I’ve seen a growing trend over the years, where restaurants and ‘gastropubs’ pretend that the Sunday roast is some exquisite display of culinary craftsmanship … and then charge you a ridiculous price for it. It’s all nonsense. I’ve been going to Toby for I dunno, 20 odd years and you cannot beat it for value. And what’s more, I always tip the waiting staff there as they’re genuinely rushed off their feet. I’d rather do that, than some sneaky 15% ‘service charge’ aka profit. It’s a great review fella - enjoyed the vid!
Thank you very much. I'm going to say that's one of the truest comments that I've seen on here so far. I think Gastropubs tend to overdo what is a rather simple dish as well. Thank you for commenting. Really agree with that, been thinking it myself.
I'm replying to both 'imconfused' and Gary here in one fell swoop! I give you both 5 stars! To the former because I couldn't agree more! Pretentious? Moi?!.
For us non-Brits, the Sunday roast is Super yummy though so if one doesn’t have a little British granny at home making it for us..where do you suggest we go because if a tourist wants to go to a Toby Carvery while sightseeing in London, the closest one is 45 minutes away?
Toby's Carvery all day long. Whatever Toby's Carvery across the nation you go to, you know what to expect. Excellent meat and great selection of veg - value for money 10/10
OMG, I've been to Roast! In my holiday to the UK in 2019, my partner & I wanted to go for one really good roast dinner & I think the online reviews led us there. The restaurant is beautiful & the service was very good. The food was good, but we found the flavours to be just a little bland overall. I remember that night because we were staying at a hotel in Westminster & did a big walk back to the hotel along the Thames. Your video really bought back some memories. 😊
*Thoroughly and Fairly reviewed Sunday Roast- Expensive v Cheaper 👌👌🙌👏🏻👏🏻* There’s aspects to both that are appealing and against.depends on everyone’s preferences I think. I am a traditional person and love a roast,definitely number1 favoured meal for me. However,I would choose Toby for one reason. The beef. You say the beef was intense and with the fact of it being a hundred day aged,I quite believe it. If I tasted it,and I didn’t like the flavour, I wouldn’t eat it and I’d be unhappy in short.Toby wins this one.thanks for this insightful review!
I don’t mind paying more as an occasional splurge ,I like quality food I hold my hands up,I’m a foodie. But knowing this valuable information in the beef, I would be walking out disappointed and hungry,sense dictates my reasons-the pricing is reflected by what is served as well. Cheers 🙌👍
The first roast, at ..Roast... in my opinion is daylight robbery lol..Absolutely criminal with the service charge. The yorkshire pudding looked to me over done. The portion was on the small side, a very expensive disappointment! The meal at the Toby looked amazing, thats a proper English roast, nothing fancy, just what you would expect and of course you can eat as much as you like. The gravy was thick , perfect! The Toby wins hands down..
Edit: Post below is incorrect as several people pointed out you can go back for seconds. Kept for chain of flow. Toby isnt actually all you can eat. They serve you the meat portion and then everything else (sides) is everything you can fit on one plate (no seconds). So you can absolutely stuff yourself with one plate but you cant go back for more if you didn't take enough the first time.
Hi Gary, fantastic review. I go to Toby Carvery quite often with my family and pay around £62 fot 5 of us. The same in Roast would be £232 and I'd have to buy them all Mars Bars afterwards to fill them up. No contest for me. Love your channel.
Our local one is all you can get on your plate rather than keep going back for more. You can tell the regulars who stack the spuds round the outside and meat in the middle then load it up like a pyramid
Hi everyone. Me and the cameraman filmed this video last week, but I thought I’d wait to upload it until today as it’s Sunday. Really enjoy doing these types of reviews but mostly because I really want to hear what you all think and what place you prefer in a similar way to the Full English breakfast video. Also - I already know some of you will be saying Gary you always get beef and why didn’t you get any other meat at the Toby? For fairness of review, I must get as similar as possible! Hope you all enjoy the video and let me know what one you prefer the look of down below. PS. I mentioned that the roast potatoes were cooked in goose fat, I meant beef fat!
Roast is a very nice place, I don't know if your were unlucky, but when we went, the gravy was spot on. Never been to Toby's Carvery, but maybe we have to give it ago, but my wife is a bit against all you can eat places, so have to convince her first. Another fantastic video, mate and speak to you soon.
Hi mate. I thought gravy was good but just a touch thin for my own personal taste but some may like it like that, no problem. Glad you enjoyed it there, the ambience and service is second to none. Always too kind and very supportive, speak soon!
Hi Gary, this is such a difficult comparison to make. If someone is looking for a relaxed Sunday roast with minimal fuss and value for money, then Toby wins without question. However, if someone is looking for the ambience and waiter service of a fine-dining restaurant, then I would say Roast is their place. Both have their place for different occasions.
Funny how price does not reflect what you get, went to a very posh venue for my wife's birthday meal cost for two £160.00 just not worth the money.Noticed the owner get into his top of the range Jag, enough said I think.
@@blackvulcan100 it's kinda similar with cars, for the price you would expect a Ferrari to never break down but it does and on the other side a Toyota costs like any other normal car but it never breaks down.
First place was a fairly miserable portion size and no excuse for watery gravy. Tobys was terrific value for money, what a plate! If you told me the prices were reveresed, I'd have believed you!😂
I find Tobys to be the most hit and miss of all the chains. A good one is fab and excellent value but others can be really disapointing. Roll of the dice. Great comparison review there Gary.👍
@@hmu05366 well the carvery I worked at in the kitchen was quality food brought in bulk hence why it’s cheap to buy a Sunday roast. Everything is British made.
@@hmu05366how can you call it ‘cheap’ food? The meats aren’t processed, the potatoes are proper, ok the veg might be frozen but end of the day it’s still cooked fresh
Other reviewers do pick at their food so they can get numerous reviews done on a single day. You are authentic and eat the meal in its entirety to give a comprehensive review. Over 6K subscribers in no time at all. Well done.
Yes,he reminds me of the old travel shows,where u did feel like u were getting a genuine review👍.. And there's a American Travel guide ( He travels all over the world& he's a Pro& very knowledgeable) but one thing with him ( his name is Rudy Maxa ) he likes his Grub& has a very healthy appetite,so he takes his food review very seriously,not just as a support prop for his show!
Toby is incredible value. It's good tasty food for a very reasonable price. It's not the best but it's good. One point, don't some he quality is as good as sťonehouse carvery just because it's thet same parent company
Excellent review, much better doing them on different days. 15% service charge is taking the mick, either they aren't paying their staff enough or they just want you to pay extra for your meal without stating the real price on the menu. If the service is of a quality you enjoy it should be up to you to tip the staff. Toby all day for me, great value.
Ask them to remove the service charge, you can't be forced to pay it. I always get it removed and tip the server in cash. Otherwise if the servers see any of their tips on payday they get taxed on it.
The question is ? If you tip the waiter,waitress,hopefully they get it but with a service charge,what happens to that and where does it end up??? Who's pocket?..
Got a 50% off coupon for Toby last week. We got 2 eat in meals and 2 takeaway roast dinners. £24.50 for all 4. Brilliant. The takeaways are packed really well with the Yorkshire pudding and gravy in separate containers. I had the beef and turkey. No fat at all. Lovely food.
@@GaryEatsdownload the app. If you're free. I'll try and meet up with you and show you a few apps which you could use. I'll even treat you to a pint.
Went Roast years ago and I see they are still at it with the fancy watery gravy Rule #1 - don’t want a “jus” - give me proper gravy. Rule #2 - Don’t skimp, leave the jug. 🤣 Toby wins the day for me
@@gailstephens777why would you want to add cornflour to a jus you’ve made for hours and ruin it? Please show me one single chef that recommends packet bisto over a handmade sauce??
Great review, not all Toby carvery’s are the same, it depends on the management & how they look after their staff! We go to a Toby probably every 2 weeks for a mid week roast, good food @ a very reasonable price ( just gone up from £9.49 to £10.49) now we are retired, it gets us out to a restaurant/pub for a couple of hours & I’m amazed by how much some people can eat!!! No fixed service charge which I like so I can decide how much tip I give depending on service etc.
I wouldn’t pay over £36 on a roast. For that I can feed my whole family. Toby carving isn’t the best in my book to be honest. I’m a bit of stuck in the mud when it comes to a roast dinner. I prefer to have it at home 😊
Very fair review Gary and I totally agree. I certainly won't be paying £36.50 for a Roast dinner and if I did and they tried charging me another £1 for extra gravy I may have accidentally poured it over the manager..! Toby obviously isn't the best but value for money it is great👌👍
£36 quid for a roast, no way, and that yorkshire pudding was well over cooked mate. Now, can't go wrong with a Toby, well cooked with good flavour and the price makes it affordable for all. With Tobys, I get to eat so much I never have enough stomach space left for a dessert.
@fishnchips Don't forget service charge brings to £50. Imagine if 4 at a table. Getting into the realms of £300 to £400 with starters, desserts and wine etc. ouch!
Toby have really improved in recent times, they are great value. Naturally Roast as a restaurant is going to have some extra things to help it standout but are they worth the extra? It’s probably fair to say they are both good but in different ways, Roast is not your average place to eat and the 100 day old meat is what makes the difference as it were. Toby is decent quality at a great price with plenty of value to match. For a birthday treat then Roast might be worth a bit extra but Toby are the winners in my book, there’s plenty to like and very little to complain about. I hope you enjoyed both of the meals, great video.
Love the honesty here as its the most important part of reviewing food..some other channels blast crazy headlines totally incomparable with the content,great job as usual Gary.
Roast restaurant, was just expensive for the amount you got and that Yorkshire pudding looked cremated, you sure that place is not owned by Tom Kerridge 😂 Toby Carvery, now that's what I call a proper roast dinner and the price is perfect 👍🏽
I know it won't mean much, but that must be one of the best reviews channel I have come upon in a long time. Informative, straight to the point, without unnecessary history lessons. It seems like you love doing it. I hope you will continue creating this type of content and get rewarded in return, not only by a great tasting food. My only grasp is, that now i want to go straight away and try those places :D . Good luck and all the best.
The meal at the "roast" did look very nice,but at that price,no...plus 15% service charge! ..... i agree with you,got to be the toby carvery every time! 👍🏻 great comparison gary! 😁
Loving this comparison Gary. I havent been to Roast in years but i remember it was fantastic. Your meal looked very good but you are paying for the location and the service - so it was good to hear that those aspects were top notch. As for the Toby - i love them - decent unpretentious food at a reasonable price in a nice atmosphere. I would happily go to either - but Roast would need to be a special treat at those prices!! Great review.
Toby is good for an everyday roast meal. I go there to meet up with the girls and it’s fine. Roast is more for a special occasion or a hot date.( Though my days of hot dates are long gone😂) I would eat at both of them.
No way £36 for the roast , Toby what a lovely meal at a great costing the meal looked more wholesome than the expensive meal . Very good review. I do love a good roast.👏👏🙏🏼🤩❤️
Toby carvery every time for me. I love the fact that we get to choose our vegetable's and their gravy is lovely. I visit the Toby in Cruise Hill its on a golf course and the service is wonderful. Learnt not to go on a Sunday as it gets noisy and busy with families and children. The Roast I think is a tourist attraction. disgraceful having to pay extra for a little amount of thin gravy, and weak horseradish, that Yorkshire was looking burnt , I didnt know what it was ha! Plus the Toby has two kinds of gravy to choose from and deliciously tasty .Thankyou for sharing
We don't have Toby in Cornwall so it's always a go to when we are away & see one,great value for money.Mainly what you pay for in London is the atmosphere etc,the food is not always up to scratch
£36 is a fair old wedge for a roast dinner. If it was amazing then well worth it. Having said that your video has me wanting a roast dinner right now. As always a very good and balanced view. Toby isnt amazing but its ok and is good value.
I don’t eat out, occasionally pick up fish & chips as mine never so good. The Toby Carvery looks to be incredible value, if one was within a reasonable distance I’d certainly eat there. Alas, the nearest is 100km away. 🙂
I had a few roasts at Toby places and they’ve always been good value for money. The problem for me was the number of children running riot round the place.
@@MarcProbert-y9hhow about you and your kids have respect and consideration for others diners or better still take them to a park for a picnic where they can run about without disturbing and annoying people . Pubs and restaurants are not playgrounds.
@janwong9437 how about you give your head a wobble and get real. Who you to tell a family where they can and can't go. ?? Children are just that children. I agree to an extent.. but what gives you or anyone else to go as far as to what you have..
Here in New England, Toby would be considered a quality family restaurant. And our family would be such steady customers that we would have a "family table/booth" reserved for us. 😅
Can't beat a Toby for tasty food and great value. Even though the first one, food looked great albeit a bit pretentious the way it was presented, can't justify that price. Keep up the great videos 👍
That Toby beef was leftover from the day before. You can see how it's dried out. That's why he was trying to give it all to you. Absolutely guarantee it. And it certainly couldn't be said it's cooked medium! The Roast Yorkshire was borderline burnt. Real gravy is a lot thinner than Bisto. That was horseradish cream. It doesn't have to be super spicy. I'd still rather have the Toby than the Roast, especially at less than a third of the price.
Loved your fair appraisal of the Toby, Gary. So nice to see a review which doesn’t look down on a budget eatery. My wife and I visit that particular Toby every Monday with my mother-in-law (we’re actually driving off in the yellow Juke at the end of your video!) and Yes, Jas can be very generous with the meat 😀
@@JayTheDodo it’s Worcester Park (near the A3, Tolworth,,SW London) It is nice - especially in Summer eating outside. In reality though, it’s quite a small one and doesn’t usually put out a large selection of veg - typically 8. I also learned today that Jas (the over-generous carver) is leaving soon :(
You are paying for the refit ,town centre location and extra service staff(twice),both cooked to excellent standard except quality of beef but as you said horse radish poor taste but stuffing well seasoned,the Yorkshire big on first but boardering incinerated you could have had two at the Toby nutrition similar just the depth of your pocket difference.
Roast, the pud was burnt and the gravy was thin, but it was ok mainly,I give it an 8, I like Toby it's usually good, sometimes it's not hot enough and the puds can dry out, the gravy is good so is the meat, always tasty and good value I give it a 9.5
Toby's appeared to be excellent value for money and from your comments good flavour. I am in New Zealand and a meal like that would have been more expensive with less choice and probably not as nice which is ironic as we are a major exporter of beef and lamb and have abundant fresh produce. Love your channel
I must admit Gary that my wife & I are HUGE fans of Toby Carvery's and both times we've visited the UK (2018 & 2023) we made sure we went to at least 1 Toby Carvery (Middlesbrough was our choice as it was a nice way to end our stay in my home town). Considering the cost and being on a budget when on holiday, Toby Carvery is better value for us as it is 25 pounds for two compared to over 70 pounds for Roast (Borrough Market). All things considered Toby wins for us. Thankyou for another great video Gary.
Toby all the way. I have a pretty good appetite and at Toby I can have as much as I want on my plate. All the food at ROAST looked lovely but small portions and I would leave that place feeling hungry still and at that price that would be wrong so Toby wins for me. Great review once again.
I do like the fine dining restaurants and gastro pubs you visit as I like these type of places and quality of food , although I do agree the Toby carvery is very good value for money, thanks for the comparison, it's very interesting. My favourite is roast beef medium rare just like you Gary x🤩
They are not really competing against each other but both have a place. One provides a decent meal at a decent price, the other provides something you may view as an occasional treat. Twice the price is rarely anywhere near twice as good for anything. This is 'the law of diminishing returns' & certainly applies here.
Hey Gary, went to blacklock after your review and the All in platter was outstanding! I'm definitely planning on checking out blacklock for its sunday roasts
@@GaryEats chops had plenty of flavour and not over / under seasoned which I liked. One thing I forgot to order was a side of gravy, so will definitely pop in again for more.
Toby is great value but I’ve never ever had beef that thick. Mine is usually carved so thin you can see through the slices. Vegetable always overcooked or drying under the lamps.
Sunday roast at Toby Carvery this afternoon has been one of the highlights of our current stay in London. We loved the short walk from the metro station to the charming cottage where the carvery is located, the friendly service and the affordable food. Gary, you are a terrific restaurant guide and there are no surprises as you always make it clear what the dining experience is going to be like and how much it is going to cost.
The 'Roast' looks incredible. Wow. Very high quality and shows you get whatyou pay for. Obviousy, the meat is going to vary somewhat, due to being cut from a joint. Yes, I too like strong horseradish - but you can't complain, as they likeley moderate it to suit all palates.... I prefer the thinner gravy to the one shown in the all you can eat. Can't say I like the look of the all you can eat beef, but as you say it tasted good. Your plate full is massive! Far too much for me to enjoy comfortably, and stunning for the price. Horses for courses, as they say. Oh, but hate service charges. Just pay the staff properly.
@@GaryEats Yup, it's a balancig act between price and quality - also of course 'the occasion'. If your having a romantic day out with your loved one then the Roast is the place - if its a Sunday Lunch with the extended family then sure, the Toby wins. Budget allowing of course.
Nice comparison. I've had a few Toby's, and usually 'big up'. Get a bit of all the meats, yorkshire, sausage, and all the veg. And of course if you're still hungry there's the bottomless veg option, you can go back and back. As most have said, amazing value, and a really good, and filling meal. Now i've never been to Roast, but they seemed short on a number of things... 1 carrot, not much beef, and their biggest sin, thin gravy. They should call it jus, the posh title for watery gravy. And of course price-wise, there is no comaprison. That said, if I were in the area I would give Roast a try. If only to sample those roasties that you praised so highly. You can't beat a fantastic roastie :)
Yet another great video Gary, in my opinion the Toby wins hands down, maybe not the greatest ever but consistently good and excellent value for money. Your videos are consistently very good, please keep up the great work.
I absolutely LOVE Toby Carvery! I've been many times for the eat as much as you like breakfasts and a few times for the carvery/roasts. Never disappoints, always tasty and good value for money! I haven't been for a while because of some current health issues but I definitely need to back!
I wouldn't pay £36 for Roast. The roast potatoes looked great but as for the rest ... I can make better at home, especially the gravy. For a comforting Sunday dinner if you can't be bothered to cook hands fown I would choose the Toby!
When I'm back in the UK I usually head to a Toby for roast unless I know somewhere that is better (and there is one in the area). I know (ok, roughly, it can't be the same every time) what I'll get and the value is good. This video made me hungry 😁
Can't beat a Toby in my view for value, decent enough quantity... Combination of meats too. That 'Roast' meal.. I don't doubt they were excellent ingredients. Yorkshire looked overdone, greens are greens.. And the gravy looked like water...small portion too.. For 36+ quid!.. Roasts looked good... But I can do them just as good at home to be fair, par boiled and loads of duck fat... Toby all day for me
No contest Gary. Being stingy with gravy annoys me. We had a roast at a local pub last week and my mrs asked for more gravy for me - no problem and no charge. The only problem with Toby are the kids running about and some of the people eating a weeks worth of food to get their moneysworth. Love your reviews!
Hi Gary, have only recently come across your channel, Like the way you tried to keep an equal comparison. 👍 Think I’d be sticking with Toby Carvery, don’t like it when a meal arrives and you can see more of the plate than the food. Great Content!
To be fair, the upmarket roast was very pretentiously presented, but looked a lot bigger when spread over the whole plate. Mind you, the Yorkshire Pudding took about 25% of the plate space and the beef slices looked like they had been sliced off a steak.
Charging for extra gravy when they don't give you enough !!!! Sorry but these so called top rank restaurants are not generally value for money !!!! It's like wearing branded clothing just to try & prove how successful/rich you are, its all a load of BS !!
I'm with you on the first horse radish - I like it to be more hard hitting ! However, the thin gravy would have been my thing (more of au jus) so I would have preferred this to the Toby Carvery gravy. But you are right - the Toby Carvery dish looked brilliant - so much tender beef and great value for money. Excellent video - thanks for posting !
The world divides. Thin gravy or thick gravy? I'm a thin gravy man. Thin (not watery!) gravy is tasty because it's usually made properly with a heavy hand on the vino and not on the flour. Thick gravy is for people who like Bisto.
Great review again Gary.Toby looked delicious and top value.Roast not so good, burnt 🔥 Yorkshire pudding and only 3 roast potatoes wouldn't fill a fly in my opinion 😮 .
Never been to a Toby before but it looks nice and the food looks pretty good. You can take your family and eat for the same price as lunch at the so called posh restaurant. I thought the posh one was more pretentious than impressive. The beef was medium rare going to medium well. I thought the Yorkshire was overdone and didn’t like the veg being stuffed in a little pot! Lastly I preferred the beer garden than looking over the market! Great video Gary.
Totally agree on your point about being pretentious, just because I don't want to eat out of a bucket it doesn't mean I want a lone whole sunbathing carrot lying on a beach towel of beef on my plate with what looked to be an asteroid of a Yorkshire pudding entering the Earths atmosphere in the corner🤣 over fancy by far. Toby all the way on this one👍
Toby absolutely every time. I’m fed up hearing restaurateurs complaining they cannot find the staff, rather than innovating and moving to a counter/self service model. I don’t buy that it is outdated. We are constantly reinventing the past. Second hand goods are now pre-loved, cycling is the new motoring. The meal at Roast isn’t a dinner. It is just bits and pieces here and there. Pretentious nonsense. The bill is ok if you want to sit with the beautiful people. Such places put me in mind of Harry Enfield’s ‘I saw you coming’.
I think Roast saw you coming Gary.😮Over £40 for an OK roast with a pathetic looking Yorkshire Pudding and a carrot. They're taking the Michael.😫Excellent video and camera work. 😁
There are several things to keep in mind here... The Borough Market business "Roast"... Is an upmarket restaurant catering for those with higher than average food quality expectations... And it's patrons obviously either don't mind or care about paying their prices... Or their service charge of 15% being applied to the bill... But paying over £40 per head for a Roast Dinner here... Isn't within the price range of the majority of diners... In just the same way as anyone that uses a budget supermarket for their weekly shopping... Wouldn't be able to afford the prices being charged at a much more exclusive supermarket like Waitrose... Where the same branded products in your shopping trolley in Waitrose... Would be significantly more expensive than in a budget supermarket... And where the overall ambiance of the store... And the staffs attentiveness to their customers... Would generally be of a higher standard in the Waitrose supermarket... But you must accept that the price of £9.49 for the Toby Carvery Roast Dinner... Is an absolute bargain. Everything on the plate there looked very nice... You had more than enough Roast Beef... Plus you could return to the Carvery Station and top up with as much of the other items on offer like... Roast Potatoes... Mashed Potatoes... Stuffing... Vegetables and Gravy... They only limit the various meats available... And the Yorkshire Puddings... Apart from those items... Anyone can return to the Carvery Station to add more food to their plate... So it's a no-brainer really... The Toby Carvery Roast Dinner is easily the better value for money meal overall... I'm sure that the 100 day old matured Roast Beef Joint at "Roast" was delicious... But for most people that go out to a Toby Carvery for a Roast Dinner... It's all about the price... A family of four can each have a Roast Dinner... For less than the price of just one Roast Dinner at "Roast"... When you think about the cost and effort involved in Buying... Preparing... Cooking... Serving... Washing and clearing away the dirty dishes... And the energy costs involved in cooking a Roast Dinner with all the trimmings at home... It makes a lot of sense for people to choose a Carvery Roast Dinner by eating out at a Toby Carvery.
I'll never understand why ppl go to a up market supermarket and pay more for exactly the same product as they can just down the road at aldi,,, wait, I know why, cos they're snobs who think they are too good to bargain shop, which makes the stupid
Ive been my mother in laws personal handyman/ landscaper/gopher in Canada for 23 years. Ive been paid handsomely in Sunday Roast for my efforts. Thess both looked excellent, cheers
Great review Gary, I go to Toby carvery quite often and I find them extremely good value for the cash you pay. The veg is always to a good standard they've also improved their roasties. Beef is different every time, so I tend to go for the turkey. Roast naw they can keep it for that amount of cash. Love the reviews Ps you should have tried the Toby carvery, Horseradish
If you don't live in London and earn professional London wages (i.e. over £100k a year) then Roast is not the sort of place you would frequent but then you're not its target market. £40 for a lunch would only be the start. We'd likely have a bottle of wine each and then end up with a £100 a head bill and that us what it is aiming for, not the guy from the Toby cutting coupons out of The Sun to get 50% off. If you're successful in London the alternatives for a decent Sunday roast are not cheap and you could drop £25+ anywhere. For 100 day aged beef (yes, it should have been medium rare and I'd have sent it back), the best roast potatoes ever and very nice vegetables, it offers something way above the Toby. But, if you are talking pure value for money for the average family, the Toby will win every time. Great reviews, thanks.
I think Roast looks fantastic. Love the location and interior. Those roasties were fresh out of the oven. That's so hard to do in a restaurant. Even with the slight flaws, I thought it was well worth the money and that infuriating service charge that everybody now sticks on. I'd also happily eat at Toby, but the thing is: Roast was better than I could make at home and Toby wasn't, so I'd pay the extra. Cheers for another great vid!
That's exactly why people should go and eat out in the first place really - to eat something you wouldn't make at home. Now tbh, a lot of people can't be bothered to make a roast dinner without short cuts like Aunt Bessie's Yorkies or whatever, so a Toby is good in those cases. But I'd go to Roast over Toby personally.
You really can't expect a roast joint of beef to be medium rare all the way through unless it's cooked sous-vide (which would make it sous-vide beef, not roasted beef). When you ask for medium rare you're asking for the done-ness of the meat in the center of the joint. The rest will be a gradient from your chosen doneness to well-done.
Hi Toby meal every time it’s so nice to get what you want and get filled up I have a chronic disease so I can’t have most cooked meats so I go for turkey which I can have glad you enjoyed it and the price is excellent well worth it
Toby carvery all day long Gary,why would I pay £40 with service charge with a small amount I'd walk out of the roast restaurant still hungry after paying that much money wouldn't be worth it,
I didn’t know my RU-vid name was related to Beef ? Belted Beef. Crikey I’m an old cow 🐄. Thank goodness I don’t line dance as I’d probably get mad cow disease 🤣🤣❤️🥂🇦🇺 lovely roast review Gazza. Tracey xx
If you are paying a fortune for a Sunday lunch and all you come up with is 'the star is the roast potato', then you know you are ripped off. Most of what you were given would have been sent back in Yorkshire, especially that cremation called a Yorkshire pudding; a horseradish that was not hot would cause a riot. I will not mention what would happen if you were given watery gravy :)
The Roast, roast dinner looked very small. The Yorkshire pudding was burned and the beef looked as if it had been microwaved as it was stiff and patchy looking. Can only go by the looks. Strange choice of veg, never seen courgette with a Sunday lunch. Not a fan. The price was extortionate. Toby in can be a bit school dinnerish, depends on the one you choose. Rather make my own to be fair. Good review, thanks 🥴
