Reber-Thomas Dining Center — Restaurant in Lynchburg

The Reber-Thomas dining hall, affectionately called "The Rot" ,is a place I look forward to returning to whenever I have the opportunity to visit the campus of Liberty University. Well we're there for the Winterfest 2018 and had the opportunity to have several meals there. It is spacious and well la yes out. The food is superb, better than a number of restaurants I have been to. They were ranked #1 in the country two of the last three years. Special events usually have a limited staff and limited offerings compared to when school is in session, but everyone can usually find something satisfactory, even those with dietary restrictions. No visit to Lynchburg is quite complete unless I can have a meal there. I highly recommend and look forward to my next visit there. Be forewarned, throwing bananas on the roof of the dining hall is frowned upon by the Liberty University...

First off, like many other posts remember this is a college campus dining hall. Quality is not going to be their first priority, it’s feeding the 5-8K people a day, multiple times. If you go during the right time, it’s got a ton of choices. (Meh time is 3-5pm range) Not all of the choices are horrendous, but there are some you steer clear from. If something just doesn’t look fabulous, you don’t have to eat it and you can move on to a different selection. And while yes the staff could be a liiiiiittle less grumpy while they smash the plate with eggs every morning, I do understand Liberty students can be uptight sometimes. Lastly is the price, students swipe right in, though tuition isn’t cheap ;). If you are a parent or visitor it’s gonna cost $13 to get in. But think in an average meal, you can get 2 plates full, a drink(refilled!), and coffee and more. This you can do all that...

The food is consistently inconsistent. One day, you will walk in get a slice of pizza only to find that is burnt and overcooked, and the next day, you will come in to get fried chicken and find the chicken has not been cooked through and is still raw. I have come in multiple times to find my steamed vegetables were not fully cooked. The other day my friend wanted to get herself a hotdog. The bun was hard enough to be used as croutons on my salad and her hotdog was not so "hot". Needless to say, she did not eat that meal and had to wait in line yet again to see if she could roll the dice to maybe get something edible. I don't know if this is a staffing issue or if the staff just don't care. Either way, there are some health code violations that are not followed. Liberty University,...