Wimpy at Clarence Pier in Southsea: Readers react to the Dish Detective slating long-standing burger joint

They reported that the burger was ‘underwhelming, limp and flat and served in a cardboard box, not the Wimpy of the golden age where it came on a plate with a knife and fork’ and that the kids’ burger was worse than those on sale from vans at car boot sales.

Unfortunately, this wasn’t a one-off it seems – here’s what our Facebook readers had to say.

Kerry Lewis wrote: ‘We went once about four years ago and it was horrible!! But to be fair I’ve never heard anything good about Wimpy.’

Penny Hobbs said: ‘Went there a couple of years ago, it was absolutely vile, dingy dark surroundings, awful food and the play bit connected to it looked disgusting too, I will never go in there again.’

Diane Hutchings-hart yearned for the glory days of Wimpy, saying: ‘Omg I loved Wimpy! The best ever burgers, mixed grill ( burger with a hot dog sausage cut round ) coke float, and a brown derby( doughnut with ice cream). I took my granddaughter there last year and it was absolutely PANTS!’

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And Colleen Byrne had a more recent visit and said: ‘This sounds like our visit at the beginning of the holidays, never again!’, a thought echoed by Sarah-Jayne Cooper who wrote: ‘Wouldn't eat in there even if someone paid me to! Vile.’

The Dish Detective was disappointed to pay almost £20 for one adult’s and one child’s meal, something that rang a bell with Samantha Singers who commented: ‘This is where we paid £20 for two burgers,’

Perhaps Chris Pratt had the right idea, writing: ‘We paid 10 quid for two cheese burgers and chips to the left of Wimpy and [it] was banging. We walked out of Wimpy as the prices were ridiculous.’

Andy Rowe also made a U-turn saying: ‘Last time went there I walked back out – over-priced food for what it is.’

And Becca Jackson agreed, saying: ‘Food rubbish and well overpriced!’

Kim My had an even more extreme reaction, saying: ‘I still feel unwell from even stepping foot in this place.’

But there were a few supports.

Tommy Thein posted: ‘I have been there many times. Prices are reasonable.’

And Daniel Clark wrote: ‘Well I went there it was alright. We ordered some vegan burgers and cheese and bacon one. Yes it was pricey but to be honest there was only one member of staff on at the time to cook serve and stuff. But each to their own.’