A Family Meal At Toby Carvery Kenton Review

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I love a roast dinner so last Saturday when we went shopping at Kingston Park we decided to head to Toby Carvery for lunch. We normally head to Toby Carvery Shiremoor as it is more local but have been to the Kingston Park branch before too. 

We arrived around 2.30pm on a Saturday afternoon and it was fairly busy, however, we were greeted straight away at the entrance and showing to a table in the dining area. I noticed that the restaurant had a bit of an update since I last visited about five years ago and everything looked more modern. 

We decided to all order a carvery, after all, it is what Toby does best so why order anything else.

The thing I like the best about Toby Carvery is that they always have a choice of four roast meats, Turkey, Gammon, Pork and Beef and they always serve giant homemade Yorkshire puddings.

 

 I honestly love Toby Carvery and we often pay to visit ourselves but I have to admit on this occasion I was a bit disappointed as the meat was really fatty, the beef and pork had huge chunks of fat on the top, so much so that the kids couldn't eat it. The mash had run out and no one had refilled it and the only vegetable dishes on offer was onions, peas, carrots  - there is normally more choice. 

However the food that we did have was nice, the roast potatoes were really crispy on the outside and fluffy in the middle, the turkey was tasty and the Yorkshires were as nice as always. The service was also good too, our server was really friendly with the children and the service was quick. 

For dessert, the little two ordered the Make Your Own Sundae. My 4-year-old son went for the Sicillian Lemon sauce and my five-year-old daughter had chocolate. Despite being a children's pudding, I thought they were really generous portions and the children really enjoyed them. 

My teen ordered the apple, blackberry and redcurrant crumble served with custard and the other half went for the Lemon sundae. Desserts arrived promptly and were the perfect way to end our meal. 

We were in and out of the restaurant in just over an hour and a half it was fairly busy the whole time we were there. The service was good, It was a shame that the food on the carvery was not topped up but the food that we did have was nice. 

Our bill for three adult carvery, two child carvery's, two children sundaes, two adult puddings, three refillable drinks and two soft drinks was under £50 which I think is really good value. 

Toby Carvery 

Kenton bank foot 

Newcastle upon Tyne 

NE3 3TY 

Free onsite parking available, within walking distance of Kingston Park Metro and bus stations.