3*Dolphin Restaurant Seafood 71 Municipal Wharf Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Last restaurant on the wharf Parking available Great clam chowder Fried seafood entrees Full bar Friendly food service Negative: frigging seabirds and flies Outdoor seating Bathrooms next door

We had the clam chowder. The clams were firm but not chewy. Good flavor, but it did need pepper. Also had fish n chips. Fish was light and flaky. Chips were a little light, but overall a nice dinner. We were rushed out a little, but they were busy and they only had 12 tables inside.

There were 4 of us, had a great late lunch outside on the patio, sat under an umbrella, so the birds wouldnt get us. I ordered the new england clam chowder, and it was very good! The others ordered manhatten clam chowder, and fish tacos. We all enjoyed our meals, great food and wonderful sitting at the end of the... More

came in early- just to grab a 1/2 doz. on the half-shell. normally not serving them @ this time??? what... well they cracked'em open for me anyways so I could get my fix... 85 seconds later I was able to walk out with a smile on my face! a few people eating b-fast all food looked and smelled great great... More

We stopped to have lunch here and we are really glad we did. We were in the middle of a 2 week raod trip and was craving fish and chips and we were not disappointed! I had the clam chowder with my fish and chips and it was tasty. Our fish and chips was excellent as well. If we are... More

this was a reasonably priced restaurant at the tip of the wharf. Lots of sea lions under the wharf as after dinner entertainment. Fish was good with a nice portion. Don't order the fried clams, though. They were clam strips rather than the whole clams that I am used to having in New England.

We had fish and chips here the first day we arrived. Staff are friendly and the fish was excellent. A bit pricey if you sit in, but the takeaway was the same food and there were picnic tables available, so everyone was happy.

Good view - our waiter was very friendly and attentive - fish and chips were so so. Wish I had ordered something else. The pigeons are definitely an issue and we wouldn't go back.

From the obviously bored blond hostess, to the kind-of-attempting-to-be-friendly waitress to the how-can-someone-make-crab-boring(??) omelet, this restaurant was just okay. The location is nice, right there on the water. And I did appreciate fresh-squeezed orange juice for my mimosa. But it's not worth it.