Toby Carvery cuts meal price to £7 after portion-size concerns

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 19:21 · Archive

Toby Carvery has reduced meal prices to £7 after a viral video raised questions about portion sizes.

A viral video shared on Facebook showed a Toby Carvery chef in Poole, Dorset using scales to portion meat, prompting concerns that the chain was shrinking servings as a cost-cutting measure. The footage sparked hundreds of comments and threats of boycotts.

Toby Carvery responded by introducing a £7 roast dinner offer available through its app until 16 October. The company said the video contained misleading claims about its practices.

In a statement, Toby Carvery said scales are only 'occasionally brought out as part of a long-standing training and quality assurance process' within its apprenticeship programme. The statement added that the process helps ensure consistency across restaurants and that 'nothing has changed with our portion sizes'. A chef in the video said the chain had been weighing portions for three weeks but was unsure whether other branches did the same.

How it is being reported

• Toby Carvery issues £7 update as customer accuses chain of ‘shrinking’ portionsAfter a customer accused Toby Carbery of shrinking its portions, the chain hit back and said that its servings are as generous as ever.Daily Express · 14 Oct, 19:04
• Toby Carvery cuts meals to £7 after video claimed to show 'shrinking portions'The film sparked a backlash as a Toby Carvery chef was shown precisely measuring how much turkey and beef to put on a plateThe Mirror · 14 Oct, 09:33

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