More Tim Hortons around South Surrey

There are a few more Tim Hortons within easy driving of Cloverdale. We have a lot of customers in the White Rock/South Surrey area and often stop at these restaurants.

There are 2 restaurants at Grandview Corners - 24th Avenue and 160th Street.

The first Tim Hortons is in the plaza close to 24th Avenue and 162 Street. Restaurant service only. They usually have 2 cashiers, sometimes 3 when its busy. This restaurant offers fast service and has a lot of tables for eat it customers.

The other Tim Hortons is on the other side of the street, inside Wal-Mart. Restaurant service only. There is usually one cashier and several other staff running back up getting the orders together quickly. Only a few tables for sit down customers. This is one of very few Tim Hortons that does not offer 24 hour service. They are only open when Wal-Mart is: 7am to 11pm.

There is a Tim Hortons in Southpoint shopping centre located on 152 Street and 32nd Avenue. It was built about 7 years ago, during the time when Wendy's and Tim Hortons still operated under the same parent company. The split happened shortly after that restaurant was built because with Tim Hortons selling chili and sandwiches they were competing too much with Wendy's menu. This restaurant is the only one in South Surrey with a drive thru. Generally both the drive thru and inside restaurant offer quick service. Line ups go down quickly no matter if you walk in or drive thru. Large table area to accomodate the customers for both restaurants, but may be hard to find a seat during lunch time.

The last Tim Hortons is almost in White Rock, located just outside Semiahmoo Mall on 152 Street and about 17th Avenue. Restaurant service only. There are only a few tables inside the restaurant, so coming during lunch or dinner rush may result in having to take out your food. Service is generally pretty quick here with 2 cashiers serving customers.

Tim Hortons around Cloverdale

It wasn't all that long ago when Cloverdale residents had to drive 10 or 15 minutes to reach the nearest Tim Hortons. Through the nineties the closest Tim Hortons were located in Fleetwood on the Fraser Highway and about 156 Street (still open) and in Langley on the Fraser Highway, about a half block east of the Langley Bypass, next to the Husky gas station. That one closed down about 5 years ago.

In the past few years Tim Hortons are sprouting up everywhere. There are 2 in Cloverdale within a 5 minute drive of each other. And a third one could be in the running too if you count the one on Highway 10 near 152 Street.

I'm not a coffee drinker. Kerry loves Tim Hortons coffee so he stops in almost daily. Of course if I'm along, and often one will be near a job site, I may join him and have a Boston cream donut or sometimes a bottle of green tea citrus iced tea or a mocha if its a cold day. We often enjoy soup for lunch at Tim Hortons. I've been to the Tim Hortons around Cloverdale many times and consider myself to be a pretty good judge of the service, so here's a little run down.

The Tim Hortons on Highway 10 just east of 177B Street, next to Lordco, has a drive thru in addition to walking in the restaurant. The drive thru is usually faster. Overall fairly quick service inside the restaurant too.

Tim Hortons in Clover Crossing Mall on 64th Avenue just east of 176th Street can get busy both in the restaurant and the drive thru. The drive thru is usually faster even if there are lots of cars in the line up. Sometimes inside the restaurant one staff is handling a cash register and all the rest of the staff are rushing to serve the drive thru customers. Generally during busy times there are 2 cashiers helping walk in customers. I find the staff at this Tim Hortons usually more friendly and energetic than in any of the other restaurants.

Tim Hortons on Highway 10 and 152 Street is one of the slowest restaurants I've been to. Both in the drive through and inside the restaurant. I don't know what it is with the staff here because I've been here on different days and different times but they are so slow.

Tim Hortons on Fraser Highway and 166th Street, in front of the Super 8 Motel, across from Rona. Without a doubt this is the worst Tim Hortons in the area. The staff at Highway 10 and 152 Street move lickety split compared to these people. And yes, I've been here different times of the day and different days of the week. It is the worst, both drive through and walk in. If you walk in to this restaurant and see one person in line, you can expect a good 10 minutes wait to be served. Forget the drive thru if there are more than 3 cars. You'll be waiting 20 minutes. I was there about a year ago and the parking lot was in icy, trecherous condition. Inside the restaurant, during the 10 minutes or so I waited for the one cashier to finish the customer ahead of me, I watched several male staff chatting, including one who appeared to be a supervisor. Surely one of them could have gone outside with a bucket of ice melt or sand or whatever the restaurant uses to make the lot and sidewalks less slippy. This was really bad. I complained to Tim Hortons. They said the manager would be in contact with me. A year later and I'm still waiting. Definitely pass this one by. Go a little further up Fraser Highway for better service.

Tim Hortons on Fraser Highway and 156 Street. This oldie but goodie is still standing. No drive thru service, which possibly is the reason why the staff can serve customers quickly.

Tim Hortons on Fraser Highway near 188th Street. This is a newer Tim Hortons in the Clayton Heights area and has a drive thru. I find service quick and pleasant either inside or in the drive thru.