Another "Starbucks review abroad", this time in Hong Kong.
Just next to my hotel, behind the Hello Kitty arena (she's celebrating her 35th Birthday don'tcha know!?) More hello Catty if you ask me! haha see what I did there? Get it? Get it? Anyway...there's a mahussive shopping centre called Langham Place. Here I sit.
I've ordered my usual, Vanilla Latte. This time I've shaken it up a bit by also ordering a rather suspect looking blueberry muffin, which actually, suprisingly tastes OK.
Call me a geek, (you all did, didnt you?) but I quite like to see how the coffee company I love differs from country to country...it doesn't dissapoint. When choosing my muffin I couldn't help but notice the offering of Chicken and mushroom pocket and Spinach and ricotta pie. There was also another claiming to be Christmas in a pie...all the elements of a christmas dinner in one snack...amazing.
The staff are very much like the rest of the people in Hong Kong, very warm and welcoming. Very smiley, very accomodating and friendly - thumbs up from me.
When ordering I'm asked if I want my vanilla latte cold or hot and the same with my blueberry muffin...Do I want it warmed? Brilliant.
The atmosphere is again, very Hong Kong like. Loys of hub-bub going on, catchy chinese music playing, lots and lots of people...lack of seats evident by the fact that I'm currently sharing a table with a Chinese woman wearing a rather suspect sweater but in general the place is pretty impressive with big floor to ceilling windows overlooking the busy streets below.
My drink is OK, thing is when you order Starbucks abroad, the milk tastes different in different countries...tastes a bit soya like here, it might even be just that, who knows.
There are lots of children wondering round, but not in an annoying chavvy, screaming English way but a cute Chinese kinda way...all playing with their ipads very quietly...yes I said playing with their own Ipads.
Now I've enjoyed the experience, but how much? Down to the serious job of scoring. Hong Kong Starbucks, it could be a case of supply and demand (not paid a visit all week) but I salute you and reward you 8 mochas out of 10.
See you again this afternoon!
- Posted (with love) from my gorgeous iPad.
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