so i started university,
and outside have one starbuck store
and since i have to pass-by there
i thought why not try starbuck.

so yesterday i look through the menu
and the naming was confusing (i tiap tiap minum nescafe je)
so i just go with a dark mocha, tall

so i went to the counter and tell the barista what i want
and he said "you sure ? don't want the large one ?"

and i said "wad ?"

"ya" he said "we got large one,
you want to see the cups ? "

and i said ya

so he showed me one large and tall cup
and because got people lining up,
i just go with the large one

then he ask "want whip cream ?"

ya, confusingly

"chocolate chip ? "

again, ya, confusingly.
and i pay via starbuck card

and waited, it was quick
take a sip, biasa je rase
maybe because i drink too much chocalate drinks ?

BUT i did tried it caffe latte few weeks back,
i was in heaven


anyway, the point is
how many cup size are there ?
cause i think they don't put all of their cup size on the menu

and can i order custom drinks ?
cause i saw a lot of people drinks are different from the menu and the monthly special.

i always think "where do that drinks came from ? " lol

please
i memang a noob in starbuck but i'm a <strike>coffee</strike> kopitiam lover

i dont drink starbucks, i go coffee bean only

I've worked as a barista long time ago so my memory abit hazy.. the sizes should be tall, grande, venti. The smallest is the espresso cup. For regular drinks tall is the smallest, venti is the largest.

You usually order by size, drink name and any additional toppings e.g. "grande hot chocolate with whipped cream". Drinks itself are pretty customizable, you can tell them how many pumps you want from the syrup, chips, whipped cream, etc.

This post has been edited by Username_Taken: Jul 11 2014, 12:43 PM

so expensive... RM15 can drink 20 times nestle nescafe at home

The fastest way to understand is order everything on the menu

difference between these two are,
one is artificial
one is originally made with coffee bean

plus, just drink for the pleasure
like how wedding anniversary yearly celebrated

in this case, me and coffee lah

sadly, i rarely seen coffee bean
only had once while my cousin have wedding at bangsar mall

I'M A STUDENT WITH LACK OF MONEY QAQ
I'LL HAVE TO SELL A PROPERTY JUST TO BUY EVERYTHING ON THEIR MENU QAQ LOL

plus, just for pleasure only

but i want to learn how these kind of cafe order drinks

THANK YOU SIR

but how about the "tall" and "large" size ?
cause he show me 4 different size of cup
form the smallest one -> tall -> ? -> large one
there literary lot of "tall" size being show to me that day

Your nestle don't taste the same..

oh it seems they have short as well.. so it should be short > tall > grande > venti
Its weird cause i really dont remember the short cup

I searched online and seems the full range of sizes are demi (espresso size) > short > tall > grande > venti > trenta (introduced in 2011).
But i dont think they have trenta here.. i've never seen it.

You got starbuck card and you tell us you dont know the size is tall ,grande, venti (All the country), Tenta (US)

I only drink starbucks once, now I always drink old town white coffee everyday.

i got it cause since i'll be drinking starbuck from time to time
might as well get a starbuck card so can collect my drinks

getting a card is easy, but ordering their drinks is confusing

what is espresso shot anyway ?

well, there's these 5,
but what i saw the other day,
there are few different size between short and tall

tried old town once
only got one drink i really like thou it's been ages i drank that
but i still think starbuck

Just Google and read up on different types of coffee drinks, coffee beans and all that la. The you can understand better than waiting for people to teach you here.

And it is StarbuckS.

starbuck ~~~ not really nice if u a true coffee drinker ~~ their taste more milk than coffee ~~

Ok
thankS

Guess their milk is suitable for me
Cause I hate milk @@

i hate milk too ~~~ but i dont like their coffee.....i prefer coffee bean

why so many ppl say starbuck? It is starbucks with an s behind.

And yeah..it is overpriced coffee. But due to the branding and quality, lots of people go for it. Even me. For me, I only drink the ice blended. Cause those you cannot buy outside. The local ones like chatime (coffee) or old town's ice blended coffee cannot compare to starbucks and CBTL.

I tried nearly all the taiwan and coffee shops that sell ice blended coffee. Only starbucks and coffeebean is up to standard. The rest...bleh.

Still, they are overpriced. Due to USD conversion. So we have to make do with good coffees with starbucks or drink less quality coffee like old town, hometown and so on. Until someone can open up a copy cat to malaysian standard.

ts, your question on espresso. espresso is a one shot of coffee, without mixing with water nor milk. Like neat.

btw, starbucks ain't good for coffee...

The espresso cup is the size of a shot glass, very small. Its not meant to be drunk slowly, the way to drink it is once the barista serves it to you, you're supposed to down it within 10 seconds (that's what they taught me during training) to keep the flavor.

Im pretty sure there are only those sizes mentioned, i dont recall there being any more..

Which one is artificial?

Chinese translated.. there are no plurals in any chinese dialect



Me too.. cos for the effort, the price is worth it

kopi bin > setarbak

sadly my area no coffee bean
the only one i know are at midvalley/the garden or bangsar

FINALLY, SOMEONE GET ME !!!


i tried all other coffee shop/cafe outlet
NONE CAN BEAT STARBUCKS ICE BLEND
or at least not yet

thanks

depend thou,
i tried their some of their cold drinks and hot drinks
their hot has a stronger coffee smell
imo of course

if i mix it with my drinks,
will the espresso shot still have it flavour since Its not meant to be drunk slowly?
cause i could drink one venti for half a day or more

imho, the nescafe
thou i drink them,
but i think starbucks has a stronger coffee smell regardless of temperature

wut ?

and used to pronounce "starbuck"
not "starbuckS"

same here

This post has been edited by iimcrystal: Jul 14 2014, 03:03 PM

Its up to you really, btw some drinks are made using the espresso shot, e.g. the latte. But of course mixing it with another drink will make it lose its intended flavor.

ahh i see
still, i love caffe latte and caramel maichiato (dont know if i spell correctly )

maybe i'll ask for extra shot

Haha yeah the macchiato.. i remember having difficulties doing the caramel design when i started. Yep you can ask for extra shots if you want .

if u really coffee drinker... u should try artisan, coffee amo and others cafe

you too!!??? wow..we must exchange notes with our testing of ice blended coffees around malaysia...

I'm looking at the ingredients list now, it seems to be real coffee

It's hard because depends on the barista.. if the barista is good the coffee will be good, otherwise not

gonna try starbucks' caramel macchiato after raya
with extra shot

one day....I WILL TRY

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really
still to me, it doesnt taste like coffee

u should just gather ur friends and visit every cafe in klang valley. there are a lot of good ones here. ah.. there's even a cafe with real cats in ss15... (not doing any promotion but just in love with cats). there's even a rabbit cafe too!

next time after i have a job
now only student,
can't always try LOL
just per week lah

jio me when u try


yea ~~~ sandwich also not bad

i love sweet thing
i one day might get diabetes LOL

anyway, tried caffe latte,
not nice

but the first time i drank it
it was heaven

now... wut hapen ?

instead of spending so much at starbucks or coffee bean... rotate to other cafe's too! they r similar in prices...

muffins in coffee beans is good?! actually starbucks is much better but that is like last year. i think starbucks have changed baker that their muffins now r smaller compare to years ago...

i like san francisco croissang sandwich but that has shrunk too. sigh.

if u don't like ur drinks in starbucks, u can ask for a remake without charges... but then u will be a energiser bunny if u drink so much...

i know how you feel!!
now i'm gonna stop caffe latte,
gonna try caramel macchiato when there's spare money

i did try most of the nearby cafe around starbuck
most can't fight starbucks drinks
some have the same price but the drink is just powder mix with ices in grade size cup
even in food starbuck is better (in bread and pastries )

8oz short is available but only on request.

Comparing nescafe with proper coffee is like instant noodle with fresh egg noodle.

People who prefer starbucks are mostly for the brand, most genuine coffee connoisseurs go for authentic italian.

This post has been edited by icemanfx: Jul 20 2014, 06:01 PM

imo coffee bean is better than starbucks...starbucks drink especially frappe is too sweet for me...

Coffee in general is overpriced in Msia due to our currency and exchange rate (the actual commodity price does not change across the globe).

And also combined with the fact that ppl need an AP to import green unroasted beans into Msia, which actually doesnt help to increase competitiveness in the industry.

to me, i just started my coffee search
and since i still cant drive due to some problem
no choice but starbucks for now

so true

This post has been edited by iimcrystal: Jul 25 2014, 01:38 AM

IT'S DELICIOUS QAQ
gonna drink it again next month
tbh, i still cant differentiate cappuccino and mocha flavor

i hate their frappe
taste like ice cream ?
not really my style

haiss
wai u do dis

haha but it's true what... just stating some facts. anyway coffee culture is on a meteoric rise nowadays so it's all good.

it's sad how it's an expensive ingredient even though is quite normal everyday drinks

This post has been edited by iimcrystal: Jul 26 2014, 12:00 AM

Just like rice, beer, wine, medicine, car, etc, all for the benefit of cronies.

Actually 'expensive' or not depends on the type of coffee.
Arabica is generally more expensive than Robusta but non-specialty grade Arabica is actually not expensive at all.
Even if it's specialty grade, the reason it's expensive here is because of our currency.

java chip no whipped cream always my fav.

If you start enjoying starbucks, you'll be delighted that there are many other independent cafe these days serving even better coffee with nicer ambiance, and sometimes much cheaper as well.

I love the booming coffee culture in Malaysia.

people buy starbucks as a lifestyle now
indeed 8 out of 10 people who buy starbucks will take a picture of it or at least check-in there and post it to social media
imo starbucks sells lifestyle and services instead of coffee
teeangers would love to meetup at starbucks and have a chit chat there and can stay there for hours (some also do their assignments or working stuff there)

p.s
personally i like starbucks' asian dolce latte

*sign*

how do you guys drink frappuccino ?
i tried once cause "omg frappuccino so delicious" kind of gossip
and i brought a choco chip frappuccino with whipp cream blah blah
with a tiny straw
i think that type of drinks need spoon
cause as a kiamsiap *******
i find it a waste especially since it cost rm15+++

that's starbucks for you

i also sometime passby (sorry not sometime, is EVERYDAY )
my throat get all thirsty cause is coffee

but after see the price
so i normally 1 cup per month....
or week

LOL have to research all these coffee drinks..
after my finals

the starbucks is near my university,
so it's always fill with student rushing or "studying"
but weirdly, my study power level up at Starbucks compare with library

haha either do i bro
always go starbucks to study or doing assignment when my brain stuck
indeed it open my brain again lol
i think because of the starbucks environment
they always have great interior design which make customer always feel relax
no wonder they are so successful now

of the caffeine aroma ?
but sometime if you don't buy drinks,
just use their equipment (toilet, aircon, plug hold etc etc)
the waiter waitress will keep on staring at you

i like the coffee aroma more since i am a coffee addict lol
haha ofcoz la
this is my strategies with fren
we will only buy one cup then share it and sit there for hours
or u can sit outdoor if u not buy anything

but i normally alone at starbuck
and i jio them they also will say "too expensice, dont want lah, got rm5 cafe go there lah"
and i don't really much money to DRINK DAILY

so i always kena stare
but now less

malaysia so hot still sit outside,
some more the starbuck otuside is quite compressed
inside still got table plug head can charge hp

haha jio ur girl lo
yes indoor maybe got more the coffee feeling
but u can try outside too
its not hot as u think
and its nice

Starbucks is overrated and expensive... Starbucks near my office got 20% off for staff but i've never even drank once ever since working here lel

no one want
nah, tried one time,
sweat alot

lol go find la
haha so u better stay inside

I always drink free and make my own menu you cant find anywhere else

how it can be free?
teach me lol

This post has been edited by winstonst: Aug 11 2014, 02:51 PM

First, you need to have a blender and the correct ingredients for the drink. I.e espresso machine, frappe powder/liquid, sweet syrups/sauces etc, ice

but espresso machine so expensive
earning a loss got lah

first time i went to Starbuck very noob one.i said i just want the smallest one.so they gave me an expresso shot. *dies*

Okay well, prolly you get a cheap version nescafe dolce gusto or something, get a blender - frappuccino is easy to make (a blender, frappe powder/liquid, ice, syrup.sauce. I make these in my office.

yes they always encourage you go for big , i cant remember slightly how much , i think around 1-2bucks only ...

ahh ok
missed the blender

i think of frappucino as an expensive ice cream

AHAHAHHAHA don't worry brother
same here
i tot tall is large, grande is xtra large and venti largest

so i order 1 tall, ltr the guy ask something whip cream blah blah blah)
blur me ady
cincai say ok ok ok ok
ltr saw the price

how big is the espresso shot ?
like how many mouth ?

This post has been edited by iimcrystal: Aug 12 2014, 04:12 PM

few ringgit but very few only
like extra 2 mouth ?

very small,i think around 30ml.bitter to the max.