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Fast food, British
Meals
Lunch, Dinner
FEATURES
Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible
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Reviewed 25 June 2023

Purchased a chicken box, two pieces of chicken and a chip with dip. Worst chicken box i ever tasted. Think i got 3 bites from the chicken and even the seagulls wouldn't eat the chips. Service was good and staff were friendly. Won't be back.

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed 28 May 2023 via mobile

Fish supper and battered sausage supper. Very good quality, tasty, plentiful and staff very pleasant. Would certainly call again.

Date of visit: May 2023
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Reviewed 24 April 2023

Very clean premises and pleasant staff but the thinnest fish ever! And what there was wasn’t the best!

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed 12 September 2022

Avoid this chip shop at all costs Bought 2 single fish tonight plus other items Never saw a smaller portion of fish in my life for £5.80 It slid about in the box as so small & flat Ridiculous.

Date of visit: September 2022
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Reviewed 8 August 2022 via mobile

Chicken fillet burger was a southern fried coating the size of a hash brown..Absolutely awful, filling half the size of a hard bap. How staff served that they must be embarassed. Goujons the same, any wonder Coleraine shop closed, only holiday makers keep this place...open.No doubt the worst chippy in the north coast please avoid its awfulMore

Date of visit: August 2022
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Reviewed 23 July 2022

Decided to get food here as it used to be really good in the past. However I can safely say that this was the worst decision we had made and wished that we had went elsewhere to get food. We ordered a fish supper, Hawaiian...burger, cheese burger and a curry chip. The fish supper came in literally a box full of grease, soggy burnt looking chips and what can only be considered as half a battered fish. Is not worth the money they are charging! The Hawaiian burger was terrible, the salad and pineapple looked and tasted like it had been lying around all day, burger very very skinny and dollop of mayo on the top. A burger from McDonalds would have looked and tasted much better plus cheaper with burger, fries and drink! The curry chip is way overpriced for terrible soggy chips and watery curry sauce that tasted like something out of a tub. Cheeseburger we asked for fried onions and tomato relish, what arrived was a very skinny burger with raw onions! Nowhere worth the money they are charging for a burger. Would definitely recommend for anyone to go elsewhere for food, this is now overpriced and terrible quality of food!More

Date of visit: July 2022
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Reviewed 24 April 2022 via mobile

I visited the Dolphin chip shop today with my family. We ordered 2 fish suppers and a few other things. When the fish supper was served up I literally could not believe my eyes. I was given half a fish with chips. It was so...obviously clear the fish had literally been cut in half then battered, cooked and served. Then the other half went in the other fish supper meal. If you are prepared to charge just under £10 for a fish supper - then you should be giving a FULL fish and not conning people with half a fish. I wish I had taken a photograph of it. Doubtful we will ever be back.More

Date of visit: April 2022
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Reviewed 6 July 2021 via mobile

Avoid over priced and awful quality food. Chicken burgers are like frozen processed chicken and chips were soggy and tasteless. Kids meals were atrocious!!! Contained 3 greasy chicken nuggests and 10 soggy chips for £4.40. Best way to describe food was unpleasant. Avoid!!!!

Date of visit: July 2021
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Reviewed 21 June 2021

Really disappointed with the quality and quantity of food ordered. The chips were terrible, under cooked and covered in fat. Portion size was awful. In addition to the poor quality food an unruly customer came in and I felt quite intimidated as he was very...loud and even was trying to press the fire alarm. Two other customers also seemed concerned about this but staff done nothing. Overall a very poor experience. Would no longer recommend to anyone.More

Date of visit: June 2021
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Reviewed 16 June 2021

Got chicken curry with peas and onions and it came with mushy peas which I don’t like curry like water

Date of visit: June 2021
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Reviewed 10 May 2021

Chips were tough - seemed as it they had been sitting around for some time. Onion rings were very good unlike my last visit in the autumn of 2020

Date of visit: May 2021
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Reviewed 21 October 2020 via mobile

Gave this takeaway a second chance, even more disappointed with the size of their portions this time! To charge £3.10 is a joke. This takeaway use to be busy now I realise why it isn't. Chequers portions are double the size so they will be...getting my business from now on.More

Date of visit: October 2020
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Reviewed 17 October 2020

Fish completely saturated in grease and bland, never had as bad from a chippy. Even my husband agreed

Date of visit: October 2020
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Reviewed 2 October 2020

The onion rings had very little onion and were grossly overdone yet the chips were really good, hence the average review - had we only had the chips I would have award at least 4.

Date of visit: September 2020
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Reviewed 13 August 2020 via mobile

Cod supper x 2 and a chicken fillet burger very well set up to allow for social distancing. Really delicious food...would order from here again in a heartbeat

Date of visit: August 2020
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The Dolphin is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 3
  • Service: 4
  • Value: 3.5
  • Atmosphere: 2.5