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DismissToby Carvery is a restaurant chain. They are known for serving carvery and roast dinners.
tobycarvery.co.ukToby Carvery job reviews
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Best thing
It’s easy to get a hang of things a lot of big tasks and they are simple
Worst thing
Some of the equipment is broken but not getting fixed
Production chef at Toby Carvery, May 2025
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Best thing
Free drinks while working and the tips
Worst thing
The managers are ignorant except one walk all over me every shift shout over anything they also never actually help they just criticise everything I do and the customers are very rude as well and the team does not do good together unless there with there friends
Waitress at Toby Carvery, April 2025
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Best thing
Discount, convenient for a student. Tips
Worst thing
Hours are cut after they have been worked and we are not told about it. managers speak down to you. efforts go unnoticed
Team member at Toby Carvery, April 2025
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Best thing
the discount is great!
Worst thing
the hours are bad, your expected to stay and work overtime with no payment, your consistently put down by management and the sales targets are unrealistic even if you upsold every single table
Waitress at Toby Carvery, March 2025
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Best thing
Getting hourly pay
Worst thing
No breaks and no prior training
Bar staff at Toby Carvery, March 2025
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Best thing
The staff are friendly for the most part
Worst thing
it’s a bullying environment with constant gaslighting and belittling of employees, making male members of staff wear female small uniform with constant arguments and lack of direction receiving no training
FOH team member at Toby Carvery, February 2025
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Best thing
My team are top notch, love working with customers. Discounts are a nice bonus.
Worst thing
Management are living in the clouds. General manager is more concerned with their yearly bonus rather than the team having the right levels of staff and working equipment, as one of the busiest in the country, it shouldn't even be a concern. Over state and hygiene of front of house is horrendous, at not fault of the staff however.
Employee at Toby Carvery, February 2025
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Best thing
Easy money & lots of socialising with team m
Worst thing
Customer disrespect & anti social shifts
Kitchen assistant at Toby Carvery, January 2025
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Best thing
Interacting with others
Worst thing
Not getting breaks when supposed fo
Employee at Toby Carvery, January 2025
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Best thing
Some guests and staff are amazing and discounts and perks can be good
Worst thing
Manager can be really tough at times and hard on a zero hour contract
Front of house at Toby Carvery, December 2024
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Best thing
Some people
Worst thing
Managers, tips go to whoever has a section, have to pay for our mistakes
Waitress at Toby Carvery, November 2024
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Best thing
Great staff members and hours are always there
Worst thing
Far too stressful and team members consistently panicking and stressing over small things
Chef at Toby Carvery, October 2024
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Best thing
The people who I work with, a kitchen manager who isn't like your stereotypical type, getting tip money and employee discount on food and drink at any M&B establishment.
Worst thing
Minimum wage, having to swap your weekend day off or work 6 days before one my my colleagues called in sick, inconsistency in hours over the week and a head office that doesn't understand how labour works.
Kitchen assistant at Toby Carvery, October 2024
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Best thing
When trained well the job comes easy. The customers are lovely and working in the kitchen is great
Worst thing
Too much aggression and arguments coming from all staff even managers. Very stress inducing and there is definitely favourites
Kitchen assistant at Toby Carvery, September 2024
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Best thing
A few friendly staff both in kitchen and out front, you get to keep your own tips however have to give some to the kitchen depending on how much you got, you can have as much drinks as you want all day from the bottomless machine
Worst thing
You don’t get breaks even if you ask for them but get them taken off your wage, you get shifts changed the day your meant to work, managers talk behind your back all the time, you don’t get paid for all the hours you do
Front of house at Toby Carvery, August 2024
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Best thing
Great team
Worst thing
Too many hours and soo much stress placed on your head and they won't do anything about it
Chef at Toby Carvery, April 2024
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Best thing
The People i work with and the nice customers.
Worst thing
The rest of it
Waitress at Toby Carvery, February 2024
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Best thing
Everyone is very friendly and there is such a great atmosphere
Worst thing
Can be stressful when busy
Waitress at Toby Carvery, February 2024
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Best thing
The other team members are friendly
Discount on food, chains, and retail shopsWorst thing
Hard to book time off
Very unreasonable to disabilities and sickness
Not flexible shift patterns if you have exams
Working on Christmas DayFront of house staff at Toby Carvery, December 2023
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Best thing
I get to make amazing food to satisfy my customers
Worst thing
The early morning lol
Chef at Toby Carvery, December 2023
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Best thing
The staff
Worst thing
Always understaffed and one of the managers
FOH team member at Toby Carvery, December 2023
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Best thing
I have received adequate training. My team is competent and easy to work with. My manager has kept me in the loop with how the business is doing as well as the company on the whole.
Worst thing
Shift changes without warning. Bar is neglected
Chef at Toby Carvery, June 2023
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Best thing
Some of the staff
The benefits and perks
Some Customers and regularsWorst thing
Needs refurb that’s being denied
Some staff can’t do their job
Management don’t wanna progress their staff that do want to progress or take too long to do soFront of house at Toby Carvery, April 2023
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Best thing
The people and team environment, the tips are good and there’s always something to keep you busy.
Worst thing
Managers are horrible, you don’t get breaks at all, overworked and they don’t appreciate you as a staff member. And the pay is rubbish.
Waitress at Toby Carvery, April 2023
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Best thing
The team I work with are fun, friendly and hard working
Worst thing
Lack of rule enforcement or balanced workloads
Food and beverage server at Toby Carvery, March 2023
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Best thing
The kitchen staff are amazing with foh and most foh and bar staff are really nice people. The job when people do their work properly makes yours a piece of cake
Worst thing
Management suck don't take into account personal circumstances or health issue and choose favourites. Management favourites don't do their own tasks properly leaving the slack for the rest of us. Hours get cut at a drop of the hat or the manager edits your hours to something less than you've worked causing you to lose money. You get gunned for if the manager doesn't like you and are in constant fear of being sacked
Front of house at Toby Carvery, January 2023
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Best thing
Occasional free food, 15% discount
Worst thing
Low pay, management were on and off, chefs would sexualise serving staff,
Waitress at Toby Carvery, December 2022
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Best thing
Some people
Worst thing
The talking down to and telling how crap you are
Kitchen staff at Toby Carvery, November 2022
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Best thing
I get 30% off the bill at any Mitchell and Butler establishment
I get a free meal on shiftWorst thing
It’s very rare they actually give me the free meal
When they say you’re bar staff, you’re not just bar staff. You’re also a chef, cleaner, greeter etc.
The work environment can often become hostile because customers often get argumentative, violent or sexually harrassing
My manager often lets all the other staff leave early so I’m left to clean up on my own. This can then take up to two hours which I don’t get paid for and I don’t end up leaving until midnight
Managers don’t take into account that I have other commitments outside of work (e.g. I’m a full time student)
I’m contracted to work 8 hours a week but often end up working up to 30 hours (plus around 8-10 hours unpaid clean up time)
The managers haven’t taken my disability into account so often give me tasks that I’m unable to do but end up complaining when I do it wrong.
I have other friends the same age as me in similar jobs. They do a fraction of the work that I do but make up to four times the amount that I do.Bar staff at Toby Carvery, November 2022
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Best thing
Staff working with
Worst thing
Lack of staff
Team leader at Toby Carvery, October 2022
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Best thing
the friends i’ve made at work
Worst thing
dealing with not nice customers
Waiter at Toby Carvery, October 2022
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Best thing
Its fairly easy once you get the hang of it, and customers can leave good tips
Worst thing
The amount of stress is not equal to the level of pay, especially when you see how much customers are paying
Team member at Toby Carvery, October 2022
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Best thing
The hours and the team
Worst thing
Electrics
Chef at Toby Carvery, October 2022
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Best thing
free food and drink
the people you work with (sometimes)Worst thing
if you’re under 18 you will be expected to do everyone else’s jobs and not get any recognition
Runner at Toby Carvery, October 2022
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Best thing
I get to interact with our guests
Worst thing
Some guests can be very rude and difficult
FOH team coach at Toby Carvery, October 2022
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Best thing
Free food and drink on shift
Worst thing
Sometimes Dnt get breaks
Toxic work. Colleagues
Talking crap. About each other behind everyone's bck.
Lack of respect
Shifts changed without any notice
Shifts cancelled last minute if your not neededKitchen assistant at Toby Carvery, September 2022
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Best thing
The environment and job role
Worst thing
Sometimes too busy understaffed
Chef at Toby Carvery, August 2022
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Best thing
Tips and the people
Worst thing
Cleaning up after a shift and polishing cutlery
Front of house at Toby Carvery, August 2022
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Best thing
The nice customers
Worst thing
Bad customers
Front of house staff at Toby Carvery, August 2022
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Best thing
The perks.
Worst thing
The lack of respect.
Team leader at Toby Carvery, July 2022
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Best thing
Free meals
Decent enough pay for an 18 year old in the kitchen with no prior experienceWorst thing
Management
Kitchen assistant at Toby Carvery, July 2022
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Best thing
Free food, good pay (more than minimum), good training, good team
Worst thing
Stress, late notices
FOH at Toby Carvery, February 2022
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Best thing
having a laugh with team
Worst thing
it’s hard to get a shift covered and you do lots of hours due to not many staff
Kitchen assistant at Toby Carvery, December 2021
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Worst thing
Hot kitchen and very heavy items to carry. And the amount of food in the containers are so heavy
Kitchen assistant at Toby Carvery, September 2021
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Best thing
The team, the discount
Worst thing
The hours and the stress
Kitchen manager at Toby Carvery, July 2021
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Best thing
Always on your toes and preoccupied.
Managers & FOH and BOH teams are all supportive and will do their best to help you progressWorst thing
Rushed work environment (most kitchens have this though) and late night finishes.
Chef at Toby Carvery, June 2021
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Best thing
Percentage off meals, shifts to fit family life
Worst thing
Heavy duty work, very hot at times, often short staffed
Kitchen assistant at Toby Carvery, February 2021
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Best thing
I get to meet loads of people, I love my team, it’s flexible, I get perks and benefits and I love my job.
Worst thing
The pressure
General manager at Toby Carvery, January 2021