Morning breakfast at Shanghai Starbucks Roastry

The Shanghai Starbucks Roastery is huge. Spanning 30,000 square feet it is made up of 2 levels.

Coffee and food were served on the first floor. The stations on level one are Main Bar, Pairing Bar and Princi (Bakery)

Tea and spirits and food are served on the second floor. The stations on level two are Teavana and Long Bar and of course the newly created station Mixato.

The place is packed on a weekday late morning but seats can still to be found relatively easily.

Starbucks inhouse tea brand Teavana

The journey of the bean - the roasting journey. And its one of the rare places you can buy freshly roasted coffee beans for own consumption.

The food from Princi. The pizza is served warmed but not so for the bread. I requested to for the bread to be heated up but was refused? stating that it has to be served cold. It was only when i insisted that they obliged.

Unusual latte art on my Latte.
And this must be really difficult to make. The more complex and intricate the pattern, the more skills required. So yes, i am impressed.

Checking out the bar Mixato before we go. I was recommended the special blended cocktail named Lemon velvet. In chinese the drink is named 冰川之光 which after translation is Glacier Glow which is a more apt description of the drink.

Ingredients of the drink is vodka, lemon sorbert, fresh lemon juice, cold brew coffee, hazelnut syrup, topped with sze chuan pepper and served with a a small sparking sidecar.

Champagne and cocktails do go well together.

Service is impeccable except for the time when i am requested for a hot meal. The person that helped your order is assigned to certain tables so you can't call just any one to order your meal. The process will be so much more seamless if you are paying cashless. You only need to wait for the food to be serve after ordering at your table.

But we are paying cash, so we need to head to the stations to make payment instead.

Overall, it is a interesting experience in a cafe where you observed coffee being roasted and dizzying array of displays all the while enjoying a good hearty breakfast.

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