Toby Carvery - Speke Boulevard in Liverpool

Dropped in on the off chance of getting a table for Sunday lunch. A very positive impression was given on our arrival, we received a friendly greeting, we were asked if we had a reservation - No, we were hoping you might have a table. “Table for two, certainly, just follow me” we were shown to our table that was clean and tidy even though it was ‘mid service’. A waitress appeared and took our order (we chose the carvery) and directed us to the carvery area, stating she would bring our drinks order to the table. We selected our choice of meat and then helped ourselves to veg etc and returned to our table, where our drinks were waiting. The meal was delicious. During the meal, a table nearby was vacated, once the customers had left the table was wiped down and the surrounding floor was swept clean of crumbs etc. my wife and I were really impressed with the smooth running of the restaurant, it appeared that nobody was left waiting for anything and all members of staff ‘mucked in’ to ensure the customers received a great service. Well done Toby Carvery!

Great food. Great service. Friendly atmosphere Highly recommend this carvery to all. Family friendly and lovely staff.

Came as a group of 8, shoved in the back when I clearly had asked for room for a pram, we had to out the pram in front of the fire exit as there was no where else to put my son. Service was extremely slow!!! Drink order was wrong. We told our server, it wasn’t corrected so we just left it. Waitress seemed incredibly awkward serving us and it was like she was unsure of how to do it. Asked us if we wanted pigs in blankets to which we said yes thinking with our carvery, nope, out comes 5 bowls of bigs in blankets? Which we were all charged individually for. This should be specified when ordering, who would want pigs in blankets as a starter??? Ordered children’s chicken nuggets, these were just slammed down by a young lad and looked extremely unappetising. Just 6 nuggets on a huge plate, no cutlery for children. Then to be told that we just help ourselves to the veg and potatoes for the children’s meal but only option was peas and some roasties. Not a lot of choice for children. The carvery itself was ok. Again, not a lot of veg options, cabbage, peas and carrots?? Then I asked for dessert for my daughter, there were non of the options I asked for, ordered her ice cream, it came out practically melted. Ordered a sponge and custard, the girl looked at me like I had 2 heads when I asked what flavour the sponge was when it clearly says “sponge of the day” on the menu, she had no clue so ordered a crumble which for £5 was an absolute measly portion. Our dirty plates were on our table for the entirety of our meal, this included when they came over to ask us if we wanted desserts, when they took the order, when they brought the desserts, when we asked for the bill, when they brought the bill. Not one of these times were the plates taken! They were still there when we left. We asked for our bill, he came with the receipt, we then asked for the card reader, another server came who had no clue how to split a bill, we did it for her and told her what to charge each card. Mid way through taking our bill she took someone else’s drink order?! The whole thing was just farcical. We will not be returning nor suggesting here to our friends and family. I understand that it was a Sunday and it was busy but as a management team this should be planned for an you need better staff on shift or at least staff that know what they’re doing or have basic hospitality skills.

After reading the good reviews, we decided to stop here for breakfast on our way to the airport, mistake!!! When we arrived at around 08.25, people were sat around not eating, as there was no food available as it was still being prepared, the lady from the kitchen, in fairness was doing her very best but it was shambolic. It's all well and good advertising tea and coffee with unlimited refills but to fulfill this, you needs both coffee and cups, none of which were available. Due to time restraints, we stayed and had (eventually) some food, which was all very greasy, and as for our plates and cutlery, we cleaned them as they weren't very clean. When it came to pay, which we did on exit and not on entry, given how chaotic it was, I made a comment to the bar man, that for the service we'd received and the food, it was expensive, and instead of offering anything by way of apology, I found him to be rude, bordering on aggressive, in that he said that we were lucky, as the doors shouldn't have been opened and that we choose to eat!!! He has clearly just completed the Toby Carvery charm school. It was our first experience on a Toby Carvery and will most definitely be our last

Came for breakfast this morning, The staff are absolutely brilliant, Michael was great with us, nothing was to much for him and we can be a fussy family, the breakfast food looked and tasted great , cant go wrong all you can eat breakfast with unlimited tea / coffee , it was a little bit busy an the staff were working hard to keep thing topped up. Looking forward to are next visit when we land back at Liverpool next week thanks again for you amazing hospitality

Every time I’ve visited this Toby I’ve never been disappointed. It stands head and shoulders above other local restaurants of the same brand due to the extremely friendly staff; because of this a lovely, calming, welcoming atmosphere is created throughout the whole restaurant. Nothing is too much for the staff and everything is done with a smile on their faces. Now, the food… what can I say? Every item on my plate was perfectly cooked; I couldn’t find fault with anything! The lamb was perfect and the chef even took his time to make sure it was sliced to my liking (I am a self-confessed fuss pot, but nothing was too much for him and he did it all with a smile on his face). I ordered the chocolate fudge cake afterwards which was beautiful with impeccable presentation. As we were leaving we spoke to the other chef who was more than happy to answer our questions and have a chat with us which was lovely to see. The manager, young girls serving and chefs were all equally welcoming and polite. I visited with my mum as we needed a little pick me up on a Saturday night and we left feeling very satisfied and relaxed. We will definitely be back!

Food and customer service was brilliant the staff couldn’t do enough to make the experience enjoyable will definitely be coming back.

Stopped off before going the airport and I can say I will becoming again the food was amazing the service was excellent specially Michael the manager helped us with the choice of wines and nothing was to much will be coming back soon

Excellent food. Great service and not bad prices. The food is pretty reasonable but it is 4.50 just for a lemonade which did take me by surprise.

Hesitant to give raving reviews to places we love incase it makes it harder to get a table if it gets even more popular. However, just got to risk it as this is our very favourite Goto (not just Toby and not just Liverpool) eatery! Yesterday's meal was delicious, the meat was particularly tender and tasty and the carving chef was fantastic and friendly and funny (see if you think he looks like a young Omar Sharif - ha ha). It was the perfect end to our visit to Liverpool for the day. This is a fab Toby - and even if you are a vegetarian ( like my daughter) it's brilliant too! We were laughing as we saw a bus for Warrington pulling out from the road junction, "fancy getting a bus all the way from Warrington to go to Speke Toby" and then we all agreed that actually, if there was a bus from Leamington Spa to Speke Toby we'de be getting on it!!!!

Came for breakfast and the service was brilliant, thanks food was amazing , the staff were more than happy to help with are requirements

I don't often visit the Speke Toby, but I'm glad I did today. We took our 3 grandsons for tea. This is a shout-out for the Carver. He was fantastic with the boys. Nothing was too much trouble, even when two of them asked for another yorkie pud. So, a huge thank you.

My food was absolutely amazing and my server Michael was a delight quick and efficient nothing was too much to ask for and accommodated my brother (wheelchair user) perfectly. Thanks for a lovely visit will be back soon

Food was lovely, fresh and great value for money. Staff where also very helpful and welcoming. Would come again for a roast.

Went to speke Toby carvery on Sunday with my mum! Our server was a lad called Micheal! He was a lovely lad who went above and beyond for me an my mum. Highly recommended and we will definitely be back again. Thank you Micheal 💙

Thank you so much to Michael he made my experience very pleasurable.. Thank you for waiting on us and making everything go to plan x

This was exceptionally friendly. Riley was absolutely superb. Michael was fantastic. If carlsberg made roast dinners…..

A lovely evening out to the Toby Carvery Speke. Throughly enjoyed our food & our waitress Nicky was so polite and accommodating considering it was such a busy atmosphere. Definitely be back soon as we love it here for something quick after a long day! Thank you again Nicki & staff.

This was a brilliant afternoon the food was great as always but we had a great laugh and service off Sophie our waitress. She couldn’t have been better and made the whole experience a joy

Took my two kids to the Toby's in Speke and I just wanted to leave a review to say how lovely our waiter, Charlie, was! He was very pleasant and polite. I'd had a mad, busy day at work and couldn't be bothered cooking when I got in, so it was nice to have a friendly face serve us when we got to the restaurant. Food was lovely, as always! But just wanted to shout out to Charlie! Thanks for the extra custard!

We called for a carvery as staying round the corner in Travelodge before flying out early next morning. We both had a lovely carvery, piping hot with a great choice of meats and vegetables. Nice furnishings and we’re served by Charlie, who would be an asset to any establishment.

the warm lighting makes it so comfortable and easy on the eyes and the staff are lovely, the mash and gravy together are really good :)

Great place to eat. Nat a great waitress. Always good food and good service. Will definitely be returning in the future.

Visited 01/01/24 for a carvery with my husband. Greeted on arrival and were swiftly brought our drinks. Special shout out to the chef, friendly, accommodating and even personally brought me some mint sauce as the bowl had ran out on the main self service table. Roast was hot and delicious. Thanks again team in Speke Toby!

Thank you to the Toby Carvery, Speke, for helping my family on the 11th hour. My dad suffered a stroke the week before Christmas. With all our plans messed up I called Toby to ask if we could have takeaway. A special thank you to Lee and Dan. They could not do enough for us. So kind and helpful to accommodate us at such short notice. I’ve never had a Toby takeout before. It was served beautifully and there’s so much food. Value for money - definitely 5 stars thank you so much.

Part of party of 8 for Christmas Dinner on the 25th. Everything about the experience was excellent. Food was 1st class especially the turkey Starters and sweet equally as good. Staff and service was great Well done to everyone involved see you again next Christmas

We were a family of 10 whent here for are Christmas dinner, staff were fantastic, food was red hot and lovely, we will definitely be booking for next year

Amazing as always. The staff go above and beyond and the and food is always incredible. This is the Best Toby by far!

Poor service and poor quality. This is the second time I have visited for breakfast. Six months apart and the same results. Staff work hard but have no idea how to run the place. Cold coffee. Waiting 10 minutes for eggs when the rest of your food goes cold. All food is over salted. All you can eat. No thanks. Never again. The East Lancs Toby is in a different league.

Was there yesterday and for how busy it was the lad sire his name was Michael who served us couldnt do enough for us brilliant experience staff are lovely and helpful and the food was lovely as well

I used to always come here but stopped because of the atmosphere that always seemed to be there but on a off chance before a meeting we decided to go and am please to say I glad I did I was greeted by a lovely young lady called leonie she made us most welcome and we will be coming back

Dissapointed with the lack of meat, the chef was very sparing with the slices even though it was near closing time Sunday night. Staff were more concerned with eating their food rather than waiting on.

Visited Toby in Speke today with my Mum for a carvery. Food delicious the meat was cooked to perfection and the choice of veg superb. Staff were so attentive especially Sophie/ Sophia who was an absolute credit to the team!

I went to Toby carvery in Speke today with family everyone staff member was so welcoming and sweet outstanding service and atmosphere Natalie was the one who served us today she was so lovely sweet and funny I would definitely recommend everyone to try it...

Brilliant food . The server Natalie was amazing and super nice and had jokes too which made it better for us had a right laugh. Would definitely go again

Thoroughly enjoyed everything about our meal experience here .. The staff were very pleasant and fun to chat too .. The food was excellent .. the ambience of the place was good and led to a pleasant night out for the 7 of us. I...

This is the best Toby Carvery in the north west by far, we have been to so many of them and they do not compare. Food is always perfect and the staff are always amazing, especially with my autistic son. This is the reason we...

Had a lovely welcome from staff, food was great and service absolutely wonderful. A shout out to Natalie who was so friendly, informative and polite a credit to the Toby name, this kind of person is the type of person which makes Liverpool such a...

Great food, very reasonable price and a friendly atmosphere to the place. They have an excellent lady manager who is happy to muck-in with the other staff. Highly recommend 👏

We attended here as a group of 3. From start to finish we received nothing but helpfulness and politeness from multiple members of staff. The lady who seated us was very friendly and outgoing. Also seated us closer due to mobility issues with one of...

No Yorkshire puds, no cabbage, no peas, no cauliflower cheese , dregs of the gravy all before 1pm. Potatoes, meat and carrots nice Not any rush to replenish empty pots. Very poor overall Not worth the price. Won't be back anytime soon

Enjoyable visit today, meat was delicious , will definitely be returning, staff were very helpful and friendly

Came for our lunch after landing at LJLA food was great, staff were friendly, definitely returning soon

Went to the Toby carvery in Speke on 9th July, got booked in OK and ordered our drinks etc, food was not bad staff quite friendly. The only problem we had was overcharging on the bill. There was 4 adults and 2 children, we ordered...

I have never been to such a welcoming environment, staff absolutely fantastic, we attended last night as we were staying in a hotel near waiting for our flight this morning, Amy was brilliant couldn’t do enough for us, the food was delicious, service was wonderful,...

Fab breakfast as always great quality and friendly staff. Will always return here for a quality buffet breakfast

Love this place. Love the food. Nice atmosphere. Went there with a friend of mine had a lovely breakfast. Staff is very friendly. Will be visiting this place again soon.

Toby was very busy when we arrived, we had already been to two other Toby’s who said they were fully booked, we hadn’t booked and didn’t think we would get a table, the gent on the door went above and beyond to accommodate us today,...

Went for a lovely work lunch yesterday and Manager Lee along with Danny, Kia and the lady in the kitchen could not have been happier to meet our needs without making us feel like a nuisance. The service was excellent, the food was excellent and...

Went for a meal at this Toby on the off chance as we were in the area and let me tell you, I think this might be my new favourite place. The atmosphere was amazing, so chill and friendly- you could tell the team liked...

We were greeted by the front of house staff and shown to a table of our choosing, had drinks within minutes and enjoying the best carvery I’ve had in a good while. The service was on point, I have a hidden disability and didn’t say...

Recently visited and was greeted at the door by a friendly team member, who showed us to our table, venue was clean with a calm atmosphere, our server was very helpful who took our drinks order, we ordered the soft drink refill. Our server pointed...

We had a lovely meal as a family of 6. Food was perfect and staff were wonderful. Will be back soon!

Great service excellent food we were sat at the back of the restaurant in a booth which was great for us our waitress ayesha made sure we had everything we needed very attentive an friendly

Been here a few times and always look forward to coming back! Went on Easter Saturday and had another great experience. The food was lovely, and there was lamb 😍 all the staff were really attentive and smiley and I had a good laugh, would...

Had a wonderful visit to this restaurant last weekend. Food was very nice and the state were friendly and welcoming. Special shout out to Ayesha and Nat for being so lovely and helpful. They’re a credit to this restaurant and their kindness will definitely mean...

Lovely service and food was really great. Meat well cooked and hot. Our waitress was really friendly. We will definitely come back to this place.

Superb quality ,all the food on the offer was cooked to perfection, and served by staff who obviously cared about their customers. Have to mention the service at the table as well, with the friendly, efficient way we were looked after by Natalie . Certainly...

Natalie was amazing and so helpful. Welcomed by a friendly face and enjoyed a delightful meal. Would definitely recommend.

Came with my family for sunday lunch me an my children very much enjoyed it staff so friendly! Will be returning atmosphere and was lovely

Natalie our waitress extremely friendly nothing was to much trouble. Food good as always . It was my sons birthday and boy did he love the carvery and the cookie dough sundae for desert. Will be back in a couple of weeks

Food was good and lots of it and the staff at the tables were ok, bit slow but not too bad. We were shocked though as waiting to be seated one of the staff was shouting at a customer who was calm and trying to...

If I could give no rating it would be better! Worst customer services I have ever had. Arrived as a party of six prior booked stating that one diner was in a wheelchair. Arrived to be shown a table that was a booth with benches...

OMG!!!!! If I could give a -10 I would The worst experience of Toby carvery ever. The manageress needs to be retrained on how to talk to and treat the CUSTOMERS!!!!!!!!(didn't even know the vegetarian replacement for potatoes wedges) Arrogant to the extreme... No eggs,no...

We stopped for breakfast on the way back from the airport, it was advertised to open at 8am and we arrived at 7:45 ish and sat in the car park to give them chance to get sorted. We went to the glass front door about...

Went with family for breakfast all dry overcooked I complained to manger who was snotty told me and what I had just paid £25 for 3 breakfasts I explained I was going to leave a review her answer was oh well who cares am a...

Great service from start to finish waitress was an absolute pleasure explaining how we get our breakfast to using the refill hot drinks couldn't of asked for better service even tho she was rushed of her feet she still made the time to chat to...

10/10 as always. Today our server was called ‘Nat S’ (shown on receipt), she was so pleasant and friendly, always smiling. The other server on was the same but we didn’t catch her name. Food was beautiful however chef seemed a little angry (I’ve worked...

Went for Sunday lunch and wasn't disappointed, great food , great service , very helpful , pleasant and friendly staff , especially Ayesha who was lovely , couldn't have asked for better service from her 😊 will definitely be going back .

Came in last night great service from our waitress aisha from start to finish explained everything to us

Went here recently with my partner and 2 boys. Worst carvery we have ever been. My one and two year old only usually have mash, veg, gravy and a bit of turkey. The veg was solid, couldn't even mash it up it was that hard,...

Natalie and the rest of the team were amazing when a group of us visited they accommodated us last minute, great service and great crack!! Thanks again team! X

Food was excellent particularly the roast potatoes a(cooked to perfection) and staff were very friendly and attentive.

We’ve been here before for a roast and family meals and it’s been lovely so we decided go for breakfast and we’re so glad we did. Food was hot, fresh and refilled continually throughout our visit which is a great sign. The manager and the...

Great service fantastic food waitress was so pleasant and professional the manager on the door was also friendly

Came for breakfast, went to the refill machine and noticed one of the drinks was very watery, so told the manager and she was extremely rude about saying that she checked it behind the bar and it was fine but with attitude so wasn’t very...

Good service very quick. Food hot and lots on offer. Desert was lovely Would visit again if in the area and needed somewhere to eat.

Roast was very nice apart from the cauliflower only being shown the boiling water. It was to hard to eat The pudding was a awful Apple and plum crumble with no plum and raw uncooked crumble disgusting.

First visit to this Toby, and I was impressed! It was a modern building and fresh and clean. I had beef, turkey and gammon. The turkey was a bit dry, but the beef and gammon were lovely. I had profiteroles for dessert which was nice....

Our Sunday lunch at the Toby carvery was ,as usual, enjoyed by both of us . Service was ,as always ,very friendly and the food was great . That's why we keep coming back !

Great service from the start from the guy that seated us to the server ayesha she was friendly and very professional was a busy restaurant but she was so pleasant and took the time out to engage with us lovely lady my daughter can't wait...

Despite booking a table and on arrival requesting a medium size table, my wife and I were told we had to sit at a table for two people, even though there were only about 10 people in the sizeable restaurant when we entered at 4.00...

Very pleasant and staff were great! Would highly recommend and would visit again. Nothing was too much trouble.

Amazing service the staff were very attentive kind and friendly food was to die for will certainly be returning

Came with my friends n kids. Great service from start to finish, food fresh & hot. Guy on counter was great. Young girl brought our drinks and was chatty to kids too. Never any complaints whenever we visit!

Cant beat a decent cheap carvery served by a chatty polite young man & drinks brought by a lovely young blonde girl.

Booked a table on Sunday for me and my family. We was greeted by a lovely abs welcoming lady who showed us to our table and was introduced to our waitress Amy. Amy was so kind and sweet and really attentive to our table and...

I haven’t enjoyed a carvery this much for a very long time , all food was cooked to perfection and the gravy is to die for as are the dauphinois potatoes!! Waitress who served us Rachael v was lovely and so welcoming as was the...

We walked in to an almost empty restaurant and waited to be sitted at at table for 4. Manager (I assume as she was ordering staff around) slouched over and seated us at a table right in the middle of restaurant and when asked if...

Brilliant! Great team. Great food. Staff were friendly knowledgable and ready to help. Nothing was too much bother for them

Amazing service!! Food was delicious l! Wonderful team! Toilets clean an tidy.friendly bubbly staff made us feel very welcome

Fab food. Fab stafff. Friendly chilled atmosphere. Working so hard in challenging times. They should be proud of themselves.

Went here and met Liam the other week he was well mannered and well helpful with special guidance on what was safe to eat for our child that suffers with autism he was an excellent part to our stay with yourselves will surely be back...

My husband and I came in for a carvery . Firstly my husband was served the tiniest amount of meat, much less than the 2 children in front of us who were having childrens meals. When mentioned he was told ok I’ll give you a bit more! The vegetables were cold and the Yorkshire puddings were stodgy. I ordered hot pudding which was cold and had to send bank for heating. It makes sense why it was very quiet for a Saturday tea time. The staff however were fantastic and very welcoming.

For a Saturday night, we were expecting it to be really busy, but it was very quiet. We were seated by a very nice member of staff who took our orders. The food, well, the Yorkshire puddings were like frisbees, stuffing was burnt as were the parsnips. All of the food was luke warm, but as were on our way to an event, we didn't have time to complain and wait for something hotter. This would probably explain why it was empty for a Saturday night. I definitely wouldn't return!!

Booked a table for 11:30am on a Sunday as the website stated we could have lunch from 11:30am and we had a busy day planned.We showed up at 11:30am to be told by a very rude member of staff that we couldnt eat or even order drinks until 12 noon and we should just wait on a table until then. She was very rude and made us feel asthough we were a burden because we did not know we were unable to order until 12. We left as we felt very uncomfortable sitting there for 30 minutes in an empty resturant. We also seen a couple walk in as we were leaving amd walk straight out. Not at all friendly staff or good customer service we will not be booking again.

Toby SpekeIs it to much expect the food to warm ? Not piping hot just warm. Well this was cold. I thought it’s ok the gravy will be piping hot I can use this to make the meal warm. Wrong even the gravy was cold

Fantastic food but couldn't clear plate, filled us up, friendly staff We throughly enjoyed the carvery

We stayed at Travelodge night before our flight out after a long drive down from Perth, no food available at hotel so popped round to Toby’s after a staff recommendation, met Natalie V who was the perfect host and server , great mix of friendly and professional, good and plentiful carvery , nice red wine, good chat and overall good experience! We couldn’t tip ( though we tried to but this was not the best option for staff) as no cash but will make sure we carry some next time ! Thanks Natalie V and team

Just visited the carvery so busy which you expect but what lovely staff on today nothing was too much trouble our waitress was so lovely but a big thanks to the server who went out of her way to get me some mushy peas as I don't like the veg and then came across to make sure I received them how lovely thanks girls x sorry never got your names xxxx