drink. Thanks guys! read more

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This is a nice big Starbucks in La Mesa in the same shopping center as the Vons. There is plenty of parking and they also have a drive through lane. There is an awesome outdoor seating area that was nice and quiet. Plenty of seating inside but it was loud. Everything was fine-ish...one thing that was strange is they didn't have any food items in display at all, like the whole display thing you're used to seeing is gone. I asked the lady at the counter if they served food and she said yes, I asked where they were and she very strangely, she said that they got tired of cleaning it so they got rid of it...? It was weird, I thought she might laugh or be joking but she kept a serious face. I wanted to eat something, but without seeing them, I just thought it was weird and decided not to eat. I wanted me Starbucks points for the purchase and she just gave me a receipt and said I can add it to the app, but don't see anyway you can actually do that on the app-so that was weird too. The place was clean and the outside seating was nice, that's as much as I can say about it! I don't really see myself coming back unless maybe I'm desperate and will stick to drive through. read more

Ok so I am in NEED of a Dragon Fruit Refresher and a Chicken Jalapeño pocket (2 actually), I reach the drive through window (on Lake Murray)" and there are no Jalapeño chicken pockets so I just settle for the Mango Dragonfruit Refresher. I received the drink drove off, took a sip and it was HORRIBLE! I started to turn around but decided against it "too much trouble ". After driving a little further I decided to take it to the closest Starbucks to see if the could fix it and hopefully they will have the chicken pockets... Not only did they have the Chicken Pockets the barista dumped the original drink and made a GREAT fresh drink! SCORE!! Kudos to Starbucks on Campo Road! You Rock!! read more

Food: venti black ice tea, snowman cookie Service: friendly- even on New Years Day when everyone is exhausted! Ambiance: large, clean store with ample seating. Parking: large lot. Drive-thru available. read more

Friendly staff, really liked shaded patio. Was very busy and patio tables weren't bused, so cleaned my own table

This is my favorite Starbucks in La Mesa, I live in El Cajon but I come here just for the experience. The team is great and the place is big inside, usually come here to study. read more

Dylan just made my day! It's pretty hard to leave such a great impression in just a 2 minute encounter but somehow the staff at the La Mesa location had my laughing and smiling while I was ordering through the drive through. When I pulled up, Dylan decided to take care of my order. It seriously just made my day. Every time I come here I've been greeted with smiles and asked how my day is going. Seriously a great experience. Thank you!! read more

Today was super warm so I stopped inside for a water and usually workers aren't that enthused if I'm not buying anything but Kate was so nice! She even asked me if I wanted a bigger one which I really appreciated today read more

First of all I want to start by saying that I love Starbucks. However, while visiting California I stopped at this Starbucks and ordered a venti iced oat milk shaken expresso and I was shocked to see how much coffee was Im my Venti cup. It was more like a grande and when I went back to the counter to asked them why it looked so empty the cashier ( who was very nice ) expressed to me that it's suppose have space for foam??? According to them it was done correctly but I've ordered this drink plenty of times and I have never been so disappointed. I paid for something that was not worth it. read more

Starbucks - Venti iced oatmilk shaken espresso - Coffee & Tea Near Me - La Mesa, California

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This is my local Starbucks, great service. This location is in La Mesa Springs shopping center. It is nice to have a grocery store (Vons) and a Starbucks in the same center. Coffee in the morning and come back in the evening to get groceries. Most of the time, I get a dark roast coffee with steamed milk ( cold milk, well, makes the coffee too cold). I use a Starbucks cup to get the refill discount. I like Starbucks for getting coffee to go, but to hang out in, they are usually too crowded and not enough open tables. The only negative is there is always a few homeless people hanging around, but that is a San Diego problem. read more

Worst drive through I've ever been through in my life. I have literally been waiting 20 minutes and they have served 4 cars. Stay away.

Minor issue with cleanliness which could be fixed if they had employee wipe down all the tables and sweep the floors once an hour. Employee ANNETTE was cheerful, charming and professional. read more

Starbucks - Table dirty, floor dirty, homeless sleeping with feet up on bench. Zero interaction from staff. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - La Mesa, California

Omg online order pick up 15 min in line and im late once again to work thanks to this place, the fact that its across the street from work makes it worse. Ive been late back from my lunch before its so annoying! They're always slow and lost at the drive up. read more

Food: Custom cold brew and a crème Frappuccino (mobile order) Service: 1st of all, overall the store is great. I come AM and PM...more often it is the AM crew I interact with and they are beyond beyond friendly especially at the drive thru window. Today was a PM interaction and it felt pretty chill goin in, not very busy. I noticed that one of my drinks was ready right away but didn't look like they'd even started my second drink due to nothing really. They were cleaning things when I looked up, then I saw them stare at an order sticker and thought ok maybe now I'll get it. Wasn't really a big deal honestly. Then I saw it was ready and noticed one of my customizations was missing and it was the best one and most costly $$ add on to the drink. So I mentioned it to them and both of the staff had attitude about it and questioned me as if that wasn't part of my order. I even mentioned to them that it was paid for and listed on the sticker but they both still had to stare at the sticker before starting to fix my drink. No apologies either. Just heard them complaining about a drive thru order. They fixed the drink and that's it. Ambiance: Sad and not a good feeling when I left. Hopefully y'all can offer some re-training to these young baristas and maybe next time if they don't feel like being helpful, they can just take a moment and step off the front area to get their thoughts together before saying or doing anything that makes us feel bad for ordering stuff we look forward to at this part of our days! read more

I love this Starbucks. It's relatively new, its only been here a few months. Extraordinarily spacious coffee café inside with a modern look. Very clean inside & out. The baristas do their best to keep the lines moving getting your drink out quickly. The staff here is amazingly efficient, pleasant and accurate with the orders. This location also has a lovely, comfy front patio seating area. It's very peaceful. Definitely do mobile pick up, if you have the app. This will undeniably save you some time. Parking is outstanding. No problem finding a front row spot. read more

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As of 2.2.22, for anyone that is studying or wanting to relax the lobby was closed due to not enough staffing. It is unknown when they will open up the lobby again. Even the outside patio was closed. You are still able to go inside and order a drink. Masks required to go inside. read more

Starbucks - Closed lobby - Coffee & Tea Near Me - La Mesa, California

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This is one of those new Starbucks in a large building sporting a drive thru. It's very nice and roomy, but I was very annoyed that the power outlets along the walls were they have tables and chairs were all covered. I hope they are planning in fixing this issue because it good for those electronic devises. Also, the Wi-Fi had a glitch. It would work fine for a bit and then slow to a crawl. I'm not sure if it's the bandwidth or the provider. Anyways, I hope they address those issues. I had a Caffè Misto with a medium brew which was very good. For a snack, I had the morning bun and it was okay. I have to admit I have had better. This one for some reason had try edges and limited moistness in the inside. It tasted good, but the texture was off. I hope it was not and oldy because it was not a goody. The staff was very nice. They offer a long communal type table in the center with newly installed outlets on the floor. I really hope they fix the ones along the walls. I need power! read more

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What a store and staff! Day one and it's like having family in a new house. Very clean AND LARGE INSIDE!!! Plenty of parking compared to their old location around the corner too. I expect David (who is the manager) to reach the stars in the area with this store. He may have pulled a lot of well trained baristas from other locations as I see a lot of familiar faces (which would be necessary to run this large store) And they have early morning and late evening hours as well. read more

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This is my go to Starbucks every morning because it's the closest to my house but this is the first time I've gotten a coffee that's missing coffee it's not even filled up. Super disappointed in this Starbucks I guess I'll have to switch my route in the morning so I can drive by a different one since this one doesn't give you full coffees anymore. read more

Starbucks - Sad drink. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - La Mesa, California

10/02/2021 7:35pm I WILL NEVER COME TO THIS LOCATION AGAIN I KNOW ITS NOT THE WHOLE ESTABLISHMENT'S FAULT BUT THIS DRIVE THRU EMPLOYEE RUINED IT FOR ME, I came to this empty location no cars in the drive thru, I ordered my usual a chai tea latte with an add shot of espresso and this cashier takes my payment and hands me this drink, I tell him that this is not a chai tea latte he then proceeded to say "yes it is a chai tea latte it has 6 pumps of syrup and the shot that makes it a latte", I was so furious I took the drink and left, I was not going to argue with this man. read more

Starbucks - This is not a chai tea latte iced with an add shot of espresso - Coffee & Tea Near Me - La Mesa, California

This is a great location to ingest caffeine after gorging at the China buffet next door ! Spacious clean , lounging area is inviting to pore over pages of reading articles or to catch up with a pal or 2. Drink options standard and today is the day to have hazelnut coconut milk macchiato ... so good . Did we mention the ebullient lady cashier and the hardworking baristas adds the icing on the cake? read more

Starbucks - Ebullient lady cashier!! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - La Mesa, California

I come here about 4 times a week before work, i love my 4 shots of expresso over ice, well more like i need it to function at work. Well everyone here is very friendly, some have even began to remember me which is a nice feeling as a customer. The coffee is always good and even recomendations from the staff are always great. The patio area is nice and quiet, and the inside is always clean. This is my #1 spot to pick up coffee, even when the lines are long the lines move pretty quick. read more

Really nice, large and open floor plan. There are 4 club chairs, each with their own side table (very nice), as well as a community table, bar chair high tables and regular tables. There's a drive through and lots of shopping center parking lot. The staff is super friendly and the noise level Is average. They also have a large outside patio if you prefer that. Bathrooms are really clean. This is a really nice Starbucks. read more

Starbucks - Coffee & Tea Near Me - La Mesa, California

Horrible Customer Service Skills Or There Just Not People Ready And I Felt Like I Waited To Long For A Brownie And Double Shot Espresso I Will Remember All Lives Don't Matter read more

Literally the worst Starbucks that I've ever been to. The lady at the window was completely rude in the drive-through today. I asked for a double shot of espresso with coconut milk and light ice in a grande cup and there was definitely not light ice in the drink I asked her to put a little more coconut milk and she gave me an attitude will never come back to the Starbucks read more

Starbucks - All the ice I poured out.... - Coffee & Tea Near Me - La Mesa, California

Really great here! Really nice employees and got my order quick! Very spacious and lots of seating area (nice seating area outside as well) Lots of parking (it's in the shopping center where VONS is). Drive-thru was flowing efficiently. Didn't seem to be congested, as many Starbucks drive-thru can be. Definitely will be coming here again. read more

This Starbucks is exceptionally managed. David, the store manager is a strong leader and quick problem solver. We hosted the Boys State Program orientation this past Saturday at the American Legion La Mesa Post 282. As our guest arrived we had a mini-crisis with our coffee maker. I jumped on Yelp, found the closest Starbucks and called to order coffee for 140 guest. David jumped on the phone and quickly assisted. Within 20 minutes, I was back at the post with fresh Starbucks coffee. David and his team quickly assisted and we couldn't be more thankful. Great job Starbucks in hiring leaders like David to represent you. He is fantastic. Plus this location is clean and shows the managers pride throughout. Thank you for supporting our Veterans and The Boys State Program in San Diego! read more

Here's a quick rundown for this location: PROS - drive thru - spacious (plenty of space to HANG OUT) - large parking lot CONS - slow service - terrible wifi - not a great place to get work done - they have gotten my orders wrong multiple times read more

Corporate needs to stop being cheap and hire more help! Period! Poor customer service

This is a bit of a newer location, and as usual drinks are good. What I like most about this location though is the layout. It's very spacious. I do think, though, that they could make more seating, and even add a couch and comfy chairs. They could really maximize the space and make for a more inviting place that would motivate people to stay for more coffee.... but that's just my thoughts. All in all, it's a good Starbucks and the staff is always courteous and fairly quick with getting me my order. read more

Fast, convenient, super friendly staff. My ham, egg, and cheese sandwich for mom was a little dry. The hibiscus drink was done correctly: lite ice, extra water! read more

Starbucks - She approves - Coffee & Tea Near Me - La Mesa, California

I want to start off by saying I've been going to this location for about 2 years now and have loved everything about it. Today sadly (March 2nd) I woke up at 3:30 along with a few other cup collectors to get a first pick at the new cups coming out. There were about 6 of us lined up outside the store when the manager and a few workers walked in. We all tried to say good morning to them and were COMPLETELY ignored. From then on out the manager (who's name I don't know but had glasses and brown hair in a pony) she either hates her job or was Having a bad morning... either way, there was NO reason for her to be blatantly rude to customers that have done nothing. We were all in shocked at how she was acting. read more

This store is amazing. I always receive amazing customer service here. The lobby is huge and perfect for studying!

Just wana give a shout out to this Starbucks for always giving me terrible service! I thought starbucks could customize anything on their menu to your preference, but today I was told the drink I wanted "was not on their menu ". Also take a look at my napkins read more

Starbucks - I got Starbucks paper towels - Coffee & Tea Near Me - La Mesa, California

A typical Starbucks, but with a drive thru. I brought the boys here for drinks before we hit the freeway. They mostly just drink smoothies and lemonade, which Starbucks sells. The service is fairly consistent at any Starbucks, meaning it's always good in my experiences. They tend to be really patient with children, which I like. Yeah, it's a chain, but if people are nice to my kid I could care less. He really enjoys the smoothies and cake pops here. I can't say that I've ever had either, but he's a big fan. I basically just drink cold brew or iced tea and it's consistent from location to location. This Starbucks is fairly new, they relocated from down the street and now have a drive thru. I still think the old location was better since it was next to my favorite deli, but I'd come here again. There's a lot of parking as it's in the Vons lot. read more

6/03 edit: I contacted SB corporate -- they said they'd contact the district manager. Today I can report that the wi-fi works. You're welcome, La Mesa! * * * Three obvious things: 1) The wi-fi is terrible. I don't mean slow, I mean unusable. 2) Big, beautiful store with a great staff. 3) The wi-fi sucks, the worst. And since others have been saying the same thing here for six months, I doubt it will get better. Hey, manager! You know the $18 router you have set up to cover the whole gigantic store? It's not working! Buy a second one! Take it out of your Starbucks salary if you have to! read more

I did NOT enjoy my time at this starbucks location. I was in the drive thru and asked for a straw... the female employee looked at me funny and proceeded to say "oh you mean a turtle killer?" She was on the clock and should not be speaking to costumers the way she is. It is unprofessional, immature, and EXTREMELY disrespectful... this barista's employment should be immediately reconsidered. read more

Had to start coming here again do to the one I loved going to closed. I stopped coming here do to NEVER getting a SIMPLE order correct.. since I've been going back here, about 15% of the time my simple order of JUST "COLD BREW" has been wrong. Went in today and same DAMN thing.. ITS JUST A POUR FROM THE CONTAINER. That's it. Nothing else.....WOW read more

Maka is the best barista EVERRRRRRRR! Great customer service, memorized my drink order every time I go in and makes it so enjoyable to get my daily fix of caffeine!! Workers look like they're having a lot of fun while they're working read more