The Tollgate Hotel

The look and feel of the restaurant is quite traditional, with the food on offer being somewhat limited. The food tasted okay, with some dishes being better than others. The steak was cooked to my liking, however the triple cooked chips left a lot to be desired. The appetiser and desert were both tasty. Service was a bit slow for the restaurant not being very busy, and it was obvious that the servers were seasonal hires. Overall a decent option in the local area.

The old tollgate has produced such a consistent product for years they have got their carvery down to a fine art. Excellent value at 3 courses for under £30, great service and plenty of choice. Unlike most carveries, they even manage to keep the vegetables fresh. Easy to get to off the a27, and plenty of parking.

It is a very nice place to eat and drink. The staff are very friendly and welcoming, they do a very professional job. The carvery food is lovely and plenty of it. Starters are self serve as are the puddings, these are very tempting and you leave full up. Great for families too. Best to book, just in case as it's popular.

We had a family birthday party and booked the garden area but as it was raining and a bit cold we were very kindly given a room which was excellent and very thoughtful of the old tollgate staff…the selection of starters was huge and possibly way over the top as you could have anything you wanted but to do that there would be no room for main course which again was huge selection ….only one thing the plates were cold and consequently the food didn’t stay hot for long which is off putting…plus the staff insist on bringing your choice of main course to you instead of us being able to do that…puddings were all lovely and again huge selection….one thing that was a bit annoying is I booked for twenty people but three of my party could not attend because they had Covid and as one of my party is having chemotherapy they weren’t able to attend….you pay a non refundable deposit for each guest which is made very clear on the email but I did ring the day before giving final numbers of 17 but was still charged for the three that couldn’t attend for obvious reasons