Toby Carvery in Worthing

It's a Toby Carvery, what can I say, lol. But the staff are way improved here now. Really great and professional to be honest. They didn't used to be. We arrived at a good time with piping got veg and fresh potatoes, so all was good. The veggie sausages were tasty and the veggie gravy was good as usual. To be honest, they looked full, so I'm always amazed how they pull it off. But our party of 10 I think, all left with full tummies and will return again

Fabulous food and excellent friendly staff

Regularly meet a friend for lunch here. Food always good & staff very nice & helpful. 15/3/24 - Lovely lunch again today, & big shout out to the chef who always works so hard. 13/12/24 Lunch was delicious & staff were very nice, attentive & happy. Chef Adam was a delight as always, & we had a really good time. Merry Xmas

Value for money is great food is fresh and very tasty the potatoes are amazing and the meat selection is great we travel from Brighton to come here as we have never had a bad meal here

Great place to go for a roast dinner and all the trimmings and also served with respect by staff

Food was cold & long wait for the carvery.

This Toby is much better than Downlands. The service is quicker. Food is quick and more of it. Many thanks to Andy on bank holiday Monday for helping out with my daughters food. It was my birthday and she wouldnt have had anything to eat if he hadnt stepped in. Recommend this Toby to everyone.

AMAZING!!! Food was fabulous, unfortunately we couldn’t sit within the restaurant area however had seats in the bar area which were just as good! Huge selection of food and drink, deserts and other side plates. Definitely recommend

Everything at the Toby is great. We're regular visitors and have yet to be disappointed

We are regulars eating here at The Toby at Goring Road. Always a lovely experience, but today was icing on the cake as most of staff were dressed in Xmas outfits, even the chef Steve had a 'turkey hat' on, brilliant atmosphere. Our thanks to all the team for always making us welcome and excellent meals. Hazel & Ken.

Polite rapid service, nice food

Great service, great food and great atmosphere!!!! Thank you Steve and the nice elf lady🥰

Lovely food. I had the vege option pie from the Christmas menu, and others had carvery, all fresh well cooked.

Me and my girlfriend had a great time at toby carvery and the service was great all thanks to Emma our server.

Very nice food and lovely staff, especially Steven who was very friendly and funny

Food was very nice. Staff were friendly. Steve was very helpful

Was served my food today by Steve (the man with the turkey hat) he was very nice and polite . He was very accommodating to my needs and request with the meat . The meat was very nice along with the sides and trimmings . I got

Carvery meat was great. Excellent choice of vegetables but they could have been hotter.

Great service from Steve and Emma

Food was great Emma and Steve especially. Thanks

Steve and Emma provided great service! Food was great!

Excellent food piping hot and a very large portion. Amazing value for money. Waitress very efficient. Highly recommended.

It was such an amazing experience to have a delicious lunch with my friend. Thank you Stephen for helping me select and suggesting the delicious 🤤 food. Good food with friendly atmosphere and helping people. Keep the good work going. Cheers 🥂

I really loved the service especially Stevie with his witty jokes he was a delight to meet and the food was amazing as always

my meal here was amazing. Never disappointed by the quality of the food, service, atmosphere etc. Steve was carving on the evening I came in and he made my whole family and I feel so welcome and he brought an amazing friendly atmosphere to the evening. Thanks to Steve we will definitely be coming back.

Better since it's been refurbished but the food is rarely hot enough.

We have been to the Toby Carvery in Goring for years but this visit was extremely disappointing and one of the worst visits we have ever had. Upon arriving, we were greeted by the front of the house hostess, who had such a nonchalant attitude, it was hard to feel welcome. She took forever finding our booking, staring vacantly at her screen and then proceeded to quickly show us to our table and left back in a hurry, mumbling something which made us feel like an inconvenience. We were surprised to be sat in the bar area since we had specifically requested NOT to be sat there so went back to her and she simply stated that the other side of the restaurant was for disabled people only (???). This bears to question as to how disabled people can make it up the stairs in the main restaurant area? When we went to the carvery to get our lunch, we only saw one person in a wheelchair and the rest of the guests were not showing any disabilities anywhere in that part of the restaurant. One of us requested a bit of everything from the all the meats and was given literally crumbs from the turkey and tiny slithers from the other meat joints. I would never dare serving such pitiful portions at home to my family. The carver serving was swearing quite blatantly in front of the guests "we do bloody everything here" and rushing people with their orders, again, not the welcome you would expect when you pay to go out for lunch. The mash had run out so I requested a new pot and had to stand there for 5 minutes before some new mash was brought out, while the rest of the vegetables on my plate were going cold. Paying £15 for slithers and crumbs of meat and £12.99 for a meat free carvery (having simply veg on the plate) is a very steep price especially when the environment is not welcoming. If there has been a recent change in management, you may want to rethink your new staff and bring the old staff back as the previous front of the house manager was always welcoming and could never do enough to help. A very disappointing experience, not conducive to renewing a visit anytime soon. ******* Just as an update, further to the manager's response below, I called the given number within 30 minutes of that comment being posted. The phone just rang and rang until it went onto voicemail. I left my name, number and reason for the call. That was over a week ago and I am still waiting for someone to call me back! I guess that is just a confirmation of the (non) service delivered there.

Great Service from Steve the Sous Chef.. Food was very nicely cooked.. Very helpful and friendly to us..

From booking to seated it's perfect, to top it off great choices of food all piping hot. Attentive staff complete a perfect meal out

Tried to book for 10 people, refused our custom as it was too many people, asked for 2 tables of 5 next to each other and was told not possible, why would they refuse our custom? Awful Customer service.

maybe a receipt for buying extra dinners for the homeless . we had no way of knowing whether the money donated will actually go for the homeless.

As on all our previous visits everything was great, food really fabulous & service exceptional, very friendly staff.

Was not made welcomed, meat portions served were small, was not told which way the serving area was, not asked if everything was okay or where the drinks machine was located, some vegetables were over cooked, others under cooked, when paying, was not asked to check the amount, was just presented with the machine to tap on, was not wished goodbye.

Great food, restaurant light and welcoming, staff excellent

Chris was super friendly and good was good as per. Refurb looks good!

We thought we would enjoy a roast on a rare day off and trip to the area. Unfortunately, I felt compelled to give this poor review as the front of house staff were unfriendly and to be honest, quite miserable when we entered. We had ordered our drinks/food at the bar which was the obvious place to order, given members of staff were unhelpful. We were told we couldn’t sit at a particular table close to where the roasts were being served even though there were plenty of tables to choose from.. Then, we were told mid-way through eating our meal that we weren’t supposed to be sat at our particular table as it had been set up for dinner, and the lady proceeded to put two chairs to block the walkway and asked if we could put them back when we left! This formed quite a joke with ourselves and two other tables next to us, and thought we’d enjoy our VIP area for as long as possible! Very poor, would not recommend a visit.

Excellent value. You get what you pay for,no more and no less

Great value for money and a great time had by all. Once more high quality food served with a smile and steady flow of customers due to the latest offers being better focused.

Perfect for a roast or breakfast!

The carvery is always superb , straightforward and great service. Highly recommend and fabulous value for money.

On behalf of my child: The staff was very friendly, very attentive and checked on us at various times during our meal if all was okay. We were 3 x boys, age 13 and appreciated that we were treated well and not being made to feel uncomfortable dining without parental supervision.

I recently visited Tony Carvery for a roast dinner, and I had a wonderful experience! The staff were lovely and made both me and my aunt feel incredibly welcome from the moment we walked in. The roast dinner was absolutely delicious, cooked to perfection and full of flavor. I truly enjoyed my meal here and can't wait to return for another delightful dining experience. Highly recommend it to anyone looking for a great roast!

Went for breakfast. It was lovely. Good food.

Place was really busy being half term, just turned up without making a booking and hoped we could dine there.... receptionist, only in the job for 2 weeks, managed to allocate a table in the pub area for the pair of us.....superb service followed by the usual excellent carvery....couldn't recommended this place highly enough....the guy on reception was really up against it but he was so professional and came up with solutions....certainly an asset to the business....well done, keep up the good work....many thanks

Arrived seated straight away.When we went for our carvery there was no gammon available, but the very nice man carving and serving who seemed to be struggling on his own !kept a smile on his face and apologised as was going to be 10mins or more before he had it .Anyway I continued with my meal and out off the blue he came to my table with the gammon on a plate this is good customer service and I do hope that this branch regcongnise his outstanding customer service .Very much appreciated.

This is our favourite carvery and last night we went back for the first time since the refurbishment. Wow! What a change and it looked fab. Food was amazing as ever and there really is no better place to enjoy a carvery. Everytime we try another carvery I just find myself comparing it to here and there isn't really anywhere better.

Good well cooked and importantly hot carvery. Choice of four meats all cooked to perfection. Veg all cooked well, not just blanched. Couldn’t fault anything about our visit.

Wait in que times not good. One server cutting and kept on going off to get more meat. veg mostly were good. but 25 mins wait not expected

Miserable front of house staff. No acknowledgment when we entered, they just stared at us. When we asked if we can check-in at their desk, the short bloke in a white shirt spoke to my partner like he was an imbecile! In contrast, the chefs and our waiter were friendly, polite, and attentive. Food is what you’d expect; quantity over quality. The floor was filthy by the self serve, covered in bits of dropped food. Not for me, won’t be back here.

Always good to eat here, Very organized with tables and service , Never had to complain about anything Food wise always good.

Wasn't Happy with this visit I always request a Booth near the front or a table out of the way due to PTSD, We got given a table out the way and I said that fine as long as nobody sits on the table less than 2ft away,well a near on empty restaurant and people sit on the table 2ft away,well that was my meal over with,I didn't ask for much but clearly that doesn't matter, I couldn't fault the food we did have it was lovely 10/10

Fantastic food, beef cooked to perfection by Adam, service was excellent. 5 star service and food at 1 star prices, so cheep.

First visit since being recently decorated. Looks very nice with clean toilets. Food was very nice and served in a very timely manner. Great service from our waitress Tracey too.

Arrived at 4pm. Staff were extremely friendly & helpful. The carvery is what it is, you are either a fan or not! Became very busy & unfortunately a feral child was sat at the table behind us. Screaming & throwing food on the floor. We subsequently could not leave the restaurant quick enough. I hope never to return but it wasn't my choice.

Excellent food, especially the roast potatoes

Lovely carvery well worth a visit. Down load the app and we got 25%off the bill.

Great service, very good food, great price, I would definitely recommend

The meat portions are ridiculously small for the price charged. Two of the meat portions were so dry and on the bone, one dared not ask for a portion. The roast potatoes were so dry you could barely cut through them. The choice of vegetables was disappointing. Paying for king-size is not worth it as no extra meat is given, only 2 small sausages and an extra Yorkshire pudding.

Breakfast was clean and freshly cooked. I love the idea of Yorkshires with a full breakfast, better than fried bread. Staff friendly and helpful.

Fantastic service, great food and great value.

Lovely carvery, excellent staff, what’s not to like 😊

Gravy & meat were so good as were the yorkies! Decent vegetables too. Would be better if you could get more than one slice of each meat is all

Andy, the guy at the bar, very friendly. respectful, and polite.

This carvery is the best after being refurbished and with great food and this one was my first Toby carvery I used to live in this area in residential care home 34 years ago and this meal I was celebrating 50 years on public transport

All in all great food, great value, great atmosphere, and brighter new internal rebuild.

Busy night as there was a deal on. Very hot but there were fans on which was helpful! The beef, as usual, was chewy and fatty. Never again.. very tight portions on the meat. Veg was good. Service was slow but as it was busy, can't really complain.. Bar staff (male) miserable.

The food was great, meat and veg was cooked beautifully and the Yorkshire puds were the best yet! It was very busy, but it had been revamped, so not surprising! The chef did amazingly well, serving everyone so quickly!

Great place to eat. Good value for money. Will go again

The service is amazing, have had the same Lady a few times now. Kids love it too. Food is tasty and the puds are lovely!

The service is amazing, have had the same Lady a few times now. Kids love it too. Food is tasty and the puds are lovely!

We are regulars. Love a good Toby roast. Tonight was on point. Really yummy. Staff were friendly. Dave who was carving was cheerful as always. Tracey, not sure how her name is spelt was very friendly as always and helpful. Clean and cosy environment. They were really stretched with the current £6 a carvery dinner deal, who's gonna miss that?... and yet everything was cooked perfectly. Yes they ran out of things but just ask and they will refill what they can. We definitely recommend this restaurant.

It dose feel a little bit like you’re in an old people’s home for lunch..... However the food is great. Tables are packed in close, so don’t expect time for a private convocation. This was the second time in a couple of months we’ve been to this Toby restaurant. It’s never been the best place to have a meal, but it is what you’d expect from this company. The last time we went we assumed it was just a bad day, but unfortunately it was the same issues this time….. 1. The restaurant is extremely hot, all the doors and windows are open, so I can only assume they have ongoing issues with air conditioning? 2. When you go up to the carvery you have to wait ages, approximately 5 minutes for a member of staff to leave the kitchen and serve. Then because the queue has built up, they have to stop serving to get more ingredients to serve. 3. The main reason to go to a Toby is the Yorkshire puddings, last time they were too chewy to cut and eat, this time they were a little better on the texture, but tasted so flowery it was unpleasant to eat. 4. Self-service drink machines were not working last time, so for a refill you had to go to the bar. This time that wasn’t even an option, we were just given two bottles (small bottles) of Coke. On the plus side, the service was excellent, you never expect much from the service in a Toby, but our server Sophie was excellent. Also, some of the side dishes had been changed, a very pleasant addition was roasted parsnips, which were cooked perfectly. At the end of the day, we will keep visiting Toby restaurants, it’s the best and cheapest way to satisfy your roast dinner cravings, but I do hope things will improve. Original review from 5 years ago: Also the staff feel like they are forced into production line mode. This doesn’t allow them to give the best customer service. This appears to be the fault of the company, not the staff. Need a roast dinner ASAP, this is the place.

We had a lovely meal in very nice surroundings with pleasant ,friendly staff

Lovely carvery, good choose meats an vegetables 😀

The staff at the Toby in Goring are always welcoming. My Dad is disabled and likes to sit close to the carvery counter. Not once in all our visits have we had anything to complain about. Long live the Toby in Goring!

Visited the Toby Carvery Worthing for a weekday Carvery that was excellent good selection of meats and vegetables that were nicely cooked the service was excellent and the icing on the cake for me was their Bramley Apple pie with choice of Ice cream,cream or Custard very pleased well worth a visit.

Lovely staff, very welcoming! Clean and tidy Toby!! Sadly, the food was cold. A good selection of condements & toast with marmalade! The orange juice tasted of! And the hot chocolate was not the best, sadly. Maybe it was an off day. But again the staff were really helpful!!

Vegetable and gravy overdose (plus some meat). Worth going when there's an offer on food. Drinks are reasonably priced compared to other pubs in the area. Update: after the refit, they have changed most of the bar area into the restaurant. This meant I couldn't get served because the restaurant was full. Lost a star because of this. Still busy so booking a table is very wise.

Absolutely lovely as always. Good food. Good customer service....xxx

Got served by tracy, she was lovely and very quick. Food was tasty especially the mac and cheese it was bussin.

Great food, great prices. What more can a customer want?

Came in here for a cheeky dinner after work, got served by a lovely lady named Tracy who was very attentive to us the whole time, 10/10 service and great food

Didn't like queuing for 15mins to get food.. had to que through ppl eating. Which is not pleasant for anyone.

29.09.2024 5pm Awful meal today, female front house manager has a very rude & unhelpful attitude. The Male manager was extremely apologetic & more than helpful….served us himself & could not help enough. Would definitely go back purely for his service.

29/09 5pm- dreadful meal but male manager was extremely helpful couldn't do eenough to rectify . Female manager unhelpful & extremely Rude.

Worthing is awesome beef was delicious fish veg

Lovely place looks fantastic since it has been done up

Not the best went for breakfast staff were nice but food was cold no real choice had to ask staff for some of the selections that they were ment to have overall wouldn't go again.

Went early evening on Monday night. Bit of a wait for fresh meat but thoroughly enjoyed the meal. Waitress was bit slow on service but. Totally enjoyed.

Still a very hot environment in the restaurant area.

Love a carvery. It's a lovely carvery restaurant and does what a carvery does.

We went in at 12pm so everything should of been freshly cooked & if it was its worrying they can't cook properly as both types of the roast potatoes were inedible rock solid like nothing I've ever encountered as were the parsnips everything else was OK but that was enough to spoil the meal & as I've never had that happen to me at the downlands Toby carvery I won't be returning here to the Goring one. Also the meat carvers are dead inside but then again so are all of the Toby carvers.

We went in at 12pm so everything should of been freshly cooked & if it was its worrying they can't cook properly as both types of the roast potatoes were inedible rock solid like nothing I've ever encountered as were the parsnips everything else was OK but that was enough to spoil the meal & as I've never had that happen to me at the downlands Toby carvery I won't be returning here to the Goring one. Also the meat carvers are dead inside but then again so are all of the Toby carvers.

It's hit and miss here. Sometimes the meat, potatoes and veg are cooked to perfection. On this visit the meat was chewy (beef & turkey) and fatty and quite stringy (gammon). Hard potatoes and carrots and a chef doing takeaway boxes who was just throwing the spoons back after she had dished each serving of veg into the boxes. A disappointing visit this time I'm afraid .

It's hit and miss here. Sometimes the meat, potatoes and veg are cooked to perfection. On this visit the meat was chewy (beef & turkey) and fatty and quite stringy (gammon). Hard potatoes and carrots and a chef doing takeaway boxes who was just throwing the spoons back after she had dished each serving of veg into the boxes. A disappointing visit this time I'm afraid .

Clearly the food was not all fresh, it was clear that most of the offerings were left over from the previous night and reheated, I say reheated but most of the items were “warm” a roast dinner should be piping hot. The roast potatoes were cut too small which meant that the whole thing was hard on the exterior with little potato inside. The waiter put my meal into a microwave oven which improved it. I have to say the recent renovation of the restaurant is a vast improvement on the previous establishment, it’s a shame that the food lets it down.

Great staff very helpful with only a couple of hours notice they were able to accommodate a coach group of 20

Mamma Mia ... what can I say. It's like a Chinese buffet except it's a roast. You can't go back for more meat but boy if you're still feeling hungry after opting for their 'KingSize' plate which includes 2 mahoosive Yorkshire's from the get go you can roll up to get yourself some more - and likely needed - veg .. or mash .. perhaps a parsnip? Whatever keeps your boat afloat. The service provided by our lovely waitress was fantastic that we felt compelled to tip a burger kings worth. Thankfully we missed the queue which looked as if it went all the way back to the good old days but that's to be expected for a Sunday. Great place, great food, great service. Oh, and the brownie for dessert if your gut allows? Marvelous, aside from the stomach cramps I felt after misjudging my stomachs capabilities.

Dreadful visit, pre booked the table for 4 people. Arrived and the table was not ready for a while. Once seated all staff avoided us and wasn't offered any drinks. When I requested to order the waitress said we would be better ordering from the bar as she was too busy. Lots of unclean used tables with leftovers on, busy ramed bar without a clean glass in sight. Staff were super stressed and clearly they were understaffed. The que for the food was heading out round the restaurant and the que to get into the restaurant was round the front carpark. No one even noticed we had left the building to go elsewhere. Won't be returning !

We went for breakfast here after attending the Crawley site for breakfast recently. Very disappointed. Yorkshire's were normal and not the breakfast ones there was only one egg left and was sitting in cold oil. My partner ordered an orange juice with her breakfast we both tried it and neither could work out what juice it was all we could agree on was that it wasnt orange. Very greasy breakfast and not remotely fresh at all. Shame really.