The Royal Toby

The Royal Toby - Table reservation

Manchester Road, OL11 3HF, Rochdale, United Kingdom
4424 Reviews 4.3

"Dinner was not what was expected. The 18-hour steak and ale pie was dry and unappetising. The pastry was hard and, quite frankly, not what was expected at a hotel of this ilk."

Details

Phone: +441706861861

Address: Manchester Road, OL11 3HF, Rochdale, United Kingdom

City: Rochdale

Website: https://theroyaltobyhotel.co.uk/

Opening hours

Saturday: 12:00-21:00

Sunday: 12:00-20:00

Statistics

Dishes: 10

Categories: 5

Reviews: 4424


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Reviews

3 /5 Rating

Dissapointed sorry. I feel that the restaurant is not as good as it used to be. The whole experience is somehow lacking now compared to what it used to be like. Todays meals were a starter of ribs and also prawn cocktails. They were nice and we had great expectations for the mains. Steak had to be sent back as we ordered medium rare but it was more medium well, the replacement was better cooked but found it to be to fatty, my missus did not finish it. Found the house special burger to be too dry, that’s both the burger and the bun it was served on, as well as lacking in seasoning, nope I never finished it. The main ribs for our friend was only half eaten too due to it being too fatty. In the...

5 /5 Rating

The Royal Toby restaurant provided us with a top-notch dining experience for a birthday celebration. The food, service, and ambiance were all excellent, and our party of 7, spanning 3 generations, thoroughly enjoyed the meal in the charming setting that beautifully combines classic style with attentive and friendly staff. We opted for the Seasonal Special menu, which we found to be good value at £22.50 for 2 courses. For starters, I had the tomato soup of the day, which was deliciously thick and served at the perfect temperature. For my main course, I selected The Toby Grill, which consisted of a 6oz chicken breast, gammon, sausage, black pudding, vine tomato, and watercress with a choice of...

5 /5 Rating

We’re regulars to The Royal Toby and have visited at different times of the day different days of the week, it has been consistently very good is one of our favourite local restaurants. The menu is huge we’ve tried a lot of it, portions are a good size the quality has always been excellent. Favourites amongst our family are the pies, the fish chips the mixed grill (one of the best we’ve ever had! . What really makes this place our go to is the staff, who are brilliant. There are lots of them they’ve very attentive so helpful if you have questions or need an amendment. On our recent visit, there were 10 of us in the lovely semi private room at the back. We were served by a few different peopl...

4 /5 Rating

We took our daughter and her family to The Royal Toby for lunch to celebrate her 40th birthday. The staff were very hospitable, although there was some confusion over the menu options. The waitress clarified the information provided by the bar staff. The meal was lovely but average, and we were surprised to find that the bill was higher than expected due to the addition of 20% VAT. We would like to caution others about this hidden cost. Additionally, there was a 10% gratuity added to the bill for tipping the staff. It may be beneficial for the restaurant to include the VAT in the menu prices beforehand.

2 /5 Rating

Very disappointed with the Sunday dinner, always been very good in the past, fresh ingredients cooked well but yesterday we really noticed changes have been made, frozen vegetables, smaller portions, prawn cocktail half the size of previous visits. 2 frozen roast potatoes, a spoonfull of packet made mash. 2 florets of broccoli. Julien carrots all out of a freezer bag. I asked the waitress why have they started using frozen veg and she replied I think they always have They definitely haven 't and they need to go back to how it used to be.

4 /5 Rating

I have to start by praising the food at this restaurant - it was truly excellent and a great value! The staff were also fantastic, it was clear that they worked well together. The room was clean, modern, and comfortable, although the small TV was not well placed. Unfortunately, my room on the ground floor had a view of commercial bins which were noisy at night. Despite this, if not for the noise, I would have given this place a 5-star rating. The reception staff assured me that the bins were only used between 9am and 5pm.

2 /5 Rating

Bread with soup rock hard. Roasters hard. Veg cold. Not good overall. Service ok but did bring someone else’s drinks order to our table. 2 in our party of 10 were poorly after meal. Rush to toilet poorly, another 2 was but not as bad. Wouldn’t recommend and won’t be revisiting.

4 /5 Rating

Good mainly English dishes cooked to a high standard. Menu quite extensive if perhaps a little light on fish dishes. A very nice classic dining room where the staff are very attentive and efficient.

5 /5 Rating

Excellent Sunday lunch I could only manage two courses hubby had room for ice cream Roast Dinner Beef cooked to perfection hubby had the pork loin Service was amazing Just a lovely atmosphere

3 /5 Rating

Dinner was not what was expected. The 18-hour steak and ale pie was dry and unappetising. The pastry was hard and, quite frankly, not what was expected at a hotel of this ilk.


Dishes

Steamed Vegetables
Steamed Vegetables

Soup Of The Day
Soup Of The Day

Chicken Burger
Chicken Burger

Tomato Soup
Tomato Soup

Fish Chips
Fish Chips

Brownie
Brownie

Sticky Toffee Pudding
Sticky Toffee Pudding

Fish And Chips
Fish And Chips

Prawn
Prawn

Roti
Roti