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Evaluating 660 reviews, most reviewers were unhappy with their experience overall. Many customers expressed dissatisfaction with the quality of products, noting issues with drinks being lumpy, lukewarm, or tasting like plain milk, and food items being unappetizing or incomplete. Reviewers also frequently encountered problems with service, including slow service, uncleaned tables, and staff who appeared disinterested or had poor social skills. Some people were dissatisfied with the staff's attitude, describing some interactions as rude, condescending, or unhelpful, especially when addressing complaints or specific requests. However, some customers also noted positive experiences with staff, highlighting individuals who were kind, helpful, and provided excellent service.

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

On a recent flight to Dublin from Heathrow on Aer Lingus we purchased a cappucino in flight. The cappucino was un drinkable. It was full of powdery lumps. We complained to the in flight attendant who... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Ordered a decaffeinated coffee as it was getting towards bedtime - received a cup of hot milk no flavour at all. Unfortunately I’m not keen on milk 🤷‍♀️

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

We went to Costa in Northallerton and ordered a breakfast wrap, a nacho cheese chicken toasted sandwich and two flat whites as well as a bottle of water. The wrap was missing the bacon but my main i... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

It has been my experience when visiting any Costa Coffee Shop the staff very rarely smile, say hello or make me feel welcome. Yesterday, in Hednesford Costa, the girl taking my order didn't even look... See more


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I called in at the Ollerton old Rufford…

I called in at the Ollerton old Rufford road drive through and was served by “Liv”
She was the nicest, kindest Costa employee that I’ve ever been served by, so helpful, polite and courteous.
Worth her weight in gold, you should be lucky to have such a committed employee

June 1, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely shocking lately.

Absolutely shocking lately.
Closed twice early as no staff available and twice sold out of certain products.
I appreciate it's only a coffee shop but what's the point of being there if you cant/don't serve your customers !

June 1, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Costa Coffee Cosham

Costa Coffee Cosham. Visited last thing on Saturday. Lovely friendly service by Pierce who couldn’t have been more helpful with my order and recommendations. We sat in as it was quiet and had a nice chilled vibe. Great experience all round. (Cherry cake was awesome!)

May 30, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Costa Blatantly Exploit their Staff

The coffee was awful regarding my first visit to Costa, so on the second visit I ordered a tea. Both drinks were weak, tasteless and not worth the money.
Also, Costa had one staff member on her own trying to make the coffee, serve people, make all of the drinks singlehandedly and she had to man the till. I think that it's highly unethical and exploitative for Costa to have treated a staff member in this way, especially when I read about their profit margins online. I find it disgusting, to be honest.

June 9, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The service was so bad

The service was so bad first of all they burnt my ham and cheese croissant so I got a new one then they forgot about my chocolate frappe so we had to wait while my friends tea got cold and my croissant and they didn’t give us the right cinnamon bun we literally asked for so yeah. I normally love Costa but make sure you hire the right people. Disappointed.

May 29, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I didn't get the mango bubbles in my…

I didn't get the mango bubbles in my drink although it said the drink was avaliable. my mother paid 6 whole pounds for this drink and it's incomplete. I belive that if there's a part of a drink out of stock, make the drink univalable.

May 29, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Hi everyone im very sick and have had…

Hi everyone im very sick and have had to do some reporting i had SEMEN LUMPS at the bottom of my cup was this a joke or a sick trouble maker im disgusted and now having to seek suport for this incident. i advise everyone that goes there to stop going sick evil stink of a place

May 28, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Costa Bingham unhelpful service!

Went into Costa Bingham ordered a drink scanned my Wife’s reward app then used our voucher which has £25 on it as I had used mine last time, we get each other vouchers at Christmas. We had a 20% off on the app, when Kirsty scanned our gift card I asked how much it had debited and it had took the payment at full price and had not with 20% off. Kirsty said she was sorry admitted it was her fault. I then asked her what she could do to correct the mistake and she told us as we had paid by gift card there was nothing she could do. The worst thing is my wife only asked her how much we had on the card and she took payment straight away. I asked to speak to the manager and she said she was the manager and there wasn’t anything she could do. I then asked how do I get my 20% reward and she said we would have to come in again, we came in to get our 20% off. When we use the 20% off we will never come back to Costa ever again. Thanks Costa!

May 26, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Staff deliberately winding up customers

Stopped here on hottest day of the year so far. Only a few customers there, which in hindsight figures now...

So ordered large frappe. Told they only come in small or medium. Order medium. then told no medium cups. Only small available. Order that and pay. Go and wait for drink to be made. Then told flavour not available so ask for refund. Also spot there are in fact both the very small clear plastic cups and some slightly larger ones sitting on the counter at the back. Point this out to be told they are large not medium cups. They didn't look large, but may well be wrong as whatever the other size was, there was nothing else to compare, so just point out that I asked for large in the first place. Then get told the drink only comes in small or medium. Suggest that they could just put the intended medium contents in a large cup. Get told no they can't do that.

I had been friendly and polite up until this point, but noticed the staff member I was talking to was now speaking in a condescending manner and one of their colleagues was grinning. I was a little bit frustrated at this point and struggling with the heat after driving in 34 degree temperatures, so I say this is stupid, while taking care not to yell or insult them directly. Question whether there's a manager present and get fobbed off yet again and told that it's not their fault and not to swear. This, while getting no apology for selling me a drink which they should have known was out of stock and either lying about the available cup sizes or being unwilling to offer any sort of reasonable compromise.

Give up, tap to get a refund, walk off, calling them useless and go and buy slightly less enjoyable drink for half the price in one of the shops via the helpful and friendly self service self service checkout. Usually I'd be ashamed for reacting like this, but no, the staff member who served me clearly couldn't be bothered to do any more work that day and was entertaining their colleagues by acting in an overly pedantic and jobsworth manner to provoke drama for giggles.

On off chance they ever read this, worth pointing out if company policy really is so strict that serving a £5.90 medium sized drink in a large cup is some sort of sackable offence, you'd probably find it more fun trolling your employer by ignoring the policy then launching an unfair dismissal case if you get fired and potentially pocketing a decent bit of cash. But that would take having a brain cell or two, so you do you! Carry on treating random people like garbage for no reason! I am sure I was not the only one that day, given how empty the cafe was.

Worth bearing in mind though: if you're working in a service station on a hot day, you're serving people buying drinks to stay hydrated and stay awake behind the wheel. Irritability is a symptom of sunstroke, so behaving in a condescending manner is going to result in customers being pricks. While I'm sure this will continue to be hilarious to your pea brain, one day you're going to try it on someone who is more of a [not very nice person] than me, becomes violent or whatever. They're then going to head back out on the motorway, driving 70+MPH still tired and dehydrated, only now in a worse mood than they arrived. They're then potentially going to end up causing a pileup or whatever. At the very least go and wind up customers in a rubbish chain cafe where this scenario can't potentially play out.

May 25, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Costa Monks Cross York

Costa Monks Cross York
I visited this store on 25/5/26. I had misjudged the weather and my 2 dogs were very hot, as was I. I asked for water for them and an iced coffee for me. Unfortunately my phone was playing up so I cancelled the iced coffee and just got water. The young woman behind the counter was really sweet about it, and a young man who worked there brought a bowl of water for the dogs. They treated me with kindness and respect and it really meant a lot.

May 25, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely revolting

Absolutely revolting
Korean Chicken made with a worker who wore no gloves and was picking at it. When asked why she was not wearing gloves she said she didn’t need to. Food disgusting
Tried the guava ice drink which smelt l like cat piss Undrinkable! Unfortunately as it’s in Charing x hospital there is nowhere else to go. The hygiene is poor. The service is horrendous!!!!

May 25, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely disgusting

Absolutely disgusting. Had to stop at Costa in Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire whilst I waited for my wife. I had a coffee and a chicken and bacon toastie. The chicken and bacon toastie was absolutely disgusting.

If I could upload a picture I would, but it just looked like a baby had vomited between two pieces of bread. It looked vile and it smelt vile, I just drank my coffee and left. The last time I had a bad experience at Costa, was in January and that was the last time I went to them.

Nothing has improved, despite the shocking feedback that everybody leaves here. I can’t imagine Costa has long left with that kind of food and service.

May 12, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Love it

Its a great place to sit and relax especially the one in Tallaght, love the Iced Caramel Frappé, only €5.95 the one in Starbucks is €7.40 well cheaper and better, love it

May 23, 2026
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