Toby Carvery

I was visiting the area, and was invited out for breakfast one morning.
We all headed to Lauriston farm Toby carvery as they had only just started preparing breakfasts ahead of the summer season, breakfast was £3.99 and extra if you had coffee or tea, there was a choice of six hot items with vegitarian options also.
There is a evening carvery you don’t get a good choice of cuts usually the two, options and they are as thin as a razor blade when sliced but there are plenty of vegetables & Yorkshire puddings to fill the plate.
Definitely good value to visiting tourists, cheap night out or a family on a budget you will never beat that kind of price ever definitely well worth a visit.
Good bar and drinks selection, plenty of service staff & clean toilets.
People come here for cheap affordable meals out, how it should be.

Lucky my friend had a car and decided to eat here before our Cramond Beach walk. This is my first time in a Toby Carvery ever.
The location near the beach and the fact that it is a huge family gathering style eatery makes it perfect for a family gathering and a nice walk at the beach to let the children run wild and burn some fat.
I have the barbecue chicken wings to start off. Smothered in barbecue sauce, the wings were average and accompanied by a yogurt style dip. We then proceeded to get the main roasts. There was a queue but soon it was our turn. I was a bit disappointed with the portion of the meat. You get 4 to choose from — gammon, pork, beef & turkey. You can either choose all 4 or choose a selection. I chose everything except turkey. The pork was dry but the other 2 were just OK.
Funnily enough I wasn’t given extra of another since I opted out of the turkey. My friend chose 2 so she got 2 miserable thin slices only. You can take as much of the other extra as you want. They consist of yorkshire pudding, pork crackling, stuffing, brocolli and cheese, mash, potatoes, peas, parsnips, carrots and a few more others. They looked like they have been mass prepared so lack of quality. Gravy station consists of beef, vegetarian option and another. Horseradish sauce was the best amongst the sauces.
Waitresses were very friendly and helpful though. Everyone working there were always smiling and no attitude.
Unfortunately, food is just average and just enough to make my stomach happy. Nothing special to be honest. Off to the beach to burn some fat!

If rock hard burned yet miraculously Undercooked potatoes, end cuts of a roast and ice cold veg is your thing then by all means waste your money and time sitting waiting 15 mins for your drink, and standing in queues for 20 mins when there’s no servers at the hotplate. Honestly it’d take less effort and money to cook your own meal and you have more chance of it being hot too.

As with other branches of the chain I’ve patronised this does what it says on the tin large portions for a decent price along with a fairly sensibly priced bar. The service was very good too.
Where it seems to be missing a trick though, given it’s location & the views to Fife, is not having a beer garden. Given its location there could be concerns about the clientele it might attract with that but it still seems worth a try.

Very nice place. Not too many people except Edinburgh locals visit it.
Scottish food, always hot and fresh served nicely in a good atmosphere. Actually you use a buffet where you go to get vegetables, yorkshire puddings, gravies etc. There is a chef by the buffet who serves the meet and also a waiter who serves drinks and desserts to your table.
If you look for a place where you can have a very tasty and lavish lunch for £10 that is it.
5*

Please note that this establishment has recently changed hands & style. It is now a carvery (& a poor one at that).
The service is in the style of a conveyer belt and the clientele are predominantly towards the older end of the geriatric population.
The food is best described as middle-​of-​the-​road canteen quality & the non-​carvery options are severely limited & equally poor in execution.
The only plus points (clutching at straws here) are that there are lots of tables, the prices are relatively low & the toilets aren’t filthy.
I will avoid at all costs in the future.

This is a typical Brewer’s Fayre type pub. Don’t expect the best range of beers and top quality cuisine. It’s the usual standard of microwaved quality food. But at least the menu is extensive and there’s plenty to suit most tastes (even vegetarians like me).
The benefit of Lauriston Farm is their outdoor beer garden. It includes a childrens play area with a wooden bridge and a climbing frame area, to keep the kids entertained while you’re treating yourself to a nice cold pint in the sun. There’s even a little postage stamp’s worth of grass which [I’m assured] serves as a suitable [miniature] football pitch. But what would I know. I’m a girl. And I’m more into supping my nice cold glass of Kopparberg in the sun than kicking a ball about.
Indoors, there’s a very small children’s play area. This is more suited to babies and those of toddler age though — it’s certainly not enough to entertain the older children.
So on the whole, a decent pub for taking the kids along on a summer’s day — relaxing with a drink while they play, then treating them to a meal. The food’s never going to be top notch, but then children never tend to care too much about that. And Brewer’s Fayre always does do really good children’s meal deals. I can’t imagine myself choosing it as the perfect location for a night out with friends. But thenif you don’t have children with you, I don’t see the point of going along to a Brewer’s Fayre pub anyway. There’s better places to go.

This is I believe an old farm building which has been converted into a restaurant. This is quite idellic scenery around offering views out to the firth of forth.
The menu is acceptable and the level of service is acceptable. On more than one occasion the same round of drinks has varied in price within half an hour. The place is generally clean and the ambiance is very traditional as opposed to contemporary. There are some interesting decorations, ample parking and the place always feels clean.
The only downside is that there is endless kids running around at times as they have play areas including outdoor facilities. This creates noise and distractions for customers and endless problems for the poor staff who have to endlessly dodge kids while carring plates. This can sometimes spoil the whole experience, theres nothing worse than sitting for ages having to put up with some screaming toddler.
Dont let this put you off as this really is a good restaurant with reasonable prices.

This is a great place to take anyone for a value for money meal.
The menus have a good selection and the service is always good.
They have an indoor and outdoor play area for the kids and there is also a separate bar so the adults can disappear for a wee dram.
The place is always clean and if your lucky you may be able get a table by the window where you have a view of the Firth of Forth and Fife

Ideal for familimies and light on the budget, the choice is great and the meals good value. The staff are helpful on on hand to help. Play area for the children so you can have a bit of peace whilst knowing your kids are safe.