Stayed here with my sister who is in a wheelchair for 4 days in May. Very helpful staff all round but particularly Michael, on Reception, who on his way home, collected the wheelchair 'feet' that we'd left at a pub 10 miles away! I was surprised by the quality of the food. We were booked in for half board and... More

Just had one of the best hotel Sunday lunches I can remember here at the Riviera. We were the only diners in the restaurant - the terrace was doing a roaring trade. The meal was excellent quality ingredients well prepared and beautifully served. Can't fault it. The Kiwi barman even made me a lemon, lime and bitters to accompany lunch.

Stayed here for four days over the bank holiday. I cannot fault anything with this hotel. Service is impeccable in all areas and the food out of this world. Breakfast was vast, afternoon tea was lovely and dinner each night was excellent. We had two sea view rooms which were spacious and offered all the things wou would expect. Housekeeping... More

Been using this place for years. Best food in Sidmouth without any doubt. Called in on May bank holiday Sunday it was busy but our 5 bar meals were brilliant. Well done on achieving consistent high standards and for having the cleanest loos ever

Almost by accident we ended up driving through Sidmouth on the way back from the Scarlett in Newquay and fell upon this gem of a hotel. One look at the lunch menu was enough to convince us that we had to eat here. We had missed the usual lunch hours (12-2pm) and so had to dine in the bar area,... More

The 4 of us had an excellent meal in lovely surroundings in this grand hotel. Staff were very polite and you could see they were well trained with very efficient service during the night. The food was to a very high standard and was all cooked very nice and in good time. Lamb Shank for main was excellent as well... More

We just popped in looking for a place for afternoon tea. And did we find it!!! The concierge was a dream and we sat overlooking the promenade whilst presented with a fantastic selection of sandwiches and cakes served in the traditional afternoon tea way. As with all excellent places our dog was admitted and we enjoyed a couple of hours... More

We have just returned from a two night break at The Riviera Hotel. What a wonderful hotel with attention to detail and service l thought long forgotten. We were attracted to this hotel because of the position and menu and were equally delighted with each. We enjoyed a sea facing room which must be the cleanest hotel room we have... More

Walk in booking on spec with my wife & our three year old daughter. Hotel is as you'd expect in excellent order throughout, overall the staff were very acommodating - there is a baby a baby listening service, children's menu - really good . We stayed in a rearward room, I would recommend staying toward the front of the hotel... More