East Lindsey
The Dolphin,

The Dolphin,

26 High Street, LN12 2EX, East Lindsey, United Kingdom

Cafe • Seafood • British • Fast Food


"I took my parents here who both had haddock and chips, which they really enjoyed. I had a quorn fishless fillet and chips and I saw SO MANY more vegan options including nuggets, sausage, pie, and kids options which I love to see, because veggie/vegan options often get forgotten for kids meals. We also went back for ice cream, which included vegan magnum, as well as 4 vegan flavours for traditional scoops I had salted caramel and vanilla, and there was also mint choc and strawberry. The woman who served us was really enthusiastic every time I asked for my vegan options, which was lovely. I didn 't bother to ask whether anything was cooked in the same fryer as the fish/cooked in beef fat etc., because, honestly, it wouldn 't have changed my choice I 'm just happy to see somewhere making such a strong effort for vegan/plantbased food and I want to support it. The vegan ice creams are nowhere near the fryers anyway. This really helped me have a great day with my family where I could join in on the fish and chips and ice cream, and their haddock and chips were really good too. Excited to take some friends there next time. My ONLY complaint, which is a nothing complaint really, is that I was given my meal in a different, smaller box than my parents ' fish and chip boxes, which were traditional looking fish and chip boxes. My smaller box was a little overcrowded (my 'fish ' is buried under the chips in the photo and I used the other side for my pot of mushy peas) and it would have been nice to have had a similar box for a better fish and chips experience, but honestly, this is nothing. That 's it, that 's the only complaint, so obviously, it was pretty good."

The Livesey Arms

The Livesey Arms

Grimby Road, DN36 5SF, East Lindsey, United Kingdom

Pubs • Full • Steak • British


"I've I've been to many restaurants where a gratuity charge is automatically added to your bill. It's usually a good indicator you are about to receive excellent service. The Livesy Arms is a beautiful gastro pub in an idyllic Lincolnshire village. It has a fine reputation for offering outstanding food in a cosy environment. All was going well with my birthday meal until we asked to pay. The food was everything I hoped for, and the service was satisfactory to this point. However, when we requested to split the bill between families, we were met with what can only be described as the worst customer service I have ever experienced. I quote verbatim “It is not my job to calculate how much each of you owe. I have other customers to serve.” I believe this person to be the manageress, but when we asked, we were told “It is none of your business.” By this point, I thought we were being filmed for some sort of fly-on-the-wall comedy sketch. Things got more comical when she gave us a calculator, pen and paper and told us to calculate how much each of us owed. It's important to stress that we only wanted to split the bill between individual families and were not disputing the total of the bill. This seems a fairly reasonable request in 2024 and in a restaurant that charges a 10% gratuity fee. Alas, we were told not to visit again. No one in our party was confrontational and this was a disappointing end to what should have been the perfect meal. The younger waitresses and waiters were attentive and deserved the 10% gratuity. Unfortunately, the manageress might consider working at a Karen’s diner."