I beg of you, do not visit this Starbucks.
This review is for the Starbucks INSIDE the Welcome Center.
Where to begin...this was the worst Starbucks experience I have ever had. And based on the reactions of the other customers, it is safe to say it is one of the worst experiences most of them have ever had.
1) The service was bad. The employees were uninterested in their job, and they either didn't speak to the customers or were rude when they did.
2) The service was BAD. We ordered our beverage at exactly 2:26 PM (per the time stamp in the Starbucks app) and received two drinks (caramel lattes) 23 minutes later. There were about 5 people ahead of us. There appeared to be 4 employees working, but only ever two out front, working the bar and register. The person working the bar had absolutely no sense of urgency, working at an extremely slow pace. Occasionally, all four would be there, and they would just stop working altogether.
3) The service was REALLY BAD. A person who got their drinks before us had to complain a lot to have what she wanted made. They appear to have made, without her having okayed it, one of the refreshers (it appeared to be a Pink Drink, or one of the others with coconut milk) with almond milk. She, understandably, did not enjoy that. More on this later.
4) The drinks were absolutely DISGUSTING. We ordered two drinks: a grande non-fat caramel latte and a grande coconut milk latte. The employee rang it up, we paid, and then we waited 23 minutes. I have never had such repulsive beverages from Starbucks. They made the coconut milk latte with almond milk, not having informed me they would be doing so, and based on the experience with the other customer mentioned above, it appears they just make all coconut milk beverages with almond milk WITHOUT informing the customers. Additionally, the coconut milk latte had no flavor. It tasted like sweet water, and had absolutely no flavor of coffee. Upon taking the lid off, the liquid was TRANSLUCENT, looking like slightly brown-tinted water. It was as if they had just put a pump of classic syrup in the cup then filled it with warm water. Furthermore, the non-fat caramel latte was also disgusting. It had also a vague sweetness, but seemingly no caramel flavor, and the coffee flavor was EXTREMELY strong, almost as if they had put all 4 shots of espresso (the 2 for each latte) into this one beverage.
5) They weren't adhering to health standards. Everything was a mess. Trash was piling up out of the trashcans and onto the counter. There were milks out everywhere. The milks were so warm, the ice in iced beverages they were making would almost instantaneously melt.
This location MUST BE shut down. It is an absolute disgrace to the Starbucks brand. read more