I love this Starbucks 129th and Pacific Avenue location to pieces! They are so consistent, caring and kind. Thank you so much Aaron for your incredible energy, positive light and wonderful smiles, I appreciate you. You are my most favorite barista ever, my heart sings as soon as I see you read more

Starbucks - Thank you so much Aaron for your incredible energy, positive light and wonderful smiles, I appreciate you. Y - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

I was so disappointed in this Starbucks location. It apparently does not have a public bathroom and the staff was not open to allow me to use the restroom cause I'm sure they have a place to go to the bathroom while I was waiting for my order and I really had to go instead they referred me to a Starbucks down the way. As for the customer service, it sucks at this location for that and that reason only. read more

Same rude female employee, not the lady with the glasses, but the other one who works opening shift. Took my order at the drive-through asked me to repeat everything didn't pull up my order on the reader board did not give me my total when I pulled to the window. I had to repeat my whole order again. I think this lady is very passive aggressive in her interactions with customers, but every one else who works there has been very friendly and pheasants. read more

I do visit this place on a daily basis and they've always been great customer service and friendly. I love when o show up they already know what I like and even called me by my name. read more

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Worst Strawberry Acai Refresher. They first made it with water when I ordered "with lemonade". I went back to return it. And the one with Lemonade was still bland and no flavor. Wasted my money read more

Great customer service no matter what time of day I go! I always ask for a surprise coffee flavor and I have never been disappointed.

Quite possibly the rudest staff at a Starbucks I've ever encountered. Was never greeted or acknowledged. Walked in and went to mobile orders, no one was there ordering and yet no one asked me what I was waiting on or ever made my drinks or food. She finally threw my drinks to me like a shuffle board. Again not even looking at me or saying anything. The food was forgotten about. After waiting more than 10 min while again no one was in the store I had to rush to get to our event and oh my drink was not even close to being right. I love being treated this way in the morning and I love spending $6 on a drink I can't even drink. Try a different location. read more

I walked in this morning and told miss KIM I had a DoorDash pickup and with her snarky fake smile with an annoyed tone in her voice followed by the fake customer service smile, (I worked in fast food for years) said that it'd be called out when it was ready so as I'm waiting i see her interact with another customer with the same Karen attitude she had with me. So then after a minute she asks one of her coworkers about the order I had told her I was there for whole time it was under the front counter and had been ready the whole time so I waited for no reason. Usually I don't write reviews for establishments like these but she really rubbed me the wrong way and im very in tune with energy's I'm a grown adult and can definitely sense when someone's annoyed with my presence as well as others. read more

It's improved! The service is much better and the people are just as friendly. I enjoy going here, even if the coffee is a little pricey, in typical Starbucks fashion. read more

Thank you for NOT letting my potty training 3 year old use the bathroom. While out running errands my toddler had a potty training emergency and had to go. I walked into Starbucks in search of a restroom. Myself and one other customer were the only ones in the lobby. I understand that other people have messed up the bathroom privileges for the rest of us, but you would think a mom trying to find a decent bathroom for her child would be an exception. I was told no and directed to the store down the street and when I replied "Thanks, hope he makes it there" the response from the counter was a condescending "yeah me too" I ended up going to another business nearby who despite having a "no public restroom" sign, allowed my toddler to use the restroom avoiding a potty training mishap. I'm glad he didn't have an accident on your lobby floor as that would have been both bad for his potty confidence and your work flow. If you are a parent of a potty training child or an expecting mom go ahead and take Starbucks off your list of places that might let you use their bathroom. read more

Had my first Starbucks experience in Parkland and it was great. I'm visiting from California and Shelby took our order and was super nice and all of our drinks were delicious. read more

horrible they do not have a public restroom! can't even order something if there is no restroom to use. Employees don't have the ability or are unwilling to use their own judgemen, obviously the employees need to use a restroom. read more

So we went there this morning and I ordered through the Drive-thru a Cinammon Dolce latte with whipp and coconut milk. First we got the cup and it was spilled everywhere, no big deal I thought, so I just wiped my cup with a napking I had in the car. Second as we are driving off I realize there is no whipped cream and the coffee is very full. I though ok no big deal, I will just have my coffee without it. Now as I took a zip something tasted off and I thought maybe is just because I didn't have whipped cream? So I kept drinking some more, but not even a quarter of the cup down, I get this bad pain, now I am lactose intolerant but I ordered coconut milk it should not be an issue. You can imagine what happens next, I had to stop drinking my coffee and rush to the restroom. I asked my fiancee to take a taste and he confirmed that it smelled and tasted spoiled. So I feel like I might have been given old coconut milk, cause I drink Starbucks quite often and I have never gotten this sick. Not cool Starbucks, not cool. read more

I'm not sure why they have such a hard time making iced coffee but it never fails if I go inside they do it just fine. If I'm in a hurry and go through the drive through it's like they lose all sense of what needs to be done. On multiple occassions I have tasted my drink to find something not quite right....I look at the bottom of the cup and there is a thick clump of chocolate and powder at the bottom. THE DRINK IS NOT GOING TO TASTE LIKE WHAT I PAID FOR IF YOU DO NOT STIR THE INGREDIENTS. Today I got a Chile Mocha through the drive through, left, took one drink and there was zero chile and zero mocha flavor. I get to work, look at the bottom of the cup and business as usual there is a heaping glob of chocolate and what I can only imagine is a mocha chile powder (??) lining the entire bottom of my Venti cup. In my ill fated attempt to stir it with my straw (I have no long spoon handy, this is why THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO STIR IT FOR YOU) my hands are now a sticky mess and the powder has coagulated in clumps throughout my drink. Had they stirred it AT ALL before putting in the ice there would be ZERO coagulation as the powder WOULD HAVE DISSOLVED. It is very frustrating paying almost $6 for a coffee drink and it's not made properly. I attempted to call the manager and let them know that someone needs to be retrained however I was told there is NO MANAGER available AT ALL today as she is in meetings...ALL DAY. read more

Starbucks - Hard to see, but AGAIN they failed to mix it properly.... That's a layer of white chocolate sauce at the bottom of my cup folks - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

The sweet lady at window Pat was amazing! So sweet and a breath of fresh air. Will definitely be coming back to this location :)

This is a very average Starbucks. Basically a meh on the wow factor scale. The coffee is fine. The location is meh (to be honest I think it's next to a drug dealer camp). The staff is okay. Nothing fabulous about it. I mostly just go through the drive thru because I've had the employees act rude to me so I'd rather not deal with them that much. It's a lot of college students so I understand that this isn't going to be there forever job but still. No need to be rude. I've tried to study in there a couple times but the music is too loud. I wasn't able to concentrate. I know that it sounds like I'm really not a fan of this place, but it's an okay Starbucks. 3 stars seems like a fair deal. I know that experiences are different each time so it's just the averaged out score I gave them. Go here if you want coffee. Who knows that you'll get. Sometimes they are good. Other times, meh. I do have a friend who works here so I try to go when he is working just so I know I'll see a friendly face. Also sometimes he will give me a discount. read more

Starbucks - Drive thru!! Staying out of the rain. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

Pretty disappointed with Starbucks this afternoon. This is our regular location and normally they are okay. But today we had our elderly dog with us and as a treat we were going to get him a pupacino(small cup of whipped cream). When we asked for it at the drive thru, the server rudely said " NO, we are too busy!" We go here almost everyday and they have been way busier and still had time to be nice. Will start going to Wolf Club or Gravity Coffee, which are both next door. read more

Almost every time I come here my coffee is made incorrectly, and today I got here an hour before closing and they told me and 2 other cars that they were closed when they're supposed to be open. I'm annoyed, I've sworn this location off twice now. I'm annoyed. If you aren't going to run the hours that are posted change the hours. read more

My experience was awful at this location, around 5:00 today I went in and ordered two drinks the cashier, she gave me no customer service and messed up on one of my drinks and then tried to say I didn't ask for it to be hot then almost didn't make me my other drink then come to find out one of my two drinks she remade me was incorrect as well. I will not be returning to this location I was very disappointed. read more

I wouldn't even give this business one star but I had to choose. They pick & choose when they want the main store open but yet allow you to order from a mobile app to only end up waiting in a drive through line over a block long because the drink is ready paid for. Apparently it's staffing issues & clearly I can see why. Do not ever come to this Starbucks!!!! read more

I visited this store yesterday. A big shout out to Holly for giving a great impersonation of grumpy smurf. What a sour person. Why on earth would that be the first point of contact for customer service... what a simple but effective blunder. The bad reviews for bad service are warranted. However, the product is predictably and consistently Starbucks to their credit. For what one pays at Starbucks for filtered city water and ground beans this level of service is a crime. Trust me, there is no magic in the beans they serve unless you call evil incantations magic... Starbucks staff should pay a little (a lot) more attention to their hiring practices. The staff is rude and clearly is doing what they have to do (versus being pleasant) which makes it a poor experience. Shame on Starbucks regional staff. This store is an embarrassment. read more

Ordered a tall blonde in a grande cup because it always spills over. Which normally comes out to $1.91 or around that when I go to the one on 72nd st, but I wasn't around that area, so didn't go there, they charged me $2.46, which wasn't a big deal to me. It took them 5 mins of me sitting by the drive thru window. Most days I'm in a hurry, but not that day, not a big deal. Then I get my coffee, way too much cream and it was luke warm if even that, and that's why I'm writing this review. One thing after the other that I decided to brush off, but coffee is supposed to be hot regardless if there's cream and sugar in it, especially if I ordered a "hot" drink. On another occasion I ordered a tall expresso frap, and the lady at the drive thru was asking, "what? a triple shot expresso, what?" Literally, I was thinking where did she get all of that from?? Anyways, I ended up ordering a coffee frap with an extra expresso shot, and a one min later of trying to order she gets the point. The amount of time for them to make my drink was three times longer than me trying to make my order. Waste of time.. Ending remarks would include: slow service, bad listening skills, and I end up paying more here than at the Starbucks on 72nd st in Tacoma. I'll stick with that one from now on, because this one is just awful. read more

This seemed to be a pretty busy Starbucks locale. My daughter and I stopped for a quick breakfast and only 1 table was available inside and this was a week day, maybe the location being close to the college? but the crowd actually was pretty diverse. The woman working the counter was nice and our barista was a little fancy and all tossing the caramel bottle in the sky like a bartender?!?! Our drinks came out delicious and as we sat and act of food, I noticed the hussle and bussel of the drive through and the banter of the employees that seemed to genuinely enjoy what they were doing, A-OK for me! read more

Great manager Sunday morning. They are all very similar but this is one of my favorites to go to. Lots of parking, well managed, friendly employees, great service & great drinks! read more

Starbucks - Starting to snow a bit. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Tacoma, Washington

I've been coming to this Starbucks for years, but over the last few months it's really gone downhill. Just today I placed my order and then watched while the barista took a phone call and dealt with an issue at another store. I had to wait at the counter (I hadn't paid, and I am honest) while he talked about schedules, went into the back to look at the calendar and came back out again. I felt like an after thought. I'm sorry, aren't my money and I the whole point of your operation? Apparently not, because they've made every effort to drive people out. They've removed half the tables and even took out the garbage cans. In short, the drive thru here is quick, but it appears to be the sole focus of this branch. It feels like they'd rather you didn't come inside at all. read more

Poor service, rude order taker. Coffee is below usual Starbucks standards. I meet a client of mine on a semi regular basis at this location. Each of the past 3 visits (over a month period) have been so far below the bar that Starbucks sets at other locations that I have no choice but to let my fellow Yelpers know that this is a Starbucks location to be skipped over. Today I was told by the person that I ordered from in a very abrupt voice "I KNOW" when I asked her for my my pastry item that she had forgotten to give to me. The coffee was from the bottom of the brewer and had enough grounds in it to give me a good tea leaf reading. The visit before the staff was arguing with a customer who was attempting to get a free drink because the drink he purchased (several days before) was not to his liking. While this is not a valid reason in my opinion to request a refund keeping the half dozen people waiting in line while arguing with a customer is not a good business decsion. We had to wait while the baristas debated and instructed the upset customer how he should of gone about asking for a new beverage. The drink costs less than five bucks. Buy him a drink and make the rest of us happy that you are trying to fill our orders and send us on our way! This location should be avoided. read more

Such a great Starbucks! Always doin the most! Kyle always makes my double shots perfect! Such a lovely boy! So much personality in one store! They've come a long way, and are doing their best! GO PARKLAND! read more

SLOW service, and they usually ring up the wrong price. There are a lot of flies in there so i dont recommend their dine in. The staff is nice but not always. Anyways, expect spending 10 to 20 minutes whenever you think about going there. read more

I ordered a toasted bagel, and had been the only customer in line. As soon as I paid, 2 more people walked into the store, and instead of throwing my bagel into the toaster, the barista proceeded to take their orders. The 2nd customer had a complicated coupon that the barista didn't understand. Then two more customers walked in and my bagel still hadn't been put into the toaster. The 3rd customer asked about ingredient information in a certain food, and the barista consulted with some others to find out if there was a particular allergen in the food. It took 11 minutes for me to get my toasted bagel, at that point $2.75 seemed way overpriced for the "convenience" of grabbing a bagel on the go. read more

Some staff should pay more attention to the task at hand instead of what one customer may or may not be partaking in, in their own vehicle.

Went through the drive thru and didn't wait long to get to the window. When I got there we got our coffee and it tasted great but the girl that was taking our order and cashed us out had a poor attitude and seemed annoyed and rolled her eyes when I asked for a puppuchino for our French bulldog in the car. read more

Love this place! My husband goes everyday and even with my crazy orders they still manage to remember how I like my drinks Perfect every time read more

Shout out to ABBY. Hands down the best customer service I've ever hand. She was simply delightful and super helpful. She went out of her way to be extremely accommodating. I will drive out of my way to visit this location for the extremely helpful, upbeat, friendly staff. Thanks Abby, you rock. read more

I was waiting for my drink for 20 minutes only to find out the had it sitting at the pick up counter. They didn't even call me, I only got my drink because I just so happen to go up and notice my stuff there. Very unprofessional. I'm irritated. read more

I absolutely love this Starbucks. I've been in here all different times of day. The staff is always friendly, always courteous , always neat and tidy. The coffee drinks are equal or above Starbucks standard every time. The store is always clean the bathrooms are always clean and well-stocked the parking lot is a little fun to get into especially during morning traffic. If you're in the neighborhood and just looking for a great coffee shop, this Starbucks is your destination. It never disappoints, and is always there for you read more

I have to agree with previous reviews. I just paid almost $6.00 for a grande frappacino and while they appeared to have a lot of staff working the drive through was incredibly slow. If we could have gotten out of line we would have but once in line we were stuck. The drink was good but I can go nearby and get one just as good for a lot less money and faster service. read more

As everybody above says, poor customer service. I bought a cup here, and I got a crack in it. I asked if I could change it out, but they said no. I then asked them if I could get some sort of a discount if I purchased a new mug; of course they said no! I've spent so over hundreds of dollars here, I'm sure glad there are several Starbucks in the area. read more

This Starbucks is the definition of SLOW. Literally last Saturday I entered the drive thru at 7:25 & was in line until 7:50!! Nearly 30 mins in a DRIVE THRU? When I arrived at the window I was not offered an apology or any indication that the staff realized that their service times were so terrible or unacceptable. Then when I called the restaurant to speak to a manager about my experience, I was told she was "too busy" to hear about my experience in her restaurant. Really? Doing what? Certainly not keeping your drive they moving or serving customers. Needless to say I stay clear of here anywhere before noon as they clearly can't staff or manage for an expected morning peak. Terrible. read more

I waited at drive thru mic for 5 mins and no one served me... I drove to the window and rang the bell several times still no help. I drove past and saw customers and employees still working... idk what the deal is. read more

I've only been here a handful of times and service always suck! They take forever to make your drinks and then make you wait quite awhile at the window. I'm glad I found a drive-thru closer to my house so I can just avoid this place. read more