My wife and I felt as though we were stepping into a piece of history going into this restaurant, with the below street-level entrance and low ceiling beams. Our dinner was fresh / locally sourced and dessert was made in-house. They just recently updated the menu. Very welcoming staff, with a manager who is a great character. We got great... more

Great restaurant - visually appealing; warm, efficient service; interesting menu and delicious food. We very much enjoyed our lunch there - the meal felt as though each plate had been individually prepared for us by someone who cared about serving good food. more

The food and atmosphere here were terrific. The server kept coming to the table with the wrong information. She was perfectly nice but kept thinking we were another table. The place was packed on a Tuesday night. more

I was invited for dinner July 3,2009. Atmosphere great, but food left much to be desired. Had heard this restaurant was suberb, but my fish was the worst I have ever eaten-- dried out and fried to a crisp. If I had been dining alone, it would have been sent back immediately. Others in the party said their meal was... more

Expensive but best service in Portsmouth! more

Downstairs is an informal pub with its own menu, not sampled. We ate upstairs on the ground floor with nice ambiance. Service was excellent. The waitress informed us of a reasonably priced 3 course fixed price menu alternative which we tried. We both chose the pork which was schnitzel over home made sauerkraut with an apple sauce 'butter' toping. The... more

My wife and I had dinner at The Dolphin Striker on Saturday, September 16, 2006. I should have known something was up because we walked in around 8:00pm without a reservation and were seated immediately. The atmosphere of the restaurant is very nice. It's sort of a rustic colonial tavern, with very nice artwork on the walls. The menu looked... more

I took my wife and my 3 year old to this place. This is the kind of restaurant that gives you silverware, and more silverware, and then even more silverware, to the point where I was wondering what silverware item #9 was for. The place settings were immaculate and I felt guilty about messing mine up. Atmosphere is austere, relaxed,... more