Gary, the 50K subscribers is purely down to your simple, honest, no-frills and mature approach without gimmicks. You don't see yourself as more important or more special than your viewers. Roll on 100k!
6 months later and its 132K. I must have watched all Gary's recent videos so now the RU-vid algorithm is starting to recommend the older ones that I haven't seen.
Return of the gilet😂. Only started watching your channel a few weeks ago and I love it. Your reviews are really honest and fair. Congratulations on the 50k🎉
Same here. I think when you start watching 1 food review channel, you start getting recommendations of similar channels and I guess that’s how I found Gary’s channel, recently AND he only gave me a minor heart attack when I see thumbnail of Gary in my local Market and trying the Pie & Mash, which he really enjoyed. I even popped down there myself and had a great pie mash. Not been in there for many years but if it’s good enough for Gary, it’s good enough for me 😁
At a buffet, unless you catch them when the items are being refreshed, nothing will be piping hot, and any meat that's already sliced will have started to dry out. That's why they provide you with steaming hot gravy! It warms and moistens your food. This buffet looks like a good one, and you liked the staff. Sounds like a place for my dinner! (Except I'm on the wrong side of The Pond.)
Your Gilet is back. Congratulations Gary, you deserve all the plaudits you have received. I think the meal is okay and a terrific price. Great review. PS your cameraman is very good, I expect Hollywood will be calling him very soon😂
50.4k well done Gary I said to a friend that I predict this RU-vidr will do very well. Even though food reviewing is a well trodden path I noticed that you have respect for the establishments you are in and you don't dramatise your entrance which is good to see. I predict from 50k to a 100k will happen very quickly take care Gary, Gareth
Congratulations Gary. 50,000 subscribers in six months is one heck of an achievement when what you're doing is nothing out of the ordinary. However, its the old story of the end result being greater than the sum of it's parts. You present well. The cameraman does his job equally well. The production and editing values are just right. Plus you have that x factor that can't be faked. You're comfortable enough in front of the camera and you have the likeability factor, as evidenced by the warmth of the comments across the videos. You don't clutter up the presentation by extraneous 'b roll', music, or anything else. Lastly and most importantly, you know your subject and where you don't, you don't try to fake it. At least, I haven't noticed that. You're quite open about what you don't know and that's refreshing. I don't know the stats for the percentage of RU-vidrs that make a living off the medium. However, it used to be the case that of social media start-ups, only a tiny fraction of them would ever make money at all, or in a meaningful way. My gut tells me that the stats are probably similar for RU-vid. You're on track to be one of that tiny fraction, so you ought to give yourself a huge pat on the back and have some drinkies to celebrate. 🥂 🍾
Hello Mike, firstly thank you for taking the time to make such a long comment, secondly I would like to really thank you for you’re very very kind comment and finally I really appreciate you watching, subscribing and making such an effort on the comment, have a great week.😊
Fair review Gary. They have a couple of Stonehouse near Cardiff. In general the roast potatoes are very good, the gravy the same. The quality of the meat can differ but for 8.99 it's a cheap feed. The place is always packed at weekend lunchtime and if the rugby is on its full of intoxicated welsh supporters drinking pints of Stella and stuffing their faces. Queuing up for the carvery I heard one exasperated woman say to her sozzled husband. "I've had enough, it's either me or the rugby." He piled his plate high and slurred back, "I'm gonna miss you." Stonehouse is ideal for the pissed working classes but the refined petit bourgeois avoid them like the plague. It's a snobbery thing, you must have looked like a fish out of water...oops sorry about the fish reference 😂😂😂😂😂😂
hi gary, we tend not to go to a carvery as they are too hit and miss in our opinion, we go to a local pub that do set roast dinners 7 days a week, nothing is frozen everything is cooked fresh, £11 for a small dinner or £14 for a large one and the quality is exceptional, many thanks for your reviews gary.
I'm one of your new subs :D. I think that first sauce was marie rose, weird on a roast though. That gravy looks stunning. I'm just waiting for our Toad in the Hole to finish cooking today for our sunday roast :D.
I hope you enjoyed you’re Sunday roast, apologies for getting back to you so late, really appreciate you watching, subscribing and commenting, I think it was bread sauce in hindsight once again thank you 😊
I noticed the holes on the wall behind your table !! 😳😳😳😳😳 Well done on the 50K Subscribers - you and Mr Cameraman are knocking out regular high quality content at superb level. Incredibly watchable and the videos are getting better and better. Oooooh you now have a Store - nice touch. You gave a very fair review with decent feedback comments. You are never unkind, always fair and looking for the good things to say. 👍 60K+ Subscribers by the end of February....most definitely.
I think it is pretty good value £8.99, free refills of veg....it looked slightly dry, but fairly tasty. It looked about the same as Wetherspoons food, but it's cheaper!
First video I watches I was like meh. Then another I was like it's ok, then 3rd video I was like oh that was nice easy watch, the next video I thought was great. Now I'm a fan and think your videos are fantastic, look forward to your new uploads & wish you every success!!
I love the music in your videos but the background music there was the pits 😩 Congrats on the subs, keep em coming👌🏽 Be good to see some African food. 🤔
Yes on another video, i asked for milestone special video, meet the team, behind the scenes how a video is made, ie choosing venues, quick look at editing etc. I assume mr cameraman is the editor.
That is very kind thank you, the cameraman will make an appearance but I’ll let him decide I think that’s only fair, I think he does an absolutely incredible job and I am truly very grateful 😊
Congratulations! You always cheer me up. I had a dear friend from Wales and we ate Sunday dinner together every week! I can't bring him back however you provide a similar experience! Thank you and cheers to another 50000!! Be well
Congratulations on getting to 50,000 Gary. The roasters .. whenever I’m faced with that situation I simply say that they’re a little we done for me and ask if they’ve got any softer ones. They’re usually happy to oblige and whisk away the “rocks” never to be seen again.
Great video as always Gary, good honest review, for the price that's a bargain, considering some of your other very expensive reviews. I'm in the heart of the black country & with the cost of living crisis our restaurant prices are always much lower than south of the Watford gap. But the quality we have is amazing unless you make a foolish error dining at cattle a market (toby Carvery) well chuffed on your well-deserved 50000 subs, nice one mate 😉
Nice to see another Sunday Roast review Gary. I think for the price not bad at all. Obviously a mixed bag as normal with these type of buffets. If you can catch them at the right time with the vegetables in particular which you didn’t (and the meat of course of which you did) then you can have a winner. I think 6.5/10 is about right for that meal taking the very poor roast spuds into account. Again many congratulations on the 50000 subscribers. Your hard work and excellent reviews certainly merit it.
Well done on the subscriber count . The carvery suffers from the usual buffet drawbacks but the meal looked good , plenty of meat but it looks excellent value , a decent meal in pleasant surroundings.
Congratulations on the 50K subscribers!!!..Well deserved! ... As for the Carvery Meal, I have had worse and paid a LOT more!... My biggest gripe would be the roasties! ... They (along with a Yorkshire Pud...crispy on the outside, soft inside!!) are an integral part of a roast dinner!
The magic 50k! Must be a fantastic feeling. I've ordered a celebratory mug. Stonehouse looks good to me! Not one to rush out to, but perfectly solid for under a tenner. Thanks for another great vid. Hungry now.
Great channel Gary , I think people like your channel because youre very polite/humble and easy to listen to and give honest reviews.(no one has "bought" you to give fake reviews. Keep up the great work !
One thing I've noticed in all of the buffet reviews you've done is that none of them use steam tables to keep food hot. That is a requirement here in the US for health and safety reasons. You simply cannot keep food hot and at a safe temperature with a heat lamp alone. This is something I find very odd.
My husband and I have only recently come across your channel, Gary, and we absolutely enjoy your videos. Your frank and calming manner is very soothing and appreciated. And yes, I do hope the cameraman gets a chance to eat the grub you try out too. Haha! :) Best wishes to you. :)
I'm always interested in seeing what veg you get with your roast. In South Africa, a Sunday carvery will come with pumpkin or butternut done with butter and sugar, gemsquash, baby marrow (courgettes), cabbage (done with bacon and onion), creamed spinach as well as the usual peas, carrots, green beans, broccoli and cauliflower cheese (not everything I listed but a selection). Carbs usually come as roast potatoes, sweet potato (done with butter and sugar), rice (nearly always) or potato and onion bake. I've not seen mashed potato as a roast dinner option. We also have roast pork and apple sauce as a choice and tend to have chicken rather than turkey. Thank you for your roast reviews, love them.
First off. A big conrats from me for the subs milestone. Rather fitting that you went to The Goat since as far as food reviews are concerned you are The G.O.A.T.
Congratulations on the 50k subscribers! 🎉 You're my most favourite restaurant reviewer, you come across as a really lovely man. Thank you for your videos ❤️
Gary congratulations on the 50K subscribers 🎉🎊 Well deserved. I enjoy your channel and the way you review a restaurant. Next mile stone 100K subscribers and a RU-vid plaque. Keep up the outstanding work. Cheers 🥂
Get some gravy on the roasties, the trick at any carvey is to use the gravy to heat up the luke warm other stuff, as long as the meat is good (it will never ever be medium rare) then you're off to a flying start. Gravy is the key.
Well done on achieving 50K Gary, it's well deserved. I haven't been to a carvery for years, and when I see you reviewing one I always feel a little envious. My wife isn't a fan, so we have a traditionally served Sunday lunch (which is the biz) at a local pub/restaurant.
I have a local stone house by me. I would give it a 3/10 A carvery back in the day would be the Choice of 3 joints Roast parsnips Roast onions Red cabbage 🥕 And sprouts, cauliflower cheese, Yorkshire puds Never peas and what they have on show I’ve gone off carvery ❤️❤️🏴🏴👍 👍 😍
Another wonderfully entertaining review Gary Thankyou.....Im always amazed how you sometimes manage to eat two big meals plus a sweet per review!!😂...congratulations on your continued success...absolutely well deserved ... Bob in Bristol
Hi Gary Firstly a big congratulations for having over 50, 000 subscribers 👍👍 so pleased for you. A good review too mate. First thing we said was potato’s don’t look very good. I guess if you are hungry then it probably tastes ok. The gravy did look good. Very hot too!! Wonder why🤣.. But you know for £9 it looked ok and tasty. It did visually look dry,, but as you said it tasted alright. We agreed with your score. Thanks again for your review Gary. Looking forward to the next ‘let’s give it a go’. All the best David & Angela 👌
Congratulations Gary, one of the most down to earth food review channels today. Very well deserved, this is a rapid growth! :) Always been a big fan of Toby, they would never be the best, but for the price, they are so freaking damn good, I’ve been to traditional pubs with so called the best roasts in town, charging 2-3 the price but the quality is just so disappointing, Toby really never disappoints
Thank you Gary, you have reinforced my opinion of why I always avoid carveries. Lukewarm overcooked vegetables and concrete like roast potatoes. Then for £8.99 you are not going to enjoy a fine dining experience. Many congratulations on achieving your 50k. JimN
My fella used to work at a Stonehouse, they did a good carvery of a Sunday (mainly because they are busier and the food turnover is higher meaning fresher food) and they did a nice English breakfast buffet. That being said it is what it is, its a chain and chain do be a little hit and miss. Great work on the 50K and thanks for the entertainment Gary!
As I havent had a cooker for 3 months😱, I would wolf 🐺 that down, just more gravy on the dry bits. Tbf £8.99 go cheap I would not expect the dogs doo dahs😮🎉 Ty for sharing Gary🎉
When I saw this it reminded me of the village Inn at little Melton just outside Norwich I used to often go to. It was very good and only £3-50 week days BUT I looked it up when I saw your cheapest price and it's gone up to 8-49 and 11-99 on a sunday. Guess it's been a while since I went.
As with many others Gary well done to you and Mr Cameraman for hitting 50k plus subscribers. I know its been hard work for you both but you have done amazing in such a short time. Ok re todays Sunday roast. Firstly why is it i constantly compare Sundays roasts to Blacklock all the time, i think its because it set such an amazing standard. One thing i did not like with this place was the load music blaring out, its a Sunday not a a Saturday night. Re the food i genuinely think this is a case of you get what you pay for, but on saying that it seems the meat is well above standard, just a shame some of the other things were Luke warm. I thought a 7/10 for this place due to the price. Chris.
Your to kind my friend, but you are replying to us all so late at night, it was 1-40am the other day, please don't burn yourself out, you matter to us people. Chris.@@GaryEats
Today's word of the day:' lukewarm'. I actually thought all the meats looked very dry during the first close-up,but obviously not. Shame about the ham and the roast potatoes,though. Just add more gravy because gravy makes everything better.
Gilet wearers of the World unite. Why can't restaurants get the veggies right? Obviously the cheapest part of the meal, and just as important as the meat, which they do seem to get right mostly. Also I like a crust on stuffing. Well done on 50K subs.
As the old adage goes, 'you get what you pay for'. I was a little concerned for you too. From the holes in the wall behind where you were sitting, I thought they had been taking pot shots at you for some of the adverse comments. 🤣🤣🤣
Congratulations on reaching 50,000 subscribers Gary! My original go-to food reviewer/blogger was The Macmaster, but I find him very over the top and a bit irritating now. You’re now my go-to food reviewer/blogger, after discovering your £9.99 Indian buffet review, at that restaurant in Morden by chance. I’m always going to say it, we all like your down to earth, humble and professional way you present your videos.
Congratulations on getting 50k viewers in 6 months. You have a gift for reviewing and never being nasty even when the meal is rubbish. Never go a chain carvery, or any carvery - prefer my local pub that cooks everything from raw! I suspect the meats may have been mechanically retrieved and formed to look like real meat?
This channel is friendly, that is why you have so many subscribers. You don't play around with things you eat much (some do). Videos are informative and nice. Not sure what needs to be improved, fine as it is now. Just stick to the current concept, food reviews.
From The Staff at the recently refurbished Stonehouse. "We would like to inform you that we have now restocked the potatoes. We tried to find you but it was 5 hours later and you had scarped. Glad you loved the potatoes that you had eaten though 😜 We did notice later that we were missing all the leather insoles of our trainers and suspect they found their way onto your plate by accident posing as spuds. We have however retained a portion for safekeeping upon your next visit. As far as the temperature of the veggies, we have taken the decision to supply each table with a hairdryer set to max....sorted " Gary, I personally would have liked more bragging rights of your 50k milestone ! a fantastic and well deserved accomplishment. Continued success to you buddy Neil
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Congrats on the 50K - just goes to show good honest reviews and simple editing can go a long way! As far as cheap eats go, this isn't bad at all and probably quite healthy! Some of the expensive places really don't serve you with 80g portions of veg sometimes. How are we supposed to get our five-a-day?! As a northerner gravy always saves the day.
Been to a stonehouse is glasgow a good few times and always found the gammon extremely salty and normally just get the beef and turkey... never has an issue with the roasties as they normally keep them well topped up... great review, honest as usual cheers Gary x
Congratulations Gary 50K....what a proud achievement and well deserved..!....Liverpool Kev here....enjoyed your video which cheered me up a bit after the result today.....My son moved to the dark side and supports Arsenal...(At least not Utd)...he wants to take his dad for a drink next week....I wonder why haha...Thanks again for the Carvery video...often hit and miss...what's the very best quality carvery for you Gary?....All the best as ever...Liverpool Kev
Thanks Kev. Yep, was gutted myself after the result mate. Hope you’re alright now, we can still win it. I think Toby is decent if you find the right one 👍🏼
There's a stonehouse near me and I go from time to time. It's by no means the best Sunday roast you'll ever have, the veg can be dry but it's is a carvery and has sometimes been sitting there a while. However it's always tasty the stuffing is good and the meat is always nice and tender. When you factor in the cost, its outstanding! Its the best value for money around in my opinion 👍
50,000: You are worth every one of them! Carverys are a bit dated now. Veg needs to be in metal trays sitting in hot water. The chef needs to turn the veg over constantly to keep them hot. 6 out of 10 about right. Thanks for taking us along. Appreciated.
Hi Gary love the reviews , couple of places you might want to try ORIGIN at Northallerton , nth Yorkshire and OLIVERS PANTRY at at Ripon Nth Yorkshire . Keep up the good work
Greetings! You almost seemed quite surprised the beef and the turkey were not dry! If anyone were to mention the phrase Sunday carvery to me I would run for the hills!
Congratulations on the 50k Gary!! Absolutely deserved, your videos are excellent. Thank you and Mr Cameraman for all your work, can't wait to see ya at 100k
Looks like high quality ingredients (except for the roast potato) but like any buffet, the result on _your_ plate depends on the turnover. The busier the better. But as you say, hard to beat the price. Maybe on a busier night you'd give it an 8. Oh, and congrats on the 50k! You'll hit 100K (and your silver wall plaque) before the summer!
You need to come when they are more busy as the food will be warmer and fresher. With a very large menu quality and consistence suffers. As you note, for the money it was not bad.
£8.99 for all that grub is great value just a pity about the roasties which is a staple part of any roast dinner, you could forgive the luke warm veggies and pour more hot gravy over them but you cant forgive a rock hard roastie so i think your score was bang on, would I visit this place???? darn right I would for that money Id pile up my plate and yes I always get a meat combo rather than just choose one......nearly 51 thousand subs now, a massive well done Gary, regards Gav
That looked lovely Gary, those sorts of chicken dishes are very traditional and very old as a recipe you can see why those recipes have survived the test of time, take care, Gareth
