Tim Hortons

Tim Hortons is the Fujairah branch of the Canadian coffee-and-donut chain, a reliable grab-or-sit stop inside City Centre Fujairah mall. The format is as expected: bright fluorescents, functional seating, counter service and a steady rotation of regulars who come as much for the coffee as for the bakery case. The coffee programme is the reason to choose it over the mall's other caffeine options. The French Vanilla, English Toffee and Mocha are the flavoured house standards, and the regular brewed coffee is well made and consistently priced below the Starbucks equivalent across the corridor. Donuts and Timbits are the headline bakery items, with the Bavarian cream filled donut and Canadian Maple as the two most reliable orders. Bagels get good reviews, while the sandwiches are mostly serviceable rather than remarkable. Staff are friendly and efficient, free wi-fi is available for customers, and the table mix works equally well for a solo working hour or a quick catch-up with friends. For an unfussy coffee stop during a mall visit, or a takeaway box of donuts on the way home, Tim Hortons does the job reliably and at honest prices.