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    Blue Dolphin Restaurant & Billiards

    3.9 (144 reviews)
    Closed 3:00 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)

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    BLUE DOLPHIN RESTAURANT & BILLIARDS ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Juke Box
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups

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    Table I played on - good cloth and cushions, nice triangle.  Played true.
    Brent P.

    I can't attest to the food but the pool tables were pretty good and lots of them.. maybe 12 - on a Saturday night, I waited only about 5 minutes for a pool table. Table I played on had good tournament cloth and cushions had decent life.. table played true. Tons of 9 footers! The service was pretty good for a place that size with not too many servers. Ambiance was good.. clean, tables appropriately spaced and music played pretty good. Not too pricey considering the location. No issue with parking.. lots of spaces even on a Saturday night.. place handles the crowd well. I was surprised that I had never heard of this place and only found it when looking on the APA website. They seem not too interested in advertising. If in southern Orange County and you get the bug to shoot some pool, I don't think you can go wrong with this colorful marine mammal.

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    Pao is incredible! My husband and I have been coming here for 15+ years! We highly recommend the House Combination Noodle, the Chicken Wings, and the Patty Melt. It's soooo freaking good! The place is super clean and the service is good! We try to come at least once a week. Not to mention, we have pool, darts,Foosball!

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    Great food, amazing service, great dive bar! The owner is there everyday and only closes 2 days out of the year! It's a one man show!

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    We always have the best service and food here.The pool tables and beverage prices are a plus!!

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    Great wings and pork fried rice. Friendly service, and good drink prices. Coming back again in the future!

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    The wings are so so good here. All of the other food is too! Great place to shoot some pool, play ping pong, and / or throw darts.

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    Stopped by at 11pm on a Sunday and it's closed yo . Maybe update your hours or get better employees.

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    Ask the Community - Blue Dolphin Restaurant & Billiards

    Does this place have ping pong tables?

    Yes, they have one ping pong table available.

    Is this place still open? Looks liked they've been closed for the past few days...

    As of 4/11/22, Blue Dolphin has reopened! 👍🏼

    I would like to get more information about their pool league. Is it APA? What night(s) do they have league play? When does the next session begin? Thank you.

    Hi Jeff! APA does play there, though not recently since it's been closed. However, we play in a handful of bars in south OC. I'd recommend checking out poolplayers.com where you can find information on the league and get in contact with a league… Read more

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