Welcome to The Dolphin
A big welcome to you all. If its your first visit or you are a returning customer.
We look forward to seeing you at our family run pub on the North Dorset, Wiltshire and Somerset Borders
Our Pub, The Pub Garden and What We Offer
OUR WONDERFUL PUB
We are a small, family owned and run pub located on the edge of Gillingham in Dorset. We have an extensive range of lagers, ales and ciders on draft as well as soft drinks, spirits and non alcoholic beverages.
HOMEMADE FOOD
Homemade and Cooked to order is our way of doing things. Our food is freshly made, using local ingredients from local suppliers. We offer roasts on Sunday and a variety of other dishes from Thursday lunchtime until Sunday. We strongly recoomend booking a table by calling on 01747824007
THE PUB GARDEN
Outside is a fantastic garden with a patio area, plenty of tables to enjoy those lazy summer days. We fire up our outside pizza oven and offer our fantistic homemade burgers with all the usual accompaniments to enjoy on sunny days and evenings
A BIT OF HISTORY
Traditional pub food in a traditional pub
The Dolphin Inn has been known as The Dolphin since 1848 and has been an Alehouse since 1841 when John Churchill became the pubs very first Landlord although the property was owned by his brother Edward who after his death passed the Inn on to his son Charles. Much has changed in Gillingham since these early days. The pub at this time was thatched and mainly surrounded by fields and farmland. Many owners and tenants have passed through the door over the years with the Dolphin now being owned by Andrew and Julie. A warm welcome awaits all who choose to visit.
Your Favourite Local
A real local pub should be available and welcoming to everyone. Since we came here in 2019 we have welcomed you into our home, and that is what The Dolphin is to us, our home. Whilst you are here we and our staff do our utmost to make you feel at home. Our pub is warm and cosy in the winter with a log burner and an open fire. In the summer our garden is considered one of the nicest in the whole area. We have a raised patio area, comfortable seating and a lawn which is non smoking. This area is perfect for families. On a sunny day we fire up the wood-fired pizza oven and cook freshly made pizzas to order.
WEEKLY PUB QUIZ
Every Wednesday night is pub quiz. Teams of up to six battle it out for bragging rights for the next week. Always popular and booking advised.
SUNNY GARDEN
We love our pub garden and so do our visitors. When we came here it was unloved and unused. It has now been transformed into a great area to eat, drink and enjoy life.
WIDE RANGE OF DRINKS
Being a pub we offer a range of alcoholic drinks, however we also understand that not everyone wants to drink alcohol and offer '0' alcohol options as well as a range of soft drinks.
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