The Dolphin Hotel

Name: The Dolphin Hotel
Address: 412 Crown St, Surry Hills, AU-NSW, Australia, 2010
Telephone: (02) 9331 4800
Price range: $40 and under
Rating: 4.1

4.1

91 Reviews

$40 and under

Modern Australian

Innovative
Lively
Good for special occasions

In its stark white and eclectic eatery, The Dining Room at the Dolphin Hotel in Surry Hills crafts contemporary continental cuisine with flair and fresh ingredients. The tangy roasted peppers with pickled anchovy and crouton and the Afghan bread aglio e olio make superb starters. Some of The Dining Room's best dishes dishes include the twice-cooked free range chicken cacciatore, the pappardelle Bolognese with ricotta and gremolata and spaghetti with blue swimmer crabs, fine herbs in a white wine sauce. Gourmet pizzas, like the salumi Victor with salami, prosciutto and pancetta and the delfino with tuna, prawns, octopus, mussels with chili, fennel and dill, are crisp and perfectly prepared. Should you wish to end your meal on a sweet note, enjoy The Dining Room's Nutella sundae or the woodfired lemon pudding, both perfect with an al caffe cocktail made with vodka, espresso liqueur and cold drip coffee.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$40 and under
Cuisines
Modern Australian, Italian, European
Hours of Operation
Lunch Friday - Sunday from 12:00PM Dinner Monday - Sunday from 5:30PM
Phone number
(02) 9331 4800
Website
http://www.dolphinhotel.com.au/
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive Chef
Maurice Terzini

Location
412 Crown St, Surry Hills, AU-NSW 2010
Area
Surry Hills
Cross Street
Fitzroy Street
Parking details
Private Parking
Public transit
Central Station - 400mCrown Street Near Albion Street Bus Stop - 50m (301, 302, 303, 352)
Additional
Bar Dining, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Wine

What 91 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.1

4.1 based on all time ratings

4.3Food
3.9Service
4Ambience
3.9Value

Noise • Energetic

91 Reviews

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64013 reviews
4.0
64013 reviews
Dined on 19 August 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Great food, and if nothing on the wine list takes your fancy, just ask & you can also choose from the much more extensive list from the Wine Room next door. Service was very pleasant & knowledgeable however either they were short staffed or just unobservant, as were left for long periods without service. One thing to note is that the noise levels made it difficult for our group of 4 to hear each other across the table.
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Allison
New York City
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on 27 July 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
I've been to the Dolphin Hotel on many occasions and always had a great time! The food, wine and service have always been very good, everyone on my table loved what they ordered. The Dolphin have now introduced Aperitivo from 5-7 Sunday through Thursday and it's a great addition to the offering. Already can't wait to go back!
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5.0
64013 reviews
Dined on 21 July 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
What an easy night out - great food, airy, beachy setting in the restaurant, fantastic service and excellent atmosphere. The bar was really noisy but not much you can do about that at 7pm on a Friday night. So given we were catching up with friends getting to the restaurant at 8.15pm was a relief as we could chat properly. Will definitely be back.
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Morris
Hawaii
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on 21 July 2017
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
The ambience was nice if only it was less noisy. I could not hold a conversation with my partner without constantly repeating myself. The food was average so was the service. Wouldn't recommend it for a date but as a group of friends i think this would be more enjoyable.
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64013 reviews
4.0
64013 reviews
Dined on 16 July 2017
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
The service from out Waitress was awesome, she had great banter with us and was very attentive.
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MrcD
Sydney
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 16 July 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
I always have a fabulous experience. Thank you. We will be back.
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5.0
64013 reviews
Dined on 8 July 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great staff, special made meal, delicious food. Followed the meal up with some drinks in the front bar.
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64013 reviews
5.0
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Dined on 30 June 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Excellent service staff. Menu was really interesting, different and varied. Food well presented and delicious. Noise level got very high as the lunchtime crowd filled the tables, hence everyone has to speak louder to be heard -- snowball effect. Only gripe because it was a very enjoyable lunch. The hotpudding was scrumptious.
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3.0
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Dined on 24 June 2017
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
The food was average and service was borderline poor. We understand that we had to vacate the table by 8.15 but the lady that served us was rushing us through all our meals. The space between us and the next table was very small and the waitress kept sliding past it to serve the other table and we had to keep holding on to our plates etc as she could have knocked them over. Overall, not a very nice experience, will not be coming back anytime soon
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Dined on 17 June 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
had a great night at The Dolphin! had a group of 6 - and everyone at the table had a great time - from the service through to the food and drink :)
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412 Crown St, Surry Hills, AU-NSW 2010

Additional information

Cross Street
Fitzroy Street
Area
Surry Hills
Hours of Operation
Lunch Friday - Sunday from 12:00PM Dinner Monday - Sunday from 5:30PM
Price
$40 and under
Cuisines
Modern Australian, Italian, European
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
Private Parking
Public transit
Central Station - 400mCrown Street Near Albion Street Bus Stop - 50m (301, 302, 303, 352)
Executive Chef
Maurice Terzini
Additional
Bar Dining, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Wine

Website
http://www.dolphinhotel.com.au/
Phone number
(02) 9331 4800

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