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Overall Customer Rating and Sentiment

Tim Hortons UK has a 1.8 star rating from 15 reviews with 73% unfavorable feedback; consumers are mostly dissatisfied, citing food safety, rude staff, and high prices. Many request a refund and report poor response from the website and customer service.

Key Takeaways for Future Customers

  • Check recent Tim Hortons UK reviews before visiting to confirm service quality.
  • Consider ordering at the till and confirm dietary requests to avoid mistakes.
  • Expect possible delays and contact issues with the website or phone.

Negative Feedback / Risk Areas

  • Recurring Tim Hortons UK customer complaints about rude staff and poor handling of dietary requirements.
  • Multiple reports of wrong or missing orders, cold or reheated food, and foreign objects in meals.
  • Poor responses to complaints, difficulty reaching support via website or phone, and billing issues.

Positive Feedback

Coffee is generally described as tasty and service can be fast; some locations receive praise for good food when standards are met.

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Pradeep C Zvi

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| map-marker Greenwich, Greenwich

Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to...

AI Highlights
  • Plastic piece found in egg from Tim Hortons drive-thru Thurrock; choking risk to child.
  • Refund and explanations requested; no reply yet.
Tim Hortons UK - Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to...

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to formally escalate a serious food safety incident following my visit to Tim Hortons in Thurrock on Sunday.

I ordered food via the drive-thru, and upon returning home, I gave the meal to my 3-year-old daughter. While she was eating, I discovered a piece of plastic embedded in the egg. This is extremely alarming, as it posed a clear choking hazard and potential risk of injury to a young child. As a result, the food was completely inedible.

This incident is unacceptable and raises serious concerns about your food preparation and quality control processes. The fact that a foreign object of this nature made it into a meal, particularly one consumed by a child, is deeply concerning and could have resulted in significant harm.

I also wish to highlight that I submitted a complaint on Sunday immediately after the incident, yet I have received no response to date. This lack of communication only adds to my dissatisfaction and concern.

I have photographic evidence of the foreign object and the food, which I am prepared to provide. I expect this matter to be treated with urgency.

I am requesting:

* A full refund for the order

* A formal explanation as to how this incident occurred

* Confirmation of what actions will be taken to prevent a recurrence

* Appropriate compensation given the seriousness of the situation

Please respond promptly to confirm receipt of this complaint and outline the steps you will take to resolve it. If I do not receive a satisfactory response, I will have no choice but to escalate this matter further.

I look forward to your urgent response.

Yours faithfully,

Pradeep Chamdal

Loss:
$10
Pros:
  • Coffee tasty
Cons:
  • Staff

Preferred solution: Full refund

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Kizzie Vge

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| map-marker Cardiff, Cardiff

Cleanliness of public areas

I'm a regular customer of my local Hortons at Broadstairs, Kent, and have found over the past few months that food and paper, etc., are not being swept from the floor as it was once done.

Preferred solution: Cleaned more often

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Inder S Jif

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| map-marker Bushey, England

Poor customer service and food not fresh

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AI Highlights
  • Stack Burger was wrong and missing hash browns; burger removed from my hands.
  • Patty seemed reheated; fries were cold; training requested.
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Original review updated Apr 27, 2025

I am writing to express my serious dissatisfaction with a recent experience at the Watford Tim Hortons. While I have consistently received excellent service at your London and Northampton locations, the service during this particular visit was unacceptable.

My order of a Stack Burger was incorrect, as it was missing the hash browns.

Upon requesting a correction, the manager, Ganesh Dutt and Vikas, suggested I consume the hash browns separately. He then removed the burger from my possession before I had finished eating, stating it needed to be discarded.

Although the order was eventually corrected, the replacement Stack patty appeared to be reheated rather than freshly prepared, and the accompanying fries were cold.

I request the staff member involved will undergo customer service training, specifically addressing respectful interaction with customers and the proper handling of food items. The removal of food from my hands without request was particularly egregious

User's recommendation: Hopefully you dont see the same staff member, who served me poorly with lack of respect and dignity

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Begging for free food?

Anonymous
map-marker Harlesden, England

Breach of contract

AI Highlights
  • Meatless stack for a Muslim family was served with bacon despite vegan packaging.
  • The handling by the manager was criticized; others warned.

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Absolutely disgusted with Tim Hortons Lakeside. Were a Muslim family and my little sister ordered the meatless stack burger the bag even said vegan but they gave her a burger with bacon inside.

She took a big bite before realizing, then opened it and saw pork.

This is a huge violation of trust, especially for people with religious dietary restrictions.

We spoke to the manager, but the situation was handled terribly.

Shame on you, Tim Hortons. This couldve been a lawsuit at the very least, people need to be warned.

User's recommendation: Be aware of what you eat from here

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Mehul S Fvh

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| map-marker Leicester, England

*** persn i met in my life

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AI Highlights
  • Tim Hortons Leicester city centre: customer says staff Amit was rude, shouted, gestured with a finger, and came outside and tried to hit them.
Original review updated Jan 10, 2025

Location:-tim hortons(Leicester city center)Staff name Amit is very rude. I asked for food and he shouted on me and showing me a finger.

When I told him to behave he come out and tried to hit me. This a violence and I am not going to tolerate this. If you dont do anything I will need to inform this violence to police.

Ask him to behave or else ask him to stay home.

This is not good for your companys reputation. You should not keep employees like this.

Preferred solution: Kick off this guy from the job he damage tim hortons image. He ruined my day .

User's recommendation: Never for this incident i talk with my friends and family not go there

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Veena Owt

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Body shaming done by manager

AI Highlights
  • Allegations of favoritism and nepotism by shift manager Mahesh Babu.
  • He gives shifts to friends and roommates who offer him food.

Hello Team,

I have been working in Tim Hortons for the last 4 months in Teesside park Stockton on tees. I have seen lot of favouritism and nepotism from the managers towards the employees.

There is a shift manager Mahesh babu who is giving shifts to the people who is being friendly and offering him drinks and parties and he has hired two girls Rubeena and Samreen who are his room mates and offering him food . He is giving shifts only to the people who know him well not because of the people working very hard. He came to me and asked me to resign as Im too short and dont deserve to work in Tim Hortons.

I have been insulted by him multiple times. Hopefully this may not continue with the next employees who had hired newly and hopefully the seniority may take action against him.

Regards,

Sajida

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James L Lfq

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| map-marker Coniston, England

Resolved: Bad service!!

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AI Highlights
  • Breakfast not ready at 5 am; coffee only with apologies.
  • Five visits to Coniston Ontario; breakfast not ready; seeking other spots.
Updated by user May 09, 2024

Company fixed the issue and I have been provided with apology. There was no apology..

but they are open earlier now.. I talked to the owner so I believe it was taken care of…

Original review Apr 09, 2024

Breakfast not being ready for serving at 5 am?

5 times same location.. Coniston Ontario

You would think someone would be there getting breakfast ready so at 5 its ready to serve the public??

Not just coffee an a apology..again???

Not sure if this is going anywhere but I am now going to a new location for breakfast.. possibly back to McDonalds or country style for breakfast

Preferred solution: Breakfast on time!!!

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Anonymous
map-marker Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes

No food when I went to collect

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Made an online order which I paid for.

Drove to collect only to be told nothing available.

Manager in store didn't seem to care.

User's recommendation: Don't bother!!!!

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Lynnmarie Rie

My daughter went into tim Houston’s tonight with her friend to be told to leave that they had phoned police on her

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AI Highlights
  • A 14-year-old and a 12-year-old were told to leave.
  • Police involvement was claimed, then denied, and staff allegedly scared the minors for no reason.

My 14 yr old daughter and her 12 yr old friend went to your premises and was told to leave that the police had been rang on them when she phoned me and I went over was also told he had phoned police so I said I would wait to see the police then awhile later he told me he hadnt phoned the police so I did they told me my best route was to contact yourself for your staff scaring a 14 and 12 yr old kids for no reason

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Haaziq C

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Verified Reviewer
| map-marker Manchester, England

Paid but never got my order

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Updated by user Feb 19, 2024

Nothing done about anything yet and no responses

Original review Feb 04, 2024

I made my order and got told my order didnt go through or that they didnt have the things I wanted so told me I wont get my order and to call and tell Tim hortons online.

Loss:
$5
Cons:
  • Terrible customer service and dirty and unclean
  • Unreliable food service
  • Staff couldnt speak much english well

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Make sure to order at till

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Nina F Got
map-marker Rochester, England

No one responded to my complaints and charged for food i never got twice

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Call me 58545-**** rude staff the app not working. Charged for food not picked up even though staff said I would not be

Loss:
$18

Preferred solution: Full refund

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Tayyba N
map-marker London, England

Missing

My child lost her baby pillow, the colour is light blue. I need to know if they found it. Please replay.

Preferred solution: I missed / lost my child pillow

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Alia A Bdm

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Verified Reviewer
| map-marker Glasgow, Scotland

Rude staff member

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AI Highlights
  • Wrong order picked up by accident.
  • A young boy claimed I hadn't paid and was rude.
  • He needs training in how to speak to customers.

Picked up the wrong order by accident. This young boy came running claiming i hadnt paid.

Very rude and aggressive.

All he had to say was i picked up the wrong drinks. He needs training in how to speak to customers.

Pros:
  • Fast service
Cons:
  • Rude staff

Preferred solution: Apology

User's recommendation: Don't go to East Kilbride

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Anonymous
map-marker Blackpool, Blackpool

Never changes

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AI Highlights
  • Staff have limited English proficiency.
  • Drinks are served in large Christmas cups.
  • Food is lukewarm to cold.
  • The floors and tables are dirty.

Awful service - all workers dont understand english.

Serve all sized drinks in a large Christmas take away cup (yip almost Feb)

Food is served luke warm to cold

Dirty floor and tables all the time.

User's recommendation: Go to another coffee company

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Agni F

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Verified Reviewer
| map-marker Sheffield, England

Resolved: Nice food, terrible customer service

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AI Highlights
  • Third consecutive order wrong: regular cheeseburger instead of plain double cheeseburger.
  • Instructions ignored; Uber Eats replies offered no solution.
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Updated by user Jul 14, 2023

I received a refund from uber Eats on Tim Hortons behalf. This is apparently a gesture of goodwill and may not be the case in future, so I guess I will refrain from ordering from Tim Hortons from now on.

Updated by user Jul 14, 2023

So far... being ignored

Original review Jul 14, 2023
I've been ordering from your Sheffield Drake House branch twice a week, for the past few months through Uber Eats.
Because of my son's autism and all his related sensory issues, he will only have plain double cheeseburgers so we always specify that in the special instructions box. However, today is the third time we've received regular cheeseburgers with all the ingredients that literally make him retch.
I contacted you through your website the first time it happened but was completely ignored.

The second time, I received a "contact Uber Eats" dismissive reply (by the time I received it, I wasn't even sure which order it was and just gave up on contacting them). Today is the third time it happened. I contacted Uber Eats immediately but only received a template message about how sorry they are because they "aim to partner with merchants who exhibit professionalism". No solution offered whatsoever.
And honestly, I'm frickin furious.

Because someone should take responsibility, and it's Tim Hortons staff that prepare the food. We even put the instructions in capitals now so that they aren't missed. How hard is it to read them? We pay for the food, we pay for the delivery, twice a week every week, and we still never know what we're going to get.

I'm a single mum to my boy and neither one of us are going to eat those burgers. So we threw money in the bin... again.
How is this possible?! I understand that mistakes can be made, and we do order frequently so I guess that makes it more likely that at some point a mistake will take place.

But what is shocking to me is the lack of respect and the absolute worst customer service I've ever experienced. You're just blame shifting and you treat your customers like they're wortless.
Loss:
$23

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Avoid ordering online

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Zak S Urt

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Discrimation in the workplace

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AI Highlights
  • There is discrimination and sexuality jokes by managers at Tim Hortons Chichester, with few hours and long commutes after holidays.
Tim Hortons UK - Discrimation in the workplace

Discrimination in workplace

I have been working with the chichester branch of Tim Hortons wince before it has opened and i am single handedly responsible for over 1000+ 4/5 star reviews with the restaurant and yet i am still treated differently and poorly by the managers. Managers make jokes about me being gay, everybody else in the workplace has free reign of food and drink to enjoy while i have to ask and be declined a lot of the time.

Everybody else is getting enough hours to live on and since i have been back from my holidays i have had next to zero shifts and having to work friday and saturday every week when i have specifically stated tonnes of times i would like to not work saturday as i can not get a ride home for free most times and it takes me around an hour and half instead of the usual 25 it takes me when getting said lift.

I am sick and tired of being treated like dirt in a workplace whos reputation i have built online for them (feel free to count how many reviews contain the name Zak and they are only the ones who remembered my name. I need this issue sorted because this is going against my human rights in the workplace when i was promised this was an inclusive workplace.

User's recommendation: Know your worth

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