Bennett's Fish and Chips Reviews Summary

Quality of Food

Pros:

• "Top quality fish and chips. I had cod, chips and mushy peas and ate in the restaurant. The food was really tasty, the chips nice and crisp, and the fish tasted fresh and the batter crisp and light."
• "The cod & plaice were superb."
• "The food is amazing and decently priced."
• "Crispy batter and a huge portion size. Quality of the fish was great can't fault then there."
• "Fresh, moist and tasty fish (rock salmon), crispy batter and quite a heap of chips."
• "The fish was cooked beautifully, super fresh, and the batter was light, crispy, and plentiful."
• "Beautiful fresh cod, super light, crispy batter."

Cons:

• "Very low quality of food. Mashy chips and we could taste old oil on the fish."
• "Fish batter was too thick and oily."
• "Chips fine but really disappointed with our three portions of fish, which was really dry, tough and not very nice."
• "The fish bites were hard and so dry inside."
• "Fish and the chips are a little on the greasy side and the mackerel is largely batter."
• "The fish was overcooked and the chips very greasy."
• "Fish was overcooked, very greasy, and caked in hard batter."

Service

Pros:

• "It's three mins from placing order with very sweet waitress to our food arriving."
• "Staff accommodated free of charge and were so understanding."
• "Service fast and food was awesome as always."
• "The staff i found friendly and efficient and we were lucky enough to get a table."
• "The staff were outstanding with their brilliant customer service."
• "All the staff were helpful and friendly."
• "Staff were friendly and cheerful."

Cons:

• "Great fish and chips whilst on holiday the service in restaurant was a little slow but they were extremely busy with take away customers."
• "But today was served by the rudest member of staff I have ever come across."
• "We found it to be expensive for 2 kids meals and 1 adult meal."
• "Stood around waiting for table to be cleared."
• "We waited patiently for 20 more minutes, but nobody acknowledged us even though we were sat right by the door and were passed several times by the staff."
• "Not a great experience. Queued for 45 mins then they took our order in a rush and the payment machines would not work."
• "The service that we received at our visit on 30th May was rude and disrespectful."

Price

Pros:

• "A bit on the pricey side here but you get what you pay for."
• "The food is amazing and decently priced."
• "Great value for money."
• "Price is competitive with other fish and chip shops at the seaside."
• "Good value for the money, one bite, one mouthful of juicy fish meat."
• "Excellent value for money."
• "Not cheap but not expensive."

Cons:

• "We went to the restaurant part which was a lot more expensive but you still go up to the counter to place your order and it is quite packed in there."
• "Drinks a bit pricey £1.40 a can."
• "A can of soda was £1.60 which is too high."
• "All round not very good and quite expensive too."
• "Expensive lunch, chips were luke warm."
• "Update: on visiting again I was really dismayed to pay £34 for two plates of fish and chips and two cans to eat in."
• "Very expensive. But you can see why, with cardboard boxes, customer service very good."

Ambiance and Location

Pros:

• "Friendly staff, beautiful view over Weymouth Harbour, right by the Town Bridge."
• "The view over the harbour from car was great too."
• "Lovely chip shop right opposite the harbour."
• "Outdoor seating overlooking harbour but other side of road so traffic passes near by."
• "Superb location for some authentic British fish & chips on the harbour side."
• "The restaurant is in a great location too, being by the quayside."
• "Set in the harbour with great views this is the place for the ultimate chippy meal."

Cons:

• "Due to rain, outdoors seating not available and might have to wait for a while as seats are limited."
• "BEWARE of the seagulls. They like to swoop down and steal some of your food."
• "Just a word of warning, if you park in the car park behind the harbour be very careful of the ParkingEye."
• "Also was freezing inside."
• "It was quite busy on a Wednesday early evening so inside the smell of the fryers was a bit much."
• "It was busy. Had to eat inside as it was raining."
• "Not much room in the restaurant but it has it's own local style."