Dolphin Bay

Taiwanese restaurant · Allston

Dolphin Bay

Taiwanese restaurant · Allston

72 Brighton Ave, Allston, MA 02134

Highlights

Dolphin Bay is a cozy, family-owned Taiwanese gem dishing out hearty noodle soups, stir-fries, and fun desserts, all wrapped in a quirky sea-life decor.

72 Brighton Ave, Allston, MA 02134 Get directions

dolphinbayallston.com

@dolphinbayboston

Dolphin Bay

Taiwanese restaurant · Allston

Dolphin Bay

Taiwanese restaurant · Allston

72 Brighton Ave, Allston, MA 02134

Highlights

Dolphin Bay is a cozy, family-owned Taiwanese gem dishing out hearty noodle soups, stir-fries, and fun desserts, all wrapped in a quirky sea-life decor.

72 Brighton Ave, Allston, MA 02134 Get directions

dolphinbayallston.com

@dolphinbayboston

@infatuation

"Dolphin Bay closes at 9pm and doesn’t have a liquor license. We sort of understand if you stop reading right here, but you should know about this place anyway because it’s a really affordable spot for great Taiwanese food. Start with the nicely spiced popcorn chicken, get the wonton noodles, and definitely try one of their crazy fruit drinks, like the sea salt creme that comes with a foam dolphin on top and kind of taste like melted ice cream in a cup." - dan secatore

Where To Eat And Drink Around BU

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@infatuation

"Dolphin Bay is a tiny Taiwanese restaurant that doesn’t have a liquor license and closes at 9. Those are two things we don’t like. But we do love that, for about $20, we can eat enough vinegary wontons, spicy popcorn chicken, and sesame noodles to fall into a food coma and dream that the dolphins painted on the walls carried us off to a magical seaside wonderland. This place gets busy and you may have to spend some time clustered around a lighthouse-shaped pillar waiting for a table, but it’s worth it for some of our favorite Chinese food in the city." - dan secatore

Where To Eat And Drink In Allston

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@infatuation

"Dolphin Bay is a tiny Taiwanese place that appears to have been decorated via the liquidation sale of a defunct waterpark. It also doesn’t have a liquor license, and it closes at 8:30. But still, we love it. Start with the popcorn chicken, a dish that seems a little dry at first but which we always end up wanting more of, move on to the spicy wonton noodles topped with ground pork, and then wash it all down with one of their creamy teas that taste kind of like melted ice cream (in a good way)." - Dan Secatore

Dolphin Bay - Review - Allston - Boston - The Infatuation

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karl l

Google

The food was very authentic and everything we ordered was really, really tasty! The staff and owner were so kind and even treated us to their milk tea which was also really good! The service was also very fast and we highly recommend!!!

Guojin Gong

Google

They had so many options in drinks and food—we ended up getting the mango sago, dolphin bay Boba, and honey grapefruit boba for the drinks and they all tasted amazing other than the fact the mango sago was a bit artificial. We got the basil chicken, the appetizer with seaweed, egg, and tofu, the popcorn chicken over rice, the braised beef soup, and pork and bamboo. They were literally all equally delicious, and amazing! We finished almost everything. The waiters were so polite and apologetic when they forgot the rice. They checked on us during our meal and the atmosphere was great overall. I would recommend their chicken.

Rebecca

Google

Amazing. A taste of home! I’m so happy I found out Dolphin Bay was here. I frequented Dolphin Bay back when they were in Southern California and was so sad when they closed. I had no idea I’d find them here! What a stroke of luck and a crazy coincidence. There’s only one Dolphin Bay, and they’re family-owned. So if you’re in Boston, definitely check it out for some authentic Taiwanese food! Now onto the food! The pork chop bento was a classic. It was pricey, but for the amount of pork chop you get, it makes sense. There was so much they even put the extra in a paper bag with a handwritten note, which I appreciated. You can also buy the lu rou (braised ground pork) in bulk on the side! It makes an amazing topping for rice. I ordered to-go and I was very impressed with the packaging. They bagged everything separately to ensure nothing would spill and put the extra pork chop in a paper bag to prevent it from getting soggy. I appreciate them being mindful of how to pack their food for maximum freshness. Not many restaurants have learned to do that. The milk tea is solid. Nothing out of this world, but it tastes like nostalgia and satisfies my craving. This has been a comfort spot since I was a kid, and I will definitely be back.

Mary Ng

Google

5 stars for this authentic Taiwanese restaurant! The food is amazing and great portions, the owner is very friendly and great service! They also served us some Taiwanese milk tea. We had crispy pork, salt and pepper pork, beef noodle soup and pig feet noodles. Would definitely come back and try other dishes!

L H

Google

This is a solid local Taiwanese restaurant. It's nothing fancy and a bit run down looking on the inside, but the food is solid and the drinks are good. The servers are very nice, but very inattentive. You have to call them over to your table. One was on her phone, while eating dinner. The other was in the back for a while. We got their popcorn chicken, beef rolled pancake, taro tapioca drink, a few rice plates and their noodles dishes. Everything was tasty. The rice dishes come with some steamed egg and cabbage. The popcorn chicken could use a bit more flavor, but it's still a tasty bite.

Renee Hung

Google

There aren’t many Taiwanese restaurants in town and this is one of the authentic ones. It is more like a family style place, but the variety is more than a regular family restaurant would offer. Many options from street food to bento sets to noodles, drinks and desserts. The overall portion is good. I wish the veggies portion in the bento set would be larger, but it is good for the reasonable price they charge. Their boba tea is not too sweet as many other chain boba tea places in the US. I don’t normally buy boba tea, but I do at this place. You can taste the tea not just the sugar.

Rita L

Google

Giant bowl of shaved ice!!! Super friendly owner and staff! Loved how you can add a lot of toppings to the shaved ice! Definitely enough for a group to share (more than enough to share between groups of 4-5). The owner was very nice and stopped by too chat, we just came to get some dessert after having dinner somewhere else and enjoyed the shaved ice :) portions are huge and great for groups!

Aaron G.

Google

Good food at a reasonable price! Dined as a group of 4. We ordered 1 dish each and shared an 2 types of side dishes. Their serving size is a little bigger than the usual Asian restaurant portions, so we had to get some boxes to take leftovers home. Expect to spend around $25ish per head if you order a drink. The popcorn chicken was good and was fried perfectly, but it's on the blander side for fried chicken. If you could ask for more of the powdered flavoring, then I think it would be perfect. Would still order it again as is. The Dan Bing is also really good. You can ask for chili and exrra sauce on the side. Individually, we ordered the following: - Spicy wonton noodles: decent number of dumplings. You can ask them for more/less spice - Alex's noodles: good, but missing some meat - Pork belly rice: good, but missing some form of sauce - Braised Beef noodle soup: huge serving size and definitely worth the try. Added notes: - they have a restroom for patrons - there's about 4-5 slots of street parking right in front but it's shared with the other establishments.