I saw that Tim Hortons in Weston-super-Mare has closed. The plan is that it will become McDonalds, whilst the McDonalds that is already there will become a Taco Bell. I use to go to Tim Hortons, mainly if I was charging the Funky Cat using the InstaVolt chargers, I would pop in for a coffee and a doughnut. In the past I also would get the odd Too Good To Go bag there as well, however over the last year they only did a 2330 time for collection, which was too late for me. When I went it was never that busy, so not too surprised.
Coffee and a Doughnut
I was giving my car a charge at the Instavolt chargers and popped into Tim Hortons for a coffee to kill some time as the car was charged.
In the end I went with an espresso and a Boston Creme doughnut. The coffee at Tim Hortons isn’t half bad, and I much prefer it over the coffee from Starbucks. In the past I would usually have a flat white, but more recently I have been drinking black coffee. I drink black coffee at home, so it isn’t too surprising that when going out for coffee now, I am choosing black coffee.
The doughnut choice was limited, but then it was evening, so not too much of a surprise there. I went with one of the “simpler” doughnuts, rather than one of the premium versions. I do like a Boston Creme doughnut, and this was a nice doughnut. It was soft and fresh, the chocolate topping was good, and the creme was tasty. It wasn’t too sweet either, which is quite surprising for doughnuts. The coffee was a good contrast to the doughnut.
Time for timbits
I popped out to the new Tim Hortons to buy some Timbits for lunch. It recently opened and they had taken over the old Pizza Hut. They also added a drive through. I didn’t drive through and went inside. Having visited the Pizza Hut, it was interesting to see what they had done inside. They had kept much of the interior structure, but obviously done some decorating. There was a new serving area. I did actually start to queue, but in the end I went to one of their ordering screens and placed my order for a small box of timbits. These are small doughnuts in various flavours.
I then had to wait a while before I could pick up my order, which I took home.
There was a choice of timbits in the box, I had a chocolate one and a cinnamon one.
The timbits were okay, but I wouldn’t say they were outstanding.
Tim Hortons now open
The new Tim Hortons has opened in Weston-super-Mare. The Canadian chain which took over the old Pizza Hut restaurant and added a drive through.
When I discovered that there was to be a Tim Hortons, howeverI had no idea what a Tim Hortons was. I was quite intrigued. Was this going to be a sophisticated coffee place? They have a number of outlets already in the UK, so I checked out the website. Yes they sell coffee, yes they sell doughnuts, but it looks much more like a burger chain than a coffee chain.
As I said before I probably won’t be visiting.
They’ve started construction work
Now that the Frankie and Benny’s restaurant has closed on Flowerdown Retail Park. The site will become a Burger King with a drive-thru.
Planning applications posted to the council showed how the site will be converted into a drive-thru and local businesses were consulted on the change.
The restaurant was closed due to the pandemic restrictions put in place in March 2020, and by August with other restaurants now allowed to open, Frankie and Benny’s remain closed.
It never reopened.
I posted last August (2021) that the site was going to become a Burger King.
Now nearly six months later construction work has started on the site with the conversion of the restaurant into a drive thru and burger joint.
I ‘ve never being a great fan of fast food burger joints, so I think the chances of ever eating out there is very slim. If I am going out to eat I like the whole dining experience, queuing for a brown paper bag full of fast food, is not really my thing.
Combine this news with the new Tim Hortons drive thru opening up at the old Pizza Hut, the closure of Prezzo and Pizza Express, the eating out scene in Weston is slowly turning into one of fast food and drive-thru eating.
With all the exciting stuff that happens in Bristol on the food scene, it’s a pity that Weston is going down this fast food road.
Pizza Hut to be a Tim Hortons
After losing Frankie and Benny to Burger King, we now know that the old Pizza Hut restaurant in Weston-super-Mare is to become a Tim Hortons.
I had no idea what a Tim Hortons was. The initial news report I read said a Canadian chain which sold coffee and doughnuts. I was quite intrigued. Was this going to be a sophisticated coffee place? They have a number of outlets already in the UK, so I checked the website.
Ah well looking at the menu, yes they sell coffee, yes they sell doughnuts, but it looks much more like a burger chain than a coffee chain.
I probably won’t be visiting when it opens.