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| - We've been eating, drinking, and smoking at this particiular Timbers for years now, thanks to Gordon H. and former Timbers manager Neil, and it's has it's ups and downs. It used to be an awesome place, then it got particularly bad, and now it's averaged out. Here's the breakdown:
+1 - Cigar friendly. While not as good as it's been in the past, it's also not as bad as it's been either. But we never have to worry about getting a hassle about smoking.
+1 - Friendly employees. The friendly employees great you with a hello and remember you if you regular the place.
-1 - Douchey employees. Unfortunately, not everyone who works/has worked there is prime-time material. And not just servers or bartenders, but management too. The store manager (at time of writing) is a good guy, but I've seen no signs that upper management has improved from the shitty'ness it's shown in the past.
+1 - Decent, dependable food. For the most part, it's nothing special. But it'll be the same every time you come in. And it seems like portions might have improved since a recent down-cut, but some prices have also creeped up.
+1 - Comfortable seating. The tables are at a good height, the large leather chairs are comfortable and supportive without putting you in an awkward seating position, and the overall footprint allows people to sit close enough to hear each other.
+0 - Prices. They used to be good, especially at happy hour, but these days, they're just average. Nothing to complain about, but you're not gonna be pleasantly surprised.
Overall, we keep coming back because a comfortable bar that we can sit, smoke, eat and drink is a too rare thing these days. If the recent, but slight, upturns continue, this could easily get back to it's 4 star heyday.
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