Starbucks

I had spent three hours walking around Sherway Gardens and needed a drink to quench my thirst. I saw a sign saying that Starbucks was up ahead. I went with it.
Although Starbucks is connected to the mall, you actually have to walk outside to get into the café. I find that bizarre and a tad inconvenient when you are hauling a ton of purchases with you. I am glad that it was also a mild winter day. This physical setup seems odd.
I ordered an iced green tea. Service was fast and friendly. My barista liked that I said thanks to her.
The free wifi works well. My iced green tea hit the spot.
Quality and service are wonderful here. I just think that the café should consider a door entrance from the café to the mall.

What a bad starbucks I drink starbucks everyday and the fact that i work in this mall is the only thing that will keep me coming here. The staff is super slow like today someone was sweeping while the line almost went out the door… Sweep when the line calms down not at 9:30 Am when all the mall workers are trying to get to work! Then they take forever to make my drink and while they do that the insist one trying to make small talk with every customer less smalltalk I haven’t had my coffee yet hence when I’m here!
The mall needs another starbucks so badly it isn’t funny because this place is so annoying to go to. Plus it isn’t even in the mall so if I want to go here on my break my options are to Freeze on the walk over or the lug around my jacket and Im too lazy for that so chances are I’ll just force myself to freeze in the winter.
although its a bad starbucks they haven’t messed ump drink so thats a bonus and I’ll be back because its the most convenient when I’m working.

Crappy attitude Batistas is this location’s downfall. Your people determine your stores clients willingness to return to this location.

The Shop is connected to Sherway Gardens and is on one of the west mall entrance side, so you will have to go outside the mall. The shop looked quite new, has a great vibe and look. There was decent seating availability and the service was fast, friendly and they made the drink right!
You can get Second cup or Timothy’s inside the mall if you are not in a mood to go outside. I parked beside Starbucks and got the coffee before going in.

Asking for non fat milk is not a trick questions!
They only had whole milk. On a Saturday morning!

Its Starbucks
Great Parking

Pretty good spot to kill time if you have a laptop. I was able to scoop a spot by a power outlet.
Please note, though. The hot chocolate is NOT dairy free. I kind of with the baristas had the presence of mind to check the mix ingredients, even after I told them how I was VERY allergic to dairy.

I had a moment of utter confusion when I first came to Sherway Gardens and tried to find Starbucks. I knew they had a store here since it’s on their website and people walked around with their cups. But when I looked at mall map… nothing. I even walked around the ENTIRE mall in search of it. I couldn’t find it… I ended up going to Second Cup (which is just as good and Canadian).
Turns out the reason why I couldn’t find it is because it’s INconveniently OUTSIDE the mall but ‘attached’ to the physical building. The only way to access it is to walk out the mall and voila, order to your hearts content. Due to the fact it’s outside, it has less traffic than Second Cup so it’s easy to get an espresso drink without waiting.
Service is quick and efficient. The cappuccino wasn’t bad but certainly not the best. Average fare for mall coffee. So if you’re desperate for Starbucks, trek outside. Otherwise, you have choices inside the mall with Second Cup, Michel Baguettes, Tim Hortens, and Faema that are more conveniently located inside.