Old Engine House in Torbay

What a fantastic place very welcoming the carvery was delicious esp the beef and a very fantastic. Price well done guys you were all brilliant we’re not from Torquay but will Deffo come again when we’re visiting

Sunday lunch is very good with a lively but friendly atmosphere The service was quick and efficient The food fantastic value for money Good range of drinks but a little pricey compared to the food

This is our go to pub.Great for family's we went when kids eat free was on and it was amazing value. Good service received from the second we entered. Recommended booking always busy. Shout out to the waitress Kelsey.

Just wanted to give a big thank you to Phil the chef who made me and my family’s visit a very pleasant one. Great service, great food, thank you.

My experience at old engine was wonderful. I had a lovely waitress Emily who was so polite, catered to all our needs and brought such a positive vibe around the place. Would recommend

We were staying in a hotel with lack of food choice , so we came here with our dog , i needed a sunday roast , superb carvery and freindly staff , and great price point , we will go back when on holiday again in the summer defo

Great value roast. Good flavour, quality. Great gravy makes the meal.

Lovely place to be fair Also go after the hospital

Wasnt busy and waited an hour for food to come out depsite asking a few times and were told its coming out any minute. ( which it didnt ) on asking a 3rd time this prompted someone to bring it out.

First visit to this Greene King, food was tasty accompanied by quick service, pricing on the whole great, was good access for disabled party members, parking good as well, we will be returning!

Excellent carvery tends to get busy so get in early

Horrendously run. Could be a nice pub but the managers are useless. They don’t ever answer the phone. Feels very lazy the way the place is run. It’s a shame because as I said it could be a nice pub. The staff/manager usually have their own set table by the tv in the window? Highly unprofessional. I’ve witnessed him (manager) lying to customers that have had to come in after trying to call and had no luck. Needs a shake up!! Couple of the staff members are fantastic though I will say that. The rest shouldn’t be working in hospitality. There is a real culture problem there.

Me and my family went for a meal. Regardelss of how issues occurred. The manager in torquay Carly was very helpful and made every effort to help us with our order and was absolutely amazing. Have a merry Christmas. Thankyou x

First time visiting as we were down visiting family. This was suggested as a safe place for one of our party who is coeliac. The NGCI menu was clear and when mentioned to the staff we needed gluten free all necessary questions were asked. Two of the group had carvery and the food looked amazing. The gf chicken tikka was really nice and very hot. The mango chutney was particularly good. The other member of the group had scampi and said this was really nice. We enjoyed our meal and will come again next time in the area.

I went there for lunch with my wife. It was very nice inside and the services good. My one gripe is that a male member of staff, puts his fingers inside cups when handing over to customers. The food is good value.

Excellent service. Great tasting food served by friendly, nothings too much trouble carver Phil. Thoroughly enjoyed

Went last Friday the 22nd November with my mum for my birthday managed to get a table went up to get the carvery I was putting some cauliflower cheese on my plate and a tiny bit of cheese went on to one of the sprouts by accident as I couldn’t move up the line as it was packed with people the chef shouted at me saying am contaminating the food and watch out but didn’t say it in a friendly way and took the spoon off me so I couldn’t get any more only had one tiny bit of cauliflower didn’t even eat much of the carvery as just wanted to leave I actually was really upset by it and on my birthday aswell first and last visit from me

Very friendly and cheerful staff while also being quite busy. Had the carvery, chef carving was brilliant and food delicious

Visited while down on holiday in Torquay. I booked a table but accidentally booked it for the wrong day. Luckily the waitress was really helpful and managed to find us a table. The food was lovely, good quality.

Excellent carvery. Meat well cooked and plenty of choice on veg

Had a carvery on tuesday was served by phil had an amazing meal the food was amazing and will be definitely come back again

Phil on carvery. Really nice and food was amazing. The extra touch with the candles on my dessert as it was my birthday yesterday was awesome and completely unexpected 🙂

We visited the old engine house the other day and were served by the lovely Owen. He was more then happy to help us find and table and take our order. Very kind and lovely chap. All of the staff at the engine house are very accommodating I would definitely recommend going!

Went to old engine house to celebrate my sons birthday food was great and staff was very nice chap on carvery philp was very helpful also well mannered nice meal and atmosphere.

Went to the old engine house for a Sunday dinner and was served by a lovely young lady called Emily, she was very attentive and made sure we were to be served shortly during a busy service! And Derek on the carvery was also very good at making us laugh whilst filling our plates! Would highly recommend this place! I shall be returning very soon

Had a meal out last night for my brothers birthday, I really enjoyed my meal and thank you to phil for putting candles in the fudge cake

We come here on a regular basis, Beef is always excellent, service is friendly helpful and courteous Phil chef greats us with a smile, All the staff are welcoming we look forward to the next visit .Thank you

Excellent service and food, had the Jumbo Crispy Chicken and the Cheesy Meltdown burger, both were delicious. A tiny mishap with the order was dealt with superbly and we will definitely be back. Really friendly staff and lovely atmosphere overall.

The staff here are fab, it's always very busy when we go. Food is good and very reasonably priced. Always seem to have offers on

Our first visit it was busy, we all had the carvery, the meat was lovely, but found the roast potatoes and veg very salty which spoiled the taste as the salt overpowered everything.

ANPR car park with £100 fine. We particularly liked the half finished joist installation completed with exposed hangars, ruining what would have been an ok 70's period ceiling piece. Certainly not what I expected looking at the high Tripadvisor rating. Is this really a good place to go in Torquay? We had a quick pint and then left. Complete dump. We certainly didn't want to eat there looking at the state of the decor and the half finished roof. Either tear it down or finish it properly! You really need to up your game.

The carvery in here is great, will definitely be coming back a lot.

Didn't like initial table we were given as by toilets and fire escape which kept being opened so very drafty after we were moved much happier and can't fault the carvery the Server was lovely all food especially meats, beef dripping roasties,parsnips& yorkshires all amazing will return next time in area

Great service and food ever time we go. Well done to the staff and managment.

My wife and I dined at the Old Engine House on Friday 18th October and were served by Owen, we were so impressed by his customer service, that we decided to visit again today. We were served by Owen again and he was so good that we just had to leave a review, Owen is a credit to the business and I am sure that he will be one of the management shortly, if you can hang on to him! Thanks so much for a great time especially on my wife's birthday!

Tuff old Beef, Hard Veg, That covers it other than arrived at 11.30 only to find almost all tables Reserved , Had my food then went out all tables still reserved how ridiculous had to sit out the way for no reason, I only live up the road but things must change before I return,

Excellent carvery. Lovely friendly helpful staff. Will definitely visit again when we are in the area

Great food and great service, the staff really go out of their way to look after you. The carvery is always outstanding and love the new Yorkshire puddings, breakfast is also amazing! Would 100% recommend!!!

One of the best pub around . Great value for the money . Amazing service. Highly recommended. Amazing offers

Brilliant carvery, very friendly staff, would definitely recommend and come back even when the carvery is back to full price it is still very reasonable for how generous the plate sizes and delicious the food is.

Excellent price for what you get. Easy to park and staff always polite

Went last Thursday, had booked a table, stood waiting for 17 minutes to be greeted at the desk inside the door, totally ignored so we left! There were queues on both sides of the bar, one member of staff serving, customers were all looking fed up. This place needs to do better! **Received a comment back to email them directly, which I did straight away, for them to totally ignore it**

Service man didn't even offer us a table ,as he was concentrating the big party that was in there and food was chewy ,no peas and the chef was rude,hard carrots ,will be not attending again ,very disappointed as was looking forward to it all day.coke was 3.75 for a half pint.

Good food good price and good customer service... go see for yourselves, enjoy

Visited yesterday to celebrate my Dad's 80th birthday. The staff went out of their way to make it special for my Dad. The food was yummy, the service was quick, and the staff were all lovely. A big Thank you to the staff and the manager for being so lovely to my Dad yesterday.

Not overly impressed. However. We've been to worse. Food was hot. (Lovely Pie) Spirits were overly priced.

My first visit but very impressed. Staff very polite, efficient and helpful. Excellent value for money.

We are here on holiday and this is the best Sunday Cavery we have had. The staff were really helpful as someone on our table struggles with steps so carried there plate for him. And the atmosphere of the place is great everyones chatty and helpful and lovley decor.

ioana was amazingly helpful. thank you!

Amazing food with hard working staff been few times now and cant fault it at all

Great service, lovely food and a definite on our return list

Always a poor experience. Only thing this place has going for it is it shows Sky and has a car park. Always always a que and never enough staff to serve them. The ones who are there don’t seem bothered at all. Que for food till and bar today and the manager in a flat cap and dirty trainers is stood by the door on his phone. Awful as always

Pub manager was too busy on her phone to find us a seat after half an hour we drank our drinks and left shocking behaviour. There was plenty of empty seats around, but nobody was interested in seating us

Fantastic roast. Carvery/ ProperPub

While on holiday we Tried a king green pub for the first time in a while ...... myself and my husbad both had carverys there was a good chiloce of veg and rost, parsnips the veg was fresh and you could tast the flavouring of the vegitables ....very tasty would recomend very good price too lovely exspirance .....

Excellent value carvery. We got one large carvery, one medium, pigs in blankets, a pint and a J20... All for under £25. Large selection of vegetables, etc. Very happy with the food. Will recommend to friends! The only downside was the lady at the till who really seemed like she didn't want to be there. Maybe just a bad day, which I can relate to.

Carvery £7.00. ,on holiday in Torquay , best and cheapest meal we have had this week. Place a bit noisy but that's just the great chef, ha ha. Would recommend you to try it.

Really enjoyed our meal here. A great lad called Owen, was really helpful and explained all the offers to us. Only couple of things were the toilets need an upgrade and the corn on the cob was very "soggy" and soft. The rest of the food was really nice and enjoyed the slight crisp to the fries

Went to pick up a couple from the pub but that changed so I left I was there for 20 mins but received a parking fine from euro car parks saying I had parked without authorisation. All our family have used this pub on a number of occasions, Not any more if this is the way we are treated. So be very aware and careful of this venue

A good choice of food and drinks. It was extremely busy today so we were glad we had booked a table. A nice carvery with plenty of vegetables that were well cooked. A small choice of vegetarian food but unable to comment on that as none of us tried it. All of our food was very good and the service was friendly and reasonably quick considering the amount of people there. Clean toilets. Parking was a bit limited so best to get in early for a space. Desert looked good it not enough room to try any unfortunately. We will definitely be returning to try some of the other items on the reasonably priced menu. Stopped off for coffee and a snack today. Shared 3 items from the starters menu. All very good and a reasonable price with very quick service.

Stayed the evening in Torquay so popped in for some dinner. Firstly staff were very welcoming,from ordering food to it coming out was only about 15 mins. Food was all lovely and hot. We enjoyed it so much that we popped back for breakfast this morning, again very good food. Will definitely be back the next time we stay in the area. The pub is very clean, and a very welcoming atmosphere.

Lovely food, staff really helpful and on the ball. Food was fresh and tasty. Veg not over cooked. Highly recommend.

Lovely carvery meal. 3 choices of meat all nicely cooked. Plenty of choice of vegetables. Very friendly staff. Would definitely visit again

Food was very good and the service was very good aswell especially Callum the server who was very kind and helpful

Went for the carvery as an offer is on at the moment £7 regular carvery and £2 pint lager . Very pleased with the whole meal . Decent amount of tender meat Gammon , beef or turkey on offer . Lots choice of all fresh veg including cauliflower cheese , red cabbage and carrots . Choice of mash , roast or boiled new potatoes. Yorkshire pudding and choice of onion or plain gravy . Staff were pleasant and asked if we enjoyed our meal . It was all delicious and served hot . Lots posters to remind about the parking system And you put your reg into a pad at the bar

Lovely venue, amazing food and nice staff.

Didn't stay. Chavvy. Five star review was error. Changed to one.

Absolutely awful They advertise they are dog friendly .Staff were rude about our dog and the lady waitress was very rude We asked where they would like us to seat but made it obvious we were not welcome with our furry friend Dont go

Excellant carvery food was great and service was very good will definatly return

Unfortunately the glass above the carvery was dirty and dusty the potatoes for the mash and roast potatoes are clearly frozen The chap carving was friendly and joyful but unfortunately the food let's this establishment down

Excellent... great food, not afraid to cut the meat, like some places I know. One thing to look out for is if parking in the rear car park, mind the parking ticket vultures if you forget to register your number plate. I was parked in a disabled spot with my badge, just received £100 ticket.. which will be appealed.

Great carvery and on a week day.

We met up for a family get together. The carvery was great so too was the fish and chips. The staff were friendly and chatty. Thoroughly enjoyed our evening there

As of 30th August, the Old Engine House refused my Christmas Day dinner booking for 11 people, spread over 2 tables, at a time convenient to them. Christmas Day bookings had only gone live 3 days prior, and the pub themselves confirmed that they were not fully booked. I would like to know why was my booking, totally nearly £600, declined? Their customer service is awful (especially from the manager), and their staff refuse to answer the telephone. Furthermore, my personal telephone number had been attached to a strangers booking. A worrying use of their customer’s data! The Old Engine House has tried to silence me by blocking me from their Facebook page. I advise people to take their hard earned money elsewhere. Bah humbug springs to mind!

We booked for lunch and had two carveries. Decided to have beef as it looked nice. The meat was soooo tough that we had great difficulty even cutting it with a normal dining knife. So chewy ....we couldn't get it down. My table companion totally left theirs in fear of chocking !!! In the end our meal consisted of veg only !! Decided to try a dessert but the selection very poor if you don't eat chocolate (which I don't) Settled with a coffee and they both came....Luke warm !! Can't even get a coffee right !! VERY POOR ALL ROUND. PLACE ALSO SHABBY AND REQUIRES UPDATING.....TOILETS INCLUDED.

I went for my sons birthday it was a great place gooood food and very friendly service and the staff were delightful

Food always tastes good here, but be wary if ordering from the app (or table) rather than going to the bar. Last 3 times we have been, the drinks orders never arrived - I've had to go up to the counter they then apologise and there's a stream of tickets from the printer showing drinks ordered via the app that haven't been noticed or looked at. Apart from that, all good!

Fantastic food but would think twice about drinking very expensive

Update have raised this to 5 stars...last 2 weekends we have gone for breakfast here....fabulous breakfast, well worth the money and as I am not overly keen on a normal breakfast due to hating beans/tomatoes etc they do a sausage and egg muffin and a bacon and egg muffin which are very cheap to buy but so tasty. This week we ordered one of each to take away for our dogs to enjoy a breakfast too...this is our new favourite breakfast place....thoroughly.recommended (Original Post 1 star :Arrived on a Tuesday at 10am.for breakfast only to find they don't open until 11am. Arrived on Friday at 11.02 am for breakfast only to find that they open at 9 Fri/sat/sun)/

Food is average, carvery food has 3 different meats and each meat has its own carving knife and the chef used the same knife to cut all three meats. The was not that hot, seems like it's been out all day. Don't recommend going.

Absolutely amazing Becky and Carly was fantastic the chef even made my 1yr old son's food early so it was perfect temp they are fantastic definitely worth a visit we will be back

Great for the money. Lovely carvery

I recommend this place. The food is really good and so is the customer service

Amazing roast Turkey and Gammon, and nice range of vegetables. Nicest carvery meal ive had in years

Great offer on deals during school holidays. Fantastic service from staff member Owen, friendly, welcoming and takes pride in delivering a good customer experience.

We went for breakfast, it was lovely, service excellent and good value for money

Good food at a good price 👌. Really enjoyed my meal today everything cooked to perfection.

A lot of shouting . Waitress was rude . Kept on going at me and my Mrs at any opportunity. Will not be going back

Very nice would definitely tell family about this restaurant

The food is amazing and the staff are friendly and helpful. 10/10

Food good but looking tired . Toilets gents not clean considering we arrived at 1300 hrs .

Best place to get a cheap, good quality roast dinner, cheaper than Toby Carvery!! All the meats were cooked exceptionally well and were tender. The veg was also really good with a lot of taste to it. There is a good vibe from the staff and I would advise taking their recommendations on the deserts. They do a desert for 2 that is a massive ice cream with loads on top at also a good price. The venue has free parking and is close to Torbay Hospital and also has a Lidl opposite for shopping trips. Clean and tidy establishment that is part of a chain of restaurants. Will definitely be returning.

Such a nice atmosphere and the foods always top notch, always good service from Carly

I came with friends tonight as always great Carvery one of my friends ordered a cheese burger but was called away shortly after order placed on an emergency so we explained to mangement and they put the burger on hold my friend was back within 15 minutes and his burger was delivered 5 minutes after fresh and succulent the management were superb and great customer service we love the Engine House. Thank you, Caroline

Experience was really good staff friendly food was cooked well with plenty of choice.

Please be careful if you eat here as I got fined £100 for parking! Whilst parking in the grounds of this premises to go for a carvery! The food was OK but not great the staff were friendly but they saw me park and never said anything. So just please be careful or it will be an expensive meal for you as it was for me.I honestly didn't know I couldn't park in the grounds.

Good beer, lovely staff, but let down by the steaks, all over cooked (asked for medium rare) Most of it inedible, would have sent it back but were celebrating a friends birthday. Took it home in a serviette, dog enjoyed it. Would go back but definitely not for food.

Had our father's wake there on late Thursday afternoon. Food was spot on hot on time plenty too go round,very professional staff to deal with, helpful nice. Would definitely recommend this venue as very close to torquay crematorium and can cater for a large party.

Food is cold and disgusting won't ever go there again

On holiday here pub was pleasant food good. Anyone on holiday should visit here.