Take-out: Yes Accepts Credit Cards: Yes Bike Parking: Yes Good for Working: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range Moderate
8 reviews
Basil Nowack
I've tried this Starbucks a few times and I'm done. With two other locations close by at 26th & Broadway or 29th & Park, I'd rather go to those if I'm going to Satrbucks.
This is a small location with a couple of tables and counter seats.
But it's the drinks and experience at this location that have turned me off. One of my regular drink orders is a venti iced tea, so I know how it's made from getting it at various locations. Starbucks is very procedural in how their drinks are made, so it surprises me that this location isn't able to get my drink right. Once, I asked for light ice. The pickup counter is right next to the "barista" so you can hear everything they say. The so-called barista read outloud that I asked for light ice to one of her coworkers and proceeded to say "you know what that means". She proceeded to load up a heaping measured cup of ice. Suffice it to say, my venti drink was half ice and more than usual if I had gotten it regular ice and at any other location.
Another time, I ordered the same exact venti iced tea but it tasted bland and watered down already. A different barista made my drink but didn't put enough pumps of the flavor I asked for.
Why is there no consistency when it's a chain that is highly standardized?
Polite service, quick and efficient. Very nice baristas here.
I enjoyed my coffee along with a slice of the Iced Lemon Pound cake. The music was great, like James Brown playing in the background, old school funk, nice! My drink was hot, made right without any mistakes.
Free wi-fi. It was nice to sit down and chill after all the walking around while visiting NYC.
Maybe I'm just hot on this Starbucks, but I've had really great service here. My drinks are always made to order and the service is reasonable given the times and days I've visited. The baristas are seriously some of the most friendly I've come across, which is why I probably had such a good experience and kept returning. They were laughing, smiling, looking like they were happy to be there and acknowledging each customer. That goes a long way in my book.
The Starbucks here really tiny and there is nothing special about it. It is really close to my workplace so I'm here quite often. They have messed up my order a few times but I always have to run back to my office so I don't have time to ask them to make it again.
It is often crowded when I visit and sometimes takes a bit of time to order
Did not even know this Starbucks location was close to my office. In fact, with less than a dozen reviews I don't think many people know its here. Sure, it's small and in a nondescript spot along 5th Ave and 28th, but there were a few wifi hogs here even at this location.
It a tiny but efficient Starbucks with friendly baristas who serve up your caffeine pretty quickly. Not much seating save for a few tables and counter space along the wall. Small display with coffee retail products to purchase. I guess they get a mix of tourists and local workers from the surrounding area coming here.
Now that I know this one is here I might use it rather than the more crowded location on Park Ave around the block.
Very minimal table seating. One ledge for standing and bar stool seating for laptops and tablet addicts. No bathroom facility on site. Service is average. Space is small.
This is the least busiest, also the better staffed, Starbucks near the office. I don't have to wait on line behind twenty people at a time every time I want a cup of coffee and even when they are busy, they get through the orders and drinks quickly compared to the one on Park or on 5th.
I'm not usually around this area, but I stopped by for some half-priced Frappucinos during happy hour (3-5pm).
They have the green tea matcha frap here! It's not on the menu, but if you ask, most places give it to you.
I loved that this location wasn't ridiculously busy, either – plenty of space and seats to go around, and you don't have to wait an hour for your drink.
What sparked me to write a review on Starbucks was how nice the baristas were!
I've tried this Starbucks a few times and I'm done. With two other locations close by at 26th & Broadway or 29th & Park, I'd rather go to those if I'm going to Satrbucks.
This is a small location with a couple of tables and counter seats.
But it's the drinks and experience at this location that have turned me off. One of my regular drink orders is a venti iced tea, so I know how it's made from getting it at various locations. Starbucks is very procedural in how their drinks are made, so it surprises me that this location isn't able to get my drink right. Once, I asked for light ice. The pickup counter is right next to the "barista" so you can hear everything they say. The so-called barista read outloud that I asked for light ice to one of her coworkers and proceeded to say "you know what that means". She proceeded to load up a heaping measured cup of ice. Suffice it to say, my venti drink was half ice and more than usual if I had gotten it regular ice and at any other location.
Another time, I ordered the same exact venti iced tea but it tasted bland and watered down already. A different barista made my drink but didn't put enough pumps of the flavor I asked for.
Why is there no consistency when it's a chain that is highly standardized?
Polite service, quick and efficient. Very nice baristas here.
I enjoyed my coffee along with a slice of the Iced Lemon Pound cake. The music was great, like James Brown playing in the background, old school funk, nice! My drink was hot, made right without any mistakes.
Free wi-fi. It was nice to sit down and chill after all the walking around while visiting NYC.
Maybe I'm just hot on this Starbucks, but I've had really great service here. My drinks are always made to order and the service is reasonable given the times and days I've visited. The baristas are seriously some of the most friendly I've come across, which is why I probably had such a good experience and kept returning. They were laughing, smiling, looking like they were happy to be there and acknowledging each customer. That goes a long way in my book.
The Starbucks here really tiny and there is nothing special about it. It is really close to my workplace so I'm here quite often. They have messed up my order a few times but I always have to run back to my office so I don't have time to ask them to make it again.
It is often crowded when I visit and sometimes takes a bit of time to order
Did not even know this Starbucks location was close to my office. In fact, with less than a dozen reviews I don't think many people know its here. Sure, it's small and in a nondescript spot along 5th Ave and 28th, but there were a few wifi hogs here even at this location.
It a tiny but efficient Starbucks with friendly baristas who serve up your caffeine pretty quickly. Not much seating save for a few tables and counter space along the wall. Small display with coffee retail products to purchase. I guess they get a mix of tourists and local workers from the surrounding area coming here.
Now that I know this one is here I might use it rather than the more crowded location on Park Ave around the block.
Very minimal table seating. One ledge for standing and bar stool seating for laptops and tablet addicts. No bathroom facility on site. Service is average. Space is small.
This is the least busiest, also the better staffed, Starbucks near the office. I don't have to wait on line behind twenty people at a time every time I want a cup of coffee and even when they are busy, they get through the orders and drinks quickly compared to the one on Park or on 5th.
I'm not usually around this area, but I stopped by for some half-priced Frappucinos during happy hour (3-5pm).
They have the green tea matcha frap here! It's not on the menu, but if you ask, most places give it to you.
I loved that this location wasn't ridiculously busy, either – plenty of space and seats to go around, and you don't have to wait an hour for your drink.
What sparked me to write a review on Starbucks was how nice the baristas were!