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Dolphin Santa Cruz Reviews from The Last Year
My favorite clam chowder in town! It's a MUST do every time
My favorite clam chowder in town! It's a MUST do every time I'm in town! Whether you order from the counter or dine in, it's consistently delicious every time. The sourdough bread bowl is soft and chewy, the chowder is perfect! We also love to get the seafood platter that comes with fried fish, calamari, shrimp, and the best part... fresh scallops!
This is the best restaurant on the wharf by a milestone!
This is the best restaurant on the wharf by a milestone! The unfortunate situation we came across today was the restaurant has been closed for a while now due to the ocean rising and damaging the restaurant! I hope it opens back up soon but this is by far the best place to come get clam chowder bread bowls from! The service is always great and they get through the line fairly quickly with their outstanding service!
Dolphin Restaurant is one amongst several restaurants here
Dolphin Restaurant is one amongst several restaurants here on the Santa Cruz Wharf boasting fantastic views of the ocean, beach and boardwalk. However, it has the prize location of being at the very end of the pier and having the largest patio space. I think a lot of people who walk all the way to the end of the pier will get drawn in to stop here and enjoy a bowl of clam chowder to mark the visit. Warning that there are a LOT of wild birds here (obviously since it's off water) but if you're not a fan of birds, the indoor dining room is very small. So either arrive early to snag a table, or be prepared to wait for one. The inside feels like a nautical shack -- very homey and diner-like. Service is friendly enough, but limited as the 2 servers were covering the entire indoor and outdoor areas. Be prepared to wait -- but hopefully you've grabbed a table with a great view. The food is fair. Good portions and seafood shone the best here. We had a bowl of clam chowder (YUM!), side green salad (ok), seafood skewers (served with hollandaise) with garlic fries (we noticed the boardwalk had a lot of garlic fries vendors and felt like we needed to try), and a seafood pasta. As mentioned early, the seafood was the best things: the clam choweder, and the seafood in the skewers and pasta tasted fresh and well seasoned. The pasta sauce was very heavy and a bit oily -- wasn't a huge fan. But the pasta itself was ok. The garlic fries was a highlight as well. They are thick -- crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. With a pile of minced garlic on top.
The wharf was damaged on 12/28/23.
"It's not uncommon for us to lose pilings. It's uncommon to lose two or three of them in a row. And that's why the floor is compromised," Dolphin Restaurant owner Mark Gilbert said. "This building was built in 1963. Some of those pilings have lasted their life and a little bit more."
The crab melt sandwich is delicious, they don't skimp on
The crab melt sandwich is delicious, they don't skimp on the crab. The staff are all friendly and accommodating
Went on Christmas for lunch.
Service began 15 minutes after seating, and that was even after we asked the waiting staff we were ready. Food took another 20 minutes. Clam chowder was alright, but nothing special. Po-boy was pretty bland and the fried fish was dry and tasteless. Definitely not worth the price. To top it off, I asked if we could just pay in the front, and they told me rudely to sit back down and wait, which we did another 10 minutes before receiving the check. Average food, poor service and pigeons ruining the ambiance everywhere give this place one star. I'd recommend any other place in the area before here.
Overpriced and overcooked fish!! Stay away!! Tourist trap!
Overpriced and overcooked fish!! Stay away!! Tourist trap! Ordered the fish and chips.. and the halibut was way overcooked. For $25 a pop you'd think they'd get the easiest thing on the menu right but nope.. cmon man you're a seafood restaurant.. badfish and chips really
The ambiance and service was good but the food was terrible.
I usually don't write reviews, but all of the food we ordered for dinner was flavorless that I felt people should know so that the owners can give the chefs better food to work with. We ordered the Prawns & Scallops; Halibut fish & chips and Seafood Pasta dishes. The seafood Pasta looked pretty on the plate but was so flavorless. The fish & chip was dry and flavorless (even the French fries were flavorless!). For the price of the dishes and given this is a restaurant on the wharf, they should do much better! We have gone to Rivas ( on same wharf) a few times since they have a delicious salmon served with several choices of sauces but I thought we would dry a new restaurant, but made a bad choice. Live and learn. I know everyone is cutting quality in this inflation time, but this was way too much cut in quality. In my opinion, keep the quality good and people will come back. A restaurant on the wharf, should not skimp on quality. I felt bad for the people just coming in.
Very clean restaurant.
Friendly attentive service - the BEST clam chowder- gorgeous views of course. Looking for to trying their takeout sometime. Water came with lemon, so nice.
First going to the beach and getting food here afterwards
First going to the beach and getting food here afterwards was the best combination! I passed by this restaurant a few times but I never got the chance to try it out. I went with my boyfriend and his family and I ordered the calm chowder in a bread bowl, and it was warm and savory! But I wish that I ordered their fish n chips because I tried some of my boyfriend's order and it was delectable! I thought it would be heavily breaded and oily (that is what I had before at other places) but it was the opposite. The fish and chips was lightly breaded and crispy with a refreshing aftertaste. Their specialty was their fish n chips so I should have listened! You can either dine-in or order take out at the window. We ordered take out because there are available tables nearby to eat close by the water. There was a little wait for us because it was busy in the dine-in section. The service was good and efficient. Will definitely come by next time to get their fish n chips!
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Ranked #6 in Santa Cruz's Best Restaurants.
Great Service - amazing dinner!!
Read about the site in NYT and bought a reservation at Mother Wolf in LA 2 days later. Worked great and the food was amazing!!!
Worked perfectly!
Got the reservation (that I couldn't get anywhere else) and was able to entertain a group of friends at the infamous Bern's Steakhouse.
Got into Nobu Malibu
Wonderful! My parents are visiting and we have wanted to go to Nobu Malibu for years. I tried getting a reservation myself but it was next to impossible. So glad I was able to buy a reservation on appointment trader for a decent price!
Very easy
Was very hesitant going into this experience but am glad to say that it worked out very well ! will definitely use appointment trader in the future
Fabulous Lunch
I was veeeeeerry skeptical that this would work, particularly at a restaurant as hard to get into as Nobu Malibu, and it was perfect! We had lunch outside on the patio and it was fabulous!
Great reviewer team
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Incredible
I got a reservation to Don Angie, which I've been trying to book for weeks! I am very happy with this service.
Best platform out there!
Super simple, easy, and fast to secure reservations for hard-to-get restaurants and locations!
This app is life changing
This app has opened my world up to so many wonderful new experiences I would never have the chance to have without access to this awesome app! 10/10!
Worked perfectly
Was a little nervous at first but was pleased to see that the booking went through flawlessly.
Highly recommended.
Success on Short Notice
Was able to snag an indoor table at Don Angie through an absolutely seamless worry-free process.
Worked perfectly, thank you!
This is a crazy holiday season in NYC and I was very pleasantly surprised to see that AppointmentTrader works! Will be using again!
Worked flawlessly!
Worked so well! I was a bit nervous, but everything went very smoothly. purchased the reservation, and got into the restaurant seamlessly.
Love this app!
So glad I came across this app :)
Quick table in Miami
I didn’t have my hopes high as it was a party of 4. In 24 hours I had a carbone reservation available! I was very happy as my family really wanted to come here
Prime time, great meal
So easy and had a prime time which I can never seem to get on normal res apps. So worth it
Got impossible NYC res
instead of waiting weeks I got my 4 charles reservation instantly
Worked perfectly to get into Carbone. So delighted
perfect
Worked well, got me into a restaurant with no availability
I was skeptical, and I still don't really know how they managed to find this hard-to-find reservation, but it was a win-win from my point of view, and I'll use this service again.
Last minute reservation for Delilah Las Vegas
Got a last minute reservation, dinner for 2 at Delilah Las Vegas: super impressed! The process was simple, transaction seamless. We had an amazing time! Couldn’t be happier! 😍
It works!
Ok at this point I've attended a reservation purchased on AT by a friend and sold a reservation personally. Both worked pretty smoothly, nothing sketchy about it. A few areas for improvement including a way to more directly communicate between buyers and sellers, but the app always seems to be in development. AT customer support is really(!) responsive and helpful too if you have questions!
Money transfer
As a seller, I like the fact i have the ability now to transfer money out of my AT account and into a bank account. Makes getting the money much easier then the process before.
Love this app
Got to go to places otherwise unreachable
Easy Access
Very easy to get into one of the hardest restaurants to reserve in New York.
Whose name will my reservation be under when I arrive at the venue?
It can be under your name or a name you choose! Some reservation offers already include the AppointmentTrader Transfer Service which will transfer the reservation in to your name. If its not included you can add it on after buying the reservation for a small fee. One thing on that though: As many reservations become available at last minute, taking a reservation in someone else name is quick and great for privacy. Most reservations on AT are listed with a virtual phone number, so all you need to do is present the phone number at the hostess stand and you are good to go!
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Agreed. Ultimately not addressing this month after month is clearly resulting in a drop in certain venue’s rankings & sales.
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Process after bid is accepted.
Hey @EvocativeFold67, welcome to appointmenttrader! Once the reservation is in your portfolio, you definitely own the timeslot, the review team would not have approved the trade if the reservation wasn't confirmed - so you are going :-) Judging from your post you bid today and are going tomorrow - don't worry as long as you initiated the name transfer, you are good - the transfer service has to work with the opening hours of the reservation team of the respective venue. You will likely see the transfer confirmation a couple hours before your reservation time.
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