BRENTWOOD’S Toby Carvery restaurant looks set to be one of the busiest eateries on Christmas Day, with over 2,000 guests set to dine at the Shenfield Crescent restaurant.

Research by Mitchells and Butlers, who own the restaurant chain, are anticipating over one million people to dine at their restaurants on the big day, after seeing a 20 percent increase in people planning to eat out.

Mark Barker, General Manager at Toby Carvery in Brentwood, said: “We are a nation of bakers, but now more than ever time spent with our loved ones is coming first and though the tradition of cooking at home is still prevalent, the hours that can be given back by dining out this Christmas is outweighing it.

“Our pubs and restaurants want to give families the gift of time to share Christmas Day with each other, not their kitchen sink.”