Toby Carvery Northbourne

Food good, staff friendly, toilets very poor. My wife said she couldn’t move in the ladies it’s so cramped and the gents was in desperate need of updating. Old and smelly.

As previous reviews have mentioned...dirty, run-down, grubby, disgusting toilets, mediocre food and desperately needing a refurb. I understand that the planned one has been delayed, so I would give it a miss until its finished.

Venue could do with a tidy up outside. Waiting staff could be a bit more friendlier. Trainee chef was friendly and very apologetic for having no turkey left. Inside could do with a revamp. Food was almost cold, potatoes hard, soft drink was flat. We've definitely been to better Toby carverys. Ver carta

We visited this restaurant for the carvery. It was very busy because they had a 50% off deal for Black Friday. Some of the staff appeared stressed and tired, but all of them were nice and polite. We were seated in Martin's section. He was a standout! He provided great conversation and was also funny. He is a valuable asset to your establishment. We will bypass the other two Toby Carveries to come back to your restaurant for his excellent service. The food was delicious. Thank you.

We were expecting a newly refurbished restaurant but in fact it's still the same old, tired place. The food was probably the worst I've ever had at a Toby carvery. There was barely any turkey meat left to carve and what I received was chewy and tasteless. Instead of onions in gravy there were tasteless dumplings, the peas were hard and the cabbage looked as if it had been there for days, it was so dried out. The only redeeming item was the roast potatoes. No more visits there for us, we'll go to Poole next time.

The carpets are thread bare and held together with tape, the walls and woodwork are filthy (no excuse for that) and the odour was not pleasant. Turkey was fine, as were the roast potatoes. The peas were like bullets, the cabbage was so dried up and the cauliflower soggy. All the veg was tasteless. Had been sent a voucher to entice us in, it was just about worth the one free meal. The positives were: the greeter, the young lad carving who was chatty and friendly and the waitress who served us, I didn't catch her name but she was an Irish lady quite short. She made the experience a bit nicer. Ver carta

I made a reservation for breakfast at 10:30, but upon arrival, I was informed that they had run out of eggs. I suggested going to the Tesco across the road to get some, but they couldn't accommodate that. We were asked if we still wanted to eat, so we decided to stay since there weren't many other options at that time. The tomatoes were chopped instead of whole, and they only had white bread for toast with no brown available. The toaster either undercooked the bread or burnt it if you put it in twice. It wasn't a great experience, especially since we were there to celebrate a friend's birthday.

On holiday in the New Forest we visited a few 'gastro ' pubs for lunch and dinner, overpriced meals where one gets 'jus ' instead of gravy. Having grown tired of being ripped off there was only one thing for it..........a visit to Toby! We were not disappointed, the 18 members of the family trooped down to Bournemouth for the best lunch we 'd had all week. As an Army Veteran and with NHS and Met Police Blue Light card holder members of the family, we all enjoyed an excellent meal at a discounted price. The grub was just as Mum would cook, good wholesome food, not mucked about with and topped off with gravy! The staff were wonderful, friendly and efficient, which made it a great outing for al...

Came for a quick meal out with my friend. We’re seated instantly but staff stood round chatting and we were just left for ages before actually being waited on. Got our food which was okay but the staff member working was full on and rude. She checked regularly on every table to see how they were but continued to ignore us. She then proceeded to check a table and when asking if they wanted the bill lent over myself and my friends table which was unappreciated whilst we were trying to enjoy our food. She then collected plates and came and said “right let’s take those plates then” before even asking how things were, let alone if we were actually finished considering there was still food on the... Ver carta