Tim Hortons

I used to use the Manchester one quite abit as it was just up the road from a client of mine. The coffee is spot on, never had food in it though.
 
Got my Tim Hortons mug from Ontario. Coffee was good but otherwise cheap, good value, average quality food.
 
ultimately it's fast food so it's never going to be great, but when i used them in Canada occasionally they were much better for stuff like coffee than the equivalent places.
It would be nice if we had a food culture that embraced fresh quality food a little more though, do we really need another fast food chain?
 
wilkos_perm said:
ultimately it's fast food so it's never going to be great, but when i used them in Canada occasionally they were much better for stuff like coffee than the equivalent places.
It would be nice if we had a food culture that embraced fresh quality food a little more though, do we really need another fast food chain?
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I imagine somewhere in Canada there's a messageboard getting excited about a branch of Greggs opening up in Toronto.
 
I wonder if it is one of those places that tastes better when you're on holiday.

Soon when you describe the aroma of a "Tims" coffee it won't just be a sign you have been to Canada, but perhaps a sign that you're well travelled enough to have been to Teesside park.
 
Went to Toronto late 90s its a great city, sport crazy especially ice hockey and Tim Horton was a pro hockey player in his day. Breakfasts were mint.
 
wilkos_perm said:
ultimately it's fast food so it's never going to be great, but when i used them in Canada occasionally they were much better for stuff like coffee than the equivalent places.
It would be nice if we had a food culture that embraced fresh quality food a little more though, do we really need another fast food chain?
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The food culture you speak of is steadily building in this country. Using Marske and Saltburn as an example they've both seen a few foodie places open up or existing venues been renovated over the past few years. Craig's in Marske is owned by a couple who both worked in Michelin star restaurants in London I'm told. Some of the stuff they put out is fantastic. Then you have the guy who owns the fish place next to Saltburn pier who has aspirations of getting a Michelin star for his place there (although that's going to take a lot of dedication, consistency and talented back of house and front of house teams).
 
Randy said:
The food culture you speak of is steadily building in this country. Using Marske and Saltburn as an example they've both seen a few foodie places open up or existing venues been renovated over the past few years. Craig's in Marske is owned by a couple who both worked in Michelin star restaurants in London I'm told. Some of the stuff they put out is fantastic. Then you have the guy who owns the fish place next to Saltburn pier who has aspirations of getting a Michelin star for his place there (although that's going to take a lot of dedication, consistency and talented back of house and front of house teams).
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I got a brownie and coffee from Craig's in Marske recently and very nice it was. Actually reminded me of my favourite coffee shop in London.
 
Randy said:
Then you have the guy who owns the fish place next to Saltburn pier who has aspirations of getting a Michelin star for his place there (although that's going to take a lot of dedication, consistency and talented back of house and front of house teams).
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That the one that was on the BBC with Nadia Hussain and Fred (from first dates) a few months ago ?
 
Randy said:
The food culture you speak of is steadily building in this country. Using Marske and Saltburn as an example they've both seen a few foodie places open up or existing venues been renovated over the past few years. Craig's in Marske is owned by a couple who both worked in Michelin star restaurants in London I'm told. Some of the stuff they put out is fantastic. Then you have the guy who owns the fish place next to Saltburn pier who has aspirations of getting a Michelin star for his place there (although that's going to take a lot of dedication, consistency and talented back of house and front of house teams).
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It's all true, I'm aware of the places doing proper food. But most busy places are still dominated by fast food and chains. There's a large chunk of the population who prefer junk. I mean look at the queues you get at drive thrus
 
At the top end there's a food culture. But your average everyday Brit wants to get home from work and stick something in the microwave.

I like to live in places wheres there's lots of Cypriots or Turks in London as they appreciate their food a lot more. You can buy proper bread, they have butchers that don't charge a fortune, fishmongers stuff like that. Where I live now it's largely British and you can only get decent food at the posh places like waitrose or the whole food store. You can't even get a fresh pie for lunch. If I want that I have to hop on the bus to a Cypriot area where they do steak and kidney as well as the spinach and feta ones. It's better up north I think and in Ireland.
 
wilkos_perm said:
It's all true, I'm aware of the places doing proper food. But most busy places are still dominated by fast food and chains. There's a large chunk of the population who prefer junk. I mean look at the queues you get at drive thrus
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Witnessed that first hand today seeing the lunch time queue for maccy D's in coulby after visiting B and M.
 
Randy said:
Witnessed that first hand today seeing the lunch time queue for maccy D's in coulby after visiting B and M.
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We always witness it after the kids swimming at Coulby. Surely something needs to be done, nobody can get to the other shops in that direction without sitting in the queue
 
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