Day 7 ( Liberty Inn & Chef Mickey’s)
Lunch: Liberty Inn. For our last full day we all kind of split up. My wife, daughter and I went to the World Showcase so my daughter could complete her Kid Cot project and get the picture. My mom, dad and Niece went to Typhoon Lagoon and my brother went to Disney Quest.
After getting half way through we stopped at the Liberty Inn for lunch. In case you didn’t notice we are creatures of habit and like to eat at places we know and trust. We have eaten here every time and wanted to keep the streak in going.
We arrived at about 12:00 which was a little late considering our Chef Mickey’s ADR was for 5:10, but we were surprised to find the place relatively empty. I think this is one of the reasons we like it here… NOBODY seems to know it exists. We went right up to the cashier and ordered our meals.
I had the double bacon burger. Now, some folks might say “it was just a burger” but like I said at the beginning… that’s what I ordered and wanted! As usual, it was very good and the fixin’s bar made it even better.
Keep in mind that the fixin’s here were not as good as Cosmic Ray’s but there were still onions, lettuce, pickles, tomato, etc. There was just no mushrooms, etc.
My wife went with her staple of chicken strips.
There was BBQ sauce and honey mustard also. She liked them and our daughter even mooched some.
Our daughter shocked the house by asking for yes… PB&J. She did manage to eat most of it. Just a note that most places offer the crustable (sp?) brand PB&J. She liked it along with all her sides.
I can’t stress how much we like this counter service stop. Other than a place called “Mr. Kamel’s” in the AK a few years back, this is one of the beat places to grab a quick meal. Mr. Kamels used to have awesome burgers. It is still there but didn’t have the burgers! As a bonus, a formation of soldiers in colonial garb came out and performed as we were eating. It just solidified our opinion of this place.
Dinner: Chef Mickey’s. OK, I know this place has received some less than flattering reviews but we booked it mostly because the kids could meet the big wigs. We had a 5:10 ADR and were seated fairly quickly as the place was empty as we arrived.
Here’s my plate
Here’s my brother’s plate
And my wife’s plate
My daughter’s kid’s plate
And my dessert
And not to leave out my wife’s dessert
Let me start by saying that we actually found the food here to be very good. They had a very plentiful salad bar, ravioli, prime rib, chicken, pasta, salmon, kielbasa and kraut (my favorite) just to name a few. There was a ton of food and all kinds of selections. We all agreed that this was a very good option. I have nothing bad to say about Disney’s end of things.
In fact we all noticed that the chef that talked to my mom and niece about her allergy was out wiping things off and keeping them clean. It was kind of inspirational to see someone take so much pride in his work. As cheesy as it sounds, I think I’m going to remember that chef when I go back to my high school teaching job this fall and try to take that kind of pride in my work. Most chefs would just let his underlings do the “dirty work” but he was out there first-hand and I think he should be recognized for that.
Now for the bad part. This place showed me a side of humanity that I really didn’t want to see in the arguably “happiest place on Earth.” Because we were one of the 1st groups there, people started rushing the buffet as they arrives as if this was the last food left on the planet! Kids went up with no adult supervision and the food was flying! C’mon people, if your son or daughter is incapable of taking a spoon of mashed potatoes and putting it on their plate without slopping it over all the other food items HELP THEM. GO BACK IN A MINUTE OR TWO TO GET YOUR FOOD! IT WILL STILL BE THERE. No wonder the poor chef had to come out and clean.
Even the adults got into the act. Some lady cut right in front of my wife with her father claiming he was “too old to wait in line.” He wasn’t too old to stand there for several minutes and scream at the poor guy carving the prime rib until he got a piece he wanted. The behavior by people here was just embarrassing and it made the food line even longer than it needed to be. Now I know what it feels like to be surrounded by great white sharks! Scratch that off the “to do list”… been there done that!
I think that getting a 6:00-6:30 reservation may work better because that initial rush would be over. It was just pure greed at the beginning.
Having said all this, we really did like the place. Maybe we just hit it on a good day food-wise, but the character interaction and everything on the Disney end of things was fantastic. We were not rushed at all, like all the other character meals. We all agreed that we would go here again; we would just tweak the time a little. The desserts are out of this world also just in case that’s your kind of thing!
Last meal and final thoughts still to come!
Can't wait for the rest! 
