Toby Carvery in Colchester

Really good food, good service, good atmosphere!!

Great food, nice drinks. Top notch server 😁

Food was amazing, and Jo was lovely and helpful and will definitely recommend to my friends and family

Keiren was extremely helpful and very friendly. He was under pressure catering for quite a few tables but kept in full control and didn't let the service slip.

Kieran was a great server, attentive and friendly! Thank you

Jo was lovely very nice and helpful will defo recommend to my friends and dog

We have been to the White Hart Toby Carvery many times, we came for Mother’s Day and the atmosphere was lovely even though it was busy. The staff were still in a great mood, happy and joking with us at the table. It made the day even better. Then we visited again today (Monday) it wasn’t as busy but the food was still great. The staff were more than happy to make our experience great. They went above and beyond with our “special request”. I’d like to make a special mention about Jess, Tiana and Titch who made it extra special. Thank you so much, it really does make a meal out better when the staff are so great. We will be visiting again and again.

We were served by Joanne, fantastic service, she went above and beyond and was so friendly. Thank you! 😊

Emma was our Server and brilliant. Attentive, polite and friendly

Have thoroughly enjoyed meals here on several occasions. Really good value for money, food always good. The last two visits we have had Aaron as our waiter & can honestly say he has been excellent. Well mannered, professional & polite.

the food as i would say was bangin the member of staff was absolutely amazing they were so nice and extremely pleasant to talk to the place was spot on i will %100 be coming back every birthday. So happy!!!

Good atmosphere good food reasonably priced. A+

Roast potatoes were solid. “Home of the roast” I don’t think so.

Went for Mothers Day today. All the staff in every department were absolutely professional, polite and extremely helpful and i must say the food was cooked beautifully and tasted really nice My only disappointed was that we were in a group so a few went to get served and the others waited to look after all the bags etc. When the first few got back after 20 minutes and the rest of us went up we had 23 people in front of us and took 30 minutes to be served and when we got back we were eating on our own. Needs to be sorted out surely as afternoon was spoilt unfortunately

Came here for my son’s birthday.. food was delicious and the waitress Jo was lovely and the level of service was amazing and assisted with food allergy we had with one member in the family. Would recommend to anyone to come here. Will come again many thanks!!

Brought my dad here for a birthday treat. The food was absolutely amazing we sometimes go to Braintree but stanway is so much better. The service from jo was also 10 out of 10

Great laugh with the staff, especially Jo

Emma was our waitress she was very pleasant & helpful.

Had a lovely meal here. Food was wonderful as always and we had excellent service from Emma. Will visit again soon.

Emma was very attentive and provided prompt service.

Customer service was shocking, we asked to move as it was far too hot where we were sat, and they got funny with us, food quality was disgusting , raw potatoes hard cauliflower. Temperature of the restaurant is way to hot.

Service is always really good. Food is always really good.

Great Toby Carvery. We went for a birthday meal. There were other large groups and small groups. Great Toby atmosphere and lovely food as always. Our waiter was very attentive and helpful.

Great food, friendly staff but those few who seem extremely down and not very approachable ruins the vibe in the room

Came for a last-minute dinner on a Sunday evening. The food was good, although beef a little dry and they had run out of some food items (parsnips) it was still very tasty! I was very impressed with the our server, Joanne! She was very friendly and attentive, nothing was too much trouble. Its been a while since I have had such great service from any restaurant.

Joanne our waitress was very helpful and professional in her role. Fantastic experience made even better by Joanne

Very busy Sunday, Jo was great she was very interactive and gave us great service throughout our are dinner.

food was lovely, however hadn’t booked and walked in and was told it’s super busy, however there was a table in the bar bit which we could still go to and get food however we would have a waitress. We sat down and thought to book for 17:50 as we wanted to sit in the restaurant part, I informed the waitress who was at the welcome desk and was met with 2 very rude ladies who said “well I told you not to book as we are behind, why did you book” we decided to just eat our carvery at the bar section, however one of the ladies ( blonde one) then approached us and said “oh did you decide to eat your carvery here then” we replied with “yes thank you” she then replied in a very rude, nasty tone “well I’ve been shouting your name for ages” we said “sorry we didn’t hear you shouting for us” she walked off without saying anything. Felt like I was being told off for wanting to eat here. Was very disappointed. I work in hospitality and know how stressful it is when busy however customer service skills should be the main priority. Having manners doesn’t cost anything. You never know what people are going through. I went for dinner with my friend after a 10 hour shift at work and was met with a rather horrible experience wish I never spent my money here.

Served by the lovely Aaron, amazing customer service and had a good laugh with us.

Lovely staff, decent priced carvery. Menus were a little confusing if this is your first time, things could be grouped together and made more apparent on the menus

Great meal Aaron was amazing very professional was quick with requests and great customer service

The food wasn't the greatest, The yoke in all the eggs was hard & the hashbrowns was teethbreaking, black pudding was super dry also 🙁 Nice friendly welcome from staff though!🙂

Very busy venue, all good but not quiet dining

Lovely food .Lovely staff .the only problem was pigs in blankets but the manager sorted it out straight way .love ya all

Aaron very helpful in every way nothing too much trouble

As a family of 10 we pre-booked . Upon arrival the car park was packed . Nowhere to park and people abusing the blue badges spaces. One person left so we could park .. The table was shoved in a corner . With no room for the entire family and 2 with mobility issues . Cannot go up the one step . Table was rearranged and we was moved but had to sit at seperate tables . Food was lovely . Very busy and packed .

Most of it was cold the chef had a job to cut meat it will be a long time before I go back again I find the Toby has gone down hill

Great roasts and pleasant lady called Jo serving us. Thanks so much.

2nd time here, big mention to Jo and Mikey above and beyond service. Food well cooked, presented, hot and great value, highly recommended

Very disappointed 😞 I have always enjoyed going for breakfast here. the bacon was like chewing leather.. an most of the food was cold .. plates included 😞 the welcome was good though.. sadly won't be back

Had a lovely lunch, and Emma was very attentive and pleasant.

Great breakfast Do love a Sunday morning all you can eat breakie . This is where we go all the time when we fancy a big breakfast.

Emma our waitress was very polite, friendly and always smiling even though was rushed off her feet as it was very busy ☺️ 10 out of 10

We went here today for a family meal and everyone enjoyed their food especially the children !. The waitresses were very attentive and quickly topped up gravy and other dishes that were empty or low. Waiters/waitresses were also very polite but only thing we did notice was service was quite slow however, this was not the fault of the waitresses as they did appear to be very busy. We will definetly be back and this Toby Carvery is a great asset to the area.

Good food at at good price. Good atmosphere as well. Friendly and welcoming staff. Our server Jo in particular was excellent. Served us quickly and was very friendly

Brilliant service and value , Jo was also a very hospitable and efficient waiter, highly recommend

Amazing service from Amy! Many thanks

Emma was kind friendly and welcoming, the food was hot and delicious, highly recommended this restaurant to anyone.

Always a pleasure. Emma is a star !

I'm disappointed with this Toby Carvery. The waitress who sat us down placed us between two tables with young children, one was crying, the other was screaming, and one of the parents was smacking his lips to point you could here it across the restaurant. We asked to be sat at another area and the waitress said she only had this table and another one closer to the screaming child, despite the restaurant being close to empty. The table we were sat at had food all over the floor meaning we could not put our bags down, so my wife asked for a broom to sweep up with. Luckily the waitress took the initiative and kindly swept up all of the food on the floor for us but at this point we still hadn't sat down and she asked us what we would like to drink. We politely stated we hadn't looked at the menu yet. After we sat down, we saw the same waitress seat a couple down where we requested to sit, so our table wasn't actually the only table available. The cutlery we were given was not clean and we went to get others from another table which were also not clean. Service from this particular waitress was terrible and i wish we had walked out. But the roasties were calling. Other than that, the different waitress who served us was nice and the food was good which save this review from a single star.

We had a lovely time. The only thing I could comment on was the lighting could be a bit brighter and better.

Amazing service by Emma thank you so much she was so accommodating without the little ones. Our favourite place now

Really lovely roast and Emma was a fantastic waitress. Could not fault her. Thanks for a great lunch guys!

Our waitress Emma was lovely, very attentive. Food lovely as usual. Only issue I had was, we were sat next to the toilets which wasn’t nice everytime someone came out. And that end was cold and the fire was not lit

I have been to this branch so many times and always enjoy the visit and the food but never seen something so disgusting as this before and other dinners commented on this as well at time of visit. I know you get contractors coming in for breakfast but there 3 who came in and one in particular was in such a mess, he's clothing was caked in mud,dirt,paint and possibly dog sh*%t for all i know and was let in to go to the buffet!!!!!! if i turned up without a shirt on i would hopefully be turned away. This is unacceptable and glad i wasn't the only one who said they would complain. Could not find anyone on the way out to complain to.

Great service Emma was amazing! Very polite and kind and perfect service x

Emma was so lovely and friendly and made us feel welcome :)

Fantastic service by Emma. Warm welcome, friendly and efficient. My mum and I both had a lovely Carvery.

jo (joanne) was so friendly and inviting. love to see that in places like this. hope to see her again

Joe was amazing! Great service and a fantastic personality!! 10/10 🙌

Very good! Bobby is a great waiter, he is friendly and helpful. The food is great.

Joe was amazing, really helpful and quick service

Was served by hannah today , great as usual

Thank you for the amazing service today! Kaleigh is incredible at her job!!

Thank you so much .. I took my bestie birthday and mum at lunch today . They went above and beyond the waitress was very professional friendly . My name is Jez can I really thank you all xx

Amazing service. Hayley was super kind and attentive

Really enjoyed a lovely early lunchtime roast. Kayleigh was very very helpful staff member.

Kayleigh was the best, she was very helpful and engaging. From the I don’t knows

Kaleigh is a credit to you… hazel isn’t bad either

Excellent food, first class service from a lovely cheerfull Kaleigh.

Amazing service by Kaleigh and Daisy

Aaron was an ideal friendly yet very professional staff member that attended to our every request with a smile..

Amazing service from the lovely Hayley! She couldn't have been anymore attentive and friendly. X

Hayley and Kayleigh are a dream team on a Thursday night we will be back thank you

Kaleigh was amazing.. thank you for your service

Kaleigh amazing person.brilliant at her job So happy anf polite Deserves a massive payrise and bonus Xx

Kaleigh was an attentive server with a bubbly personality to match. 10/10

Kayleigh and Hayley dream team’ Thursday nights!! They are the best

Haley was amazing she was polite and helpful and she made the whole experience from another world of Toby carveryness excellent thank you haley thank you , haley , love Paul and family xxx

Value for money excellent staff.Very enjoyable throught out.Hannah was so pleasant and could nit do enough for us.

Had Anna to serve us so nice and welcoming

Hannah was a brilliant waitress, very nice and helpful

A Great experience at Whitehart Toby.

Jo was the best waitress in the world what a legend will come back just for her😆😆 - Zack

Amy served us today such a lovely girl was so happy x

We went as a group for the unlimited breakfast because I had an email voucher. The problems started as soon as we walked in the door. Voucher despite saying up to 6; people could only be used for one person which left the rest of the group having to sign up which felt like a data collection exercise. The plates were stone cold and the ones by the toast were wet. The food was hit and miss as some bits were luke warm. Very disappointing

Served by Joanne on table 37, table of 5 at 12:00pm. The chef served good portions of meat, all the food was hot and lovely, the only thing I’d say is the mac and cheese was cold, but everything else was perfect. The service was really great, could see she was working really hard. Left very pleased. Thank you for a lovely lunch!!

Always a good meal here with friendly staff. Our favourite of this franchise.

Absolutely shocking experience at the White Hart Toby for breakfast. Booked a table and when we arrived we got to find our own seats. Queued up for 20 mins for the breakfast because the food continously ran out. The chefs were bringing out small portions at a time which would soon go after a few customers. The gentleman in front of us had told us he'd been there 1.5 hours and was yet to get any Sausages because they kept running out. When we got to the front multiple dishes were empty. My husband asked about hash browns and was told it would be a further 5 minute wait. When he questioned this he was told its a Sunday and their busiest day so what do we expect. It was very obvious they just couldn't keep up with the demand (even though multiple tables were empty). When going up for coffee there was no sugar and they ran out of spoons When taking our little girl to the toilet, the disabled toilets was dirty and the gents toilets were disgusting (my husband made a complaint about this) Multiple people commented on the poor service. We will not be returning.

Our waitress took quite a while to take our drinks order. The starters took at least half an hour to arrive. The carvery looked messy and on eating the food was only warm and the gravy nearly cold. On ordering desserts we were told about four weren't available - luckily had what we wanted which were tasty. No one around to pay so had to go the bar and apparently our waitress had gone off duty!!

Came in on Tuesday and was served by Kaleigh who was so friendly and helpful, quick service, food was tasty and good value for money. Will come again

Good food and helpful, polite staff. Highly recommended. Dined here a few times recently and food and service is very good.

Way too busy. Shown to a table after waiting 10 minutes for our table. Then just left there with no idea how to order, no one came over. So we left. It was SO busy and rammed full of tables very close together! I was looking forward to trying the roast for our first time but it’s definitely prioritising amount of tables over actual service and comfort

Good food,apart from kept running out of most things such as parsnips and gravy, waited over 5mins to be served, drinks were served half way through eating our meal.one waiter came out of kitchen moaning about kitchen staff, manager said to one waitress not my problem they are your customers.Will not be returning.Have had lovely carverys' in Braintree and Chelmsford

Very good service from Hannah, lovely food

Always a good roast. We were served by Jo who was so lovely, excellent service.

Turkey was lovely, and Hannah's service was great. Would eat here again.

Waitress Hannah was lovely very attentive to our needs & very cheerful 😊

We were very happy with the service from Jo.

Good quality roast dinners. Often, it gets busy, but online booking is easy to navigate. The car park is fairly small but does have wheelchair spaces. There is an overflow carpark nearby. My only criticism of the place is the very tiny accessible toilet.