Have you ever been somewhere that just seemed downright “creepy”? I went to such a place on Thursday: The Timbers. This is a restaurant that is hidden near Winchester Canyon in Goleta. Supposedly it is built from wood taken from a pier that was destroyed when the Japanese attacked Santa Barbara in WWII. Anyway, we walk into this place and immediately notice that there are few people eating there, and that we are the only people under 65. What is strange though, is that there are tons of cars out front, so where are the people??

We have a VERY friendly waitress and as we sit there, we notice lots of very old people trickle in. This seems a bit strange, but not as strange as when some old guys in Civil War uniforms show up. I guess you had to be there, but I found this highly amusing. We started speculating that perhaps this place was a vampire joint—run by vampires and frequented by old vampires. Confirming our suspicions was the fact that every time we looked toward the kitchen, someone from the staff would be standing almost at attention, staring straight at us. Kinda creepy! It almost seemed like the waitress didn’t want us to leave—she kept offering us more drinks or coffee or dessert. I expected to hear her say “leaving so soooon??” as we tried to leave, and then block the exit. As it was, it was pouring rain outside, adding to the overall ambiance that I have described for the evening. The place looks neat, but it was just a weird experience. Maybe that was wasn’t the norm, but any of you in the area should go check it out and see if it’s true for you.

Posted at 11:52 AM |