I showed up 20 minutes before they closed. I'm starving, but I know a lot of places shut down the grill that close to closing. So I asked if they were still serving anything, and the manager says "YES!! Anything on the menu!!" I had the mushroom Swiss burger which is probably the best burger I've had a very very very long time. The meat is amazing and local. they recommended a beer which is also local and amazing. I had beer battered fries with my burger and I wish I could take home that crunchy goodness. The burger was cooked medium which is perfect (and it actually came out medium, not some dry hunk of meat). I am going to bring my niece back here tomorrow night for the lamb burger (also local meat). I HIGHLY recommend!! Price: $11 for the 1/2 lb burger. (To put that in perspective, I paid $16 for a 5 oz burger in Jackson, Wy, and the flavor of this one here beat that all the heck). $4 for the beer battered fries. The burger comes with chips, but I watched some dude eat those fries, and just had to have them. YUMMMMM! Service....impeccable, friendly, made me feel at home. And no rush to kick me out when I was done eating. read more

I wish I could give zero stars!!! Why would you order HOT food and have both doors wide open? People were sitting there with their coats on hoodies up .. Freezing. When you ask to please for the love of God close the doors they say No, the doors have to stay open. Is that because the cook hoods aren't cleaned and the place would fill up with smoke? Spend your money elsewhere read more

Stopped in for lunch , the service was great food was good, my kinda bar had the Herder Burger with the blue cheese crumbles and jalapeños read more

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Give this place a break. It's good. But, sadly, a lot of yahoos drop off of the interstate into small Montana town bars and bring in their great expectations -- only to wring their towel out in a review dump afterwards. Our family of five came in for lunch on the drive to Seattle and we were immediately greeted by a friendly and enthusiastic server. Yes, they were busy. And she had the whole dining crowd plus the bar elbows. But we got our drinks, got our menus and she took our order as soon as she could with a smile and a thank you. The food was hot off the grill and tasty and considering there was only one cook and one server we have zero complaints about both the service and our eats. One of the reviewers on Yelp gave them one star and suggested you drive to Livingston or Billings to eat instead. Or maybe Paris, France? Geez read more

After a long day of travel we were looking for a nice "home-cooked" meal, and that's exactly what we got! The ribeye steak was big enough to share and cooked perfectly. The mashed potatoes and gravy tasted great! Plus the Moscow Mule - yum!!! read more

Nothing more disappointing than to drive to a highly recommended place only to find out that they have run out of most items on the menu due to a very busy weekend. Our bad luck. read more

Awesome service, awesome food! Really couldn't have asked for anything more we can't wait to go back!

Terrible service. The bartenders have one speed and it's moving at a glacial pace. Stood at the bar for ten minutes, no service so I left.

Excellent Montana beef burgers and sliders! It is a bar so set your service expectations accordingly . Bartenders are all very friendly but usually pretty busy. We had to wait for a seat for 10 min. But we'll worth it! Bar with tables. Everyone is friendly! read more

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Good luck... food is good bar tenders suck wow if I could only emphasize. :) drive to Livingston or Billings

We got there at about 7:15 on a Monday night, after driving 10 hours on a road trip. The place was hopping, no tables were available and the bar was full. We waited for a few minutes, a group was done and left their table so we just sat down there since there was no hostess to check in with. A woman came over a few minutes later to clear and wipe the table and seemed annoyed that we were already sitting there. Another gal came quickly and took our drink and food order. Drinks came fast. Food came about 30 minutes later. There was only one cook making orders for the whole place, so we don't fault him, we could see he was working hard. One of the things we ordered was the chicken strip basket (delicious) which included a choice of any side. When we got the check, we saw they charged an extra $1.50 for the onion rings. We decided to not even bring it up since we were tired from driving all day and just wanted to get out of there and back to our motel room. This place touts itself as being super friendly but we didn't feel the love. I'm pretty sure it's mostly given to the locals. We stop in Big Timber every year on our way from MN to ID and back and finally this year tried the Timber Bar. We won't be back. read more

Burger was so dry,you could have put it in your salt shaker and still shook the salt out. It was supposed to be a bacon cheeseburger and there was no bacon read more

I absolutely love the Timber Bar, from the incredible sign above the entrance to the quaint, comfortable interior. I only found the place after taking a wrong turn on our way to Bozeman, but so glad we did. The large neon sign immediately grabs you. We parked in the street and entered through the front door. The bar and grill are immediately left, and a mix of high top and lower tables is in front of you. Beyond the tables are a pool table and a gaming room. The bar itself sits large with a tiled bar top and medium wooden rail. A box footrest sits in front of maybe 6-8 square bar stools with a padded seat and rounded back support. The back bar contains a couple smaller TVs, bottle shelves, and mirrors keeping with the frontier, wood, and beer theme. The rest of the decor is primarily beer signs and tap handles. We went during COVID, so the bar was mostly empty, but the service was fast and friendly. The burger was tasty, and their beer selection was more than sufficient, but not too much. If driving between Billings and Bozeman, you need to quickly detour and check out Timber Bar. We had to get on our way, but I regret not seeing the neon sign at night. read more

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Just moved to the area. Incredibly friendly staff, quick service. Everything on the menu looked good, it was so hard to choose. The lamb burger was perfect as was the chicken fried steak special. Will be back for sure. read more

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Perfect place to wind day a day in Big Timber. Owner and staff very friendly. Good food and cold beer. I had the Big Timber Burger. Massive and delicious. read more

If it is your only choice, then go. Bar tender doing shots with waitress. It's pretty dirty overall. The potato wedges were previously frozen and tasted sandy. The streak was cooked to our order. Do not recommend it. read more

Our start to our fun week started very well. We looked at places and this one was the best restaurant in the area and we were not disappointed. I loved the atmosphere of the restaurant with the wood and the memorabilia on the walls. The people working were very nice and attentive and it didn't take long to pick our food and from the photos, no complaints. I can tell this a local favorite and if we are ever back in big timber, we know where to go first. read more

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We were there for a roping in the morning. Wanted to get out of the sun and eat on a Sunday. It was packed but had room for us. A party of ten to sit. We wanted to order hamburgers and cold drinks. They wouldn't take our food order after sitting there for 30-45 minutes. We had two rounds of drinks and asked to order a couple of times. During that same time a table drinking had three rounds brought to them. We left money at the bar for our drinks but couldn't get anyones attention. Sadly we drove to Livingston to eat. read more

Our favorite place to stop and eat in Big Timber. Burgers are huge and tasty, just like you'd expect them to be.

Took a day trip to Big Timber from the park and stopped for a bite on the recommendation of an acquaintance. Had a wonderful time visiting with the bartender and had a great meal. It took time because of the small cooking area but was worth the wait. Everything was delicious! Will stop in next time in the area. Small town hospitality is alive and well in Big Timber! read more

I used to be a huge fan of the Timber Bar. Not anymore! We ate dinner there last night and had a chicken dinner and a app sampler. We ordered soup and salad. We were brought out soup before the meal was served, then when the meal was served it had another cup of soup and no salad, that came after we finished dinner. The chicken was over done and dry. Soup was mediocre. The app sampler was awful. The grease that things were fried in made all of it taste the same. We had a few drinks and it was $56. Today for lunch we thought, they were busy last night, that is why it was bad, so we went in again. Ordered a mushroom Swiss burger to split and a side of jojo's. 2 beers. The were 3 half slices of mushroom. The jojo's, in all the places I have been are logs of potatoes and that is what they used to be here, were slices of burned potato that were some what raw flavored and tough as nails. The burger itself didn't even taste good. How can you screw up a burger! The servers had about as much personality as the missing mushrooms. And all this for $26!,!,! We had to ask for everything including the ticket then to take our money. This used to be such a treat for us but I will never give them another try! read more

Great burgers and sandwiches good beer selection and frienfly staff-hometown atmosphere

Wandered in after a day of Elk hunting. We were treated like royalty and well fed. It was Chicken Fried Steak night. I suggest you don't miss it while you're in town. We sat with some wonderful local folks and arm wrestled for the bar tab. I say again....don't miss it. read more

This place has really good fries and wings. Totally recommend. Very reasonable as well.

Good lamb burger that is locally sourced!! Great variety of cheeses. Fried mushrooms were good Chips seemed home made Asparagus was good Great eclectic beer selection Good drink prices Pool table and casino Easy to find, food till 9 on sunday Homemade tatziki sauce was so yummy The people were so friendly and went out of their way to take care of us even though we got there right before the kitchen closed. This place is a great welcome after a long drive! read more

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Great place to stop for a beers and lunch. Great atmosphere. Only 4 stars because I had to have their shirt but they didn't have my size No stickers ether. I'm from Arizona and I want to represent the timber bar!! The bar tender and cook were killer!!! I will try to come back. read more

The food was fantastic!!! Fries and JoJo's yummy!!! The staff are super friendly and just awesomeness!!!

Wow. I know it's a difficult time for small businesses, but the service was horrible. We were greeted and drink/app orders were taken promptly, but then no one ever came back, except for when a waitress who was too busy chatting with friends and just asked if we were done with our menus but didn't ask if we'd ordered, took them and didn't say a word. We sat there for about another 10-15 minutes and noticed that now our initial server was cooking. We could see that the place was busy so that was understandable. But then no one else came to help us. When I approached the bar and asked for assistance ordering food, she acted as if it were our fault because we didn't have menus at our table. She came over to take our order, but seemed annoyed, so I made sure to be extra friendly and easy going. Things were fine until we got our food. We had 3 beef sliders and one cheeseburger and only 1 of 4 buns weren't totally burnt. Then no one ever came back to check in us so we had no way of giving them a chance to fix it. By the time she came back, we needed to leave and told her about the burned bread. She literally stared at us and said nothing. Took our debit card and walked away. When she came back she said, "Have a safe trip home, " in a voice that meant go back where you came from. We politely told her we were from Helena, MT, and she walked away as if we were trash. Also, not one employee was wearing a mask, no one was cleaning tables or menus in between guests, and the entire place smelled like burning grease and there were flies EVERYWHERE. LITERALLY EVERYWHERE. Maybe tourism gives you the boost you need, but Montanans will come back many times if we just get good service. read more

Excellent food. Highly recommend the lamb burger. Lots of the meat is locally sourced and you can tell from the taste. The owner and bartenders are awesome. read more

Great Place to grab a beer and dinner. Love the cook she gets it right every time! Reasonable prices and fast service.

Amazing pricesin the food, which could make you wonder-- but it's great bar food. Plus, fantastic service.

It helps that my Grandmother used to drink in this bar. I can remember coming in here when I was in grade school. I have always loved this place no matter who owned it. It's just resonates Big Timber. I like what Frank has done with the place. It's nice to be able to sample a different beer each time I visit. I can't stand bars that only serve the rot gut Coors and Bud Light. Don't get me wrong, I went through my Bud Light stage...when I was a kid! Now that I have a mature palette it's nice to know there is place in my favorite small town that can satisfy it. The food is pretty good too! Just tried the Herder Burger. Wonderful! Stop in and say hi to an 'ol East Bay guy. read more

Don't judge a book by its cover. After reluctantly "settling" for this place a few years ago, and after several re-visits, must say these folks are killing it. When I first walked in on the first visit, expecting disappointment, I was shocked to see a huge beer list (well over 100 selections, no kidding, many available to go) full of exotics and imports, sours, craft ciders, locals, regionals, and stuff I'd never even heard of. Several Japanese whisky offerings: holy shit, am I still in Montana? And then, a champagne/sparkling wine list with six or seven quality choices? I must be dreaming. I was stunned, and intrigued. I was not disappointed by the menu, which has all of the usual Montana suspects, but most are made in-house, and with local ingredients. The local lamb burger is fantastic, and ridiculously cheap for the huge portion. This is not a lamb slider, it is a ten-seater lamb toboggan. For only NINE f***ing dollars, and it is so big that it makes me fear a food coma every time, and I am a big guy with a big appetite. Likewise the porkchop sandwich. To blaspheme a bit, the porkchop sandwich is better than Porkchop Johns and Muzz and Stans. Everything is ridiculously cheap in my opinion. House-made curry-pickled eggs with pretzels, pickled peppers, and hot mustard for a only a dollar each, custom local Andouille sausages, etc. This is honestly my new go-to destination dining spot in Montana, and luckily it is right off the interstate. Even if I have no other reason to go to or stop in Big Timber, and I usually don't, except to fuel up, I think I will start incorporating the Timber Bar into my travel plans, and it is worth a trip just to eat and drink there. We are already planning a fishing/boating/eating/beer and cider tasting/collapsing in a hotel room trip there soon. Uber probably won't be there anytime soon, but Big Timber is small enough that stumbling is a reasonable option, and would be a good way to burn off some of the gluttony. The service was also great and enthusiastic. One of the owners actually has the bar logo and name tatted on his arm; figuratively that spells "commitment". Everyone was knowledgeable, friendly, and casual, even the regulars at the bar. Our kids were also graciously accommodated, looked after and provided for, including the rare unicorn of a seating option for toddlers that works with high "bar" style tables and stools. read more

Stopped by for a quick bite. Loved it! Food was tasty and the service was incredible! Will definitely be back. read more

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Very good service. The fried chicken was tasty and fresh. Sat at the bar and talked to Ross, the bartender. Quite delightful experience and he had good fishing recommendations for the area. read more

Came in for lunch. Bartender and cook present. Service was good. Bartender wasn't familiar with a Rum Punch but it is Montana. Food was good. read more

Don't go anywhere else but The Timber Bar. Got recommendation from a local and it went way above our expectations! Clean, family style bar with THE BEST fried chicken I have ever had in the country!!! Just spending one night here at a campground but asked owner what time they open on the morning as you can get buckets of Chicken to go. Super fresh, hot, crispy, seasoned well and Not greasy . You could split just the 4 piece dinner as it came with soup or salad ( got the homemade lettuce soup( yes lettuce!) yummy!!!!!!! Hot crisp JO-JOs are a must! Hubby had sliders and he would not share with me because he said the were yummy too! Service spot on, owners super friendly and awesome to chat with.... My only question is......where's the breakfast? read more

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Loved this place! Food was fabulous and service was excellent!!! If we are ever in Big Timber, MT we will for sure be stopping again!

Good atmosphere, friendly service. Good selection of craft beers on tap, and the burger was super tasty (along with the beer battered fries). A great stop on our long road trip. read more

Usually when you see so many good reviews it's a red flag. I gotta say everyone is on point. Get a flight of craft beers and a properly poured Guinness draft with a 4 piece fried chicken dinner plate. One of the best fried chicken I've ever had...comes with salad, fries, 2 pieces of toast. Owner is awesome, told me his story and I shared mine. Will make this a point of interest next road trip to MT. read more