3/5 Jack P. 3 months ago on Google • 7 reviews New
We've
patronised
this
branch
of
the
Toby
regularly
for
several
years,
and
today
we
attended
as
a
party
of
seven,
including
three
kids.
We
were
seated
in
the
bar
area
as
we
had
were
unable
to
book
seven
in
advance,
so
booked
separately
and
asked
to
be
seated
together
on
the
day
on
the
off
chance
it
could
be
done-
that's
fine,
they've
accommodated
us
and
we
were
grateful,
but
I'll
come
back
to
this
later.
The
place
was
absolutely
heaving
with
customers,
owing
to
a
half
price
offer,
and
as
a
result
staff
were
rushed
off
their
feet,
to
the
point
of
being
snappy
with
customers
-
again,
fine,
we're
all
human
beings
and
we
all
get
stressed.
When
we
asked
the
kitchen
staff
if
we
could
have
a
side
plate
for
some
cauliflower
cheese,
we
were
abruptly
told
to
ask
our
waitress,
which
we
didn't
have
as
we
were
seated
in
the
bar
area.
This
lead
to
quite
a
bit
of
back
and
forth
as
my
wife
went
off
to
find
a
waitress
and
ask
for
a
side
plate,
and
I
kept
our
meals
moving
along
so
the
queue
wasn't
held
up.
Towards
the
end
of
our
meal,
I
went
to
the
bar
(as
bar
staff
take
care
of
orders
from
people
eating
in
the
bar
area)
to
let
them
know
we
were
ready
for
the
kid's
deserts,
already
paid
for
as
part
of
their
meals.
As
soon
as
I
mentioned
deserts,
I
was
told
the
bar
staff
were
not
doing
deserts
as
they
were
too
busy;
it
was
only
when
we
explained
we'd
already
paid
for
these
that
we
got
them.
We
were
intending
to
order
deserts
for
the
adults
of
the
party,
too,
but
didn't
as
the
bar
staff
weren't
doing
deserts.
I
have
no
problem
with
the
staff
here
-
they
were
rushed
off
their
feet
and
reacting
in
a
perfectly
natural
way
to
an
overload
of
work,
however
when
staff
are
stretched
so
thin
they
are
coming
across
as
rude
and
snappy,
it
makes
them
unapproachable.
At
one
point,
my
wife
explicitly
said
to
my
son
said
she
didn't
want
to
ask
the
staff
the
answer
to
a
question
he
had
about
his
food,
and
she
found
the
answer
online
rather
than
bother
the
staff.
Clearly
there
are
not
enough
staff
being
laid
on
during
busy
periods,
or
Corporate
isn't
giving
the
branch
enough
labour
hours
to
cover
these
periods
effectively.
Ultimately,
while
we
will
get
over
this
bad
experience,
some
customers
may
not
and
it
will
lose
the
company
sales
as
people
will
either
be
put
off
or
will
be
unable
to
buy
everything
they
want
to
(see
above
re
deserts!)
To
any
manager
or
member
of
corporate
reading
this,
I
would
ask
as
a
customer
that
you
DO
NOT
take
this
review
as
a
reason
to
discipline
or
otherwise
pressure
your
staff
-
they
are
pressured
enough!
Just
please
make
sure
that
during
busy
periods
the
store
is
appropriately
staffed!