The Dolphin 82 High Street, Newport Pagnell MK16 8AQ

"Beautiful looking pub from outside. Had read good reviews. Dog friendly, so decided to go here for Saturday lunch. Inside, the pub is completely different from outside, it is completely soulless, all character gap been removed and it is bland with no atmosphere. Only 4 people eating and one man sat at the bar. Menu limited and typically sandwiches etc served with chips. After seeing how deserted and lifeless the pub felt, we decided just to have coffee and a dessert. Coffee lukewarm and not very nice. I ordered treacle tart, which had soft floppy pale pastry, appeared uncooked in centre, inedible but was warm so I assumed it had been briefly microwaved and returned it to the very pleasant barman. He spoke to chef who apparently said it hadn't been microwaved, it had been in the oven! Obviously not for long enough! My husband had lemon meringue pie which was cold, pale very soft meringue and tasteless filling, not nice. We paid and left, found another really nice dog friendly pub with a welcoming, friendly atmosphere and had a very tasty lunch. We would not visit The Dolphin again, nor recommend it."

"Treated to lunch by my mother in law. Food was good and well priced and they had a selection of alcohol free bottled beers to help with a dry January pledge. Happy to eat there again."

"Great dining, food was delicious. We had the Christmas menu. Second time we've dined and the meal was excellent. It's been redecorated but feels like it's lost its character."

"Sunday kitchen closed at 4pm. You can watch the football here. Covered seating at front and rear."

"Another characterful English Inn. Popped out of the blue to have a meal with 2 family members and was treated like a local. Food, beer and atmosphere is top notch. My meal was fish & chips and it was very fresh and tasty. The Charles Wells Bitter was very tasty too and we will certainly pop in again when in the area."