I've gone here for 4 years and have never had a bad experience until today. I ordered my 2 drinks, a sandwich and a grilled cheese. I was excited to eat my grilled cheese when I noticed it had an odd taste to it almost sweet like vanilla syrup and I pulled it out of the bag and saw it had red staining on as if it had been toasted on something that had been toasted on it beforehand. I would say I am quite upset with this and would recommend that they pay closer attention to their cleaning routine. read more

Starbucks - soiled grilled cheese - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Prunedale, California

This Starbucks is the Prundale Plaza. It is the one with the drive thru while Safeway has their own Starbucks as well. One great thing about this one is that it opens early. Having to drive to San Jose every now and then, when you just need a pick me up along the highway, plus it's near my house. When I come it's not busy. Coffee is made pretty quickly, I'm in and I'm out. Typical Starbucks nothing special. Baristas are friendly at 5am in the morning. read more

The last few months the employees have been especially rude. They speak to the customer as though we are stupid and understand nothing. I can see that this particular store has a high turn over rate of employees the last couple of years. When I do order my drinks here it is hit and miss on if it will be made correctlyp read more

I have to say I've learned a lot visiting here,I'm just a patron but everyone makes you feel like Family. Loki and Baby give the whole community of Prunedale thanks. read more

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This is a drive thru Starbucks, about 3 years old. Very nice decor and lots of roomy seating. This 1 star review is for the inside cashier. Today at 1:50pm I walked in and observed that this person while she stood in front if me taking my order -wiped her nose 3 times with the back of her hand and then Scratched inside her nose with her index finger. She finished taking my order and Then turned around and handed a man his food that had been warmed up. She never thought twice to wash her hands before she took that food in her hands. Where is the thought for your customer? Seriously- this is food service. People can get sick. Disgusting. Stay clear of this Starbucks until sanitary practices are the norm. read more

Just went here today and got two drinks. One a tall and the second a grande. I open the lids to find that they didn't even fill the cup up all the way. I know they have to put whip cream but once it melts. It's not even close to the top. This has happened to me at multiple other Starbucks locations as well. read more

Starbucks - Tall Pumpkin Spice Latte not filled up all the way - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Prunedale, California

I've asked for light ice every time and it's like they don't know how to read. It says light ice right on the cup and they literally fill up like 2/3 of the cup with ice. And to top it off it's a $5 drink. The employees need to learn to follow instructions. read more

Starbucks - Apparently this is what "light ice" means to them. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Prunedale, California

Excellent! Mobile ordered, ready in 3 minutes and it was one of the best Lattes I've ever had. Clean, and plenty of them, restrooms. read more

I am a frequent Starbucks patron and find that this particular branch and have found that this particular store does not make the drinks like other stores... in addition, the customer service is awful. I find the afternoon manager (male) is in desperate need of some customer service training. I order the same drink everyday and the day I visited was no different... when I got to the window my order was not correct ... instead of making the correction he chose to tell me "everyone wearing ear pieces heard you". When I asked to speak with a supervisor he stated that he was the supervisor... he was so rude and condescending. I still love Starbucks but hope that someone reads this review and spends some quality time working with the team. read more

Not a good Starbucks location. Busy and every sit down restaurant in the area is open but somehow this Starbucks is still not allowing customers to use their bathroom. Not cool. Asked for a plastic reusable cold drink cup, they had them. Had one of the rainbow straws for pride month but apparently the wrong matching cup so they refused to sell me the cup with the straw I wanted. Thanks. read more

Amazing Starbucks And Friendly Staff both Hot And Cold White Chocolate Mochas Are Amazing read more

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This Starbucks is the best I've been too not to mention the staff are so awesome Betty was so friendly nice way to start my morning!! Will definitely be coming back here on my way to work! read more

Starbucks come a dime a dozen. It seems you will find at least one in every town. Whether it be in a Safeway or in it's own building. The challenge is not in locating a Starbucks, rather it is finding a Starbucks that provides good service. For the most part, this Starbucks has it right when it comes to customer service. However I find that the weekday, morning crew is usually the better crew when it comes to customer service mostly due to that is when you will find Ruth working here. Ruth will make a genuine effort to get to know you. Especially if you are a regular like me. It's a genuine niceness. Not forced due to obligation. When you are rushing to get to work in the morning it is always a plus to receive a friendly greeting. It just sets the tone for the rest of the day. Ruth once comped me a free beverage for waiting so long due to a difficult customer in front of me at the drive thru. She also anticipates your needs and I never have to ask for a drink stopper to prevent spillage of my latte or a cup sleeve to prevent my hands from burning. Everyone else I must ask for the drink stopper before they include it. The drink and food composition here is always spot on. Not once have I had a beverage made incorrectly or a pastry or food item not heated sufficiently and/or expired. Although the food Starbucks serves isn't that great (I find it can be overly salty and tastes pre-frozen and processed) but sometimes, when you are desperate, it will do in a pinch. I mostly use the drive thru and the exterior of the building is always clean and trash free with drought friendly plants. I've even spotted a bird feeder on a branch of a nearby tree alongside the drive thru path which goes to show that someone does take pride in the surroundings. It is inviting to both birds and humans alike. One of the major drawback's to this place is the line to the drive thru was not well thought out. I don't think that the parking lot and drive-thru were well thought out because there is a constant bottleneck. If you are in a hurry, plan on going somewhere else! Sometimes the line to the drive thru blocks up traffic. Between the traffic going to the Starbucks drive thru and the traffic going to the McDonald's drive thru, it can get quite hairy during peak times. Another huge negative when it comes to this Starbucks is the younger, weekend staff aren't as nice as the weekday staff. In fact they are downright RUDE! I remember one Sunday morning, on July 30, 2017, I made a request for a cup of ice and once the barista's back was turned to me she rolled her eyes to her coworker and thought I didn't see. Well I saw and although I didn't report it to management it has left a bad impression of the weekend crew. There have been other instances of rudeness from the weekend crew that I just may report one of these days. For example, I ordered soy to replace the milk and asked that they make sure to not include the whipped cream as well because I'm allergic to dairy. When my back was turned the barista made a sarcastic remark, "Sure you're allergic to dairy..." So you can see why I have pretty much stopped going here. In the meantime, when I'm craving Starbucks on the weekend, I usually go into the nearby Safeway for my beverage just to avoid the unfriendly weekend crew. The gals that work in the Safeway Starbucks in Prunedale are always nice and I'd rather give them my business and tips. Anyway, I highly recommend this Starbucks ONLY for the weekday, morning crew and only if Ruth is working. It would be just another Starbucks (subpar at times) if it weren't for Ruth. So be sure to ask for Ruth! read more

Starbucks - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Prunedale, California

The drink was made late by 40 minutes after we got the drinks we drank them and they tasted bad and it started hurting my stomach and it was very later and the dinks were not filled up and my croissant was hard and I can say is this place a bad read more

Good service usually...however, today my vanilla latte tastes like water.....even with an extra pump of vanilla. It's disgusting, I'm disappointed. read more

WORST STARBUCKS EVER!!!! Worst customer service!!!! We went here 8/18/19 i ordered a tall black tea lemonade and when i got my drink, all i could ever taste was straight up TEA. So i went back and told them that maybe they forgot to put lemonade?! So the girl took my drink and smirked at me!!! So rude!!!! When shes done making my drink she just threw it on the counter without saying a word. Not even an apology!!! The second drink she made was no difference from the first one!!! No lemonade whatsoever. I am never going back to this Starbucks ever!!! Go to safeway starbucks instead!!! read more

Starbucks - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Prunedale, California

Gabe is the man. So kind, so helpful. I also randomly found him on YouTube; what a talented guy. Anyway, go starbucks for hiring kind people! read more

This Starbucks seems to be mostly a drive-through business - but inside is very spacious and tidy and clean. Service was excellent and staff were about as efficient as you might expect on a Saturday afternoon when 90 degree temperatures inspire people to sit in their air conditioned cars to wait for their frappuccinos. read more

I ordered Starbucks at the wrong location, realized that it was for this location drove all the way down there to get my drinks, they were cold and Kaitlyn and Miranda where nice enough to re-due my drinks so that they could be fresh and warm. Really appreciate the kind gesture. Thank you!! read more

Drive thru down again and despite 3 staff and very few customers inside, they moved so slow. Took 15 minutes to get my coffee! Come on, you guys can do better!! read more

Stopped at this Starbucks on our way to San Jose. Fast and friendly service. They have a drive thru which is nice. I decided to try the horchata almond milk blended frapucchinno and it is delicious. They put cinnamon on the whipped cream which is a nice touch. read more

Starbucks - Horchata almond milk frappucchino blended with a shot of espresso. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Prunedale, California

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Starbucks keeps their bathrooms closed but asks you to go nextdoor to Taco Bell. They also have 8 people behind the counter and make you wait 5 minutes to place an order. We pay premium prices for your products and you treat your customers subpar? If you are a manager reading this please try harder. read more

Went in for two iced drinks. My husband went to use restroom while I placed the order. I stood at the register the entire time it took my husband to use restroom and not a single one of the six empoyees working even acknowledged I was there. Finally someone came from the back room and helped me. I ordered a venti iced vanilla latte and a venti vanilla bean creme. The iced latte was not flavored as ordered. It was simply a bitter iced coffee. The vanilla bean creme was somehow lost amongst them and had to be remade. At which time I used the restroom. Neither of the two stalls had toilet seat covers, the trash bins were full and the soap dispenser was virtually empty. I had to force the last bit of soap from it. When my drink was finally prepared, I thanked the barista only to be met with silence and the slamming down of my drink in front of me. read more

This is the first Starbucks reserve bar that I've been to. The decor is open, sparce and modern. Different feel from most Starbucks. Lost's of places to sit with plenty of power strips nearby if you need to work on a laptop or charge your phone. There are even a few chairs in the corner that you can relax and read in while you sip your coffee. The coffee is not great. If you are used to regular Starbucks coffee you might be impressed. If you are used to third wave coffee, you most certainly will not be. Service is good, not great, since there is also a drive through and they have a lot of competing priorities. Fine enough place to grab some coffee. Atmosphere 4/5 Service 4/5 Coffee 3/5 read more

Update: to circumnavigate the issues with the drive-through I physically went into the Starbucks and my order was messed up twice and they were going to make it a third time but I ran out of time to wait around for the third one so I took a very sweet and very disgusting mocha when I just wanted a latte. I have never in my lifetime visited such an incompetent coffee shop. If I wasn't living out in the sticks with very few options I would totally avoid this particular Starbucks. The employees are very young and really focused on their phones and not on the customers. read more

it's usually great experience. the barista is awesome but starbucks fix the damn lids coffe spilled all iver my gear shift. best belive if my car starts having issues tou will hear from me! read more

i wasn't going to leave a review but now i have to- i went in a last night for a coffee and it gave me food poisoning. non stop throwing up and that was the last thing i had and instantly felt sick. it wasn't anything before since it's been hours but when i drank half of it wasn't feeling good what so ever. not sure if the milk was expired or whatever but won't be coming here again!!!!!!! read more

May I say that I arrived at 4:50 pm on 8/2/20 and this location was clean, organized, and very friendly. My barista Gabe gave me the best customer experience I've ever had. He stated I'd enjoy my Vt Mocha Frapp and it was delicious. Gabe gets 5 stars. Thanks, Starbucks! read more

This crew NEVER dissapoints. I come here 6 days a week. I think at this point Ive been help by everyone. They are all great and friendly. Service is fast. Its a big store always tables available. So chill. Its always busy BUT again service is fast. Highly recommend it. Crew keep up the good work. AM CREW is the best. read more

Very rude. Wanted to add food once we got into drive window (we get it, it's annoying) but very unnecessary attitude.

This Starbucks was able to remake a drink I had previously ordered at another SB. My new drink was ready within 3 minutes and tasted way better. Thanks! read more

Travel often and come here between my trips to Monterey, always have amazing service! Gabes energy was awesome tonight, even shared a little joke we didn't get right away! read more

Very disappointing... Had my taste buds all set for a refreshing Very Berry Hibiscus for my drive home. What do I get? Lemonade. Did a circle back through the drive thru to let them know and get it corrected. Cool, was given a new drink and an apology for the error and I'm on my way with... another lemonade! Didn't have time to try again. Will skip this place from now on and try the Starbucks inside the Safeway nearby. read more

I literally live less than a mile from the Salinas drive thru starbucks but this is the one I'd rather go to even if I'm a tad late to work. I believe Ruth is her name but anytime I have had her take my order she is always so friendly and has this good energy about her! I rarely get noticed as a customer but she made me feel like a regular because she recognized who I was through the drive thru speaker. I would get chocolate smoothies and she had informed me they were soon going to discontinue them. They're always so busy and she still manages to keep up her attitude! Also, RIP to the chocolate smoothie.. they made bomb ones!! read more

They get my order right usually, but today they gave me a burnt feta wrap :( . I only found out when I drove off. Lesson learned, don't trust Starbucks employees to have the best interest for their customers. Shame on you Starbucks on vierra canyon to serve burnt food. read more

Starbucks - Burnt feta wrap, it was gross. Make sure to check your food before driving away. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Prunedale, California

Slow! Stopped for coffee at 6:45 pm on our way to the airport in San Jose. Pastry case was COMPLETELY empty!! My husband asked if there were any pastries available and was told yes, but had to take them out of the case because they were closing SOON...When I asked her what time they closed (assuming she was going to say 7 since it was close to 7) we were told 9!!!!! What the heck!! 2 hours and 15 minutes before closing they have pulled all product from display case. To top it off, she also made my coffee wrong! Will not frequent anytime soon!! read more

I go to starbucks at least 3 times a week, mostly this location since it's right across from my job. it's usually a bit of a wait and i understand but today when i went in there were no cars in drive thru and i was the only customer inside so i thought great i'm going to get my drink fast boy was i wrong. First off the employees noticed i was there and did not bother to acknowledge my presence when the cashier who was on his phone finally came up to take my order he put it on the register asked if i wanted my receipt before my ordered had even been processed and went back on his phone. read more

Each time I've come here the coffee tastes burnt. I drink my coffee black so I can taste the full flavor without having cream/milk/spices (masking the flavor of the coffee). Maybe a new roasting technique is in order? The customer service is excellent though. read more

Make sure your staff in drive thru remember to be off their headset when they're going to say rude things about the customer. I asked for a drink to be split in half (for my little ones) and she said they couldn't do that because of covid-19. I literally did it the day before and a week prior. No problem. Maybe they just changed the rules. I said no problem, please just get me an extra cup. As I'm driving off I hear her through the intercom telling her coworker that she wasn't going to do it because I could do it myself. Please teach your staff some basic mannerism. read more

OMG today there was so many flies in here. What is going on. Might not come back again. This is def the dirtiest StarB I have ever been too. read more