Tobycarvery Reviews 

Toby Carvery Aintree, Liverpool, I had checked before it has 5 for Hygiene, so I hoped it would be OK, first time eating at one. I went for a Veggie option Cheese Pie and veg, 2 hours later I had bad stomach pains and diarrhoea. I was away for work so it wasnt very helpful for my next day.

Went to the Woodford Toby Carvery. Haven't been there for a few months, but when we last went there it was Excellent.
But this time it seems its under new management. The meat served were in very small portions, we were told that this was the management being strict on portions. We took a seat near to the servery, apparently this area was close, but we were not informed of this. It was very hot as the airconditioning was turned off and the windows were closed with the blinds down. When I asked for the blinds to be lifted, I was then informed that this section was closed, I wish they had informed us of this before we started eating. There were no signs saying it was closed!
The service was awful as there was only one waiter working. The duty manager as he called himself, didn't have a clue, he just sat there watching the waiter run around overworked. It was never like this in the past, I've been come to this carvery for many years now, I think it's time for a change.
actually this Toby at 1 Southend Road has a reputation of being the best in the area. But not anymore! Time to move on.....

Strathclyde park carvery is one of the worst. You will queue for over 1 hour to wait for cold food and not much choice. The waitresses are fine, the food however is so slow. They forever say they are short staffed in the kitchen. The poor guy serving has to do everything and fill up the serving decks. We’ve sat for 45 minutes today with a queue still 5/6 rows deep and decided not to eat here tonight. Unfortunately we were stuck watching it as they are quick to bring a drink over. Think we’ll give up with this one as regular visitors, it’s been this way for a while.

Normally quite happy to visit Toby Carvery Redhill but tonight was very dissapointing to say the least.
The amount of meat was hardly enough to make a sandwich.
They had run out of vegetarian bake at 7pm!!!!
Had to wait for roast potatoes. Other vegetable cold.
Comments met with a shrug!!!!
Buck your ideas up Redhill or we will go elsewher

Just visited today, Lauriston Farm, Edinburgh. Lewis provided exemplary service, covered all topics, menu chpices, allergen info and extras available, courteous, friendly and welcoming. Whatever he is getting paid it isnt enough. Outstanding service.

We had lunch at Loughborough Toby today. The food here is fresh and absolutely delicious. The staff are always incredibly friendly and polite. It’s also a wonderful place for gatherings with friends and family. We visit quite often and will definitely keep coming back.

The service was outstanding, thanks to Helen. They are an absolute asset to the team—so professional, friendly, and excellent at what they do! We really appreciate your service Helen.

Had a lovely carvery meal at Washington I am gluten & lactose free it wasn’t a problem for them they made my dinner separate I waited a little but it was all fresh so I expected that. Our server Lucy was very friendly polite and helpful thank you Toby carvery

I ordered via uber eats from Watford (Aldenham) Toby carvery.after delivery of near in an hour the food arrived..two fairly small pieces of meat, 2 small roast potatoes, and two medium which I reheated in the air fryer. NO YORKSHIRE PUDDING! I found the dinner to be bulked out with peas, weird colour carrots, cauliflower and mash. Turkey was lovely, beef was chewy but good flavour. Side of mac and cheese was very dry. For the price it was a mediocre meal. The fact there was no Yorkshire either was not good. Would I order again? No. Given the vast amount of different restaurants available now, I think for the money there are far superior places to choose from. Toby not being one of them.

Staff seemed clueless about everything especially since we never been before, did not explain how to do it best. The food was awful and I can’t believe I paid for that. Rock hard rosters, mushy tasteless veg that looked like it’s been there forever. Mash was some hard plop , never seen anything like it. Never again. I would 100% not recommend

Absolutely disgusting service poor management at the Barnes Toby. Staff rude asked us to pass them the plates when clearing tables had Groupon vouchers that they are not trained in using so ended up costing more. Abrupt service. Made a reservation but in arrival was not seen to because they thought we were leaving just shows the customer service made a reservation on line that was deemed as non attended wow

We went to Chin garden Stoke on Trent last night for a Carvery.
The gravy was watery and the beef like rubber!
It's not hard to make gravy is it??

We were very disappointed with our experience at the the restaurant in south Croydon, the food served was undercooked all the vegetables were cold and the meat was so stringy and not appetising, The turkey joint has a green ring running through it. The children's menu was very misleading with chicken burger that turned out to be chicken nuggets in a bread roll. Service was ok but slow, the food was not worth the price charged, especially the desserts almost £6 pounds for ice cream with one chopped strawberry with sauce poured over it. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone

This morning on the spur of the moment I decided quite late to have breakfast at the Toby Goring instead of lunch. I thought it might not have been such a good idea as it was so hot and was late in the morning as breakfast finiishes at 11 to prepare for lunches.
So glad i did. There is so much to choose from fried egg beans tomatoes Yorkshire pud mushrooms and different things which I didn’t know what they’re called. Lots of toast and marmalade (and glad the toasting machine now goes a bit faster) the coffee was good and nice and hot too. Gavin was helpful too finding me quickly Oat milk which he brought to my table.
And so reasonable.
Must say a brilliant brek and will go again soon
(very soon).

The Toby Carvery Aintree race course , consistantly closes it's doors hours earlier than advertised on the internet, which is 10pm last food service 9pm. Last night 2nd June 2026 they closed the doors at 7.30, 2 hrs 30 minutes early. Last week they turned away a party of aprox 14 when they closed at 8pm and turned customers away again last week at 8.30. This inconsistancy is shoddy management at best, and a complete let down for potential customers. I have never experienced another restaurant behave in such an inconsistant manner.

Strathclyde Park
We’ve been eating at this Toby Carvery for over 13 years, so we’re not exactly first-time customers who don’t know what to expect. Unfortunately, this visit has ensured we won’t be returning.

We were seated quickly, which was about the only thing that went well. The queue for the carvery only had five people ahead of us, yet somehow we spent over 25 minutes waiting to be served. It genuinely felt like waiting for a doctor’s appointment rather than collecting a roast dinner.

Eventually we reached the server and were presented with what can only be described as transparent slices of pork and beef. I’ve genuinely seen thicker slices of ham in a supermarket sandwich.

Things only got worse. At the gravy station there were only two pots sitting under the vegetarian gravy sign, and neither looked remotely like the usual original gravy. We had to ask a member of staff whether the proper gravy was coming, only to be told that one of those pots actually was the original gravy. If that’s what your original gravy now looks like, I’d hate to see what the rejected batch looked like. It was lumpy, discoloured and completely tasteless.

Then came the meal itself.

The carrots were rock hard and completely devoid of flavour. The mashed potatoes tasted sour, almost as though they had been made with milk that had gone off. The roast potatoes somehow managed to taste damp and stale at the same time, which is an achievement in itself. The pork was wafer-thin and tasteless. The beef was no better.

Three of us ordered exactly the same meal, and all three plates were equally awful. Even my daughter, who normally enjoys a Toby Carvery, couldn’t eat hers.

We asked a waitress to remove the plates. Her response was that someone from the kitchen would have to taste the food first and, if it was as we claimed, they would remove it from the bill. That response suggested our honesty was somehow in question.

The truth is, I couldn’t have cared less about the cost of the meal. I hadn’t driven there hoping for a free lunch. I had driven there hoping to enjoy a decent meal with my family after over thirteen years of being loyal customers.

The meals were removed from the bill, but we were then simply told there was nothing else they could do.

So, hungry and disappointed, we left and ended up buying lunch at M&D’s instead.

After more than thirteen years of choosing Toby Carvery, it’s remarkable that one visit managed to undo all that goodwill in the space of a single lunch.

This wasn’t simply “not up to the usual standard.” It was, without exaggeration, the worst carvery meal we’ve ever been served.

We won’t be returning.

We visited Toby carver at The Barnes Sunderland and always find the staff professional and helpful. We visited today 1/7/26 and Carol in particular was very friendly and helpful.

Elise was an absolutely amazing hostess,she treated us with such care and went above and beyond. We have been several times now on a Sunday and Elise always goes out of her way to make us feel comfortable and to ensure we have everything we need. She is an absolute asset to Toby carvery at Roborough. Such a beautiful young lady

Well I had a carvery delivered today and omg omg omg delicious yummy I’m fussy on roast this was the wow factor I ordered mine from Lympstone Exmouth toby carvery and a massive thank you you are stars 🌟 🤩 highly recommend toby carvery will be defo ordering again

Something is seriously wrong at the castle point Toby carvery. I am Army veteran and went in for my armed forces day free breakfast. Sounds lovely took my missus and paid for hers. Here’s where it all goes wrong. The plates need to be taken to the skip I suppose they were white once. The counters dusty greasy as if someone forgot to clean down from last nights service. After waiting 20 minutes for some food to reach the hot plate. No sausages no bacon no eggs. The chef constant apologised for the long wait apparently he was training!
The food that was at the hot plate was awful dried up hard black pudding pancakes and wet mushrooms is what was available. I spoke to the manager/ supervisor and she said the equipment wasn’t working properly.
This is the second time I have visited and the second time I have complained. I went away with an empty belly also my partner. The other customers saying it’s like this all the time. Shocking. I couldn’t use the code for the free breakfast at any other Toby as it already scanned at castle point. So what did I get absolutely nothing Thanks guys

We used to go to toby quinton awile ago...but didn't rate carvery...we've been today and can honestly say we won't be going back