Starbucks coming to Brixton

[Caroline27]

Apparently next to the tube station within a couple of months. It was mentioned in the Standard and here http://www.building.co.uk/sustain_story.asp?storycode=3157905
But was confirmed by @Starbucks on Twitter, who gave me the 'couple of months' timing.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

The world as you know it, is over.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

The best coffee in Brixton was in the caff in the arcade down the side of the tube. It was closed 'in the short term' a very long time ago. It was run by the people who now run the flower stall. I'd rather they were running a caff again than poxy Starbucks who wouldn't give me a black coffee unless I called it an Americano. FUCK OFF! I've never set foot in one since.

 

[miss minnie]

waste of shop space

 

[hendo]

Federation Coffee ftw

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

The best coffee in Brixton was in the caff in the arcade down the side of the tube. It was closed 'in the short term' a very long time ago. It was run by the people who now run the flower stall. I'd rather they were running a caff again than poxy Starbucks who wouldn't give me a black coffee unless I called it an Americano. FUCK OFF! I've never set foot in one since.

Americano isn't regular black coffee, and it existed before Starbucks started selling it.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Not in the UK, as far as I know Johnny....anyway, they told me they didn't do black coffee, if it wasn't an espresso that I wanted I'd have to ask for an Americano....

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Not in the UK, as far as I know Johnny....anyway, they told me they didn't do black coffee, if it wasn't an espresso that I wanted I'd have to ask for an Americano....

Surprising. As I understand it, Americano is espresso with water added. Any starbucks I've been in also sells regular brewed coffee.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

According to this site, Starbucks in UK sells regular filter coffee along with all the fancy drinks.

http://www.starbuckscoffee.co.uk/drinks-beverages/

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Near where I work, there is a Starbucks, a Tim Hortons, and a single owner proprietorship coffee house. I go to the single owner place the most by far, but I'll go to Timmy Ho's from time to time, and also Starbucks. I probably like Starbucks the least, but it hasn't put the other places out of business. In fact, there are two Timmy Ho's within two blocks, one right across the street from the Starbucks.

 

[live_jayeola]

Oh shit, runs for tah hillz. The Yuppies are coming. Oh, they are already here!

 

[ernestolynch]

What's wrong with just having a pint?

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Have there never been any in Brixton before this?

 

[Pat24]

This is so crap. I set foot in a shitty Starbucks once, and never been again since. If you like your tasteless watered down coffee, by all means go to Starbucks.

 

[Geri]

I love Starbucks Vanilla Latté. I don't find it watered down, but then again it is made with milk.

I hardly ever go there though as a) it's ridiculously expensive and b) I don't like having to queue to order, and then have to queue again to pick up my drink.

 

[nagapie]

Starbucks is hideous and their coffee is undrinkable as well as being overpriced. Let's boycott it.

 

[miss minnie]

An American working in our office made the mistake of going to Starbucks instead of the regular coffee place for the morning coffee order. He was sooo shocked at the looks of disgust from nearly everyone in the office.

Its just shit tasting coffee. I suppose you can spend time experimenting with their multitude of styles and flavours until something nice turns up but why bother when you can go to nearly any other coffee shop/chain (except Coffee Republic, if that's still around) and just get something reasonable, good even, without the hassle.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

He was sooo shocked at the looks of disgust from nearly everyone in the office.

If you do that when you disapprove of someone's choice of coffee, what do you do when they commit a transgression that actually matters?

 

[miss minnie]

lmao jc

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Poor american must have thought he took a wrong turn, and went through the door into The Hive, instead of back into the office.

 

[miss minnie]

what, you want the British to be polite and lap it up?

Brits have moved on buddy.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

what, you want the British to be polite and lap it up?

Brits have moved on buddy.

Lap up what? A fellow in the office with the temerity to show up with a starbuck coffee cup?


Good thing you let him know what for!

 

[miss minnie]

Poor american must have thought he took a wrong turn, and went through the door into The Hive, instead of back into the office.

Ok, it might be worth mentioning that both the Brits and the Americans in that office saw the funny side of it.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Ok, it might be worth mentioning that both the Brits and the Americans in that office saw the funny side of it.

What's funny about drinking a cup of starbucks coffee?

 

[miss minnie]

Lap up what? A fellow in the office with the temerity to show up with a starbuck coffee cup?

ffs lap up the coffee. sheesh

 

[miss minnie]

What's funny about drinking a cup of starbucks coffee?

absolutely fucking nothing

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

ffs lap up the coffee. sheesh

Let me guess: the new starbucks opening up is a toehold of american economic imperialism creeping into Brixton with a master plan of taking over?

Actually, it's one coffee outlet. Even if there were a hundred, you don't have to go there. If there get to be a hundred, it means someone in Brixton likes the coffee.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

absolutely fucking nothing

Which must be why everyone in the office gave him dirty looks.

 

[miss minnie]

Let me guess: the new starbucks opening up is a toehold of american economic imperialism creeping into Brixton with a master plan of taking over?

Actually, it's one coffee outlet. Even if there were a hundred, you don't have to go there. If there get to be a hundred, it means someone in Brixton likes the coffee.

No.

Its just shit tasting coffee