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Reviews - Toby Carvery - Kenton Bank

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8.4
of 10

Very good
87 reviews
Ambience
8.6
Food
7.9
Service
9.2
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  • Maureen B.4 reviews

    5 March 2025

    8/10

    I’m a small eater but even i thought the amount of meat is miserly.

  • Patricia T.1 review

    26 January 2025

    10/10

    Everything

  • Barbara T.1 review

    29 December 2024

    3/10

    food was cold beef was hard to cut the carrots were cold

  • Bill M.1 review

    18 December 2024

    10/10

    The friendlyness. And good service.

  • Lisa S.7 reviews

    12 December 2024

    8/10

    Good food as always.

  • Lisa S.7 reviews

    6 December 2024

    10/10

    Excellent service, ensured our allergies were catered for and we felt we were looked after throughout our visit.

  • Susan D.1 review

    28 November 2024

    6/10

    While the vegetables were lovely, with a good, varied choice, the meat ruined the meal. Between us, we had three different meats, turkey, gammon and beef, it was impossible to cut any of them let alone chew it. It was so disappointing as we had been there two weeks earlier and the meat was perfect.

  • Maureen B.4 reviews

    13 November 2024

    8/10

    A reasonable amount of meat would have been appreciated. I give my 3 year old grandson mor than I got. I do note that men tend to get more meat than women.

  • Heather H.1 review

    18 October 2024

    10/10

    The Toby Kenton Bank serves the best carvery in the northeast. When celebrating or just popping in at short notice the Toby is first choice.

  • Linda B.1 review

    13 October 2024

    6.5/10

    Staff were ok, food was Luke warm and lamb was awful no taste and tough quality has really dropped

  • William S.1 review

    4 October 2024

    3/10

    Meat very very bad very dry. Can’t understand why they didn’t notice that while serving it

  • Norah D.1 review

    5 September 2024

    9.5/10

    Our yearly get together 8 of us was very good 7 had the carvery and dessert for £12.99 There was one person who had salmon wellington bit too much pastry. Otherwise everything was r cellent

  • Rosalind G.1 review

    15 July 2024

    8.5/10

    It was one of the best meals I have had at the restaurant in recent years. I think this was down to the fact that we went early and everything was freshly cooked. It was a new turkey which was lovely and the roast potatoes were crispy which is sometimes not the case. Overall we had a lovely visit and the waitress was very cheerful and helpful.

  • Beverley W.1 review

    13 April 2024

    6.5/10

    The food sadly was not great. The roast potatoes were not very hot at all, the yorkshire puddings were just crisp there was 5 of us and nobody enjoyed it.

  • David C.1 review

    1 April 2024

    9.5/10

    Typical Toby experience, good service. Thanks to Trucy 👍

  • Barbara H.1 review

    15 March 2024

    9/10

    Great value for money

  • Michelle C.1 review

    26 December 2023

    9.5/10

    We go there at least once every couple of months there always friendly always clean the servers on the food are really pleasant, it is always tasty food never had a visit where we were not happy

  • Wendy P.1 review

    13 December 2023

    4.5/10

    I'm sorry to have to say this but our annual bran tub night at the toby was not a good experience this year. Table wasn't set for Christmas, no salt and pepper on the table. We had to ask for everything. Did not get our drinks replenished until we asked for more drinks. The gentleman carving on the servery did not look at us or even smile whist he served. Honestly a really disappointing experience.

  • Karina T.1 review

    3 December 2023

    5.5/10

    Great choice but unfortunately the food was only Luke warm so wasn’t enjoyable

  • Susan C.5 reviews

    19 July 2023

    10/10

    Staff are friendly and attentive. Food excellent

  • Elizabeth I.1 review

    15 May 2023

    10/10

    service and staf and food was excellent thankyou , will deffinately come again , we came as put stop between flights and felt very welcome and the staff were very nicely spoken

  • Julie T.1 review

    16 April 2023

    9/10

    Food spot on. Staff all hard working and polite Enjoyed a super hot meal. Only downside was size of the queue, but only to be expected on sunday lunchtime

  • Nicola N.1 review

    27 March 2023

    6.5/10

    Required a quiet area and this was requested also due to my children having invisible disabilities.This was not provided.Children running around and parents and staff not taking responsibility to address behaviour.

  • Hilda R.4 reviews

    22 February 2023

    10/10

    The carvery was lovely and fresh and very enjoyable there wasn't many empty tables the staff are very friendly

  • Denise B.1 review

    19 January 2023

    8.5/10

    Great choice for carvery with 4 different joints on offer although waiting time was not so good. For volume of people in restaurant the layout for food was not helping flow of queue.

  • Hilda R.4 reviews

    10 September 2022

    9/10

    The service was really good the only fault was my son and his wife got the beef with their carvery and it was very fatty they told the waitress and she offered them a reduction on there bill which was fair enough we would still recommend the carvery the rest of the meal was lovely

  • Julian W.48 reviews

    24 August 2022

    10/10

    Excellent service, friendly team members and plentiful food.

  • Colin A.2 reviews

    21 August 2022

    10/10

    Our first visit to this carvery. Lovely food ,hot and fresh., Helpfull , pleasant staff - particularly Ann, our server. Will definitely be back.

  • Margaret S.1 review

    21 August 2022

    6/10

    Food wasn’t very hot stood 5minutes waiting for peas by this time meal was getting cold so did without peas Yorkshire puddings very hard to cut

  • Cheryl G.1 review

    2 August 2022

    8.5/10

    Carvery was delicious as always. Service was non intrusive but very good. Never had a bad meal there yet! My son made room for a dessert too (no idea how?!) but also enjoyed a cookie dough sundae which he thoroughly enjoyed

  • Lauren M.1 review

    23 July 2022

    10/10

    The staff were super welcoming and friendly. It was very busy but they were all smiling and working together. Food was lovely. Meat cooked well and veg looked fresh and colourful.

  • James Q.1 review

    15 May 2022

    6/10

    It is an easy place to find staff were excellent and helpful but found food to be poor had the carvery and not much choice in vegetables and some of roast potatoes were too salty

  • Hilda R.4 reviews

    31 March 2022

    9.5/10

    The staff were very friendly and helpful the carvery food was fresh and tasted lovely definitely would recommend it

  • Doreen R.1 review

    24 February 2022

    8/10

    Much improved food. Nadia our server was very friendly and polite. Not comfortable with 6 adults in a booth and we were very easily changed to a round table without problems. Will go again.

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