TIM Hortons is giving away a free lunch to the first 100 customers at is latest eaterie.

The Canadian coffee chain will open near Whitletts roundabout in Ayr today at 12pm.

And the first customer will be gifted with a VIP card entitling them to a year’s free coffee.

The first Tim Horton restaurant in the UK opened on Argyle Street in Glasgow at the start of June last year.

Kevin Hydes, Chief Finance and Commercial Officer for the chain said: “The buzz we’ve seen since our first opening in Glasgow last summer has exceeded all expectations.”