The Dolphin Tavern Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was really excellent and the service was impressively quick."
• "Food was cracking, choice of drinks spot on."
• "Food is delicious! Had the best fish and chips I've had in ages from here."
• "We ordered a roast beef dinner with vegetables and it was the best dinner I have ever tasted everything was cooked perfectly."
• "The food was perfect, the cocktails were even better."
• "The food was amazing. Fresh cooked, local produce."
• "Really enjoyed their delicious catch of the day, local Hake cooked with Dill Butter and served with creamy mash + vegetables."

Cons:

• "Roast potatoes I think had seen better days."
• "The vegetarian food was disappointing and expensive for what came on the plate."
• "Unfortunately two people ended up getting food poisoning from the chilli con carne."
• "Within 10 minutes of ordering our meals were presented, a combination of frozen chips, gristle laden ribs obviously microwaved."
• "The place however was full of smelly dogs which isn't good whilst eating."
• "Food stock atrocious, by 1.15pm on Sunday, they had ran out of all roasts, most of the specials."
• "Service was good young lad was polite and helpful .. food ..had fish and chips, batter was over cooked and in some places burnt we are locals and won't eat there again."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Staff were very friendly, inviting and as a bonus they have a soft spot for dogs."
• "The staff went above and beyond to make us (and our dogs) welcome. Service was brilliant."
• "The staff nailed it. They couldn't do enough."
• "All the staff are extremely pleasant and helpful and nothing is too much trouble."
• "The service was great, barman had a great system and the staff were friendly and professional."
• "The staff was absolutely great, creating a lovely atmosphere, and offering table service, since they were not very busy!"
• "Fantastic service from the friendly staff."

Cons:

• "Nobody checked on us to see if the meals were to our satisfaction."
• "We were met with a very rude manager saying he couldn’t seat us."
• "Were asked to move to a different table once we finished food and were moved to two stools in the middle of the pub crammed in between others who were eating their food."
• "We were sat in a side room and forgotten about."
• "Seems to have gone down a little since our last visit. Our request for more drinks was not successful."
• "The staff were not very friendly and didn't liven up the restaurant."
• "Well, this pub at present during the Covid thing has a great outside seating area. They squeezed me in for a 'quick' drink at a perimeter table and promptly forgot about me for 20 minutes."

Atmosphere and Decor

Pros:

• "Fantastic pub, love the nautical deco inside."
• "Pub has plenty of memorabilia to view and good atmosphere."
• "It's a really cosy and pleasantly quaint place with a nice atmosphere decorated with nautical nick-knacks."
• "Great atmosphere, brilliant location."
• "The Dolphin Tavern is a warm welcoming traditional pub full of character."
• "Very cozy and classic pub! The atmosphere here was great."
• "Lovely staff, great atmosphere inside, clean and decorated well!"

Cons:

• "However, they really seem to be taking advantage of the tourism after covid which is such a shame. Price increases on drinks are very evident."
• "Music was a bit unsuitable but that’s an easy thing to fix."
• "The menu had changed and a few favourites of ours had been removed plus we felt the quality of the food had reduced."
• "Great food really good beer, but its unfortunately not quite got the balance right between being a pub and restaurant."
• "No cons mentioned."
• "No cons mentioned."
• "No cons mentioned."

Accommodation

Pros:

• "Rooms are clean, modern with everything you'd expect and a fantastic shower."
• "The rooms were immaculate and the beds wonderfully comfortable with lovely views."
• "Our room was amazing, overlooking the sea."
• "The room we stayed in was absolutely spotless."
• "The room - it was amazing - warm, bright, spotlessly clean with a new ensuite."
• "Stayed here on a trip to Scillies. Room absolutely spotless and excellent choice of breakfasts."
• "This is a lovely old pub with 3 bedrooms. Our room was large, comfortable and well furnished, overlooking the harbour."

Cons:

• "No disabled access, and once in no disabled toilets."
• "No cons mentioned regarding accommodation."
• "No cons mentioned."
• "No cons mentioned."
• "No cons mentioned."
• "No cons mentioned."
• "No cons mentioned."

Pricing

Pros:

• "Prices are very reasonable and portion size is excellent."
• "Was very reasonably priced."
• "Nice food and reasonable prices."
• "For the quality of the food, the service of the staff and also being dog friendly this place really is lovely and very well priced."
• "Great pub with a large menu, amazing seafood and all at affordable prices."
• "The menu is very well priced and the food beautiful."
• "Highly recommended this pub/B&B, an absolute steal for the price."

Cons:

• "Very overpriced food and £9 for a prosecco that you order at the bar."
• "Drinks both alcohol and soft very expensive."
• "Thought it was expensive for what it was too be honest (about £13)."
• "Certainly not good enough value for money."
• "No cons mentioned."
• "No cons mentioned."
• "No cons mentioned."