Timbuktoo’s

My wife and I have eaten here many times and have always had a wonderful meal and great service. Today I had a piece of Carmel apple pie and it was the best.

Avoid. The service is horrible and the food is mediocre at best. There were 4 of us and the waitress asked 3 of us if we wanted something to drink. After being delivered, she did not check back till delivering our food. Even the food took forever to be delivered, so we sat with empty glasses for awhile.
I ordered the chicken sandwich and you would think they would at least spring for a larger size bun than the small hamburger size bun you get at Kroger. It flattened and got soggy way too quickly. The sandwich alone was 9.99 and for a small handful of fries they charge another 1.99.
I would avoid and spend your money somewhere else in the area for the same type of food (but better).

Husband had black bean soup & I had grilled salmon salad. Soup was tasty and salad was very good! Loved the combination of dried cranberries, crispy noodles, bacon & raspberry dressing. Amazing flavor. We visit whenever we are in the area & will stop again.

What a cute little find! log cabin structure set back a bit from road. Inside was a uniquely warm and inviting two story layout. Bench seats not the most comfortable.
Food was five stars, waitress with a bit of a tude three;-)
Had the grouper sandwich, steak & mushroom sandwich and split the Cobb salad. We really enjoyed our meal and cost effective ($ 36 w/​o tip)

We were traveling back to NY from Michigan and absolutely LOVED this Place! Highly recommend to anyone looking for FABULOUS Food and Fantastic Friendly Staff! We will see you next Turkey Day on our return. BTW, keep the Ghosts Happy!

On a road trip for work and held out for dinner until I was was close to the hotel…
My Timbuktoo’s experience made my long day worthwhile. The beef tenderloins and shrimp were incredible and so was the service.
To make a great meal even better they had some homemade carrot cake that was to die for.
Highly recommended

Cute little restaurant we would have never found before. Good food, good service for the most part. They are on the pricey side for the serving size though. That was the only drawback.

Excellent meal. Had pollock and fries and house salad. Service great. Meal served very hot. Very reasonable price for such a great meal

My wife and I both had the fried fish it was excellent Peach pie for desert. The best. We’ll be back

This is a wonderful little place to eat that is not very far off the beaten path. We enjoyed a great dinner and glass of wine.

We We on a cross country trip and found this place on Unilocal.It was a great find. The food was great. We had bacon bobs chicken and sweet potato chips. I never had the sweet that way but I loved them. The only reason for 4 stars is because the service was super slow. What should have been a quick meal with no appittizers, took 2 hours. Waitress was nice but 2 hrs is too long.

AMAZING! I stayed overnight at the comfort inn (went on a road trip along I-​80), and the lady at the front desk recommended this place. The staff was very nice and welcoming, and the food was great! I had the maple salmon salad and yam fries – cooked perfectly and very fresh. The price was very reasonable (my salad was $ 9.99 and very filling), and they have a nice selection of wine. If I ever end up in Fremont, Indiana again, I’ll definitely come here!

We came here around 230, so it was pretty empty besides us. I ordered the southern fried chicken barbecue sandwich, which was very tasty. I like the kind of french fries they served with it. the atmosphere of the place had a very log cabin vibe to the outside and the inside looks nice as well, though I feel like it could have been cleaner.

Our Waitress was very nice and professional. She always had a suggestion such as featured summer sangria which was good. That’s about where it ended. Our salads were very small and dinner rolls were commercially bought… nothing special. My husband had the grilled seafood stack which was suppose to be a layer of crab, then shrimp, grouper served over rice. He never found the crab unless it was pressed into a doughball pancake. Description stated crab not crabcake. Big difference. Rice was so miniscule that the doughball masked any flavor it might have had. Sided with sweet potato chips which were a bit overcooked served with a cinnamon sauce that had a film on the top served in a plastic cup.
I had the shrimp and scallops sided with recommended redskins smashed potatoes with fresh chives. The seafood which is delicate seemed to have been cooked then put in the broiler. Broiling the scallops brought it up to a temperature no scallop or shrimp should ever have to endure let alone having to let it cool before I could eat it. To make matters worse the smashed potatoes I beleive we scooped out of a much earlier prepared quantity then microwaved as it was warm around the edges and cool in the center while getting that microwave pasty texture. Never found s the fresh chives.
We passed on the «wonderful tomato bisque» that the waitress bragged it was made yesterday!!! They admit to serving leftover soup. Gasp.
On last thing about the premises which has had no updating or repairs in the last 20 years or so when the owners mama ran the Herb Garden which the old sign flaps in the wind… our lamp shade kept falling off the base. Another regular customer came over to our table to show us the trick in keeping the shade on. We saw all it took was a tightening of a set screw which obviously no one cared enough about to tighten.
Tim, the owner brags he has had no culinary schooling. Dah… it certainly shows.
If you have any desire to eat food as it was meant to be just keep on driving.

My mom told me «if you can’t say something good keep your mouth shut». I have nothing to say!

I was not at all happy with my food. The rice tasted like microwaved Rice a Roni. The shrimp and salmon was way overcooked. Their «Yam Sauce» had absolutely no flavor. I liked the Yam Fries (which were more like chips) and the spinach artichoke dip was pretty good. My Mascoto Lemonade was the savior of the evening. Also, we waited for about 20 minutes to order and another 45 for our meals.

Friendly staff and cute restaurant. The food was pretty good — my wife really liked the chicken salad pita.

We hate chain restaurants. This is NOT a chain. It’s an old-​school, Mom and Pop establishment with honest homemade food and a fun atmosphere. Found it on Unilocal on the way from Virginia to Iowa/​Nebraska and we would stop here again. Friendly staff. We had Salmon burgers, pecan-​crusted walleye and homemade chocolate fudge cake. Thanks, Timbuktu!

I hosted my sisters bachlorette party dinner at Timbucktoo’s. What an amazing place to do so! The party area is tucked in an upper level of the restaurant, the perfect venue for any dinner party Dinner was beyond fabulous, everyone’s meal was cooked perfectly and came out exactly as specified. Timbucktoo’s has perfect «fancy» atmosphere, delicious gourmet food and super fun and friendly staff and chef.
The chef even came out and talked to us to make sure everything was to our liking and even took a picture with the bride to be as a memento.
Planning to visiting again soon and can’t wait to host more large dinner parties their too! Thanks for a wonderful experience!

Off the beaten path i80 turnpike and I 69, we found this lunch location. Service friendly and service fast. Wife had the crispy chix salad which was tasty and plentiful, I had the grilled chix with sautéed sweet onions and cheese served on a grilled bun, very nice.
Enjoy