The Carvery Restaurant — Restaurant in Long Beach

I am in charge of reserving our Pre Board Members and Staff dinners. I wanted to try a place out of our norm. After reading the mix reviews I decided to go in with my colleague for a tester. They weren't open, but the manager Cynthia led us to their sister business Shannon's, which has the same kitchen. Their service and atmosphere were great so I proceeded to keep our reservations. The day of the dinner, there was a large event upstairs just breaking out. I was so nervous because we were going to be eating outside and the partygoers were loud and hanging out, but dispersed rather quickly. As the board members & staff were seated, we started ordering appetizers and drinks from their prefixed menu. It's not vegetarian-friendly, but vegetarian dishes can be accommodated. From the appetizers, drinks, entrees, and desserts everything was delicious! 14 out of 14 individuals confirmed it! They also were able to provide a special dessert for one of our colleagues that will be leaving our foundation soon, and he was very appreciative of that. The only downside was the service was slow at times and the ladies' restroom was a mess - and I believe it was due to the event they had earlier. I still give them 5 stars because I believe they were short-staffed. Everyone from the bartender, manager, server, and bus person tended to us and the other guests in the restaurant, and their teamwork made those mishaps doable. I look forward to doing business with them in the future, as we bring on two new employees and hopefully, the board members who weren't able to make it join us as well. They...

First off I want to say the 2 stars I am giving today are 100% because of the food. The staff was great. The hostess was very polite and professional and the serving staff was cheerful and knowledgeable about all the dishes on the menu. Thank you Ricki and Kayla !

The food ! Wow , so we stated with the charcuterie and cheese board, beautifully plated with lots of colors. Delicious, that danish blue , so pungent, so good.

Next was the French onion soup. If this is on the menu I always get it. This one was meh 😑, very sweet , not sure what stock they used. Not terrible, but different.

The first main was the “Pan seared halibut with forbidden rice” , 100% mouth garbage. First off we eat with our eyes and my eyes barfed when this plate came out. Boring, the fish was over cooked and most likely re heated several times. The asparagus was over cooked and limp. The forbidden rice should be forbidden from being sold , the rice was under seasoned and over cooked. And lastly the sauce in the ramekin so fowl I couldn’t even identify it. Super disappointed at $33

Lastly was the Prime rib in , meat was ok , little tough, but the au jsu tasted like straight up hot dogs 🌭, it’s like the took hot dog water and rendered it down. I also got both of the mashed potatoes, both were very bland , I really want to taste the poblanos in the poblano mashed potatoes, but I tasted nothing , The worst.

So if you want a drink and a charcuterie and cheese board then this is the place. Not a spot for a nice dinner. ☹️

Maybe I just got the B squad in the kitchen on the day I went. I will be back ,...

Party of four came here for our first experience. From the start it was weird. When the hostess helped us she told us, we’d seat you BUT it will be 10-15 minutes b/c we don’t want to stress out the server. Mind you, there are at least 5 open tables we could sit down at just to wait to be helped. I asked if we could just at least sit down ( b/c there are no seats at the front and no waiting area), but again I was given the ‘we don’t wanna stress our servers out’ excuse. So far, not happy with this experience. Took 30 minutes to be seated and another 6 minutes to be greeted by our server. 16 minutes to get our drinks (2 sodas, 1 kid water and a cocktail).

Took maybe 30 minutes for our food to come out but when it did…. It was all sooo good!! I had the ribeye: so tender and juicy. Best friend had the glazed salmon with the mashed potatoes: omg. The flavor in the salmon was perfect along with the glaze (she got extra glaze on the side and I dipped my steak into it.. perfection). My daughter had the southwest salad: she absolutely LOVED it Little person had fries: some of the best fries I’ve ever tasted

What they lacked in service they make up for in food. I would recommend a try to this place. Your tastebuds won’t be...