Starbucks India

Few months a go Starbucks made it to India. It was a much awaited opening and coffee lovers rejoiced. Tata Starbucks Ltd. is a 50:50 joint venture between Starbucks Coffee Company and Tata Global Beverages Ltd.  With a few stores in Mumbai and Delhi/ Gurgaon, the chain massive expansion plans. This was about the formalities. Now let’s come to coffee and food. 

Well, the food is good and the coffee is good enough too. I found it to be a decent coffee shop in comparison to other coffee chains in India like Café Coffee Day, Costa Coffee, and Barista. You might like it too, but, do not base your expectations on the brand name or the taste that you get in US. The shop has a limited menu at reasonable pricing. Prices are low in comparison to imported Starbucks products sold at common retail stores like Reliance Mart that as Rupee conversions of the US Dollar price. There is a variety of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian Indian snacks. The cupcakes are especially delightful.

On the down side, the coffee is only decent; drink menus confusing, the stores suffer from poor Indian service standards. It serves Tata/ TAZO teas, not even Twinnings. And the worst part is that the coffee has been Indianized. The store a number of Indian blends of coffee and unfortunately none of them taste like the original Starbucks coffee.

Rating Scale

I would rate it at 3/5

Food:  ***

Drinks:  ***

Service: ***

Ambiance: ****

Price: ****

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