Yesterday, my family and I ate lunch at Liberty Tavern in Powell. Located at 50 S. Liberty St. in Olde Powell, it is aptly named. Although, if you read the Liberty Tavern Story, you’ll learn the real story behind the name.
“And so it is that the original Liberty Tavern in Boston is referred to by historians as the place “Where America Was Born!” And so it is that we name this humble establishment, “Liberty Tavern” located on Liberty Street (named for the same reasons), after the original Liberty Tavern in honor of our forefathers and their sacrifices for the cause of liberty.”
It seems that a lunch experience at Liberty Tavern, would be a bit different then a dinner experience, at least for me. Their dinner menu looks amazing! Though it’s only available after 5 p.m. It has offerings such as Yankee Pot Roast, Samuel Adam’s Fish and Chips, and Baked Trout. All of which sound yummy to me, but that’ll have to be another day.
We had lunch, and actually, on this trip anyway, we ordered from the appetizer menu only. Their lunch menu also has several things that I’d love to try, so it definitely looks like I’ll be making another trip out there. But I digress. We were in the mood for wings and onion rings… so that is exactly what we got.
The wings were good, really good. I’m kind of a wing purest, at least in the sense that I order them plain with the sauce on the side. Because if the sauce is good but the wing isn’t… well… and if the wing is good but the sauce isn’t… So anyway, I’ll rate them separately. The wing itself was very good, very crispy, with a lot of good flavor. It was also very meaty. We ordered a dozen of them, and shared. We ordered their Barbeque sauce, on the side. It was different, but also good. I guess what was most different was that it was very thick, which isn’t a bad thing, just different. It did have good flavor, nice and sweet with a kick. It was of course served with the traditional blue cheese and celery.
One dozen wings, $8.95
We also ordered onion rings. Liberty Tavern gets some points here just simply making their own beer batter and making them fresh instead of frozen. Just like any good tavern or pub would do. We actually ask before ever ordering onion rings if they are made fresh, and if their not, we often order something else.
These onion rings did not disappoint.
At first bite, I wasn’t sure. I only say that because I’m used to eating Hoggy’s onion rings, which I love, and these, though they look similar, they have a very different taste. Different in that they have a very distinct beer taste. Which honestly makes sense, seeing as how they are beer battered. I guess it’s just not something I’ve noticed before… which now seems weird to me after having these. They are served with a spicy ranch for dipping, although I opted for the traditional ranch. Which reminds me… their ranch was very good, and I’m guessing it is also made fresh, but I could be wrong.
Onion Ring Appetizer, $5.00
All in all a very yummy lunch! Liberty Tavern seems to have filled a need in Powell, good tavern food.
I’m going to give them a three out of five on the wings. Though they were good, they weren’t as good as some of the other places I’ve had. I feel like if I got the wing craving, I could go there, but I also could go somewhere else… thus they’re average, but good.
The onion rings are also going to get a three out of five… and almost for the same reason. In Columbus at least, there are a lot of options when it comes to beer battered onion rings, and although these are very tasty, there is the same problem.
Basically I wouldn’t go to Liberty Tavern just to have rings and wings, altough if I already was there, I would probably order them again. So in closing, check ‘em out yourself.
Liberty Tavern
50 S. Liberty Street #104
Powell, OH 43065
614-825-0500
