This is a fairly modern Starbucks location, it is located just off the motorway and a short drive away from Leeds city centre on the motorway, in the village of Gildersome, it forms a complex owned by Euro Garages that includes a BP Petrol Station and LEON.
As a franchise store, some services such as mobile ordering are not offered here, and prices do seem higher than in regular stores. My Venti Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte for example cost over 8% more than a regular store, which for me is disappointing, as I find the drinks to be slightly overpriced already.
As stated, the store is fairly modern and nice inside, it has a good number of tables with mostly comfortable seating, it is relatively comfortable to spend time, sitting back and relax, while also having a drive-thru if you're in a hurry or simply want to grab and go with your drink.
Late openings until 21:30 are handy, especially with many of their Leeds city centre locations shutting much earlier.
I was pleased with the quality of my Venti Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte, it was the bright orange colour I love, and they were generous with the pumpkin flavouring, I have found in the 2022 season that many stores simply are skimping on the pumpkin, but this isn't the case here! The other members of my party also enjoyed their drinks.
3* - A comfortable Starbucks store, they really do need to work on the pricing and improving the offerings, I don't see why improving certain aspects of the experience couldn't be possible as other franchise locations, even locations owned by the same franchise partner, EuroGarages have done the same. read more