TOBY Carvery has axed lamb on Sundays — angering customers who say their supply excuse is “rubbish”.
The buffet chain has pared back its famous three-roast weekend lunch menu, offering lamb on “specific dates” only.
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Furious Ben Marriott, a butcher, posted online: “Just come for a carvery to be told you’re not doing lamb unless it’s a special occasion.
“That’s so rubbish – makes Sundays no different from any other day now. Fuming.”
The chain replied: “The lamb is now only available on specific dates due to a supplier issue.”
But Ben, from Nottingham, hit back: “Working in the meat industry I can assure you there’s no supply issue on lamb.
“How much do you want?”
He added: “It’s the price – your carver has just told us that. Massive disappointment.
“Why not just add a surplus charge? It’s then a choice.”
It comes after The Sun revealed Harvester had scrapped its self-service salad bar as the cost of ingredients soar.
The move was later reversed after an outcry from readers.
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Toby Carvery is owned by the same company, Mitchells & Butlers.
Last night it said lamb would hopefully be back on the menu in the near future.
It added: “We experienced difficulties within our own lamb supply chain which has meant it hasn’t been on our decks as frequently recently.”
Security tags are now being fitted to foods like cheese and butter as prices rocket in supermarkets amid the cost-of-living crisis, with a 1kg tub of Lurpak now hitting £9.30 in Iceland.
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