The Dolphin, Newbury

I was the only customer during a recent Wednesday afternoon visit to the Dolphin. The interior is L-shaped with a small seating area with fireplace to the right of the entrance. The bar faces a mix of high tables with stools and standard furniture that runs up the left hand wall. Behind the bar to the right is another small seating area where the friendly barmaid was doing some work on a laptop. A short corridor at the rear passes a window fronted seating area on the right that looks more like an office and a dining area to the left. Out the back is a long patio with seating. There is a television that was switched off and there was some low background music playing. The bar supports a premium keg range alongside four handpumps which were drawing TT Landlord (x2), Bath Ales’s Gem and Weston’s Old Rosie Cider. Also available from the bar counter are cakes and croissants, which I think gives an excellent idea as to what this place is like.

As Quinno suggested back in 2013, I checked out the carpet, its 80% grime and 20% carpet, the whole pub is rather tatty with ony Bombardier and London Pride on offer in the ale stakes,there is Sky sports advertised and also a pool table.I can't find much to recommend here.