🇨🇦 Canadian tries UK Tim Hortons for the first time 🇬🇧
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- As a Canadian living in the UK, I HAD to try Tim Hortons in the UK! So does British Tim Hortons compare to the Canadian version??
For many Canadians, Tim Hortons is a nostalgic cafe - I know it was a big part of my childhood and it was such a treat to get some Tim Bits or an IceCapp! I miss it a lot while living abroad.. so how does the UK Tim Hortons compare..?
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Brit living in Canada here. Pleased to see your honesty, all the foreigners here I know think it's bizarre that Canadians love it, though we understand it's mostly a nostalgic pursuit at this point.
Thanks Alanna! I will have to try the hot food in a real Timmies in your homeland 😊
The one in Aintree STILL hasn't opened, must be waiting for The Grand national Race day ?
Needs Marmite!
The manager's hair would have turned white if they'd known a Canadian was going to try out the food and drink like this! 😂
If you are in the UK, you should bear in mind that Tim Hortons don’t make anything on the premises. Everything arrives at the store frozen and is heated up to make it appear freshly baked. Along with cheese, one of the things I miss most about the UK are the bakers shop. Tim Hortons might have greater variety of toppings, but their donuts will never come close to something a local bakery has just made fresh. Independent bakers are common here, but. Plenty of people will drive past twenty Tim Hortons to get to a place where the donuts are made on the premises.
That's essentially the same way it is in Canada too ever since Tim Horton's was bought out by an American company RBI. Tim Horton's in Canada has gone really downhill. Good news and bad news. Bad news is they are not that good anymore. Good news is we got a whole lot of them. They are convenient. That's it.
Real bakers are disappearing and Greggs the warmer upper is taking their place. I won't call Greggs a baker because you can't buy bread there. The sausage rolls are crap and their choice is so limited.
Can there be anything happier than a Canadian drinking Tim's coffee and Timbits,
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Tim’s coffee is probably the worst coffee I’ve ever drank 🤢
Yes I'm Canadian and I'm happier not having Tim Hortons terrible coffee and food in Canada.
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Thanks for alerting me to this! Never even knew they were in the UK. And a quick search shows that the nearest one to my hometown is in Plymouth.
Glad you enjoyed the stroll down memory lane
I don't understand why they don't have soups, sandwiches and bagels like in Canada. That would hit so good on a cold winter's day.
Because they are all factory-made and really bad. I'm guessing that the UK has many better options out there for those products.
@@njam101 Not really. You can find sandwiches but they are all processed as well. The UK has 0 soup game.
The food at UK Timmies is god awful .
Thanks Alanna..Great to watch.. Memories of home..👍
I’m British and I lived in Canada for a year. I would go nearly every day as there was one on my uni campus. I thought the UK Tim’s was really similar to their original Canadian counterparts! To put it simply, it tasted the same to me!
Gutted they didn’t take my Tim’s Rewards card though 😂
As a Canadian raised in the US, I've had Tim Hortons maybe twice in my life. I'm sure I'll need to go there again when I renew my passport to prove I'm really Canadian.
😂 Get an Ice Capp for me!!
That Lidl behind you sells real German frankfurters and brioche hot dog rolls that together make an excellent hotdog.
Alanna, you truly are a ray of sunshine on a frosty day! 😊
Wow, thank you!
I sent this to our Timmies mad son in law in Burlington ON. I drove from BC to Ontario with him once and I think we stopped at every Timmies along the way!
Random fact. Tim Horton's brother lived on the same road as me, just a couple of hundred metres away until he passed away
Tim Hortons in the airport at St. John in Nova Scotia has hot dogs and burgers and of course Poutine.
A joyful reaction and love the line ‘it tastes like home’.
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Thank you for the heads-up about there being a Tim Horton's in Kent. I live near Folkestone, but I took my wife on a surprise trip to the Gravesend branch today. We haven't been to Canada for quite a few years, but she said it was a reminder of our first foreign holiday together. We both tried chicken burgers with lattice fries, and our experience with that seemed a bit better than yours. We visited at lunchtime though, so probably our food was freshly cooked.
I gather that a branch is going to open in Margate, which will be a bit closer for us.
So happy for you.
Custard doughnuts - yum!😋
I’m sorry you had to go to Gravesend but I hope you enjoyed your Tim Horton’s.
It used to be a Pizza Hut years ago, and the Lidl used to be AMF bowling before it merged with the smaller Lidl next door and became a mega Lidl. As teenagers we used to go bowling and then to Pizza Hut in the school holidays. Good times 🥲
I'm an American and know that Tim's on a snowy winter day is peak Canadian. Loved this video!
We have a T.H. near me, I ordered take out just once. Several burgers for me and my flatmates breakfast. What I got was a box of donuts and some bottled drinks.
My local Sainsbury's has an American section which has North American hotdogs like the ones in your video
Didnt know that was in Gravesend?!
Love that town.
So much history along the riverfront there.
When we used to live in Montreal we had a friend who was French visit us from Toronto. We asked if she wanted to go get a coffee from Tim Horton's. After a brief pause she replied in her very French accent 'I have been to Tim Horton's many times. But, you know, I have never found coffee there'. Cutting.
It is SO SO satisfying to see you this happy - I've been waiting for this video for so long! Happy Timmies Alanna :D
Yay! Thank you!
My local Tim Horton's is on my way home from work, and because it's on the commuter route, food tends not to be standing around for long before being served, so it's very fresh and tasty.
Yea glad you put Gravesend on the map! We went on the second of opening and it was packed, donuts are really good. Great vid☺☺
A French-Canadian thing I love is hotdogs covered in coleslaw. For desert? Pouding Chaumeur.
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You can litteraly buy hot dogs in every supermarket multiple brands usually in tin or jars
French Vanilla (medium) and Timbits are my go to when i get to one of them here in Manchester
Had my first Tim Horton experience today (UK)
Coffee (dark roast) okay
Doughnut very sweet and messy
Toilet door lock jammed when I tried to leave
We have a Tim Hortons in Dunstable, for me Icecapp aa great in the summer. Around Christmas they had Turkey and Cranberry toasted sandwich, which seem to be cooked to order (had to wait) and was great and hot.
Timmies Hot Chocolate is straight up THE best hot chocolate of any chain I've tried in he UK, Canada or US. And I love a maple glazed donut, both together make the best sugar rush money can buy!
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There used go be Tim Hortons restaurants in New York City but only briefly. I believe they were closed in 2015. And that's a good thing for me because I won't be walking miles and miles to get a) those gorgeous donut holes, an amazing array of flavors and you seem to like them, (b) that maple and cream filled donut (I don't know of anyone around here that sells maple donuts, but if it's as good as it looks, I'd be addicted to them immediately), and (c) the Ice Cap that looks like a chocolate shake. Thanks for a fun episode! I'll be seeing those yummy items in my dreams!
Another Tim Hortons is arriving in Kent this year as well, in Thanet 😊
So happy (brought tears) to see you be OK and making a 'Tim hortons' vid. Best wishes Okay x
Oh Alanna, you're definitely at your most delightful when you're trying food and drink.
Lovely vid.
I want to try Tim Hortons now ! The maple donut looks delicious. Nearest one to me is 21 miles away in Weston-Super-Mare 🤦
I do love the chaotic scoring it has to be said
Love my local Tim Hortons. The Coffee is great, the burgers are brilliant and the doughnuts are my life!
Glad you made it to your 'Memory Palace'! Great expressions when they actually got the taste right! Thanks Alanna! 🙏🙏
Thanks so much for watching!
Best U.k burgers are going to be found in gastro pubs and food markets.
NO bagels!!! WHAT!?!?!?!?! But chicken strips ,hot dogs, and cheeseburgers, how interesting. I have seen potato wedges and I think I read that some locations were testing pizza??? Tim Hortons is also everywhere and you just know what you are going to get. Those are my fave Timbits too. Good to know the classics are the same. 👍👍
What you came to my home town of gravesend and I missed you lol, I drive passed this tim hortons every day, And wonder if I should go in, but now i have seen your video I wont bother.
If the regular coffee at the UK Tim Horton's is the same as in Canada, then it's a win!
Love it when you go into child mode. All adults need to do this from time to time. 🥳
We live about 5 minutes drive from a Tim Horton's.
It's pretty good. Breakfast and the double burgers are well worth the money
One just opened in Nuneaton so we're planning a pilgrimage soon just because of you Alanna! 😎
Great video! That hotdog reminds me of when my lunch would get squashed at the bottom of my backpack in school!
We have a Timmies near where I live! I liked the lattice fries and the French vanilla iced latte. Also the caramel apple donut was great. Oooh, now I want one!😂
“I got a thing of Ketchup”
I bet that’s not heard often in the UK.
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I want to visit Canada but it will take a while to save up for it so if ever in gravesend I’ll get the double double, ice cap and Tim bits for a taste of Canada, thanks Alanna!
Yes we have a Tim Hortons in Bury 1.5 miles from where I live
At the corner of the Rock and Union st
They built a Tim Horten near me & I intend to go there with one of my best friend’s from school in the uk. In Wales. Iv tried a NYC Company maple syrup but never tried Canadian one. I intend to try that maple’s doughnut & timbits. They also do white hot chocolate so I be trying that when I go to it. Possibly a cold drink if they do any.
I can’t wait for for one, in Newbury! Been to the one in Gravesend and Harlow
Looking forwards when they open a Tim Hortons here in the Netherlands :) nice video! Keep on the good work
Writing this while the video continues: I sure hope your partner, when finished with filming, helped you with that massive helping of food! BTW I semi-agree with you on "not that good" (Canadian here). I'd say not great but "pretty good", and a good decent coffee (dark roast, no sugar, black or a bit of milk/cream). No double-doubles for me, thank you, that's not coffee, its syrup.
I was wondering when you’d do this review 😂 There’s a Timmies a 10 minute drive from me. I dunno. Part of me wants my only memories to be from Toronto and Montreal 🤔 Thanks so much for this much anticipated vid, Alanna! It was great
Thank you for your honest indirect appraisal
Allana thank you for your honesty, seriously if the stuff tastes like home (assuming that you liked it at home) is a huge plus for those of us who have not tried the food in its native country. I have to take my hat off to you for trying the other food even though it could be in the category of "could do better". Thanks for sharing.
I tried Tim Horton in India 🇮🇳 when I was there I went there in December
Less "hot food" and more donuts! There're so many donuts to choose from! Very sweet video Alana. Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.
I just love a hot dog (Frankfurter) from time to time, but...If I am buying off a vendor, I want it hot, in a crusty mini-baguette, with lightly fried onions and have all the sauces available to squirt on. Maybe even cheddar cheese gratings on top. A mug of dreadfully cheap instant coffee to go with it would top it off to perfection!
Wild that there's way more Timmies up north than down south
Haven't tried a British Tim Horton's yet. Last time I went to one was in Burlington, ON
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I tried UK Tim Hortons when I was in Manchester and I was pleasantly surprised! They have much better selection like they have actual meals not just pastries and the drinks are more creative. They had awesome Halloween themed drinks and donuts
Ahh glad you had a good time!!
Fellow Canadian... I visited Belfast a few years ago. They have a Tim Horton's as well. I just had a double double coffee and an apple fritter. They were exactly right!
I could live for a week on that tray of food!
I'm actually impressed at your capacity to put that much food away. The hotdog and burger would be where I'd have had to draw the line.
A Timmies UK video, yay at last, the one we have all been waiting for. One opened up local to me just before Christmas and I have been wondering whether to pop in and give it a try. Your useful bit of A&N on the spot consumer advice has convinced me to give it a go. I may give the burgers and hot dogs a miss though after your wise council . I do hope your stomach forgave you for your indulgence in doing the research for this. ☕🍩🍁☺
Hiya Alanna, I've never tried Tim Horton's in my life, I seen one in Alicante airport (that's the airport for Benidorm in Spain), but my Dad was feeling tight that day so we didn't have one, the Beef Burger and hotdog looked not nice your probably right Alanna it was probably been there for 2 hours or more, but I'm glad you liked the Timbits, this is Choppy in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
I love the way you rate everything on different scales, 8 out of 8 and a half is a new one.
So basically skip the savoury items and go straight to the sweet, for a genuine Canadian Tom Hortons experience!
Got it. 👍🏻
A few years ago I worked in Canada close to Calgary, we practically lived on Tim Hortons! It's not great (as you said), but it always had a great atmosphere and wasn't that expensive. Didn't know about the hot food thing though, that burger looked pretty bad to be honest! Good fun video! Take care.
I went to Tim Hortons a few months back for breakfast after a stag do. The breakfast wrap was on par with the McDonald's when they used to do them, but the coffee is easily the best fast food coffee
Awesome!
I don’t like the Tim Hortons hot food much either but I get it quite a lot lol, using the kitchen in my flat makes me too anxious and Tim Hortons has screens you can order at rather than having to order off someone lol, so it’s a good place I can get food lol, I like the drinks and donuts tho! Thanks for your video, hope you’re having a nice day!
Thanks so much Aaron! Hope you can try cooking soon 🙏🏻
If I ever visited Tim Hortons, the Maple donut looks like it would be my go to 😃
Nice one Alanna! Seeing you enjoying the Ice Cap was priceless, even if some of the rest got mixed reviews. I'm shocked to find that my nearest Tim's is 30+ miles away so I won't be partaking anytime soon unless I just happen to be in the vicinity of Chichester.
They don’t serve “Baggels” but they do serve “Baygulls”
There’s a Tim Hortons right by my gym. So I always want to try it when I see it, but I also only ever see it right after I’ve done a work out so not the best time. Must spontaneously visit one day I don’t go to the gym.
Ive read Tim Horton's are branching out big time on articles online, I think theres one coming to Westwood near Margate. I spotted one when I was up at Lakeside but didnt have time to stop, but I hear the coffee is excellent!
Ahh, Tim Horten’s is a fast food restaurant, never heard of it. Thought it was a brand. Been a while since I lived in the Uk. That cheeseburger just looked like a heart attack in a bun.
That must have cost a fortune! Thanks for posting, made me laugh 😅
Chicken stack with bacon burger; waffle fries with chipotle dip and a latte. Is very nice but a tad expensive these days. :)
They've got one opening up in my town so I'll probably give their things a try (the non hot foods...)
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You could also try the Canadian pub in London's Covent Garden, I think it's called the Maple Leaf. Try asking them for a free lunch in return for YT publicity.
That's a lotta strange options they have there. And you can go to Lidl right next door for the big shop afterward.
Great video, appears Hortons is best for coffee and donuts not savoury food. Hope you had good memories
At 10:42 “let’s do one more, eh?” whilst sat in a Tim Horton’s. Couldn’t be any more Canadian 🤣
How to make a Canadian happy :) That maple doughnut looked delicious!
yah, great to know that I can get timmys next time Im in the UK, i live in Ontario. i do recall entering with much hope, a tim hortons on Regent Street, near Piccadilly Circus when I was there in 2011. to my utter disappointment, they just had coffee, no fancy donuts, no ice capp, sigh, just coffee which I do not drink. here in canada the only hot food i ever get is their breakfast sandwich, other than that, it's just ice capps and either a boston cream donut or an apple fritter.
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Loving the honesty 👍
Thanks for watching!
They’ve just opened one of these in Margate, we’re not really a bagels country unfortunately, glad you enjoyed it though 👍
After watching this I think I’ll give it a miss though lol
Tim Horton's in Ayr do bagels but only at breakfast time.