Starbucks

Nice place. Good patio. But why they close at 8pm?
:(
In Montréal Starbucks close at 10pm
We also have 24h coffee. Make sense… you cannot sleep! ;)
It’s the cycle of Life babe! ;)

The Starbucks located in Kingsland Plaza is pretty solid overall, plenty of parking in the area and the location itself is pretty unassuming. The location can get pretty busy, especially with all the schools in the area, but it can also be pretty quiet and relaxing at times too. I think the newer Starbucks location on the corner of Elbow and Southland stole some traffic as well; it doesn’t seem as busy as I’m used to seeing it which is nice.
Staff here are decent enough, on my most recent order I ordered one of the new Frappuccino Fan Flavours. As a Starbucks member I’m on the up with all the new Starbucks offerings, so I knew about these on the very first day which happened to be on this visit. I thought it was odd how there was zero advertising in-​store for it, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. So when I put in my order for a «Cupcake Crème Frappuccino» I wasn’t too surprised by the blank faced stare and confusion I got back. I explained that they was new Fan Flavours that were just launched today, and in a slightly panicked state he quickly located a stack of new recipes in front of him that no one had bothered to go through. From there they were able to recover fine and they produced this Starbucks location’s very first Cupcake Crème Frappuccino ever! Haha I almost felt special!!! I definitely don’t blame the baristas for not knowing the new recipes, this should have been brought to their attention my management/​supervisors.
So after some slight confusion I got my new treat and it was delicious! Just like a Cupcake! Definitely happy the staff were able to figure it out and didn’t just say «no, we don’t have that». I headed out to continue my day from there, but this location does have a decent amount of seating available if I wanted to stay. There’s the comfier loungish area up front with tables and chairs, and a less comfortable area in the back with a bars against the wall. They’re armed with free Wi-​Fi as well, so it’s a decent enough location to plug-​in for a little bit if need be. I’d recommend evening hours for this location, lunch and after school hours you may have the seasonal school rushes. Unfortunately they do close at 8:00pm, so not ideal for night time lounging.

Excellent coffee and most of the staff always wear a smile for everyone. It’s tough to keep a location like this net and tidy and ship shape with all the customers that come through constantly. But — if I must give a review that is the only area I can see being improved at this location when possible. That, and the wiggly table by the window.

Friendly staff and quick service. Can get busy with the high school crowd at certain times, but they seem to handle those peak times with fast and professional service with a smile.

Two stars. One for the coffee, and one for the personable patrons that I’ve met here. However, if it weren’t for the patrons the coffee would not be enough to keep me coming back. It’s too bad, really, that it takes some people soooo long to warm up their sense of humor.
Three more stars are waiting for this store if I start feeling a little more welcome to return.
Maybe it’s just the weather, but ALL of the staff. Yakima, help me out here… am I THAT strange of a customer??? Customer service, right? Even if the patron is a wack-​a-​doo?!

This place is awesome because of the manager Steve… he remembers your name, the drink you get, smiles, jokes and neutralizes a bitter early morning crowd.

Friendly staff and a strong cup of hot brown.