Toby Carvery Edinburgh Reviews Summary

Price

Pros:

• "Very reasonably priced."
• "Cheap tasty carvery if you can come on Monday it's 6 quid!"
• "Good value for money."
• "Carvery food and drinks were great value."
• "Overall £25 for two drinks and carvery for lunch isn't a bad deal."
• "You won't feel like you've been overcharged."
• "Food served was good value."

Cons:

• "Even tho we had meal vouchers it was 60 pounds for 2 carvery and sweet and drinks."
• "Complete disgrace of a place, definitely the place to go to be ripped off!"
• "After request to review, a miserly £20 voucher has been offered….. no thanks, not recompense enough from £120 bill to tempt any of us back …. such a shame as we loved Toby."
• "Also very expensive."
• "£33 for the bill which I would have rather spent in town."
• "We also chose 2 course carvery but were charged for individual puddings which i didnt notice until i got home."
• "Then got charged for a child carvery and two king plates all because he counted plates instead of asking what we had."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "We enjoy the food."
• "The carvery was absolutely delicious...completely clean plates and stuffed!"
• "Most of the meats were lovely."
• "Food was amazing and fresh from oven and most enjoyable."
• "The roast potatoes were cooked to perfection."
• "Food was delicious and service was prompt."
• "The food was fresh and tasty but the dessert was on a different level."

Cons:

• "I found the beef a bit fatty."
• "Found the food kinda bland, the gammon quite salty."
• "The 'slices' of meat were wafer thin and some of the group got nothing but flaky bits from the bottom of the trays, the meat was all very VERY dry and tasteless."
• "The meats that were available were very dry\overcooked as were the roast potatoes and most of the veg."
• "The food was dry."
• "Food was super dry and overcooked."
• "The carvery food however was absolutely terrible."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Staff very friendly and helpful."
• "The servers were great all ways there to help very approachable and friendly and polite."
• "The staff were lovely."
• "The staff are aways willing to help and the food is cooked to perfection."
• "Very friendly, courteous staff."
• "Lovely staff, shout out to Thomas who gave fantastic service!"
• "Service was efficient and friendly."

Cons:

• "Staff were also very harrassed when it got busy, another family left after waiting 40 minutes for their meal!"
• "Generally the staff seemed nice but either too few to do the job or not interested in staying on top of their job."
• "Had to wait almost 30 minutes for meat to be available at the carvery."
• "Waited near half hour from placing our order to receiving our meals, restaurant was not busy either, no apology from staff about the wait."
• "Service was patchy maybe due to staff shortages."
• "The guy serving was quite rude and wasn't wearing gloves, he also coughed into his hand and then didn't wash his hands after."
• "Waited more than 20 minutes before anyone arrived to take our order."

Ambiance and Facilities

Pros:

• "Also in a lovely building with a great atmosphere."
• "The restaurant was comfortable and clean."
• "Nice building with an outdoor area with seating."
• "A very comfortable and attractive 19th century property set in a copious well-maintained garden with gorgeous mature trees."
• "This place is fantastic for a beautiful summer's day, the beer garden is great to soak up the sun with a lovely cider."
• "Place looks much cleaner and more welcoming."
• "This Toby carvery is exquisite, with a lovely welcoming feel as soon as you walk through the door."

Cons:

• "As usual, the restaurant building was a bit tired. Because of this, it didn't look fresh and clean."
• "Toilet's a let down graffiti on walls and flushing system on toilet broke."
• "Outside circular tables need sanding and repainting or replacing."
• "Entrance could do with a sandpaper and paint."
• "The place felt tired and the Toby tasters we ordered were literally plonked on a plate without any thought."
• "There was a glass of live ants on the window sill at the side of my friend's table."
• "The atmosphere of the restaurant was dead, very quiet music. busy, but uncomfortably quiet."