Liberty Tree Tavern Reviews - Disney Reviews and Ratings

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*NikkiBell*

Registered: June 2005
Posts: 4433

Review Date: Mon April 27, 2009

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 8

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Good comfort food, atmosphere
Cons:	No long a character meal

I really loved LTT and am very disappointed that it is no longer a character meal. The rumors on the DIS show that it may, in fact, return to being a character meal in the near future, but for right now that is not the case.

In any event, I found the LTT dinner to be very good. It was simple American "comfort food" and done well. The meats served included smoked pork loin, roasted turkey breast, and carved beef. They were flavorful and not dry. The sides included macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and vegetables. I found them all to be very good and the gravy on the side had a very nice flavor.

Personally, the only part of this meal that I did not enjoy was the smoked pork loin. I am not a big pork perseon, but my boyfriend did enjoy it. I would definitely recommend LTT for lunch or dinner and visit it again.

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TifffanyD

Registered: April 2007
Posts: 1355

Review Date: Tue April 28, 2009

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Atmosphere, Food Quality & Portions
Cons:	Some of the tables are small, menu being shortened

This restaurant is our favorite and always a must-do for lunch. The tavern fried cheese includes both white cheddar nuggets and provolone and is the best fried cheese I have had anywhere. I loved the sandwich heard round the world the time I had it, but that is gone. The pilgrims feast is a traditional thanksgiving platter and is good, altho a bit heavy for lunch. Our 2 favorite desserts have gone away (butter griddled pound cake and the cherry chambord ice cream) but the toffee cake is still pretty good.

timandlesley

Registered: April 2004
Posts: 4590

Review Date: Wed April 29, 2009

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 10

Positive aspects of the product (pros):
Cons:

Love Love Love eating lunch here! The theming is great and their Pot Roast is to die for. They also have our favorite desert on property- the ooey gooey toffee cake, YUM! Highly recommend having lunch here. We had excellent service and will return for the food!

schimj

Registered: May 2007
Posts: 253

Review Date: Wed April 29, 2009

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Food, atmosphere
Cons:	shrinking menu

DW and I have been to Liberty Tree Tavern several times since we have started going to WDW. It is one of the few resturants that we consider a must-do each trip for lunch. We love the Tavern Fried Cheese appetizer, and most of the entrees are very good too. I typically have the pot roast which can be a bit heavy for lunch, but if you plan it right, it would be a good "large meal of the day." We each had a favorite dessert that is no longer on the menu, but the Gooey Toffee Cake is a good substitue on the current menu.

Qosmos

Registered: April 2009
Posts: 4

Review Date: Wed April 29, 2009

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 7

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Interesting theming, plenty to eat (at dinner), close to our favorite ride (Haunted Mansion)
Cons:	It is "ok" buffet food, what is with the Bathroom?

This may come off as negative, but we felt the Liberty Tree for Dinner was... OK. They offer you all you can eat, family style servings. We were there a few weeks back and they offered Ham, Flank Steak and Turkey as the main offerings and Mac&Cheese and Green Beans. The food was ok... the meats a little dry, but my kids loved it and the meal was served quickly.

The restaurant was well themed, service excellent and very close to one of our family's favorite rides (HM). One interesting grip... what is with the Bathroom, when we were there the only Bathroom they told us they had was a hike... and upstairs. It seemed like the Bathroom was an after thought... "Oops... we need a Bathroom in this restaurant".

jog58

Registered: March 2008
Posts: 258

Review Date: Wed April 29, 2009

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 8

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	beautiful theming, great turkey
Cons:	dessert menu is only OK, service in this instance could have been better

My husband and I first tried this restaurant in 2007. We returned in September of 2008 and enjoyed a good lunch there. We both had the turkey dinner and it was delicious. The turkey was moist and flavorful and the mashed potatoes were AMAZING. For dessert I had the three chocolate brownie and I must say that it was a bit lackluster. I was hoping it would be somewhat warm and I couldn't tell there were three kinds of chocolates. My husband had the strawberry shortcake and he enjoyed it. The service this second time around was fine, nothing spectacular, our waitress seemed to disappear for long stretches of time but the food was good so that did not detract too much from our meal. We will definitely be returning to LLT on our next trip in May 2009.

pperfectmom

Registered: May 2006
Posts: 2472

Review Date: Thu April 30, 2009

Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 4

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	characters
Cons:	food,no more characters, bathrooms

We ate here when it was still a character meal. The interaction was great and I loved the theme. Unfortunately, the food was terrible and blah. Without the characters we won't go back. The bathrooms are also tiny and very inconvenient.

SamIAm21

Registered: August 2005
Posts: 3403

Review Date: Thu April 30, 2009

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 5

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Plenty of Food, Family Style, Great Sweet Tea
Cons:	food can be uninspired at times

I have always liked the Liberty Tree, especially when they had the character interaction. The family style dinner is usually pretty good, on par with maybe a Country Buffet. The food is good, but often uninspiring. What it sometimes lacks in imagination is made up for with "plenty". You won't leave the table hungry.

I've heard they may have stopped serving this, but they used to have a great glass of sweet tea that would be brought in large glass mugs. That alone was a reason for me to make a stop at Liberty Tree. Truly good sweet tea is hard to come by outside of Savannah, GA!! It quenched my thirst and I got that great combination sugar/caffeine boost that propelled me through the rest of the evening.

dpuck1998

Registered: April 2003
Posts: 8518

Review Date: Thu April 30, 2009

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 8

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Characters
Cons:	Food is spotty

We really enjoy eating here mostly because of the characters and location. I'm glad to hear the characters are coming back because without them I would not eat here. The food is just okay and nothing special, but the atmosphere and characters are the reason the go.

JeemaRee

Registered: April 2008
Posts: 125

Review Date: Thu April 30, 2009

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 8

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	food
Cons:	none

This was a last minute add-on during our last trip to Magic Kingdom and quite an ejoyable surprise. The food was very tasty and the seasonings were perfect. It was all we cared to eat so we could fill up on whatever we liked best. Very kid friendly too.

Mish19

Registered: August 2001
Posts: 1632

Review Date: Thu April 30, 2009

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 8

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Ambiance, food, waitstaff, friendly and warm atmosphere
Cons:	bathroom upstairs

My family visited Liberty Tree Tavern for lunch last October and were lucky enough to officially open the restaurant! We rang the lunch bell and read a proclamation and had a great time and the whole staff made us feel special! I didn't even know something like this was even possible. Now, on to the food!
I had the New England Pot Roast (tender), my mother had "This Season's Fresh Catch" in a pouch (sweet and refreshing), and my brother had the Angus Chuck Cheeseburger (tasty and satisfying). Believe it or not we were all craving veggies by the end of our trip because we just didn't see much of them so we were happy to see veggies on our plate.Everything was very tasty and our waiter was wonderful! He was so helpful and friendly. I would definitely go back and have in fact made LTT our official ending meal of the trip.

cathie1327

Registered: May 2008
Posts: 778

Review Date: Fri May 1, 2009

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 8

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	The food was pretty good
Cons:	no longer a character restaraunt

We really liked the food here, but what really attracted us was the characters and their interaction. While the Thanksgiving type food was good, it's not something we'll personally go out of our way for if there are no characters present.

dustyraye

Registered: July 2008
Posts: 294

Review Date: Fri May 1, 2009

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	food, atmosphere, quick service
Cons:	bathrooms are upstairs

This is on our must-do list for lunch at MK. DP absolutely loves the Colony Salad, which has grilled chicken, apples, pecans and a lovely dressing, and I enjoy the pot roast or the turkey platter. Food is served pretty quickly, so you don't feel like you are losing precious park time, but we have never felt rushed either.

OKW Lover

Registered: April 2004
Posts: 7722

Review Date: Thu May 7, 2009

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 8

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Good place to have a table service meal for lunch
Cons:	Can be a long wait

Looking for a nice place to eat in the MK that will let you enjoy some air conditioning and get off your feet? This is the place. The food is good and not at all pretentious.

jimpossible87

Registered: October 2008
Posts: 47

Review Date: Fri May 8, 2009

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	large portions, something different atmosphere and service
Cons:	the bathroom

This is the first little review Im going to try and contribute. I picked LTT as it is my favorite place to eat when I vist MK. I love the place mostly because I so enjoy the theme of Liberty square and that whole section of the park has always been my favorite. I always visit LTT for a late lunch and its a great something different from the usual burgers and chicken finger baskets I always seem to end up eating in the parks. Having a late lunch here as your big meal of the day is a great way to enjoy MK so you can stay late for the fireworks and not have to leave for a dinner reservation outside the park.
I am not one for the character dining so we orignially tried LTT a few years ago for lunch and have been going every year since. We were originally a little leary of the stouffers sponsorship but it is definitely not TV dinners. The 2 best things weve had and continue to get are the turkey dinner and the pot roast. They are both excellent large meals for the meat and potato lovers like me. Everything is really nicely done and looks like havnig dinner at home when it arrives. The only weird little thing for me was I made the mistake of asking for a raspberry lemonade. I noticed they had it in souvenier glasses for the kids (which I dont have any of) and figured since I love raspberry lemonade Id see if I couldhave that for my beverage without buying a light up tinkerbell glass. The waitress was very nice but it seemed like I confused her. I was able to get it and to my dismay it tasted like poison. It had that weird diet after taste so I dont know what they made that out of but I felt like I caused such a big deal asking for it that I didnt ask for something else. So my only little minus here is avoid the kids drinks. Everything here is really homey and comfortable and I especially like the way they introduce you as your family name from your home state when they call you for a table and the rooms are all really nicely decorated so that you feel like you are in an attraction almost. Its a really great place and its rarely busy Ive walked right in without a reservation and gotten a table for lunch many times. Theres nothing like some nice turkey dniner and then a ride on the riverboat.

bigmoonmullen

Registered: April 2004
Posts: 508

Review Date: Fri May 8, 2009

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Good Food and Character Interaction
Cons:	Noisy but you have to expect that

We enjoyed the Restaurant more than we thought we would. Food was better than expected and portions were large... plus you can always ask for more. Character interaction was excellent.

SpaceMonkey

Registered: June 2003
Posts: 65

Review Date: Fri May 8, 2009

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	a "family" style meal
Cons:	very small bathroom only on second floor

Dining at Liberty tree Tavern has become a family tradition for us. The home style presention of the food is nice and after spending the day wandering around the park it's nice to sit down, relax and have the at dinner at mom's experience. There's enough variety to please a picky eater. When dinig here, I've never been able to get a walkup seating, I've always had to get an adr. However, as busy as the place is, we've never felt rushed to finish our meal. Good service, great food.

LuccaDrake

Registered: March 2008
Posts: 379

Review Date: Sun May 10, 2009

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 8

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	good food, good service
Cons:	no more characters

We ate here in 9/08. I must say I didn't have high expectations of this place since it's family style and has some stouffer's products. However, it was delicious! From the salad to the meats and side dishes everything was very good. We ate there right before MNSSHP started one night and we did get to see the characters in costumes as well as the host staff. They no longer have characters but there have been rumors that they are bringing them back. I think it definitely increases the draw to this restaurant. I would definitely eat here again.

msc_idiot

Registered: January 2009
Posts: 89

Review Date: Mon May 11, 2009

Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 5

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Some of the food was pretty good.
Cons:	Very squished seating.

Some of the food, especially the dessert, was actually really good, but the majority of it was pretty so-so. I could get better at any restaurant here at home. And the seating area was uncomfortably cramped.

evildiva

Registered: August 2006
Posts: 101

Review Date: Wed May 13, 2009

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 8

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Family Dinner
Cons:	No more characters

Are you looking for a nice place for a good dinner in Magic Kingdom? Do you love Thanksgiving? If you said yes to these questions, than Liberty Tree Tavern is for you. This table service in Liberty Square couples old world charm with family dinner. While reservations are tough to come by, you will not be disapointed. From the salad to the apple cobbler and everything in between you will enjoy your meal here!

bsusanmb

Registered: July 2004
Posts: 1778

Review Date: Sun May 17, 2009

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	good American style food, very filling, great price
Cons:	none

My favorite meal here is lunch. Love the turkey feast. The meat is real turkey, filling and potatoes, green beans, all very good, and lots of it. My most favorite is the strawberry shortcake with ice cream. This desert was changed and it is now with a pound cake and no ice cream. It used to be with a homemade shortcake...but I asked to add ice cream, and it was really good. The service is very good here.

We have dined at dinner, and it was very good also, and is a family style all you can eat. No more characters, which is a shame. I believe that a lot of folks go to Disney to see Mickey...and he is seen less and less...but at any rate, I love this restaurant. Eat here regularly on our vacations, and have NEVER had a bad meal or a bad server.

jrgutknecht

Registered: August 2000
Posts: 284

Review Date: Wed June 3, 2009

Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 5

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	hearty food
Cons:	hearty food

Without the characters, the only real draw is the food. However this is not the kind of food you want to be eating when it's 95 degrees outside. On a hot day the last thing I think of is a huge plate of turkey, stuffing, roast beef, gravy and all the fixings. Served family style it can take a long time to get seconds, especially when you're in a large group. We had 8 at our table and we should have asked for seconds as soon as the food came because it was all gone before everyone got some. Restrooms are up the stairs and very small, so be warned with those who can't do stairs or have small kids, restrooms are a pain to get in and out of. The real draw here was the characters and unless you really want good old comfort food, I'd stay away until they bring the characters back.

jrgutknecht

Registered: August 2000
Posts: 284

Review Date: Wed June 3, 2009

Would you recommend the product? No | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 5

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	hearty food
Cons:	hearty food

cnorris40

Registered: May 2007
Posts: 38

Review Date: Wed June 10, 2009

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 8

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Simple good food will please most people; Strawberry salad dressing.
Cons:	Cranberry Sauce on the meat.

Overall this was a very good meal. We are a "meat and potatoes" family and this fit in perfectly. The highlight of our meal was by far was the strawberry dressing. The low point of the food was the excessive amounts of Cranberry sauce on the meats. If your family likes cranberries this is perfect, but since I was the only one that likes cranberries in our family it did not work well. The service was phenomenal, very quick, kept our drinks full and quickly brought out more of the foods we desired (including cranberry-less meat!!!).

exwdwcm

Registered: August 1999
Posts: 2304

Review Date: Thu June 11, 2009

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 7

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	family style, great location
Cons:

We've eaten here a number of times and are disappointed to hear it is no longer a character meal. My experiences were always as the character meal, so keep that in mind....

Since my family are not exotic eaters, we enjoy the 'thanksgiving' type food served here. We also enjoy the family style setup, so that we can ask for more of whatever our group likes. The food has always been hot and plentiful. I know my BIL loved the beef, others enjoyed the turkey and all enjoyed the mac and cheese and potatoes. THe salad and the yummy vinagarette were also a hit.

The atmosphere is quaint and can be a bit crowded sometimes. The characters were always fabulous.

We really enjoy the apple cobbler for dessert with ice cream. The waitstaff also gets into the theme and spirit.

one note- the bathrooms are upstairs and small.

This is a great stop especially on hot days at the MK when you need a break from the crowds and heat. Be sure and make an ADR, it is very difficult to get a walk in reservation here.

irunnoft

Registered: July 2008
Posts: 669

Review Date: Sun June 21, 2009

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Best TS in Magic Kingdom, great food, great location
Cons:	bathrooms are tiny, upstairs and totally cramped!

On June 16th, my family dined at LTT for lunch. My wife ordered the Pilgrim's Feast and I ordered the New England Pot Roast. My wife said everything was great with her lunch. She had sliced white turkey, herb stuffing, mashed potatoes and green beans. Considering the small sandwich I received at Le Cellier for the same $14.99, this was a deal! Everything looked great and really enjoyed the bite of everything she forked over!

The pot roast was better than I expected. It was very good. The meat was extremely tender, well seasoned and NOT fatty at all. I hate pot roast that is loaded with tons of fat. There was none to be found on this roast. The cabernet sauce was perfect and the mashed potatoes were great. They tasted like real mashed potatoes and not instant (something I was concerned about and, to be honest, expecting). I honestly can't remember what the garden vegetable was right now, but whatever it was, I enjoyed it because I ate everything on my plate that afternoon.

My son had the cheeseburger from the kids menu and it was the requisite kid's menu cheeseburger. No big surprise there.

For dessert, we had the strawberry shortcake and it was good. The sliced strawberries were fresh and not swimming in a heavy red syrup. Instead, they had been sugared and created their own light syrup - very much what you would expect if you were to cut up fresh strawberries, put them in a bowl and lightly sugar them. For me, what really made this dessert was the shortcake. The shortcake was a strawberry flavor. It wasn't like a strawberry cake mix, either. It was as though the cake had been made with fresh strawberries. It was moist, sweet and delicious all on its own. The cake was the shape of a small bundt cake with fresh sliced strawberries and syrup spooned over it and then topped with a dallop of fresh whipped cream. We all enjoyed it. Granted, this isn't the same caliber of dessert you'd expect from some place like California Grill, but for what it was, we all agreed that we'd order it again with no hesitation.
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PIRATEGIRL007

Registered: August 2005
Posts: 2443

Review Date: Wed June 24, 2009

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 8

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Excellent Food, great atmosphere
Cons:

Liberty Tree Tavern is one of our favorite MK table service places. I loved the charector interaction (when they were still there, they are not as of now) and the good home-style food was wonderful. The strawberry vinegarette dressing is one of my favorite in the world and their mac & cheese is to die for. The portions are plentyful and since its family style if you want more just ask. We will definately return to Liberty Tree again (even without the charectors).

Madi100

Registered: April 2000
Posts: 6409

Review Date: Thu June 25, 2009

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 7

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Theme, Location
Cons:	Food

Without characters about the only really positive part of Liberty Tree Tavern is that it is a sit down restaurant in Magic Kingdom. We thoroughly enjoyed the characters and hope they return.

The food, to me, was okay. My husband thoroughly enjoyed it. My children enjoyed parts of it. Because it was served family style, we all ate the same thing. We do not enjoy the children's menus at any of the restaurants, so this was a nice feature.

kramer222

Registered: November 2007
Posts: 187

Review Date: Thu June 25, 2009

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 6

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Mac & Cheese
Cons:	The Other Food

Outdated guidebooks will tell you this is a character meal - it no longer is.

We went for dinner and did the family-style thingymajig. The mac & cheese was great (it should be - it's stoufers) but everything else was just blech.

OKW Lover

Registered: April 2004
Posts: 7722

Review Date: Sun July 5, 2009

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 8

Positive aspects of the product (pros):	Good menu, relaxed atmosphere
Cons:	Price point is a bit high

We had lunch here and the service was great. Our ADR time was 11:35 (shortly after it opens) and we were seated promptly. The menu offers good choices for everybody and the food was good. My Wm Penn chicken Pasta was very flavorful.