December 2023 by Carly Cain
Breakfast with Santa was amazing! The staff were friendly and super helpful. Santa Claus was brilliant. One of the children in our group has ASD and Santa was so patient, and even signed using Makaton to help him feel more comfortable. Overall, fantastic and we'll be back next year.
December 2023 by James Borlase
I very much enjoyed my meal, the meat was tasty and tender and the beef dripping roast potatoes were to die for. The chef that served us our carvery mentioned they were understaffed on the day and he did magnificent to make us feel comfortable and provide excellent service. Overall, I would come back to this Toby Carvery for great reliable food and even better vibes. Our only negative from our experience was that we payed for refillable drinks and the drink machine frankly wasn?t up to scratch because the drinks came out watery and a little bit flat.Yours sincerely, James Borlase.
December 2023 by Luke Murray
I went there for Christmas dinner today with my girlfriend and it?s my first time going out for Christmas dinner and not at home so I didn?t know what it would be like. Can honestly say the food was absolutely wonderful, the carvery was different from usual and was much nicer, only thing letting the food down very slightly was the veg soup starter was slightly unusual and the mash potato was slightly colder then everything else there but honestly, everything else was brilliant. The deserts were very nice as well but couldn?t finish it all because I ate too much. Service was excellent, food come out to us exactly when we wanted it without asking, and the drinks weren?t any more expensive than usual which is always a bonus on Christmas, the atmosphere was great but long queues for the carvery (we were first up so didn?t apply to us), and a blatant unhappy woman who complains for fun was near us but we just found it funny laughing at her. Bit on the expensive side but great food, great service, couldn?t have asked for any more.
December 2023 by Linda Duncan
Newly refurbished. Child friendly. Very reasonable pricing for food and drinks. Lovely friendly staff and excellent service. Well worth a visit.
December 2023 by Aleasha Lancaster
Had a lovely meal here. They were very accommodating to the large group booking. Nicky was bubbly and super helpful and made our Christmas meal. Deffo coming back!
December 2023 by Ken Pye
Food is often low quality, with vegetables frequently undercooked and the meat sometimes dry. The place is OK for a quick, fairly priced, basic meal, but not for a special occasion.
December 2023 by Andrew Arthur
Lovely atmosphere, great service by a really helpful man named Dan. Very helpful and attentive. Food was absolutely delicious. Highly recommend.
December 2023 by Alison Carroll
Tables far too close together. Tables littered with dirty dishes (1.5 hours!). No explanation of how to order etc. No gravy, no mint sauce, no mustard, no potatoes (come on this is a carvery!!) Drinks took 30 mins to arrive after placing order (and us complaining) we had to clear our own table after finishing meal (waited 30 mins). They were out of some puddings. Some had wrong puddings served. One of the pints was full of bits and yet you still tried to charge for it even though it had been sent back. Our table had a window onto the front entrance where people were smoking so all we could smell was cigarette smoke. We then waited again to pay. After 15 mins we went to the bar but were told to go back to the table. Absolutely shocking experience. This was my mum's 87th birthday and I felt so embarrassed that this was her birthday experience. Never again.
December 2023 by Pauline Rogerson
Ordered from Christmas Festive menu. Main course excellent but sweet served was not as listed on menu. Staff were unaware of what was on festive menu.
December 2023 by Jamie A
Not visited a Toby Carvery in a while and I must say the service and food were excellent. We were looked after by Rhionna who was very polite and friendly, always checked in on us to see if we needed anything else.Thanks again guys
December 2023 by Lauren
We have come here many times over the years, because we a like a nice, big, simple roast. But I admit, we're going off the place. The chefs serving the carvery are brilliant, but it takes ages to be seen to once sitting down - we usually have to flag someone down for drinks. Also, I always brings wipes, because the tables are never cleaned properly. I also often step in someone's roast dinner when sitting down - it was macaroni cheese today. Nice grub, but the place is a bit grubby. The Toby's in Speke is much cleaner / professional. Sorry!
December 2023 by Mark
Roast dinner for lunch. The portion size of the meat ( choose 3 from 5 lamb turkey beef pork or gammon) was very small amount. The veg and potatoes are plentiful but the vegi roast spuds needs to be clearly marked and not in the same area as the beef dripping ones as customers used the same utensils for both! The mashed potatoes are flavourless. It's worth 3 stars at best and the quality could be better. £14 for a roast dinner that is average at best. The quality should be a lot higher than we experienced. I had the salmon and prawn encroute which was mainly puff pastry and small amount of salmon and 1 single prawn). And very dry hardly any sauce in it!
December 2023 by Sue Lancaster
We went on Saturday. It was fairly quiet which was nice. No real queue to get food. Food was lovely. Second coke from the bar was rank, but from the machine it was good. Good to hear the football score but didn't need to be quite so loud.
December 2023 by Kevin
Great spot!On the run-up to Christmas, you can expect this place to be busy! However, the staff here have managed to remain pleasant and attentive.As the place is busy, the food is extremely fresh as it's constantly moving.I would note if you do come during this run-up to Christmas, make sure you have layers of clothes you can take off easily. The place is roasting! Haha a good thing to be sure.I'll be back for sure.
December 2023 by Ian Phillips
I love this pub. Been going here since the early 80's when it was just a pub. As a carvery, this is one of the best in the chain. Food is always superb, staff are so helpful, the place is spotlessly clean, large safe car park to side and rear. Never had a bad meal yet in all the years of going. 10/10
