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| - I was craving The Liberty's lamb burger so my boyfriend and I booked an Open Table reservation and showed up 30 minutes later. We were quickly shown to our table and given menus. That's about where the experience started going off course. As our forefathers said, "give me Liberty, or give me any other better restaurant in Charlotte!"
While the beer and wine selection is tremendous, the food options are actually rather sparse; there's only about 10 appetizers, 8 entrees, and 4 sandwiches to choose from. We ordered a blue cheese wedge salad, grilled cheese sandwich of the day, and the lamb burger (subbing grilled asparagus for fries). The salad came first, with a large slice of iceburg lettuce, sprinkle of blue cheese, one slice of bacon, and a drizzle of buttermilk across the top; okay, but nothing to get too excited about. The grilled cheese sandwich tonight was two kinds of cheddar, blue cheese, and some sort of salami meat alongside a cup of creamy tomato bisque. My always-hungry-for-more boyfriend only ate half of the sandwich and I didn't want more than the first, sour bite I tasted. My lamb burger was good, but not exactly how I'd remembered it - I think they've swapped the cheese (from goat to cheddar?) int he last 6 months. My swapped side was the largest asparagus spears I've ever seen, and they tasted like the char from the grill - you can decide if that's a good thing or not.
The surly waitress brought our check, and even with a BOGO entree coupon, our bill still came to $35 (including tax & tip). We basically spent $35 for one appetizer salad and one entree... that seems a bit excessive, considering The Liberty bills itself as a neighborhood gastropub. With grumpy service, sub-par food, and obscene pricing, I don't expect we'll be going back.
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