Reviews of The Dolphin. (Pub) in Southampton (Hampshire).

The Dolphin

396 Reviews

214 Comments

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30 Osborne Rd S, Southampton SO17 2EZ, United Kingdom

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Information of The Dolphin, Pub in Southampton (Hampshire)

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This business has received very good reviews from their customers, so probably it’s a place you should try if you are looking for this kind of services.

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Reviews of The Dolphin

A. R.

Staff very friendly even though it was very busy, good live band venue!

C. S.

Pretty good pub with an average selection of beers. I've eaten there before and that's been ok but I'm not sure if they still do food so probably best to check.

O.

Visited here the first time for the England Colombia World Cup game. The atmosphere is great, the interior is decorated with a 60s/70s rock theme, there's a lovely shady beer garden which is fantastic in the summer. Food is great, I've eaten here 3 times now (twice for the Sunday roast which is lovely). The drinks are fairly priced (£3.50 for an Amstel). The owners are really friendly and allow you to order takeaways there when the kitchen isn't open - and even provide plates, cutlery and napkins! This place has a nice buzz and a nice atmosphere and I'm so glad to have this pub as my local!

S. C.

Tracy was a lovely host. I was disappointed in my food but she more than made up for it.

D. H.

Back to normal, a bloody good pub, and great music. But they need everyone's support for live music. The drinks are slightly dearer, the price is worth paying for that live music. Cheers to you all, Dave

D. W.

Not been so busy on a Saturday night ,shame used to be a great night out

A. K.

Frankly, given the location and how much we enjoyed what we had for the price? This place deserves more custom. Lovely friendly service; dog was welcome. No complaints.

S. (.

Very nice pub, good range of beers and lagers, lovely sitting in the garden, very friendly, helpful staff. We'll be back for a music night sometime.

A. H.

Always have the best fun here & defo my fave local pub. Excellent live music & events and always has a great atmosphere 🥂

S. S. (.

The place has changed since it’s relaunch, but I don’t understand the bands every weekend? Sometimes it’s nice, other times it’s just annoying. What happened to nice quiet drinks, and some food. Not everyone wants bands every night especially when you live across the road.. when I went in there a few weeks ago it had a really nice atmosphere but I did notice the owner drinking out in the garden.. then once it got busy she jumped behind the bar and served customers. In my eyes this is very unprofessional

B. s.

Great place, as its says a country pub in the city, very professional staff and a prefect venue, when the live music restarts

D. S.

Great pub, the new owners have really turned this place around, they go above and beyond to decorate on theme nights, Halloween, Christmas etc. Very friendly atmosphere at all times. If you like live music, this is a venue you dont want to miss.

E.

A nice place, friendly staff and regular music events. However l was very disappointed when l visited yesterday to find out that they do not sell any hot drinks ! They have a large garden and outside entertainment area. It would be nice to be able to also enjoy tea or coffee as well as alcohol. Especially as I'm often driving. They serve food all day but l checked with 2 members of staff and both said No, we don't do hot beverages.

s. m.

Beer live music jazz good still ok beer ok jazz good

P. T.

Wow what a place! A country pub feel with interesting beers and the food menu looks great. Car park, cash back, nice outdoor seating and lovely friendly owners. Live music too. Really impressed what they have done with a tired old pub.

R. G.

Great staff and service. Good beers. Nice entertainment. Top notch food. This pub has all that you require. Recommended

M. R.

Nice atmosphere, good beers, friendly staff and a quirky interior

A. L.

Good selection of beer and prices aren't bad. Been twice recently and the only complaint is the noise. On both occasions the jukebox was playing heavy music and loud. This was chosen buy the staff. They need to be careful not to put people off.

F. G.

Lovely pub, to have a quiet drink in the terrace. Sometimes you can order food, others it is not available. I would love to go back and enjoy the live music they have outside.

n. m.

Brilliant pub and great music from Gary Todd. Fantastic garden area.

A. P.

Nice pub enjoyed the atmosphere and good vibes.

T. H.

The Dolphin is a grand free-standing pub with fires in the winter and a big garden for the summer. There is some parking available and right next to St Deny's train station. They do nuts at the bar which are great as well as a food menu. It seems that most nights there is a live band in of different types, but we've never gone wrong in there yet. Very nice indeed

S. e.

Nice boozer. We had sausage and mash boss had veggie burger. No complaints at all except tables were a bit sticky where the shabby chique paint was coming of. Staff were very nice.

M. L.

Great pub, great atmosphere and really good drink prices!

K. H.

Friendly staff, good food and good choice of beers. Great beer garden, especially when it's sunny. Live music/DJing definitely worth coming along for.

B. B.

Great range of Real Ales including my favourite Doom Bar and the garden quite lovely. Spoilt only by a group of 4 young lads and one girl who were very loud with a prolific use of the 'f' word....caused us to leave

o. w.

Nice staff and amazing food for good prices

M. D.

Great music at the open mic - friendly bar staff - beer pretty poor

E. B.

Wonderful staff, helped us have an amazing time. Brilliant food, great live music, lovely atmosphere, good selection of beers, would definitely come again!

A. M.

As a regular, amazing every visit,regulars or not talking is a dying art . As long as the people around your table are happy, you could be anywhere in the world 🌎 xx

s. d. 1. d.

Good selection of beer. Very clean n tidy. Smashing garden . Quiet midday mid week tho. Definitely worth a visit.

B. B.

Great atmosphere, really friendly staff, food looked really good, often have live music, would strongly recommend a visit

t.

Smashing pub... And it`s not too far from the station.

B. J.

Great staff. Friendly and welcoming. Fantastic pizza vendor in car park. Beer was good. Music fantastic. Highly recommend this place.

M. R.

The food here is amazing! Massive portion sizes, just too much for me. A nice little pub with some live music about to start

C. C.

The best pub in Southampton for live music: they have something on most days of the week. Food is great too, as well as the selection of beers and ciders.

V. P.

A lovely friendly pub with great music!

B. F.

Live music, solid pub food and reasonably priced. Big outdoor area which is great in the summer. Right next to St denys Station too so handy for getting home

D. P.

great pub with lovely garden bar. Good ale and food selection and a brilliant place for live music.

G. J.

They've done a lovely job with the beer garden, it's a really good social space. Entertainment is great and the beer is reasonably priced

R. P.

Really enjoyed my birthday there. Loved the new decor. Owners seemed very friendly as well. Will definitely go again.

S.

Saw a great band here. Under new ownership. Still a friendly and relaxed pub. Good beer too

P. C.

Hard working staff doing traditional pub work. Garden, dining room, public and snug ... Well attended beer too!

E. B.

Fantastic atmosphere...always busy and friendly people. Bands on regularly. Pop in and check it out...I will def be back.

F. I.

I came of the train at St Denys train station looked over the Barrier and saw a garden full of locals I popped in had a bite to eat, lovely Gem of a pub, thoroughly recommend it

J. a. N. D. C.

Absolutely packed with no social distancing whatsoever! Good band though

C. A. B.

Lovely pub. Great music venue. Very friendly staff & really good grub.

S. T.

Always a great place to go and listen to music whilst enjoying something to eat and drink

N. W.

Had amazing night ,band were terrific,plenty of bar staff,plenty of room ,really great atmosphere,

s. k.

A great pub with a good atmosphere friendly staff. Also a really good music venue

l. M.

What a great place to have a nice drink with some great food made to feel welcome and feel that you are part of the pub as all the staff are so friendly and knowable about the beers on offer

S. M.

I can hear the live music from my home! Such a great feeling to know that real outdoor entertainment is alive and kicking

C. S.

Lovely pub, owners really friendly and the pubs got a good atmosphere and feel about it, will definitely come back more

A. Q.

A big marquee in the garden for the Open Mic nite among other events. Good anti Covid measures in place.

M. D.

Interesting veg sausage and mash menu option. Attentive staff. Plenty of live music bookings. Monthly programme.

g. j.

It was very friendly and inviting

K. N.

Hired tables outside in the garden for a large party. The staff were super nice and helpful and the place was fab. Recommended!

H. H.

Great food and wine incredibly friendly staff. Nice beer garden and good atmosphere.

S. S.

Very nice setting,very friendly staff and great atmosphe. Even though I'm not a smoker the Dolphin has a cool smoking area.

K. O.

Great atmosphere and a lovely garden

L. H.

Love it, very friendly place great atmosphere and great music the garden is fantastic for live music and dancing! ❤🎶🕺💃and very pet friendly 🐕❤

H. M.

Nice to go for a drink but would not recommend the food, at least not when they are busy. We went when they were busy...

H. M.

Cute pub, a little poor on hygiene. Glasses are placed top-down on a dusty dirty wooden shelf. Avoid if you are on immunosuppresants.

A. B.

Nice pub, very music orientated, surrounded by greenery, which makes it claim to be a country pub in the city quite apposite.

J. L.

Great food and good atmosphere. Lots of live music and some good beers.

J. W.

Monday night is jazz night and it was brilliant. Nice pub with pleasant bar staff and good clientele...thank you!

J. G.

One of my favourite pubs and I was lucky to visit on a night when the place was buzzing with the live music of The Shimmering Bees.

L. Z. P. P.

It's such a great place. Lovely staff, delicious food. Nice price!

L. B.

The dolphin does good food and live music on a Sunday afternoon. I felt that the social distancing rules needed more enforcement but it was very pleasant apart from that! The live music was a little loud for chatting

m. a.

Nice noisy local. Live music at weekends. Decent selection of ale.

C. W.

Great little pub with lovely food, live music is good too.

N. B.

Very gd friendly place one my favourite pub keeping music alive.

K. C.

Nice pub, felt very welcome. Drinks a bit expensive but overall good place

O. K.

Love this pub. Especially with the new landlords. Also the live music on Sundays is out of this world!

D. K.

Great pub, good value and live music Friday and Saturday evenings

S. C.

Great pub and food

D. C.

Such a nice chilled pub , nice people music playing . I will definitely be coming back.

M. S.

Wonderful place and helps in promoting live acts to watch and enable to thrive in our local area.

G. S.

Great food , great music, great beer, great staff, what else could you want from a pub ?

N. S.

Polite landlord great music. Attentive bar staff. An excellent evening

D. W.

Very friendly manager. A lot of food for your money, went for breakfast, got served practically a whole loaf of toast! Recommended.

A. F.

Good pub and good live band..

S. C.

Great staff. Great wine selection. Great entertainment. One of the best places in Southampton!

C. L.

The weather was lovely and so was able to sit outside - the lawn was lovely too. Polite members of staff

A. E.

Very warm and friendly pub. Worth supporting. Will return again.

V. B.

Good value drinks plenty of seating and a friendly atmosphere.

O. W.

Great selection of beers. Open mic night is alot of fun

J. J.

great live music. fantastic and very hard working staff.

C. S.

Lovely pub, owners really friendly and the pubs got a good atmosphere and feel about it, will definitely come back more

C. C.

What a little gem if a pub great entertainment.

C. W.

Great little pub with lovely food, live music is good too.

C. C.

Great night. Live dj's playing. Good atmosphere.

J. G.

One of my favourite pubs and I was lucky to visit on a night when the place was buzzing with the live music of The Shimmering Bees.

D. P.

Scottish worker visited for some dinner great food and live entertainment will definitely be back if im in Southampton again

N. W.

Lovely beer garden, and drinks are at a great price!

S. H.

Friendly staff live music had a really good night

L. H.

Friendly pub with live music. Didn't eat there but the Sunday roasts looked excellent

J. J.

great live music. fantastic and very hard working staff.

a. b.

Great beers selection. Good food. Very kind staff.

S. H.

Under new management. Still finding her footing, but friendly staff and real fireplaces make for a great atmosphere.

M. P.

Great pub - great food, great beer. Friendly and welcoming.

G. S.

Just had a lovely Roast Dinner. Open fire, great food and very friendly and welcoming.

J. M.

Lovely pub, great live music, friendly atmosphere

N. W.

Lovely beer garden, and drinks are at a great price!

M. H.

Top pub, ales can be a little hit and miss so let's hope they can fix that. Live music that you can hear for miles too

d. l.

Really great atmosphere very friendly people good food

M. F.

Great music great atmosphere great service and not bad prices

J. W.

1st time for us. Will be going back. Food, drink and service all very good.

s. n.

Brilliant venue for anything celebratory

C. C.

Great night. Live dj's playing. Good atmosphere.

F. M.

Nice lil hidden gem, friendly staff and people. Great for when you're bored of the egos in the town centre

S. M.

Great music, friendly staff. Great garden.

a. t.

Brilliant atmosphere! Lovely staff. The refurbishment is fab.

S. R.

Pints great. Live music an additional bonus!

G. N.

Good live music venue with large garden and stage

D. J.

Fantastic pub! Keeping music live! Brilliant!

S. M.

Had such a fantastic afternoon listening to good music .. will be back very soon

P. G.

New decking and garden redone really well. Worth a visit especially is it is sunny

D. T.

Ok pub, very friendly staff, good choice of beer and lagers

M. S. S.

Beer is good, food is really good. Events are normally quite disappointing.

D. C.

What a great pub all ages and live bands

C. S.

Great place. Watched the Springboks win the World Cup there.

M. C.

Brilliant pub great food and great atmosphere.

W. H.

Great pub and the best selection of ales for miles.

N. L.

Great pub. Especially when the pizza van is there :-)

K. R.

Brill place good bands at weekends love it

S. H.

Popular Local pub, live music. Hit and miss with availability of food

L. F.

Good friendly company x best pub and in catchment x

C. C.

What a little gem if a pub great entertainment.

L. T.

Staff are amazing and and all round great venue

T. W.

Great pub. Nice atmosphere.

S. C.

Great booser good beer soon to do good to make it a great local

S. W.

Great pint of Doombar

D. C.

Lovely friendly pub great outside space

C. B.

Good atmosphere, great bands, great beer.

T. O.

First ever visit. Very busy but friendly.

C. W.

Cracking pub, excellent food and live music

N. W.

Nice pub with regular music nights

N. A.

An old fashion pub with real ale and music on Saturdays

M. D.

Nice friendly pub with live music

M. C.

Well kept beer and ales & pleasant staff

R. C.

Great beer and atmosphere in this pub

F. E.

Great beers great very friendly staff

S. S.

Great pub. Live music

P. H.

Quick service and good live music 👌🏻

R. M.

Friendly pint. Will be better when the kitchens are open.

C. Y.

Good selection of ales, good music.

S.

Wot a cracking time, band xalant n bar staff very friendly

D. M.

Enjoyable friendly people live band

t. g.

A change for the better. Good prices and food

T. G.

Excellent pub with good music

P. B.

Really lovely location and very helpful staff

S. W.

A very good music venue

h. m.

Great evening staff very friendly x

M. L.

Great if like live music.

M. R.

Lovely pub friendly staff

J. E.

Good beer food and service

T. “. A.

Very frendly Staff

S. H.

Great feel, very fair prices.

J. W.

I love dancing to northern soul.

j. g.

Good food and friendly staff

P.

Excellent little pub!

h. R.

Fabulous staff and music

T. N.

Very nice ales indeed!

V. J.

Absolutely brilliant best time ever

R. G.

Very pleasant but a bit grubby

K. W. P.

Good sausage and mash and pizza!

J. M.

New management much better atmosphere

D. F.

Janco shakers great band

S. T.

Great traditional pub

s. l.

Good pub.

n. g.

Awesome food and service

K. J.

Fab, music, atmos, friendly.

C. M.

Brilliant atmosphere xxx

J.

Lovely place for a gathering

L.

Friendly local pub.

M. C.

Good place good music

R. C.

Cool pub

D. L.

Looking good in its new incarnation

P. T.

All good

D. G.

Good choice of ale

K. B.

Small, atmospheric pub.

I.

Nice outdoor space

D. B.

A magical night x

H. B.

Good friendly staff

T. B.

No food available

P. B.

Great beer

G. L.

Excellent all round

D. E.

Loved it

B. T.

Great fun at the Dolphin

F. A.

Gone off the boil alas.

s. B.

Great night.

d. w.

Sweet !!!

V. M.

Perfect

T. H.

Great atmosphere

A. N.

Nice

V. M.

The ever

r. s.

Nice wee place

O. S.

It were okay

D. G.

Good atmosphere

S. T.

Good beers on tap

d. l.

Excellent place

L. E.

The Dolphin rocks

L. E. C.

Cuzy place

D. M. L.

E. W.

M. B.

B. S.

A. D. S.

M. I.

T. M.

N. P.

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P. H.

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