theycallmelisa

ive had bad cups in the way that they don't know how to add the correct amount of cream vs. sugar.

ive also ordered their cappachinos (sorry, can't spell that)... only to have them come back tasting like hot water.

godzilla23

I order extra large dbl cream - for some reason I don't take sugar in my coffee. I can't tell you how many times I've been to a random Tim Horton's and been given a double double, because EVERYONE drinks a double double.

As a side note, I've got a bit of a rant about Tim Horton's coffee. You ever notice that the coffee tastes different from store-to-store? You would think that the coffee is the same. And it probably is. But I'll bet that I (and other Tim Horton's junkies out there) could blind taste-test Tim's coffee from our "regular" locations, and from others. I'm a driver for a major delivery company, and I'm in the drive-thru 2-3 times a day for coffee. I go to the same Tim's each time. However, if I'm on a trip and stop at a foreign Tim's, or even a Tim's in the city, it's different. You all know what I'm talking about. I hope.

timothy4testes

i've never had a good cup of tim hortons coffee...the stuff i make at home is much better and is just nescafe with a little cinnamon

Sticky

They have cappuccino? I have never see that at a Tim Hortons.

2 things

1. The discussion was around the consistency of coffee at a Tim Hortons. When I said bad I mean bad compared to what you normally get from them 99 (or more) our of 100 times. They, like McDonalds, are supposed to be know for their consistency. A Double Double is a Double Double in Halifax and it is the same as one in Saskatoon or Vancouver.

2. nescafe? Instant?

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Martian

It's not real cappucino, they just call it that. English toffee or french vanilla.

If the machine isn't cleaned at least once per shift, the nozzles will clog up. Then it will taste like hot water, since that's basically what it'll be.

More on topic... when I make my own coffee I drink it straight, but I always order sugar in my Tim's coffee. That helps to mask any inconsistencies from leaving the pot on the burner too long or what have you. On the occasions when I've tried it without the sugar I have found that the taste varies a fair bit.

EDIT - I ought to mention that each store is responsible for calibrating all it's own equipment too, which can alter the taste from one store to the next. There are guidelines that they are all supposed to follow, but that doesn't mean everyone does, or pays that much attention to what they're doing.

Find yourself a good store with good staff and stick to it, I say.

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billyeggs

I have had a stale cup - got it at about 4am. It tasted even more burned than usual..... I complained and got another cup plus a free doughnut!!

Scrub0

The only coffee I can really enjoy is the stuff i make myself - two heaping scoops of coffee for every cup of water. With a little milk. Good shit. Drinking other coffee isn't much different then drinking hot water with cream and sugar mixed in.