Timbers Restaurant — Restaurant in Ohio

We went tonight for my birthday dinner and it was the worst "upscale restaurant" meal we have ever had! I gave it 2 stars because our waiter Jeremy did a fairly good job. So here's the run down. We both requested sweet tea (which is listed on their menu), but they only have unsweetened tea. I ordered the $26.00 salmon with a Caesar salad and the cranberry rice pilaf. The Caesar salad was drowning in a thin funky Caesar dressing (I always get my dressings on the side, except for this time). If that wasn't bad enough, it was topped with POWDERED CAN PARMESAN CHEESE! Like what comes in the green cardboard can from the grocery store. Never, ever has that happen before, even in an economy, mom & pop restaurant. If you can't make a correct, simple, Caesar salad, don't offer it on your menu! Now, on to the salmon. It was literally 1 1/4" wide, and I'm being generous with the 1/4"!! It looked like a long, fat, orange fish stick. Of course, being that thin it was a fair bit overcooked, but still barely edible. The bland cranberry rice pilaf was the highlight of my meal. I wish I would have taken a picture of it but I never do that. It was NOT worth $26.00for sure. If it was priced at $16.00 that would still be to much. Now for hubby's meal. He ordered the sticky ribs with a garden salad and seasoned fries. His salad was okay. He said the rib were just like the pre-made ribs we buy at the grocery store in a vacuum sealed bag and re-heat at home, except these ribs were covered with what looked to be very thin, barbeque flavored "gravy"! His "seasoned" fries were plain, not even salt on them. Thank goodness for the warm, microwaved rolls and the almost frozen butter! If it wasn't for those, the whole meal would have been ruined. Our waiter, Jeremy, asked if we wanted dessert, but we declined. We just couldn't bare yet another expensive disappointment. The icing on the cake...we hit a hawk with our car on the way there! On my birthday!! We should have taken that as a sign and went back home right then and saved ourselves...

The Thanksgiving 2024 buffet was extremely disappointing for $42 per person. We sat down and waited a long time before our waitress came to ask us for our drink orders. There were no burners/warmers/chafing dishes to keep the food warm, so all of the food was room temperature, some of it just plain COLD. Green bean casserole: the beans were crunchy and the dish was absolutely flavorless, no seasoning in it whatsoever. Brussel sprouts: tasted boiled and flavorless, and did not have the cranberries and bacon on it like the menu said it would. I heard a woman next to me say, "Ugh, the brussel sprouts look terrible! I'm not having any of that!" Salmon: was dry and did not have any blackberry honey glaze on it, as stated on the menu. And please tell me, where was the cheese in the mac-in-cheese? Cranberry apple grilled chicken: the chicken was plain chicken breast, no cranberry apple on it. Charcuterie board was picked over, needed replenishing- this should be done consistently, knowing people will be arriving constantly all day long. At times, there were no clean plates on the buffet table People were waiting awhile for clean plates to be replenished. What tasted good: ham, prime rib, and the garlic and herb cheese stuffed mushrooms. But, again, the food was NOT warm at ALL. What a complete WASTE of $42 per person! Tip: For the unfortunate people who may eat there in upcoming years, you should put signs in front of the food items, identifying the items, and also place signs directing where the restaurant is located in the lodge. We wandered to find it, and I also saw other people trying to navigate where to find the buffet/restaurant. Do better, Timbers restaurant, if you are going to charge...

Was lured to the Thanksgiving buffet by the menu and pictures. Unfortunately we were very disappointed to say the least. Once in the lodge no signage directing us to the restaurant. We had to ask at the front desk. Followed what seemed like a back hallway to elevator, which opened across the hall from a service entrance to the kitchen. Again no direction to the restaurant other than to follow the sound of people. Heard several conversations that the food was poor, and cold meat. Check in was awkward. First impressions were the dining room was dark wood with dark carpet, seemed like built in the 70’s with no updating since, The buffet line seemed too far away, including for staff to service it. The cold foods were very bland and the food that was to be hot was slightly warm. The prime rib carving station had meat that was very pink, and of course cold. The salad table was a mess from not being serviced. The good news; Mountain Dew was cold, the store bought pies were…good for store bought!

The $95 for two was near robbery, of the customers. I’ll change my initial impression from very disappointing to very, very disappointing. If the restaurant is operated by a contractor the MWCD needs to address the contract this Monday and begin a...