Liberty Restaurant&Diner — Restaurant in Scottsboro

Visited for lunch a few weeks ago and was unfortunately sorely disappointed.

I arrived at about 12:45 and found a fairly full parking lot. The lot is a little torn up but not too bad. It's easy to get in and out.

Walked around to the front and stood in the entryway for a few minutes. Didn't know the protocol since it was my first visit. Eventually, a waitress said loudly from the drink machine to seat myself, so I selected an empty booth near the kitchen. There's a lot of seating inside. I'd say the restaurant was about 1/3 full. Idk where people park when they're at capacity lol.

Waitress came over and somewhat incredulously asked if I was by myself, which I confirmed. She pushed a scrap of white paper in front of me and told me to circle what I wanted and she'd pick it up. Eh...okay. It was a limited menu of meat + 3 combinations. They advertise breakfast till 1 as well as burgers and sandwiches but none of that was on there. However, the waitress' demeanor can only be described as frosty, and fortunately I was okay with my choices, so I kept to myself. But a part of me was kind of curious about breakfast for lunch. Alas.

She returned with my tea wordlessly and swiped up my slip with my order. I circled a fried chicken breast with "potato patties" and fried okra. The sweet tea was the best thing I had and I enjoyed drinking it while I waited for my food. No refills or to go cups were ever offered though.

I will grant the food came out fairly fast...but it also came out cold. Well, the chicken and potatoes were approximating room temperature, but the okra wasn't even lukewarm. My grouchy waitress also didn't give me any silverware and ran off before I could ask for any. I had to hunt down a different, only marginally less grouchy waitress so I could eat my food with a fork.

It's a shame the okra was cold because it had a hint of potential; the breading was sort of cornmeal-y and might have once been crispy. As it was, it wasn't good at all -- the cold okra got slimy. The chicken was passable but also not nearly hot enough. The breading also needed more seasoning. The potato patties were...not patties? I was expecting something like a Jojo (small crispy potato round, thicker than a chip) or at least something circular lol, but instead I got two scoops of a sort of whipped potato casserole. This would've also been alright except it was lukewarm and, even worse, absolutely replete with still-crunchy large pieces of onion. Couldn't get a mouthful without them and left with much smellier breath.

The one redeeming factor other than the tea was the bread basket: two yeast rolls and a hunk of cornbread. The cornbread was awful (bland and dry), but the yeast rolls were soft and warm and about the only food item I legitimately enjoyed -- even though, once again, my waitress left me hanging with no butter.

I really couldn't wait to get out as I felt terribly unwelcome, so as soon as I ate what I could stomach I went to the marginally less unfriendly waitress and paid at the register. The price was decent (~$15 before tip). I did still tip, but I was salty -- legitimately some of the worst service I've had in a long time. I'm forgiving of long wait times and forgotten stuff, but I really don't like callous attitudes when I do my best to be pleasant and accommodating.

Definitely wouldn't return. 2 stars because the food was edible and the place was clean enough. The hunt for a decent lunch in...

We arrived at 11:40am on a Friday morningn from out of town. The parking lot was 1/2 full, leading me to believe that a 1 hour meal would be possible. Walking in the door the place seemed to be clean, and we were shouted at from somewhere in the back to seat ourselves. So we sat near the left side of the restaurant near the counter, not realizing we were so close to the bathroom. After 10 mn a man with a ponytail provided a disquisting conversation with a waitress, that personally, if would have been my daughter, he would have left the spot he was standing in with a fast move on his back. Finally after demeaning the poor girl she came to our table and left a piece of paper for us to choose our lunch. Not long after another waitress smelling of Marijuana refilled our drinks. 15 more minutes passed and we received our food. Cold, tasteless and not living up to the reviews I had previously read. We paid for our meal. Left our tip and decided to never return. The man with the ponytail, apparently the owner was dressed like a long haul driver that hadn't bathed in days. And for him to talk to a employee in front of customers in the manner that he did,was enough to earn this place 1 star. Not to mention the food at best ,should receive 1-2 stars. We will never be back, and will be looking for another place to eat on our next trip thru...

Today was an average Tuesday and we were just looking for someplace to eat for lunch. Lo, and Behold, we happened upon "The Liberty Restaurant" when my husband turned around in the gas station next door .

The only reason we didn't give this quaint, Family focused restaurant 5 stars is how long it took to get our order taken, and we were brought Unsweet tea when we requested sweet tea. Now for the "Good Stuff ". My Daughter and I had the Meatloaf, Mashed potatoes and We chose different veggies so we could try each other's. [She chose Green beans and I chose okra] The Meatloaf was as good as my own, Mashed Potatoes were OUTSTANDING and the veggies so yummy. My husband had a Cheeseburger & Fries. My husband is the fussiest person on this planet. He absolutely LOVED his cheeseburger. His statement was "The two places in Bama that he says are the Very best in his opinion, can't hold a candle to this Burger ". To me, that says everything.

We will be back and Highly recommend eating here.(Ps.Can't wait to try the desserts & thank you to the Sweet lil Server who noticed we weren't regulars and told us it was nice to meet us...that...