Toby Carvery Leeds Reviews Summary

Category: Carvery Leeds

Address: 2 Aberford Rd, Oulton, Leeds LS26 8EJ, United Kingdom

Phone: +441132826201

Rating: 4.1
based on 179 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food was great, very tasty witj a fab selection of both mest and veg."
  • "Whilst busy at lunchtime we only had a short wait for a table."
  • "I eat at the carveries regular and this one was the best."
  • "The food was excellent as the yorkshire piddings were big and fluffy, the gravy was think and all was nice and hot."
  • "First time visiting Toby carvery and was totally amazed at the meats and vegetables available."
  • "The food was incredible the meat was cooked through and fell apart and the roast potatoes were out of this world your Yorkshire puddings were phenomenal."
  • "On 2/5 I was served up what looked liked leftover pieces of animal fat, taken from the used plates of restaurant diners and placed into a takeaway tub for 9.99."
  • "Got our food chicken was like rubber bacon uncooked chips not very hot."

Cons:

  • "The food was lukewarm and very bland I never add salt to a meal but even when I did, it didn’t improve much."
  • "Some of the veg was overcooked to the point of mush."
  • "The worst breakfast I've ever had there."
  • "The bacon was crozzled, tomatoes flat cold and the mushrooms were all dried up."
  • "Food was good, but the roast potatoes were really hard on the outside."
  • "The food was nice, but my husband had the beef and he couldn't chew it."
  • "The food really isn’t worth it, but what’s more shocking is you can clearly see the management standing around making fun of the guests."
  • "The Yorkshire pudding was just a flat doughy mess burnt on the outside."

Service and Staff

Pros:

  • "Staff were very pleasant and helpful making our visit enjoyable."
  • "Staff was efficient and very pleasant even though they were under pressure with the volume of people they were serving."
  • "Really good, waitress very attentive. I have Coeliac disease & the buffet is labelled."
  • "Staff are really good, chef has humour and food customer service and he does the best crackling!"
  • "Amy in particular, looked after us admirably and attentively. She never stopped, and always had a smile on her face."
  • "Charlie was looking after our table and we were never left waiting, came over as soon as we arrived for drinks orders."
  • "The young man who attended us was extremely helpful and we were once again delighted with our meals."
  • "The staff were friendly and the service was quick however they messed up both of our orders."

Cons:

  • "The server cut us very little meat I would have said something but my mate said no."
  • "The restaurant was dirty, food all over the floor, tables had leftovers on them, menu full of food."
  • "Service was very good and the food I thought was excellent. The only thing I would strongly recommend would be to offer small you portions at slower price."
  • "A bit of a wait to be seated which was fine, then ordered drinks, the drinks took so long to arrive even though we could see them we ended up getting them ourselves the ice in them was completely melted."
  • "1st time eating there for breakfast. Booked a table online. When I arrived there was no staff to welcome me, I stood at reception 5 mins like a doylem waiting to be seated but nobody came."
  • "The food really isn’t worth it, but what’s more shocking is you can clearly see the management standing around making fun of the guests."
  • "The staff that served us was very rude, we ordered to bottomless drinks yet didn't recoeve any glasses to get the drinks."
  • "We arrived on time but stood at the entrance for about 5-6 minutes waiting to be seated and all these young girls walking past but in the end we where finally seated."

Ambiance and Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "The refurb looks good with the little annexe bit being particularly well decorated and it feels private especially if you have a large group."
  • "The establishment has undergone an expensive makeover since the last time I visited. I hardly recognised the place."
  • "We were seated 5 mins before our time so that was Great, food was lovely today really well cooked and presented sometimes too burnt or dry."
  • "Welcomed at the reception area. Seated promptly. Good selection on the carvery of meats and plenty of vegetables to choose from."

Cons:

  • "The place felt like a cattle market, though. Everyone seemed to be on their feet, carrying huge mounds of food all at once."
  • "It was so busy even when we left at around 7.30pm was extremely busy put me off going next time."
  • "I thought the tables were too crammed together. We were on a small table as were only 2 of us but it felt like it had been squashed into a space where it didn't fit."
  • "The restaurant was way too hot with no open window or ventilation. Was too hot to eat all my food and was at the point the whole family was sweating."

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