Comments on: Mini preview of Roy Street Coffee and Tea (Inspired by Starbucks) – Opens tomorrow morning.

By: Pencil to Paper

Pencil to Paper — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:46:35 +0000

You’re very welcome! Thank YOU for posting it to begin with! I’m just glad I stumbled upon it before going to Seattle! Not that I have a trip planned specifically—it’s more a general “I will do this one day!” thing. But still! I would hate to have missed out on a trip to Roy Street. I need to have a picture of myself standing in front of those Stephen King doors.

By: Melody

Melody — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:14:21 +0000

@pencil_to_paper – Wow I had completely forgotten about the trivia with the doors to Roy Street. I definitely heard that at the media preview event. It is weird to think that one year ago today I was visiting Roy Street Coffee for the Media Preview event. Time has flown by and a lot has happened in one year. Thanks for digging up this oldy but a goody!

By: Pencil to Paper

Pencil to Paper — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:47:11 +0000

Entrance doors from a Stephen King movie set?! I absolutely MUST pay this location a visit one day. Stephen King is probably my favorite author.

I love all of these pictures. They make me really want to see Roy Street Coffee and Tea in person and take some pictures myself! And personally, I have no problem with some Starbucks locations, or businesses owned by Starbucks, serving alcohol. I do think it’s cool that not all of them do, just so that there’s no awkward moments spent wanting to go to Starbucks but not wanting to deal with people who’ve had a little too much to drink. But having locations that are dry leaves options if I wanted to go and not have that concern? If that makes sense. I don’t think selling alcohol means that Starbucks is necessarily cheapening itself. Just expanding their horizons, as it were.

Great post, thanks so much for sharing these pictures! I love that the materials used come from all sorts of places. It makes for a very unique atmosphere!

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:09:40 +0000

If people want to go to a cozy place the sevres booze along with coffee the go to a cocktail lounge. Starbucks is a coffee house and should not get into the booze business.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:00:38 +0000

In my opinion Starbucks should stick to coffee and non alcholic beverages and not booze. Leave that to the cocktail lounges and bars…and indepentent coffee houses that are willing to cheapen themselves.

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Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:55:17 +0000

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By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:24:48 +0000

Oy Vay another Starbucks place that sells booze.

By: Edward

Edward — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:44:49 +0000

it looks like they did a really nice job of making a lounge-looking coffee place. hopefully it has as much a sitaround feel as it seems.
I wonder if some of the designs will work its way into branded stores at some point.

Definitely going to give at least one of those a try tomorrow.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:43:40 +0000

That looks pretty cool. I haven’t seen a coffee shop with an interior like that before. I could see myself spending some time there.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:08:25 +0000

I wonder what the hours are? This looks like the perfect place to hide out in evenings to get out of the house and drink warm yummies!