This is a fairly nice Starbucks located in Soledad just off of the 101 freeway. We usually stop here on our way up to Nor Cal or down to So Cal. It has a drive-thru which makes it convenient. The line and registers are in the back of the store and the waiting area is near the front by the tables, so it does not get too clogged up waiting for drinks. The servers are friendly and always get our drinks correct, even the more difficult orders. The drive-thru moves quickly and again, they always get our drinks right. Only complaint: The bathrooms need a little more attention. This place gets a lot of people coming through since it is located right off of the freeway and they need to take a little extra care with making sure the bathrooms are cleaned. We always make a point to stop here to get drinks because of its convenient location and friendly service. 25/100 read more

It's sad to see such negative reviews. I had a great experience at this Starbucks. All of the staff members greeted me with smiles when I walked in and said thank you multiple times when I left. read more

I want to Starbucks this morning and ask for a pink drink. What I got was DISAPPOINTING, when I asked for a Pink drink I expected a sweet tasty drink instead I got a water downed non-sweet drink, I am very disappointed. read more

Bathrooms are closed, very inconvenient for people traveling and want to make one stop. Had I known I would have not even stopped here.

So, I woke up and realized we ran out of coffee at home. What do I do....jump in my car and head to my local Starbucks drive-thru. I order a Venti Pumpkin Spice Latte (for the husband), a Grande Triple White Mocha with Hazelnut (for self), a White Hot Chocolate for my son and my son saw the Pumpkin Scone, so I ask for a Pumpkin Scone. They girls response was "Oh we don't have any, we probably won't get them this year, we can't even order them in our system". I replied, " you may need to take out or change out your sign or something because that's like false advertising", her response, "I would if Starbucks would send me a new one". I don't know to me that was kinda rude they way she responded and the tone of her voice. So, we then ordered Washington Apple Pound Cake for my son. When we got our order the girl didn't even asked if I wanted my receipt, so we drive off because my husband and son are leaving out of town within they hour. About half way home my son takes a drink of his suppose to be a White Hot Chocolate but he tells me it's a regular Hot Chocolate. He begins to eat his Washington Apple Pound Cake, he makes a face like he didn't like it, so I taste it. It was soggy and not that great. For paying almost $20 and the gas I used to drive over, I tell my son you would think I would get what I paid for but nope can't even get that. I was not happy with this visit and its not the first time at this Starbucks. The last time I went thru the drive-thru they made my drink wrong and forgot my extra shot of espresso, good thing i tasted it before I hit the freeway. I had to turn around and get off my car to let them know my drink tasted like MILK. So, the drive-thru girl who took my ordered just ask if they could just stir in the espresso instead of making me a new one....really!!!!!! Lucky that time the girl who was serving the in-house customers over heard the conversation and offered to make me a new drink, now that is customer service!!! read more

I'm not a coffee junkee, but I regularly visit this Starbucks in Soledad before 7 a.m.and early-mid afternoon on my travels up and down Highway 101 and I'd simply like to give a shout-out to the consistently friendly and good service I receive when I stop in during these off-hours. For months now, it is very friendly and puts a smile on my face. Thank you! read more

I had great service at this location! Wish I would have got the name of the girl who serviced me. I would recommend this Starbucks location. My drink was super good read more

Usually the Starbucks is really great! I went today and both of my drinks were trash. and there was this guy with glasses who had an attitude. You all probably changed the staff, which was probably one of the worse ideas ever because usually the coffees are great here. read more

It's a good spot for a pit stop while driving on 101-N. Friendly service, fresh coffee and bakery items, and a clean restroom.

Eleven people behind the counter~ awesome! Very nice employees- awesome! Out of everything- promoting pumpkin scones- they're out... promoting pumpkin iced coffees- they're out! Not employees fault at all. Surprising for such a large company. read more

Just had an incident through the drive-through window where they didn't have short cups or tall cups was made to purchase a Venti cup of coffee otherwise I would not be able to get my drink I'm going to the Starbucks on a daily basis I've noticed employees have bad attitudes only reason I had to go in is because I enjoy my coffee from the product Starbucks but at this point I am thinking to stay away from the Starbucks in Solidad California one of the employees yelled at me through the window when I drove away be at peace his name is William time was 10:40 in the morning on Friday tried to contact a manager somebody answered phone when I ask for manager and the name they were very relentless to give me the name of the manager also gave me the attitude very poorly ran Starbucks read more

on our way back home from SF we made this little pit stop. Hidden next to Denny's restaurant. Plenty of parking, drive thru friendly, employees are super friendly read more

Not sure why this place is rated so low. We drove through this morning and had very fast and efficient service!

By far thee worst bucks I've ever been to. Now I don't know if they are understaffed or what. But the wait for a coffee is exaggerated. Additionally the staff is so not friendly. I walk up to the counter; the staff is working hard, however; no one acknowledges me for at least 6/8 minutes. At least let me know you'll be with me in a moment instead of chatting with your colleagues. Believe me when I say that the drive thru isn't any better. The lines accumulate very quickly and take forever to move. As you wait you see car orders coming out and it's like two maybe three drinks coming out. That takes you 20 minutes to pull of. geez! Get your sh** together Starbucks... This is a prime location right off the 101. Up your staff, retrain your staff. Let's get the service quality up and moving. read more

Hit or miss. Either the team is super friendly and helpful or they're complete crap, rude and lazy. I'm a fair tipper. I tip every visit, but when I tip lazy squad, they never count my money they just shove it I their drawer and grab remaining change like I only tipped 5 cents... Your loss, bro. You're paying your own company. You're better off visiting another location if you're looking for consistency. read more

Not the Starbucks to stop at - maybe use the drive through. Stopped by to use the facilities and get a drink. It was a little tricky to find. There is plenty of parking in front of the store. After seeing the conditions inside the restrooms and seeing the trash on the floor of the main area we decided to not even order. They may have the best food and the best staff but cleanliness is important too. read more

We got a vanilla frappucino from the drive through. We did not know that it didn't have caffeine went back inside and asked for a shot. Both times we had friendly and fast service! read more

We stopped here twice the last three days on our way to and from camping. We thoroughly enjoyed both stops leaving me in wondering about the 2.5 rating. Service was prompt and friendly, the restroom was clean, the drinks and food were fine, up to Starbuck's standards. When we stopped on Sunday afternoon, it was crowded and the floor was littered. Today, on a Tuesday morning, the floor was clean and the tabletops were spotless. We also enjoyed the young baristas. We'll definitely stop here again. read more

Worst Starbucks I've been in. From the tattered umbrella and weeds at the entrance, to the overflowing trash cans and uncleaned tables, the filthy bathroom with no toilet paper, and the uninterested staff, I will not return here. read more

The worst ever! For one it's hard to find it has a dumb drive thru you can barely see. The service too slow. I stoped on my way back home because I figured it would be fast. I ended up getting out of the line and leaving. Do not stop here read more

Almost 30 minutes after being told they got my mobile order they are just behind I am still sitting around waiting for my mobile order. And one of the girls working screeches so loud and high pitched it's startling. They need a better process and she needs to lower her voice she's going to blow out all of our ear drums take it down an octave. All for them to not have gotten my order. read more

Quick service, but by far the dirtiest location we've seen. Let's fill the napkin dispenser and get the bathroom door lock fixed. read more

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This is a great little Starbucks to stop by if you're travelling along the coast. Acess on and off the 101 Fwy is quick and easy. The drive through is open later than the inside of this cafe which a good thing since it was late in the evening when I stopped here. The guy working the drive though was very friendly and got my order perfect, even though it was somewhat complicated. I don't have a single favorite drink, but like to mix it up a little. On this occasion I asked for a grande Americano with three inches of steamed breve and six pumps of sugar free vanilla syrup. He chuckled when I gave my order and promised me he'd give it to me at the window made perfectly. When I pulled up to the window with the card on my Starbucks phone app ready to pay he leaned out the window and told me there was a problem. I assumed the problem was with my drink, but he assured me that my drink was perfect and that the problem was with the computer system that had gone down and that they were unable to process my charge transaction. He asked if I'd mind terribly just taking the drink for free. SCORE! I give them five stars for customer service and five stars for making my drink to perfection. read more

This might be harsh. But I've worked at a Starbucks for 8 years. There is no one in line. Everyone has waiting on drinks. 6 people on the floor and I waited 20 minutes for my drink. Unacceptable. As a supervisor he or she should manage their team better. This is why philz and peets are better. Service is more people. read more

This starbucks is right off the freeway so the wait and service is very long. I stopped here for a drink on the way home from socal. The line was super long and the wait was super long for your drink too. There was lots of travelers and different type of people. There are tons of workers but drinks were getting mixed up and not made in the order it was ordered. read more

the only plavce to stop when going north or south between SLO And Carmel! often crowded with the other drivers trekking the route, this Starbucks over employs baristas, so the beverges come out onetime. it,s friendly here in the hinterlands, so buck up and drink up, only two hours to SF. My Mocha Cap was perfecto! read more

The staff was friendly upon entering, the store was incredibly clean, and they made our drinks quickly and correctly. It's not right off the freeway so it does take a moment to get there, but since it's in a mall there are multiple places to park, or there's a drive through if that's your thing. All in all, an excellent store. read more

This Starbucks is stellar, they are on top of it. Always clean bathroom and consistently great lattes. I only wish they would carry the pumpkin latte year round. Great customer service once I only had a $100 bill which is a rarity and they couldn't make change so the latte was on the house. Thanks Starbucks for teaching your employees right. read more

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I love this Starbucks the two guys working we're so nice unlike the girl, who rudely told us to pull up even though we were closely behind a van and really couldn't do that. We did get the two nice guys names but they apologized for her rudeness. Thank you to those two nice guys. read more

It's happening.

I was pretty surprised how rude one of the staff members was, Mayra. She was incredible cold, bitter and unhelpful. Had it not been the only Starbucks for miles, we wouldn't have ordered from them. Plus seeing flies all around the food was disgusting. read more

Asked for two Venti chai lattes and when I received two grandes instead, I notified the barista who told me I'd have to get back in line and get a refund and reorder my drinks. Was on a time crunch so had to make do. Noticed multiple other people receive the wrong drink as well. read more

I have never seen anything like this. Hard to even describe how bad the experience was. - They were out of any size besides "tall" - I ordered a caramel macchiato. After waiting for 25 minutes, it was nowhere in sight. People were waiting all around for drinks and the employees weren't doing anything I just walked out. Absolute waste of money. read more

Horrible, horrible service here. My phone based Starbucks card had run out of money. I wanted to refill it with cash, as I have in the past, because I don't want my bank account linked to a Starbucks card. The woman at the register told me I couldn't refill it with cash...why, I don't know, since I've done it before. So I said, I wanted her to put the points on my account and I'd pay in cash. She rang me up and didn't put the points on my account, so I asked to her please add them. She said she couldn't, I looked at her like "what?" Then she asked someone else how to do it. They explained...she had to return everything and then ring it up again. When she returned everything the total was different (lower) than it had been when I paid. At that point I told her the total was different and asked why. She couldn't answer, so I just said never mind and left. I will never go to that Starbucks again. They need to train their employees better... read more

I ordered a strawberry frappe with Java chip and was completely disappointed smh and my daughter ordered a dragon drink and they even messed up on that and when I asked dragon drink not Dagon fruit. I asked for them to remake it and the girl didn't remake but pours the one the one drink into another cup and then added coconut milk and there was hardly any dragon fruit in it so her drink just tasted like coconut milk . I never have a problem at any other Starbucks but the one here . And it seems that they always have new people all the time and I see why . That's why I never like coming to this Starbucks . Won't ever order anything from here again . The Starbucks hiring manager needs to train proper here cause this is ridiculous. I'm paying for a drink and is not satisfied read more

Ok.. been going now for a few weeks, I have to say, I agree with the horrible reviews.. I only stop because its convenient. No more.. today I felt like I was walking into a night club. Had to repeat order 3x.. music was so loud, I had to get out in a hurry, thought I was going to loose. My hearing.. I only gave 1 star because I had to to leave this comment. Another lady behind me in line commented on the loud music, but the guy behind the register didn't do anything. Ya I've been to many star bucks.. this is the worst experience. Now where can a person have a relaxing experience with night club loud rap music to listen to.. so there.. I'm saying this because its true.. I hope the employees and manager read this and do something about it.. read more

I live in SLO county but come by often when I pick my daughter up in Soledad. EVERY TIME I come here the baristas are rude. Today takes the cake though. I did a mobile order and went through the drive thru. When I get to the window the girl hands me two drinks and two pastry bags. When my daughter opens hers it's empty. I go inside and they get on my case about not having a mask on. I wasn't expecting to get out of the car. I explain to them that I picked up my mobile order from the drive thru and that they gave me an empty bag. Girl goes "We don't have it!" Uh ok? Should have told me that instead of just giving me the empty bag. Seriously? No apologies nothing just rude. The guy offered to replace it with something else but kept bringing up the fact that I didn't have a mask on. I wouldn't have had to go inside if y'all didn't try and pass off an empty bag. They're jerks here. And I used to be barista there is no reason why the staff here has to act this way. read more

Stopped for a mug of coffee around Restroom looked like it had not been cleaned since early a.m. toilet paper, paper towels, and seat covers littered the floor. Got back on the road. Took a sip. It was barely warm. Could have chugged it like it was a beer! But my bad for not checking the temp. Was not a good visit. read more

Customer service is always wack here. There are a few who have great attitudes. But most don't know how to hide that they hate their job. PS this is every time I come here. read more

I used to stop here on my way home from work for a chocolate chip Frappuccino or at times an iced coffee. Always fast friendly service and the condiments bar was always kept clean and we'll stocked. read more