Toby Carvery - Darlington

We woke up early to travel 15 miles for a non-invasive, blood-related NHS appointment spread over two days. With no time to cook breakfast, we decided to go to Toby Carvery for their all-you-can-eat option. One plateful and some toast was enough for us and we enjoyed it. The place was steady and the staff were polite and efficient. We saw some customers making multiple trips, but what we had was sufficient. The breakfast included bacon, beans, mushrooms, sausage, egg, hash browns, tasty potatoes, and Yorkshire pudding. Despite being a big eater, I only had two cups of refreshing coffee. Overall, it was more than good.

The staff is lovely and friendly, providing excellent service at this restaurant. The carvery is delicious and we always come here when we don't feel like cooking our own Sunday lunch. The later service is always on point.

Great food as always, big shout out to the guy who was serving the meat (I believe he was called Steve) engaged fully with every person in the queue and was really bubbly and seemed so happy to be there, he’s a credit to your team! All the staff at Toby Darlington are very attentive and friendly and always make me feel welcome whenever I visit.

The food was exquisite, and the server who attended to us was incredibly polite and helpful, going above and beyond in their service.

This was another good visit. The chef doing the carving and Sophie our waitress were both excellent. The chef was very engaging and chatted to everyone in a friendly and individual way: a real talent. Sophie was engaging and attentive but not false. Everything was done timely and comfortably. So professional and hard working but made it look easy. Of course the food was as good as it always is. The meat was good as always with a good choice, however the real star was the roast tates. But the rest of the veg , gravy and Yorkshire pudding was tasty, hot and freshly cooked. A real pleasure.