Toby Carvery in Chelmsford

Smaller portions and more expensive. I ask for a Slice of 3 different kinds of meat. There wasn't even enough for a child. The veg in parts were undercooked. Stood in the queue for almost 10 mins while the Single chef dealt with take away orders. No knives and forks on our table. Had to help myself from another table. Doubt I will be going there again.

The price was very good.Main course carvery were excellent, especially the roast beef.Disappointed, however, that the preferred dessert of sticky toffee pudding with ice cream was not available despite it being on the menu.The service was good,uch improved from the last time we visited.

They must have been short staffed because there was no one at the ‘wait here to be seated sign’, and we only knew to go to the bar to do that because another customer let us know. A sign would have been nice! The food was good, everything well cooked and topped up regularly. We had ants on our table too which is not ideal but honestly we aren’t that fussy 😂

The food was good but when I went last week, I asked the waitress if they accepted my 'one4all' voucher and showed her the card, on the on4all website it said it can be used at Toby carvery. She said she was sure I could and will try it at the end... at the end after eating - the voucher wasn't accepted which was really annoying because we would have eaten elsewhere - hence asking at the beginning.

1pm on Thursday 19th May. Popped in for lunch. Have been to many Toby’s. Unfortunately today the veg was very bland. The leaks especially so, even in the sauce. The meat portion was small one slice of pork and one of beef. Hard to find cutlery too. Staff friendly and helpful. Need to up your veg game please.

Apparently oven was broken so they were not letting walk-ins in. Despite being pretty much empty and loads of food on the side already cooked!Even the manager couldn't be bothered even when explained I was using the car charger and had to wait anyway. But nothing. Disappointed!

Absolutely awful the food tasted weird the potatoes were burnt pigs in blankets cold, the table was still dirty and where we sat it really needed a good clean the walls were filth with stains and drips all up them looked down the carpet was full of crumbs and food it really put me off eating and the toilets were even worse!!!. Very disappointed and will never ever go there again. Only plus was the staff were polite and nice.

Has really gone downhill from when we used to go pre-pandemic. Wasn't a great experience, firstly we went on a Sunday because this is the day they used to do Lamb but they have stopped doing lamb now. The restaurant itself was dirty, the windows were filthy which the sunshine really emphasised, the blinds did not work which meant the table we were seated at was like a greenhouse. The people at the table closest the window actually went as far as hanging their coats over the window to try and stop the sun. The larger potatoes were raw inside and it was a very bad experience. I felt sorry for the waiting staff who were very patient and polite to people's complaints it must be a horrible environment to work in. I decided not to make a fuss in the restaurant because of my sympathy for the waiting staff and instead post this review.

Eight of us met up here for Sunday lunch. There is a large car park and the entrance has no steps, but wheelchair users on their own may struggle to get through two sets of double glass doors to get in.Despite the building looking quite large from outside, inside space is quite tight. It is divided into several rooms, and in our room we had to weave between the tables to get to ours. The decor is a bit 'tired' but you don't come here for the ambience.We all chose the carvery roast, with me opting to go 'king size' which means for an extra £1.99 (Feb 2022) you get extra meat, two chipolata sausages, an extra (huge) Yorkshire pudding and a very large plate. You have to queue for the food in a zigzag fashion but it moves pretty quickly. The chefs carve the meat for you (turkey, gammon, beef or lamb - or a bit of two), then you help yourself to potatoes, veg, gravy, etc. You may go back up for seconds of everything except the meat, but you'll probably be too full to do that.The food was good quality and nice and hot, and even the standard plates are big. No one in my group wanted pudding after the main course. The staff are friendly and helpful, and this and the great food are the reasons I gave four stars instead of three. There was a decent selection of lagers, beer and cider, as well as a wine list. You can stand at the bar as well as drink at your tableIt was fully booked when we went, so plan ahead if you go on a Sunday.

Excellent value for money. We had wraps with one of the carvery meats and an option of roast potatoes or salad accompaniment. The wraps are actually massive Yorkshire puddings with the meat filling rolled inside. For £4.99 this is a really filling dish. The Carvery option is very popular and for £7 very good value. Definitely worth a visit if you are feeling hungry.