Toby Carvery Ewell, Ewell, Epsom

Formerly The Glyn Arms,this is where my drinking career began in 1975;it was my local until 1981. These days the Victorian building has been greatly extended to the side and it is a popular carvery especially with a mature clientele. To the left of the front door is a large seating area where you are shown to your table and the carvery serving area.To the right there is an extensive bar which winds around one wall.There are several seperate sections off the bar,with a couple of fireplaces which appeared more for design than function. One of the sections runs along the front of the building and is slightly raised,while another central section has sofas,poofs and some fixed wall seating.Carpeted throughout ,the areas around the bar have a corporate lounge feeling but is certainly a spot where you can just pop in for a drink.To further differentiate this area from the carvery,there is a seperate pub food menu which you order from the bar. There are three handpumps with London Pride,very reasonable at £2.70,Youngs Bitter and the third reversed.There is a split level garden but the busy Cheam Road runs alongside and it wasn't very inviting.Light musak is played but carvery smells do permeate the interior,which is fine if you like the aroma of well boiled cabbage. The decor is a little souless,but the extensive car park indicates how popular the value food offering can be, there are no traces of the pub atmosphere of days gone by.