Tim Hortons

This place serves COFFEE and doughnut type pastries.
This is a Canadian institution.
This place is VERY popular, they staff it quite well to handle the amount of folks coming here.
Get a coffee and a doughnut or 2.

2.5÷5
Since there seems to be no separation between the lower and upper level Tim Hortons, this review will be for the upper level Tim Hortons.
The upper level Tim Hortons is quite busy, and in my opinion too small for the demand it serves. I probably should’ve went to the lower level Tim Hortons, but I had an errand to run where I had to meet someone in the upper level Timmies.
This Tim Hortons was staffed quite well on a weekday at around 5pm, as I didn’t have a long lineup. I ordered an iced capp, which is usually what I order in Tim Hortons nowadays. The drink was okay, something that was satisfying enough while I waited for my client.
What made me took away a star for this Tim Hortons is its general sketchiness. The upper level Tim Hortons attracts some homeless folks from outside, as they occasionally roam inside and interrogate the customers inside. I had that happen twice in the hour or so I was there. Eventually security was called the second time around and the homeless person was escorted out of the Tim Hortons.
Regardless, I’ll likely stick with the lower level Tim Hortons next time around. Why are there two Tim Hortons locations inside College Park anyway???

I love Tim Bits. But I do not like to see a piece a half size of others in the box!

Always been disappointed with my order. They never seem to get my coffee right. Maybe cause they are a busy store. Clean and service is quick.

Still quick and efficient service. But why do they always throw the donuts with sensitive toppings in a bag and forget to put the paper protector? Happens every time!

This review is for the lower level Timmy’s across from the Dominion (name changed to Metro, what an awful name, to me Metro is the Montréal subway system, but that’s another review…).
Some real highs and lows here.
Highs: Very nice, helpful and friendly staff, good coffee, good Timbits. All a real plus for me, especially the service being so great, which is hard to find in Toronto.
Lows: Every table needed wiping. My loyal Unilocal followers (all 3 of them) will know that forgetting to wash tables just because customers try to clean up after themselves in a fast food joint is a major pet peeve for me. Maybe we should carry a wet cloth with us so staff doesn’t have to do that part? AND the floor was incredibly dirty, littered with dropped napkins and other debris, knee deep. AND the counter where the napkins are kept (not the service counter) was dirty, and all 3 napkin holders had zero napkins. I had Timbit glaze on my hands (well, I will admit to being totally glazed), and did not want to pick up all my shopping bags and return to the service counter for a napkin. I must stress that the store was not busy at all, there were no lineups all the time I was there (about half an hour).
I will return, if just for the service.
P. S., to Amy M, from Manhattan, please come back and visit us again, as well as maple syrup Canada is also known for beavers and hockey.

This location became my closest Tim Hortons when the one located inside College Park, across from the Metro, went under renovations for a month.
I found the doughnuts always tasted stale. They often made my Café Mocha as just coffee (and never once included whipped cream or chocolate, sort of the whole point of the drink). They always made my coffee first, set it on the counter, and then proceeded to get someone to get my doughnuts, which also bothered me because my coffee just sat there getting cold. The person taking your order was never the person to pick your doughnuts, so that added time to everything as well. And if you like being able to pick which doughnuts, only one cash register is anywhere near where they are located, so good luck seeing which stale ones they have.
So glad my regular one is open again.

This Tim Horton’s was near our hotel while vacationing in Toronto, Canada in August 2012 and on the University Place area I believe. It was just convenient for us to get coffee and donuts for breakfast. It was different than the Dunkin Donuts in the US. The donuts were really good. There was a donut we had called maple syrup donut (I think, I can’t remember exactly) and it was soooo good! I never really knew Canada was known for maple syrup until a friend told me… lol. It would make sense of course since they’re flag has the maple leaf on it! We tried a couple of other donuts as well and the breakfast sandwiches. And we had their coffee. Tasty!

The perfect start to my day.
You know why?
This location understands that people are busy and have places to be.
There is no other Tim Hortons that moves people through lightning fast!
With 2 people at each cash and runners, they have serving your morning coffee down to factory line perfection.
Coffee is always served with a smile! And they’ve only messed up my coffee once this year, not bad!
After going to this location, every other Timmy’s seems turtle slow.
There is a Starbucks across the street… and I do prefer Starbucks coffee.
But hell, this Timmy’s location makes my morning easier.
Shorter wait time wins!
Croissant with half the calories wins!
…And I don’t have to line up twice like SB (Once for the coffee and then again for the milk/​sugar station line).
The only way this process can get faster is if there are smiling serving robots that replace real workers. This is probably already happening somewhere in Asia.
Coffee robots, beverage servers of the future!

This is a review for the street level Tim Horton’s — the one right across from Winners.
This location is always packed so I am often hesitant to enter the shop because it just looks so busy.
I tried fulfilling a timbit craving at a less busy shop and I learned my lesson. Not only were they out of the timbits I wanted (honey cruller); the flavours that were available and that I purchased were dry, hard, extra sweet, and gross.
Well, I decided the next time I had a timbit craving I would head to College Park since this place is always busy.
I was not disappointed!!! Ordered 5 honey cruller and 5 honey dip. They were amazing!!! The honey crullers melted in my mouth — they were so fresh, soft, and yummy. The honey dips were pretty good too but not quite as good as the honey crullers. I inhaled them within 10 minutes — 1 minute/​timbit.
My husband had a strawberry banana type smoothie. We both agreed it wasn’t that great.
Service is friendly.
Great location! Will be baaack…

Both of the Tim Hortons locations here inside College Park amount to the worst I’ve ever been to. They have a terrible doughnut selection, they’re jam packed all the time, and they’ve never been able to get my order right. You’re better off going to a different location or hitting one of the other coffee places in the area.

I hit this Tim Hortons pretty frequently. The line up is usually pretty big but it’s the fastest moving line i’ve ever seen. The girls who work here are great. Somehow they’ve managed to remember the usual order of all my co-​workers. They are fast and friendly and do a great job. Sometimes i have to wait a little longer for my steeped tea but that’s ok, it’s usually fresh and ready.
I don’t drink coffee so i can’t really comment on that but their steeped tea is pretty good. It’s great because you don’t have to sit around and wait for it to steep. Maybe not the best cup of tea (for that try Golden Mint across the street) but the service more than makes up for it.

um, ok. there are many things i don’t understand in the world, but one of the biggest ones has to be why anyone likes this place
the donuts are AWFUL– they’re not even fresh, they’re just defrosted at the store and put up on the display. i don’t even consider timmies a coffee shop because they don’t have espresso drinks. it’s like a cafeteria vending machine with the ice capps and their coffee is so burnt tasting and bland that you need «double [crème] double [sugar]» just to make it taste like real coffee.
tim hortons has somehow positioned itself as the true canadian donut shop… the unhated version of the american dunkin donuts. someone please let me shake hands with their PR rep because honestly there is not one thing served at this establishment that i would consider good food or drink
this location specifically is in the lobby of my building and it’s ALWAYS packed. in fact, there are two in the building and both are always full with a line around the store. but there also happens to be a starbucks across the street, a timothy’s down the block, and a second cup a block away– so why bother?