Coffee at the Station

railway station

I think I may have mentioned more than once that I am not a fan of Starbucks coffee. Not totally enamoured with the flavour of the coffee. However I get that other people like it, and they are a quite successful company as well.

Sometimes I have no choice, as was the case when I was waiting for a train at Taunton station. They only have a Starbucks and I had a bit of a wait until my train, so I ordered a flat white. It was four pounds!

You could not fault the service though, the two staff behind the counter were friendly, welcoming, and full of energy.

The coffee was a typical Starbucks flat white, what I expected and it was just okay. It was served in a takeaway cup, for which they charged me 5p extra. I didn’t have a choice, as they had no china cups. I think I must remember to take my reusable cup with me next time I travel.

Sorry no coffee available

We did a day trip to Exeter, wore masks on the train and had an enjoyable time exploring the city.

On the way back we had to change at Taunton, now I did quite fancy a coffee, but alas the Starbucks on the platform was closed.

I do get it, what with significantly lower passenger numbers and covid restrictions, it was probably to shut it, I could have done with a coffee though. I do say though I do like the fact that the original refreshments sign is still there and hasn’t been lost.