The Dolphin Hotel
1417 Reviews
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- Tuesday12 PM–12 AM
- Wednesday12 PM–12 AM
- Thursday12 PM–12 AM
- Friday12 PM–12 AM
- Saturday12 PM–12 AM
- Sunday12–10 PM
- Monday12 PM–12 AM
About the Business
The Dolphin Hotel | Public Bar | Dining Room | Wine Room | Bottleshop
Contacts
Website
Call Us
+61293314800
412 Crown St, Surry Hills NSW 2010
Hours
- Tuesday12 PM–12 AM
- Wednesday12 PM–12 AM
- Thursday12 PM–12 AM
- Friday12 PM–12 AM
- Saturday12 PM–12 AM
- Sunday12–10 PM
- Monday12 PM–12 AM
Features
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Toilets
- Wi-Fi
- Credit cards
- Debit cards
- Mobile payments
- Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Delivery
- Outdoor seating
- Dine-in
- Sport
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Spirits
- Wine
- Seating
- Casual
- Groups
- Family friendly
- Takeaway
- Great cocktails
- Cocktails
- Accepts reservations
- Bar on site
- Kids' menu
- Small plates
- Brunch
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Dessert
- High chairs
- Vegetarian options
- Fireplace
- Late-night food
- Fast service
- Quick bite
- Organic dishes
- Rooftop seating
- Halal food
Recommended Reviews
Sam Calamos
03.10.2023
The Dolphin Hotel
Food was pretty good but was very expensive. The cocktails unfortunately were the same price as a main dish and were super small and didn't taste great. I ordered a cocktail and it was only filled up about 40% of the glass.Would come back here for drinks but that's about it.
George Kemp
01.10.2023
The Dolphin Hotel
The venue has a great vibe and is enjoyable. The main issue was the booking process. I was booking for a group of 15, and because the system means that the staff member assigns seating on the day of the event and not before, it could not be guaranteed that my party would all have a seat which seems a strange system for a dinner booking. Especially when a $200 deposit had been taken. When making a reservation and paying a deposit, you want an assurance that your request can be catered for. Also the bar staff were quite unhelpful and unwelcoming. When my friend went to put the remaining $30 of the deposit towards a bottle of wine, they were told that it was too hard" and they seemed more focused on chatting with each other than serving customers."
Isabelle A
23.09.2023
The Dolphin Hotel
Great food and atmosphere, shame that they’ve gotten rid of their pizza menu
Eliza Scott
20.09.2023
The Dolphin Hotel
I like this pub but the food has definitely gone downhill recently. We ordered the octopus plate this week and for $24 got two chunks of octopus...
Jessie Schilling
14.09.2023
The Dolphin Hotel
A great local gem, with vast seating and dining options inside and outside. The street activation for dining was a great initiative and brings life to the street and corner.I’ve only been to the dolphin hotel on weekdays, but it’s always been buzzing. The salmon, prawn linguine and burrata are divine. The cheese platter (pictured) gave French dining vibes. Unfortunately both times I visited in the past month the pizza oven wasn’t working. There was also only one bar where drinks could be ordered, so unsure why the other one was closed off.Perfect for a casual evening visit!
Sarah charles (Thewhereto)
25.08.2023
The Dolphin Hotel
The Dolphin hotel has long been in Surry Hills and a popular venue for those that love a good meal and a drink or two. It is open 7 days a week for all day dining from midday til late. You can book or generally be pretty lucky with walk-ins. We often sit out the front on their long tables but there’s also an indoor dining room, and outdoor space on the terrace upstairs as well as private spaces for functions.We’ve recently been twice as we enjoyed it so much and have thus sampled lots of their food. The food ranges from quite upmarket dishes to pizzas and burgers and you can eat any of the food in any dining space. The indoors is more of an upmarket setting and a little more casual outside.We began with a few small plates to share; San Danielle Proscuitto (aged 18 months), served with melon, as well as the whipped ricotta dip with Vincotto, roasted grapes lemon and olive oil. This pairs nicely with the fluffy foccacia and a glass of one of their natural wines or cocktails. Their margarita is excellent, a gin and tonic or even a negroni.Moving on, light dish that can also be eaten as a starter, and one we quite liked is the grilled octopus with salsa verde, marinated nicely with green olives, white beans and herbs, and the octopus was nice and soft and had been prepared well.The king prawn linguine was another great dish, beautifully cooked, flavoured with the Crustacean XO Butter and lemon, the linguine was superb and not too heavy which is good whilst you’re out having a few drinks.We had a really nice brined and roasted free range chicken; this method of cooking ensured it stayed super moist inside with a flavourful skin, served with polenta, tarragon and greens. A decent sized dish too.The 450g T-Bone was a great option to share, the meet perfectly cook to our ordering requirements and served sliced with the bone. Just seasoned with olive oil, lemon and watercress, this is a really good meat.Whilst you’re there, it’s highly recommended you get a pizza, and our choice was the Pepperoni Du Bufala - double pepperoni, tomato, fresh buffalo mozzarella and woodfired.We ordered sides of broccolini with chilli and garlic as well as shoestring fries.We finished off with their Delfina Tiramisu, a huge slice of coffee soaked Savoiardi, Tasmanian Mascarpone, Vanilla Bean, Marsala and Coffee Liqueur provides for a creamy and delicious dessert.It really is a good space for a meal and catch up with friends.
Chris
17.08.2023
The Dolphin Hotel
This place is huge! Heaps of levels, areas and rooms to sit with different vibes. I assume many of them can be booked out as well, so would be perfect for gatherings & events. The location is great too.The decor is fun and really quite unique.Staff are friendly and all around a pretty good crowd.It can get quite busy at peak times and special occasions.
Jina K
04.08.2023
The Dolphin Hotel
Just drank wines not foods. Nice bar for a late-night glass of wine !
Statler Willand
28.07.2023
The Dolphin Hotel
Trendy pub, but still has all the pub staples. Overall a swell experience as they pour a cold pint and mix a solid cocktail. I left my phone here and managed to get it back so that also a positive. Super friendly staff and recommend dropping by for a cold one and meal. I’ll certainly be back!
Himiko Mori
21.07.2023
The Dolphin Hotel
Nice location and good vibes pub in Surryhills.Ordered some pasta and starters. Salmon was so delicious! And King prawn had beautiful flavour :)Happy with meals however the staffs were not friendly at all.Bartender seems like not pay attention to customers even wasn’t busy, served me wrong drinks and just walked away.Drinks variety was amazing but customer service wasn’t great ;(
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412 Crown St, Surry Hills NSW 2010
The Dolphin Hotel