Bankton House

Had afternoon tea in the conservatory. One of the nicest I’ve had and I’ve sampled a few. Sandwiches freshly made and more than enough of everything for the four of us. Went home with a doggy bag. The staff were very attentive and I can honestly say no complaints. Ten of us visited again for afternoon tea in July and thoroughly enjoyed it. A wee gem on our doorstep.

Unmanned building, no common areas to use, no reception, no breakfast, intruder alarms going off as house not secure, no receipt given when deposit made, rude aggressive staff, worst of all one of the general managers questioned my disability? Checked in for two day stay and within a few hours checked out, totally unacceptable to call this a hotel.

A hidden gem in Livingston. High quality pub grub with friendly service. We made a night of it and had drinks in the cosy bar before moving through to the bistro for dinner. Both areas are welcoming and nicely decorated which gives a relaxed atmosphere. Honestly a great wee place.

Would not recommend. No one there to greet us and left alone in hotel at night, apart from other guests who were staying. Stains on bedding and no hot or cold food available on site apart from little goodie bag with. Bottle of juice and muffin (if I remember rightly). We didn’t feel safe during the night with there not being a member of staff present overnight as it’s in a dark secluded area. Will not stay there again as it was very expensive.

We ate in the Bistro there was 12 of us aged between 6 months and 80 years old, the staff were super friendly, efficient and helpful the food was deliciously fantastic cannot recomend this place enough highly recommended

Me and my husband visited the Bankton House Bistro for our anniversary a couple of weeks ago and I had to write a review to say how consistently excellent the place is. We've been for a few evening meals before which were so well made and fresh. This time we visited at lunch time and once again, the food was just so good. It was fish and chips but I have to say it's one of the best I've had so far: the fish was fresh, flaky and perfectly cooked in a thin crispy batter, with chunky 'proper' chips and peas and tartar sauce. The other great thing is they offer small and large portions. I had the small portion which was big in itself - very generous. I followed this with a limoncello tartufo (ice cream bomb made from lemon ice cream with lemon curd in the middle and rolled in lemon meringue - just lovely. The atmosphere is so chilled out in the bistro (with the option of sitting in the cosy conservatory). They play easy going favourites and I could imagine it'll be lovely there at Christmas to get you in the mood. We've visited the pub before in the hotel and it's a typical country-style cosy pub - all quirky niches and a log burner for the winter nights. Service excellent as always and good value for money. If you haven't been already, try it out, it feels like it's out of the way nestled in the woodland but is literally just across the road from Livi South train station.