Hear ye! Hear ye! Let it be known that the Great Republic of the Disney Food Blog will be reviewing dinner henceforth at Liberty Tree Tavern!
Liberty Tree Tavern
That’s right, friends! With Christmastime in full swing at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, we were craving those comforting flavors of a traditional American-style feast that only Liberty Tree Tavern can satisfy! Join us at the table for our holiday all-you-can-eat meal — we saved you a place!
Being long-time tavern devotees, we love returning to our Disney World home for the holidays, Liberty Tree Tavern, (oh, you thought those were restrooms upstairs? That’s actually our private living quarters!). 😉
But even though this long-time Magic Kingdom institution serves up a classic American bill of fare that is very reminiscent of the holidays, it’s actually the same food they serve here year-round! So if you ever find yourself hankering for a Thanksgiving dinner in oh, I don’t know, say…mid-July? Liberty Tree Tavern’s got you covered!
Liberty Tree Tavern
Atmosphere
With so much construction happening throughout Disney World right now, it alleviates some of our adversity to change to see places like Liberty Tree Tavern that have remained relatively untouched throughout the years.
Liberty Tree Tavern
The decor is just as we remember it — colonial-style furnishings with little historical elements sprinkled throughout! But rather than feeling stuffy (like you’re eating in a museum or something!) Liberty Tree Tavern has a unique charm and coziness to it — the likes of which we’d be hard-pressed to find anywhere else in Disney World.
Liberty Tree Tavern
Having each room themed after a different American patriot makes almost every time you dine at Liberty Tree Tavern a unique experience. The restaurant itself is enormous while each of its six dining rooms feels small and intimate. Some of the various rooms even include hearths and fireplaces which majorly up the homey-ness factor for us!
Liberty Tree Tavern
We were even treated to some special holiday decorations during our recent visit, being ACTUAL Christmastime and all!
Liberty Tree Tavern
But now it’s time to get down to business! Let’s see if Liberty Tree Tavern’s dinner tastes as good as we remember!
Eats
Years ago, Liberty Tree Tavern began providing a list of a la carte options for their lunch service in addition to their prix fixe all-you-care-to-enjoy meal. But for dinner service, Liberty Tree Tavern only serves its traditional bill of fare. The cost is $39 for adults and $21 for kids ages 3-9. Included in the price, you’ll be given a salad, Patriot’s Platter (which we’ll get more into in a sec) and dessert. The meal is brought to your table and served family-style.
Liberty Tree Tavern Menu
The salad, a.k.a. Declaration Salad, is fresh and tasty, but by no means the star of this star-spangled meal. It’s a simple mix of greens, lightly dressed with vinaigrette and tossed with a few strands of red onion and some sliced cherry tomatoes. (On our visit, the Romaine was missing…because Romaine had been recalled yet again. Womp womp.)
Definitely eat some, because you’re in Disney World and it’s highly possible that you haven’t had a green vegetable in a while, but don’t fill up! There’s more to come!
Declaration Salad
Let’s talk about that Patriot’s Platter we mentioned earlier. This parade of meats and sides is the true spectacle of American eats we came here for! First up, Oven-Roasted Pork and Seasonal Vegetables! Today’s offering was Green Beans, which we were really happy about! They tasted great with all that pork doused in rich, mushroom gravy!
And did we mention you can eat as much of this stuff as you want? Finish a platter, and they’ll bring you another one! The fun doesn’t have to stop once you clean your plate — as long as you got room for more!
Turkey with Gravy and Green Beans
Next up, Pot Roast and Mashed Potatoes! The roast is melt-in-your-mouth delicious; so juicy and tender, while the mashed spuds are the real deal!
These mashed potatoes are buttery and super THICK! You can even see little bits of the potato skins mashed up in them! We usually ask for seconds (or thirds!) on just the mashed potatoes alone!
Pot Roast
The Roasted Turkey and Herb Stuffing are the next to arrive with a side of Cranberry Sauce. Just in case you’ve lost count, that’s THREE meats we’ve eaten during this ONE meal. And everything we’ve tasted so far has been super tasty! There are truly no duds in this feast!
Liberty Tree
And you can never have too much gravy. Luckily this pewter gravy boat is amply-proportioned and holds a ton of the good stuff! Even still, we usually have to ask for a gravy refill!
Gravy for Patriot’s Platter
We hope you saved A LOT of room for the next course — Macaroni and Cheese! We could eat bowls of just this stuff alone, it’s so cheesy and creamy! Plus the little elbow noodles hold onto all that rich cheese sauce making every bite wonderful!
Mac and Cheese
Here’s something cool you might not know about — if you’re traveling with kids who haven’t acquired the taste for traditional Americana flavors like pot roast or stuffing, you can always ask your server (nicely!) for Chicken Fingers and French Fries for no extra cost! It’s not guaranteed, but they may be able to help you out. That way, everyone walks away with a very happy, and VERY FULL tummy!
Chicken Fingers and French Fries
But we’re not walking away yet — not when dessert’s coming up NEXT! And Liberty Tree Tavern’s Ooey Gooey Toffee Cake is THE STUFF OF LEGEND!
We’re talking a big plate of vanilla toffee cake smothered in chocolate sauce, toffee crumbles, and vanilla ice cream.
Behold! Liberty Tree Tavern’s Ooey Gooey Toffee Cake!
The cake is served warm so the ice cream and chocolate sauce get all melty while the little bits of toffee are SO buttery and delicious. While the feast as a whole is amazing, we have to force ourselves to remember to save room for this epic American marvel of a dessert!
Make Your OWN Disney Ooey Gooey Toffee Cake! Click Here For The Recipe!
Overall
For us? It’s still a winner. True — Liberty Tree Tavern isn’t serving “market-inspired cuisine” that you’ll get at Disney’s Contemporary Resort’s California Grill or even a fresh take on comfort food like you’ll find at Chef Art Smith’s homecomin’ in Disney Springs. But it’s a classic Disney restaurant with delicious comfort food and a fun AND EDUCATIONAL setting.
It remains one of our favorites in Magic Kingdom. Whether it’s the holiday season or not, we’ve decided we’ll be keeping our tradition of dining at Liberty Tree Tavern! Thanks for joining us!
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Thank you for backing not only an American tradition, but a Disney original! In a day where the need to fulfill change by creating new and modernized attract-ions, its nice that nostalgia still has a place in dining form not just in ride form. Love the meal, and now several who go to Disney every Thanksgiving for this meal, replacing cooking in. Sometimes old school classic just plain hits the spot!
The only thing that bothers me about this meal is the mashed potatoes. They over process them so they turn gluey and sticky instead of fluffy. Mashed potatoes can be tricky so mash them, beat them, food process them as short a time as possible.
We loved our meal at LTT this past summer, except for the mac and cheese, which was inedible. Must have been an off day, but it had no flavor and it was not at all creamy….it was like eating a mixture of plain flour and water. It was like wall paper paste. I took one bite and almost had to spit it into my napkin. I didn’t bother to complain because there was so much other AMAZING food that we didn’t need the mac ‘n’ cheese, but I was shocked that they would serve that dish as it was, and I LOVE mac ‘n’ cheese. It was hands down the worst mac ‘n’ cheese I have ever had. The ONLY mac ‘n’ cheese I couldn’t even choke down. It was that bad.
But that stuffing!!! YUM! We got more of that…so good!
Susan, that sounds just like the macaroni and cheese we had at the Garden Grill in the land. Looked good, but no cheese taste at all. And the stuffing tasted like paste. Again no flavor, just sticky goo.
The food here is still fantastic and they offer great gluten free options! We’ve been going for years and it never disappoints!
Thanks for that review! The kind of traditional “comfort food” described definitely would fit the bill for me. While I appreciate the variety and the increasing levels of culinary sophistication offered by some of the other WDW restaurants, the “down home” simplicity and tasty goodness of the foods you described would definitely be a hit for me. Liberty Tree Tavern is definitely on my “must do” WDW dining list! And as somebody who never, ever gets tired of roast turkey, being able to get that, and as much as I want, any time of the year, I could never pass up a chance to dine here!
It’s been a good long while since i’ve dined at Liberty Tree, but I’ve always enjoyed it. My reticence in returning is that I simply don’t want to eat all that food (all delish) even if it is a dinner meal (I do think to eat there for lunch). That said, I don’t think the cost is at all unreasonable. It’s a Disney treasure.
You’ve mistaken the pork for the turkey and vice versa. The pork is served with the mushroom gravy on the same platter as the green beans, the turkey is served traditionally with the stuffing and cranberry sauce, turkey gravy on the side. Also (currently) the dressing for the Declaration Salad is a house made honey shallot vinaigrette. Also worth noting the Ooey Gooey Toffee Cake is made using almond flour.
Thanks, Liberty CM!
Is the Turkey at liberty tree tavern real or rolled Turkey?
We are going there in a month and was gonna eat here but my dad hates rolled Turkey