Starbucks on Great Portwood Street, is a brand new Starbucks location, a much-needed location in the area, which opened in the former Pizza Hut unit, in March 2023.
The interior of the store is large, modern and spacious with lots of comfortable seating and a good selection of merchandise.
I ordered my go-to Starbucks order, a Venti Vanilla Cold Brew with pouring cream, although they had forgotten the pouring cream at first, they added this straight away without a kerfuffle.
I had no complaints with my drink, it met the usual Starbucks standards, It looked and tasted good, and as a corporate-owned location, they support mobile ordering with prices costing what they should. (No franchise Starbucks surcharge here)
The baristas here seemed friendly and happy to engage in conversation, I was chatting with a male barista about the opening of the new store, who was very friendly. I would have liked them to pay more care to clean the tables, there were many tables visually dirty and covered in crumbs, some of them right in front of the counter, and this didn't seem to be taken care of, even when the queues had died down and the store wasn't busy at all.
The opening hours are reasonable, being open until 9 pm Monday to Saturday, it is a shame to see them close earlier, at 7 pm on a Sunday, especially with this being a retail park location, so hopefully, this will be reviewed shortly.
There is car parking right outside the store, but it is a bit of a tight squeeze, if you're unable to find a spot, there is plenty of parking nearby if you don't mind walking a bit further.
4* - A good Starbucks location with a spacious, modern interior and a good standard of drinks and service, a couple of minor problems, but I look forward to visiting this location in the near future, in a much-needed location for good coffee. read more