Fiveways in West Lancashire

Passing through Ormskirk at lunchtime and saw Toby Carvery, pulled in and found the Fiveways. We both had the Carvery which was an excellent choice of Lamb, Turkey, Gammon or Beef. We both had Turkey and Beef the accompanying vegetables were excellent and even though stood on a hot plate were not dried up. The place is spotlessly clean the toilets smelt fresh and clean. One of the best Cavey's we have had., and the price was very reasonable @£15.48 for two

i attended my grandsons 1st birthday party there, we all had a carvery. The selection of both meat and vegetables was really good and the quality of food was excellent, as was the service. Thank you Hazel and your team. We will definately be back

Nearly 30 of us visited for our annual Christmas meal. Most had the carvery. All of us enjoyed our meals, the service was excellent, especially as we all had different desserts, they could not have been more friendly or helpful.

Eat as much as u can / self service !

The chef who does the carving should have been a snooker player, I've not seen cuts so thin, except for on TV. Loads of good veg light on meat. For £9.50 per Sunday Lunch it fills you up.

Call to the Fiveway's on Sunday for a meal, because we found out they had put a new manager in there,

Mi familia y yo fuimos para el desayuno con Santa. Excelente! ! ! ! ! ! ! El director sólo Hazel asumió hace 3 semanas y organizado esta en ese tiempo. No podía haber deseado un comienzo mejor para Navidad santa era bueno, tenían un castillo hinchable, el regalo excelente y así fue la comida.

So mixed reviews on here.... you get what you expect from a Toby carvery... reasonable, edible Sunday roast.... manic Sunday here ... all things considered... decent enough... could be alot worse....

Grupo de 3 eligió al asador en 6.15, 31/08/16. Sobre el 33% de la capacidad. Notamos el típico "Chef" no era de turno y un cartel anunciando una vacante para un chef. La 'deck' faltaba relleno, col y patatas cocidas (?), también muy bajo en las zanahorias. Lo que ofrecieron fue basándose en viejas. Atendido por una camarera muy agradable pero inepto (Lady queridos, era tan obviamente una falta de formación, os lo aseguro). Pedir bebidas tomadas correctamente pero incorrecto del personal del bar. Comida "caliente" no comestible porque era o poco hecha (la coliflor y el brócoli) o cocidas, pero ahora sólo ligeramente cocinado acogedor (la patatas, zanahorias y puré de patata). Probamos cada ítem de verduras en mi plato, entonces hablé con la directora después de la camarera me sugirió que ir y buscar algo que estaba caliente! Directora tenía el eck' con comida fresca para refrigerarse. Aseguró que tomaría 20 minutos. Me di cuenta de varios clientes con el mismo actor como también platos de comida I. desde más lejos de ir a la cocina. Pan de Ajo se ofreció a ayudarnos con la espera. Educadamente, ya que no queríamos un entrante. En total 1 hora y 15 minutos con 40 de esos minutos esperando la comida fresca que falló en aparecer (esperando en las patatas). Me las arreglé para convencer a mi pareja para abandonar la esperanza y salir. No terminar mi bebida, ya que era de esperar (yo estaba conduciendo). Elimina el costo, la Directora de las bebidas. Nos fuimos con algunos enfermos se entre nosotros como mi compañero estaba decidido que hizo lo mejor de ella, ya que fue un regalo de su madre que estaba preocupado por el resultado. Toby, tal vez desee considerar las cuestiones aquí como una casa de reputación público cerca, pronto tendrá su restaurante reformado y únicamente piratear el encargo de Fiveways. No puedo volver aquí hasta ver sostenido buenas críticas. Tengo experiencia trabajando para una empresa de catering de reputación hace algunos años y han pretendido ceñirnos a los hechos. He visto en el fresado de notable costo pasado dos visitas recientes con que culmina en esta crítica.

Después buscando algún sitio para comer, conduciendo a través de Southport a Liverpool, realmente me hubiese gustado llevar sobre! El carvery se suponía que iba a ser 4 carnes! Había 3! Como ocurrió solo queria 2 de los 3. No haber ningún cargo extra para los otros dos. Las zanahorias eran difíciles de probar y conseguir una porción sin el negro en el extremo que no fue debidamente podados. La carne estaba sabrosa pero principalmente cartílago! ¡PUAJ! No sé qué había sido espolvoreado en la patatas asadas, pero todo el mundo era evitar ese lote. Bultos, puré seco. El principal problema era que los platos eran tan caliente y no había que llevarlo. cargador Todos los utensilios eran muy caliente que sirve, haciendo llegar su comida muy incómodo.

This pub offers a fantastic carvery and lovely interior with lots of parking - food was good and plentiful and hot - we went as a family - drinks a bit expensive but food good and well priced - ideal fur families or couples alike

As much as u can eat for breakfast pre cooked help yourself ! Served in clean pleasant surroundings by smiling staff eager to please ! Clean toilets ! Came away "full"

Called in with family and friends for breakfast before a long day out.Buffet style breakfast bar, all you can eat.It is what it is! It is good value for money however there is limited choice and I know it wouldn't suit everybodies tastes. The servIce was okay but a couple of the plates in the dispenser weren't completely clean.The dining area is comfortable and clean.I would definitely breakfast here again but it wont be first choice for everyone who was with us.Decent value for money.

A large Carvery pub with a friendly welcome Good quality food this visit and not too busy. Meat and veg was fresh and well served. Clean toilets and areas.

Decide to nip in for lunch was really nice driven past lots of times and will be calling in again . Staff helpful .

This place is a short walk from my Mum home so has been a place we have been a few times. Since becoming a Toby Cavery it's become a bit. Crap. Not my real issue.Whilst sitting with my family. A couple came in with their two children. One of which was autistic and had their own little packet lunch... They where turned away stating not company policy to allow the child to eat their packed lunch whilst the rest of the family ate. Made worst by the fact their other child then started crying...Well done Toby Carvery

Never again do we go in this pub after many many years of going there, the new manageress has there worst attitude i have ever come a cross, the food was not much better at all, dry and tasteless, bring back the old five ways and the old management any time

I'm afraid the Fiveways has become a quite dreadful restaurant. The Carvery is typical of a mass produced chain. The beef is quite appalling, pure fat, and bordering on the inedible. The pork isonly just better, a dreadful cut, and very very tough. And unfortunately it's all absolutely tasteless, veg, potatoes, etc, look good, but are bland at best, but the gravy is good and has a decent texture and taste. And there's no kids menu, so we have two children aged four and six having a carvery! Bizzare ! Two of our group had a chicken 'salad'. The chicken was ok, but the 'salad' was a joke. A great load of sad looking shredded lettuce, quartered cucumber and a quartered tomato. Now the good point - the waiting on staff are very very good! There's plenty of decent restaurants in Ormskirk, try one, or get a takeaway! Seriously!

We recently visited the Toby Carvery to celebrate my daughters birthday and it was a lovely. Tney put balloons on the table for her and made a fuss over her even simging as they bought out her cake. The meal itself was really good and there was a good selection of meats and vegetables. I would definetly go back.

Well let me just thank the manager from here for upsetting my daughter in law after her baby shower she is 8 and half months pregnant and she was in tears because you tried to charge her a £180 extra for 30 tiny cakes and tea and coffee which was already included when she booked it but you wouldn't bring the lady out who she booked it with l am apalled at how you treated customers especially on her special day the room well it wasn't a private room it was end of restaurant there was no windows that opened it was a very hot day and no one could breathe not even air conditioning horrendous place to hold a function and then a manager charging extra which she had to find please people if you book this place for a function please make sure they write down everything and the price in black and white as my daughter in law only dealt on the phone with this l will put anybody off going here a disgrace never set foot in here again and l hope the manager is happy what extra he pocketed for himself from my daughter in law disgraceful! !!!!!!!!!!!

Wanted to visit since it had chained over to a Toby Carvery. Got to say it's disappointing. Prior to the change over a menu with choice was available, not any more. Very limited in choice. The restraunt and staff have changed. It our local pub but it's not the same any more. No atmosphere in the bar or restraunt. Very really visit now..

Visited here today with friends who live in Ormskirk. Warmly welcomed by a very friendly member of staff and shown to a table immediately. Placed our drinks order and went up for carvery. Chef very friendly and smart in his uniform. Served plenty of meat from the choice offered. Potatoes, veg etc. Plentiful. Gravy and accompiments also in supply. Slight mix up with drinks but corrected immediately along with an apology. Considering how busy the restaurant was and the limited amiunt of staff working they were all professional, friendly and hard working. Did all they could to make you welcome. A thoroughly enjoyable meal. Well done and thank you.

We use to quite regularly go to The Fiveways prior to the Toby take over.This was our first time to eat since.The place was very quite, staff were attentive and knowledgeable.It was warm and clean inside.Apart from carvery very little choice on the main menu, good dessert options though.The only thoughts were that the carvery deck could have been tidier and the vegetables made to look as thought they hadn't been there all day. The meats were delicious though.

Good place to go for a good quality carvery for a reasonable price. The carvery is obviously their specialty and you get very good portions of quality food. The drinks are pub rather than restaurant prices all in all well worth a visit.

This is my second review of this toby carvery. I thought I'd give it the benefit of the doubt after last times experience. On arrival we were greeted and we're about to be sat at the front of the restaurant when all of a sudden a smartly dressed waitress arrived (who I'm presuming is the manager) and said they have found a better table somewhere else, Thinking nothing of it we agreed to move and followed her. We sat down with our 2 children and realised straight away that the roof was severely leaking and dripping down next to our table. It was like a tap! Seriously it was much more than "just a leak"...I complained and they didn't even apologise! We were moved to a window seat that was much better but then it was another 10 minutes until the waitress returned to take drinks orders, "However" The waitor that was in was very helpful and took our food orders rapidly, he also got our drinks after we told him the waitress had simply failed to deliver them. The food was actually not bad this time, I'd of liked to of seen a few more greens to choose from if anything. We ordered desserts afterwards and they were spot on. Unfortunately i dont think any of us will return here after this.

Last time we had Sunday lunch, very busy, but service OK and food great. Last night only half tables taken but service was appalling. Drinks took ages even though we only needed 4 empty glasses! No pork, half the veg had been out for hours and was cold, no beef gravy. Then we ordered puds. 20 mins later questioned the waitress who gave me a feeble excuse of loosing the slip??? What slip, Orders r made on the hand held computer. 10 mins more for 3 kids and 2adult desserts, disgusting.

Visiting friends in the area we decided to do the Toby, arrived about 8pm, to a virtually empty pub, just 6 other diners all placed in one area, we were seated in the same area (I presume to make it easier to clean). Quickly had our drinks order taken and delivered. Went to the food area, only 3 of the 4 advertised meats on. served quickly by the pleasant chef. The beef was quite fatty as was the gammon. The potatoes, veg etc, looked like they had been there for a good while, but actually tasted ok. One of our group had a sweet, which was served quickly and was enjoyed. I couldn't fault any of the staff, just a shame that the place was so quiet. Would we go back, probably but on a busier evening.

Lovely carvery!And our server was lovely too!Really good customer service! Will definately be returning!

I think its lovely that this place caters so well for vegan diners. A few vegan choices on the menu and the chef cooked some seperate vegetables (not cooked jn butter like the ones on the carvery) so we could have these too. Very accommodating and lovely to have a vegan desert too which is incredibly rare when eating out. Thanks for a great visit. The other non vegans said the carvery itself was great also, everything hot and tasted good.

We have been eating at the toby carvery for some years now . We know most of them in Liverpool but have been coming to the toby carvery in Ormskirk for the last 6 months. The food is fantastic the chef Vinnie takes pride in his food it always look great and is always hot . The staff are very polite and happy to help warm welcome awaiting u each time u come . Have to say it's up thire as one as the best in Liverpool . Well done to all the staff especially Vinnie ur food is the best . We call at least ones a week if we can and advice anyone passing to give this jem a visit .

another carvery , just like most of them .. same old same old food , when we called in it was very cold inside with someone working on a sign with a portable heater .... we didn't stay to eat

We used to visit here before it became a Toby Carvery and had heard not so favourable things about it since it changed, from friends and family.Well ignore that! We went yesterday for my husband's birthday and could not fault a thing!Service was excellent, and speedy, though I hasten to add in no way to get rid quick either. The carvery was actually better than before - meat was tender and flavoursome, a choice of four meats. The potato and vegetable selection was also good - including butternut squash, and wholegrain mash.We were even able to get a decent bottle of red for a tenner and the soft drinks refillable glasses saved us a fortune.Definitely returning!

A good, reasonably priced carvery. Everything was hot and tasted good. Refillable soft drinks are good value for money and the deserts were excellent. Visited with a vegan and she was surprised at the variety of options she could choose from the menu. The chef even cooked a separate lot of vegetables for her as the usual ones on the carvery are cooked in butter. Amazing service going above and beyond. Thankyou.

Always get a good Sunday roast in here, it's always busy so unless you book a table you could be waiting a while. Staff have always been polite but most times to rushed off their feet for the personal touch. Sadly that can't be helped Would return again

Lovely meal with plenty of food available at the carvery. Quick service and friendly staff, especially as they were extremely busy. Only drawback was that the room was quite chilly and my daughter had to wear her coat throughout the meal.

4 Carvery's and drinksAlthough quiet at 6.30pm on a Sunday, we seemed rushed into ordering and adding drinks, thus was fine told them to wait while we chose.Not really much meat given to each plate, small piece and a few bits, veg was a little dry, at least the ones without sauce on them.In general it was fine but could do with a little more attention to detail, cleaner counter, sauce/gravy area a regular clean down would help.

Tipical fast food , for those in a hurry ! eat as much as u like! cheap breakfast serve yourself! and pleasant surroundings !

Spoons too hot to handle so serving veg difficult veg dried out gravy sloppy not a pleasant experience. Staff friendly, but I won't be trying this poor excuse for a Toby Inn again.

Visited last week as a family and was most disappointed,we had young children with us and sausages were ordered.When these arrived it was clear that they were undercooked.I complained sand was informed that they were indeed properly prepared.I cut one in half and it looked exactly the same as one that had just been taken from a packet.It was raw,I think it may have been put in a microwave this is not the way to cook sausages,we did not let the kids eat them,Iwas also shocked to learn they do not serve chips,the children were very disappointed at this.On to the adult meals,the carvery was ok but not great.We will not return

Ordered a baguette with cheese as my daughter and I are. Vegetarians. We got a BAP toasted very dry with grated cheese ' waived' over the top of one side for some reason it came with roast potatoes and Yorkshire pudding, very strange if it had not been for the small amount of chutney we got it would have been too dry to eat. As an extra, we got soup. It came in a very small cup one third full which we were asked to pay £1.50p for. Although our disappointment with the sandwich was made clear, we did not let the size of the soup portion pass and had extra added. For £5.50 each, we did feel a bit ripped off with the portion. Will not recommend.

Had a meal and drinks here with my partner.Good selection, very friendly service,good prices. Unlimited soft drinks option is great.all Mitchell & Butler owned places should be the same!

This was my 8yr olds favorite place to eat, he said to one of the staff "bring the 5 ways back" Since it's changed into a Toby we've been several times, unfortunately everything was wrong with it, it's a total dead loss now!I have no idea how they have made something so good, so bad in a few short months, the best thing they could do is to close it & start again :-(

Stopped for a quick bite of lunch and was well impressed with the service, food and price, probably the best roast potatoes I have had from a carvery for years and the staff all very pleasant , would recommend to anyone who appreciates that a carvery are what they are, cheap, food that is prepared and then left under a heat lamp and a roast that you then smother in the nice gravy they have. If you want a freshly prepared meal then don't go to a carvery , if you want a quick and full roast or a hot meat baguette full of hot meat quickly then this is your place, and better than some of the others around.

Where to start... The service was terrible. Me and my partner arrived for a carvery new years day, and to be frank were very disappointed. The meat carver was very rude - just looked at my partner when he asked a question and then replied with a very sarcastic question in return.When we sat down at our table, the air conditioning had been turned on and it was FREEZING. I wanted to stand next to the hot food for a little bit longer just to warm up!While we were choosing our veggies, me and my partner were going to go for the cheesy cauliflower - until that is I noticed a long hair on the serving spoon. The customers in front of us were waiting for stuffing for about 10 minutes, and then when it came out it looked barely edible - just slop in a bowl.We finally tucked into our food to be met with cold, bland stuffing, rock hard roasties, very gritty beef and undercooked parsnips. The mash was very lumpy, the gravy still had granules that had not dissolved and the only thing I quite liked about my meal was the turkey - which I ended up smothering in cranberry sauce and gravy anyway.My partner ordered a fizzy drink and was met with what tasted like soda water - it was infact meant to be Tango. I usually love my carveries but because of this I will not be visiting the Ormskirk toby carvery again. Took us 20 minutes to walk there too, which would have been fine if the food was bearable.

Having eaten at the Fiveways a few times in the past, each time generally pleased with the fare, we arranged to have our regular family carvery at the new Toby incarnation. Okay, at these prices we weren't expecting to be bowled over, but it was a definite step down in quality and service from our previous visits. Service was generally slow (how long does it take to prepare garlic bread with melted cheese?) and although the meats in the carvery were fine, the vegetables were tasteless.

This is the worst Toby Carvery I have been in. There is no organisation and the customer care is poor told one thing on phone another when you get there

Food was average and service the same. Nothing seemed very fresh. We will not be in a rush to return here and wouldn't really recommend it.

Came here for a group christmas outing. We'd booked our tables and sent our order in in advance, so no excuse for getting things wrong. All turned up at the same time and had to queue for drinks as there was just one guy serving at the bar. Waited quite a time for our first course which was served. Most were ok, but some grumbles about the prawn cocktails just being a glass full of cold prawns and lettuce. When most people had finished, the waitress appeared with tiny pots of thousand island dressing to go on the prawns, as they'd forgotten it. It was quite busy that evening and the staff were pretty pushed to serve everybody, so we had a wait whilst everyone finished and eventually the plates were cleared. Then a long wait whilst another party went up to the carvery. Eventually got to the carvery, and were served what we wanted, so don't know why we had to send in our choices earlier. Not overgenerous with their portions of meat, but you could mix and match if you felt like it. Help yourself to veg and gravies. On eating, the meats were pretty good, I didn't hear any complaints. The veg however were a bit dried out, especially the roast potatoes. The peas were tinned and hard, yuck. The rest were ok. Another long wait to be cleared before desserts arrived, which were as ordered, and very nice, no complaints. So all in all, a reasonable meal for a reasonable price. They could do with a few more staff at busy times.

Came here as a group of 18 last night. Excellent value and could not have had better service. Bright, clean, very pleasant environment, well decorated and looking really festive. Carvery is fantastic value and very good quality. Desserts are enormous - be warned if you've a small appetite! Our waitress was fantastic and very hosptitable. You really can't go wrong with this place.

Ate here last week. Should have known really! Didn't complain as it was so cheap but really we should have. We were plonked in a corner by the door next to a staff work station. The meat was ok but very little of it. Peas and sweetcorn inedible. Tried to re-hydrate the stuffing with gravy to no avail! Gravy lumpy, potatoes rock hard, mash inedible. The staff were lovely but I think they even know how bad it was. Never again, save your cash and drive on!

We were frequent visitors to Fiveways and had many lovely carvery meals over the last 5 years,now taken over by Toby Carvery.Thought we would try it out tonight,what a poor excuse for a carvery.The selections of meat were quite nice,as there were 6 of us we sampled them all,that was as good as it got.All the vegetables including the roast potatoes in particular were all dried out and were only fit for the bin,as I recommended it to our fellow diners I was quite embarrassed.It was not a very nice experience,won't be going there again!

We have dined here many times and enjoyed what we thought was the best carvery around however recently we were disappointed to find that Fiveways has been taken over by Toby and more importantly the food was not upto the usual standard we've experienced in the past. The potatoes and veg were all dried up and the usual selection of food was not available. We will not be returning anytime soon.

Waited for 40 mins for a seat, the chief cut the meet so thin i thought he was doing a skin Graph on the meet, this pub was better before Toby inn's took over the pub and done there refurb on the outlet,

Eaten at the old five ways on many,many occasions and always been satisfied, however we had meal there last night and was totally disappointed with the new set upOn entry we were shown our table, this was squashed in between two other tables and perfect strangers to ourselves were eating only a matter of feet away, it was uncomfortable to say the least, part of the restaurant was blocked off?Waitress took drinks order however got it wrong (never wrote it down) then got it wrong againMember of staff came to take food order, however never had the starters, picked new starters, he then came back to say they never had that starter as well, blimey there are only 4/5 starters on the menus, picked again, then they came back to say we have found some pate so you can now have your second choicePlates were painfully slow being cleared away before going up for carvery, as other reviewers pointed out the portions of meat were small and thinly sliced, Back at the table all four of us commented on the meal being cold and rather blandBy now we had had enough and just wanted the bill to leave, after hunting down somebody so we could pay we were asked what had we had ?The furniture, carpets are in dire need of upgrading, and why have they blocked off the main entrance from the car park, it's not logical To sum it up never again until a vast improvement takes place

I'm a good cook and judge places by comparing them by how I grade my own meals - allowing for the 'mass produced' factor. I've had great meals at 'Toby Inns' and I've had some that are absolutely dire - this is one of the better ones. The place wasn't very busy when we arrived, but by the time we left it was filling nicely, so it must be fairly popular, and to be honest I only saw clean plates - not heaps of uneaten stuff destined for the bins. Choice of 4 roast meats and a wide selection of vegetables, I have to agree with one adverse review - PLEASE cover the veg dishes in between groups of customers, it's more hygienic, keeps the contents hot and prevents drying out. Personally I like a hot plate (very hot in fact) but I recognise all the Health and Safety rules forbid it, that is why people complain about cold food - it isn't cold, it's the plates that immediately scupper the catering. The staff were extremely friendly and pleasant - we don't leave a gratuity when they aren't - and if we'd been staying in the area longer we would have eaten there again. Pity that the Toby near us at home doesn't even come close to being as good.

We have just visited the new toby carvery, The food was terrible the cauliflower was very watery roast potatoes must have been under the heat lamps since dinner time dry and tough as was the sweet corn very tough and dry so was the peas like bullets stuffing rock hard warm gravy and minute serving of meat ate about 50 pence worth and left wont be going there again.

Food was fairly nice, however staff were extremely rude and unpleasant, service was poor, plates slammed down onto the table. When my friend requested more toffee sauce for her desert, she was greeted with a look of confusion from staff member. Would not recommend

Visited here when it first re launched as the new Toby carvery and it wasn't good but thought it may have just been a one off. Having r Xmas dinner booked here I thought I had best give it another try... Oh my word it was worse than the first time! Meats... 3 out of 4 of them had fat running all the way through, the Yorkshire pudding was rock hard, stuffing balls cold n crunchy, veg (according to my partner) was not cooked properly (I didn't have any) mash potatoes bland, roast potatoes were Luke warm and the skin was chewy and the Gravy was like water! Garlic bread to start was nice thou :) It was safe to say after the second chance my Xmas dinner got cancelled as I'm not prepared for me or my family to pay out a lot of money for that! We come in July to celebrate my stepsons 18th and it was amazing food and service, Whatever u have done please change it back!!! this was the 'place to go' with ur family but we won't be back.

Previously regular diners at Fiveways we decided as part of Mums' 88th birthday celebration to visit the new Toby incarnation. Arriving at 7-30pm we found the car park to be pitch black and what was the old entrance now converted into a fire escape so ensuring that everyone has walk a greater distance to gain entry in total darkness! (whoever thought up that not so bright idea really needs to be punished in some way!) On entry it was difficult to see where any money has been spent as Toby seem to have pulled off the amazing trick of actually downgrading the decor and certainly not put any effort into upgrading the dining furniture as our worn out table and my broken chair will testify! That said, the staff were friendly and welcoming although they could have been more attentive during our time spent there. Having all decided to sample the carvery (not much choice if you don't) we made our way to the serving area. It could have been cleaner and some of the veg was crying out for added moisture but all in all the food was hot and wholesome and everyone enjoyed their meal. After some deliberation, members of our party decided to plump for pudding only to be told that the ice-cream machine was broken which wiped out 80% of the choice so it was decided not to bother and we promptly requested the bill. So, to summarize...if you are local and fancy some cheap wholesome grub and you're not fussy about your surroundings then it's worth a visit. If you live any great distance away, i really would't waste your petrol money because you are bound to find a far better alternative somewhere nearer to home.

We had all just been pumpkin picking and decided to go here for food before home. We got in the woman who asked us how many seats we wanted moaned cos they didn't have nowhere to put us at first when the pub was empty.total.of our food as a family was 120 pound. The food was horrible stuffing rock hard. Toasties rock hard and everything apart from the meat was cold. Yorkshires was stone cold. The only thing that we was happy with was the puddings which was excellent. But as a carvery prob one of the worst ones we've ever visited and will not be returning to. Shame as the place looks really nice. Maybe a staff attitude talk and fresher food being brought out this place could be rated 5 star

I should learn from my mistakes but forever the optimist I gave the Toby another try last week, I wish I hadn't bothered!We had the carvery and to be fair the meats were ok but the veg was awful. I appreciate that in order to keep the food hot they must be under the heat lamps but why can they not have some sort of covers on them? Never ever again, and I mean it this time

The food was lovely but the service was very poor, had to wait over half an hour to be seated at a booked table and the staff were very surly and unhelpful. They forgot our drinks order (despite the fact the place was empty after the table delay and food order) and we had to ask 3 times for the bill.

I was disappointed if I am honest, usually we go the TC in Ainsdale which is really nice, nice atmosphere and location. The Ormskirk one was nowhere the quality, the potatoes were like rubber, meat over salted, and the stuffing was burnt and dry from a new batch that came out as I was in the queue. I ordered a pint of Stella 4 but it looked more like apple juice, there was no life in the drink and when I took it back there was no apology or concern more of "ok what do you want instead" followed by a sigh. Will stick to our local place to eat I think

Venue very busy 6 p.m on Saturday evening but we were asked to wait in the bar area until a table be came available. After a short wait we were taken to our table and left no water/waitress approached us. After waiting quite a long time our order was taken but again waited extremely long time for starters despite speaking to waitress staff. Carvery was acceptable when we eventually got to eat. No alternative menu available so make sure prior to visiting that carvery is the only meal available.

Toby Carvery is usually pretty good so we thought we'd try the eat as much as you like breakfast. Won't be bothering again. Sausages only half cooked, as was bacon. Eggs overdone and sitting in luke warm grease/oil. Beans luke warm. No tomatoes. Potatoes were last night's left over roast potatoes chopped up. Coffee quite strong and again barely warm. Toast could be either not done enough or burnt, and no plates provided for it. Butter was on warm plate and starting to melt. The place was not overly busy but they kept running out of food and people were left waiting for it to be replenished. There did not seem to be anyone looking after it. And, then there was a bowl of Yorkshire puddings....with breakfast? Hmm..Not a good experience. Not up to Toby's usual standard. Won't be going back.

We dropped in on a Saturday evening, the place was heaving. We had to wait a short time in the bar, the bar staff were very polite and helpful. The food area had been very busy but was clean, we often use Toby Carvery's, the food was not quite a nice as our local Toby, the roast potatoes were soft and appeared to be breaking up in the bowl, the cauliflower was hard and the meat portion was quite stingy. That said the staff were very friendly and attentive.I think we may have called at one of their "off moments" and would dine there again even if only to see if the normal standards were achieved. I would be inclined to avoid visiting on a Saturday evening.

Tried telephoning to book a table at 11am on Sunday, I was told they could no longer take anymore bookings for that day, so I asked if that meant they were fully booked? I was told 'no'. So I asked if we turned up how long we could expect to wait, the lady on the telephone informed me it could be anything from 20 mins up to 45 mins. We decided on that information we would try it. On arrival I was told it would be an hour wait. We decided to leave it as there is an abundance of other great places to eat in Ormskirk and if you want a car very The Kicking Donkey is only a couple of minutes down the road.

Now a Toby Calvary. Food was good but had to wait for a gentleman to come and serve the meat, when he eventually came, he was friendly. The food was good although roast potatoes weren't wonderful. The customer service by Maxine and Hazel was poor, not once did they come to our table unless we went and found them to meet our need. We weren't even simply asked 'is that everything?' Or 'how are you enjoying your food?'. Having to pay separately at the end seemed to be such an effort and a chore to Maxine yet declined assisted help from Hazel. Moving onto a more positive note, Naomi was helpful when she ordered our drinks, the puddings were DEVINE, the toilets were clean and the decorations were lovely.

We went there for a carvery very disappointed yet again, roast potatoes luke warm and tough cauliflower cold and very watery [ frozen] broccoli the worst I have ever seen just looked like yellow sawdust not a floret in sight, restaurant is very hit & miss lot depends on who cooking on what night.

food choice very limited if you don't want a Carvery !! heard complaints of cold food from the carvery .

As the Fiveways this was always an acceptable eating place - not now on this experience - the pork was dry, the Yorkshire pudding rock hard, the vegetables overcooked and tasteless - the roast potatoes soggy - only beef and gravy was passable

This car very has recently reopened after a major refurbishment, on the face of it not a lot has changed except the internal decoration, oh yes, and they've blocked up what was the main entrance, who knows why!The food is more or less as before except that the carvery has less choice now, it was ok but nothing to rave about.If you want cheap and cheerful then this is the place to go!

We went for breakfast as the boss was paying! This place has recently changed over to a Toby Carvery. Buffet breakfast is £3.99 which is great value and unlimited tea or coffee is £1.99. The food was fresh and tasty so no complaints really.

was keen to try the place since it was converted to a Toby Carvery having been closed for a few weeks. Sadly the place hadnt really improved since our last visit in March and having been closed one would have expected the place to have been redecorated or at least new furniture in place but neither of these happened. Its been going downhill for the last couple of years and as there is plenty choice in the area its unlikely we will be back. The place is OK but no more

this is a traditional carvery but it does a fine selection on british pies etc. The hot roast sarnies are well worth a bite.

I have never been to a place that reopens and is worse than ever!! The decor is drab dull and boring. The wait was too long, the staff in-attentive and the tables were dirty. Food was ok for the price but the menu has been reduced so now it's a Toby you can have carvery, meat free carvery or salad. We were seated on a table opposite the toilet (which obviously also needed attention judging by the smell) no staff asked us what we wanted, or if we wanted a drink. We had to negotiate for a sausage for my daughter (who doesn't eat meat). We weren't even asked if we wanted dessert when finished. We passed the plates along to a waitress and then queued up to pay.It appears the only thing on the up in the Fiveways is the price. An extra £3 a head!! We will certainly not be going back in a hurry.

Come here with my partner for a carvery which was quite good the only downfall for me was the lack of meat given out, do not expect much meat on your plate, apart from that it was very nice , deserts were very good and altogether a nice meal. Service surroundings were great I give it a 7/10.

We visited this restaurant a couple of days before it had a refurb. and they've done really well with the change over to the Toby Carvery. On our way in some people said they were'n't pleased with their experience but another couple behind them said they really enjoyed it. The four of us thought it was really good value for money and would definitely go again. We met friends in there that said the same. Well done to all the staff.

As far as carvery go one of the better ones / best ideal for Sunday lunch always very busy wouldn't plan a plush night out here but better than most pub lunches

I live in ormskirk so we regularly go to the fiveways.good clean pub food is lovely nice surroundings great for kids aswell.cheap food but very good quality

Lovely modern and well kept place. The food is lovely, but the meat portions are very small. The veg variety os always good, and there's usually a pie alternative too. Whenever we come in the waitress is ALWAYS miserable and rude. (the one with black hair, about 55 years old, with a beehive type hair updo). Kind of spoils your meal out when people are like that. The rest of the staff always seem very pleasant, like they ENJOY their jobs. Just a shame about the 1 person that puts you off coming.

Enjoyed the carvery but what let it down was the slow service taking our plates away and getting another drink, also children running around screaming so you couldn't hear yourself speak.

We booked Fiveways for Mums funeral wake, as it was her favourite restaurant before she died last week. The staff were brilliant with all the arrangements, and the food was wonderful.... especially her favourite... the chips!!We had free use of the fuction room and bar. Anyone wanting a beautiful function room and great food should book here.

I've visited the Fiveways on many occasions with my family but today's treat for Father's day turned out to be a really bad choice. I chose the carvery: meat choice was excellent but portions were meagre. Vegetables- good selection but barely warm and I thought the roast parsnips were overcooked until I bit into one and found it to be uncooked (frozen produce?). Roast potatoes - unbelievably soft with no crispness or taste. I felt sorry for my children who had paid for this as a Fathers day treat and who were undoubtedly embarrassed. Will think twice before I return. Thought long and hard before posting this review as it is something I am reluctant in doing, but I'm afraid it was that poor.

I've been coming here for years and seen it's changes all for the better to the great British carvery. This has been one of my particular favourites as the venue is ideal for all things whether it's a party, to couple's to dietary needs (celiac ), and accessibility for wheelchairs. Its all on one level open and spacious and excellent value. There's an additional bonus of a separate bar with access to outdoor dining or just a drink when the weather is good. I really can't help myself sometimes when it comes to the carvery, eyes bigger than ones stomach it's next change is due soon with Toby Carvery set to take over! Although that aside I will be tempted to go and try the breakfast next.

Travelling through Ormskirk, we stopped on Saturday evening on our way home. It was busy. We had to wait for a while before anyone came to speak to us. Then we were told it would be about 10mins before there was a table. We sat in a lounge area and had a drink and then we were shown to our table. They serve a normal a la carte menu and also a Diamond Club menu for over 50s, Mon - Sat. Prices are reasonable. We chose the Diamond option and had soup and a main for £7.50. You could have main and a dessert for the same price.The soup was broccoli and cauliflower. It was tasty but it had stringy bits in it and it was not really very pleasant to eat. That was a shame, really. The main courses (scampi and gammon) were both good. Despite the fact that we had ordered the Diamond option, the portions were both of a very good size. We mentioned the soup problem to the manageress and she took them off the bill. In the mornings there is an unlimited breakfast option at £3.99. There is the option of a carvery from lunch onwards. It is £5.95 and it seemed to be very popular. They do a Sunday carvery for about £8.95. There are disabled facilities, free wi-fi , outside seating and large car-park area. They have an adults only room and a private room available to hire for parties.We will be visiting again.

No matter what you go for its consistently good. We regularly go for breakfasts and carvery. I also booked the function room for after my mum's funeral. Over 100 people had carvery. Everything went perfect. The food was great. So many people commented how nice it was not to have the usual buffet. The staff are always lovely and helpful. Great value too.

had a brilliant breakfast here! All you can eat and good quality. Not a huge selection but enough. Staff friendly

Had a very nice meal here with friends from Maghull. Menu options were plentiful - a la carte and carvery - and the food and service were both good. Appreciated the "Diamond Club" service and pricing.

Had a lovely lunch here. Have been a few times and never had a bad feed. The carvery is plentiful and delicious. My son had a burger with a big bucket of chips and really enjoyed it. My only disappointment is they used to do red cabbage on the carvery and it was missing. Not sure if this is a permanent exclusion? However the roast parsnips were gorgeous. Thumbs up from the 9 of us at our table. Thanks also for fitting so many of us in at such short notice when they were clearly very busy.

Been for a few meals here both restaurant meals and carvery as the establishment offers discounts to over 50s and can only say IMHO standards have slipped since our first visit about 18 months ago. The Carvery no longer offers the variation it once did and whether on the last couple of occasions its been more of a timing issue- ie got there when the meat had been standing for quite some time the meat hasnt been good ...some of the veg are not to my taste.The service from the staff is still good and that is certainly a plus point

Visited this restaurant on Saturday morning 25/04/2015 for the so called buffet breakfast, usually go the Harvester and should have stayed with them. This breakfast ended up costing nearly £30 for 4 of us, everything came as an extra, the cereal, coffee, juice, jam for the toast. There was hardly any choice, the service was dreadful, the staff just did not seem interested. Do not go hear for breakfast as it is a rip off.

Visited on Sunday for lunch with family. Very busy as it always is. Quick service from staff. Carvery was very good as always, but more expensive than a Toby. very nice atmosphere.

Very nice Sunday lunch in pleasant surroundings, a really lovely pub, been fully refurbished since we last visited, I would recommend the food as it is really tasty, even the vegetables as usually in carvery's they boiled a bit to much. We shall return.

Lovely pub meal can cater for groups and families very well, nothing to dislike about the place, place can get very busy so pick your time IE early dining recommended

First visit to this establishment but was quite impressed the staff greeted us and found us a table !We had a choice of menus, and chose the carvery!!The meats were quite good and plenty of vegetables especially the roast potatoes, although the greens were a bit cooler! It's very hard to keep hot in these places ,I have not found many places that have good veg hotplates yet , but overall a good meal , will probably go again soon but will try the set meals as they looked good value !!!!Ps the Yorkshire pudding was only fit for a rock garden but that's for choosing!!

Went for a carvery with family. The setting is ok and relaxing but as we hadn't booked was a 30 minute wait. The restaurant settings are good and the smell of food nearby from the carvery wets your appetite .When it comes to the actual meal it is ok but nothing to write home about. The staff are helpful but busy and overall if you are looing for a special meal out I would look further afield. The menu isn't spectacular but price is good for what you are able to order. Overall I would say ok for a Sunday meal but wouldn't go too often

Had the 'sharing camembert' over priced not enough for 2 only came with 2 slices of a baguette. could have been given a side plate, but the worst of all was the fish and chips soggy thick tastless batter and frozen deep fried chips with stale, pale mushy peas. Carvery was nothing to call home about, had to remind the waiter that we ordered drinks it seemed they had forgot. Desserts were all bought in but ok. The overall service was a bit rubbish no checking back I would have liked other condiments to try and save the flavour of my food.

Very clean and pleasant. The fiveways is a nice relaxing place to dine relax and have a drink. An excellent carvery meal, and helpful staff. Visited twice with friends and family, would go again. Great experience.

On arriving waited to be seated and ignored by staff had to ask for a table the pub was not busy, We had to wait for the chef at the no roast beef dry or cold veg and dry Turkey.No excuse for poor service in a Carvery.