Reviewing the UK'S OLDEST WIMPY! 

We’re they the best chips? No. Was it the best burger? No. Is this the first time Gary’s answered his own questions? No. Will it be the last? No. IS GARY OUR FAVOURITE FOOD REVIEWER? YES!

I don't care where it is , if I see a Wimpy I'm popping in . cheers for the memories .

I thought Wimpy went out of business years ago. Good to see they are still in business.

Table service, plates, hot food, great service & pay after you have eaten. The burger patties in the video looked freshly cooked & tasty. Happy to travel & pay more for freshly cooked hot food. Used to go to my local Wimpy every week then Burger King took it over & I stopped going after the first visit - the BK closed after a few years & it's now a health centre. We need more Wimpy's.

Loved Wimpy as a kid, it's great they are still around today.

Go here regularly. Very friendly staff, same family have owned this place for years. Always a warm welcome

I'm 63 and I can remember my mum treating up to a Wimpy Shake... OMG so good. Glad to see they are still alive and kicking

I love your reviews sir. They are honest, insightful and hand in great directional navigation to where to go in UK for a good meal. Thank you!

I'm from Bexley. My dad used to take me here 50 years ago and I still occasionally pop in. Last time was six months ago.The main drawback is the price! Burgers are always hot and fresh. And the chips are lovely. The man with the cleaning solution is the original owners son. Really nice guy who was always very kind to my late Mum when she popped in. Bendy burgers are ok. I love the Quarter Pounder especially the special sauce and the onions. I took my Mrs here a few months ago and she looked at me like I was a Martian because I used a knife and fork. I love food on plates. Dessert looked good. Very theatrical Gary! They have always done good ice cream. You have made me very happy by showing this place. It's made me think of my family and better times. Great review. I'm giving the place 10. 😂 Do the buffet and I hope it's nice.

Great video. Wimpy might be more expensive than McDonald's or say a cafe, but if you're comparing it with any other family themed restaurant, it holds its own. Wimpy provides great service, makes you smile, serves your food hot, on proper crockery with a knife and fork - taking all that into account - Wimpy is value for money. I'd rather pay a little more for good food and good service, to be honest. If Wimpy is expensive, what do you think of Five Guys? Now that's extremely expensive! Keep up the good work 👍

I loved going there when i was young. Food was served on plates & with cutlery :)

My memory as a 73 year old is that the "Bendy" was called a Bender and it came with tomato and Branston pickle , no cheese, no ketchup. I loved it!

Totally agree, vinegar, then salt. This is the only logical and correct way to do it. Vinegar 2nd washes the salt off. Great review as per

It feels like Wimpy staff never got told they don't exist anymore and just kept it going with the same decor and food

It's been an absolute honour watching this channel blossom every week! I particularly love the buffet & Indian restaurant/gastro pub reviews! Talking of pubs, it'd be awesome to see a review of Wembley's match-day hub, "The Torch." They're loaded burgers & wings are fantastic!

This was my birthday treat back in the late 70s in Chatham wimpy.....You have made me want to re visit a Wimpy just for the memories, Thankyou Gary

"Bendy"??? It was the "Bender" back in the 80s. Used to love going to our local in Hendon...Dad would treat us to a Brown Derby (Hot ring doughnut, scoop of vanilla ice cream topped with chocolate sauce and chopped nuts) 🤗🤗

Wimpy - PROPER food McDonalds - Cheap JUNK Support your local Wimpy!!! 😊

The Bendy used to be called the Bender, until that became a term of playground abuse. The Wimpy in Nottingham kept the name up until it closed about ten years ago. I am really happy to see you review this place as my daughters loved Wimpy when they were little but the price is terrifying, especially considering that last night I had a set meal for two people delivered by an Indian restaurant which included two meat curries, a vegetable curry, two starters and poppadoms for £15. And I live on the coast of Dorset where it's often very expensive.

Wimpy opened around 1968/1969 in Johannesburg, South Africa. STILL today, 55 years later, Wimpy will always be my first choice. It has 453 outlets in South Africa and NEVER discarded South Africa - ever! Love it!

Ahhhhhh.....the halcyon days of childhood!!! As a kid I remember mum making us take the bus to Southport for her day of shopping and getting off said bus feeling sick with diesel fumes and asbestos brake dust. But she always played a blinder with a trip to the Wimpy Bar with its shiny chrome everywhere and Red pretend Leather seats in a booth. A Wimpy Burger, Chips and a Strawberry Milk Shake. I always remember the big squeezy plastic tomato full of ketchup which I used to squirt all over my chips!!! Fantastico! Simpler and happier time Gary......simpler and happier times! 😃

Worked in the Minehead Wimpy Bar in summers of 1966-8. Bloody hard work, but good chance to meet the birds, especially in the ''Summer of Love'' of 1967! Trouble was (a) knackered after 50 hour work and (b) the digs didn't allow visitors. They were called 'benders' back in the day, but probably un-PC now!

Memories! My first Saturday job at school. Best bits….. Special Grill included Bender, burger, egg and chips. Flapjacks yummy, and knickerbocker glory was fun to make. 😊

Incredible! That interior is how Wimpy used to be when I was young in the late 80s a real time warp! It looks clean and well maintained though Wimpy are one of those places I forget are still going! The burgers are quite nice and I think they have started to grow a little again! The last time I went was about 1995!

Great review Gary. That happens to be my local branch in Bexleyheath. We have eaten in there on few occasions and I think your review was spot on. On the pricey side for burger and chips but is better than mcdonalds all day long. Keep up the good work.

I absolutely love Wimpy. Wish they would bring them back across the UK. Brilliant review

Great video Gary! I used to love Wimpy when I was a kid, this brought back a lot of memories.

I have been there! I lived 500 yards away from it in 2016/2017, just off the Broadway in Bexleyheath! I never knew it was the first. Breakfast muffins cooked to order. I sat in the seats, back left, just over your left shoulder chief! I had a bacon and egg muffin and a sausage patty and egg muffin, both with cheese. Scrumptious. Also, I used to go to Wimpy when I was a wee lad. Mum and Dad were out for dinner on a Tuesday, when I was about 13 or 14, in the mid to late 80's. On the way home from school, stop at the Debden in Essex Wimpy, Halfpounder with cheese, QP with cheese, a CB and a large Choc Shake. Thats gotta be nigh on 2,000 kcals! I was a growing lad back then! Wimpy is the best!

Wimpy was a key part of my DNA growing up in the late 60s and early 70s, the go-to place for me and my mates for an affordable burger and / or sausage bender. The pioneer of UK not-so fast food served on crockery with proper cutlery. I haven't been in a Wimpy for over 30 years and a McDonald's for over 12 years. I thought Wimpy had disappeared altogether. It was pure pleasure for me to see you undertake a nostalgic review with a start to finish 😊😊permasmile😊😊. You loved it, despite the price. I loved it for the nostalgia and the memories it rekindled for me. To hell with the quality and price. Food 7 out of 10, nostalgia 10 out of 10, your enthusiasm for the occasion 12 out of 10. 🎉 Well done.

We used to have a Wimpey in the 80's in my home town Hartlepool, it was always a special treat to eat in there. Then McDonalds came to town x three outlets and no surprise Wimpey's closed sadly. Yes. it was a little bit overly expensive but you did have five items which all looked very palatable in my humble opinion. It had a nice ambience, staff were very helpful and pleasant and it was a blast from the past, nostalgia. I appreciate your thoughts and ethos regarding supporting family franchises because if we don't they disappear quickly so good for you Gary. Always an enjoyable watch matey.

Gary that was absolutely brilliant remember the taste even today, there is one in Barnstaple North Devon must try it again it’s been a few years.

Wishing " WIMPY RESTAURANTS " A VERY HAPPY 70TH BIRTHDAY . Here in Gibraltar many year's ago we used to have a WIMPY RESTAURANT , but no more . Served Great Tasty food , and Milk Shakes . God knows , maybe one day it could make a Come Back . Happy Birthday , WIMPY ! With best Wishes . British Gibraltar UK Overseas Territory 🇬🇧

My last visit was a couple of years ago, the only Wimpy in Merseyside- Birkenhead! The table service, plates, knives and forks are wonderful! Love the flavour of their burger!

wimpy deserve to have a bigger presence than they have. Great review.

Went to this Wimpy countless times as a kid along with the one in Woolwich. Love it

Oh wow, this is amazing. Wimpy was my favourite burger chain growning up hands down, i thought Wimpy was consigned to the history books, my grandparents used to take me an my two brothers in the 80s we absolutely loved it, one of my brothers even had a birthday party at a wimpy, every single one in my part of South London has long gone many years ago at least 7 shops i knew of long gone sadly, i think West Wickham was the last time I went to one with my misses for a nostalgic lunch time burger about 6 years ago. Sadly, it's gone now too. Love this Gary, happy memories indeed 😊❤

I worked at several Wimpy Counter Service Restaurants in the early 80’s, on the team that opened new branches across the U.K., great memories, but all the big ones became Burger Kings as Wimpy was seen as too ‘square’ a brand (even though it was originally an American import), and the rest became this weird hybrid of table/counter service, but I love how they’ve kept all the classics.

A real trip down memory lane for me as well , remembering the Wimpy bar back in the 80 's in New Malden high street .Always support local business .

Great video Gary havnt been to wimpy since I was a nipper but remember it well , we have a lovely little wimpy here in dorking which I think you should try when you next return to one , even worth the journey for the hill view!

Lovely to see Wimpy around....I am sure they used to serve the Tomato Ketchup in a plastic replica tomato...happy days!! Thanks Gary.

As a 'mod' in the 60s, my hangout was the local Wimpy. In 1968, those 'bendy' hot dog sausage jobs were called 'benders'. Say no more there. I think an egg & cheeseburger was about two bob. Then Britain went decimal soon after and prices consequently doubled, in reality. So I'm the chap with the parka and RAF roundel on the back - briefly flashed up in the video. Nice review Gary. I'd swerve Wimpy myself now. Buffet review? YES PLEASE!

Hi Gary and Mr Cameraman Well what a blast from the past this was, it had me up in my loft looking for a receipt i kept from my tenth birthday in 1976 (that was the really hot year if you remember) On that day my dad took me to work with him in Kent and we went to Wimpy as a treat. My dad had the Wimpy grill at 36p, i had a cheeseburger at 21p, with fries at an extra 9p, and i had a thick chocolate shake at 15p and my dad a coffee at 8p, i always remember the bill came to 89p and he paid with a one pound note and i got the 11p change to keep. As for your review today the food did seem quite average and really expensive. As for the Buffet clips i love them, especially the Indian restaurant ones with the big selection. Chris.

Retro nostalgia has no price tag when you have a smile on your face, as every bite, look, and smell reminds you of being back as a child with your parents or family. It's priceless.

Great review really enjoyed Thanks for bringing back all the happy memories from my childhood thank you for that regards Greg

Wimpy was my first burger growing up in the UK....didn't realise it was still operating... Nice review though! Will you be going one day to Cornwall to taste a traditional Cornish pasty and clotted cream scone....yum yum!

At school, I put Wimpy as my third choice for work experience as I wanted to be a chef and I could not think of a third choice. So I put Wimpy down for a laugh and I only bloody got it !! (this was back in 1989) To be honest, it was the best 2 weeks ever and staff back then including myself was aloud to eat anything and drink as much soda as you wanted. I was on the grill and pretty much ate every item. Fish and chips was my fav... After the 2 weeks, I was offered a part time job which I took and ate free Wimpy for the next 2 years before moving on to proper cooking in hotel kitchens.

Went to my local Wimpy in Rickmansworth within the last month, good to see very busy but whilst the food was very good overall, prices are quite high. Good service, very tidy restaurant, thanks for your review Gary 🍔😊👍

Just gone back 40 years gary , kids burgers n fries , then a Knickerbocker glory with a long spoon, this was a birthday treat for me 🎉 thank you sir...👍👍 Best reviewer on YT

So love when your videos pop up, beside the fun food reviews, you are always so upbeat and cheerful, can’t help but smile 😀

Fond childhood memories - best milkshakes!!! Thanks for another good one Gary

thanks for your videos, you have a great attitude and they are really enjoyable

I grew up in Bexleyheath and have always loved coming here, the owner is a very nice man, he really goes above and beyond for everyone.

Good to see you trying all types of restaurant. I used to love Wimpy as a kid and can't remember the last time I saw or went to one. So this review was nostalgic for me. Would love to see you review Babur in South East London. An oldish (38 years) Indian restaurant that also does a buffet on Sundays. Would be very interested to see your review of it.

It's also much more filling than McDonald's that leaves you hungry in an hour or two.we must support wimpy

When I moved to Swansea Wimpy was one of the places I went to eat whilst I was waiting to find somewhere to live. Then it was somewhere me and my wife went to have a bit of a treat. There was waitress service. It was lovely. I haven’t been in a Wimpy for ages. I now live in Leeds, my nearest is in Huddersfield. Maybe a trip down memory lane could be in the near future. Love your film of the visit to Wimpy.

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Wimpy was the first fast food restaurant my father took me to, and I loved it. Hamburger, chips, strawberry milkshake and a brown derby. The adult version just swaps in a half pounder. There are a few new Wimpy restaurants popping up, but the ones to go for are the old family owned ones. Bexleyheath, Eltham, Wembley Park…

Happy Valentines day back to you Gary and the camera man. The last time me and my husband were in Wimpy was when I was pregnant with our son and he's nearly 31 but what I liked about this wimpy episode is it brought back happy memories of going to Wimpy with my nan nearly most Saturdays when I was little. Thank you, watching this put a big smile on my face x

Looks like Gary had a great time Nothing but smiles 🙂

There was a Wimpy near where I used to live in Northwood,open 24 hours..the mixed grill was the go to feed after a few beers. Love the review Gary as always

Your in my neck of the woods gary lol five mins from me, I used to like Wimpy as a kid but its absolutely extortionate for what your getting, for them prices i can go to a proper restaurant or a nice pub lunch the decor hasnt changed since day one im sure of it plastic seats and fluorescent lighting 😂 i used to love the milkshakes

i miss wimpy we had one in Peterborough now gone its been renamed to westgate Grill the nearest one is Kings Lynn went to wimpy years ago with Denise she liked it there brings back good memories watching video

Good on you for giving Wimpy a review Gary. I must admit I've never had the pleasure of a Wimpy but I'll definitely give them a go now!

You have a great warm energy Gary! Keep up the good vibes 😊

Thanks Gary. That took me right back down Memory Lane to West Ealing in 1962. I was 16, and used to hang out with my mates. We were fringe Mods and Rockers as we had bikes and scooters. The Wimpy Benders soon gave way to other types of benders. Greetings from Bali [where I can get a reasonable burger and chips for 3 quid]

The absolute perfect timing @ 1:20 when you said double Patty ( see background lol )

Delighted you did a nostalgic review. My memories of Wimpy were finishing my Saturday job then walking into the town centre and getting my usual 'fish and chips' (breaded, not battered) and it was served in a cardbox box and cost about 80p. The highlight of my week.

Amazing memories, I am 56 and still remember going to Wimpy in Woking as a treat. These days were before all the fast food we have now…

Im pretty sure the Bendy used to be called the 'Bender in a Bun' but they must have changed it for some inexplicable reason. Either way it looked good - another great review Gary, keep them coming!

I went to my nearest Wimpy this week after watching this video. Enjoyed the table service, cutlery and plates, and their milkshake. The food was only average. I chose the bendy burger especially after Gary tried it in this video. 5/10

*1:23* Gulp - look at the buns on that! 😂😂

Years ago I ate at Wimpy restaurants a lot and always had the Wimpy special grille, bender sausage, fried egg, a beef patty, grilled tomato and fries. I can taste it just thinking about it. Absolutely delicious!!

There are no Wimpy restaurants up in the north at all now. The last time I had a Wimpy must have been over 25 years ago and I absolutely loved them when I was a young un. Nothing compares with them, those tiny perfectly cut onions, their unique pale orange burger sauce. They were always the absolute best. Wish they still operated up in the north.

I haven't got time to watch this today but I 'liked' it anyway. And I'll look at it later. This man is yet to let me down on a single video!

Omg, Wimpy! Didn't know there was still one around. I can still remember my dad taking me to a party when I was a kid. I was wearing my favourite pink dress with blue ribbons, & was so excited. Then came the excitement of calling him out from behind the door to greet us all! Fantastic. 😊

I remember going to the Wimpy in Finchley Road when I was a student at university in 1974-75. Great channel, Gary. Regards from France.

Last time I was in a wimpy was about 2004, a long time ago. Enjoy your food Gary

Oh I loved Wimpy. I was delighted you were going to one. It looks the same, delighted they taste the same. Early 90’s was the last time I had a Wimpy burger. Expensive, but worth the nostalgia. Brings back memories. Put a smile on my face as well Gary.

There is a Wimpy in Wembley that must be of the same era, and has the same decor ("Early "Wogan""). They do, for my money, the very best fish, chips and peas in London. Always freshly cooked and absolutely delicious. It is just a sort of miraculous survival and takes you back to happy late 80s and early 90s days out with your Mum. I love it!

Great Video Gary, there is a Wimpy in Swanage past it may times & your Right the price does put you off, though next time im in Swanage i will give it go 😊thanks for sharing

I remember one birthday, certainly over 50 years ago. My mother was away and my father, who was a bit of a foody, saihe would take me to any restaurant I liked in London. Clearly choice was not as now but still a good offer. I plumped for the Wimpy on Finchley Road. Is it still there? Father not overwhelmed but went along with birthday boy. I think I had a milkshake and standard burger - wonderful !! He declined to order - to this day I'm not sure what he ate later. I've been a Wimpy fan all my life. Many thanks Gary - I shall be back.

Last time I went to Wimpy was when I was 11 years old, 1996. Went with my late father and we watched Jingle All The Way then had a Wimpy. Great memories mate..

Can't argue with you Gary, at 56 years of age, even now, if I see a Wimpy, I cannot walk passed it. Not the greatest of burger bars, but one bite takes you back decade's. Top draw review.

Hiya Gary we had a wimpy in our local shopping centre the memories were brilliant my nan and grandad took me every Saturday afternoon for years it opened in the 80s sadly it closed down during Covid your video brought back those memories thank you have a lovely weekend Graham

Wimpy used to be elite when I was a kid in the 90s. Now it's just an overpriced café. Went the other day £4.50 for 1 coke non refill food was decent nothing special not worth the price LOL

In the 70s we went to wimpy for Knickerbocker Glorys

A memory lane trip for me too!😊 going to a Wimpy in Whitehaven in the 70's , seeing the picture of the bendy sausage (with cuts across it) and drooling for it. Was surprised how long it took to cook (not the fast foods service of today 😄). Wasn't the best, food, service, ambience but hey, what other meal do you remember 5 decades on..? 👍😊 thanks for the nostalgia trip 😊

Great to see you review a Wimpy Gary, haven't gotten to visit one since I was a child. Love the retro decor, the table service & the fact that things still taste the same

I used to spend hours in Wimpys in the 60s. Bromley had two in the high street one at the north end and one at the south end. My friend and I would go in one have coffee then down to the other - several times. They used to be called BENDERS in my day and were the sliced frankfurter in a circle but in those days (and this is what made them so good!) they had PanYan pickle in them. Remember PanYan??? The ketchup was in the classic red plastic tomato dispenser. And if you were lucky some holligan HADN’T poured salt into the sugar container. Waffles???? Never had them in my day. What you got for a sweet was rumbaba. Which were nice actually with this strange white stuff that was supposed to be cream. Wish we still had one near us.

Went to Wimpy in Clacton a couple of weeks ago, love the veggie bean burger. I forgot they do table service. Enjoyed the visit, hadn't been for probably 30 years or more. Used to go to the one at Picadilly circus. I would go again and recommend.

You got me Gary, I thought you were going to give 7.5 to 8 simply for nostalgia, I can't read you as well as I thought I could, fair game. loved the vid, I travelled back in time with you.

aw your face was a picture..so good to go back to the old days..(well not so long) Wimpy was always a treat. Good to see it making a come back. x

"Chips are chips" - revelatory Gary! I think nostalgia's carried this review a bit! Haha! Have a great Valentine's, good sir, take the cameraman somewhere nice.

Gosh Wimpy..that is a blast from the past..not much choice in my teens so we loved it as a treat🎉 oh yes...vinegar 1st so your salt sticks to chips..spot on..oh now if i am not sure if they are chips or fries..I call them frips😅 ty for sharing Gary 🎉

The last Wimpy I went to was in Basingstoke in 1988. It was better quality than Muckdonalds I thought. The pudding looks like a nightmare oversweet American thing. There are no Wimpys in Cornwall that I’m aware of.

Nice review! I think I ate at a Wimpy's in London in1977. I thought it was pretty good.

sorry gary forgot to say do they still do the banna boat used to love that go for the exspensive restaraunt camera man's treat lol cheers steve

Make some cuts in a herta hot dog, put it on a griddle and it will bend

I didn't realise Bexleyheath had the oldest wimpy bar...used to go to the Wimpy in Woolwich..its still there I believe. There used to be 2 in Woolwich..used to have fish and Chips ..orange vinyl seats..ketchup in the tomato bottle...strange as ironically Woolwich had the 1st McDonald's in the UK and 4 miles away Bexleyheath has the oldest Wimpy...very expensive...cheaper to go to the numerous Fried Chicken places and you will get value for money and Quality too...but you won't get served the same way...they have that Deliveroo syndrome unlike Wimpy...It certainly brings back memories of the 70s and early 80s...

Last time I went to Wimpy was in 1976. This is now on my bucket list as I am on endow life. Now have one in Lowestoft so will be going soon. you are making my mouth water