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Today I got my coffee fix at the Shaw House starbucks for the second time (I work nearby). Popped by at around 8.40am and there was already a queue. I ordered a caramel machiatto the first time, and a caffe mocha the second time. I noticed the caramel machiatto here seemed less sweet as compared to the other branches I'd gotten from, which I'm fine with because the coffee taste is stronger...but it's also slightly more bitter, so to those who enjoy their coffee really sweet, they wouldn't be too
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Today I got my coffee fix at the Shaw House starbucks for the second time (I work nearby). Popped by at around 8.40am and there was already a queue. I ordered a caramel machiatto the first time, and a caffe mocha the second time. I noticed the caramel machiatto here seemed less sweet as compared to the other branches I'd gotten from, which I'm fine with because the coffee taste is stronger...but it's also slightly more bitter, so to those who enjoy their coffee really sweet, they wouldn't be too pleased with this version. Perhaps my barista that morning had gone easy on the caramel in my coffee but I felt that it was less sweet! Other than that, I'm usually pleased with the consistent standards of Starbucks. My machiatto is always frothy at the top, piping hot coffee at the bottom, and it goes down well, giving me my much needed caffeine jolt!

Today I decided to revisit my resentful relationship with mocha, and give mocha another try. My first instinct would be to try their Caffe Mocha since i don't really enjoy the iced Starbucks beverage except maybe the super occasional green tea latte with ice cubes. The Caffe Mocha was at first sip, bitter -really bitter in my opinion, for a mocha drink. It seemed like a caffeinated mocha drink infused with dark chocolate -not my kind of thing. I like dark chocolate, but it just didn't seem to go down well at all. This drink felt too thick on my tongue when I sipped it, the flavours weren't delicately balanced enough for me. I've decided that I'm never going to drink mocha again!! It's simply not my thing!

Note briefly that my usual drink orders are Chai Tea Latte, Green Tea Latte, Vanilla Latte and Caramel Machiatto (to give you an idea of my usual taste & preferences).

Service wise, this place doensn't really have fantastic service, seeing as they face a lot of the morning work crowd so they have a lot of coffee and breakfast items to churn out by 9/ 10 am. But it's alfescro setting makes it great for a chillout in the day. A pity there are renovations nearby at Shaw + RP ... makes the place a lot less ideal for a hangout..
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2013-03-06 6 views
What do you think of when you thinking of coffee? Give yourselves 20 secs to think about it...Ok.. so here we go.. i usually dont comment about drinks but i felt like i needed to do so.You see here... If a man cannot fish... will you teach him how to or give him a fish? Its the same concept here.I tried the new dolce vito frappacino or something like that...The Barista recommended me this drink but i was a little hesitant as because certain things im quite particular. Coffee is one of them. I or
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What do you think of when you thinking of coffee? Give yourselves 20 secs to think about it...

Ok.. so here we go.. i usually dont comment about drinks but i felt like i needed to do so.

You see here... If a man cannot fish... will you teach him how to or give him a fish? Its the same concept here.

I tried the new dolce vito frappacino or something like that...

The Barista recommended me this drink but i was a little hesitant as because certain things im quite particular. Coffee is one of them. I ordered a grande anyways and luckily it was just nice. It was quite ok..

Double shot expresso with milk and brown whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles with it.

At first taste..... oooooorhhhhhhh damn this is sweet but upon mixing the entire drink... It was quite bitter and a little strong... Completely overwhelming.... strong and quite ok... not fantastic but still quite ok...

Recommended for people who wanna take the risk.. its yours...
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2013-01-30 6 views
Not a fan of the cakes at Starbucks but i couldnt resist when i saw this peppermint stack at the display. Am a big fan of peppermint flavor and grabbed this during the Christmas season. The peppermint taste is not overpowering and it tasted like peppermint chocolate when the peppermint and the chocolate cake is eaten together. Would recommend to any peppermint freak.
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Not a fan of the cakes at Starbucks but i couldnt resist when i saw this peppermint stack at the display. Am a big fan of peppermint flavor and grabbed this during the Christmas season. The peppermint taste is not overpowering and it tasted like peppermint chocolate when the peppermint and the chocolate cake is eaten together. Would recommend to any peppermint freak.
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Everyday on my way to work i will always try my best not to walk pass Starbucks the reason is because i can never stop myself from buying a big cup of Ice Blended Mocha with Java Chip. If i have to vote best coffee ever tried it will sure be non other then Starbucks. I always order the same drink almost 4 times a week. I believe that having a great cup of coffee in the morning with a great breakfast is the best way to start your day. Although it's really very expensive but i still can't stop mys
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Everyday on my way to work i will always try my best not to walk pass Starbucks the reason is because i can never stop myself from buying a big cup of Ice Blended Mocha with Java Chip. If i have to vote best coffee ever tried it will sure be non other then Starbucks.
I always order the same drink almost 4 times a week. I believe that having a great cup of coffee in the morning with a great breakfast is the best way to start your day. Although it's really very expensive but i still can't stop myself to order a cup, That's why i will always try not to walk pass Starbucks.
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2012-08-30 10 views
I love this drink from Starbucks Coffee. It is their green tea frap with red bean inside. It is a perfect match as the taste of matcha and the azuki red bean matches! The sensation of the matcha frap is awesome and some red beans being sucked up through the straws in your mouth. The taste is shiok! I would want to get it again because it is now one of my fav drink there! (:
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I love this drink from Starbucks Coffee. It is their green tea frap with red bean inside. It is a perfect match as the taste of matcha and the azuki red bean matches! The sensation of the matcha frap is awesome and some red beans being sucked up through the straws in your mouth. The taste is shiok!
I would want to get it again because it is now one of my fav drink there! (:
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2012-08-22 29 views
After shopping and feeling like I have no more strength to continue, I decided to stop at starbucks with my boyfriend so that we both could have a little rest and also enjoy some cake at Starbucks. As usual, I would have my cheese cake. And this time my bf tried new cake which is the hot chocolate lava muffin. It's so yummy and stasty. Lucky we ordered a drink else we would be over load from sweetness! The coffee was awesome! haha but we kind of finish it too fast that the whipped cream didn't h
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After shopping and feeling like I have no more strength to continue, I decided to stop at starbucks with my boyfriend so that we both could have a little rest and also enjoy some cake at Starbucks. As usual, I would have my cheese cake. And this time my bf tried new cake which is the hot chocolate lava muffin. It's so yummy and stasty. Lucky we ordered a drink else we would be over load from sweetness! The coffee was awesome! haha but we kind of finish it too fast that the whipped cream didn't have any chance to mix with the coffee >< Anyway, Starbucks is a good place to chill. Really. After that, we had more energy and continue shopping and chat chit!^.^
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During my school exam, i was study my exam overnight with friend for three days a week. Since then, i had starbuck coffee-phobia. After few days later, my friends want to chit chat with me and she wanna meet me at starbuck. After i went there, i decided to order the orange juice instead of any of the coffee. The orange juice tasted mild and a little bit too sour for me.I hope my coffee-phobia will recover soon as the coffee at starbuck really do taste NICE!!
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During my school exam, i was study my exam overnight with friend for three days a week. Since then, i had starbuck coffee-phobia.

After few days later, my friends want to chit chat with me and she wanna meet me at starbuck. After i went there, i decided to order the orange juice instead of any of the coffee. The orange juice tasted mild and a little bit too sour for me.

I hope my coffee-phobia will recover soon as the coffee at starbuck really do taste NICE!!
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This vanilla Frappuccino was taste exceptionally great !The color is very white and it looks so attractive.I get stunned when i saw it,because it is really white.The something not nice about it is the ice is sometimes too big, and it's difficult for you to suck out.The ice make me feel fresh and i like the little taste of the vanilla too.It is a bit creamy but is a bit too sweet.Maybe starbuck can let us the sugar level next time too.
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This vanilla Frappuccino was taste exceptionally great !
The color is very white and it looks so attractive.
I get stunned when i saw it,because it is really white.
The something not nice about it is the ice is sometimes too big, and it's difficult for you to suck out.

The ice make me feel fresh and i like the little taste of the vanilla too.
It is a bit creamy but is a bit too sweet.
Maybe starbuck can let us the sugar level next time too.
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2012-06-20 3 views
This Green tea latte tastes like the hot version of Green tea Cream Frappacino. Though it tastes slightly too sweet, I love this drink as it is very creamy. Feels like eating hot ice-cream. In fact, I prefer the Green Tea Latte to the Frappacino. This is definitely a great alternative to coffee and I strongly recommend one to try it. In terms of environment, I think this starbuck branch is great for chill out at night but not in the day as it is outdoor and can be quite warm. I also feel that t
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This Green tea latte tastes like the hot version of Green tea Cream Frappacino. Though it tastes slightly too sweet, I love this drink as it is very creamy. Feels like eating hot ice-cream.
In fact, I prefer the Green Tea Latte to the Frappacino. This is definitely a great alternative to coffee and I strongly recommend one to try it.

In terms of environment, I think this starbuck branch is great for chill out at night but not in the day as it is outdoor and can be quite warm. I also feel that the staff is not very prompt in clearing the empty cups and cleaning the table and hence, the place seems a bit dirty.
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the new drinks! Soy strawberry & cream frapp $7.6 (medium) Mocha cookie crumble frapp $6.9 [****]At first i thought got buy 1 free 1,so i decided to go Starbucks.It's so crowded,i waited for 20 mins also dint have place for me.Nevermind, Starbuck is available everywhere,so i walked to another place.It is also very crowded.no place for us.After 10 mins,we finally get a place.But unfortunately,there is no 1 for 1 on saturday,i feel disappointed.As it is a new drink,i still order to try it on.Wow,i
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the new drinks! Soy strawberry & cream frapp $7.6 (medium) Mocha cookie crumble frapp $6.9 [****]

At first i thought got buy 1 free 1,so i decided to go Starbucks.
It's so crowded,i waited for 20 mins also dint have place for me.
Nevermind, Starbuck is available everywhere,so i walked to another place.
It is also very crowded.no place for us.
After 10 mins,we finally get a place.
But unfortunately,there is no 1 for 1 on saturday,i feel disappointed.

As it is a new drink,i still order to try it on.
Wow,it is so nice..!

The sourness of the strawberry is just right,it match well with the soy drink.
It really makes me have appetite..!
And the cream on the top is also nice.Stir it,so that it match with the ice frapuccino.
It is really nice and make me feel fresh.

For the mocha one,i like the cream on the top,it is so smooth and rich of choco taste.
The cookie crumble also match well with the ice and cream.

Both drinks are also nice,i think they are better than Java Chips..!

Highly recommended.

But when drink until the end,the ice is hard to be "drinked".

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espresso vanilla latteStarbucks is one coffee place that is will never go wrong, no matter what kind of coffee i get, i will still be able to enjoy it. Espresso plus vanilla cold milk and poured over ice. There’s always a good reason to relax with espresso in vanilla flavour cold milk poured over ice. Perfect for hot weather. It's so chilling!!
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espresso vanilla latte

Starbucks is one coffee place that is will never go wrong, no matter what kind of coffee i get, i will still be able to enjoy it. Espresso plus vanilla cold milk and poured over ice. There’s always a good reason to relax with espresso in vanilla flavour cold milk poured over ice. Perfect for hot weather. It's so chilling!!
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Ordered hot chocolate and a latte during christmas eve. was walking around in town during eve of christmas and we decided to take a break by having starbucks coffee.I had my usual hot chocolate while my friend ordered a latte. Well for my hot chocolate it's a classic drink while i'll usually order when the weather is slightly windy or cold. As the chocolate they use is veri rich, thus making the whole drink veri sinful and yummy.It a must try drink if you don't feel like having coffee all the ti
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Ordered hot chocolate and a latte during christmas eve. was walking around in town during eve of christmas and we decided to take a break by having starbucks coffee.

I had my usual hot chocolate while my friend ordered a latte. Well for my hot chocolate it's a classic drink while i'll usually order when the weather is slightly windy or cold. As the chocolate they use is veri rich, thus making the whole drink veri sinful and yummy.

It a must try drink if you don't feel like having coffee all the time and want to have something different.
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