Toby Carvery Edinburgh West Reviews Summary

Carvery

Pros:

• "The carvery itself is also cheap, making it great value!"
• "Delicious food, one of the nicest carveries we've had."
• "The meats in the carvery were cooked to perfection."
• "This Toby Carvery gets the carvery just right, giving you plenty of meat along with as many vegetables and additions as you want."
• "The food stunning, all 100% … Had lovely meal plus dessert."
• "Best carvery you will get! Do not go to any other in the whole of Scotland!"
• "Food has been spot on, Yorkshire puds are delicious and the beef and veg are always tasty."

Cons:

• "Cold carvery!! Arrived at 18.30 the remnants of the lunchtime were on offer. What wasn't dried up was cold!"
• "Slightly disappointed it was the same old carvery deck though."
• "Even the vegetables served at the Carvery were dried up."
• "Yesterday I had the carvery, it was horrible."
• "Worst Toby carvery I've been to. The Yorkshire puddings we were served were absolutely tiny but others got big ones and the man behind the carvery looked as if he would rather be anywhere else than there."
• "Turkey was fatty over cooked Roast potatoes we cooked on the outside and hard centers Gravy was watery."
• "Carvery food cold. meats were dry. Yorkshire puds brick hard."

Service

Pros:

• "Great service and lovely food, Sharon was excellent she made each and everyone of us so welcome."
• "The staff were very friendly and our waitress Sharon could not have been more helpful, she was so lovely and not once did I see anything but a smile on her face despite being run off of her feet."
• "The waiting staff and the chef were lovely."
• "Staff were fantastic. After a long hot day, we were welcomed, and the staff interacted with the kids so well."
• "The staff were friendly, efficient and helpful."
• "The staff were fabulous, friendly and helpful."
• "Staff very friendly and welcoming."

Cons:

• "Table server great and food to usual standard. Older woman with blonde hair who was showing people to their tables tonight, not so great."
• "young server with purple hair was walking around chewing Gum also his body language said he didn't want to be there."
• "I’ve never had any complaints about a toby carvery but today me and my friend received shocking customer service."
• "The staff were very unwelcoming and showed us to a table in a tight pocky corner."
• "The staff were inattentive, and dismissive, we had to order our dinner and drinks at the bar."
• "The chef was an absolute joke speaking to customers like a peace of dirt which is in called for."
• "Absolutely terrible it was cold like eating rocks and it tastes like dog food."

Facilities & Location

Pros:

• "Adequate restrooms available incl. disabled and baby changing facilities."
• "Fabulous location for visiting Edinburgh."
• "Parking is a breeze."
• "Great parking for location."
• "Being the closest Toby Carvery to the city centre, it’s a well served by local public transport and on a main road."
• "Lovely decor, warm and welcoming."
• "Location easy to get into town and the rooms much better than we expected."

Cons:

• "Drove all the way there as their Google profile says they close at 22.30. I arrive at 20.45 just to be told the restaurant is closed from 20.30."
• "The car park is useless - so few spaces and some of them incredibly difficult to drive in and out of."
• "However we have just received notification from the Car Hire company Drivalia that we have a parking fine."
• "Parking hassle - console in restaurant would not recognise my car number plate."
• "Also came a cropper of a parking fine of the FREE car park."
• "Car park very tight and poor lightning infact no lightning."
• "Food was fine but a week after my visit I received a private parking ticket from Euro car parking."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Delicious food at prices that can't be beat."
• "Good honest food, meat was tender at the carvery and you can pile the potatoes, yorkies and veg high on your plate."
• "Food was amazing and very well priced."
• "The food was fantastic! Everything was just right."
• "Food always so flavoursome."
• "Really good food here."
• "The food was delicious and the portions were gobsmackingly huge!"

Cons:

• "P.S lately your roast potatoes are dry and wrinkled, but your Yorkshire puddings are the greatest thanks."
• "young server with purple hair was walking around chewing Gum also his body language said he didn't want to be there."
• "Everything is dried out and very disappointing."
• "The roast beef was inedible couldn't cut it couldn't chew it cauliflower was watery."
• "The vegetables were basically warm, the roast potato's were cold and hardly roast potatoes."
• "Food wasn’t up to much."
• "All food was horrific. Paid extra as it’s a Sunday and got extra meat…. Pointless when all the meat tastes the same."