10 of us went to The white Hart copford Toby on Friday 12th November. We can never fault the food. The yorkshire puddings are the largest I have ever scene. The let down is the bar staff and waiiting staff. Our waitress was more interested in standing chatting at the bar she didnt know much about the menu or the drinks list. My 23 year old grandson was refused alchohol as he didnt have any I D with him. Although His brother/uncle/mother and grandmother all stated he was 23 years old and I can assure you he looks it. Most of us had the carvery but a couple of people had bagettes which took at least 45 minutes to be ready which meant we were all sitting there ...  Read the complete review

We walked in to the Toby carvery last year looking for a roast but quickly walked back out as the wait was a very long 50mins. While flicking through a tv mag yesterday i saw a voucher to have a meal and a sundae for £5. I though you cant go wrong for £5 can you??? So we made our way over. We arrived at 17:50 today and were told 15mins waiting and they took our name and told us to get a drink at the bar and we would be called when a table was ready. As we were standing near the toilet i thought i would nip in before dinner, unfortunately while i was gone a waitress came to show us to our table, my partner told her where i had gone so she said she would come back and in ..  Read the complete review

~~Introduction~~ Upon discovering that my partner's work were planning a meal out at the above mentioned carvery I decided I couldn't wait and felt we needed to sample the delights in advance to know what to expect....(any excuse!!). So off we popped last night to sample to offerings the carvery has to give... ~~Location~~ Although this is in Stanway technically speaking it is in Copford, next to the garden centre. It has it's own parking which is free of charge. ~~Appearance~~ The carvery felt very similar to a Brewers Fair/Beefeater style. Family friendly, busy, old beams, pub atmosphere. Although it is a chain it has ...  Read the complete review

We have driven past this Carvery a few times in the past thinking it was just a garden centre. As you approach the large iron gates you drive into an entrance that has this Toby Carvery on your left then straight ahead there is the Wyevale Garden Centre.The garden centre has within it a small bookshop called The Works. When you go into the Toby Inn you will find that on your right is the pub which has recently been refurbished (16th March 2009) it has a country feel to it and holds about 30 people, there it a door which leads out to a smallish garden and patio area. The restaurant has been refurbished as well and is very bright and ...  Read the complete review