The Tollgate - Sizzling Pubs in Barking and Dagenham

Had a banging mixed grill! Steak was cooked to perfection! Dan the chef is smashing it.

Great place to visit. Mark is great.

Great place to go. Food was good. Mark done a great job.

Good food, good prices. Mark who served was great. Will be coming back.

Great pub. Went here the other day with my girlfriend, had great time. Mark is great.

Mark has really turned this pub/ restaurant around. The food is now excellent. The premises are clean and tidy, both inside and out. The staff seem well trained, are attentive and friendly. It has taken a lot of hard work on his part, and we clearly see the results when we have been there. Keep up the good work

Great food, will be coming back. Mark is great

Great service by Mark! Will definitely come back!

Great food. Great service, Mark done great job

Mark is doing a great job! Love this place.

Great place. Since Mark joined it has really improved.

Mark is incredible. Great place.

Great place, Mark the manager was very helpful

Great place to visit with friends. Mark the manager doing a great job.

Place looks great since the refurb and been so good to see a manager mark stay and put passion and pride into the place it's really showing

the staff member Hannah is really nice and welcoming makes the experience of the pub a really good one.

New staff member Hannah was amazing made our experience enjoyable will definitely be coming back. She knows what glass I drink out of before I even ask hahha

Great pub great atmosphere, new manager Mark making the place great again

New boss mark and big inprovment to the pub

Very respectful service especially from Jake who was tending the bar and fulfilling my need for a nice cold beverage !

Great, local pub. Mark was very welcoming and all the staff were friendly and attentive.

Wonder place! Warm friendly welcoming, clean peaceful environment. Plus parking. Food is so amazing by Chef Jane. Jake hospitality is awesome. Definitely will be returning!

Came in the other day for a few drinks, didn’t have any food but the service was wonderful !! Was served by a girl i think called olivia (she said her name was liv but im not sure if that was just the shortened version??) I’ve never been served by a more welcoming, happy, and eager person in my life !! Will definitely be coming back here !

Had a nice couple of pints with a friend, watching the game. Friendly staff, tasty smells from the kitchen. Would repeat!

Came with family and had some lovely food and drinks. The service was fantastic! Olivia was so attentive and warm, such a lovely girl who clearly cares about her customers!!

I grew up in the area and have just started working there. The comfortable atmosphere is enough to keep me coming back even when off shift.

Nice pub and it is the only one in Chadwell Heath that has a decent pub garden. I have been into the Tollgate a handful of times in the last 6 months and there are always familiar welcoming faces. Its a comfortable pub with lots on the menu food wise and lots on draft to. Fridays there tends to be a bit more of a lively atmosphere and now and again there is a DJ. The staff are super friendly and know how to work the bar properly. Olivia has served me a couple of times now and you can see that she has a great relationship with the locals.

Very pleasant afternoon lunch. Surf and turf was very reasonable and nice service from Olivia and the bar staff.

Had a great time, really Nice and friendly staff. Great food. Mark the manager has really turned this place around. Will definitely be coming back.

Had a lovely meal with the family. Would definitely come back again.

Went here with my pal for couple of drinks, great service. Mark who served us is great at his job. Will be visiting again.

Good and friendly staff, good food

The place has definitely gone up since the refirb , the food is great and the atmosphere is amazing

Good and friendly staff, great atmosphere. Good food

Quiet pub but clean. Great food great service

I was only waiting for my dog to be groomed and wasnt too hungry. Staff allowed me a child meal and were most accommodating and friendly

Nice atmosphere and very friendly staff

I wrote a bad a review back in Feb 24 as they had no Chicken to cook for my Wife's dinner. I felt disinclined to use their offer to pre phone and give them another try. But this week I did return anonymously and the venue was much better after it's redecoration. They had what we wanted and it was fine. There was a moment when I asked for mustard & there was some hesitation. But it came and we both thoroughly enjoyed our meals.

Food was great lovely bar staff chef is very good

Never been here before. Pleasantly surprised and impressed Friendly staff food was good great atmosphere

Very nice pub, it was lovely and clean with friendly staff. Food was very good value and well cooked/presented with quick service. Toilets were very clean.

We were served really quickly. Staff were friendly and helpful Food was very nice

Went there for the Psychic event only to find out that is was only a 1 to 1 readings only, at a cost of £45. The pub doesn't sell Pernod either. Won't be revisiting

Went in yesterday with my family and it was lovely! Big thanks to mark who gave us a special evening! And a big thanks to the Cheff dan

Food and service was brilliant, made to feel welcome. Food was delicious. Well worth a try. Atmosphere was also good felt a ease as a single mother also catered to dogs which is brilliant

Superb food. Polite, friendly, helpful staff. Will definitely return.

Brilliant Food, kind and helpfull staff

First time coming to you guys 7/9/24 10/10 we will be back.

A very quite lunch time in the pub ,,food came very quick and very hot with great friendly service . Pub very clean and tidy ,only negative for us was the music was a little on the loud side .. Will visit again soon thanks ...

Nice clean pub nice very nice food and Nathan very helpful

Nathan was very helpful food was very nice.

Nice selection of food that was cooked perfectly on arrival at our table. Service was spread so you were neither rushed or waiting too long. Lovely atmosphere, will be back soon….

I remember going in here a few years ago,it was a right dive.went there today 6,8,24 and was pleasantly impressed. Its had a good make over,the sausage and mash was very tasty and a nice pint of Stella.did have to wait about 30 minutes for the food but that was OK.

Love this pub! Its my local and everyone is so friendly and helpful. Especially jake behind the bar, always going the extra mile for people and ensuring the pub is kept clean and tidy (especially the bar) even during busy periods like the football. And best til last, Nathan the chef is just amazing, always doing the best for the customers, ensuring the pub is run smoothly and i must say a brilliant chef! 5 stars all round! 😊

Shocking food no choice and bar staff were very rude This place has had a refit and still has the same bad chef and staff. No food at 3 pm on a Sunday when there should be loads anything of day. We be putting a complaint to head office as this is happening time after time and it has to stop either sack the staff and chef or close it down

Good place to watch Football. Has one pool table too,.big garden and free parking

Absolutely lovely sizzling mixed grill. Sausage was beautiful. Cheesy garlic bread nice as well. Nice staff. Very helpful. Lot better pub than it used to be. Love the sizzling menu

food was amazing Nate went above and beyond

The pub has just had a refurb and they've done a great job. Good service and attentive staff, great food from a good menu, nice beer garden. They've done a great job.

Over all very good no problem with dealing with allergies. Revamp looks good. Can't understand why their are no tea or coffee facilities bar resteraunt catering for families and no coffee machine/or kettle poor show

Thought we would give this pub a go while I was visiting family in the area. It has had a revamp and there reviews were good. Ordered a steak and chicken combo asked for no onions as allergic to them. The bar staff said my meal would take longer because of the onions cooked on the plate. The 4 others in my party had their meals, and I waited, and waited and waited for mine and it never came. I asked the staff if it would be soon, was told its being cooked, I was told this 3 times. I offered if I had the fish and chips instead would this be easier, I was informed that there wasn't and fish and they wasn't taking new ordered 🤔, I was then assured my food was coming. After everyone else in the restaurant had had their food and mine still hadn't come I asked for a refund, as 2 hours waiting for my food was now beyond a joke. I could see the chef through the doorway and he wasn't cooking my steak!! The barstaff told me the chef had to clean the whole cooking plate after everyone else's food was cook to cook my food, I can't understand why my food could not have been cooked in a frying pan instead of a cooking plate, the steak is also served on a hot plate and as my steak was ordered as med rare I could have cooked it on the hot plate. Never in my life have I had to wait for everyone else in the restaurant to have their food before mine was started. If you are going to relaunch a pub and want new clients to visit it might be best to make sure you have the staff to serve the customers.

Really accommodating pub - needed lunch in a rush and staff made every effort to get it to me as quickly as possible. Also had a great variety of non-alcoholic ciders. Nathan and the kitchen staff were particularly good. Food was fantastic, recommend the sizzling skewers.

What an excellent meal well cooked and to perfection kids ate all there meal as well !! Toilets are impressive really well designed very happy with new refurbishment

Elle is amazing and Custmer service is brilliant

We came for my boyfriends birthday, Elle knew in advance it was his birthday, she went above and beyond ballon’s, banners, and birthday cake, made his birthday extra special Elle is a very special person we had the best day and I can’t thank her enough!!

Elle, is amazing. Environment is awesome lovely pool table, good banter, friendly staff

How incredible this place is. We just had our gender reveal/engagement party. We had the whole restaurant section for the party. Ellie the manager got involved with the decorations with Jake. Jodie was brilliant at the busy bar. The buffet was top tier and inexpensive... honestly I came with high expectations and yet they were surpassed!!! Everything was clean and tidy, the garden was perfect for the nice day, the parking is vast... I'm just so impressed. I'm a very happy customer thank you everyone at the tollgate!!!

Amazing food for the price! Cooked to perfection really tasty and plenty of option. Thanks to Dan the chef. Thank you ellie for such great service and delicious drinks! Love cheap thrills 😍

Food lovely, staff lovely and atmosphere has changed for the better the last 3 weeks

Friendly staff and locals - lovely food

First time visit very pleasant. Friendly staff and clean pub.

Service fast, staff are very attentive and welcoming. New manager knows what their doing. Definitely enjoying my time i spend here

Slow service unless stood in front of the bar. Staff not interested in serving customers waiting at the end of the bar. Staff also had no idea about which wine was dry, medium or sweet. Very poor service.

We went for a meal and while waiting for the other three in our party bought a drink. A pint of coke, if you don't have ice, is only three quarters of a pint and £3.50. They then put on loud music. We decided to move to the Eva where a real pint is less than £2. With the six meals and drinks we paid around half of the price at the Tollgate. Shame as it's more local to us. Every time they change management we give it a try but Sizzlers always let themselves down, partly with the quality, partly with items that are missing and partly with the high prices.

Lovely pub new manager (elle) really changed it around. Staff are so attentive and quick. Always have a good time when we come up❤️

Staff were amazing and friendly, the food was fresh and hot the chef Dan is very well trained, the bar staff were polite and worked incredibly fast

First time coming here, was amazing food was hot and fresh Dan the chef is professional and well trained, bar staff were polite and friendly and service was quick

The staff was great, very attentive to all of our needs. Jodie was extremely polite and efficient. The Manager was equally as good. It was a great visit.

Jodie was amazing! couldnt do enough for us … first time at the pub and definitely will come back .. thank you Jodie

Have not been in the Tollgate for a while but much better now with nice friendly patrons

I think the worst pub I’ve ever been into. The lady behind the bar (Friday morning) was nasty, borderline rude. She didn’t know how to use the till or how to make cocktails or even how to smile and she made sure we felt bad because us coming in meant we interrupted her chatting with her mates slouched all over the bar. Not surprised it was empty and smelly.

Visited pub for the first time with family and friends. I must say the food was very nice and great value for money , presented very well we were looked after by the manager and his wife who provided a great service. All in all a great evening . We will be back.

Food was great, the place was clean but the waitress was mediocre as they seemed new.

My partner and I went for drinks & evening meal. We were greeted with friendly smiles. Which was very much appreciated. Service for drinks was very smooth. Then we ordered food a bit later. Had to change one part of the meals, as an item wasn't available. Which was done very efficiently. Not a problem at all. When food came out it was hot & enjoyable. We both emptied our plates. Although the Onion Bhajis I had could have been a bit more crispy. Other than this one issue, not even a problem. Our evening was very enjoyable all round. Will definitely be going back there again soon & more than likely, more often now.

I have been going to this pub for around 4 years now when I take my 3 dogs to the groomers a few doors along and have a meal while waiting. This time I noticed a change in the service and the food I ordered was outstanding. I noticed the difference in service and the standard of food served and when asked, the proprietor said that he had taken over the business just last week. To my mind a vast improvement………excellent, 10 out of 10

We had to clean our own table as all tables were covered in glasses. We ordered food and drinks on the app and after 15mins had to go to the bar to get the drinks as var staff didn't even look at tickets. Then waited about another 25mins or so and kitchen staff cane down and said only 1 steak left. Then after about another 15mins or so barman came over and said there was no fish fingers or chicken dippers for the kids meals my daughter in law had ordered 10 mins before I had ordered. So we asked for a refund and the inept barman couldn't process it so had to get kitchen staff down. We only got refunded for the food when if we knew no food available we wouldn't of ordered the drinks which we flat and not very good. We were extremely disappointed and will never use one of your pubs again.

Andrea the manager is amazing,had dinner and she was in the kitchen food came out quick and well presented

Food absolute 0 Customer Service -0 I ordered with my friends a stake they had on the menu, when it arrived I literally couldn’t cut it with knife how bad that was, it was so chewy that even with stake knife wasn’t possible to cut that thing. When I told to waitress about it she didn’t even bother to offer anything else, In fact she was quite upset!Honestly I wouldn’t even take it. Bland and dreadful food. The only good this was that pint of Guinness which you really can’t go wrong with it. What a waste of time and money!

We were always regular customers of the Tollgate but havent been there in over two years as we found it had gone down hill. We thought we'd give it a try tonight and was pleasantly surprised the food was lovely and steak cooked to perfection by the chef Dan .we well definitely be using the Tollgate in the future on a regular basis

I love a Sizzling Steak but my wife was not keen so she intended to have a Hunters Chicken. We don't go out that often so it was to be a treat. When I went to order I was told they no Grilled Chicken available. This is the 4th consecutive visit where they cannot meet their menu. Previously Salad, Onions & tomatoes were unavailable. It's a busy area with large & small Supermarkets nearby. So they could have easily cheaply bought Onions & Salad. So I ate alone and we had to cook when we returned home. I reported this to them & received a prompt reply asking I give them another chance. After reading reviews it seems a common problem with this venue. So don't promise yourself anything from the Menu when visiting the Tollgate!

I love a Sizzling Steak but my wife was not keen so she intended to have a Hunters Chicken. We don't go out that often so it was to be a treat. When I went to order I was told they no Grilled Chicken available. This is the 4th consecutive visit where they cannot meet their menu. Previously Salad, Onions & tomatoes were unavailable. It's a busy area with large & small Supermarkets nearby. So they could have easily cheaply bought Onions & Salad. So I ate alone and we had to cook when we returned home. I reported this to them & received a prompt reply asking I give them another chance. After reading reviews it seems a common problem with this venue. So don't promise yourself anything from the Menu when visiting the Tollgate!

Very good Sunday afternoon pub, food presented well and nice quality. Service excellent.

Avoid the psychics they're no good

Excellent service, brilliant atmosphere! Met the new manager Andreea and her team is managing the pub so well, busiest I've seen the tollgate in a long time. Food is perfect, staff is amazing. Couldn't ask for a better spot to socialize!

Everything was fantastic. Nothing needs to be improved. Allison and Andreea were excellent at making our visit amazing.

Bar staff are friendly, food is great! Customer's are friendly as well!

Popped into the Tollgate for a coffee, with my brother and sister. Prior to a meeting, ordered 2 coffees which were instant coffee, no problem with that, waited 10 minutes. Went to bar to remind the barman, said he'd do it straight away, then he began doing something else, it wasn't till an older lady told him to get us our drinks, that eventually got us served. The locals were friendly as were the staff to be fair, l would use again but not for coffees..

Came to the tollgate with some friends for their birthday and I cannot put into words how lovely the staff are, got introduced to the new manager Andreea and she has some of the best customer service and leadership i have ever seen. Food was incredible, and the jukebox makes the night even better. Great company and even better staff!

Nice venue and great service. Food was excellent and good value.

Always loved my visits to the Tollgate! Great locals pub, with decent food, Danielle and Ellie are both amazing!