I've been a customer of the Nickel Pubs (Silverton and Sublimity) and Mac's in Silverton for many years. Lately, they've gone downhill. The owner tends to under-staff, and the service reflects that. He hires good people, but they wind up running their butts off at...busy times, and simply cannot keep up. At Mac's, the best servers in recent years have been Eliza, Veronica, Stephanie... I've been told that soon, they'll all be gone. At Nickle in Silverton Rikki is great, but not there much. The Sublimity Nickel has been a 'service' problem for years... it used to have the meanest, rudest bartender in the area, so I avoided the place... lately, the service has been abysmal - even with friendlier staff, and I've never been impressed with the food there.
I live in the area, and these are all convenient for me, but I'm about to totally give up. The owner is now building another venue in Silverton - near Mac's, maybe that's what's causing the neglect of the existing places. I don't know. But I'm avoiding them all from now on.More