Toby Carvery Lympstone Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Service was good had lovely waitress called Jenni 5 stars to her made experience really nice."
• "The lady who welcomed us was absolutely amazing, I didn’t catch her name but I think she was the manager."
• "Very welcoming atmosphere and all the staff are absolutely lovely, to us, was well worth the extra 20 minute drive."
• "The staff were fantastic - so friendly and helpful."
• "Made very welcome by all the friendly staff."
• "Amazing service by all the staff."
• "Staff from the moment you arrive are super friendly and polite, attentive so you never have an empty glass."

Cons:

• "I'm sorry but for £55 we would have expected much better service."
• "They had also run out of ice cream for the puddings."
• "The whole experience was pretty shambolic, with staff not really aware what was going on."
• "Never had a chance to eat here as cancelled our table and left due to rude staff."
• "It was a very stressed atmosphere, staff unhappy a really horrible experience, we were glad to get out of there."
• "One waitress was very moody and while we were talking about this she apparently was making faces at my son in law."
• "We ordered a sandwich and we’re told it would take 20 minutes as they were busy and hour later we finally got our sandwich."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Definitely recommend you visit although my belly is now groaning from how much I ate!!"
• "The food was lovely and hot and plenty of choice."
• "First time here & we were pleasantly surprised. We had a carvery & a dessert off the festive menu & with two alcoholic drinks for the two of us, it came to less than £40."
• "The food was more than enough and I had so much to eat for a very affordable fee."
• "The food was delicious and we all had happy bellys including our puddings 🙈 the cheesecake was AMAZING."
• "Typical Toby carvery. Plenty to eat at a reasonable price all well cooked."
• "The food choice from the carvery is excellent and is also very tasty and hot."

Cons:

• "All the food was barely lukewarm with limited choice."
• "Food in the other hand today was a disappointing, first the utensils handles were very hot couldn't put peas or the burned potatoes due to be so hot!"
• "Definately not the best veg. Peas very dry and carrots also."
• "The Yorkshire puddings were a little too hard and crispy for my taste."
• "Food was very poor, very bland and tasteless."
• "The famous Toby gravy was pretty tasteless and I have had better elsewhere."
• "The food was not hot despite being under the lights."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Went there last night. Atmosphere was calm and happy."
• "Beautiful grassed beer garden area with tables, latip area with tables & umbrellas, plenty of seating inside."
• "It was much quieter than exeter Toby so we didn't need to wait in a queue to get our food!"
• "Visited this carvery on an impulse late on a Saturday afternoon after attending concert in nearby Exmouth. It was quiet as the evening rush had not begun. Very comfortable and excellent service by staff."
• "We did enjoy it, the atmosphere was lovely along with the staff."
• "Visited this little gem of a pub for a sneaky midweek roast and we were really impressed with the quality and the service."
• "Brilliant !! Lovely, homely, yet professional service. Dining in is an experience at Lympstone so we travel slightly further from home and make it a day out."

Cons:

• "Tired and old pub."
• "The bathroom doors need a fresh coat of paint, the messages written on some of them were not for the young to see 🤭"
• "Had our food but it was so quiet. Yes all tables getting full but not the busy bar area, saw an area was closed off and just no atmosphere."
• "This place seriously needs modernisation, filthy seats and carpets, in dire need of redecoration as very run down."
• "Overall the place seemed quite run down and staff had lost their lustre and attention to customer needs and details."
• "The building is tired but it looks like work has started outside, the inside needs updating maybe a fresh look with decorating."
• "The place does look run down from the outside and could do with a makeover but inside was lovely."

Value

Pros:

• "Good value at £14 for 2 courses."
• "Came up from Paignton (as unhappy with Newton Abbot at the moment), this place is 100 times better, lovely food, great choice of veg."
• "The food was more than enough and I had so much to eat for a very affordable fee."
• "Typical Toby carvery. Plenty to eat at a reasonable price all well cooked."
• "Brilliant value for money at £11.99 for 3 courses, we will definitely be back again."
• "Food was delicious, great value for money.. def service with a smile and Happy Birthday sang by staff."
• "The food is great value for money at under £8:00 for a carvery brilliant."

Cons:

• "I'm sorry but for £55 we would have expected much better service."
• "All the food was barely lukewarm with limited choice."
• "I'm very disappointed. I normally love Toby Carvery, so I tried Lympstone for a change. Food was barely lukewarm, limited choice, skimpy meat serving, didn't even come to take a drunk order."
• "Food was very poor, very bland and tasteless."
• "The food was not hot despite being under the lights."
• "Unfortunately the food let this experience down. The cabbage was brown, the ham had run out, as had the peas."
• "Very poor meat selection when we sat down they never let us know only on getting to the carvery I realised the veg was very watery and the meat they had was fatty."