The Dolphin — Restaurant in England

I moved to a village local to Blandford in August 2018 with my husband and newborn baby. (We have no knowledge of the area of surrounding areas) It was an incredibly hot day in early August, and we parked just off of the high street as we set off to register our newborn sons birth in Blandford. Little did we know it was a fair walk to the office in the heat, being redirected by friendly locals as the address wasn’t correct online. We had him in a baby carrier and on the walk back to the car we needed to change him. We tried the local shops and no one had facilities, a local con club I think it was, wouldn’t allow children in. My husband went ahead and went into a few shops and asked if we could use their toilets. Eventually he went into this pub and asked if we could use the toilets if he made a purchase and he was told to go ahead. I came in behind and after him carrying the changing bag. There wasn’t anywhere suitable to lay his mat to chage him so we left, and my husband again went ahead as I was a lot slower than he after recently giving birth and still in pain. As I left, who I can only presume to be the landlady, came out shouting abuse telling me to “f’ing ask next time” calling me a “rude b**ch” I ran ahead to my husband and baby in tears and I have never been made to feel so low by somebody. Clearly my emotions were heightened by giving birth a couple of weeks prior and ordinarily I would have turned around and questioned why she was saying that and explain I was clearly with the man who asked! But a little kindness goes a long way, and I will never forget that awful exprience. I would never go in or near this place again, and make sure no one I know...

Always have been a local to this pub and always been great people part from the new landlord that's now taken over was very very rude and horrible when I asked for his name and failed to provide it which will come under against the law as you have to serve the member of the public and when I asked for a name despite if you are security or not you have to show your ID or at least say your name which this a male new landlord has failed at his job within just a few weeks one of the security guards was very polite and done his job correctly by showing me his ID badge but yet again the landlord failed...

The Dolphin is a nice little country pub. It is an unpretentious and friendly place that is popular with the locals who want a quiet pint but is also welcoming to visitors. You won't find boutique ales or specialist gins but you will get an honest pint and a smile. It's a little more lively at the weekends and they have occasionally had live music (although not that I've seen recently and it is really too small anyway). I've not eaten there but I've heard good things....