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4.2

Based on 427 opinions finded in 2 websites

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Nº 372 in 734 in Torbay

Nº 88 of 130 Other cuisines in Torbay

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Good pub to visit whilst in St Marychurch.

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david farr . 2024-10-15

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Great Sunday roast, Roast potatoes were especially good and the staff could not be faulted. On the downside the furniture was very well worn and could do with a revamp.

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Michael H . 2024-10-02

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Great service thanks The Dolphin 🐬 St,Marychurch Devon.

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Arthur Mills . 2024-09-23

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Friendly staff, good food. Steak night on Fridays at £9.50 with all the trimmings plus free juke box, Friday only.

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Marc Jacobs . 2024-08-29

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Very nice pub staff friendly and the prices are very reasonable.

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Michael Toney . 2024-08-23

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Great atmosphere, staff etc. Sports on

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HAZEL GLAVES . 2024-08-01

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A decent local pub but we have never eaten here.

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Dean Ensor . 2024-07-06

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It mentions friendly welcome as you enter this pub. Lady behind bar certainly didn't provide this and I was charged £4.50 for half pint of Otter Head beer. This was either very expensive or an over charge. I also overheard two customers referring to their service as 'rude'.

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I Whiston . 2024-06-19

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All in all a decent meal, did ask for 4 roast chickens, but got 4 turkeys, as apparently they didn't have any chicken 🤔 Also forgot my Yorkie, did bring it out after I mentioned it was missing.

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Tq1 Bob . 2024-06-18

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This could be great but some clientele had obviously been there all day, on more than one occasion. Pity.

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John B . 2024-06-09

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I've eaten Sunday roasts in so many Devon pubs I genuinely can't remember them all, most of which are 'foodie pubs' and many 'award-winning', but few compare to the roast I had in the Dolphin yesterday; most pubs let down on something, usually the spuds or gravy, but the Dolphin doesn't disappoint. Lovely meat, perfectly cooked veg, homemade Yorkshire pudding, crisp roast spuds and proper gravy. Absolutely delicious and for under a tenner - amazing! No idea how they do it but they do - 10/10 - very highly recommended.

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Póg mo thóin . 2024-05-13

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I make no apologies for my earlier review which I have since deleted. Hospitality deserves better. Much improved appearance and refreshed inside. Excellent and well kept real ales, in particular the 5.3% Otter Head. Exceptional value all round. Friendly and cheerful bar lady. Doggy friendly. Pub grub available. Regular live music in the evening. Popular with locals. 🇬🇧🇳🇿

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Ian . 2024-05-03

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Nice pub with good atmosphere and sometimes live music

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Robin Shute . 2024-04-22

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Friendly local in St Marychurch , good beer , live music reasonably priced food. Excellent location close to all amenities.

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Christopher A . 2024-04-14

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Popped in for a quick pint today. The staff were very friendly and welcoming. Had a few free games of pool and atmosphere was great

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shelley kelly . 2024-03-30

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A lovely local pub with a great friendly atmosphere, great food aswell

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Alec Martin . 2024-03-06

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Great birthday lunch for a friend all food was enjoyed and good service with a smile.

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Wendy Baker . 2024-03-01

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A lovely pub with a lovely new decor inside and out good food family friendly ,welcoming atmosphere , lovely staff will be coming again to this little gem in st marychurch

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chloewY4847EX . 2024-02-25

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Had a business meeting Very nice place very professional Good staff and an all round friendly atmosphere. Will be coming back again for sure

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Resort05270055491 . 2024-02-25

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Lively pub with a great atmosphere. Everyone is really friendly. I had a great evening and I always take friends and family there when they visit.

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Victoria H . 2024-02-25

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Lovely pub, great food, top quality owners who know what they’re doing. Just had the place repainted and looks great. Reasonably priced drinks and the food is top quality. Perfect for friends, family and couples.

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James L . 2024-02-24

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The new exterior looks absolutely fantastic 5out of 5. As for the new interior so far looks tip top. Great pub great atmosphere lovely staff lovely people. Can’t fault it. The Sunday roast is banging as well. Give it a go this weekend treat yourself 🍺🙌🙌

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Nick R . 2024-02-24

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Great meal x staff are friendly and welcoming x prices are very competitive and there was live music later in the evening

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Audrey Goulty . 2024-02-07

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Traditional British locals pub, serving excellent bar food, staff are very welcoming, the bar is clean and tidy, there is a jukebox, and fruit machines,fantastic atmosphere,easy on road parking.

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Andy Westwood . 2024-01-24

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Decent boozer with friendly bar staff!

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Os10 baller . 2024-01-10

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Nice clean friendly pub, enjoyed a couple of beers with the family.

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Mark D . 2023-12-30

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Amazing roast beef Sunday lunch!

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Rachele Wickens . 2023-12-24

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Good pub for a nice drink staff brilliant thanks gals and guys

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Paul King . 2023-12-19

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Went in here for quiz night on Thursday was good and was on my own and a couple of locals helps me do the quiz was ok... Not had food in here but I have had their coffee which weren't that great as not strong enough for my liking was more like favoured water...

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Jay Sheldon . 2023-10-19

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I have to say never have coffee or tea in a pub never have I had a good one... I've had the best coffee in the bamboo cafe around the corner from here which I would recommend and recommend the management of the dolphin to try in order to bring their teas and coffee's up to date with the quality on offer. The food actually isn't ad bad as some of the reviews as a local im seen this pub live though the ups and downs as it was once a very rough pub in torquay. This is more friendly now than what it once was. The pool a lil in the wrong place as its on the way out to the beer garden. My pet hate is the facts they allow dogs in pubs that serve food as I did food safety and food hygiene and was told when I first did this that it only takes one dog hair to comtanate food in the kitchen. I wouldn't order food in places when staff stroke dogs and unknown to the public whether they wash hands after as seen this happen in a butcher just up the road from the dolphin where this actually happened so it's buyer beware. This is a polite pub and I love St Mary chruch I just wish people I.e members of public didn't feel the need to take their dogs everywhere. I have seen so many time people not even cleaning up after their dogs and this is something that both the pub and dog owners should consider when having members of the public not so keen to eat around them.

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jaysX2537TA . 2023-10-11

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The Dolphin is a comfortable down to earth pub.The food is fantastic.The Sunday Lunch is fabulous and great value for money.

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Tara . 2023-09-04

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Absolutely superb, roast dinner to die for. Family friendly pub. Highly recommend . Best price around . Perfect hosts !!

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Gorjusclean . 2023-08-13

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Excellent meals light and excellent service

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stuart williams . 2023-07-21

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We didnt eat here as was only having a quick drink on our way to somewhere else.. nice atmosphere. It seemed popular with the locals.. a gent came up for a chat .. an interesting gent who told us some good stories about bands and music.. his name was Rocking Ken 😁 he gave me his card. A friendly welcoming pub ha

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TINA . 2023-07-20

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I went to the Dolphin yesterday for a Sunday roast with my family and oh my days I was absolutely shocked. The beef was so juicy and succulent. The roast potatoes were crispy, crunchy but soft in the middle. The gravy was so flavorful that it nearly knocked me back, and the vegetables were fresh and had that Al dente bite to them. The service was impeccable, I was greeted, seated and served with a smile and precision. I cannot fault anything about my families experience there. Will most definitely be coming again for the Sunday roast, however I also look forward to sampling the rest of the menu and their culinary delights 😊

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Christopher F . 2023-07-10

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Best food and pub ever made my family’s day. Staff are great, lovely people going back very soon, good mix of people. 👍👍👍

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Alex S . 2023-07-10

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Amazing pub. Been on & of in here for 35 years & it only gets better. Friendly staff. Had a roast dinner yesterday & it was amazing. 10 out of 10 especially for the price.

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Nick R . 2023-07-10

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Amazing family run pub staff are amazing, locals very welcoming .Great live music, even better food x

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chloewY4847EX . 2023-07-02

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Met loads of friends for drinks and fun.had great laugh with Duke box on and great selection of beers .staff were friendly and prices were good for this area.will be back.

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Nicholas A . 2023-06-29

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I went to this pub with my friends and partner, let's just say I left feeling very upset and disappointed! So I was in the beer garden and i sat down on the chair to be started on my a woman, I was questioning her asking what I had done wrong but she constantly shouting at me aswell as her friends trying to pick a fight with me. I actually found out this was the landlord of the pub (the owner) (her name is hayley i believe) as she was saying.... quote "I own this f-ing pub, i will kick you out" it was quite clearly her day off and she was absolutely drunk out her mind picking fights with customers and involving her friends. She eventually decided to kick me out of the pub for no reason what so ever apart from she felt she had the power to, embarrassing me inform of a load of people. So yes I didn't have a great experience at this pub what so ever and I definitely wouldn't recommend this place to anyone unless your cool with being started on for no reason by staff.

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Annominus123 . 2023-06-09

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We were visiting Torquay for Bank Holiday weekend. Seen this place so we tried and definitely didn't regretted it. The food was absolutely beautiful. I had chicken burger and my partner had beef burger. It was delicious the service was quick and friendly. Definitely will return when in area.

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Ivana Kurtulikova . 2023-05-30

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Dropped on for a drink before going to a match at Torquay United. Obviously very busy but we were served quickly. A nice pint of Otter. Being a Saturday there was football being shown on the big screens around the pub. A nice atmosphere.

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David Crouchen . 2023-04-15

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Friendly, saw a great performance by a girl singer.

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Jayne Pick . 2023-04-01

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Excellent pub. Perfect for a Saturday lunchtime. Lovely vibe, great beer, friendly staff and punters.

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Clive Leaper . 2023-03-11

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Lovely traditional pub. Warm, welcoming, and gay friendly.

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Joe McCorry . 2023-02-24

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A very pleasant traditional pub. It is well run and has a friendly atmosphere. There is a menu with a good choice of food and the helpings are generous. Dogs are allowed in.

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Mike Raeburn Obl. S.B. . 2023-01-10

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Lovely well done meals, reasonable prices, and staff are super people

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Joan Cosway . 2023-01-08

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Really warm service and welcome.

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Seb Carruthers . 2023-01-07

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Excellent beer and the staff were friendly

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richard baker . 2022-12-30

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Looked after us after remembrance parade great buffet and friendly atmosphere

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Rusty Lee (EXFORCESGUY) . 2022-12-07

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Great place for food and a ok t that’s always served with a friendly smile :) should consider a drum and bass night tho 😁

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jordan daniel . 2022-12-05

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On Behalf of the Torbay Veterans Club a massive thank you to all the team at the Dolphin Inn for hosting us on Armistice Day 11 Nov 2022. Your diligence attention to detail, friendliness to all members was 2nd to none and you gave us a fantastic welcoming. The buffet provided was outstanding and represented great value for our money and just sorry we could not eat it all, but we had a good go. Sarge

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Shane neill . 2022-11-12

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Very friendly place and great food at a very reasonable price

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Paul Bromley-Davenport . 2022-11-04

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Excellent food, good juke box. Pool table. Good selection ales. Good value first Thursday and last Thursday of the month over 55's. Good choice to choose from.

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Andy Clay . 2022-10-27

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Lovely courtyard, excellent real ales, even a pub cat.

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Neila Alker . 2022-10-24

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Great pub food inexpensive and good quality. Always a friendly welcome from staff and customers .

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John Pyne . 2022-10-10

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Food not good enough. Very cheap pie, potatoes poor, peas passable, good gravy. I can see why we was the only ones having a meal.

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David Bluff . 2022-09-18

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Lovely example of a local pub welcoming to everyone. Situated halfway along the pedestrian shopping precinct. Serves good value food all week and always has an excellent selection of real ales. Has sport TVs around the bar and a pool table. There is a nice outside seating area as well.

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Tim Parsons . 2022-09-16

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Just got a Sunday roast takeaway, Amazing quality, everything came boxed separately and was a bargain at £7.50, thanks guys

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Dylan . 2022-08-14

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Staff brilliant. Brittany very friendly

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Andy Stephens . 2022-08-13

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Live music, friendly locals and nice G&T. Would visit this place again, just need to work out last bus to town.

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Joleen Layman . 2022-08-01

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So first coming here and we all went outside as it was a very hot day There was a little girl out side playing with a pool ball it dropped on the floor and landed in dog poo I looked at the lady and said ure little one is touching dog poor the lady said she's not my child and I don't no who she belongs to but she keeps coming over to play , the little girl came over to me wanting to play I was trying to enjoy a quite drink with my family but I played for abit the little girl started pulling at her nappy as she was very wet and looked uncomfortable the lady behind the bar came out she called the little girl I then said , she's very wet and she touched the dog poo on the floor she said oh ok and that was it so really we came to have drinks and have a nice meal but become someone's babysitter. The child was then banging the ball about the place when people are trying to eat she then was dragging a poor dog about the slamming doors. The mother final came out and took her in stuck her back kn the pram then sat bk at the bar lots of people were making comments about the child and parent skills. The meal we had was not beer batted fish we was told the cheef has gone to lidl to get more fish omg I might as well bought it and cooked it at home . Sorry but not a place I would go back to unless they will give my meal for free or pay me to look after there child

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gemmak571 . 2022-08-01

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Good pub, plenty of room but doesn't serve Thatchers (naughty). Looking forward to returning soon.

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Paul Styles . 2022-07-19

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Love the dolphins, always place the sport on the tv whatever it is. Got a local feel to it The bar burger is a great touch when you just want a snack.

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Sam Beavis . 2022-07-07

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Nice pint from friendly staff.10.95 curry a bit lacking.Looking forward to a music night there .Could be a bloody good .

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colin hampton . 2022-07-01

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GREAT HOSPITALITY, THANK YOU LADIES. X

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Les Cane . 2022-06-05

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Love the customer service of this place and the food and prices were ok

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Paola Garcia . 2022-06-03

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Its a pub its an ok night youngsters pub

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paul mabley . 2022-05-25

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Good night with some football on good service

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Colin Gornall . 2022-05-19

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I went in the daytime so the full ambience was minimal " The pub itself is smart & clean but the toilets are criminal" I don't understand the layout of these toilets at all" So to the owner I think on them you should recall" That aside they smelt good & hygiene wise seemed spot on" The Barman/owner a family man I see" Was very welcoming & friendly to all & me" I Must say the crisps are to die for" The wine was delicious so I had 4. Haha The dolphin has always been ( I think) a great part of the st.marychurch area" It's more refined now than when i was a wee whipper snapper terrier" It used to be a bit rough when I was young" Had a kids area out back ,glad that was hung" Respectable place Prices? The norm Have a pool table Big outdoor area ( summers on way ) Food? I think if you are coming to the bay as a family DEFFO GO TO THE DOLPHIN. Dogs are allowed In which is rare nowadays THAT WAS A MUST FOR ME so come on come visit the Dolphin and see

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Clare marie Wardz . 2022-03-31

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Brilliant atmosphere, friendly and welcoming always have a great time from a quick drinky pooh's after work or a night out watching a live band, great staff and Dougle is just ace x

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Laura Williams . 2022-03-18

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Great food and drinks good prices friendly staff

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Dillon Graham . 2022-03-12

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Very friendly pub and a good selection of beers

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John O'Shaughnessy . 2022-02-19

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Nice enough, good value basic drinkers pub .

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Richard Dunn . 2022-01-17

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Brilliant place and the live music was great.

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Danie Hobbin . 2021-12-04

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Good beer, but music up way too loud throughout the pub. Would be good to have one area where it isn't so obtrusive.

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Pete Langdale . 2021-11-07

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Good environment for drinks and a laugh.

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David Skinns . 2021-11-06

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Friendly staff and great prices

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Michelle Lancaster . 2021-11-02

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Nice place and environment to chill out or have fun, whatever rocks your boat. Cool staff.

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ChoqueraX . 2021-09-01

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Really nice experience from both the staff and the food, if I ever go back to Babbacombe will definitely stop by for a meal and a drink once again

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Peter Hill . 2021-08-30

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Grate pub friendly and welcoming

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Miles Tigerfox . 2021-08-26

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Good service, decent pint. Very clean throughout

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David Burt . 2021-08-22

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Excellent service, very friendly and welcoming staff (as well as the locals!). Food was superb! It's been a long time since We've felt at home in a pub, so quickly!

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Isabelle Hill . 2021-08-12

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Good traditional boozer, clean and tidy with friendly staff, great for sport.

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Paul Heather . 2021-07-30

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Dougal & Hayley amazing landlord & landlady. Food is great!! & really friendly locals.

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Greg Pannell . 2021-07-22

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We visited the Dolphin a few times while on holiday. Fantastic pub food and friendly, welcoming staff. I would highly recommend anyone to visit here

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Aileen Smith . 2021-07-04

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Had a good night in there. Very chilled.

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Jessica Johns . 2021-06-25

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People were lovely, bit of a star ears pub.

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Nicola Wallis . 2021-06-18

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First day of our hols and discovered this lovely pub. Good pub grub. Fab selection of gins! Nice staff. Will definitely be going again.

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Lesley Knowles . 2021-06-12

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Really nice food and lovely place thumbs up 👍👍

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Robert Schofield . 2021-05-26

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Thought it well controlled over covid and disapline with customers plus it was a nice pint

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Trevor White . 2021-05-26

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Sunday roast was so nice and tasty. Proper homecooked traditional food

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karl mills . 2021-05-16

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OK good company, warm on very cold night,bar staff excellent 👌

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roderick hartland . 2021-04-17

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Cracking sausage and chips and just enough time to watched the football

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Ross Ticehurst . 2021-01-05

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Always friendly and good service

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Jodi Bolt . 2021-01-02

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Lovely food well looked after thankyou

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June Gibbings . 2020-12-24

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Friendly and helpful staff good vibes and good food.

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CJ Chalk . 2020-12-04

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Very nice place and friendly staff

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tim cross . 2020-11-30

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Great atmosphere and a excellent Sunday roast lunch 😋 Also catering for vegetarian guests 😋

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Michael Jordan . 2020-10-24

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Good social distance measures great friendly staff

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Kev Edmunds . 2020-09-19

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