Starbucks

Wonderful customer service and a great recommendation of something new to try.

Great place the coffee isvery hot

Always perfect coffee

Good service! Glad they were open!

It's a Starbucks. I'm a huge small batch and artisan coffee person (I drink my coffee black most of the time and brew it multiple ways such as through French press, drip, and Keurig and we have a Burr grinder) and my now husband and I went here in 2018 around November or December. I enjoyed the seasonal Gingerbread Latte drink had at the time, and I consistently enjoy their nitro cold brew with salted cream (it's not too sweet, but it's bland) but, as is common with Starbucks, their drinks are more of a gimmick filled with sugar than a drink. Take for example the Unicorn and Zombie Frappuccinos that have been around in the past. Starbucks Baristas I know say it was a nightmare to make those drinks, and when I looked at applying to the company they mandate just about everything when it comes to a Barista's appearance to the point where I would've had to buy an entire new wardrobe to work for them, in addition to paying as close to minimum wage as possible.

But aside from business practices I disapprove of, you can definitely do a lot worse than Starbucks (side-eye to watered down Dunkin' Donuts that tastes like burnt cardboard that I can't even finish that's worse than hotel coffee), however at the end of the day you're still getting Starbucks. If you're in a hurry, or the chain is one of the few options available (this is the case in most of Utah), there are definitely worse options and I don't entirely judge people for being interested in the gimmick-y drink. I have a rewards card I got as a gift from family that I occasionally use once or twice a year for a quick coffee fix.

Ultimately, it wouldn't hurt Starbuck's bottom line if people were to check out other, smaller shops nearby that don't tend to garner as much name brand recognition as Starbucks. Old Town itself is a host to many places like The Bean Cycle and other such shops that nail the atmosphere of a good coffee shop where you can sit and have a good chat over a steaming mug of tea or coffee. When I was a teenager, I used to sit and chat with my limited friends at coffee shops after school, and these places really made it possible to have a social life at all and gain an appreciation for the complexity possible with coffee and tea both. But, at the end of the day, those who don't like coffee but want caffeine or who want the sugary, gimmicky drinks will come to the chain in droves.