The Dolphin

About

The Dolphin Newbury's contact number is 01635 930 334, re-verified on the pub's own contact page on 24 September 2026, not the older 01635 729831 that pub directories still list. Email info@dolphinnewbury.com. The 729831 number appears on third-party pub listings that have not been resurveyed. The Dolphin is a pub with rooms at 113 Bartholomew Street, Newbury, RG14 5DT, about 300 metres from Newbury station, with a rear car park as well as a street entrance. The bar is open noon to 10pm Monday to Thursday, noon to midnight on Friday and Saturday, and noon to 7pm on Sunday. The kitchen keeps shorter hours than the bar: noon to 3pm and 5pm to 9pm Monday to Thursday, noon to 9pm on Friday and Saturday, and noon to 5pm on Sunday, so a late arrival can still get a drink but not a meal. The garden has heated private huts and a sheltered pergola. For private hire it has four spaces with published capacities: the Garden Room, 35 seated or 80 for drinks, with a drop-down TV; the Bartholomew Bar, up to 25; the Games Room, 14 dining or 25 for drinks; and the Fishtank, up to 12. Function menus run from nibbles and buffets to a la carte, and there is free wifi throughout. It holds a Food Standards Agency rating of 5 out of 5, 'very good', from an inspection by West Berkshire Council on 7 November 2024, with full marks on all three scores. Two practical notes for anyone ringing rather than clicking. The pub advertises rooms in its own navigation, under Stay With Us and Rooms, but both of those links returned a 404 'the page can't be found' when checked on 24 September 2026, so the phone is the only working route to a room booking. And the address printed in the site's own footer reads Batholomew Street, a misspelling of Bartholomew Street, which is worth knowing if a satnav rejects it.