Reviews for Starbucks in Alameda, CA
tried to charge me to add milk to my hot tea, if I had ordered coffee they would not have batted an eye. And no I did not want a... fog or steamed milk. Corp was all whatever, if the drink order is outside the original way they make it...blah blah blah. If youwould not charge a coffee drinker for milk, why are you charging tea drinkers who like to drink tea the English way? Read more
My double shot, extra hot cappuccino tastes almost no shot, warm milk! Just one barista, understandably early morning on a... Sunday -extremely rude and seemingly incompetent. I told her it doesn?t taste double shots because I know what double shottastes like, and that?s the drink I paid for. She refused and mentioned that I need to pay more if I wanted more shots in mydrink. Perhaps it?s an isolated experience, but disappointing that at Starbucks the barista has not been trained in customerservice nor have the knowledge to make a cup of cappuccino. Read more
This location I constantly hit because I shop the Alameda Safeway. There are more employee lights to this candle than... management candle. You can get a manager here who is only interested in shoving mediocre made coffee down customer's throatsand employees who are willing to grow, work with discipline and create what beautiful dimensions in coffee actually exist. Twobaristas now work at this location who have chosen to heed my Socratic pourover tutelage and one who simply can't listen. Thatconstitutes the majority of the staff at this small location inside Safeway. But, it's like film director Bob Zemeckis told meonce when I was just an ice cream scooper and an improv student, "You're here now." At least two of these staff baristas, asopposed to the manager, who is great in her managerial ways but not so much in customer service ways, if you are to evaluateabove the turnstile standard, as all baristas should be evaluated as. For just a few tweaks in how you handle the bean aftermonths of careful farming and storage/maturing/mellowing and craftsman/artisan levels of roasting prevents you from ruiningmonths of work and care of other people. Those few weeks take a little more time, and corporate coffee has determined itsprofit model not to be inclusive of the finer touches that damage profit curves. Kinda like yield curves, you know? Wellactually, just like them. I will raise the review on this establishment when they earn it, and all of you followers whopatronize this location, tell them to make you a pourover, and rinse well the paper filter and bloom the groundsproperly. Otherwise, you're going to be missing at least a half and probably more like two thirds of the flavor experiencefresh coffee making (as opposed to stored coffee flavor - that's what made all these billions, but yielded no flavor blessingto the fleeced public) offers. Remember, folks, the day of the coffee bean is here, and it is time to take the peppermint,chocolate and f Read more
Very typical Starbucks - good little-burned pikes place coffee. Good pastry - lemon pound cake. The outdoor seating tables are... in need to cleaned though. Read more
Very friendly and pleasant staff, but a terrible place to work, as there are no electrical outlets. Also, I received the worse... grande mocha frappuccino ever. It was probably an isolated incident. The atmosphere is upbeat due to happy employees Read more
I wouldn't say it's anything special. Just one of the in-store Starbucks. The customer service is good and relatively fast... (depending also on how busy Safeway is - the line can turn very long). Sadly you can't use coupons or awards here, but they areconvinient for a quick drink. The baked goods stand is usually pretty empty (and it's small to begin with), so come early in themorning if you wish to have something. Read more
The service scores 100% smiles. The food is casual chic, ranging from healthy diet "picky" to decadent calorie laden.... Starbucks, popular with South Shore shoppers, is always crowded, yet I manage to find a good seat 95% of the time. Read more
This place used to have a geeat service a while ago, It is getting worse in the last few years. They go out certain items for... weeks. When you ask, their responce have attitude. They do not treat everyone with same attitude. I been comming fot ten yearsinbthe same place. I am glad Alameda got many cofee places. Read more