Livermead House Hotel

As a special Birthday treat my family booked my Husband and I into a hotel that I have always admired when going past it, the Livermead House Hotel. It is a beautiful building overlooking Torbay with a traditional twist. From arrival to departure the welcome and service is very warm and professional with great attention to detail and service etiquette. The Bedroom, room 10 was very spacious and well equipped, and had been recently decorated in a beautiful traditional style. The ensuite was modern, immaculately clean and had excellent water pressure. A thoughtful gesture upon check in was a 50% cocktail voucher which covered a wide selection of options at the bar. We had been booked in on dinner Bed and Breakfast which is excellent value. The Menu was four courses with plenty of selection. I enjoyed a Smoked Trout starter which was delicious followed by Beef Consomme infused with herbs, again delicious. I opted for main course to pay a small supplement and have Fillet steak. The steak was cooked to perfection accompanied buy lots of fresh vegetables and sauteed potatoes, silver served to us. For dessert, an excellent Creme Brulee. From the Staff to the beautiful building and excellent food. If you enjoy Traditional Hospitality with a bit of nostalgia in comfortable surroundings, I highly recommend this Hotel.

We organised an event at the Livermead House Hotel in the big ballroom. The atmosphere was great, felt like the Victorian times, the food was fantastic, staff was very polite and helpful, and the management was also extremely helpful and listened to what we wanted. Next year we are going again :-)

We have been going to this hotel for a long time usually a party. Mostly elderly guests, and I have to say always been delighted. It takes a lot of patience to deal with us elderly ( I wasn’t elderly when I first visited) the staff at the Livermead House certainly have the patience and kindness with us. Tim , Elliot. , Jess at reception, ( def need patience which they have ). The staff in Restaurant are really amazing nothing and I mean is too much trouble for them. So yes we love the Livermead. House Hotel. And will certainly look forward to go again. When I first found this gem, I was a lot younger and my husband and me fell in love with the hotel , Sylvia was our lovely host then, ( with. Tim, and John who started. Marine Travel, so I have been going for a very long time. I have tried other hotels, but to be fair, nothing compared to the Livermead. House,

We came for Sunday lunch, so I can't say anything about the bedrooms. But from our impressions of Reception, the bar and the restaurant: This place is old-fashioned... In a very good way. Firstly, it's made by the staff, who are smart (not sure I've ever come across a restaurant Maitre d' in tails - at lunchtime..), polite, friendly and efficient. They give a very good impression of enjoying their jobs, which carries over into the whole feel of the place. Despite the formality of the staff's appearance, the decor and the table layouts, the atmosphere in the bar and restaurant was relaxed. The pianist had an idiosyncratic approach to his arrangements, which made playing "Spot the Tune" a fun game. Everything seemed clean and it was useful to have a area to hang bulky winter coats. I've docked a star because, in the end, the food was no more than average and did feel a bit conveyor-belty. We forgave this because their set-price menu, at this time of year at least, is good value. Additionally, the bar area was really cold, with a potentially cosy laid fire sitting there, sadly unlit and no radiators on. We'd have spent longer - and more money - had we been able to lose the goosepimples. I'm sure a lot of people would moan that this hotel - which was once the home of Charles Kingsley, of "Water Babies" fame - is "dated". I suppose it is. But it's unapologetic about not being all stainless steel and fake marble. If that's your bag, you've plenty of choice. I hope Livermead House stays as it is. We'll be back to enjoy its lovely "time-capsuley" feel.

Went here recently for the wake following my Dad’s funeral. I requested gluten free food on the buffet. I was given 4 very small slices of pizza along with sandwiches. However I was not impressed - the pizza was ok but with the sandwiches the bread was dry. I did not have many sandwiches because of the bread and the egg one I had there was less than a teaspoon of filling so not very enjoyable. Disappointed as it was not cheap.

It is sad when an establishment in such a prime location lets standards slip to extremely low levels. Poor service, food handling, and cleanliness. Draught lager not maintained....served cloudy, and flat.....15 minutes stood at the bar waiting for them to sort, with zero communication......after them trying to say it was fine.....until another member of staff tried it and agreed it was off. Waiters thumb on butter as he served, Food and gravy "thrown" on plates without checking if you wanted it all, chairs wobbly / broken, what looked like cigarette burns on some, and to top it all....the toilets were dirty amd some "out of order". This is not all that Torquay has to offer......please look at the many other amazing establishments