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Reviews of Dolphin Tavern

3 out of 5
Dolphin Tavern
Quay Street, Penzance, England

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 120 out of 148 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 25 out of 148 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 148 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 148 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 148 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

lana

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely friendly staff. Great food
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Another overnight stop on the way to Scilly. Excellent customer service as usual. Thanks
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A traditional inn on the harbour with a great atmosphere. Richard, the owner, and his team do a tremendous job. Highly recommended
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A*
Great room. Very clean premises. Very attentive staff. Would recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christina

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

pauleen

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dinning and parking very good
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice place to stop in Cornwall. Location is good, staff were all very friendly and the accommodation was comfortable. I’d happily stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

timothy, Doylestowen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice room - clean and large with a great view over the harbour. The staff were fantastic and very accommodating. We arrived at 8.30 pm during the Godowan Festival when the pub was very busy but they found us a table and kept the kitchen open late to feed us. Also provided us a great cooked breakfast before the normal time as we had an early ferry. Few hotels would have been so flexible, friendly and accommodating.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Virgil

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Property was convenient to local sights. Staff was extraordinarily friendly and attentive. Food was good. Pleasant atmosphere and local color. Parking is a challenge.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay. Very comfortable with friendly, help staff
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jill

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

ANITE

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect
We have stayed at the Dolphin Inn before and would always choose the Inn as our first choice for accommodation in Penzance
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very pleasant staff. Very good meals. Nice room. Very convenient for the Scillonian ferry. Highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lynne

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Judith

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The perfect stay
I have stayed there quite a few times. I have always had a faultless stay. The service is first class
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Alice

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful staff and location. Perfect for launching to the Scillionian.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great room and breakfast. We had a great view and the room was very clean
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

james

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely Tavern
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Trevor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
pleasant stay nice breakfast & friendly staff, only one minor issue regards room it had a saniflo toilet pump bit noisy ! did not get room shown on website but it was comfortable enough
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Venetia

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Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Ruth

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Dolphin highs and lows!
I stayed at The Dolphin prior to an early sailing the following morning to The Scillies. The hotel was literally at the end of the Quay, and the staff were welcoming and helpful throughout. I stayed in Room 2, which was spotlessly clean and everything worked. However, the floor had a definite 'list' (no, I hadn't been overindulging!) which was quite disconcerting, especially in the bathroom. Not totally unexpected in old buildings, though. Breakfast was plentiful and fresh, although I was disappointed, as a veggie who had made them aware of that on booking months before, that they had no veggie sausages for my veggie breakfast plate. However, they gave me field mushrooms on toast in compensation, which were delicious. Took me back to my childhood.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location and ambience
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A one night stay after returning on the Scillonian Ferry. A warm welcome to a clean refurbished bedroom. Some modest tragic noise that disappeared overnight. Decent food with rapid helpful service made this an ideal stop after a travelling day.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
V close to port
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

KRINA

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Cannot fault!
The best hotel I've stayed in for a long time. Service was great, the food in the restaurant was excellent and the room was perfect. They went a little further and reserved a table incase we wanted to eat in. I cannot fault it and they completely adhere to the Covid Rules ! Would totally recommend this hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Christine

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Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Amalia

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing place
Service was impeccable, very nice location, clean and tidy. Room size impressive. Very beautiful accommodation and will totally recommend it.
Sunrise
Eggs Benedict
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Anita, West Sussex

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent place to stay for travel out to Isle of Scilly, whether by ferry or Skybus. Food was great quality and accommodation was very comfy. Highly recommend
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Janet

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A little gem.
We were greeted by Rosie who was so helpful and friendly. She made us feel at home right from the start. Our room ''Tater-Du'' was delightful with a great view of the harbour and of St Michael's Mount. It was clean, warm and comfy with plenty of tea and coffee available. Everyone was full of smiles and warmth. The food was delicious and in good portions. Wanted to stay longer than the 2 nights......we were having such a great time with surprisingly fabulous sunny weather.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazingly spacious room, fabulous shower and tasty breakfast made the Dolphin a great choice for our recent birthday break. The whole room was sparklingly clean too and so comfortable. We would recommend !
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Peter

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Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Barsha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable stay opposite ferry terminal
Clean, well-presented room with ensuite bathroom including a bathtub. Stair access to room above the pub. Good breakfast. Perfectly situated for the Scillonian ferry to the Isles of Scilly, which is directly opposite. Would recommend for 2 people.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Superbly welcoming staff giving very efficient and friendly service. The kitchen seemed to be extremely efficient too! Very comfortable room with sea view. Would love to come back and stay longer.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

JoannE

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Road trip on a bike
Fab place, very welcoming, nothing was too much trouble. Would stay again
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Mike

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyed our night there
Stayed one night when visiting some friends. There are only three rooms so we weren't disturbed by others. The room was very comfortable and the en-suite was spacious and clean. We had a traditional English breakfast but there were other options available and the service was good As the Dolphin is by the main road and adjacent to the harbour it was a bit noisy in the morning. We were also woken early by a barking dog whose owner had stopped to chat to someone and was oblivious to the dog continually barking. That's not the fault of the Dolphin obviously but secondary double glazing might have helped.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Ann Karen

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Enjoyed our stay!
We like the pub-hotel. It was very cozy inside and we had a good breakfast in the duration of our stay. A short walk to penzance station as well. They have billiards in the pub as well which is good to enjoy a bit when youre bored in the room. Wifi is not working in our room tho! Thats the only downside.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

SANDRA

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Special place in Penzance
Had a lovely stay, room was clean and airy with fantastic shower fitment. Perhaps the bed needs changing as mattress had quite a dip on right side and it felt as though you were rolling off the side. Overall it was a very pleasant visit. The food was excellent and such a variety of fresh local fare. Combined with an ambient family atmosphere in a historical pub setting it made for a very special trip. Was surprised at the vat payment on bill at leaving. No mention of this on website when booking.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Staff go above and beyond. Rooms are clean and comfortable. Food is excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

MR DJ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dolphins at Dolphin Tavern
Beautiful rooms across the bay towards St Michaels Mount. Even spotted a pod of dolphins swimming in front of the tavern during sunrise. Extremely friendly staff Great breakfast. Good additionals in room and Price vs Quality ratio. Would recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The best place to stay
It was so lovely in every way
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Rae

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Dolphin Tavern is the perfect vacation spot. Everyone is so kind and helpful. I adored my room (well appointed, comfortable) with its window seat looking over the Mount. This was my second time staying and I'll definitely come again. Thanks all!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018