Thorpe Bay in Southend-on-Sea

Food and drink was nice however survive was a little slow and servers made us feel rushed so didn’t feel relaxed while eating

15 of us visited for the Festive menu with starter, Carvery, dessert and tea/coffee. The lovely waitress was so busy, but so kind, helpful and patient. We were put in a fairly quiet area too, which suited us fine. We will be back. Thankyou

I use Toby Carvery for a regular catch up with a friend. The only reason I’ve not put 5 stars is because the vegetables often leave a bit to be desired. We usually book for around 5:30 pm and the peas/corn/carrots are often very dry and discoloured due to having been left out for a long time. Having said that, I can’t fault the rest of the food. My friend usually has the carvery and it’s lovely - I order off the menu and it’s equally delicious as well as the Yorkshires and potatoes. Service is always great and we make a point of asking to be seated in Carol’s section when we do go, who is always lovely, and super efficient! I’m very aware the kitchen and carver don’t always get a thank you so special mention to Dave for doing a great job behind the boiling hot plates!! And the behind the scenes staff for the lovely meals. Will definitely be back for our December catch up!

Food was dreadful, and waiting staff run off their feet…asked the chef for scrambled egg as fried were floating in grease, was told I’d need to go back to the bar to order it (even though there was no extra charge) this was with a plate in my hand as the eggs are the last thing in the hot plates…hash browns in pieces, baked beans mostly juice, no fresh tomatoes… will definitely not be returning.. used to be great in this Toby… not any more

Loved the environment, clean, warm and delicious. Dave was amazing and portions were satisfactory. Mandi made us feel like family and was gracious with desert amendments. We feel spoiled and at home x

We came in on Wednesday 16th, with a disabled young man. The meat was good, but Yorkshire puddings were rock hard. Full of air. The veg was overcooked the peas where like bullets. But I went into the ladies' toilets and how disgusting it was. The toilet brush was absolutely awful. If the toilet is like that, what is the kichen? I took a picture. Will show you!!! I wonder what the company would think if there had done an inspection?

Good food, lovely carver (Danny)…very friendly. Our waitress, Carol, was great…helpful, informative, friendly & patient. A diamond!

We’ve been here many times with and without an offer. Last night there was an offer on, so we booked online for 6pm. When we arrived we ordered our usual bottle of wine which arrived nice and promptly. The queue at the carvery was quite long so we decided to wait a bit while we had a drink. Within a few minutes the queue for the carvery was back to the reception desk. We ordered another bottle of wine and some pigs in blankets with Vikki. The queue just didn’t get any smaller, if anything it increased. We stayed till 7.30pm but unfortunately didn’t eat. Please manage the bookings better. I appreciate we came when an offer was on but the bookings can be managed so that lots of diners don’t arrive at once.

When we arrived there was a large queue of about 40people for the carvery. We got a drink at the bar and sat at a table. Martin our server told us we could pay for the carvery at the bar rather than have to go to the person at the front of the restaurant, He served our drinks and gave us our plate for the carvery - we were a bit surprised at having the plates as no one else in the queue appeared to have the, when we got to the front of the queue the carvery, Dave, exchanged our plate for a warm one from behind the counter. You could see that he was extremely hot but he was still serving with a smile. The food was excellent hot and fresh the meat was perfectly cooked. The best carvery we’ve had in a long time. As Martin was clearing our table, we asked how much meat had been cooked that evening, he said he didn’t know. A few minutes later he was back with the answer. He had gone to the kitchen and asked the chef. All in all a great meal, excellent value for money, will definitely go there again

Carol really looked after us with our drinks and extras - we had some laughs with her and she made us feel very welcome. Danny the server was great too.

Very nice place, very good food on the lunch roast buffet,service very friendly and professional, big thanks to all team .well done.

Booked for 2 adults 3 children. Seated and drinks order was taken straight away. Food always lovely. Lots of vegetable choices. My favourite is the onions in gravy, that is a must for me! Mac n cheese on the children’s roast is always a hit.. Our meat was carved by Dave and our server was Carol.. No room for dessert. Will definitely return very soon.

The food was excellent as usual. The staff were busy but still managed to check in several times. The air conditioning was welcome break from the outside heat.

Lovely dinner ! Best roast potatoes I have had in a restaurant. Plenty of choice of meats and veggies. Waitress Juliet was friendly knowledgeable and cheerful. Have to mention Archie (Carver) , job done well. Will happily return for Lunch/Dinner. Not so much Breakfast as not refilled quick enough even though it wasn’t particularly busy, at only 9.45am.

The food and service were absolutely amazing, the server Danielle was lovely! We will recommend this toby to all our friends and family! The chef Lewis cooks amazing potatoes!

Was greeted by a friendly lady who showed us to our table and also took our drink order. Within a few minutes another lady (Vicky) came over to confirm we had ordered drinks and if we wanted the carvery. We placed a side order of some pigs in blankets and she stated it would be around 5-10 minutes and we could go up to join the queue whenever we liked, which we did. We were served by Danny who like vicky were brilliant and definitely front of house people. Food was good, what you expect from a toby. During our meal vicky popped over to check all was OK, we did notice she was darting all over the place and genuinely didn't stop the whole time we were there. She did it all with a friendly smile and a joke which was nice to have. Definitely made the meal that little better.

We came for a birthday celebration, (mums choice, apparently it meant there was no washing up for anyone!) 😂. The carver Dave was helpful, and our waitress Carol, was particularly attentive - especially as we had one veggie dining with us. Had a lovely meal and even took into account my special requests that I supplied when I made the booking. Thank you so much, all for of us enjoyed it. See you all again soon. 😊👍

Vicky has been my server twice now. She has been amazing will always go the extra mile for me and even popped a candle in my little girls pudding because she took note saying that she’s nearly 1 !

Mandi was lovely helped us with the app and was very friendly throughout the meal. She helped us get 25% off of our food which was amazing! Food was lovely as always :)

We were a party of Nine with a wheelchair user and multiple dietary requirements and Billy our server was excellent! Chris the Carver was also very helpful and pleasant!

very good place to have a meal.the staff were lovely and the lady who served us was very nice and the guys on the canvey were helpful and the whole meal was excellent

Great roast on Easter Sunday. Amazing waitress Mandi went above and beyond. Very friendly and approachable. Definitely return

Lovely visit! Relaxed meal in a lively restaurant, our server Glenn was patient and attentive, carver Dave was friendly another mention to Martin who made a lovely batch of Floater coffees. Had a great meal with family!

We were not warmly greeted. Attended on easter bank holiday - saturday morning at about quarter to 9. We followed the instructions to go the bar. After a minute, a female huffed and came behind the bar. She stood at the till and glared at us as if waiting for us to say something. No hello or anything. I kindly asked for breakfast and paid. She fiercely punched the touch screen with her fingernails, looking incredibly annoyed. She took our drinks order amd proceeded to slam the pineapple juice cartondown, slammed the glasses down on the counter and had such a stroppy attitude about her. Awful service. She didn't say thankyou when I made payment but I did say thankyou despite her attitude because I believe in good manners irrespective of how I'm feeling. She stopped off and collapsed back on her original chair. As I walked past I advised her that her service could have been better. Despite her attitude and despite me making it obvious I was not happy about it, she did not apologise once during our meal or check on us. The food was nice but plates dirty. Really poor customer service.

We were staying at the Premier Inn next door, not affiliated, so used it for breakfast. Buffet style £6.49 all you can eat BUT drinks are extra. No frill buffet with classic items on hot plate, diy toast. No fruit or pasties. Order and pay at the bar for food and drinks. What wasn’t classic was the breakfast Yorkshires, whose idea was that? Amazing, may have to become a thing at home. Shame they had bacon bits in though excluding vegetarians, this also applied the fried potatoes. Fried eggs on buffet, scrambled by request as are veggie sausages. Service friendly both for the buffet and a quick evening drink

We are regulars at the Halfway House, great service and food from the carver Archie and Carol, who looks after us very well. Highly recommended.

Food was lush, eyes bigger than my belly! Got a Stella aswell so kinda messed up with that one cause I was full!! Juliet who served us was lovely and the other geezer who spoke to us was a legend too x didn’t get his name tho, Chris the carver was a legend

Glenn was absolute star from the minute we arrived. Very attentive with us and the baby. The food was beautiful and we would definitely recommend to our friends & family

Lovely dinner and great service. Dave cut the perfect amount of meat and the fatty bits which I asked for! Lovely service from carol she was very chatty and checked on us! Highly recommend

This is bye far the best place for a carvery, the food is the best compared to other Toby's in the area and the service is top notch, we were served by Juliet and our meat carving guru was Dave.

Great Toby lunch/diinner, good service, the refill drinks machine didn’t have all the drinks so did have to queue at the bar. Our server Juliet was very friendly & helpful.

Lovely food and very tasty Very filling Carol our server was brilliant. Great service. Chris the carver was very friendly

Carol was so lovely and caring as always, and her perfume smelt absolutely gorgeous. the food was delicious and my desert tasted amazing.

Had an amazing roast dinner tonight at the Toby carvery, Thorpe Bay. I had a voucher through so thought we could give it a try for a mid week meal and even though it was really busy the carver Dave was smiling and friendly. The meat and vegetables were replenished all the time so they were hot and fresh. I was really pleasantly surprised at how good it was. Glenn looked after us at the table and he was also welcoming, friendly and attentive. We will definitely be back again very soon .

Service was amazing the staff member who served us vikki was a credit to the Toby carvery company what a amazing young women with a great attitude for her job i hope I'm in her service area next time I pay a visit and a great sense of humour from Danny the carver

Sever Mandy and Carver Dave absolutely excellent all round, Could not fault, we are a returning couple to yhe restaurant and will be back again.... and again, Thank you for a lovely evening Karen & Steve

Excellent service from Glenn, our server and Dave on carvey. Really lovely meal, made even better by friendly service, thank you!

Booked last minute online and had a lovely meal. Danielle our waitress was superb. Food great. Value for money. Lots of meat. Nice work Dave.

Went here for a family carvery and although the beef was rather tough our waitress Juliet couldn't be faulted. Juliet gives impeccable customer service and nothing was too much trouble. From the moment we arrived she made us feel welcome and, even though we moaned about the beef, she listened and ensured we left feeling happy. Nice selection on the carvery but disappointing they'd run out of meat and what wasn't was rather dry. Veggies, deserts and the service made up for it though. Very family friendly and accessible.

We're regulars here. At least once a month we dine with differnt couples. Today we were lucky to have Carol as our server. She, as always, was friendly and helpful, several times responding happily to our diffrrent requests. Lucky too to have Dave as our carver. Warm and chatty as he served what proved to be the best beef we've had at Toby. Nothing to much trouble quickly replenishing the Cranberry. Full marks for an enjoyable afternoon.

Our server Carol smelt absolutely divine. Total angel and had the most eloquent bed side manner and gentle hand have ever experienced. Her softly spoken voice is of the upmost relaxation. Now I must mention the inexplicable tasting food. The meat was something out of Hells Kitchen. The MOISTURE! 😻😻😻😻 the vegetables were crisped and salted with such vim I could not deny how much I loved them. ON MY MAMA I WILL BE coming back… wow! am ever so excited to taste and experience the family at the Toby Calvery #HWHTB (half way house Toby calvery ) 😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻

Carol made our lunch extra special and we had a lovely time, the food was lovely and it wasn’t too busy, we even had a desert

Lovely meal with a great waitress Vicky. Friendly and very helpful. Definitely going back. Looking forward to the next time.

The food was excellent and the service from Mandi was perfect. Very friendly atmosphere with extremely helpful staff. Would recommend this carvery to anyone

Fantastic value for money! Roast Lamb was gorgeous and the Yorkies were huge!! Carol really looked after me , the service is great! As was pudding lol Can’t beat that honeycomb sundae!!

Fabulous food as always, our server Juliet was great very attentive but not intrusive Archie the carver was friendly and helpful

Very disappointed the person carving the meat was trying to cut the turkey so thin it just ended up like a plateful if dust . Surely its not impossible to just slice it so it looks a bit more like a roast dinner and not...

Lovely relaxing drinks and early dinner. Really nice efficient staff, barman whose name I don’t know but always there and always friendly and helpful and Carol our waitress and Archie our carver. Lovely atmosphere, fabulous staff, nice food and great value.

Food was good but unfortunately plates were not hot and food went cold quickly. Seeing half a turkey thrown in bin after service was pretty shocking too.

Lovely friendly helpful waiting staff (Glenn) and carver Dave got us fresh Yorkies which is always a huge bonus. Not my nearest Toby but happy to travel to for better service and food.

Carol and Dave are great. We had forgotten birthday candles for a cake and they managed to find some and saved us from embarrassment. As always Carol makes our evening if she sees us.

Carol our server went above and beyond on our last visit 26/2/24. We have a fussy son and nothing was to much trouble. Also Dave the chef was great, food was hot and a good variety

We had a great time. Our server Glenn was very friendly and helpful. We was looked after The food was lovely, great choice Great atmosphere. We

We stayed at the next door Premier Inn which doesn’t have its own restaurant. We were greeted by a sign which said order at the bar. We waited at the bar for a while and no one came, however we noticed a member of the...

Don't go. Go somewhere else. The food was absolutely shocking for a carvery. Beef and Lamb was stone cold, to the point the fat in the meat had gone rubbery. It was burnt and the carver even had trouble cutting the last tiny strands to...

Dave Dave he’s the man if he can’t carve it no one can!!! Very cheerful and happy to serve ! Also server Glenn was great too! Very attentive!

Very good meal filled me up Well done Juliet for a very welcoming experience Excellent cutting skills by Archie the big man himself all the meat with my sprite bashhhhhhhhh

Amazing food, Juliet was such a lovely server so friendly and welcoming always up for a chat with everyone I would definitely recommend

Glenn was a fantastic server, and was very helpful and genuine with helping us with the gluten free menu. Thanks for a great meal.

Wonderful fresh cooked food. Never disapointed. Great friendly service by Carol and carver Archie was very helpful and friendly.

Amazing food and always warm. I go there for breakfast a lot and it is always really good. Plus friendly staff especially ryan and juliet. Would definitely recommend it!

Carvery was ok, not the best. And the cauliflower was rock hard, totally inedible. Staff were lovely just the food was a let down unfortunately

An enjoyable meal again, staff always helpful and polite, thank you to Carol our server who always looks after us really well also thank you to the carver Dave, a pleasant experience.

Food was great and we were served by Glenn, who was also great !! Really enjoyed, very quick service ⭐️ thank you very much

Great food and excellent service. Paula served us and she was brilliant. Lots of meat which was perfectly cooked. It was my sisters 55th birthday

Lovely meal at Halfway House Toby Carvery. Very nice vegetarian option and great service from Juliet and Archie, who were both super friendly and helpful!

Paula our server was incredibly helpful, professional and friendly. Archie who was the carver was equally fantastic. Food was amazing

Great meal and great service - the meat was well cooked/carved and there was a good selection of sides. Carol, our waitress for the evening, was very friendly and attentive. We will definitely be coming back. Thank you.

My husband and I attended for Sunday dinner and was served by the lovely Mandi. Our carvers were Archie and Dave. Would highly recommend. The service we had was outstanding and the food was delicious! Thank you very much!!

Food was of an extremely high standard and our waitress Juliette is an absolute credit to you,very polite and attentive without being obtrusive,well done all round.

Lovely staff set the mood. Really grateful to carol. The beef was so well done. Everyone enjoyed will come back with the rest of family

Two of us went for lunch with no reservation. We were quickly and efficiently greeted and seated, and service at table was friendly and prompt (thanks, Carol!). We both went for the roast and found all the choices available and well-presented. Food was good, with...

Loveky famiky meal, Carok wS our waitress abd was fabtastic, koveky friendky service,we wukl definerky bw back,thabj you Toby Carvedy & rhabj you Carok

Wonderful food served by great staff, Carol our Server and Archie the Carver. Would thoroughly recommend it and plan to go back soon.

Really enjoyed our carvery today. We had turkey & beef, both accompanied with a good selection of tasty veg. Our waitress was Carol & our carver was Archie.

Great veg selection and my wife loves the mac n cheese. Nice meats and good portion served. Yorkshire puds perhaps a little too large and dry, although the gravy is great to moisten I'd guess, but I go for the roast potatoes. Carol is often...

Lovely evening meal today. Very friendly and attentive service provided by Carol. Carol spotted that we had some birthday presents on the table and put candles on the birthday girls desert as well as singing happy birthday. Will be returning again in the near future.

We wanted something more than a sandwich lunch so went for the carvery. Very tasty indeed. Friendly service and well cooked.

Lovely food at the best Toby carvery in essex. Service was excellent throughout the restaurant and the general bar area

Delicious food, well cooked, piping hot,and great choice. Our server, Carol, was friendly, knowledgeable and attentive.. Carver Archie was super quick at loading plates with roast of choice, and Yorkshire pudding. A good atmosphere rounded off our Sunday lunch perfectly

Ate here with a friend - both had carvery and were pleased with the meat and the veg which were all fresh and we could see they were topped up regularly. The staff were very hardworking and managed to be pleasant even so. Used an...

Been a lovely evening , went the extra mile to get us the right seats out the way Server Glenn was brilliant! 👍🏻 Such a lovely carvery

Glenn was amazing great customer service . Great service. Lovely place . Won over £100 too!!!!!! Definitely will return here

Great food as always, definitely the best carvery locally. Special shout out to Glenn who has been our server the last couple of visits and always smashes it- super attentive and hardworking.

Lovely family meal, great value for money, delicious carvery and fab service as always by Carol, deffo be back again soon x

Glenn our waiter was great - lovely food and very fast and friendly service despite being very busy - thank you for a great meal

Food very cold and potatoes rotten inside, worse meal I have had at a Toby. Did not bother to take back as it would still be cold if I got a new plate.

We visited Toby Carvery Thorpe Bay on Sat 30th December with our family for a late Xmas catch up, we had a lovely afternoon, our carvery’s were delicious, tasty & hot & our waitress Vicky gave 5* service, she was very welcoming & attentive &...

Great catch up with friends in a relaxed atmosphere. Waitress Carol excellent as always. Food is a first class carvery with Dave. Book and you will not be disappointed.

Lovely service from Carol.. felt like a nice family friendly warm experience.. really added something. Food was well served and fresh. Relaxed atmosphere

We arrived at our booking time and waited in the doorway for nearly an hour with at least three other families before we were acknowledged. We then were seated and it took over half an hour for the first course. Main course was Christmas carvery....

The perfect Christmas day We go here every Thursday so decided to have Christmas lunch there so we'll organised starter prawn cocktail was lovely carvery so fast and fresh and hot and the desserts were perfect our waitress carol is so friendly always happy and...

Lovely Christmas Dinner. Fantastic staff very friendly and helpful especially Carol. Dave carved our meat with a smile too.

Mum and I visited on Xmas Day 2023 and were served by Carol. What a wonderful woman she is. She was attentive and genuinely cared about how our day was going

Lovely service! Carol is so friendly and helpful. We always like it when she is serving. We always find Dave the carver very friendly too. We come here often. Never disappointed. We will be back again. Highly recommend. Thank you for a lovely Christmas dinner.

Lovely carvery Restaurant and bar are clean and well maintained Easy parking at rear Friendly and helpful staff , Martin was particularly helpful in locating a table for the 8 of us .

We very Happy with our meal and excellent service by our server Glenn 👍 . The only down side was we were seated near some very noisy crown,but it was busy and we shall nevertheless still go there for future meals. Well Done to all...

Food was excellent and hot and vegetable section was replenished as soon as dishes started to empty. Very good meat portions served by the carver Archie, much better than my visits to other Toby’s recently. Our waitress was very friendly and helpful without being overbearing....

We had a great Christmas lunch , meat was exceptional and our waitress Vicky was super attentive and very friendly , we’ll be back

I had forgotten it all been done up. Looked nice. Staff very accommodating to our needs. Was 11 of us and booked in. Service excellent and food also hot. Carveries are hard to keep food hot. We were there nearly 3hrs and no rush what...