
For Canadians, Tim Horton’s is a staple for quick food at fair prices—and the Tim Horton’s secret menu might liven up your orders even more. Known especially for its coffee and doughnuts, its locations are found all over Canada, as well as into the United States in states like Michigan. While the chain offers a bevy of menu options that almost anyone is sure to enjoy, there are plenty of secret menu options you might want to try on your next visit.
Tim Horton’s secret menu includes several delicious sandwich, bagel and drink options. Most locations also allow their customers to customize most of their food and drink items. If you’re looking to change things up, Tim Horton’s might be the perfect place to explore beyond the standard menu.
Official secret menu vs. customer creations?
While there’s no official secret menu for Tim Horton’s, you’ll have no trouble finding hacks and customizable options online—the product of zealous customers with plenty of imagination when it comes to their food. The chain is known for its exceptional customer service, so most employees will be happy to customize your menu items within reason.
While some of the secret menu items associated with Tim Horton’s are widespread and popular, there’s never a guarantee someone will know what you’re talking about when you order them. It’s a good idea to have the recipe for a secret menu item pulled up on your phone. This will be helpful for employees unfamiliar with the off-menu item you want to try. As long as it’s in their power, Tim Horton’s employees are sure to give it a try.
The most popular Tim Horton’s secret menu items
Thanks to the versatility of the regular menu, it’s hard to narrow down the most popular secret menu items. Recently, however, there’ve been several popular drink concoctions making the rounds online. Certain sandwich combinations have become popular over the years, as well. Consider giving one of these popular secret menu items a try:
- Lemon Meringue Pie Frozen Drink: Frozen lemonade with whipped cream.
- Cotton Candy Frozen Drink: Frozen raspberry lemonade with vanilla instead of lemon.
- Honey Cruller Breakfast Sandwich: Breakfast sandwich on two honey crullers.
- Coffee Crisp Hot Chocolate: White chocolate, three shots of maple syrup, espresso shot.
- Raspberry White-Hot Chocolate: White hot chocolate with a shot of raspberry.
- Peppermint White-Hot Chocolate: White hot chocolate with a peppermint tea bag.
- The Wayne Gretzky: Drink with nine sugars and nine creams (to honor #99).
Tim Horton’s secret menu also allows for delicious vegetarian options. Order a veggie patty on your favorite type of bread then customize it with one of many topping options for a one-of-a-kind veggie burger. The options are endless—try asking an employee for their recommendations.
How to order from the hidden menu
Since Tim Horton’s doesn’t have an official secret menu, you’ll usually have to start with a base menu item, then customize from there. With the pumpkin spice hot chocolate, for example, you’ll have to order a pumpkin spice tea bag inside of a regular white-hot chocolate. To order the popular hash brown sandwich, you just ask for a regular breakfast sandwich with a hash brown inside.
Tim Horton’s secret menu is vast and easy to customize. Their menu is so customizable that you could try something new every day of the week and never make the same thing twice.
Matt
Matthew has more than a decade traveling across the United States. He’s always on the road, writing about the history and culture of America. As a result, he’s also a well-traveled fast food connoisseur! From Southern chains like Bojangles to Northern classics like Culver’s, Matt has tried them all. His favorite fast food chain is In-n-Out Burger.

