Toby Carvery Strathclyde Park Reviews Summary

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Excellent value for money."
• "Carvery was good value for money at £9.50."
• "Both visits I'm sure were like £30 for 2 of us! Absolute bargain and highly recommend the food."
• "Great value for money - highly recommend it."
• "What’s not to love about the Toby Carvery and did I mention it’s great value too."
• "Absolutely nothing wrong with this restaurant, as far as Carvery's go, this one is great."
• "Good carvery for reasonable price really good choice of meat and vegetables."

Cons:

• "Very disappointed at the ridiculous price hike!!!"
• "Bar prices were extortionate, £21.25 for 2 spirits & 4 juices! Will not be back."
• "Not worth the money whatsoever."
• "Paid 30 quid for 2 carverys where all of the food was really bland."
• "The food was nothing special. Meat carved was miserly and there was no stuffing."
• "Eat here if you’re happy to get half of what you ordered."
• "Great time with my 4 friends for lunch spoiled today by receiving an £85.00 Charge for Failing to register car in what I believed to be free for patrons car park."

Staff Service

Pros:

• "The stay were very friendly and helpful too."
• "The servers Karalyn and Will make sure to keep the environment fun and friendly while we are visiting."
• "Will is a credit to your organisation and what every server should aspire to be... charming, witty, chatty, and professional."
• "The service altho very busy was amazing and Will was so attentive cheery and always goes over and beyond to make sure our visit is very pleasant."
• "Madison was our host and she was absolutely wonderful, very polite and helpful and even made us aware of a discount for that evening."
• "The staff were really friendly and helpful from the minute we walked in."
• "The thing that stood out to me most was the excellent waiting staff. They were the most polite and attentive waiting staff that I have ever experienced."

Cons:

• "The manager was rude and obnoxious."
• "Staff are rude especially Carol, it's like she doesn't want to be there."
• "Rude obnoxious staff member making sarcastic comments to customers."
• "Staff member who took order was surly and unapologetic regarding misunderstanding about being presented with a Wowcher."
• "The manageress was making things worse rather than better with her orders she was making."
• "The waiter Will was rude and persistent on us leaving but constantly asking if we wanted the bill."
• "Joanne (who I think is the manager) is a nasty horrible bully."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Love the carvery at Strathclyde park. The meat is always delicious, as are the sides."
• "The Carvery meat is tender and mouth watering and the vegetables are tasty."
• "The food was lovely and hot."
• "Food was delicious."
• "The food was as always great, the Yorkshire puddings the size of your face."
• "The food was fresh and cooked to an excellent standard."
• "The gravy was top tier, so rich and beefy."

Cons:

• "We had hoped things would have improved but food was still not piping hot, and some of it looking far from appetising."
• "Food was dry and stale."
• "The food was mediocre and could have been hotter."
• "Food was rubbish, everything tasted bland and full off water."
• "The meat was chewy and there was not a lot of variety of veg."
• "Quality and quantity of meat was poor, sides looked like they had been lying for a while, dried out."
• "The food quality was not to a high standard."

Cleanliness

Pros:

• "The place was clean and nice and quiet..."
• "The restaurant was clean and tidy."
• "Regularly dines at this restaurant I used to consider it as a go to for comfort food as it was always clean, professional and tasty."

Cons:

• "Ladies toilets have cobwebs on the light fittings, dead insects inside the light fittings."
• "Crumbs littered the floor, and the tables were sticky and unclean."
• "Trying to find a clean plate in the tower of plates was not a good start (every one we tried was dirty or marked)."
• "The entire dining area was unkempt and dirty."
• "Dead insects on window next to our table."
• "I had to go through 7 plates from my pile before I found one clean enough to eat from...the sixth one had a long black hair on it."
• "Plates were cold, coffee was cold, food was cold."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Very popular place, busy night as expected. Queue moved relatively quickly considering the time 6:20pm."
• "Great food, great atmosphere, lovely staff. Would recommend."
• "The atmosphere of the restaurant was so cosy - felt like I was in a lovely warm country pub!"
• "Lovely atmosphere."
• "The restaurant was quite and peaceful and service was excellent."
• "We really enjoy this offering affordability and a lovely atmosphere."
• "Visited in September and was blown away by the service."

Cons:

• "Here now, it's chaos!"
• "Cold inside."
• "Place is cold, people sitting with coats on eating."
• "Getting to the carvery on a busy roundabout is a nightmare."
• "Front of house seemed more interested in serving their mates."
• "There was constant banging and drilling going on due to building works."
• "Noisy waitress."