Liberty Bar Reviews

Submitted by Grant Garbo on 08/21/2022

Grant Garbo 4 stars rating.

The overall experience was good. The food and ambiance was great. However, the service was questionable which left a bad taste even after the delicious food.

It started poorly with the hostess greeting us and immediately showing another family who entered the restaurant at the same time their table. That is fine and appropriate. However, after standing in the foyer waiting for nearly 10 minutes it because aggravating. A waiter greeted us and went to look for the hostess who returned to show us our table.

The seating is cute and comfortable. The perfect balance between casual and up scale. With a wonderful view of some trees and the Tower of America.

The menu is a mix of Middle Eastern and Mexican, so fun and unique. We started with a bread bowel which was a nice collection of sourdough, lemon corn muffin and scone. The breads were served with a peach marmalade and rosemary butter. Both were both unique and delicious.

We ordered a simple coffee and a Paloma (grapefruit juice and tequila). The coffee was fantastic. A Mexican dark roast full of flavor. The Paloma was terrible. The grapefruit juice that was used tasted of concentrate and extremely watered down. We were extremely disappointed.

We ordered the Chile Relleno en Nogado (stuffed poblano pepper) and another egg and tortilla dish with black beans and guacamole.

However, around the time our food should have arrived, our waitress then returned saying there was a mix-up in the kitchen and our orders were never received and had to ask us again what we ordered. She did not bring a menu and I had to request a menu to point out our original orders.

While waiting a second time for our food to arrive, the waitress did bring a 2nd Paloma without being ordered. There was no communication and we assumed this was in apology for the misplaced orders.

When the food arrived it was very enjoyable. Each item was tasty and our plates were clean by the end of the meal. At this point I felt that the service was net neutral and was inclined to give them the benefit of the doubt.

However, when the bill arrived there were two orders of Paloma and my coffee had been comped. I pointed out that we never ordered a 2nd Paloma and the corrected bill had a single Paloma, but now the coffee was on the bill.

In my opinion, this seemed a bit shady and detracted from the goodwill I had been feeling for the Paloma.

Overall, I can recommend this restaurant with slight reservations. The food was enjoyable, the ambiance was pleasant, the overall service left something to be desired each step of the way.