Staff at the Westwood Tim Hortons are coming to the end of their training and waiting for the doors to open to the public at 7am on Monday.
The Canadian restaurant and drive-thru has taken on just over 70 staff for the new venue, slightly less than the figure quoted by Thanet Job Centres of 103.
Managers have now completed a 6 week training course while all other staff undertook two weeks preparation.
The team has had a trial run today with a number of invited guests.
The venue at Broadstairs Retail Park (the roundabout area from Tesco to The Range) will be celebrating the official opening with prizes up for grabs.
The first customers in the drive-thru and the restaurant queue winning free drinks for a year. The first 100 customers will receive a free breakfast meal.
Customers can try out the coffee, shakes, the hallmark donuts and Timbits as well as sandwiches, wraps and burgers.
The restaurant will be open from 6am till midnight, seven days a week with dine-in, drive-thru, takeaway and delivery options available
The first Tim Horton outlet opened in Canada in 1964. The chain began opening sites in the UK in 2017 and now has 76 venues.
