Toby carvery is terrible now

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CurdinHenry · 06/11/2026 17:38

The cost of living crisis has gone too far

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SnowFrogJelly · 11/11/2026 10:43

Wouldn’t go Toby on Xmas day

GasPanic · 11/11/2026 11:16

It serves a purpose.

The places vary in quality, it is not uniform. The meat is normally overcooked and a bit tough but edible, the rest is Ok with different options for veg etc.

The decor again for me can very quite a lot, with some places looking very run down and others well fitted out. The general ambience of the place to me seems to depend a lot on the area it is located in, with the ones located in upmarket areas somewhat better.

The customers there tend to be of the cost concious and less discerning type. No one is going there for gourmet food but you can get a substantial and half decent low cost meal there if you are not a food snob, those who generally cannot be seen to endorse any chain in order to look down on everyone else.

I struggle to identify with the poster who was complaining about not getting enough meat. In my times there I have never come away thinking I need more meat. In fact the opposite. I guess there is a possibility if you turned up at last orders they might be having to make things stretch as doing a whole load of new meat when you are at the end of the evening probably doesn't make much financial sense when they are probably under pressure on the margins.

Purplenumber · 11/11/2026 11:18

I sounds like a bad day or a bad restaurant to me.

We know it's not fine dining, but I used to like taling DC and giving them a proper dinner for the cost of a trip to McDonalds

tilypu · 12/11/2026 06:55

CurdinHenry · 11/11/2026 08:58

I wonder if everyone saying it's good is too young to remember its heyday

I wonder if everyone staying it's terrible struggle to imagine that some of their restaurants might be better than others.

(I'm 55)

BCBird · 12/11/2026 09:05

MrsBennetsPoorNervesAreBack · 06/11/2026 18:39

It has always been shit, hasn't it?

My bar must be low- went 3 times in one week once🤣

JESSICAASHLEY · 12/11/2026 10:18

I love TC, however last two times I've been, I've found its bland, not much taste, fatty meat and prices have shot through the roof.

It's a shame as previously I loved it.

ImAnElf · 13/11/2026 12:28

BCBird · 12/11/2026 09:05

My bar must be low- went 3 times in one week once🤣

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