Toby Carvery in South Bucks

I’ve been here a few times. It’s simple food but it’s done really well at a price that just can’t be beaten these days. There’s loads of free parking (enter your car registration when you go inside). You’re on a bit of a conveyor belt, go sit, go get your food, go! But I go back to the point that’s it’s good food at a price that can’t be beaten. I’m sure I’ll be there again before too long.

Excellent service from chole. Food hot, plenty of choice. Atmosphere was good to .

I recently had the pleasure of dining at Toby Carvery in Denham, and I must say, it was an exceptional experience from start to finish. Upon arrival, we were warmly greeted by a lovely young lady named Cherri, who truly exemplified the phrase "service with a smile." Her attentiveness and cheerful demeanor set the tone for our meal, making it even more special for my wife and our two kids, as it was our first visit to a Toby Carvery. Cherri went above and beyond to ensure that we felt looked after throughout our meal. Her kindness and helpfulness exceeded all of my expectations. When my little girl accidentally dropped her drink, causing quite a commotion with the glass shattering and drink spilling everywhere, I immediately felt the need to apologize to the staff. However, Cherri handled the situation with grace and humor, making a joke with my daughter to lighten the mood. She replaced the drink without hesitation, displaying not only her exceptional customer service skills but also her genuine compassion. As a parent of a child with autism, I often find that social situations can be challenging. However, Cherri's warm approach instantly made my daughter feel comfortable, turning what could have been a distressing moment into a delightful one filled with giggles. It was a heartwarming experience that I truly appreciated. The food itself was delicious and added to the overall positive atmosphere. The combination of fantastic service from Cherri and the quality of the food has left a lasting impression on us. We genuinely look forward to returning every Sunday, thanks to the warm hospitality and welcoming environment fostered by Cherri and the rest of the staff. I highly recommend the Denham branch of Toby Carvery to anyone looking for a delightful family outing. A big thank you to Cherri and the entire team for making our visit memorable. You have certainly earned top ratings from us! xx

Brilliant service front of house couldn't do more for us made sure we was seated quickly and that's our orders came along together, the kitchen staff done very well with the constant refreshing g of the carvery as well would highly recommend

The person serving the meat was unfriendly & rude. We found out when we were leaving that he is the boss, apparently. Most of the rest of the staff were friendly & helpful, although the service was slow for puddings. And when it did arrive, one of the bowls had a very big chip on the inside - the size of a thumbnail and very noticeable. We mentioned it but nothing was done or said. The food was ok. My dining partner was served a piece of meat that was pure grizzle and inedible. Because of his attitude when he originally served us, we never went back to the meat carver. It was after 6pm and the food was nowhere near as enjoyable as it is at lunchtime sittings. The car park was extremely dark, uneven surfaces and full of very deep puddles. We will not visit in the evening again and hope, if/when we do we get a different meat carver next time. Hopefully a polite one! The staff waiting tables were very busy but changed the cutlery when it was noticed we had been given a fork that had not been washed properly. It was such a shame that it was not a pleasant experience.

Amazing staff very friendly. Tasty food.

Booked 4 times, and they kept cancelling. No rhyme or reason. Tried to call throughout the day. There is no answer on the phones. Bad customer service.

Very welcoming and helpful staff good choice of food and the restaurant was full,but didn't affect the service. On top a discount for using the app, happy days!! Well done to all involved.

Popped in thinking it was still a Harvester, as we drove up we see it was now a Toby Carvery. As we entered another family had been waiting to be seated, after another 5 minutes they decided they had waited long enough, and walked out with a passing comment of good luck, only 3 staff members could be seen, nobody behind the bar, nobody front of house, another 5 minutes and we were shown to a table. The restaurant was very quiet, with many empty tables. Approach the carvery, no beef that's an hour wait, no lamb not doing anymore, stood for 5 minutes at the empty carvery to have a choice of dry pork, gammon or turkey, not a lot of vegetables left either, gravy thick and cold, although the lady serving us at the table was friendly and pleasant, overall it was awful. Service slow and no attention paid to customers, food variety lacking and what was on offer was not very pleasant. Our drinks came as we had nearly finished the food. We will not be coming back, I could understand if the premises was busy and all the tables were full which would account for food running etc, but it was dead, the atmosphere was dead, the food substandard and the service non-existent. Personally find somewhere else.

Great value for money. Staff were great and worth a visit if you are hungry.

The staff are helpful as the wife is disabled

My friend & I had a large carvery each & I had a London Pride my friend a soft drink & it was £30. It was quite busy for a Wednesday evening & the food good!

This used to be my go to carvery for the past 5/10 years. The service from the waitresses is always a warming reception. This is my first time coming for about a year and the first thing that caught my eye was that all 3 men behind the carvery were Asian (pakistani or Indian) men. I didn’t think much of it I just thought Toby were capitalising on migrant labour. I could hear the man before me in-line complaining about the slices of meat he was given, even saying ‘you are taking the piss’. He got a normal size plate and I was feeling like I could eat more meat than what he was given so I upgraded to a large; the carver gave me also the same amount of meat as a normal plate and I even questioned if the slices were meant to be thicker or doubled up for the large. He said that’s the size of the meat and seeing as the man before me had a bit of a word with him I thought I’d brush past any more altercations and write this review. By the time I sat down I felt some of the items on my plate were getting cold quickly and parts of it had hardened from being under heat for so long. Maybe Toby is telling the new carvers not to give as much meat and no one will say anything because ___ or maybe the Asian workers are not familiar with the customs in Toby. Overall I’ve not been displeased but hoping there will be a change the next time I come.

Delicious food. At the front at the restaurant staff to busy.

I contacted the restaurant via email before posting this, as I enjoyed going there, but after nearly a week without a response, I have to share my experience. I ordered a carvery through Too Good To Go, and while the meal was great, I was shocked to find what looked like a cooked cockroach in it. This is really disappointing as I used to love coming here.

Just had a lovely carvery here. The food was really good, and the service was amazing, thank you Chloe.

Lovely roast! Charlie was excellent.

I have been using the deham brach of the toby for numerous years and visit there about twice a week. I always try and go there on a Monday or Friday when Diane is there who is a server. She has a brillant personality knowledgeable and always very helpful and goes out of her way for her customers. Nothing is too much for her I always ask to be seated with her as she is so pleasant ☺️ I understand that she has been working there for over 30 years. All credit to her. She is a real asset to them a little gem 💎 ✨️

I just want to say that Diane who is a server at the the toby Denham is so helpful. She explained and help with the stamp system rewards. Her sunny outlook make it very pleasant to go there. A really helpful person. She goes the extra mile to make you feel very welcome. Thank you Diane. You're the best. I hope the toby appreciate you're efforts. What a credit to them

Lovely roast and hot on arrival

My family and I visited last Thursday night (Thursday 26th September) and it was one of the worst experiences I have ever had at a restaurant and this is thanks to a rude and arrogant chef that I had the displeasure of being served by. After witnessing another customer being bullied into accepting what was served on her plate which was not what she requested in the first place, I then witnessed my own mum being served the most pathetic slice of beef I have ever seen and being told by the chef that there was nothing wrong with it and to accept it for what it is despite the rightful protests of herself, my dad and I. However, things were going to only get worse with this chef. After asking for the king-size option, the chef proceeded to only give me the thinnest slices of gammon, pork and turkey on what should be a King-sized plate! When I dared to ask for at least another slice of the turkey, the chef just laughed at me and suggested that I was not within my right to make such a request which I found to be extremely rude and obnoxious of him to do. The fact that he could not provide me with sausages and then just served me a pathetic amount of meat, meant that it was a complete waste of time for me ordering the King-sized option. When he proceeded to the provide my dad with the thinnest shavings off the meat joints he requested, it led to an unnecessary standoff where the chef refused to serve my dad more acceptable portions and because of his refusal to back down, he proceeded to continue arguing with my dad, allow his food to turn cold and create a long queue of people waiting to be served. His cock and bull story was that he was serving meat based on weight which is a load of rubbish as there were no scales being used to weigh the slices he was cutting and was just guessing the weight of each slice he was cutting based on what he could see by eye. I get served more meat during lunchtime at my workplace when provided with a roast dinner without needing to ask for more portions and it would appear that based on the thinnest slices this chef is prepared to serve customers, rationing appears to be in place at this Toby Carvery restaurant (probably to ensure that he can take as much home for himself as possible at the end of the night!). To make a situation even more uncomfortable for my family and I, the so-called manageress did not resolve the situation at all and just said that the chef's decision is final and what he says goes and then just stormed off. Because of how unpleasant this experience was for my family and I thanks to the rudeness of the chef and unhelpfulness of the Manageress, we will never be visiting this restaurant again and have now been advising all of my friends and other family members to avoid this restaurant like the plague. Instead of the chef trying to lecture me on manners, he should look in the mirror at himself. Arguably the rudest chef I have ever encountered and that is from someone who has worked in the kitchen before of a restaurant with a number of chefs in the past. Well done on losing customers for life.

The Toby carvery is going down hill, for the past 3-4wks there hasn't been any lamb. The staff serving the meat all hide in the kitchen, all staff look like that they don't want to be there. Asked for our cutley only to be ignored so we helped ourselves. This is our local Toby carvery but looks like we will have to find somewhere else.

Not well... single mum and I got delivered this crap fat for meat 3 potatoes no Yorkshire absolutely fuming can't up load on uber eats . I come in use here and langley but great ...but this is a joke for 15 pound I'm waiting in a call ... never again

Narinder at the Toby Carvery was absolutely fantastic! His service was exceptional, and he went above and beyond to accommodate our dietary needs. We've been coming to this restaurant for years, but Narinder's service was truly top-notch. Highly recommend!

I visited tobys yesterday evening for lunch I got 2 paper thin slices of roast beef full of fat you could not cut this beef thiner if you tried Monster Yorkshire pudding as much cold veg as we wanted. I think they need to understand that veg is served with meat in this case it seemed meat served with veg . Very dissapointed won't be back unfortunately .

Food was great, but the poor staff in this place look tired and overworked. Another M&B site that seems to lack decent management. Drinks took forever to come out. Waitress didn't know what a glass of Pinot was. Had to explain what Oat Milk for the Americano was. Had to pay at the bar as she was too busy to bring the bill. They were trying their best and the food was hot & tasty, but the staffing seriously needs looking at. A lack of training for sure, but a lack of visible management seems to be the overall issue.

We arrived and got seated waited ages for someone to come over to take our drinks and then we was waiting ages for the glasses that we had to go up to the bar and ask for them the food was good but the servers were going round to other tables asking how their food was but didn’t come over to us once and it wasn’t that busy then we had to find a waiter to ask for the bill as we was waiting for ages for it. We like the Toby and the food was good but service was not the best

Great staff especially the cleaner

Our waitress was lovely, but everything else was poor! When I went up to get my carvery, there were 2 guys behind cutting the meat. They just looked as if they didn't want to be there and just weren't friendly at all. Also, I think there might have been a bit of a language barrier as I clearly said I would like one Yorkshire pudding, and he put two on my plate, I had to tell him to take it off. The meat was the worst thing though. I asked for beef, which I was given basically all fat and not a single nice cut, and I asked for turkey. There was hardly any meat left on the turkey, and the guy cut right close to the bone that when I went to eat it, I found a few hard grisly bits, which put me right off eating anymore. Also, there were a few vegetable dishes that had run out and had not been replaced quickly enough while I was up there, so I missed out on a few things. When my other family members went up after me, the turkey and other dishes had been replaced with fresh full ones, which was good for them but not great for me and the other people who were up there at the same time as me who would've missed out. We all pay the same for the carvery at the end of the so we should all be entitled to the same availability and quality. I personally wouldn't go back or recommend it.

Actually went here for a take away as second choice after having a really bad take away from another pub, that we had to return and get a refund on. Will definitely be using this restaurant as our go to for Sunday dinner in future, great food, huge selection and everything was fresh. The staff were so friendly and helpful too

Great tasting Carvery.. Extra busy but worth the wait.

Visited for a Sunday dinner for the first time at the restaurant. Could not complain with the food was fantastic and service great also . Did not wait any time to be seen by staff very friendly and welcoming. Thanks for a great meal guys

The food are great tasting, fresh, but the potions shrunk both in the quantities as well as the thickness. The "bottomless" soft drinks are dlightly more than otgers too. The servicer was excellent but busy. Overall both the reception and severing staff are really friendly, fast and professional. However, in terms of value is getting less and less. There are alternatives eateries offering carvery within in few miles and they are offering better values. TOBY really needs to reconsider the option control or you are likely to loose a lit of "loyal " customers to your competitors.

Had Sunday lunch with the family today at The Toby in Denham. Was pleasantly surprised to see the quality of food has improved significantly since the last time I visited. The staff are friendly and welcoming and provide a great service. My next trip back won't be as long as the last time.

The food was only warm but the staff were really friendly

Bought My wife for a carvery and it was lovely and staff very friendly

We were served by Chloe who was so welcoming and lovely. She provided us with great service and was very friendly. Food was gorgeous as always but Chloe really made our time worthwhile when we were there

Shout out to Sean and Louise! Been to lots of Toby Carvery but this is our favourite and travel 1hr to get here for lunch today. Food was spot on - brilliantly cooked beef, lamb, potatoes, stuffing, potato dauphinois and Macaroni cheese and not dry like some Toby Carvery’s we’ve been to! Staff are a credit to the company, service was great despite how busy it was we observed Sean dealing with a difficult customer at the carvery who clearly thinks as the customer he’s always right! Don’t think I could have held my tongue in that situation. Lastly we saw Louise chase a non-paying customer who sheepishly returned to pay his bill. Was worried for Louise’s safety but so impressed she returned safely with the customer paying his bill. Well done to the team at Toby Carvery Denham and hope the company recognises what you do on a daily basis.

Consistently good. Go for the carvery. Worth booking a table for Sunday lunch as it can get super busy.

Only let down by the lack of pugs in blankets But we did arrive at last servings... staff couldn't of been any nicer

Really very good plenty of meat, great service too one of the best Tobys we have been too

Toby’s is such a fun and quirky establishment, it is a shame when it is ruined by poor customer service for people wanting to enjoy their treat day. One poor experience puts off loyal customers from returning.

Staff was more than happy to help me and my partner to make the experience excellent especially with our Daughter. And our waiter Charlie C was more than helpful to always ask and make sure we had everything and everything was okay. All staff so friendly and helpful making this visit very memorable and keeping us happy and smiling

I love a good Toby and stopped by this on my travels. Ideal for a .midway stop if driving on m40. Parking is free. Just remember your car reg.

I went to this Toby Carvery with my good friend Janet. We were greeted and shown to our table by Chloe, then the service was taken over by Katrina who provided us with an exemplary service. Thank you for a great meal.

Best Toby in the country The mash potato is just perfect, the Carrots , peas , cauliflower is all fabulous, the man who cuts the meat is very friendly and nice

Myself and my family dine here regularly. We’ve never had a bad experience and the food is great. Comparing to other Toby’s this is the best in the area by far

Great food. They carve the meats right in front of you and buffet is very filling.

Katrina is a wonderful host very welcoming polite and helpful

Restaurant very busy as is usual on a Sunday but had booked a table. Staff were lovely, but not enough of them so we had to wait in queue for 10 mins before we were seated as only 1 member of staff greeting and answering phone. then had to wait in queue for food for 15 mins to get our food which was not the usual quality, meat chewy, some of the veg undercooked. Drinks machine out of Pepsi Max. Waitress was absolutely lovely and very apologetic but overall probably our worst ever visit.

Food was absolutely delicious. Was a bit on a long queue at the Carvery counter with no one serving for a while at first but once the chef returned, service was quick and courteous. The queue was a good indicator of the quality though!! Meat was the best I've had from a Toby Carvery for a long while. Chloe, our waitress, was purely perfect. So friendly and welcoming. Couldn't do enough. Would definitely return.

Very lovely place,nice and tasty food I'm very picky,but I liked the place and meal😋

A good Toby. Excellent waiter. The food could habe been a tad hotter. Easy parking.

It’s a classic tbh. Only need to take a tenner with yah

Make sure you book your table on a weekday because we just got turned away since they don’t do walk ins! Food looked good though - shame we couldn’t taste it

Restaurant very nice and clean, and staff very good. But food on the carvery was not good at all. Unlike a previous visit some years ago where this carvery was outstanding and well above standards of other competitors. A proper slice or two of meat would be nice rather than some shavings off the joint, and veg were mostly past their best.

Decent food visited a few times in the past. However today arrived and left standing for about 10 minutes before a flustered and quite rude female appeared. Asked if we had a booking, we were walk-ins, we said we didn’t, we were dismissed immediately with ‘we aren’t taking walk-ins’. Attitude was rude and couldn’t care less, all that was needed was a simple we are very sorry but due to short staff … blah blah blah. It was early evening, the car park was half empty, totally understand if you are short staffed per section, but you don’t have to be so rude. Won’t be back.

Steven our waiter was excellent very attentive service with a smile will come back again thank you

Chef Lucky served me only two backyard nasty pieces/slices of beef before this prior a customer asked for half beef half turkey and got a whole plate full of nice meat. Taylor hope your are are aware and will help staff to identify full portions adequately and yet respond to customer satisfaction and agreement sh (Global food critics UK)

Excellent service from Steven and great food! Thank you so much!

Steven was a brilliant host and talked us into desert . It’s such a clean Toby carvery and he’s made our visit most so welcoming My 13 really enjoyed the way we were treated Thank you Toby denham and Steven for a pleasant experience

Good food and lots of it. A traditional English carvery, choice of three meats, roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding, etc. Pudding is traditional too, apple pie/crumble, ice-cream, etc.. The service is really good for a carvery!

What a disappointment!!!!!!! Amazing food but awful experience. The waitress Nicki made me feel like rubbish. She’s a disgrace!!!! Her attitude was appalling and even worse that it came with a smile. Further training is definitely needed! I came back because I had such a nice time on my last visit but due to my experience this time I will not be returning which is a shame.

I had lunch here today, the food is always good, the staff are friendly, Nicky gave us a warm welcome when we arrived, and the food was reasonably priced, I’d definitely come here again

The food was lovely, I had a carvery. Had the biggest Yorkshire pudding! In particular, the service provided by Nicky was incredible. So lovely and thoughtful! Definitely recommend.

The food was very nice, the dessert in particular. But the main reason I’m leaving the review is because our waitress Nicky was absolutely brilliant! She was lovely, fun and had some great recommendations re the menu. Thanks Nicky 😊👍

Had a lovely meal , staff were very good Keep up the high standards you have got with your team, well done

It was closed at 22.00 so the opening Times should be updated.

Turned up sunday and refused seating due to food running out at 5pm . Strange how they had food for everyone that booked but for passing trade no food. I won't be visiting that toby again. Seems they don't accept black people.

Fabulous food, friendly and efficient staff.

The food was tasty and what you would expect but the service was exceptional the waiter Charlie C was really caring and helpful, he helped my friend with allergies to understand what foods he could eat and can't eat by showing him through the recipe and menus.

The food was what you would expect a nice roast, but the thing that made the experience that much better was the excellent service, we had a gentleman by the name of Charlie C who served us with much commitment and even stopped to show my friend all the food allergies he needs to be aware of, the service by Charlie was fabulous I can’t recommend the place enough on the service alone.

Big up to Charlie C. My guy was the nicest waiter- huge respect. Give that man a raise.

Excellent review, fantastic service

Our first and last time in Toby Denham. Meat portion like for 3 year old children. My daughter is 12 paid full price but get only 2 small, dry slices of gammon , wegetables overcooked, meat dry, mess on meat counter...server looks unhappy to serve....

It was okay, meat portions getting smaller

Good carvery at reasonable price. Felt the pub was under staffed on the day we went, but didn't spoil our visit.

Not enough waiting staff for how busy it was.

Treated my brother & sister-in-law to a meal to celebrate their 2nd wedding anniversary. Although it appeared to be short staffed, service was a little slower, food was excellent as always.

Missing half of the food cake and custard

Lovely restaurant, good food, great portions!

Another fabulous family meal at the Ugly Duckling

We were greeted lovely. When we were seated it took longer than usual to receive service, there was no cutlery on the table. Once we got to go get food, it was burnt, dry, we had to wait long at the food bar for meat to be changed over. The water tasted like chemicals and the order of a pot of tea had to be reordered due to the server getting it wrong. Did not help either the table with a child had their tablets or phone on full blast

Excellent food and fantastic service

The food was nice. Meat was a little dry. Great selection of vegetables that were, however, the potatoes were luke warm. Good atmosphere, although guests were cramped up together, unfortunately. The serving staff were super friendly and accommodating. Would visit again.

I find the queue to be quite long to long when waiting for your food as another review pointed out 1 person is serving the whole restaurant so the queue tends to back up for the carvery The quality of the meat ain’t that great either especially the Beef very tough chewy and Fatty. The gammon was quite good the turkey was dry as old boots. The vegetables were very nice the mac and cheese is hit and miss but when it’s nice is very good. Selection of vegan and non vegan gravy and variety of sauces

Very quiet. Food was a bit stale from sitting. Staff were excellent but it's expensive for what you get now.

Went there for lunch and the yorkshire puddings were incredible. They were big and fluffy. The meat was tender and moist. My favourite side is always the potato & carrot bake  and it was very good when I visited! Really tasty roast and easily one of the better Toby Carveries about!

Missing items. No pigs in blankets, no turkey

Always enjoy my Sunday roast here

Called in for lunch. I had the beef, my wife had the gammon. Both were delicious and potatoes and vegetables were top notch. Although my wife said the sprouts were a bit dry. I then had delicious apple and plum crumble with a generous serving of ice cream, my wife had a coffee. Lovely meal, polite service. £30 including 2 sparkling mineral waters. Top notch. Thank you Toby Carvery.

This isn't my local Toby's Cavery, I have to say I love coming here, it has a great energy about it. The team are friendly and very welcoming. Thank you Louise, Chloe and everyone for doing a sterling job. Keep up the fantastic work and may you be blessed in abundance

Food was nice, the chef however was constantly swearing under his breath whilst serving. Service was AWFUL, took 25 mins after being seated for someone to come over and take food orders, eventually went up to the bar to order drinks. They kept sitting more and more people down before even coming to us. Wouldn’t recommend, much better places around.

Went there as a large party after a child confirmation at a nearby churc

It was my first time going to a Toby carvery and this toby carvery branch was really nice . The staff are very friendly and helpful. Hamza , an attentive waiter accommodated to my needs whilst being very friendly and helpful. He gave me recommendations on what to eat as I was unsure what to choose from and ensured my food came in a timely manner . I was very happy with my experience at Toby carvery and would recommend to others to give it a try

Great food and attentive staff. Would return.

Went for a meal with my dad and kids, and the food was lovely. Our server Hamza was great with the kids, very patient and gave them crayons to keep them entertained whilst us adults enjoyed the great food. A special thanks to Hamza for making our experience lovely. Will definitely be coming again.

Food was great, had a veggie carvery service mac and cheese was great, drinks came very fast, our server Humza was accommodating for our requirements, always checked to see if we’re okay.

Went out to my usual roast place for Father’s Day with my husband & children had a fab evening amazing food, drinks and service thank you hamza for the great service made it a very memorable evening!!!!!!

Awesome food, great service and a special thank you to the waiter Hamza for making my experience at Toby Calvary a wonderful day for fathers day, Thank you Hamza and thank you Toby Calvary.