Starbucks

renovation of the entire block the Starbucks has been closed along with the chilies on the other corner and the pool bar and the Nashville bar… good. They all suck

If you feel like having a coffee, Starbucks Waikiki tradecenter might be the place for you. This place got lots of international tourists drinking coffee. The service is also above average so I give this location a 4 star.

I love all the Starbucks locations. Everyone is so friendly and they have the patience of angels. This Starbucks was nice and clean and they had my Carmel brûlée latte in a snap.

Love this Starbucks ! Pleasant and great staff who offer great customer service and made our drinks just right.
Clean and decorative, although it’s nearing the holidays, they had a cheery vibe.
Referred to my name from the start to finish. Felt extra special
Close to hotels and shops and walking distance from where I was staying at

i work in Waikiki and this one located at the OHANA Waikiki West is the closest to my office. even though i park at the Waikiki Trade Center and there’s a Starbucks right in the building, i still prefer the store at the West.
i’m pretty much a regular here and i just LOVE the morning crew… Shaun, Paul and Topher are my favorite workers there as they’re always so friendly and know how to engage with their customers. everytime my co-​worker and i step foot into the store, they always greet us by name and with a smile. sometimes they’ll even get our drinks started for us since we usually get the same thing all the time. and they know me so well where they know when it’s pumpkin season, i’m all about the PSL. but when the holidays are pau, they know i go back to my caramel macchiatto drink.
i’ve never experienced bad customer service here and i’ve been coming to this store for the past 5 years! plus, the store is usually always clean and when asked to refill anything even during rush hour, they never give attitude even when they’re in the middle of doing something. i love their sense of urgency and their friendliness at this location.

I love this Starbucks. Everyone who works there is always nice, never rude. I understand there are days when everyone may not be 100% chipper, but I’ve never experienced rudeness. I believe you get what you give. The baristas here are always nice or at the very least, normal. Never experienced bad customer service. They are also very quick in getting through a line which is a good skill to have! My drinks are always delicious. The store is always clean. They also let me pay in multiple transactions if I want more stars for more items. 5 stars for this Starbucks! I’m so happy it’s a block away from my office :) Thank you Starbucks at Ohana West for getting me through my morning! You all are great!

This smaller Starbucks is a great place to stop if you’re already on foot in Waikiki. It’s in a prime location, right on the main strip of Kuhio Avenue across the now defunct Kuhio Mall. They open at 5am and close at 11pm everyday so it’s really convenient. There’s no parking lot so plan ahead!
I stopped here 10 minutes before closing and the baristas were still happy to see my friend and me. I hate it when I walk into a business right before closing and I am obviously not welcome. I know it was close to closing, and I hated it myself when last minute customers would come in to my working place, but I needed my caffeine fix!
The barista took our orders very quickly and our orders were made extremely fast. After only about a minute, our drinks were ready. We lounged on the couches there until they told us that they were close and we left.
A+ for attitude and friendliness! I definitely will be stopping by again when I need a pick me up.

This is a great Starbucks! The employees are nice and the manager seems to be on top of things. I like that most of them greet you when you walk in the door and keep calm during crazy situations. They are the only Starbucks in Waikiki that seems to be consistent with their coffee skills.

Since Starbuck’s are everywhere, it is easy to tell the poorly managed places from the good ones. This place leans toward the former, it is always messy and the tables are sticky and wet. No bathrooms takes off a star in my book. When you ask, they send you to Ross for Less.

Average Starbucks. Doesn’t standout. Location is good. Seating is limited. Staff is friendly. Sometimes the baristas can be a little slow. For the most part, orders are correct and efficient.

Although it’s in crazy Waikiki, this Starbucks always manages to be quite place. The staff here is friendly and quick so no long waits while your in a hurry.
Seating is limited, but the bar is my favorite so no major complaint ya there.
Always a must stop when I’m in the area.

The staff here is very friendly; much more friendlier than the staff at the Waikiki Trade Center Starbucks.
For the past week and a half, I have always ordered a Iced Tea with Thai Walls. It’s the best! Raspberry Black tea, Strawberry Black tea, and Iced Black tea lattes make my mornings.
Thank you for helping my mornings before work take-​off with a great start! (:
Four stars, only because my internet connection is a bit laggy sometimes here!

Yes, I live at Starbucks… It’s a very expensive (read: bad) habit. I need to stop… I don’t even really like this location because of the high percentage of tourists and homeless and/​or crazy customers, but it’s convenient for me, so I keep coming back.
The whole starbucks reward system gets me every time. It’s not even that great of a rewards system… A free drink for every 12 drinks you buy?! Rip off! Yet I keep trying to convince myself that it is the reason why I come back.
The employee turnover rate here seems higher than other Starbucks’, I feel like I see someone new every time I come. And I come a lot…
They recently changed the layout of this place. I’m not sure that I like it though because I like sitting at the large table, which is now in the front, right next to the window looking out to kuhio where a thousand tourists probably walk by every day. Talk about awkward. It makes me feel like I’m on display…

This is a quite friendly and comfortable Starbucks. Sometimes various Starbucks can feel a bit stuffy and commercial; however, this one is cool.
While in Honolulu, this was the first place where a person said «ma halo» to me. I felt like a real local.

As far as Starbucks goes… this location is about average.
My standard order is always the same: Venti Iced Coffee with Classic and Breve. Sometimes, they get it right and sometimes they don’t. What can you do?
Keep an eye out for your drink tho… they dont always take your name so as they push out the completed drinks… SBUX vultures swoop down and vic your drink. Blame the customers? Sure! But had they written my name on the cup, people would know better :-\

Although I am not a fan of Starbucks coffee, I am a fan of great service!
Coming in here, several times, I hear «Aloha». You would think that this is common for any place in Waikiki, but unfortunately, it’s not! The cheery personalities I see (especially when dealing with the international visitors) are a plus! I personally love the iced black Tazo tea here. It is wonderful. Simple, but yet enough caffeine to get you going through your work day! Right now they have the special where if you buy one before 2 PM, you get any grande sized iced drink for $ 2 after 2 PM!
What I did not like was that they did not have much choices in their baked goods assortments. That’s probably the only reason for their 4 star ranking. Other than that my fellow Unilocalers, this is a Starbucks I enjoy going to, and if you like Starbucks, I suggest going to this one; especially if you’re in the area. Happy Unilocaling!!!

Note: This is NOT the location at the Waikiki Trade Center, which has the Jamba Juice next to it. This location is across the Kuhio end of the International Marketplace. So please stop checking in and posting photos for the wrong location, fellow Unilocalers. Bookmark if you frequent this location or the other.
I happen to go to this Starbucks a lot because, at 5 – 7 minutes on foot one way, it’s the closest one to where I work. But beyond that, I have to say that it’s my favorite Starbucks to go to within the Waikiki area. The main thing is consistency. If I order a custom drink, I usually get it the same way I got it the last time.
For instance, my favorite Frappuccino is a Tall order of the Java Chip, with one or two shots added as an energy and flavor boost. The baristas here give me the option to condense the drink into a Tall cup or let it overflow into the Grande. I prefer the Tall size because I’m all about dense, rich flavoring as opposed to watered down products. So sure enough, I get a frothy Tall Java Chip Frappuccino with the right taste and boost I need every time.
In this regard, the Trade Center, Outrigger Reef, and especially the Lewers Street location have failed me in the past by giving me a watery or diluted drink. The worst was when the Lewers location gave me my order in a Venti cup. I think the barista who made it thought that they were doing me a favor, but bigger is not always better. Certainly not when my drink has the same consistency as an icy chocolate milk. I’ve since avoided ordering Frappuccinos at that location.
Also, what’s up with Starbucks locations that don’t give you chocolate syrup on the whipped cream of your Java Chip Frappuccino? I’m pointing at you, Waikiki Trade Center and Lewers.
The business here outside of lunchtime is fairly moderate despite its proximity to hotels and student housing units, so that’s another plus if you’re looking for some place to be productive on your computer. They even have a table that seats maybe six people given enough chairs, for those of you who need to do group work. My only complaint about this location is that they moved their condiment station from the main entrance to behind the pick-​up counter, which I feel like is counterintuitive to how traffic really flows into this Starbucks. But maybe that’s just my lazy ass talking.

Saturday morning 7 am.
Me: «I would like an ice coffee with 2 pumps of classic syrup and a venti bold coffee.»
Barrista: «We are out of classic and don’t have any bold. Whenever I go on vacation and come back they are out of classic and bold.»
Me: (jokingly) «Well don’t go on anymore vacations.»
Barrista: (mad) «I’d sure hate to work for you.»
:(

This is across the street from Puka Dog.
It’s not the Starbucks in the Trade Center.
Coffee prices are slightly higher than in San Francisco. A tall nonfat latte is $ 3.40, and a grande nonfat latte is $ 4.15.
I came in for the advertised free wifi. That’s not reliable, there was a dropout about every 5 minutes. Lots of people were attracted by the deal, though.

Doesn’t have as great a view as the one near the beach, Kalakaua, but if you have to email your boss right away in the mainland, and you’re tired of two-​bar-​lobby-​wifi-​from-​your-​post-​economic-​slump hotel, then this is the place for you.
Starbuck is standard. But the AC here seems to be set to freeze my Antarctica off. But my Macchiato was very ono.