Barnes and Nobles Cafe

I like them! If you have a barnes and Noble membership you can get a discount on Starbucks coffee! :) They are not a Starbucks so they don’t do trenti or take the starbucks card, but its a book store café so it makes sense.

AH! What happened to my coffee? I always get my usual– iced coffee with toffee nut and milk! It did not taste so yummy…
Parking is pretty awful for this spot– I really don’t recommend coming here unless you’re already shopping for books and need caffeine. It’s not that it’s awful, it’s just in an awful spot. No real quick in and out, just convenient for the book shoppers!
They do however have full sized Cheesecake Factory cheesecakes, and slices. Good to know if you need to get one, but I would avoid if you wanted coffee!

The best thing about getting coffee here is that you get the your favorite Starbucks drink with a great book or magazine in your hand from Barnes and Nobles! I also loooovveeee that they serve Cheesecake Factory cheesecake here by the slice !! The BEST thing ever if you are a big fan of cheesecake:)

The coffee is ok not my favorite! They need to work on the coffee on how to make it a little more better! Overall great place to go to chill and relax

Not bad not great I have spent hundreds of dollars at this location over the year and would say it is a bit above average in terms of customer service.

We usually have solid service here. Coffee is very good and the food offerings are rather varied. I do like being able to just grab my drink and a book and relax. Not a fan of the rude security guards at the door, but thats a B&N problem, which I will address in that review.

Pro-​I like that they are open later than most Starbucks.
Con-​the barista that made my coffee was not as nice as most others I’ve encountered… I drove from across town for a coffee, it’s just the little things like that, that make a big difference.
**I paid with a debit card, but you should note that they don’t take the Starbucks app card.**

It is too bad you can’t give a zero. Really? Disconnecting the outlets so I can’t study here. That is just bad business. I am a student I spend about $ 500 dollars every six months on books now I will take my business elsewhere.

Went in to get coffee today and the service was terrible. The bartisas were pretty rude. The guy working at the counter could have been friendlier and the woman making the drinks doesn’t bother listening to what you have to say. She just jumps the gun and starts running her mouth. They made my drink wrong and then she told me that she can’t give me a free drink. I was not trying to get a free drink, I was simply trying to make your job easier by suggesting something. TERRIBLE
She was being rude to the customer ahead of me as well. The customer was an elderly customer which made it worse.

All in all a great barnes and noble, but my major complaint is that the outlets are blocked in the café. So, I can only study here until my laptop battery dies.

Although I am a big fan of science and technology, I think that it’s a shame that book stores are following the path of the mastodons. I have always loved Barnes and Noble, but to be honest, I would rather sit with a homemade cup of coffee in front of my computer shopping online than take the time to visit this café. It simply doesn’t have anything to offer that it should.
The reason for going to a place like this would be for a social experience but that is sadly lacking here. Every time I go, it is just a group of individuals ignoring each other. It is cold.

1. YOU’RE KIDDING ME. I came here to work on a project with a classmate knowing it was Starbucks (they have the logo everywhere…) but they don’t accept the Starbucks card on your phone… Wtf.
2. I walked up and didn’t even receive a hello or welcome. I understand being one person, but it’s not that hard to open your mouth and say hi, especially after making eye contact.
3. No outlets ANYWHERE. I totally forgot about this, but it’s been years and they still won’t put any in.
4. They got rid of the big comfy chairs that they used to have.
The ONLY reason they aren’t getting 1 star is because I love B&N. Step up your game. Either become a Barnes and nobles café fully and don’t sell Starbucks items, or become Starbucks. I’m so disappointed.

The power went out at my apartment, so since I had studying to do and the closer Starbucks stores around me would be closing soon, I drove over to Barnes and Noble to study.
— When I got there, I couldn’t find any place to plug in my computer, so I knew I would only be there for a bit.
— It was VERY dirty. Someone had dropped their cup of coffee on the floor sometime prior to my arrival and all that had been done was they had placed the wet floor sign next to the spill and just left it there.
— The girls were more interested in their own conversations and although a customer rudely walked up to them to order, they still made the lady wait. I’m a barista as well, and it drives me nuts when people walk up and bark their order at you, but they really weren’t doing anything that couldn’t have waited until after taking her order.
— A mom and her kids got there. Yes, the kids were obnoxious, but the barista behind the counter said pretty loudly «Uh no, I can’t take that right now» and kept shooting irritated looks at them.
I would have ordered a drink from there but I didn’t want to support such awful customer service. I worked for Starbucks before, and they are really giving the brand a bad name.

Boy, I’m going to miss bookstores one day soon. I walked up to the customer service desk to ask for a specific desk. Instead of giving me directions, the girl walked me upstairs and showed me exactly where the book was. Three other people offered to help as I browsed the other areas looking for gift books.

So I’m a total closet nerd! I came here looking for two books and came out with four, one of which I got for FREE!
I’m a sucker for the classics. No one writes that way anymore. Barnes and noble has an excellent and complete selection of classical literature from my favorites (dickens, Doyle, Wilde, Austin, etc…)
The last time I went in I had selected one book that I came in to purchase (Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance) and decided to forgo on the other book. Then I came across the section that makes me weak in the knees, the classical literature display lol. I selected three books from that section (Sherlock Holmes Volume I, The Picture of Dorian Grey, and Dracula). I knew I could only afford two of those three plus my original book with the 25 dollar gift card I had. So I went up to the counter still very indecisive on which I would choose. Much to my relief and great joy, they were having a special: buy two classical literature books, get the third FREE!
So I was able to get all 4 books for 24 dollars and some change!
Best day ever for an avid reader like me!!!
LOVE this place!!!

I usually head to this Barnes & Noble after class at MiraCosta – tons of seating space and relatively fast wi-​fi. There seems to be some sort of bouncer or something guarding the seating area and walking around looking at everyone suspiciously, kind of weird… but other than that it’s a nice store.

This is the best place for buying books.

Good food at the café. Not too badly priced. I like the free wifi.
Friendly staff.