The Toby Carvery, Redhill - pub details
Address: 2 Redstone Hill, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 4BL [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 26040) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Redhill (0.1 miles), Earlswood - Surrey (0.8 miles), Nutfield (1.7 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served
Pub suggested by denis on 12 Sep 2005
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> Current user rating: 5.5/10 (rated by 17 users)
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user reviews of the Toby Carvery, Redhill
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| Several years on & the staff are still allowed to use their own clock, set quite a few minutes early. Puzzle why Toby head office allow this. Ok it lets the staff go home a bit early. But the cost to the customer hits when the guy before me was refused a 7pm carvery deal as their 'staff time' clock said it was past 7. The 'Toby Time' clock cheated him of about £12 (he didn't want to make a fuss in front of his 3 guests). I paid for the 7pm deal some 2 minutes later after pointing out the real time on the till. Doubt either of us will ever have a warm 'regular customer feeling' for the place. Well done for getting the real ale back though Enjoy the 'yorkshire comedy pudding' charade mentioned below; The staff are forced to try and dump a half plate size balloon of deep fried flour & water froth, onto your empty plate before you start. Re name; Perhaps it's because I remember the 1960's & fizzy tins of party beer, but I was physicality unable to invite a friend to meet me at 'The Toby'. Perhaps the brand owners will have to wait for my generation to die off before their continued investment in the 'Toby' name pays off. To me is remains naff devalued brand name. At least stick a small 'Laker's Toby' sign out to give us squeamish ones a less embarrassing alternative? geofff - 11 Jan 2011 12:28 |
| It's a carvery, what do you expect? fine ales and meat dripping?.. jesus man let the poor eat out in peace! baps - 3 Sep 2010 01:30 |
| I think TWG has it about right. For a chain pub/hotel the service is above average, carvery good value (before 7pm) and a decent pint of London Pride for £2.25 make a qualified recommendation. Especially as a couple of years ago there was no real ale at all. And yes, everyone still calls it The Lakers so why can't Toby? lynx - 4 Aug 2010 23:31 |
| TWG misses the point yet again. This is a restaurant/carvery in a hotel. The 'pub' is just a less profitable aside, a typical uninspiring hotel bar. Init. sussexfox - 1 Jun 2010 23:38 |
| I very much echo the sentiment of RPAdam, who rightly points out that although one expects it to be entirely given over to "family dining" given the Toby Carvery branding (it'll always be Laker's to me), it does at least manage to operate reasonably well as a pub. It does attract customers looking for just a drink and who aren't necessarily eating, and the bar area - although rather heavy on the pine - is both pleasant and clean, featuring a selection of keg lagers, cider, stout, and even a couple of real ales (London Pride and Deuchars but hey, one doesn't take even these for granted in a venue like this). Actually the latter wasn't the best I've tried, but it was competitively-priced at £2.15. Even the Pride was only 10p dearer. Service was efficient. I daresay the grub is reasonable as it does seem to lure a broad cross-section of folk even at ungodly times and I believe Tobys to represent good value. The main building itself dates back to the 1850s and has been thoughtfully refurbished; there is a series of comfortable dining/drinking areas with suitable decor that fits the traditional exterior reasonably well. Pool etc is available. I don't know about the hotel element tacked on to the rear - living in Redhill I'll probably never need to use it, although a couple of Italian friends of mine stayed there at New Year in 2007 and found it reasonable enough for the price. It is sad that a once venerable venue with a clear local link has been re-branded into a fairly identikit pub-restaurant with a generic name. But it isn't worst example of its kind, and actually offers a little more than one might expect. Obviously for better ale quality and retained character go across to the Home Cottage, but if it's a hearty meal for a large group you need, this could cover it. And better a Toby than being closed or converted to housing. TWG - 17 Mar 2010 12:22 |
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