Starbucks

Love the green tea frappucino with soy! They are fast even when busy and are polite.

Came here several times with friends who would pop by and visit me from NY, or occasionally I would drop by for a cold drink when I’m in the area. Would often be here to visit people at Robert Wood Johnson or to grab dinner at Noodle Gourmet.
The quality is on par with the chain/​franchise so no comments on that.
But I think the staff is really friendly, considering they probably get their share of obnoxious or agitated college students. One evening, they had messed up my friend’s latte and I went up and asked them if they could make a new one. She had no problems doing it, and didn’t give me any attitude for making her do something extra.
As for seating, I’d say it’s hit or miss and hard to come by, but this fluctuates a lot depending when you go (time of day to what point of the semester). During the Fall/​Spring semesters, students will always be there doing homework and studying or hanging with friends. Even winter break and summer break you will get students, but on a lesser scale. During the day time and evenings on weeknights are probably the busiest. On weekends (Fri-​Sun), a little less busy because people want to go out and have fun and maybe you’re lucky to snag one of their tables. They have a mixture of round tables and larger rectangular tables for bigger groups.
I’ve been lucky at night time, and usually during the colder months, I was always able to find a table and it was quiet inside — no long lines, not all tables were full. And I was chatting with my friend leisurely.

Much better than the one in the Barnes and Noble with limited menu. The staff this year is nice and pretty friendly; most of them will repeat back your order to you and will try to offer advice if you need it. If you try something new but don’t like it, they’ll make something else.
Cons: it’s very hard to get somewhere to sit, and it’s super loud most of the time. Don’t even bother trying to study there or do any work. Also the Internet is slow.
Bathrooms now have a lock– but the barista will give you the code.

I do NOT like this branch. when youve been to the Somerset & North Brunswick branches, where their goal is to get you exactly what you want and have you leave happy. this New Brunswick branch is the opposite. Bunch of cocky twenty somethings whose attitudes are «their way is the right way» and they will let you know it too. First time ever I got scolded for asking to add whipped cream to my drink. NEVER happened in any other branch (I buy starbucks drinks 5 times a week-​no shame to all you starbucks haters). I pay 3.75 for my iced espresso drink… all other branches add splenda and half and half for me: i asked them to do it for me and they charged me 5.35, for them to add splenda and cream. Somerset and No Bruns ALWAYS add it no extra charge no questions asked no making me feel like a jerk for wanting it in my drink. PLUS I got a lecture that «it becomes a latte when you ask for milk and so BLAHBLAHBLAH.» Yes from a twentysomething know it all who could use a customer satisfaction lecture herself. Dont lecture me, just give me what I get from all other branches. And be nice to ALL, dear staffers, you all so obviously choose who you want to smile at and those you dont.
But dont u think its rather obvious when you laugh it up with one customer and immediately turn it off with the very next customer? How strange. Will go back to other branches even if those are out of the way. This one gives me a YUCKY feeling and thats NOT GOOD.

This Starbucks is good for a grab and go coffee. Don’t expect to have a seat to study in the afternoon or read your newspapers in the morning because the shop is rather small. It does have a few tables, but the capacity is definitely not big enough for the people who come in and want to have a seat. Once in a while, I might be lucky to find an empty table with my friends and have a seat and chat over coffee. In most cases, I can only grab a coffee and go take a walk outside!
Also, I see people sitting here for hours studying, which I give them a lot of credits because the environment can be pretty loud and distracting.
Nonetheless, the coffee and pastry here are very consistent with the other Starbucks.

I was working down the street form this location for a week. It was unfortunate that this location was the only one convenient. That’s probably also the reason for the poor service. I visited 3 times in 4 days.
Day 1 — a poor girl was there to fend a line of 5 and growing by herself… I said, «they should get you some help. especially first thing in the morning. She said, «he has to do inventory first.» I’m no efficiency/​customer service expert… ok, I am, but he should be helping her bring down the line before he tends to tasks. Customers first?!
Day 2 — a guy, wearing a «Rachel» badge, was so very unhappy to be working. He was talking to another barista when I arrived at the front of the line. He paused and looked at me. I said, «Hi, I’d like a latte and…» He interrupts me to say something to the other barista again. When he completes his nugget of wisdom (that he couldn’t wait 10 seconds for me to finish my order), he gives me a look and tilted his head as if he had been waiting on me to make up my damn mind. I replied, «Hi, I’d like a latte and a croissant. Thank you.» He rings me up, didn’t offer or give me a receipt and tells me to move to the end of the counter.
Day 3 — I got Mr. Sunshine again. The service was equally surly.
I know that we all have bad days and let’s face it, if going to work was always fun, we’d be paying them to go. But if you don’t want to work there, don’t. I am disappointed in Starbucks for subjecting their customers this kind of «service.»

I think this Starbucks makes pretty good drinks compared to other Starbucks. I don’t have four bucks for coffee though, so it’s usually instant coffee packets for me. It’s good that they are there, however, because I’m always baiting myself with it. There’s also a nice outdoor seating area between them and Rafferty’s.

My go-​to study place on campus hands down. The best staff of all time, so nice and always give you the best deals.
The only problem is the size, as it is small and the tables are normally filled everytime I go there. But overall my favorite place to get coffee and study.

Going to this Starbucks is like when you have plans to hang out with your favorite sister but she stands you up and you run into your irritatingly unattractive high school locker neighbor instead.
After finishing a late meal with friends at the Chipotle next door, I parted ways with them to get drinks for another friend and me. I ordered a venti green tea soy latte for him and a grande javachip frap with no whip for me. But the barista must have gotten thirsty after making the first drink, as about an inch and a half of the beverage was missing when I received it. But it’s okay because she must have realized, felt bad, and added a modest mountain of whipped cream to my drink to make up for it.
This Starbucks is great for anyone who is on diet and needs to have his/​her portion controlled against his/​her will. It is also a great fit for anyone who enjoys not getting what he/​she ordered. Because I do not fall into either category and prefer my beverages made well and in a timely fashion, I suppose it is about time I finally take the hint that I am clearly not welcome here.
George Street Starbucks, I apologize for all the visits to your abysmal establishment.
Regretfully,
JavaNipped

This was the first Starbucks I ever visited. After numerous visits and probably thousands of dollars spent, I can confidently state that the New Brunswick location is one of the best in the area. The drinks are made more consistently correct and I have always had a good customer service experience.

I wouldnt usually review a Starbucks, but since I’ve spent so much time in this one and it’s in my hometown, I have to delve into some details.
I won’t bother going into explanation about what Starbucks is, since we all know. What I will say is that this specific location is especially good because of the large amount of seating. Seating can be found on all sides of this café and it includes long tables, small tables and stools. It’s always quiet and it provides a relaxing environment. I’ve spent hours in here at a time on certain days just reading.
The service can sometimes be slow as they occasionally don’t have enough staff working, but other than that, it’s one of the better locations I’ve been to.

Everyone knows Starbucks, so there aren’t too many hidden truths here; however, New Brunswick’s shop offers a few extra perks.
This is a particularly busy location getting foot traffic from Rutgers’ staff and students, New Brunswick businesses, and shoppers. The staff manages the barrage of customers well never creating much wait time. The other upside is the fabulous people watching and ability to meet someone new in such a crowd.
The other major win for this location is its electronic friendliness. There are outlets EVERYWHERE! Look under the counters or community table to find outlet strips abounding. If you want to set up shop and charge for hours, there’s a good chance an outlet is nearby for you.

I like the outdoor seating in the front on George Street in New Brunswick, NJ. My Decaff caramel latte was not too sweet and that’s always good with less sugar. Chilling there… Passing through on my way to see my Indian priest. Starbucks makes me feel at home when I’m in a new place. Good service. But not that much seating because it gets busy in here. I’m starting to have a thing for their quinoa salads…:-) small and $ 7+

Some may question the usefulness if reviewing a chain restaurant. To me, the benefit of a Starbucks is that it claims to creates a reproducible product no matter where you are. This product is above average coffee. Personally, I really like Starbucks.
That being said. This particular location does not and can not live up to the expectations that Starbucks creates. In the past 4 years that I have been frequenting this Starbucks, I have been disappointed with both the quality of drinks and customer service.
I do not know why, but this Starbucks either consistency trains people incorrectly and sets a precedence of poor customer service, or they cannot hold on to the people they do adequately train. Do not get me wrong, there are some very good and friendly baristas here. But the reason one goes to Starbucks is for a consistent drink experience and that is not obtained here.
I have been frequenting this Starbucks for 4 years, so why would I write a review now? In the past week I have ordered 5 decaf mocha frappuccinos from this Starbucks. NONE of them were right. The first few times I sucked it up. The last two times I asked for them to remake it. One time the girl refused saying she had done everything correctly. The other time, the girl snarled at me, grabbed the one she had made, and threw it in the trash while I waited 15 more minutes for a similarly crappy second drink to come out.
I have resigned myself to traveling to Piscataway for my Starbucks fix or making coffee at home. Paying over $ 5 for a drink that isn’t any good isn’t worth the hassle or the money. The Piscataway Starbucks on the other hand is great, and to anyone who can make the trip out there, I recommend it.

Yeah it’s just a Starbucks but this one has a Clover machine, which is a wonderful device to make your own custom cup of coffee from freshly ground beans, and they use much higher quality coffee for the Clover machine cups (with a price which is at least a buck or so more per cup for that of course). Restroom was filthy and unkempt. Seating area is pretty nice, there are some European style group seating tables where RU students are studying.

This is definitely one of the better Starbucks locations. It captures the proper relaxed atmosphere but keeping lines short and having plenty of indoor and outdoor seating. They also are quick to roll out the newest developments from HQ. Staff is on top of their stuff and courteous too. All in all a worthwhile stop for coffee.

You know, the typical starbucks. I like this one because it’s really really big and it has a lot of seating, all different kinds — big long table, high side tables and low side tables. It’s also cool because you can play games at this one-​they offer a few board games like chess and checkers. You often see these games going on.
Staff was pretty friendly when I went. They also have a nice clearance section when it’s after the season.

This place is always crowded with a line, which is fine, but the workers seem hassled with all the customers. Whenever I come in, there are NO places to sit. Two middle aged men were playing chess on a huge set (where did they get that?!) while taking up two tables for four people. Some people were loitering with their drinks in the middle of the entrance. There’s just no room to enjoy your drink after ordering.
The cashier messed up my order, and the barista definitely seemed short-​tempered about making the correct drink (ordered a café latte, got a mocha? I don’t know how that happened.)
Starbucks is a chain, so you can expect basically the same drinks you get at any other Starbucks. Just more people here, but then again, every Starbucks is overpopulated.
PS. We should really get some more independent coffee shops, Starbucks does not care so much for quality as much as quantity.

I guess Starbucks gets to much attention in every celebrity hand, every tumblr post, and every advertisement aside from social media, that I truly am just boosting their ego– but they deserve it! I like coffee of every sort. Each time I try a new coffee place, or a quaint hole in the wall dug out, nothing has topped this infamous brand. Granted I am not in love with every single drink they serve, but if you handed me a drink from their, chances are I’m downing it. My mom often complained that she didn’t like Starbucks because it was too strong; my father drinks multiple cups a day and really enjoys the kick. Well Starbucks considered all types of palets when they recently came out with the Blonde roast. My mother has now become one of their favorite customers. Personally, I enjoy everything I eat– really spicy, & everything I drink– on the rocks.
I’m not sure what I haven’t had there in terms of drinks. Tazo is now owned by Starbucks, and that tea is actually really great (I’m especially picky about my tea!). My old favorite was the chai latte. Chai is a form of black tea that Tazo makes, and they just make it into wonderful frothy goodness. My current favorite is the iced mocha latte w/​skim. I was never a huge mocha fan until now. I like it a lot better than the caramel.
For those caffeine lovers out there, Starbucks as a new size, the trenta– which is only available in most tea, and iced coffee. I don’t believe they have the option for hot yet. For an extra kick, they have the macchiato. This has a shot of expresso in it, along with the coffee-milk+flavor. I tried a light version of it once, and don’t remember loving it. But I have yet to give this one enough of a chance. Try for yourselves! What is also very good is the green tea frappacino. I typically don’t drink frapps, but it is excellent!
Food wise i have to say i don’t eat much there because I don’t typically eat with my coffee. But I can’t help myself when it comes to the birthday-​cake-​cake-​pop. It is surely one of my favorite sugary treats that this planet has to offer right now. I hear great things about all flavors of the pops! I have from time to time tried bagels from there, always with butter, and they are actually great. As for the refrigerated foods and other baked goods, I can’t say I venture around much. If you’re going into Starbucks, it’s probably not for the food anyways.
xoxo, happy expresso

The parking at this Starbucks absolutely SUCKS! And I guess I can’t completely blame them, New Brunswick parking sucks in general but if you don’t walk or ride your bike to work, good luck finding a spot to park at after 9am. I used to go to this one before work around 7:45/8 and the street parking is usually empty at that time but anything after, there really aren’t any spots to park at.
I like the idea that they have outside seating, it makes it really nice to sit there in the summertime, except for the construction of the road right next to it, but when it’s actually finished it is nice. It’s clean inside and they have a «water station,» I guess you could say, with water and small cups if you get thirsty after your coffee.
I’m not a big fan of this one because, well, they suck at making my coffee. I go here on desperate times only or when I have a free coupon for a drink and I can get an expensive drink that is practically filled with sugar and you can’t mess up. Other then that, they usually ALWAYS make my caramel iced coffee with soy taste like crap. One guy makes it really well and he’s great, but he doesn’t work every time I go in so I try not to even risk it.