How to Order at Starbucks - Part 1 of 2: Decide Your Drink
1. Consider what your taste. To get a drink you will like, it is important to order something that is suited to their own preferences and desires. Orders at Starbucks significant not necessarily have to ask for a coffee, but you can choose from a wide variety of drinks including tea, milkshakes, and hot chocolate. Logically make your decision even according to the season in which you are.
- •If you are not quite sure about what is the drink that's right for you, please do not hesitate to ask for advice from bartenders who you are serving. Will provide a number of alternatives based on your taste in beverages, thus helping you to select one tailored for you.
- •Remember to decide whether you want your drink is hot, cold, or blended, as well as the amount of caffeine and sugar you want.
- The "tall" is usually accompanied by a single espresso, the "big" a double espresso as well as the "twenty", unless it is a "twenty" with cold drink, in which case it is accompanied by a triple espresso .
- If you want a larger amount of espresso than that accompanies the size you choose, you can simply ask for an additional dose. This will cost more, but will allow you to have the desired amount of espresso without the need to increase the size of the drink choice.
3. Add a little 'flavor. No matter what kind of drink you've ordered, you'll always be able to add a variety of sugar or syrup. Add an aroma, it will mean usually receive two sprays extra syrup, so if you would like your drink is ultra-soft and sure to specify it to pay a little more. The sugar is free of charge. The varieties of syrup instead they are not.
- If you are not sure which flavor to add, ask to be able to see the menu or ask the bartender what are the most popular flavors available. There is an endless amount of flavors to choose from, so do not feel limited to having to decide between simply sugar or no sugar.
- Most of the varieties of syrup like vanilla, caramel, hazelnut and also have the option to "sugar-free". If you're trying to be more attentive to your health, then you may exercise this option for your drink.
- Always ask what the flavors of the season are while you're ordering, because there are a wide variety of specific syrups that are only available at certain times of year. In winter and autumn you can encounter in the syrup to the taste of pumpkin, while during the summer it is not uncommon to find the coconut flavor in selected retailers.
- You can have any kind of hot and cold beverages, smoothies and many products made from coffee. If you decide to change the formula of your drink, you may need to also change the type of liquid base. For example, a blended coffee must be obtained by using as ingredient principal milk instead of water, to obtain the right consistency.
- When the milk is installed, it creates a rich, abundant lather that will represent the top of your drink. You can decide whether to order an extra in case you are a fan, or ask to have a drink without foam if it is not to your liking.
5. Rate the amount of caffeine. The espresso and coffee both contain a dose of natural caffeine, as well as green tea and black. If you want to assume a smaller amount, you can order one with half the caffeine than normal, or a decaffeinated coffee (without caffeine). If you are looking for a greater boost of energy to face the day, you can instead take extra doses of coffee.
How to Order at Starbucks - Part 2 of 2: Choose a Drink
1. Make black coffee filtered. This is the type of coffee that you can easily do at home, but prepared in many different varieties. The majority of Starbucks stores have a lot of infusions throughout the day, so you'll have the chance to taste different types of roasting and blends. The filtered black coffee is the easiest and cheapest option in the menu.
3. Try a little "American". For coffee lovers this is the most popular drink overall, thanks to its taste of espresso lit. Its composition is very simple, being formed only espresso coffee and water, but with a concentration of expressed higher than all other beverages. Of course you can add sugar and milk, as well as any flavor you might want to go with it.
4. Taste a "cappuccino". It is a drink very similar to "milk" being composed by the same two basic ingredients, but differentiated by the presence of a greater amount of foam. To get an idea, your drink will have a light texture and soft rather than liquid as it happens for the "milk." When you are ordering a cappuccino, remember to specify whether you prefer "wet" (without too much foam) or "dry" (almost all foam). Finally add any variety of sugar or flavor that you prefer the most.
5. Order a "caramel macchiato". The name borrowed from Italian, is just to signify the presence of spots expressed on the surface characteristics of the drink, rather than mixed with the other ingredients. The speckled caramel is composed of vanilla syrup, heated milk foam, espresso, and a sprinkling of caramel.
6. Try “mocha". The mocha is the equivalent of the "milk" (expressed and milk) with the addition of the chocolate. The two variants are indeed represented by milk chocolate or white chocolate. The first has a denser texture and creamy, while the second has a sweeter flavor and sugar. Normally this drink does not provide for the presence of the foam, but if you feel like it you can always ask the bartender to have a little bit over the top.
7. Taste the specialties "espresso". If you consider yourself a true lover of espresso, we do not think twice and immediately ordinaries one! Choose from one single and one double, and then make the changes that you want more. They are usually served with a dash of foam in style "spotted", or with a little 'of whipped cream.
8. Order a cup of tea. If coffee is not your thing, try one of the many varieties of tea available from Starbucks. The majority is made with the use of hot water, but there are numerous "milk tea" based precisely milk. Among these we can include the evergreen "chai tea" (tea-flavored spicy cinnamon) and the "London fog" (A blend of sweet vanilla and bergamot tea). You can still decide whether to order your tea made from hot water or milk, and decide whether to take it hot or cold.
9. Get a "Frappuccino". It is beverage blend, usually made with coffee. Starbucks offers many specialty Frappuccino inside the menu, and if you cannot see them you can always ask the bartender to voice. Although most are made with coffee, there are a few such as those with strawberries and milk, which confirm the exception to the rule, being also served with sprinkles of chocolate and caramel.
10. Try other beverages with a basis different from the cafe. If you are not interested in coffee or tea, do not lose heart because Starbucks can choose from a wide selection of beverages without caffeine. If you prefer something hot you can opt for hot chocolate, a "steamer" (milk with a flavor syrup of your choice), or a cider. If you're more for soft drinks, lemonade, or you can take a pick from the wide variety of "smoothie" (milkshakes).
11. Order your drink. Once you've decided to take coffee with all possible variations of the case, you are ready to place your order. Start by indicating the size you've chosen, then communicate the name of the drink, and then make any changes you want. Of 'something like: "A great chai tea latte with extra foam." Do not be afraid to be specific in your request!
How to Order at Starbucks - Advice:
- Do not be afraid to ask for help if you do not understand something.
- You stop in the cafeteria? So, if you request it, your drink will be served in a cup or a glass instead of plastic ones. Tell only "use here" when orders (this, in any case, does not happen in all the Starbucks).
- Try adding a cup of espresso or a protein powder to the "Frappuccino" (respectively, an additional cost of 75 and 60 cents).
- Pay attention to how you prepare your drink because, perhaps, you will not get exactly what you ordered. Advice from the bartender before you leave, double check to make sure your drink is actually what you want. Anyway, turn to the bar and tell the bartender how to make his work will lower your chance to sip a beverage quality.
- Be careful because someone might accidentally pick up your order. Do not throw away the ticket and keep your ears open because, perhaps, a person who was standing in line with you ordered your drink itself, especially if you have requested a joint product of Starbucks, for example, a "Latte".
- Avoid using your cell phone while you're making an order not to appear rude.
- If you order a drink that provides the whipped cream between the basic ingredients such as, for example, the "Mocha", and request of skimmed milk, do not forget to specify if you want it or not.
- In general, it also offers a variety of soft drinks and juices, bottled in the refrigerated placed to the side of the case. Here, you will find, in addition, sweets and other things to eat.
- if you want to try something but you're not sure, ask for a taste.
- Do not forget to leave a tip!
