TimberCreek Tap & Table — Restaurant in Vernon Township

Came down from Erie for a few things and went to get some lunch. Arrived about 12:15 (they open at noon) and were promptly seated. The decor was nice at first glance, but as we studied it more we started to see the wear and tear on most of it. The cheap plastic plants in the hanging baskets weren't too dusty, but they were a good indication that this place has some issues that have fallen through the cracks.

It took a long time to get the food - about 45 minutes - but our waitress was very responsive to our needs.

We did get to watch the bartender(?) playing on her phone in spite of having customers at the bar. She tried to hide it by going to the Pizza oven to text or whatever, but she was visible to the whole dining room. The two waitresses/hostesses were running all over the place to handle the customers, and they did a great job.

The medium rare Lamb Lollipops were raw, tasteless, and totally inedible. The rice dish (I think it was supposed to be a pilaf) had pools of grease in and around it, and was basically inedible. My burger and fries were glistening with grease, and similarly inedible. The lettuce on the burger was greasy between the leaves and the bun top had some kind of grease on it. Not like it was toasted - just smeared with oil or grease.

This is NOT a place we will ever go again. Prices were very high for the quality of the food, and the atmosphere only added to the disappointing...

I tried to reach out not wanting to put it on blast. Well there’s no email or contact us form so here we are.

We have patronized the Grove City location and I’ve told friends that it was absolutely the best meal ever.

Meadville, well it’s the other end of the spectrum.

We had 15 guests and maybe they were overwhelmed but the place was not busy at all. Nothing as hectic and we were seated near the kitchen doors.

I ordered fish n chips and OMG it was definitely made in a filthy fryer. It honestly came out with burnt coating and when you cut the fish it would ooze grease. The fries were surprisingly cooked just fine and may have been baked bc they had no color at all.

My daughter only took 4 bites of her chicken wrap bc the chicken was too hard to chew. I tried it at it was. Left it.

My daughters MIL to be got some kind of seafood nachos. The cheese on top was burnt. Likely in the salamander oven way too long. She stated that in the past the topping/dip was in a boat and the chips were separate. The order was hilariously small.

Her daughter’s food was over cooked as well.

I could go on but let me just say that most of us didn’t even remotely finish the food.

Did we complain? No. Why not? If they were to remake the food, would it have been any better based on the average?

It is what it is and we now know that if we want Timber Creek, we’ll go to Grove...

Good beers, very inconsistent food. I've had good food (fish & chips) and really horrible food. Their risotto was really crunchy. I mentioned it, had the waiter leave and bring me back another bowl of exactly the same thing. I was out with others who seemed to be enjoying their food so said no more.

A second time I was out with others, and got a lazy $12 Caesar with browned lettuce (maybe chopped during the morning shift?) and a heavy coating of dry parm crumbles that looked like it came out of a green shaker that you'd buy at the grocery store. On top of that were some (not untasty) tomato slices, croutons that, again, looked like it came out of a grocery store bag, and dressing on the side. For $12 why not assemble it for me?

I had a pizza for dinner with no raised edge and meager toppings. I mean, call it pita pizza or something because that's what it looked like. My guests seemed to be enjoying their food so again I didn't say anything. I'm mad that I didn't. I'm split between wanting to go back and order the same thing just to see if they had a really (really) bad night or tell them this time that it's unacceptable. I want to support them but their food is really...