Tim Hortons

In Denmark we have the phrase «ferry coffee» for the kind of bad drip coffee you get on ferries, and apparently also at Tim Horton’s. The clip-​art Christmas decals on the windows were unsettling and scared me. A bonus star for authenticity, though.

The location is very central, so many people go in and you — you end up waiting way too long for you order. Otherwise — it’s a Tim Horton’s — so you know what to expect.

P. S.A.: Whatever your feelings about Tim Hortons in general, you should avoid hanging around in this particular location, particularly if you have any valuable possessions with you. This place the site of (sometimes very sophisticated) backpack and laptop thefts on literally a daily basis. A friend had his backpack taken and replaced with a decoy backpack while he wasn’t looking. My girlfriend once had her wallet stolen out of her knapsack here. A friend of hers had her laptop lifted from her knapsack while sitting with friends, not realizing it until she got up to leave. The place is obviously frequented by some clever thieves who know that McGill students with fancy laptops and iPhones are easy marks.

While I’m not the biggest fan of Tim Horton’s I don’t mind it from time to time. This particular location is popular with the McGill crowd and is open twenty four hours however it is below par compared to others. Given that it’s a hot spot for students it gets very hectic. I wouldn’t mind this so much if they would handle the crowds better. If you go at peak times it’s chaotic at best. They are slow to get orders out and it gets very confusing.

Je né suis pas un habitué des Tim Hortons, mais je vais suivre l’avis de pas mal de Unilocaleurs car c’était aussi mon ressenti … le service est limite lamentable … lamentablement long, lamentablement attardé (faut répéter 5 fois ce que l’on veut), lamentablement sale (l’endroit n’est vraiment pas nickel)…
Alors est-​ce que c’est une habitude chez Tim Hortons? Pour le reste, ça fait son job, des cafés corrects, des pâtisseries pleine de gras et de sucre, on a l’impression de sucer de la couenne au sucre … moins cher qu’un Starbucks, mais moins bon aussi :)

This review is mostly to prepare out of towners for what to expect. This Tim Horton’s serves the McGill university students and this has pros and cons. The Pros: they will serve you in English without giving you stink-​eye, and the staff are well-​meaning university students, so you’ll want to cut them a break. The cons: noisy, dirty, chaotic. They seem to routinely get orders wrong, so you need to check before you leave.
Other than those things, it’s like any other Tim Horton’s. Which is fine.

My least favourite place for coffee near McGill University.
The wait is long, the place is messy, and the floors are always dirty… At night, many homeless people gathers inside the coffee shop…

In order to review this location, I was forced to give it a star. And that’s being generous! I felt that everyone should be warned prior to visiting this downtown location.
This has got to be the worst service; granted it was «rush hour», but it shouldn’t take almost 20 minutes to make a simple turkey panini. What was even more aggravating was seeing people having ordered after me get their food first. The cashier gave me my coffee right after ordering, but I wanted to wait for my panini so as to not drink the whole thing prior to eating. By the time I actually got the chance to sit down and «enjoy» my panini and coffee, it was lukewarm at best. So disappointing.
Avoid ordering food here at all costs!

Leur service à la clientèle est pourri. Ils ont 3 caisses, par contre 95% du temps (quand c’est plein) ils en ouvrent qu’une seule! C’est très sale. C’est la pire succursale de Tim Hortons que je connaisse! Sauve-​qui-​peut!

Looks like this location gets really busy since it’s downtown and across from McGill.
They didn’t get my order right. I ordered a coffee and tea, but they gave two coffees and a quart of milk (huh?). The doughnuts are great, like at other Timmy’s.