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Dolphin Restaurant

Man Mandir Ghat | Godaulia, Varanasi, India
Ranked #15 of 49 restaurants in Varanasi
3.5 of 5 stars 30 Reviews
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Melbourne, Australia
Senior Reviewer
9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2012

More expensive than most meals we had, but food was good and the view worth the money any day. You will build up an appetite just getting up the stairs though! More

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Antwerp, Belgium
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38 reviews 38 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012

The views from the terrace over the main ghat are great, worth the climb indeed. Food was good but it's relatively expensive. More

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Winsford, United Kingdom
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64 reviews 64 reviews
Reviews in 31 cities Reviews in 31 cities
38 helpful votes 38 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012

We enjoyed and good meal and drinks, great views and a nice cooling breeze More

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Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2012

Dolphin restaurants location is ideal just off the main ghat as well as being on the rooftop , there is a slight heavenly breeze up there and a great view. Food is exquisite! More

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Asheville, North Carolina
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2012

The Dolphin has great food, great service and a wonderful view of the Ganges. I've been several times over the past few years and have never been disappointed. As I get older, I would appreciate an elevator to the restaurant but, for now, I'm willing to climb the stairs to get to the top. It's really worth the effort. More

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Birmingham, United Kingdom
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 March 2012

Whilst the food I had there was quite nice, it wasn't full of flavour like the street food. I think it is modified to western tastes. The views from the roof are great and its a good place to have a beer but its expensive. More

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 March 2012

The restaurant have a great view of the holy river and the atmosphere is comfortable. However, staffs don't really border to serve the Asian and act rudely to Asian. We waited more than 30 minutes and decide to go back to our guest house to have our dinner. More

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Frisco, texas
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43 reviews 43 reviews
Reviews in 23 cities Reviews in 23 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 March 2012

Had a chicken dish, which though we were assured would be white meat, turned out to be dark meat. Communication problems. Should have stuck to vegetarian food More

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nuneaton
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 March 2012

i used the dolphin a couple of times whilst in varanasi,its a good climbe from te riverside but well worthi it the foods great and the rooftop view is amazing ,you will not go wrong here ,give it a try you will love it too More

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New Delhi, India
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33 reviews 33 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 March 2012

Food was good. The restaurant is clean and I felt that the kitchen was also well-kept, though I just got a glimpse. Food was very good though the service could be better. And the view of the river is wonderful. It's right next to Man Mandir Ghat with it's Vedic Observatory and you can get a nice view of that,... More

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