Timber Lodge

I love that we were greeted at the door by a nicely dressed young man who asked us if we would like to dine outside which we agreed that we would. We later find out that the dining room was full with a waiting list but instead of going inside to be told of a wait time we were instead greeted and invited to sit outside. Very classy. Our waitress was very well trained and informed about the menu, the wine and drink specials, and the food specials and presented it all in a charming way. The menu is diverse with something for everyone. We love that nothing here is frozen and all is fresh. And you can totally taste it. I had the red snapper in garlic cream sauce which was delectable. It was Presented beautifully with two asparagus spears on top and a side of perfectly cooked slightly crispy green beans. My husband had the halibut with asparagus and raved about it and my son had spaghetti and meatballs and loved it. It is a bit pricey and the atmosphere is rustic but the food and attentiveness of staff make it completely worth it. Our only negative is that the PA system blared out the next party to be seated. It had nice soft jazz style music playing and then interrupted by the loud announcement of a table ready. I think investing in buzzers or texting to cell phones would be much better. But We will for sure be going back. Especially for the fresh seafood.

This was our second visit having recently moved to live very close to Timber Lodge (last time we were here we drove an hour to get here). We we very pleased. My wife had crab legs and I ordered Delmonico ribeye. We shared calamari and New York style cheesecake.
I ordered my steak medium and it came out closer to well (brown throughout). The server whisked it away and had a replacement to me within minutes which was cooked just right. The crab legs were very large and amazing. Probably the best quality crab legs we’ve had in a long time. The (optional) anchovies on my Caesar were tasty!
Angie our server was very attentive and graciously held the courses until we finished each. It’s nice not having a pile of salads, appetizers, and the main course piled around while you rush to eat it all while it’s hot.
We’ll definitely be back!

Love the food and atmosphere. Always a busy place, so arrive early. Prime rib, steaks, seafood, lobster bisque… have tried and enjoyed them all. Can’t wait to dine here again!

Stopped in once for dinner and would have probably only given the place 2 stars, but I gave it a second chance at brunch and they absolutely redeemed themselves!
You just can’t beat .99 cent bloody Mary’s and the food is great! I’ve since tried a few of the omelettes and waffles! They’re totally enjoyable and such a nice little brunch to enjoy with friends! I will say, I wanted the bacon waffle to be more impressive than it was, but all of the omelettes have redeemed it.
Overall, I won’t be back in for breakfast, but give brunch a try!

Hands down, THE best steak joint in the area. The prices aren’t even worth mentioning as the QUALITY of their food is simply amazing! If you are anywhere NEAR the area, Timber Lodge is a MUST stop. No questions about it. The 24 oz porterhouse is easily the best menu item they have, or maybe their prime rib, THATS the best… unless you count their TWO POUND LOBSTER TAIL… this is too hard. It’s ALL good!

Agree with most of the reviews… Know that you will go there and the service will be underwhelming. Had a really bad experience with a rude owner/​manager that acted as if he was doing us a favor to let us consider dining there. Finally got there Sunday with the family and must say the food was great. My wife and I are always seeking out good prime rib and this was the best we’ve had in years. Entire party enjoyed the food. Set your bar low on service sad to say, but they can cook a steak!

We have dined at the Timber Lodge twice and both times the dinner and service were excellent. We came back the second time because of the warm, inviting and friendly atmosphere. Besides the roaring fireplace and friendly greeting, you will experience a truly wonderful meal.
Megan was our server and was extremely attentive and was knowledgeable regarding the menu, specials and anything else we desired. She provided us with a wonderful evening. It’s easy to see that everyone in the restaurant was having a wonderful time. The food was well prepared and served in a timely fashion. We had the cold crab cocktail — very nice to share, we also ordered a strip steak dinner which we shared and ordered an extra salad. The entire dinner was enough for both of us and 2 more dinners the next day. We have yet to try the lobster and prime rib — I know they have to be good. For those diners that miss the ambiance and charm of non-​chain restaurant — this is the place to go. We love this restaurant and don’t mind driving from west Akron.
Lynn and Gary Shaw

It was good but not as good as I expected.
Our server mentioned the specials but didn’t tell us the cost of each special. We had to ask. Then we were told two prices for the same thing. Our baked potatoes were warm, not hot. Still good, but should have been hot.
I was disappointed. Just expected more

The steak!!! It’s so wonderful.
Timber Lodge is a great place for a relaxing, delicious dinner. The steaks are to die for and the service has always been really good. It’s our favorite place to go in Medina and I recommend it to anyone — except maybe vegetarians.

Timber Lodge is a casual steakhouse. Delicious, and expensive, but worth it – the portions are huge.
Two words: prime rib. You’d be a fool to come here and not order it as it’s what they are known for.
We also ordered a special: three lobster tails and three scallops. The lobster tails were a little bland, but that’s nothing some butter and salt can’t fix. The scallops were cooked to beyond perfection, as if that were possible. They are served with some sort of red pepper aioli. I loved it, but if you aren’t a peppers person, you aren’t going to enjoy it.
The kitchen messed up one of our lobster tails and management was extremely accommodating about it. They replaced it with an 8 ounce lobster tail (instead of the 4 ounce).
I recommend getting the mashed potatoes as one of the sides.
Our server Alysa was nice and friendly and very knowledgable about the menu and restaurant.
My only complaint? The wine glasses. They felt cheap and looked cheap, but that’s just me being a wine snob.

Every visit the rating gets lower and lower. Clearly this place does well and doesn’t need business or care about keeping customers since they treat customers so rude!!!

First time visit and food was great– not too many places actually serve REAL sea scallops. The portion was huge– filet and scallop combo for $ 30?! Great deal– would recommend highly!

I would have liked to give this review a higher rating. We were a party of four out for a birthday dinner. Most of food was very good overall. They do have some flaws. The service was good but needs improvement. The server was a friendly but seemed little too eager to push certain items. First the server greeted us with a bottle of wine they wanted to sell at $ 29 a bottle which we did get. She mentioned the specials but did not give any prices for the items.
One in our party had the lobster special which was very good. Another had the prime rib which was good but nothing special. It did not have much flavor. Two others in our party had the rack of lamb which ended up being $ 45.00 each which was not mentioned by the server. We should have asked. There did not seem to be very much on the plate and had this sweet sauce of the lamb.
The table that we had was very cramped for four people and were stuck under a hot heating vent. The server did spill the wine twice. Also when grating the cheese she got it all over the place including my pants.
Overall I think the meal could have been a little better for what they are charging. We got there right at opening and by the time we left there was a line out the door. It was a Saturday. If you do decide to go here stick with the printed menu items.

Good Lord… back to the same olé same olé… waiting forever and ever and attitude with service. Come on Timber. get it together… I’m sitting here at a Half empty bar for 52min w one drink and no food order. I’m staring at management. you have got to be able to, see the unraveling!

Tried the Lobster special last weeek. Lobsters were good size and succulent!
The trimmings were also excellent!
Our server, Becky, was spectacular and really made the meal a memorable experience.
Am returning for a celebratory dinner next week with 5 other couples and have alresdy arranged for Becky to be our waitress.
Highly recommended to be sure!

Well Timber Lodge, you did it again. Another delicious meal. My husband made me try something different, although I really didn’t want to. Tonight I tried the ribs. I’m kind of picky on ribs, don’t like them to fatty, they have to be fall of the bone (hate when they get stuck between your teeth, even though I carry floss every where I go), not to spicy, not to saucy either. You nailed it! Mm, mm, mm. One thing bad here. .you’re making my decisions harder each visit!!! Keep it up! :)

The atmosphere is very nice. The wait staff friendly and knowledgable. The prime rib was delicious. The wine selection was a bit less than spectacular… but otherwise I would definately recommend a visit. We were told the seafood is a must try and I intend to try it on my next visit.

Love, love, love Timber Lodge. Danielle and i went there on our first date and have been back a few times since.
So many great food options. obviously the steaks are great but they have great seafood options as well. and some pastas.
I stick with the steaks. i’ve tried a few of them and am actually partial to the fairly inexpensive «Flat Iron» Steak Marsala. it’s topped with a delicious marsala mushroom sauce. mmmm.
D always gets the salmon (as she doesn’t eat beef — and it was her idea to eat here) and just loves it.
they have a pretty decent selection of beers w/​a beautiful bar in the center of the place.
ugh, just thinking of it makes me want to go back there right now.
the only complaint i’ve ever had was based on our first visit. Danielle had a gift card. she wasn’t sure how much was left on it. our bill was about $ 52. i had $ 100 bills (y’all!) left over from my Christmas bonus and used one to pay the bill. turns out the gift card had $ 50 on it. instead of coming back and asking if i had smaller bills, the server broke the 100 for $ 2 and change. nitpicking, sure. It just seemed weird to me. whatever.

Timber Lodge is the place my family knows we can always go to for an amazing meal. It’s almost always the place everybody in my family wants to go to celebrate something. It’s my favorite place to go to, to fully embrace being a carnivore because their prime rib is AMAZING! Literally the best, most flavorful pieces of meat you can have. It’s cooked to absolute perfection. Their Jams are HUGE and delicious. The specials they feature always sound incredible, but I can never pass up the prime rib. My brothers often get the different featured seafood and always rave about how delicious and fresh it is. The desserts they have are also awesome! They have a chocolate tower cake, that goes above and beyond let me tell you.
My favorite memory of Timber Lodge, is when the food comes, and I get to eat like a Queen.

I was a fan of this place even when it was known as Steve’s Dakota Grill. I was really surprised to find a steakhouse this nice and this good in the middle of nowhere in Medina. The food is absolutely wonderful. I’ve gotten prime rib here and I have had the porterhouse a few times. My wife is had prime red and lobster. Have probably been here about nine times and have never been disappointed. The relaxed atmosphere is also enjoyable. I would never wear a T-​shirt to this place although I’ve seen some people do it. They have a nice wine selection as well as quite a few beers. The steakhouse discussion on the Unilocal thread made me remember that I have an Unilocal this place yet!