Long overdue on writing this review...maybe out of fear I'll jinx a good thing, but probably more along the lines that i truly just always forget. But any ways, this is my go to Starbucks! I don't even live too close to it. Kinda sad when you think about it, seeing as there's more than a handful of other locations closer to me, but kudos to them for staying consistent! They are the only Starbucks I've been to on numerous occasions (I'll refrain from stating an exact number, but let's just say...a lot) and always gets my order correct. It doesn't matter what I order, they just seem to know what their doing better at this location. I'll gladly keep driving a little out of my way every time I need my coffee fix! Everyone is always so friendly, even during times the drive thru is crazy busy. Great job! read more

Great Starbucks location. Convenient and the baristas work quickly and vigilantly. It's also a quieter spot to do homework. I enjoyed my visit there and I look forward to going back! read more

My absolute favorite Starbucks store and I have visited quite a few around the area and more. The crew here is absolutely the best! They are fun, friendly, always make you feel welcome and are absolutely on point with their service and coffee brewing skills. Added bonus is this is one of those rare Reserve stores that offer additional blends (and it's fun to watch the Clover machine brew coffee) and although there are plans to roll out Nitro to more stores, this was one of the original branches that serve it. The layout is more roomy than others and decor more contemporary. Not to mention it has a drive thru. read more

Customer service was not very impressive and the wait time was horrendous due to the fact they kept messing up everyone's orders. Some lady jumped the line by saying she had been standing there "forever", which was probably close to 5 minutes. She came in after us and didn't wait half as long as us. They made her drink right away. Had I known that's how you got your drink faster, then I would have had my 10 year old start yelling really loudly and told him to act obnoxious after waiting 10 minutes, but we decided to have a little more class.... The facility was disgusting. I am not sure the place has been swept, let alone mopped since they opened the place. My 1 year old who is just learning how to walk was walking around the store and would fall every now and again. When I saw how dirty his hands and legs were, I had to take him into the bathroom and wash him. They were disgustingly black. I understand most people aren't walking around or falling on the store floor, but if this is how they maintain their floors, how is their bar area maintained? I'm sticking to Coffee Bean where I know they keep the place cleaner than this and their staff is more together than this crew. They were just a hot mess. For as many people as they had behind that bar they should have had it way more together. read more

This place has great customer service and is also a drive through. Excellent stop on the way to work or for an afternoon pick me up! They also have a small covered patio if you have a dog with you! read more

I have had pleasant experiences with every single associate EXCEPT M.J. Any time I have ever placed an order with her, there has been some type of issue. Which is why I try to go through the drive thru only... to avoid placing any order with her. The drive thru was too full. Went inside and placed my order. She questions what it is you want; if you say no, the look you get is not pretty. Not to mention - it took 3 minutes to place an order for an iced coffee? Beyond frustrating. I know I'm not the only person with this problem as I also have other friends that go to this location and have mentioned the same thing... read more

Friendly Staff & the coffee was just right! The first Starbucks that the coffee was made right! *mindblown* Very Nice & Roomy. Definitely a place to come back to! read more

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I'm usually the one looking at the reviews not the one writing them. I come to this Starbucks on my break usually for my breakfast of the day, never really had any issues. Yesterday I had pulled up to the drive thru to get my regular food and drink, first thing that caught me off guard was the fact that I could BARELY hear the girl talking through the intercom, she kept repeating but still same volume. I thought she had got my total order but when it came to get my order I had an item missing that she didn't put down. There was a whole confusion about if they had some of the breakfast or not. One minute she said she had in stock, next minute she said they don't have any. So as I'm driving off noticing that wow I don't even have the sandwich I ordered. I end up walking in. I'm not even greeted at all, the 2 girls working just stare. Finally someone acknowledges that I'm inside and I tell her my issue. She then tells me that they are barely opening and they still need to go through inventory to stock the store. FIRST OF ALL. You open AT 6 and you guys are barely opening and stocking?? No wonder there is no breakfast items at breakfast time. They don't even have anything set up in time. I work food and restaurants so I understand it's a hassle. But the whole point in opening, is to be open in time for your customers. read more

CUSTOMER SERVICE- 5 STARS Always friendly! ATMOSPHERE- 5 STARS My favorite Starbucks! I love their seating arrangement and furniture. Great dining area outside as well, which is great when the weather is nice. There's always space here unlike other Starbucks that can get overwhelmingly packed and noisy. This place tends to be generally quiet (quiet besides the sound of their blenders/machines) and a good place to study/work. CLEANLINESS- 5 STARS No complaints, really. If a table is dirty, I'm sure it was only recently used. You can usually find another table that is clean if there is an issue or wait till an employee has time to come by and clean the tables which is not too few and far betweeen. DRINKS- 5 STARS My favorite drink is the white chocolate mocha! I never get sick of it and love it whether hot or iced, depending on the weather. My favorite part is that I don't need to add any sugar, etc. to it because it's already great the way it is. I hate having to figure out how much sugar I need in other coffees. PRICING- 3 STARS Okay pricing. Better value if you can drink a whole venti (or large) but little pricey if you only get a tall (or small). PARKING- 5 STARS Large parking lot, always lots of spots! I can usually find a spot front and center. OVERALL IMPRESSION DEFINITELY RECOMMEND! Great place to do you work if you want to get out of the office/home. read more

I went into Lappert's Icecream next door to get Icecream for the kids and coffee for me, was told that Starbucks forbids any other coffee sales in the shopping center. Shame on them for this monopolistic practice! read more

Feeling tired on my way to work so I was a happy clam indeed when I saw the bright, beckoning lights of Starbucks. FAIL STARBUCKS! All the lights in and out of the building are turned on to make you think they are open, but nope. They don't open until 6am in spite of having every light in the immediate area blazing brightly. Either don't turn your lights on an hour prior to opening, or post your hours in more than one place so people don't waste their time waiting for a cup of coffee they will never get and still have time to go to a different location. read more

I have been a customer of this location for a while as I work down the street. Rich is always on top of his game, super sweet! Which is why I give the location 3 stars. My other experiences, not so smooth. Today I preordered through my app at 9:28am and did not get my order until 9:53 am causing me to be late to work. The only employee who cared enough to fix my order was not even on the clock! She gave me a refund and tried to put in my order right away, meanwhile, the girl who I originally spoke to had a "I don't care" attitude, walked away while I was giving her my order I was waiting for and came back with the wrong order. My order is not hard. I order a nitro cold brew and bacon bites! Like, why did I have to wait for bacon bites when I preordered?? I understand waiting 5-8 min but 30?!!!??? Not ok. read more

Rich was great with all our questions during our order! Nice atmosphere and great staff at this location?

There are 3 locations near my house but I'll choose this one to go to every single time. All the baristas and staff members are super friendly and top of that finding a place to sit down is never an issue. If you need to study or get work done, they have a long table which comes equipped with built-in outlets so bring as many chargers as you need. I've also noticed this location is less chaotic than the others, even during the usual "rush time" hours but if you want to grab a good seat then I suggest coming in around 1-2pm. read more

One of the most friendly staffs when it comes to the drive thru. The interior, when I go in, is always clean. I always get the passion iced tea with four Splenda. Today, though, I'm giving the cane sugars a whirl (they got rid of the classic syrup). read more

Have to go out of my way as I sit in the store to commend the staff that work here. Everyone here is very friendly and greets everyone who walks through the door! Makes everyone's day to get amazing customer service. read more

I really like this Starbucks. They always have enough staff to manage the heavy traffic, drive-up window is on point and I hear hey have applied for a liquor license?! Not sure how that is going to work, but hey! I'm all for progress. It's spacious and clean. Definitely somewhere to make your favorite "hermit haunt." read more

This store is my favorite Starbucks of all time. They're always incredibly friendly, and my drinks are always made perfectly. (Which is saying something, given that my drinks can get kind of complex!) We live 15 minutes away and make the drive because they're just that great here. I've had amazing, friendly service from every barista I've interacted with here, but today I wanted to give a special shout out to Daniel and Bella. Daniel is in training but he was still incredibly patient and thorough when accepting a drink to be remade from another location. Bella was the barista on the cold bar, and she remade my drink perfectly. I don't mean to be that girl, but there really is something magical about that first sip of perfectly made cold brew Can't go wrong with these folks! read more

Love this Starbucks!!! My office recently relocated to the Poway area and this location is very convenient for me to stop at. I went thru the drive thru and was so pleased with how quick it was. Once I got to the window I was greeted with a good morning the girl scanned my app for payment and the barista handed her my drink all with in seconds of me arriving at the window. My drink was made perfectly. This is a great location fast and friendly and awesome drinks! read more

This location is a true gem. I frequently visit this location due to the ample space and the availability of the Reserve coffee. There are plenty of chairs both inside and outside, the store is always clean, and the clientele tends to be on the classier side. I've noticed they consistently have a well-stocked pastry case, even into the evenings. This location also offers the Starbucks Evenings menu (which I have yet to try) but it looks amazing. I've ordered via the drive-thru, and they are fairly prompt in getting cars through. They are always friendly and my order is always correct. On some occasions, my drink is ready when I pull up to the window. If you're pressed for time, definitely consider using the mobile ordering at least 10 minutes prior to your arrival. The mornings tend to be very busy between the drive-thru and inside the store, and the mobile ordering tends to reduce the wait time drastically. read more

Not a bad, but not the best starbucks I've been to either. The service was alright. I don't have many good things to say about this place except for that I prefer the Starbucks in Mira Mesa over this one. Parking was easy to find and they had the frap I wanted... only thing was that my frap tasted a bit funky, not sure why.. read more

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Starbucks is stealing your money!!! I go to Starbucks A few times a month. I noticed when I bought an ice coffee, half was ice. I then paid more attention to the price. One Venti coffee is $2.75. For the past times bought a Venti iced coffee I was charged $3.20. I asked the barista why she charged me more money. She said the extra was for the added sweetener that comes with ice coffee. I had no sweetener in mine. She agreed that she didn't know why Starbucks was charging more for nothing. read more

I wish they had more seating areas and more efficient system for tackling the morning crowd. Whether I drive-thru or walk in , there is always a wait. come here bc there are no more local coffee shops. It is sad. I recently discovered two other coffee places that I prefer over Starbucks, if Im willing to drive a bit further. +1 star for: simply existing (gotta have my coffee) +1 star for: having drive thru service +1 star for: nice indoor seating area -1 star for: inconsistent customer service (ranging from great to meh) -1 star for: always a wait, no matter what date or time I come. read more

Just came here tonight , Zac was the best barista and was so kind to all of us loud people. Coming back every month we come to San Diego :)

At the corner of Pomerado & Scripps Poway Pkwy. This SB recently took over Carl's Jr in 2015. I had no complaints and the drive-thru line went really fast. I tried the new Smoked Butterscotch Frap and it was pretty good. read more

I just want to stop by and express my appreciation for the kind and welcoming employees that work at this location! I just had a bad experience at a different Starbucks location, and it made me appreciate even more how friendly the people that work this one are. They really make you feel like family here :) They have always been so helpful, and treat each customer as an individual rather than a number on a register. Given it's just after Thanksgiving, I am so thankful for these guys! read more

This Starbucks has a good amount of tables & is open later than most (10pm) if you're looking for a place to study. The staff is friendly & the store is always clean. They're also now serving beer, wine, & small plates to much on. The one downside is that they frequently run out of the cold brew coffee which is the main reason I prefer Starbucks over other coffee chains. read more

All Starbucks are the same, but this one is special because of the staff working there. They are always polite, in a good mood, and pleased to take your order. That makes my breakfast even more special. read more

This Starbucks blatantly ignored my until 6am, which Starbucks has a 5 minute rule of opens and closes that the baristas have to follow, or at least did when I was a barista from 2016-2019. I arrived at 5:56am. Once they did talk to me I barely got the time of day, you could tell they didn't like me cause I showed up early, I get it. I used to be the opening supervisor, you want all your stuff done before you serve, but don't be upset with for showing up four minutes early. I served them regardless, it's policy. Or at least it was last year, Starbucks changes their views every other day. read more

Nice location; plenty of seating outside and inside; friendly staff; parking somewhat limited read more

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I have waited to write this because I thought it might get better. Today I was shown that was not going to ever happen. This Starbucks has the worst customer service I have ever experienced. The staff are always more concerned with chatting with each other than actually making drinks. And today whoever was working the drive through window should be fired. He was extremely rude. I had a 50.00 bill and I thought I had something else to pay with but unfortunately I had left my card at home. I told him I was so so sorry but this was all I had and he was such an asshole about it. God forbid you had to give me 40.00 back. This place is unbelievable. I'm sure this review will serve no purpose but if you can go anywhere else, please do. And to the guy this morning, thank you for being so so horrible to me, hope no one ever treats you like that for paying for a coffee. read more

So living in Seattle I feel may spoil me. I have never been so rudely spoken to at any Starbucks across the country. All I asked was to make the drink I ordered, not the drink I was made. With Starbucks raising their prices, they should keep their quilts up also. The drink was not made correctly and tasted wrong. Then when I mentioned it I was told it was fine and it wouldn't be re-made! Wow that's not why I pay for. I pay for consistent quality at any store I visit when I travel. It's time to make a change. read more

Great Starbucks for studying if you can manage to snag a comfy chair in the corner. Also wonderful service!

I work out of a lot of coffee shops and the vibe here is amazing. I sometimes stay away from Starbucks because it can feel really corporate to me, but not this one. It feels like a neighborhood shop. It seems like the workers have built some great community and that they really take care of their regulars. They know a lot of people by name and really take care to get the orders right. I'm definitely going to be coming back. read more

Ordered a Salted Caramel Macchiato (since its fall and salted caramel is back). I had to have it remade and its still too salty. Apparently this location doesn't know the salt/caramel ratio because I feel like i just drank caramel flavored salt. I go to Starbucks every week (usually Ramona location) and they get the mix correct. Im bummed I spent $5 on a drink that tastes like salt even after a re-make. read more

Great Job! Always busy and still are fast at making drinks, have gone to this location of Starbucks for many yrs and not once have they mess up my drink. Staff are friendly and welcoming. read more

Do we really like Starbucks coffee? or with no reason driving to the business buying an expensive drink !!! You might want to think about it tomorrow before going to any Starbucks location. read more

I knew I was in trouble when I ordered one of their new drinks and the employee had to find the instructions? More training? Would be helpful?? read more

Come here almost everyday during the week after my lunch and never had a problem. Each person that rings me up jokes around with me and is very pleasant! Glad I have a good Starbucks near my work to rely on. read more

The petite brunette girl in the drive-thru was the sweetest! she had me driving away smiling ear to ear. It's not often that someone working can have such a positive impact when you're literally having them take care of you for just a few minutes. Which it was just that since they were so quick with my order! read more