Toby Carvey - Derby

Warm welcome and lovely re-decoration. Served by Carmie who was friendly and very efficient. We all had a great meal too full for dessert, but enjoyed coffee and teas. The carvery is excellent value for money and has a great atmosphere. Reece was to-days carver. As a group we always enjoy our meet up here and highly recommend as a place to visit with family or friends.

Awful. They were surprised they were busy on a Sunday. Waited almost half hour over our booked slot. The queue was going round 4 lines. The staff look lost. Bar staff serve regulars in front of people waiting. We left having not eaten and being told they’re very busy. Proper joke. They don’t deserve your money

Great Toby Carvery for meals and drinks and the revamp and improvements is Superb. The staff are polite and friendly and are so welcoming it is a pleasure to socialise in this family orientated public house

I must admit my last review of this Toby Carvery in June was far from complimentary, but others in our group wanted to visit again and we decided to give it another try . How can 2 visits be so different? This time although it seemed as busy as usual the carvery didn’t look too bad , ok there wasn’t any gammon but the turkey and pork were fresh and the beef did look appetising. The queue wasn’t long when we joined it and we were quickly served with our choice of meats , huge yorkshires and a pretty good choice of vegetables which weren’t dried up . The most positive point we d like to make is that we were lucky to have Harry attending to our table , a very polite , cheerful young man . He really is an asset . We understand the Toby is closing for a much needed refurbishment, looking forward to seeing what they do with it .

I had a craving for a Xmas dinner and we settled on Toby, but I again left disappointed with this visit. It was eerily quiet when we arrived on a Saturday afternoon. We found a table, but there was no sign of the festive menu option. . . It was that quiet that a few members of staff were passing the time by having conversations across the pub, really not caring who knew about their weekend plans and how their shift was going. We both had a carvery, but there were no pigs in blankets or parsnips, the lamb was very chewy and it was all just ok. We didn't bother with dessert and, again, went to Scoops instead. I find the table service option they adopt very random. It doesn't feel like a table service type of pub. When it came to the bill the girl brought it over and just hovered, waiting for payment. It felt very uncomfortable and I again left thinking we should have gone elsewhere.