This branch of Starbucks is located in "The Gallery" in Meadowhall and is one of three branches of Starbucks inside the large shopping centre, for online ordering purposes via the app this is the "Lowery Gallery" store and it is basically a large mall kiosk and is opposite Sports Direct and USC building, Millie's Cookies and Mothercare.
The branch follows the fairly newer and modern mall kiosk layout from Starbucks, similar to the one at Westfield London but the overall store its-self I found to be a poor Starbucks branch.
The setup and layout of the store seemed uncomfortable and it felt like they were rushing you in and out, and trying to appeal to a more to-go market, for example, there isn't a large number of tables or virtually any comfortable seating.
The staff here didn't seem too friendly either, they also seemed frustrated at my attempts to put in multiple mobile orders because I wanted to get more stars, especially with the Star dash going on where I need to get 18 stars for them to double, which is one of the flaws in the Starbucks system as obviously, I feel you should get one star per item purchased and not just one star per transaction.
My overall drink quality was awful, it wasn't mixed when making as it should be, and I could only drink half the drink before the watery, bleachy terrible taste kicked in, which was really bad.
My friend also commented the quality of her beverage wasn't as good as other stores, I'd even go as far to say the table was actually uncomfortable and made me want to leave even sooner than relax in comfy seating and surroundings which most Starbucks stores tend to be.
Due to multiple issues with this branch, including the awful and below standard beverage quality, where I ended up leaving half of my drink, as well as issues with the overall feel of the branch being far from nice or comfortable and the fact the staff seemed closer to rude than friendly and helpful, I feel this is one of the poorer Starbucks stores in Meadowhall and perhaps even one of the worse stores I have visited, this was even shown through tables across the store being left untidy, some with half drunk drinks etc, so this branch certainly deserves a one-star rating. read more