The Dolphin in Milton Keynes - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Enjoyed lunch here today with some old friends, food was lovely, toasties with cheesy chips and basket meals. The service from a young lady serving food and drinks was excellent, fantastic value for money would definitely recommend.

great pub staff are lovely and will happily have a chat with you, food is absolutely lovely highly recommend simply burger and chips

I wanted to try this lovely gem of a pub for some lunch before I went to work. I arrived in the lounge bar to be ignore by the barmaid. The customer she was chatting to had to tell her I was waiting. I ordered a coke and a hunter's chicken pernine this came with crisps and salad. She went to do my coke filled the glass with ice I said that I didn't want as much ice. I wasn't asked if I wanted ice. I sat out side to have my lunch. The out side area was a mess. No chairs wiped spider webs everywhere. The bins full. More weeds then plants. When my lunch came, the salad was just lettuce out of a bag. No tomato cucumber. How can this be a salad. The chicken was nice. But you really shouldn't advertising salad if it's not.

The gents loo on this place was swimming in pee and very very smelly. The barmaid was also too busy chatting to serve me so I left and went to another pub close by.

Choice is spirits eg dark rum and Bacardi or single malt whiskey not available. Only sell whole bottles of rose wine Not sold by the glass. Bar staff kept running outside asking the manager/owner I think Service extremely slow. At one point they ran to the coop for a small bottle of Bacardi yet didn’t get the dark rum. Coke on tap rather than tins or bottles. 8 friends meeting in the lounge bar on a Saturday evening. The only guests in the lounge, a few more outside and in the bar

Popped in for drinks on Monday night, staff are very friendly, was made to feel welcome straight away. Madri on tap - bonus! Thank you! James & Fleur

Eaten in here a few times since the new management. Delicious home cooked food! 😊

Quite the worse cheese and onion toastie I have ever had. Supermarket thin sliced bread and burger cheese slices. Apparently they had run out of cheddar but didn't mention it when we ordered. The advertised side salad just some slightly browning lettuce. Actually in-edible. Mentioned to two different staff but they didn't seem to see it as an issue. On the plus side the toilets were clean and although the response to the cheese issue was unsatisfactory the staff were otherwise friendly!

Avoid.Worst roast dinner ever. Everything was cold and not cooked properly. Nothing was homemade, everything tasted like a freezer roast dinner. The chicken was not roast chicken. Just chunks of reformed chicken. Previously someone eating chicken wings at the bar said not to order the food as it bad wish we had listened. Did complain but didn't get anywhere. The meal was barely touched

I’m a bit fussy with roast dinners but the Dolphin did not disappoint. They changed food items around for me and gave me a slightly smaller portion. Its was lovely and no issues with my fussiness. My children loved their food too and their dessert

The food was lovely especially the chicken bites on the basket only 6.50 bargain for what you get good portion sizes! and the staff are lovely can’t fault them!

Brilliant service and food if you need a good night night out the dolphin is where to go the friendly and all around a great vibe and pub.

Had the Roast Beef, it was lovely, nice to have all fresh cooked food, cauliflower cheese was lush, veggies were properly cooked, not half done like the fashion seems to be today, it was just like having a roast at home, the staff were all cheerfull and chatty, will be going again, and I will be going to have a breakfast as that looked good too. Well done Dolphin! As you've just opened you're doing a grand job

Lovely pub in Newport Pagnell for a few beers and a bite to eat 💗

Delicious Sunday lunch, loved the cauliflower cheese

Relaxing nice people friendly atmosphere

Stopped for lunch here. The food was lovely and plentiful though took a little while to arrive. The girl behind the bar was doing the work of two (give her a payrise!) as she was single handedly managing two bars. She was a model of efficiency and professionalism. This is a great little pub. Worth a visit.

Place nearly empty, stood at the bar for 5 mins and nobody came, wandered off to find another pub.

The meal was tasty but they didn’t have tomato juice and haven’t for a while, as I’m a teetotaller I can only drink tomato juice. This is the first pub I’ve been that now doesn’t stock it. My friend went there in a party of 13 she wanted tomato juice and complained. The male staff there has an attitude problem very abrupt,, not friendly at all.

An unexpected diversion through Newport Pagnell led to the discovery of this gem! A very warm and friendly welcome from Chloe & a personal recommendation to try the BBQ chicken toasted sandwich, which comes with fries and salad. Wow! This is the best toastie I ever tasted! I would highly recommend it. I'm not sure if it's on the official menu, so if it isn't, don't be shy in requesting it - you will not be disappointed! So good, I'll make sure every trip to Milton Keynes includes a diversion into Newport Pagnell and The Dolphin. Sunshine and watching the world pass by from the benches at the front was an added bonus. Totally chillaxed! Oh, and the locals don't bite either, especially if you tickle their tummies! Well done Chloe, keep up the great work! Thank you

We've just had a lovely meal tonight. The staff were friendly and welcoming. Thursday night is pie and a pint for £10. The meal was freshly cooked and the pie was homemade, it came with fresh vegetables, mash and roast vegetables and gravy. I'll definitely be going back.

Nice sitting in the sun 🌞 outside with my coke...the great thing about this is everyone is friendly on good vibes. The pub atmosphere is on a good vibrational level. Everytime i go here something happens good stories. GOod pranks too.

Super pint of DNA, and very friendly locals. I can not wait to return here

Very nice food friendly service

Had Sunday roast today 28/5/23 Emily was the chef, I’ve had some nice meals but this lunch was amazing soooo tasty and delicious even the gravy was thick and tasty too. A full plate and plenty of lamb. Even my husband said the meal was the best he’s ever had there, but he bad beef nice compliments to Emily she’s great. All in all the meal was worth the price. Well done Emily you meal was great. Thank you.

Brilliant food in this very friendly pub. The young lady that served us was so so welcoming. Will be recommending it to all my family and friends.

Great pub and staff .Stopped off with a group of Barnsley FC supporters on our way to MK Dons.On arriving we were made to feel welcome by all the staff , also serves very good food .

A meal for 3 with 2 Mrs.B's, (Wiffie & Mother) It was cold when we walked in but luckily the heating was put on soon after we sat down. Service was good & pleasant, food was good & all was thoroughly enjoyed. But when looking at the menu again, with the possibility of returning Monday for the Pensioners Roast @ £6.95, I noticed my Burger should have Onion Rings, I asked about this & was offered them!! At the end of the meal when we were stuffed, I politely declined this offer, But when I went to pay I noticed I was still charged for my extra Cheese & Bacon on my Burger @ £1.00 each, mmmmm a discount for No Onion Rings would have been nice, so No Onion Rings & No Tip!!!!! We did enjoy the meal though & would be happy to return.

Great service, good atmosphere, good friendly staff and food is very good. More than happy to go again!

Very good food & excellent service, waitress was also attentive to our needs & very jolly 😊

Nice pub and surroundings. Found the the food to be mediocre. But the worst thing was it was freezing cold in there, most people had their jackets done up. (Not the potatoes!) There was some old fat geezer at the bar moaning about the happy hour promotion being withdrawn. He wouldn’t shut up about it! One of the barmaids was very rude when I mentioned the cold temperature in the place. I’m not sure what her name was but a very nice young bar person called Emily assured me it would be warmer the next time I came in.

Beautiful looking pub from outside. Had read good reviews. Dog friendly, so decided to go here for Saturday lunch. Inside, the pub is completely different from outside, it is completely soulless, all character gap been removed and it is bland with no atmosphere. Only 4 people eating and one man sat at the bar. Menu limited and typically sandwiches etc served with chips. After seeing how deserted and lifeless the pub felt, we decided just to have coffee and a dessert. Coffee lukewarm and not very nice. I ordered treacle tart, which had soft floppy pale pastry, appeared uncooked in centre, inedible but was warm so I assumed it had been briefly microwaved and returned it to the very pleasant barman. He spoke to chef who apparently said it hadn't been microwaved, it had been in the oven! Obviously not for long enough! My husband had lemon meringue pie which was cold, pale very soft meringue and tasteless filling, not nice. We paid and left, found another really nice dog friendly pub with a welcoming, friendly atmosphere and had a very tasty lunch. We would not visit The Dolphin again, nor recommend it.

Very friendly bar and restaurant, great staff.

Treated to lunch by my mother in law. Food was good and well priced and they had a selection of alcohol free bottled beers to help with a dry January pledge. Happy to eat there again.

Good pub grub service ok price slightly more than I expected however was delicious Azthe food

We had breakfast here, one vegetarian and one normal, both really tasty. The staff are always on the ball and friendly

Great dining, food was delicious. We had the Christmas menu. Second time we've dined and the meal was excellent. It's been redecorated but feels like it's lost its character.

Great afternoon, lots of good people having a lovely time. 🤪💥

Great visit for away fans traveling to MK Don's. Great food, great service and live football on tv

Best burger ever and a pint and all for £9.99! Chef Simon... thank you!!! And thank you Leah, Jade and Britney! The best and most delightful. x

Very nice food service brilliant friendly atmosphere

Sat outside in the sunshine with a lovely coffee admiring the wonderful hanging baskets.

Had a really very nice Sunday lunch (under£10) with my wife and son - we had the beef option. One of the best pub Sunday lunches we have had at a reasonable price and every part of the meal had real taste - well done to the chefs! What not to like?

Very slow service and tried to use a previous pulled half lager and topped up to pint. Not nice

Had a tasty meal at The Dolphin, Newport Pagnell with excellent service from Jade, the Dutch manageress.

Met with my family at this pub for Sunday Lunch how embarrassing just wish I had chosen elsewhere the food was a poor Sunday Lunch waited 35 mins for main Course don’t know the guys name but found him very rude no customer expertise skinny guy with the long hair we will not be returning due to mainly this guys poor attitude.

Charming town centre establishment great food reasonably priced

A last minute food booking and traveling down from Lancashire for s stay in Newport pagnell (gig in Milton Keynes that night) very accommodating and on arrival greeted by lovely lady. Food was of amazing quality and huge portions! I ordered a cottage pie and cheesy garlic bread as a side order but no need for the Gallic bread as the portion of cottage pie massive. Such great quality and so tasty. Proper home cooked comfort food! And reasonable prices too. A lovely note on our receipt saying ‘enjoy imagine dragons’ (the gig we were going to) a nice touch!

Went today 5/6/22 and had a Sunday roast . I had lamb mt husband had beef, this lunch was so hot, tasty and above all else moorish and delicious. So tasty even down to the thick gravy. If I could get away with I would have liked to lick the plate too. Thank you to the hef and please how do you cook your lamb please as I would to cook it at home like it. Plus thank you to the gorgeous waitress who served us to, she had patience when I stumbled over my words , she's a gem.

1 hour 15min before our food was served. All burgers off menu, we walked outside and low and behold burgers on sale by bar staff. Awful.

Really good night out good karaoke

Emily and other staff very welcoming.

Liked the look of this place & the menu, so booked a table for 4. Unfortunately we didn't take into account that it was Good Friday & the place was heaving with all day loud Drinkers. But luckily being a nice evening they gradually moved outside, to leave us with excellent service & 5* food. Our starters were Spicy Chicken Wings & Soup, followed by Black & Blue Burger plus Ham, Eggs & Chips. Sis & Hubby ordered Whitebait & Prawn Cocktail, followed by Fish & Chips plus Toad in the Hole. We all loved what we had, all hot, very tasty & plentiful. Value was good, including Drinkies only £80.30. Might well return, but we will try & pick a quieter time.

found staff unfriendly and discriminatory stood at the bar for 10 minutes while everyone who came up kept getting served when asking if I was invisible was asked to leave I can only presume it was because my ethnicity felt very uncomfortable

Fantastic land lady and bar staff a credit to the pub welcomed all SWFC fans with top hospitality and service thank you. Who knows we may have to return in the future👍👌💯

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 a great pub all round. 🍺🎷🎵

Slight hiccup with my order but it was handled perfectly. Definitely would recommend the food and the service.

Great service and had the fish and chips that were amazing my only complaint was the fish was too big ;) would deffo recommend and go back again

Very nice pub, would highly recommend it

Excellent food ,good value for money.

On 12/12/21 we went to the Dolphin for our Sunday lunch.. I had lamb my husband beef, when it came Wow it was so tasty and I sent thanks to the chef and when Jane came down ( the landlady) I also sang the praises...

Good food and beer. Staff polite and friendly.

Excellent customer service and very polite and respectful ☺️

Just back from having Sunday lunch at the Dolphin, boy was it good, I had lamb and my husband beef. The plate was plentiful , food hot even though the girls have changed it still was as friendly, couldn't do enough for you. We go...

Went for Sunday lunch was disgusting paid extra for 3 meats and Yorkshire pudding total £16 was given 2 burnt Yorkshire puddings meat was 3 types but so thin and not big slices roast potatoes were white and just 3 half cut had starters that...

Rude and very unprofessional, there are a few apologies expected from this night but will be very surprised if anybody receives one

"Rudest owners i have come across"

Sunday lunch very nice plenty of seating outside

Loved what they have done out the back staff very good

Nice pub with excellent outside area and friendly Staff

Great place to come down to have a drink or two 🍺 very friendly staff 🙂

£2 for half a cider..... Expensive!!

Nice to be open again. Cranking up food service over the next 2 weeks.

Left my wallet. Staff kept it in the safe 'till I claimed it! Honest people.

Friendly welcome. Had coffee. Possibly not what they specialise in. Thank you for the reply. We shall be back 😁❤

Good food and nice atmosphere. Quite often a local musician plays his guitar and sings, which is also great.

The food was great. But what I enjoyed the most was the atmosphere, I witness the interaction that happens in a pub located in an small town were everyone knew everyone else, they greated each other and shared laughs.

Came down from Scotland on a biking holiday and thought we'd have a few drinks here. We were told that we needed to be members to drink in here? We asked if we could join and how much it was? We were told that it was free to join but we couldn't join. Strange, anyway we got served outside after using our Scottish charm and thought we were going to be welcome now that we were seated. The place was full of what appeared to be "junior members" and they were allowed in with no fuss. Entertainment was the staff falling out because the manager let in some "junior members" who were told they weren't getting in by another member of staff. We asked for another round and was told the bar was closed, even though more "junior members" were piling in. Enough was enough so we left and went to the next bar along the road and they appeared to be more Scottish friendly and happy to accept our company and cash. Ended up having a great night, just not in the Dolphin.

Lovely family friendly atmosphere. Wide range of beers and ales. Great time had by all.

Best pub in Buckinghamshire by a long way. Friendly staff and great atmosphere. Highly recommend.

Customer service a plus nice competent happy best service I've ever had ocean blue wonderful beer nice best laugh I've had in ages

Been there today first time in 2 years Excellent ham with big chunky chips and 2 fried eggs for £8.50 which is very reasonable these days the menu looks good and fairly good prices Place was clean. Staff friendly Free car park nearby Not a bad country style pub

Lunchtime drinks visit . Very polite staff . Sat outside and enjoyed a pint . We asked about food and were told on a Saturday night you had to join there club for food ! Not very welcoming if you’re a tourist which we were...

I was firstly served by a girl called ocean. When drinks came other bar tenders was keeping there beat to serve the table in good timing. When I approached the bar when a bar staff was on the phone the first girl that served us...

Great afternoon and great food 👍👍

First visit since reopening... Was busy but very well organised. Food was very good, just took a little while to come.

Sunday kitchen closed at 4pm. You can watch the football here. Covered seating at front and rear.

Lovely food, reasonably priced and friendly staff.

Great service, lovely meal, decent price, good Covid safety, very friendly staff (possibly owners?). Good luck to them for the tough winter ahead.

Went here tonight with our two kids and it was excellent. Staff were lovely and friendly, food was delicious! What more could you ask for? My husband had the toad in the hole and I had the steak pie. Would thoroughly recommend both. Our kids...

Took my wife and mother in law for lunch on Sunday and it was the best roast dinner we have had in a while. From start to finish was a good experience will definitely be returning. The menu is great and the prices are fantastic....

Just had a really nice lunch at The Dolphin, Newport Pagnell :D Was the first time my wife and I had been out for a meal in about 9 months, and it was nice to see the precautions they had in place to help keep us safe :) The food was amazing and the service was impeccable. Highly recommend, we're definitely going to go back :D

Excellent lunchtime roast dinner, service very good too. They must employ a very good cook.

The restaurant looked well set up to keep customers segregated so we thought we would give it a go. However by 9.15 pm(Friday evening) there were a lot of young adults in the bar and no social distancing taking place. The Manager had said he...

Good pub food and great service

Top class food. Fantastic service and very helpful friendly staff. Nothing was too much trouble. Will definitely be back. Thank you 😆

Met a very good friend of mine today, we had coffee and soft drinks. Service was excellent and the staff were very friendly. Highly recommended.

I came in for lunch today with my girlfriend and we were astonished by the layout and service provided, completely abiding with social distancing measures. The bar manager Nicola was so amazing and made me and my partner laugh and feel really welcome, we are...

Fantastic staff. So friendly and helpful!

Very nice staff, especially Sammy. The beer is excellent and the necessary precautions are in place to make it safe for all