Timberlake Restaurant

Let me start by saying that their service and ambiance was fantastic. Our waitress Maggie was both professional and accurate. We were even given a couple free appetizers due to a reservation mix up, giving credit to excellent management and customer service. The reason I have chosen to give them three stars instead of five is based solely on the quality of their food. While the steaks, both the sirloin and the filet, were fantastic, everything else I would identify as not worth the price. For appetizer we had the ahi tuna, Napoleon, and pimento cheese. In my opinion the tuna was overcooked, the cheese was nothing special, and the Napoleon needed a bit extra to justify the 8 $ price tag. On to the main entrees, I had their special which was mahi stuffed with blue crab dressed with a Tabasco lemon sauce. The mahi was overcooked and the sauce tasted like pure lemon juice. I was able to try both the pimento chicken and the sirloin and filet steak dishes. The chicken was nothing special. It came with Parmesan crusted mash potatoes and asparagus. The size portions were small for the price. Mash was incredibly generic and didn’t deserve the title Parmesan crusted. The chicken had too much gravy that eclipsed the flavor of the chicken: the steak was definitely the highlight of the night. It was tender, juicy, and flavorful. Lastly, we had 3 out of 4 of their desserts. The vanilla bean coconut cake, chocolate ganache, and apple cobbler. The chocolate ganache was surprisingly good, the cobbler was reliably delicious, but the vanilla bean cake tasted dry due to being recently defrosted. I enjoyed the dinner overall but was honestly disappointed by a majority of the food.

Such an amazing, warm, and welcoming place. Completely unpretentious. It was all decorated for Christmas and beautiful. Everyone there was so warm, and made you truly feel that you were welcome. The food was delicious, too. Unique and interesting dishes based on the history of Chetola.

I took my family to Timberlake’s Restaurant after seeing the show at Ensemble Stage the night before. I’d never been to Chetola Resort before, and I’m so glad I took the opportunity to go inside! The grounds and lake are positively beautiful!
Because the family was leaving later that morning we all quickly chose to partake of the breakfast buffet: Assorted cereals, seasonal fresh fruit, scrambled eggs, omelets to order, assorted breakfast meats, smoked salmon, sliced tomatoes, pancakes, oatmeal, grits, homemade baked goods, yogurts, hot teas, regular and decaf coffee. A bounty of goodness! All of the food was very good, and the view of the ducks and the lake and the grounds and landscaping was delightful! The price was phenomenal as well: only $ 12 per person!
Our server was delightful, and kept our drinks filled and plates cleared efficiently but without hovering.
After the family left, on Friday night, I found out they were having a jazz concert on the patio, oo I went back! A beautiful fire pit, a full bar, and some seriously world-​class jazz with a woman named Michelle Amato. If there’s any chance to hear her, don’t miss it!

We stayed at the resort. The food and ambience was surprisingly fantastic! Prices were very reasonable.

The food here is simply outstanding! Timberlakes is inside the Chetola Resort complex at the main lodge. As you walk in the doors you are consumed with nostalgia from the early 1900’s. The wood décor is lined with old pictures of the resort and winter sports memorabilia on the walls. To the right is the neat little bar with a couple of TV’s and some tables for dining. To the left is the hostess table and a few tables in the main room with a fireplace. Then there is a smaller quaint room that we sat in by the windows overlooking the lake. We started out with a couple of appetizers, a tequila-​lime shrimp on home-​made crostini, the mahi tuna and the seafood soup which had salmon, shrimp, potatoes that was well spiced and very creamy. The half rack of ribs were as big as a full rack elsewhere was fall off the bones and had chefs own bourbon based sweet sauce. The duck was cooked perfectly as were the scallops over pasta and I had the Chetola Jack Daniels Sirloin with bleu cheese, carmalized onions, and mushroom topping. I’ve never had such a tender perfectly cooked steak anywhere (even my own house). The atmosphere, the employees (and a shout-​out to our server Mason) the whole experience was just fantastic. On certain nights they have a marshmellow roast at a huge firepit with live music and a cash bar. also there is a gas firepit right outside the restaurant to sit and relax after dinner with a drink (or two). This is a must go to place and you will not be disappointed.

When staying at the resort my g/​f and I decided to try this for a quick bite to eat and for breakfast. The food is good and the service is great. It is relatively small and not crowded. Given it is on the resort it has a laid back feel. During dinner we had a cheese appetizer that was exceptional. We asked the server and in a couple minutes the cchef came out and told us what the cheese was. he ended up chatting with us for a little while and was exceptionally nice.
Try this place if you are staying at theresort or looking for a laid back atmosphere and good solid food.