Restaurants have been forced to display the calories of each dish by the government. The change affects food businesses with more than 250 staff.
So this means very popular restaurant outlets like Toby Carvery with its 4,500 employees must now show customers exactly what they are consuming. And it’s not just the roast dinner where Toby Carvery offers customers its calorie information, as you can also find out what your favourite starter, dessert or all-you-can-eat breakfast contains too.
Does it make for pretty reading, though? Well, that’s for each individual customer to decide. But, what we can say is it’s useful to now have this information, as StokeonTrentLive reports.
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Meat calories
We’ll start with Toby Carvery’s signature dish: the roast dinner. A portion of turkey contains 320kcal or 1,778kJ. The beef, meanwhile, is a bit more at 377kcal or 4,389kJ. Gammon, though, contains 371kcal or 2,566kJ. Similarly, lamb contains 331kcal or 1,723kJ. Pork, however, contains 519kcal or 3,309kJ.
- Beef – 377kcal
- Gammon – 371kcal
- Lamb – 331kcal
- Pork – 519kcal
Trimmings calories
When you add the trimmings, it does send the calories up a bit. A Yorkshire pudding contains 99kcal or 417kJ, while a portion of roast potatoes has 192kcal or 810kJ. A portion of peas comes in at 76kcal or 320kJ, while a portion of carrots has 30kcal. Sprouts, meanwhile, contain 42kcal or 177kJ, while a portion of broccoli has 37kcal or 153kJ.
If you choose to have macaroni cheese on your plate, you’ll be adding 110kcal or 464kJ to your meal. There was recently a debate on Toby Carvery’s social media pages over whether macaroni cheese belonged on the same plate as meat and vegetables, with customers divided over the answer, issuing different verdicts.
- Yorkshire pudding – 99kcal
- Roast potatoes – 192kcal
- Peas – 76kcal
- Carrots – 30kcal
- Sprouts – 42kcal
- Broccoli – 37kcal
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Sauce calories
Those who add a sauce to their meal can expect slightly higher calorie totals. For a serving of Toby Carvery’s classic gravy, expect a 23kcal addition. Horseradish sauce, meanwhile, adds 37kcal or 156kJ. Mint sauce is less, however, at 17kcal or 70kJ.
- Gravy – 23kcal
- Horseradish sauce – 37kcal
- Mint sauce – 17kcal
- English mustard – 19kcal
- Parsley sauce – 314kcal
- Cranberry sauce – 56kcal
- Apple sauce – 44kcal
Dessert calories
If you wish to have a dessert after your main meal, then there will be added calories from that. A portion of ice cream, for example, contains 180kcal or 755kJ. Toby Carvery’s home-baked chocolate brownie has 465kcal or 1,955kJ. And their sticky toffee pudding contains 527kcal or 2,207kJ.
- Ice cream – 180kcal
- Chocolate brownie – 465kcal
- Sticky toffee pudding – 527kcal
- Raspberry arctic roll – 417kcal
- Honeycomb dream sundae – 391kcal
How does a typical Toby Carvery roast meal fare?
So, how many calories are there in a typical Toby Carvery roast dinner? This is based on one choice of meat and five bits of vegetables.
- Beef – 377kcal
- Yorkshire pudding – 99kcal
- Roast potatoes – 192kcal
- Peas – 76kcal
- Carrots – 30kcal
- Cauliflower cheese – 85kcal
- Green Beans – 25kcal
- Gravy – 23kcal
So, if you had all of the above, you can expect your Toby Carvery meal to be 917kcal. You can find out the full list of Toby Carvery’s menu choices and the calories they contain on the Smartchef website .