ShakeAway in Croydon

The service is so hit and miss. A coffee shop at a station should have the better baristas due to its location. Most baristas in East Croydon Costa are not up to the standard required for such high pace location, that is mainly serving single drinks. The “new(ish)” staff have been there since last year and it’s still like watching Bambi walk for the first time. If, the till operator/barista taking the order was more focused on getting drinks orders correct, listening to the customers actual order and not assuming, and stop focusing on asking if I want a pastry, this would be a good start. Sometimes they are asking before I’ve even verbalised my order. I understand the requirement for an add on sale but not at the cost of the main purchase. I am trying out the other coffee establishments at East Croydon Station, maybe I’ll be back in Costa one day!!! It would be 2.5 for service really.

This is a nice Costa with free parking, but there are a few issues which may affect some people. Firstly the parking can get very busy. Secondly this Costa seems to be in a Vodafone reception blackspot - probably other networks are OK as I've seen people using their phones, but for Vodafone you can't even get the Costa app open on your phone. It's also one of many Costas with very limited vegan options - just the Fruity Flapjack, and plant milks for drinks.

Nice cafe with space for prams/wheelchairs. Staff are always friendly. Not as much variety of food on day we visited but they may have had a busy day.

Precioso pub comunitario con un ambiente vibrante, dirigido por una familia muy cálida y acogedora. Comida - buena relación calidad-precio con porciones de tamaño decente, más importante servido caliente y a un precio razonable con un montón de opciones para elegir. Tuvimos una discoteca en la noche que estuvimos allí, tocando música de los 80, 90 y 2000, pero normalmente mostrando Sky Sports. Para los 3 de nosotros, una comida de dos platos y varias bebidas llegaron a £ 35. 00 por cabeza. Los niños son bienvenidos como lo son los perros, lo que se sumó a la sensación de la comunidad - y había bastante bromas entre varios grupos. Me sentí como el pub al que irías con tu padre cuando empezaste a beber con él y sus amigos. V agradable.

clean place, friendly staff, its better than other IKEA store