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Prices last checked: October 2026. Prices below are typical Canadian ranges in Canadian dollars, before tax.
There is no official Tim Hortons secret menu. Tim Hortons does not keep one, the names below exist in no till system, and every item here is a customer invention: a standard menu item with a specific change, built from ingredients the kitchen already has. That is also what makes the good ones work. This page lists the hacks that are documented across more than one source, gives the exact build for each, and prices them honestly from the base items, because the add-on prices some sites attach to these drinks are invented. No listing anywhere publishes what an extra espresso shot or a pump of syrup costs at the till.
The rules before the list
Order the build, not the name. Staff who have not seen the same videos you have cannot make a Stanley Cup, but anyone can make a coffee with nine creams and nine sugars when you say exactly that. Expect the plain swaps, like chocolate milk instead of cream in an Iced Capp, to be free; the listings agree the Iced Capp milk swap costs nothing. Expect genuine add-ons, an espresso shot or extra bacon, to possibly cost extra, by an amount no listing publishes. And expect a no at a busy drive-thru or a small kiosk: a customization is a favour, not an entitlement, and rush hour is the wrong time to ask for a complicated one.
The hacks
| Hack | Base item | How to order it |
|---|---|---|
| The Wayne Gretzky | Brewed coffee | Ask for nine creams and nine sugars. Order it as the numbers, not the name |
| Cheap Mocha | Brewed coffee and hot chocolate | Ask for a cup filled half with coffee and half with hot chocolate |
| Red Eye | Brewed coffee | Ask for an espresso shot poured into a brewed coffee |
| London Fog | Steeped tea (Earl Grey) | Ask for Earl Grey with steamed milk and vanilla |
| Chocolate Milk Iced Capp | Iced Capp | Ask for the Iced Capp made with chocolate milk instead of cream |
| Coffee Crisp Iced Capp | Creamy Chocolate Chill | Ask for a shot of espresso in a Creamy Chocolate Chill |
| Chai White Hot Chocolate | White hot chocolate | Ask for a chai tea bag steeped in a white hot chocolate |
| Hash Brown Breakfast Sandwich | Any breakfast sandwich | Ask for the hash brown inside the sandwich instead of on the side |
| Loaded Grilled Cheese | Grilled cheese melt | Ask for bacon, tomato and onion added, and the sandwich pressed if the store has a press |
The Gretzky, in full
The Wayne Gretzky is the one genuine phenomenon on the list: a coffee with nine creams and nine sugars, nine and nine for the number 99. No source claims Gretzky drinks it; the name is the jersey, nothing more. Practical notes from the coverage agree: at a medium the cream and sugar overflow the cup, so it is served in a large; it cannot be ordered in the app, where the cream and sugar options stop at four; and many Canadian staff do understand the shorthand nine and nine, the one exception to the order-the-build rule. On calories the sources part ways. One guide estimates 450 to 550 for a medium; a Tim Hortons employee quoted in news coverage put it at about 1,000 calories, with 78 grams of sugar. Given that a medium Double Double with two of each already runs 200 calories, the higher figure is the more believable one. Either way it is a stunt, not a coffee order.
Variations worth knowing
The Black Forest Iced Capp builds on the chocolate milk swap with raspberry syrup. Raspberry is only sometimes stocked, so strawberry syrup is the working fallback, and some stores will have neither. The Coffee Crisp name gets used loosely: one list builds it on the Creamy Chocolate Chill with espresso, another on a white hot chocolate with espresso, and either gets you a coffee-and-chocolate drink. The peppermint version of the tea hack, a peppermint tea bag in a white hot chocolate, is a safer ask than the chai, because peppermint tea is stocked more reliably than chai. And the hash brown trick doubles as the vegetarian move: a hash brown in place of the bacon or sausage in a breakfast sandwich, at no loss to anyone.
What the hacks cost
The base items carry the prices on this site: a medium brewed coffee at $1.83 to $2.09, a medium hot chocolate at $2.29 to $2.69, a medium Iced Capp at $3.79 to $4.49, a grilled cheese melt at $5.79 to $6.99, and a hash brown at $1.99 to $2.19 if it is charged on the side rather than swapped in. The Cheap Mocha sits between its two parents and gets rung in differently by different stores. Where a hack adds an ingredient the kitchen charges for, the till will tell you the amount; any website quoting you an exact price for an extra shot or a syrup pump is making it up, and that includes the ones with very confident tables.
Frequently asked questions
Does Tim Hortons have an official secret menu?
No. There is no official secret menu and the names are not in the till system. Everything on this page is a customization of a standard item, invented by customers and spread online.
Will the staff know what I mean if I use the name?
Usually not, and you should not count on it. Order the build in plain words. The one partial exception in Canada is nine and nine for the Gretzky, which many staff do recognize.
Do secret menu items cost extra?
The base item costs what it always costs. Swaps like chocolate milk for cream in an Iced Capp are free on the listings. Add-ons like an espresso shot or extra bacon can carry a charge, and no listing publishes those amounts.
Can I order these in the app?
Only within the app’s customization limits, which are narrower than the counter’s. The Gretzky cannot be built in the app at all, because cream and sugar stop at four each.
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The standard versions live on the main pages: Hot Coffee, Frozen Drinks, Breakfast and Lunch, and the add-on situation is set out on Sides and Extras.