Joni W.
Yelp
The Timbers folk did a nice job remodeling this old Viola's pub. We were particularly impressed with the job they did in relocating the front entrance to the west, near the parking area. The landscaping is especially welcoming and pretty now with the floral touches of Pink Indian Hawthorn trees, the bottle brush bushes and jasmine shrubs. (No, this is not a landscaping review, but I appreciate that Timbers went all-out, or all-in as we say in Vegas, and paid careful attention to the area that greets their guests.)
Patrons enter into the dining area, with the high-backed comfy club chairs around the dining tables, and large booths that surround the dining section. There is the typical horseshoe-shaped bar area and more seating just a little beyond, which we didn't have a chance to check out. We just found a large, comfortable booth and made ourselves at home.
Immediately, our friendly server introduced herself and took our drink orders. She was a bit stretched to cover all the diners, but was still very nice and bubbly, and if she wasn't available, then others came by to deliver our food or check on us. It was a little busy last night, but not crazy--I imagine it will be crazy next Saturday night with the Final Four NCAA games. It's a good Timbers location to catch the games as they must have around 20 TV monitors positioned all around the bar, dining, and seating areas.
The menu was the standard Timbers selection that you can find throughout the valley. Hubby had the buffalo chicken wrap with kettle chips and he loved 'em. I had the beef tacos which came in flour tortillas and was also served with a side of corn tortilla chips. The chips were crunchy, salty good. The tacos would have been better if they could have increased the amount of beef, reduced the lettuce a bit, and added a cilantro garnish? It would also have been nice if both the green and red sauces, with sour cream, were also included since one little tub of sauce just doesn't service two tacos and chips. Jes' sayin'.
And maybe, just maybe, if the Timbers group saw fit to do all that super nice remodeling of the property, maybe they should consider remodeling the menu offerings with some upscale pub food--like PT's did with their Tenaya pub and like you can find at Aces & Ales, nearby competitors.