20 Best American Restaurants near Tall Timbers

“1.5 HOUR DINING LIMIT!!!! Chief's will always be one of our favorites! The food is terrific 100% of the time, year after year. The staff work really hard to make us feel welcome and attend to all food/beverage needs. My one criticism (and everyone I've spoken to feels the same) is the 1.5 hour limit for dining. We don't go out for a leisurely dinner often, so when we do, we like to order appetizers, main courses, desserts and plenty of drinks. When you find yourselves a minute into dessert and a fresh round of drinks, and it's time to pay the $250-$300 check and leave b/c the 1.5 hour limit is up, it's a total bummer! This time, we actually had to pick up our desserts & drinks and find room [for only some of our party] at the bar, so we could finish. If you are going to have a time limit, put a timer on the table. At least that way, when your time is almost up, you can forget about ordering the desserts and last round of drinks. It was too embarrassing to rush to carry the rest of our meal to the bar, just so we could finish what we paid for.“

“The food gets an A. The service and the atmosphere get a 20 on the 10 scale. If we were local this would be our new Sunday morning spot. The homestylecooking, friendly amazing service, like everyone is family when you walk in. Perfect perfect perfect. Thank you so much to making the last stop of our weekend trip such a memorable one!“

“You can’t beat their delicious food and amazing service…every single time!“

“Quinn provided excellent service! Both the food and the cocktails were superb! Such a great experience!“

“Huge THANK YOU for supporting our Staff Appreciation Week. The bagels were so delicious I didn't even get a photo!! Staff loved them!“

“The service was excellent, the food was delicious. Fine dining at it's best. Definitely will be back.“

“Yes Sundays after Church services are usually busy. but this was no more than normal. We were seated in a few minutes, order was taken with 5 to 7 minutes (we knew what we wanted). Okay, every sounds good so far. our drinks (water No ice an lemon) arrived almost 15 minutes later.
20 minutes later my house salad arrived, finally our entrees and sides without requested biscuits after another 20 minutes. We asked our server about our biscuits, she brought them out after another 10 minutes.
Eventually, we had to request our check“

“We came to the Ruddy Duck while in town visiting family so we could have a belated anniversary date.. We had a most incredible experience...our server David was attentive and pleasant without being over bearing...his menu recommendations were on point! The crab dip is stellar...my husband and I got what was on special...he got the crab cake burger with duck fat fries and I got the steak frites...everything was cooked perfectly! The duck fat fries beat out the well known ones from our current home town, and the steak was melt in your mouth...the mushroom peppercorn sauce was to DIE for... I was so thrilled that Chef agreed to sell me a small container of just the sauce to take home. My husband is going to regret that he brought me, because now we are going to have to go back every time we come back to visit family...10 stars out of 5! ❤️“

“Maddie was our hostess, she was great on the phone when I called ahead & in person. Our server was LJ he was very attentive, took great care of us and made sure we had everything we needed. Ribs my husband had were perfectly made. I choose Salmon & grilled shrimp & the were outstanding. We both brought leftovers home for lunch today.“

“I want to praise the manager of this Red Robin restaurant for displaying the best of customer service one could ever obtain! Tara was fabulous! I had some complications with my phone order and some issues that I faced upon picking up the order. In the end, I was beyond satisfied and taken care of by manager Tara. This woman is incredible as she listens to her customers, discerns the best way to handle the situation, and then she immediately implements a resolution! I am so impressed with this manager and because of her I will continuously come back to Red Robin because I know that even when something doesn't go exactly as planned, the restaurant has my back in the end! There will always be things that are going to happen when dining out, but how an issue is resolved is the most important piece to the puzzle. And manager Tara knows how to handle such situations and represent Red Robin in the finest light! Thank you Tara and thank you Red Robin!“

“Olde Town Pub We have always loved The Pub, so since we were getting married down the street, we decided we wanted to have our rehearsal dinner here. The staff gave us the entire outside area on the left. We were catered to, taken care of, and fed with amazing food. The wings are always delicious, the drinks are consistently rotating to try new beers, and the staff is always kind and helpful. You can’t go wrong going here for any reason!“

“Great steaks and great customer service!“

“The hostess (Barbara) was excellent
She was willing to seat us wherever we wanted, was friendly, and answered amy questions we had. Our server (Joey ..I think) was wonderful. It was the best crab we have we have ever had, and the views were amazing. We aren't from Virginia, but we will be back.“

“Love eating there, good food BUT you close too early so I always miss out!“

“This was our 1st visit & 1st time hearing of this place; we're out of towners & were visiting our daughter (an SMCM student) who chose this restaurant. The smells emanating from their kitchen to the parking lot were so delicious & enticing, who wouldn't wait for a seat? After a short 10 min for a table & not long after being seated, the server got our drink orders. My only issue w/ the server was that she kept running off before we were finished ordering or could even ask a question, she was nowhere to be seen except on the few occasions she came to check on us, yet we repeatedly had to ask for drink refills. When you see empty glasses on the table-why not ask if they'd like a refill? I guess it frees you up to not be running for drinks & saves them $$, but when you're spending your hard earned $$ in there, you don't wanna leave thirsty. The food arrived fairly quickly & was hot. My daughter got the meatloaf & I got a cheeseburger; they had to be an entire lb. each, no exaggerating; but the other portion sizes were enough to sate the avg appetite, and no leftovers. But everyone enjoyed the food, we had cheeseburger & meatloaf to take home. The prices were pretty avg for this type of restaurant. I'd definitely go back again.?

Parking: The lot is kinda small & on the weekend parking can be tricky @ dinner time. May have to wait for someone to leave or park in a different, further lot.“

“The service was excellent- our waitress was very personable, friendly, and thoughtful. The Lumpia (appetizers) are very tasty, crispy, and perfectly portioned. The price was fair - they offer daily specials. If you are looking for a pizza, burger, wings & beer kind of joint - here it is!“

“The Ironwood is the restaurant/pub attached to the Breton Bay Country Club golf course. I'd call it a pub in the sense that it's more of the family and friend meeting place than a country club restaurant. We've been down there for years as they host the community Christmas tree lighting where Santa visits to throw the switch and visit with all of the neighborhood kids. Food is standard pub fare with some more deli style sandwiches and service is perfect. If the Ironwood comes back as an option when you search restaurants, don't ignore it. You'll love, especially in the warmer months, the chance to eat outside with a view of the golfers wasting all of their good swings on the driving range.“

“We don't typically wander out on Sunday mornings but found our way to IHOP on a whim. It was busy as the southern maryland woke up and church goers started to arrive but the serving staff handled it admirably. I'm sure that there's some statistical analysis that went into the size of the "personal coffeepot" you get when you order but I find a pot of coffee that holds enough for one and a half cups plain odd. Staff was on the ball retrieving sweetener and cream. Food was great. Not surprising. It always is. Keep in mind, if you arrive between 9 and 10AM, you're beating the after church rush.“

“Absolutely love the concerts and events being held. Adding to the charm of the historic district.“

“Food was good, but the server I had was inattentive. She just gave me my food and said here you go and walked away. I had hoped she would come back so I could get ketchup. I had to ask another server to get it for me. Since I had a burger with a lot of sauce on it I needed napkins to wipe my hands. Once again no sign of my server. I asked another server walking by if she could get me some napkins. She brought me cocktail napkins. Pretty much useless when trying to wipe sauce off your hands! My server finally showed when I was almost finished eating up to ask me if I wanted anything or the bill. A friend of mine said thyey had poor service there as well. Train your servers and may I will come back one day.“