This branch of Starbucks is probably their most central location in Sheffield, it is on Fargate close to the Cathedral. This store is a franchise store which is a big downer as it means you have to pay more for your beverage (I personally paid £0.60 more!), they do still accept Starbucks cards, however.
The store its-self is set over two floors, but I found it to be pretty old-fashioned, dark and unwelcoming, with only a small counter right at the back of the store, they also had a small, heavy door to get through to get into the store, compared to the modern, glass automatic stores which most "outside" locations of Starbucks seem too have now (or at least an open door - after all it wasn't too chilly!)
The staff seemed more interested in talking amongst themselves, and were rather rude and seemed disinterested in customers.
My beverage quality was poor, despite asking for extra vanilla twice they didn't seem to put in extra, my drink was also coming out of the top of my cup with no napkins or attempt to clean it, which once again for me shows careless attitudes. Luckily I had some napkins in my bag from an earlier meal or I could have got wet, just trying to drink my beverage!
They also don't seem to offer a reusable cup discount here, normally every Starbucks store gives you £0.25 back - either my server forgot it or they don't offer it, making an already expensive drink compared to regular stores again cost more!
From start to finish, the vibe I got from this store in overall feel, service and beverage quality was frankly woeful, it made me even question if this really was a Starbucks, with the things I normally love about the coffee powerhouse being bad at this location. Franchise shouldn't mean sub-par!
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