Liberals that dont support america or jesus christ, do not support this chain go to dunkin donuts instead
Seamus Orekh
Awful.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
David Schläger
Title: Starbucks Murrells Inlet: Where the Dumpster Steals and Tales of Felinicidic Managers Steal the Show 🚧☕🐈
Some coffee shops greet you with the aroma of freshly ground beans. This Starbucks in Murrells Inlet greets you with… the gaping maw of an open dumpster. The doors sit wide open like the world’s most depressing welcome sign, offering both a visual and olfactory experience: think rotten milk meets spoiled kimchi and tuna. That beach vacation will smilie with delight. While enjoying this delightful bouquet, I had the privilege of witnessing two near-miss fender benders—because nothing says “drive-thru efficiency” like forcing cars to dodge each other and the occasional flying napkin from Trash Mountain.
And just when you think the curbside charm ends there, you spot a lonely bowl of cat food outside the front doors. Never mind the obvious food safety miss, the tale behind it will leave you in stitches while scratching your head out of concern for another episode of incompetent corporate leaderships. The partners (Starbucks term for their indentured servants) told me the bowl is for the community cat—a beloved local mascot adored by customers and staff. Well, almost all the staff. Enter the legend of “Cat Killer Doug”, the district manager allegedly so anti-cat he has engineered several plots to “unalive” the poor thing. Plot twist: the cat has hitherto survived Doug's felinicidic dreams must like that old roadrunner dodged a similarly vain and incompetent predator.
Inside, the smell does improve but you enter a new realm of dumb Starbucks policies, namely the C-Suite thinks customers will flock back to the buck if employees scribble bizarre and borderline inappropriate notes on customer cups. My daughter’s cup read “I’m looking at you,” which was unsettling in the least charming way possible. My son’s cup? “Hot stuff, yum.” That’s not flirty-funny—that’s please-don’t-write-this-on-a-stranger’s-cup territory. And when I raised this to the store manager? Blank stares, zero action. AKA being of the current generation. The whole situation screamed incompetence—if you can’t address basic professionalism issues with your staff, maybe you shouldn’t be running a store at all. But then if your store has strange exterior odors and a district manager obsessed with unaliving a cat, what can you really expect.
In short: the partners here are mostly lovely, their stories Rogan ready. The coffee is… Starbucks so let's not get carried away. But (and it's a big one) the management drama, dumpster theater, and weird cup writing “connections” make this location feel like a sitcom that ran three seasons too long.
Thank goodness for BoxCar @ Lowe’s Foods, where the coffee is fresh, the air is clean, and the only thing making eye contact with you is the barista handing over your latte.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Scott Faust
Very quiet the day I stopped in.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Shakera Santiago
Megan was exceptional! ❤️ (Right on time) It’s been tough and to have people like Megan, fills the heart with hope.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Eric Johnson
Order was ready on time. The person at the drive thru was very pleasant to deal with. The food was delicious and well made.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chuck Sloan
The coffee is great, but the corporate anti military attitude means I'll never buy from Starbucks again. A brand new Dunkin' just opened right behind Starbucks. Dunkin' has fantastic coffee, a big menu to choose from; the bacon bites are addictive!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Bonnie
I spend so much money at Starbucks and have purchased the same drink over and over yet the guys that says he is the store Mgr Blake makes my Macha Green tea frap with a Coffee base and then is so rude to own up to his mistake by arguing that there is no difference in the Coffee base and Crème base never offers compensation for our return visit to fix the drink correctly. Beware of this location.
J T
Great coffee
Kelly Ann Curran
There is a stray cat that has been there for years. The staff feed and care for him. The general manager just tried hiring an exterminator to kill him. Do not support this place.
It's Starbucks. Coffee is great. Typical Starbucks.
R N
I’m leaving this review all because of their employee Cassie! one of the more embarrassing moments of my life my car completely broke down at the drive thru window with a line of cars behind me all blocked in by a divider. Without hesitation this gem of a human dropped what she was doing to not only bring my coffee outside but to help me push my car and waited till it got jumped. To show such kindness and provide laughter in a moment like that is rare to see today. I frequent this location every chance I get now and always laugh when I pull through the drive thru and she greats me asking about the car!!! Thank you again Cassie for helping me laugh during one of the worst weeks I ever had!
Liz
I usually love this Starbucks and visit it multiple times a week, but there is no excuse in being out of peppermint syrup for five days in a row around Christmas. The Surfside location has gotten my business instead the last five days.
Annie Arnesen
The only drawback at this location of Starbucks is that the consistency of a particular drink it's not always the same.
Liberals that dont support america or jesus christ, do not support this chain go to dunkin donuts instead
Awful.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Title: Starbucks Murrells Inlet: Where the Dumpster Steals and Tales of Felinicidic Managers Steal the Show 🚧☕🐈
Some coffee shops greet you with the aroma of freshly ground beans. This Starbucks in Murrells Inlet greets you with… the gaping maw of an open dumpster. The doors sit wide open like the world’s most depressing welcome sign, offering both a visual and olfactory experience: think rotten milk meets spoiled kimchi and tuna. That beach vacation will smilie with delight. While enjoying this delightful bouquet, I had the privilege of witnessing two near-miss fender benders—because nothing says “drive-thru efficiency” like forcing cars to dodge each other and the occasional flying napkin from Trash Mountain.
And just when you think the curbside charm ends there, you spot a lonely bowl of cat food outside the front doors. Never mind the obvious food safety miss, the tale behind it will leave you in stitches while scratching your head out of concern for another episode of incompetent corporate leaderships. The partners (Starbucks term for their indentured servants) told me the bowl is for the community cat—a beloved local mascot adored by customers and staff. Well, almost all the staff. Enter the legend of “Cat Killer Doug”, the district manager allegedly so anti-cat he has engineered several plots to “unalive” the poor thing. Plot twist: the cat has hitherto survived Doug's felinicidic dreams must like that old roadrunner dodged a similarly vain and incompetent predator.
Inside, the smell does improve but you enter a new realm of dumb Starbucks policies, namely the C-Suite thinks customers will flock back to the buck if employees scribble bizarre and borderline inappropriate notes on customer cups. My daughter’s cup read “I’m looking at you,” which was unsettling in the least charming way possible. My son’s cup? “Hot stuff, yum.” That’s not flirty-funny—that’s please-don’t-write-this-on-a-stranger’s-cup territory. And when I raised this to the store manager? Blank stares, zero action. AKA being of the current generation. The whole situation screamed incompetence—if you can’t address basic professionalism issues with your staff, maybe you shouldn’t be running a store at all. But then if your store has strange exterior odors and a district manager obsessed with unaliving a cat, what can you really expect.
In short: the partners here are mostly lovely, their stories Rogan ready. The coffee is… Starbucks so let's not get carried away. But (and it's a big one) the management drama, dumpster theater, and weird cup writing “connections” make this location feel like a sitcom that ran three seasons too long.
Thank goodness for BoxCar @ Lowe’s Foods, where the coffee is fresh, the air is clean, and the only thing making eye contact with you is the barista handing over your latte.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Very quiet the day I stopped in.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Megan was exceptional! ❤️ (Right on time) It’s been tough and to have people like Megan, fills the heart with hope.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Order was ready on time. The person at the drive thru was very pleasant to deal with. The food was delicious and well made.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The coffee is great, but the corporate anti military attitude means I'll never buy from Starbucks again. A brand new Dunkin' just opened right behind Starbucks. Dunkin' has fantastic coffee, a big menu to choose from; the bacon bites are addictive!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I spend so much money at Starbucks and have purchased the same drink over and over yet the guys that says he is the store Mgr Blake makes my Macha Green tea frap with a Coffee base and then is so rude to own up to his mistake by arguing that there is no difference in the Coffee base and Crème base never offers compensation for our return visit to fix the drink correctly. Beware of this location.
Great coffee
There is a stray cat that has been there for years. The staff feed and care for him. The general manager just tried hiring an exterminator to kill him. Do not support this place.
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Consistently good drinks and service.
It's Starbucks. Coffee is great. Typical Starbucks.
I’m leaving this review all because of their employee Cassie! one of the more embarrassing moments of my life my car completely broke down at the drive thru window with a line of cars behind me all blocked in by a divider. Without hesitation this gem of a human dropped what she was doing to not only bring my coffee outside but to help me push my car and waited till it got jumped. To show such kindness and provide laughter in a moment like that is rare to see today. I frequent this location every chance I get now and always laugh when I pull through the drive thru and she greats me asking about the car!!! Thank you again Cassie for helping me laugh during one of the worst weeks I ever had!
I usually love this Starbucks and visit it multiple times a week, but there is no excuse in being out of peppermint syrup for five days in a row around Christmas. The Surfside location has gotten my business instead the last five days.
The only drawback at this location of Starbucks is that the consistency of a particular drink it's not always the same.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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