Dolphin Inn - Thanet

The Dolphin is an American 's idea of a typical local pub. Dark, low roofed and filled with locals of all ages who have dropped in for a pint or two... They have a sign outside welcoming dog walkers to stop in with Fido. My wife and I started off on a pub crawl to celebrate our arrival in a sunny beachside Broadstairs, where Dicken 's Bleak House is located. The rest of England was under the clouds and rain of a cold midsummer storm... Broadstairs has a lot of bars, pubs and restaurants. The Dolphin seems to have its share of the local business, so we gave it a try. The barmaid was pretty busy, so I chatted with a couple of the locals while I waited. They were pretty interested in what part of the States I came from, and regaled me with a few homes and memories (one was old enough to remember the Tanks he met during the war! . I was asking them if any of the beers taps were for a local brew. They didn 't think so, but the barmaid pointed to a hand marked tap and said it was very local. Had a pint of #7 and enjoyed it. Too bad the Brits aren 't into ice cold beer, but it was tasty even just cool.

A smashing old fashioned pub and really friendly staff not to mention the welcome we received from the regulars . Hope to see you again before the end of the year. Rob and friends from Southend x

Very popular pub bar near the seafront in Broadstairs. Quite nice during the day but can get very packed at weekends evenings. Better for younger people students than families.

The personal and the atmosphere of the owners is the best in broadstairs not so friendly and friendly love to be missed

Beautiful pub with new property clean and friendly there is a garden to sit back ideal for everyone and smoker) not sure that it is at flat level. best to ring or ask someone else.