Here's a clean, honest version that still has a little bite but doesn't sound unhinged: Usually this Starbucks makes drinks well, and the staff are always polite. Unfortunately, today was a miss. I ordered a venti pistachio latte and ended up paying almost $8 for what tasted like hot, milky water. It was pretty disappointing, enough to finally motivate me to leave a review. read more

Good service only takes 5 mins for a venti expresso . The food is great. Workers are friendly-

We went through the drive through around 11am on a Sunday. There was a line but it moved very quickly! Everyone was so kind and helpful! My shaken espresso was delicious as always! read more

Starbucks - Venti Shaken Espresso (w/vanilla and almond milk) - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Giddings, Texas

Giddings is a midpoint for road tripping between Houston and Austin. It also where some marching band contests are hosted. Thus, a Starbucks should be a consistent oasis. This location, however, falls short. I recently visited the Giddings location while under-caffeinated and hungry. I began my adventure in the drive thru. I asked about which drip coffees were ready. I ordered two simple grandes. One for my personal cup and one regular. I never got to the snack order there. I was curtly told they require me to come inside for my coffee. Now, I understand that they didn't want to take my personal cup through the window, but to refuse altogether is unacceptable. Never the less, I agreed to go inside without complaint. The whole vibe of the place was off. Once inside it appeared that only two workers were present. The drive thru was moving, but there was a small line of customers at the counter and a few seated. I waited in-line with my companion. We chatted while observing the workers scurry without approaching the counter. After awhile, it became our turn. The barista was clearly frazzled. I placed the same two-coffee order. I was instructed to put my cup into a coffee mug. The mug containing my cup then sat on the counter in front of the drip coffee for at least 15 minutes. By the time we got the coffee, it was cold. Drip coffee is typically the fastest drink to get at Starbucks. Most times the cup is filled and handed right back. At most it's within a few minutes because the brew is ready to go. Meanwhile, new people came in and waited at the counter. They received zero human attention. After ten minutes or so, they simply left without ever speaking with an employee. Additionally, no cream, sugar, etc is available for self serve. This means waiting for an employee to respond to verbal pestering, because they avoid eye contact. There is an additional oddity of this location. In the corner between the exterior doors, a longish table runs into the corner. On the table is a large television facing into the corner. An obscured individual was sitting in the corner between the walls and the face of the sizable TV. It was quite odd. Overall, this location is slow and unfriendly. read more

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Honestly this location is terrible on multiple levels, and doesn't sound like staff were trained to make anything correctly. Lines are slow, I never had a drink that was made properly, and they only fill up your cup 1/2 or 3/4 full. Overall save your time and money, try a keurig instead. read more

Starbucks - $7 drink that isn't full or made properly. Staff don't care and it shows. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Giddings, Texas

Was happy to move closer to a Starbucks... Don't think they know what they are doing here. I order a drink the same way here as I have other locations (Austin, Bastrop, Dallas) and it tastes bitter and not even like it is the same drink. I'm not sure what is Up with this location but it's not good coffee at all. read more

Horrible horrible service' slowest Starbucks I have ever been to and I go them them almost daily while traveling! Do not Ho here if you don't have at least 20 minutes to wait in drive thru, then got drink and it is horrible and nothing like it is suppose to taste read more

Very slow service. I was the only one at the counter and guess the drive through had everyone busy? Got a Pikes with heavy cream and 4 stevia packets. Was already driving away when I took my first sip.... COLD coffee and no stevia seemed to have been put in.. If they would leave the sweetener out for customers to use, I would have added my own and tasted it before I left. I will not try this Starbucks again. Too many bad experiences here. read more

If I wanted my dragon drink BLENDED, I would've asked for it blended. I don't like the pieces all crumbled up- I like them whole. The drive thru line was long, so I went inside hoping it'd be faster. Not much. I didn't ask for a remake because it would've taken too long and I was running late. Customer service has gone downhill here in the afternoon/evenings. Morning crew has their sh*t together. I'm tired of going here and consistently having my drink made wrong. read more

Starbucks - a hand holding a pink drink in a car - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Giddings, Texas

The baristas here don't know how to do their job. They always mess up my order regardless if I place the order on the app or in person. When asked to remake the drink they get mad and they still don't give it to me the right way. read more

A shout out to Katie W for the very best green tea soy latte I have ever had. I was traveling across the nation stopped at the Starbucks. She was so pleasant and had great customer service. Thanks a million Katie. read more

Usual Starbucks quality. Had the iced Americano. Lucky to be in the 10% of my usual Starbucks experiences . Rare for Starbucks where the coffee is decent. This place is located in the middle of highway between Austin and Houston. There is a general sense if optimism as most folks visiting are on vacation?!? read more

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First time in on our road trip, service was fine, and drink was good. Second time in on our drive back home for the road trip I decided to bring my puppy in so I can get a drink and my puppy can get a pup cup! As soon as me and my puppy walked in, they instantly started shouting out no dogs to come inside. I found that strange because they have a stand of photos of dogs with their pup cups inside of the establishment, so how do you get a pup cup and get a photo with the pup and the cup inside the establishment if dogs are not allowed inside!!! Zero stars won't come here again. read more

Slow service.... I waited 30 mins for my online order. Then I got attitude when I asked about it after being ignored at the cash register. I have a lot of patience for places and understand being busy, but this was awful. Plus they forgot my cake pops and I had to ask for them - they were of course out . This was thirty minutes after I placed my order. read more

By far the worst Starbucks I have ever been to. Very little in the cases for food. Supposedly out of cold brew but kept filling orders at the drive up. They offered a pour over since that's what they had left. We waited 20 minutes and asked what was going on. They realized they never bothered to make it. read more

Starbucks rose to fame by standardizing upscale coffee. It brought the art of coffee to the masses. Unfortunately, it comes along with a lot of pompous expressions and aspirations of elitism. I rarely get that vibe, but it is definitely part of the culture. When I came to this store, I think they found the epicenter of all of their pretentious attitudes. I go to Starbucks a lot but this is the first time I felt overwhelmed by the coffee snobs serving. At this point of the game even McDonalds is trying to upscale their coffee. There truly are artisan coffee shops almost everywhere now. This one made me regret my urge for convenience. read more

Excellent coffee stop on route 290 from Houston to Austin with good seating options, righter cheerful space than typical Starbucks, roomy drive-they and super clean washrooms. This store has all the usual Starbucks offering One comes to expect in every Starbucks. I skip all other coffee stop and prefers a prefix I le vood cup of Americano and clean washroom over saving $0.30-0.50 but suffer a sour cup of drip coffee. Will be back on my way back from Austin to Houston. read more

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Highway 290 can be a treacherous slog, particularly if navigating at night at the tail end of a long road trip. A decent cup of coffee and a clean restroom is big help to a weary traveler, and this Starbucks almost hits the mark. The location is odd and a little treacherous, but there is a stoplight and a Buc-ees adjacent. Be advised that the parking lots do NOT connect. We had a 3 star experience here due to the strangely-slow service. The staff may have gone on a break or forgotten about our order, because it took about 10 minutes at the window for my single cappucino to arrive. It did appear that several parties inside arrived and were handled completely during our wait. This may have been an anomaly, but long delays during a very slow time (Sunday evening) may mean big trouble during peak hours. read more

This Starbucks was amazing everyone was nice and the gentleman who made my drink was absolutely amazing super friendly and happy and willing to converse eight. Definitely going to stop at the Starbucks when I travel between Austin and Houston from now on. Thank you the blonde chick that bought the pink cup!!!! read more

Whatever you do, don't order ahead online. You will get your coffee 15-20 minutes after the "expected" pickup time. They prioritize all in-house and drive-thru orders ahead of yours which makes no sense and ridiculously frustrating. I have never experienced this at any other Starbucks. read more

POOR SERVICE! This isn't the first time I've pulled in here for coffee / pastries and saw a sign in the door and on the counter "CAFE CLOSED DRIVE THROUGH OPEN" with three people working behind the counter. There were two cars in the drive through. This is BULLSHIT!! read more

Slow and disorganized. 5 workers and no one can figure out how to come take an order at the front cash register. There's a line of cars wrapped around the building and already two employees working drive thru. The three others are clueless trying to figure out how to make drinks and acquire the ordered items. read more

Stopped on way to ATX . Great respite . Stellar service very clean. . Drinks prepared promptly and well. Comfortable area to have your drink. Ample parking easy on/off to 290 read more

Starbucks - Coffee & Tea Near Me - Giddings, Texas

Worst location ever. We went inside and waited 3 minutes to even be acknowledged by ANY of the 4 employees. The lady taking our order didnt even apologize. Didnt take my name nothing zero customer service. They cant say they were busy it was 6:30p.m with 3 cars in the drive thru. Waited an additional 4 mins for a venti caramel machiatto iced.....i would bot recommend unless you really really need a coffee! read more

Jaci and Elly helped and provided good service !!! Clean facility good service but was hard to see right after buckies !!! Check it out !!! read more

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I typically stop at this Starbucks on my way between Houston and Austin. The people are always super nice, but more often then not they are out of the things I want...and almost all the time is Oatmeal! How can they be out of oatmeal? That doesn't take refrigeration, just add hot water. For someone who can't eat eggs this is so disappointing, because all of the other things they have to offer just won't work, and you can't survive on coffee alone... my tummy would hate me. read more

Love our Giddings Starbucks! I have been to many, and this one is one of the better ones I have been to. I always order on the app because it's faster. Mostly, my order is ready, and they wait to heat my breakfast item until I arrive on location to pick up so it's hot. Overall, I appreciate our Starbucks. read more

Very very bad customer service rude employee!!!!!!! Honestly drove off didn't even finish my order. I was just explaining what I wanted. SAD! read more

Showed to up some drinks, what I saw was an employee with blood all over his hands and clothes. When I asked him why he had blood on him, he just ignored me and said it was just a small cut. I told him he should at least put a glove over that hand he just away. I was disgusted at that employee and confused the other employees didn't mention anything to him. read more

The woman at the drive through window made our day! Not only did she compliment our dogs and offer them puppachinos, she also just brought a smile to our faces with a great attitude. read more

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The manager was kind enough to pay for our drinks when one of the cars cut in line. Great service and great staff!

Just had the most pleasant experience at this location. Very polite and friendly staff. New employee was being trained and trainer thanked me for ordering a somewhat uncommon drink to teach her. Just made me smile. read more

I always have great customer service, great drinks, and if service is longer than usual they tell me my drinks are on the house. I will keep coming back and refer everyone I can. absolutely the best Starbucks I've ever been to. read more

For all the nice people who work in this Starbucks, thank you. You've been great every time I've visited. For the woman barista who was incredibly rude to me yesterday, well, I feel sorry for your coworkers. And the other customers you've scorned. Repeatedly interrupting, and disrespecting me while I was talking to another employee. Contradicting me when I was discretely reporting a horrible toilet situation. Ageism has something to do with it I'm sure. read more

I was here working on a college paper and I went up to order well my card wasn't working they went above and beyond to accommodate me by giving my order for free. It was very thoughtful of them. They made my drink perfect also but I didn't order anything complicating. Thank you guys again! read more

Quick stop to finish some work on the road. Ordered a drip coffee at 8pm and the store is generally empty. Barista literally rolled her eyes at the order and put her fist down on the table. She turned around while I was talking to her and trashed me to her coworker. I guess someone was having a crappy day-which I get, but I've worked in customer service too and girl don't take it out on the customer. read more

Every single time i come there i never know if i am going to get my drink made right. Promise you more than likely my drink it made wrong. There are so many kids that work there and you can tell they don't care about their job at all. read more

If you're hours are posted open until 10. Stay open until 10. False advertising. You are on the main thorough fare between Houston and Austin people count on your hours to be correct. I came by at 8:10 and was informed you closed at 8. Change your hours to close at 8. Save yourself the trouble skip the Starbucks in Giddings and stop at the Starbucks in Brenham. read more

This time was not a good experience. Flies all over The establishment. As well as in the case with food display. Very low stock on food items such as pastries, breakfast sandwiches. The employees are very nice. read more

I never write reviews for chains but the Starbucks in Giddings is by far the best I've ever been to. I don't know who does the hiring there but every person I've ever been served by is so nice, friendly and positive! I stop here every week on my way to College Station and will continue to do so because of the amazing service! read more