I like the fact the the inside of this McDonald's is nothing like your typical McDonalds (the fact that it's a flagship store is definitely a plus). The cafe was very nice and showed no resemblance to any McDonald's I've seen. Service was OK, pretty typical. Not as friendly as I'm used to and the staff was a little flustered with the fifteen people in the lobby or in line. Bottom line, it's still a McDonald's. It's a really nice McDonald's, but you can put lipstick on a pig but it's still a pig.
The iced latte (caramel) was bad. Too sweet. People who compare Starbucks to McDonald's and like McD's better (as far as coffee) are comparing caviar to fishsticks. Fishsticks are cheap, widely available, and horrible for you (McDonald's). Caviar is an acquired taste and is at the top of it's class. The two are hardly comparable.