LHMARK From United States, joined Jan 2000, 7255 posts, RR: 62 Posted (3 years 1 month 3 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 1457 times:
How do you feel about the coffee and various comestibles purveyed by international donut chain Tim Hortons? Do you love it? Hate it? Suffer ye from indifference? Why or why not? Discuss.
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Hate it, mostly because they use the Robusta type bean in their coffee, which I find tastes like chemicals when compared to the superior Arabica bean coffees.
Aerobalance From United States, joined Sep 2000, 4446 posts, RR: 55 Reply 3, posted (3 years 1 month 3 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 1447 times:
In my one, and so far only, visit to Toronto, I sampled the plain donuts and coffee combo from Tim Hortons - I found the coffee to be the standard bland affair, coffee and cream helped. The donut sat in my gut like a hockey puck for about 3 hours - Funny, it looked the same coming out as it did going in. For a desperate craving that had to be squashed, for lunch I sampled a Turkey Bacon club sandwich, it tasted as if the Turkey was clubbed about 4 mos. prior and left to age in some Edmonton area oil field, the bacon had the consitancy of lettuce - grown in Antarctica. Yet, I have an iron gut and the 'lunch' did the job. All in all, I can appreciate my Canadian brothers and sisters need for sustenance in those cold, dark winters and how Tim Hortons can be a beacon of light for those who are hungry.
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KROC From United States, joined May 2000, 19737 posts, RR: 99 Reply 5, posted (3 years 1 month 3 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 1447 times:
Quoting LHMARK (Thread starter): How do you feel about the coffee and various comestibles purveyed by international donut chain Tim Hortons? Do you love it? Hate it? Suffer ye from indifference? Why or why not? Discuss.
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AC773 From Canada, joined Nov 2005, 1730 posts, RR: 8 Reply 7, posted (3 years 1 month 3 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 1422 times:
Quoting LHMARK (Thread starter): How do you feel about the coffee and various comestibles purveyed by international donut chain Tim Hortons?
Love the donuts, not crazy about the coffee. Pretty standard stuff.
But for the love of god Mark, get off your ass and try it yourself! There's something like 10 or 11 locations in greater Rochester. I don't know whrere you live, but there's bound to be one in your neck of the woods.
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Kmh1956 From Bermuda, joined Jun 2005, 3263 posts, RR: 11 Reply 8, posted (3 years 1 month 3 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 1418 times:
Not crazy about it at all. Went to Toronto for LASIK a couple of years ago, and my daughter was craving some Timbits so I went along with her. Had some kind of glazed thing (yuk) and a black coffee (double yuk).
Next time, I'll pass.
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Skidmarks From United Kingdom (England), joined Dec 2004, 6985 posts, RR: 69 Reply 9, posted (3 years 1 month 3 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 1412 times:
I had a chilli in the Tims near Buttonville in May and it was really nice. Wasn't sure about the coffee.
C-GRYK From Canada, joined Apr 2000, 747 posts, RR: 52 Reply 12, posted (3 years 1 month 3 weeks 1 day ago) and read 1394 times:
Sandwiches are ok, donuts are ok, don't drink the coffee.... it's all OK stuff, I mean, it's a donut shop for crying out loud, not exactly beacons of fine cuisine now are they? They do the job if you're hungry and for the measly amount you pay for the food you can't really expect anything that will blow you away...
Having said that they sure do seem to whoop Coffee Time's butt! And their success must be down to something, I mean there are now 4 Tim's within a 5 minute drive from where I live.... there were none 5 years ago!
N231YE From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 14, posted (3 years 1 month 3 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 1361 times:
I have never even heard of Tim Horton's; there is none in Cleveland, Ohio and vicinity. Sounds like Dunkin' Donuts and Panera Bread, both of which we have here.
N1120A From United States, joined Dec 2003, 23588 posts, RR: 89 Reply 15, posted (3 years 1 month 3 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 1355 times:
Quoting N231YE (Reply 14): I have never even heard of Tim Horton's; there is none in Cleveland, Ohio and vicinity. Sounds like Dunkin' Donuts and Panera Bread, both of which we have here.
Tim's beats the hell out of Dunkin' any day. If you have a hankering, you should drive to Buffalo or Columbus, both of which have Tim Hortons'
I love Tim's coffee as well as old fashioned and sour cream dip Timbits. I am in Ontario about once a month and I must have a medium black or light milk and share a 10 pack with my girlfriend at least once per visit.
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YHMYYZspotter From Canada, joined Sep 2006, 197 posts, RR: 1 Reply 19, posted (3 years 1 month 3 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 1294 times:
I just saw this post WHILE begging my brother and his girlfriend to get me Tim Hortons when they go out because I am lazy and don't want to get out of bed.
20 Timbits and a medium double double. Coming my WAY!
YooYoo From Canada, joined Nov 2003, 5788 posts, RR: 56 Reply 20, posted (3 years 1 month 3 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 1285 times:
Donuts: they are ok
Coffee: I love it. Wife, kids and i go regularly to the corner for a coffee and two timbits. It's a nice walk.
Sandwiches: ok, i guess, i usually have the chili.
All in all, i find the coffee there to be very good and go out of my way to get one.
I wish George would have his people loan me some money to get a franchise.
Note: i have had bad coffee there as well, not many, but a few.
The best coffee north of the border
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Lnglive1011yyz From Canada, joined Oct 2003, 1532 posts, RR: 23 Reply 21, posted (3 years 1 month 3 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 1268 times:
Starbucks=Fourbucks.
Coffee Time = Toiley Time (toilet)
Country Style = Out of Style
Tim Hortons = Canadian Eh!
LOL
All in all, I actually enjoy Country Style coffee better than Tim's. Although, I rarely have it, as they're hard to find.
Tim's is .. middle-of-the-ground. Unless you drink Timothy's or Starbucks or Second Cup, where you need to go to school to learn how to order, Tim's is a sufficient, quick cup of coffee.
I find that Tim's quality varies by store. I think it has to do with how often the store cleans their coffee brewers.. The store near my house is forever cleaning them. When I'm in the drivethru, they are always cleaning it.
A346Dude From Canada, joined Nov 2004, 1044 posts, RR: 11 Reply 24, posted (3 years 1 month 3 weeks 18 hours ago) and read 1233 times:
I'm not a huge coffee fan, so I can't comment on that, but I do love their bagels, sandwiches (garden vegetable for me ) and hot chocolate. It's consistently good stuff at reasonable prices.
I always get a little nervous when I'm in a small town that doesn't have a Timmy's.
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N1120A From United States, joined Dec 2003, 23588 posts, RR: 89 Reply 25, posted (3 years 1 month 3 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 1197 times:
Quoting NeilYYZ (Reply 18):
I love Tim's, I just popped out to the corner to get an extra large double double, and am enjoying it right now as I type.
In lieu of or in addition to the 12 cans of soda?
Quoting YooYoo (Reply 22): Would that be the one in the "ravine" ?
They have a good cup of coffee there. I go there instead of the one near my house when i go to the rink. The one at Townline and Kind is hit and miss.
I find the one at the new A&P off Franklin isn't all that great. I am, however, a fan of the one on the Cambridge Center side of Hespeler Road, as well as that brand new one on Clifton Hill in Niagara Falls. Probably the most satisfying one was the one near Union Station in Toronto because it was so damn cold out that morning.
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26 NeilYYZ: In addition my friend. I have some sort of caffiene addiction. Actually I only have one or two Tim's a day, whenever I go to class on campus we have
28 NeilYYZ: Since I clearly know nothing about nutrition, I'm assuming that 1000mg a day is a lot? Perhaps you could explain to me what that means, and what the
29 N1120A: 600mg per day (about the amount in your 12 12oz/355 ml cans of diet soda) is the upper limit of what is thought to have a positive effect on endocrin
30 NeilYYZ: Makes sense. Can't say I like that it makes sense, but it does. So perhaps I should lose the coffee, that wouldn't be a big deal, I would have a hell
31 AC777LR: The Best Tims in Cambridge my man is the one on Myers Road and Water Street or the one at King and Bishop street in Preston. The Worst, right across
32 Vaporlock: Mark.....Tim Hortons is the best!!! April....I'm sure you'll recognize this Tim Hortons??? It is in a small town in Northern Ontario this Timmy's is
33 PIA777: I visit Cananda alot for work and I always have my Breakfast there. Its great. I think its better then Dunkin Donuts. PIA777
34 PIA777: 10 times cheaper too. I always get the Sandwich-Coffee-Donut combo. I sub Steeped tea for Coffee. PIA777
35 Skidmarks: Phyllis, taking pictures of Tims and your van is nearly as sad as taking pictures of trains!! You really must get out more!! Have a nice day! Andy
36 Falstaff: I like the coffee, I like the muffins, and I love the old fashioned glazed donuts. The sandwhiches are good too, I like the bread, which is really the
37 A332: Tim Horton's is pretty decent... a large double-double is a fabulous cup of coffee.. no question! The food selection is okay... their sandwiches are r
38 Captaingomes: uhhhhh ... you're killing the mom and pop shops!!! I do agree, when I'm in a small town, i can count on the consistency of a Tim Horton's. Unfortunat
39 JAL: Quite frankly, I'm getting sick and tired of Tim Hortons! Everywhere you look there's one, 5 mins from place alone there 4 Tim Hortons. I find them to
40 NorthStarDC4M: JAL is hereby considered non-true-iceblooded-Canuckistanian... I have Timmies at work, and love it, and i don't even drink coffee (though i do confes
41 Myt332: That's because you look in the dumpster for leftovers? Dumbass....
43 YooYoo: I like the community support/donations Tim Horton's does. It's great marketing. Over in my neck of the woods they sponsor my little girls soccer leagu
44 Don81603: Swamp water is better than Starbucks! I for one, plan my road stops around Tim Horton's with truck parking (Large 4 by 4, please, with a BLT)...
45 AC777LR: Starbucks makes great lattes, something Hortons has yet to master. But I will take Seattle's Best Coffee any day, its the best out of the main chain b
46 N231YE: Good thing Cinnabon serves it...awesome stuff.
47 YHMYYZspotter: How about Tim Hortons new breakfast sandwiches. They are tasty!! I think they are much better than Egg McMuffins.
48 N1120A: Or you could cut some of the Diet and shrink the Tim's? I am a CFT and spent about 6 years working in nutrition. Is that the really old school one th
49 Vaporlock: Andy, but no matter where you go in Ontario....you can always get a Timmy's!!! LMAO Peter.....we should start a new thread. "Pics of Tim Hortons in y
50 Don81603: And various other locations across the country with suitable truck parking (or even a wide enough shoulder). I used to go to Robin's all the time, bu
51 AC777LR: LOL no not that one, though I like that ones Coffee as well, but the staff that works there is are really nice but man, they are so ugly and I am try
52 Duke: Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmaaaaaaaaaahhh......doooo-nutsssss.............. I. Am. Canadian. Tim Hortons. A great Canadian institution. If ya want coffee and
53 Captaingomes: I still don't understand why people rave about frozen donuts and coffee that doesn't taste like coffee?
54 Lnglive1011yyz: Yessir The ladies there keep asking me when I'm taking them on dates. HAHAHA 1011yyz
55 Vaporlock: Neil....wowie, I didn't realize you worked so close to me. I spent every Friday afternoon at Buttonville taking pics. Small world eh? Phyllis
57 Captaingomes: Considering I go to Zet's about once a year? Give me a nice California Sandwiches veal or steak and onion sandwich please!
58 JAGflyer: I really enjoy Tim Hortons coffee. Whenever I'm near a Tim's I usually buy a coffee. Today I got a small double/double and the 2 creams in a small cup
59 N231YE: hehe...Stereotypical Canadian, with their famous word "eh". (Just Kidding). Anyways, a new Tim Horton's is being built across the street from my Univ
60 JAL: Finally another Canadian who's not crazy about Tim Hortons!
61 AC773: ox‧y‧mo‧ron-noun, plural- a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as i
62 FlyboyOz: Not to be confused with that word - "Cream". It means milk. Here, when bastia asked me whether i like milk or cream for coffee, I chose cream...so she
63 JAGflyer: In Canada we have milk and cream. Both are liquid. Milk is less rich/fatty/sweet tasting.
64 LHMARK: Personally, I think Tim's is average. Sorry to say it, but the coffee from Dunkin' Donuts blows Timmies' away. It's liquid crack.
65 N1120A: Actually, reverse that and you get the truth. Dunkin' coffee disappointed me heavily when I was living in Boston, especially after the massive build
66 WildcatYXU: Can't help it, I hate the stuff. Too weak for me, makes me s#$%. I'm an espresso drinker, so Timmie's has nothing to offer to me.
67 Cactus739: I tried Tim Horton's last year when I was in Vancouver. I had 2 boston cream pie donuts that were pretty darn good. The coffee however, I thought was
68 Yyz717: Tim Horton's is nothing but cheap fast food and even cheaper coffee, that somehow, inexplicably, became synonymous with every aspect of "Canadiana". I
69 CastleIsland: Jeez, you think you can identify a truth in a subjective concept?
70 Captaingomes: I couldn't agree more. Canada has lots to offer, from vast natural resources, magnificant natural beauty, and other, far more significant brands or p
71 Safs: I was told to have a "Double double' at Tim Hortons on my recent trip to Canada with some Timbits on the side. The coffee was great, but some of the T
72 N1120A: That was your first problem. The gas station Tim Hortons are never as good Jaded? How can overroasted, burnt, crappy coffee make you jaded? Absolutel
73 Duke: Okay, I meant my comments humorously. The point is, I like donuts and the opportunity to get a cheap meal. Therefore, Tim Hortons is a nice aspect to
74 BMIFlyer: Ditto However, the coffee sucks Gimme Starbucks for that Lee
75 YooYoo: i cann see that to a certain extent. 30 min? please The people you know, need professional help. I hope not, Signed, All the employees who need a wee
76 Captaingomes: Exactly! Now just add the word "mediocre" in there, and we'll come to a consensus.
77 Avianca: well for me the Tim Hortons sandwiches are just great, specially the Ham and Cheese
78 ReidYYZ: You must have had a Walnut Crunch (a.k.a.: lump of shit with nuts) I don't care how it looks, it is my preferred soft doughy product. On nightshift w
79 WildcatYXU: Not to mention that this franchise is not even Canadian owned anymore
80 Cactus739: Maybe I wasn't quite clear. I didn't go to a gas station Tim Hortons. I went to a real one in downtown Vancouver right next to a Wendy's. I just comp
81 N1120A: Ah, you need to go to one in Ontario. Oh, everyone knows the Green Mermaid overroasts her beans to make the coffee seem stronger while using fewer be
82 JAGflyer: Starbucks coffee just tastes too burnt for me. I walk into the store and am hit with the smell of "BURNT COFFEE". Not to mention the price. I refuse t
83 Lnglive1011yyz: Wow, quite a blast against Tim Horton's and those who choose to go there! Do you have any examples of what you would call a good cup of cheaply costi
84 Cactus739: I've never paid more than $2 for a cup of regular hot cofee at Starbucks (even without my discount). The most I've ever seen was an even $2 for a 20o
85 Yyz717: But they have time to line up for 30 minutes at Tim's along with the rest of society's pathetic detritus. Not for coffee, but to maintain their statu
86 SKYSERVICE_330: 30mins?? I'm curious to know what Tim Hortons that was at. My experience at Tim Hortons has always been a quick and fast one, meaning, I've rarely ha
87 Lnglive1011yyz: I think you hit it on the head.. Being in America means being able to prosper in a free society. Tim Hortons started as a very small one store operat
88 Iamcanadian: I think JAGFlyer was talking about $2.00 CDN... The large coffee at Tim Horton's costs (in Calgary anyway) $1.50 even, whereas a comparable size at S
89 N1120A: Of course, it was supported by a very well paid NHL player early on. I believe pricing at Tim Hortons is heavily regulated by the company and rarely
90 Iamcanadian: That's what I thought as well, but the last time I was in Ontario, the prices (even before PST and GST) were inconsistent with the Calgary prices bef
91 N1120A: Maybe you went to one of the few locations allowed to deviate.
92 Lnglive1011yyz: There IS a difference though -- there's also a difference in their coffee lid packaging from area to area. The cost can vary from location to locatio
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