Bennett's Fish & Chips in Weymouth and Portland

Great fish and chip place right by the harbour!

Chips were nice, but fish is noticeably frozen!

Honestly some of the best fish and chips we've had in ages. The fish was obviously fresh, the batter crispy and not a drop of clumpy batter hiding beneath. Not to thick, not to thin. Proper stodgy peas with a good bit of pepper in there. Chips were fluffy inside and crispy outside. Service was super fast even though were proper busy. Loads of folks sat inside and it is very up close and personal seating arrangements so we sat outside. Nothing better than chips in the sea air. Folks serving we great. We asked for a large fish, kids chips and a peas and they very kindly split the fish in half and just a small chips in each box. Absolutely spot on.

Lovely fish and chips ! Great service and great location ! Proper family run business ! Fish was fresh and tasty and chips were cooked to perfection !

Very good, missed mi mushy peas tho

Not gluten free anymore so the celiac in our group couldn't eat here so we left. The staff were great though pointing us in the right direction. Shame as we loved it here in the past. Long holiday tradition out the window.

best fish and chips in weymouth! we waited a while for takeaway but the staff were friendly and very efficient. they have a dine in option too. food was amazing and worth the wait. definitely give this one a try!

Delicious food as always. Great quantities and fast service. Loaded fries very good!

Fish and chips, absolutely delicious. Had a takeaway, as the sit-in area was busy. Sat by the harbour. Fresh fish, fresh chips, crispy batter, traditional mushy peas. Can't fault it. Not cheap but worth it.

Panicking as the hotel's restaurant had closed, drove round to the Harbour area and found Bennetts was still open. Friendly greeting, tasty cod and chips. Sat outside by the harbour and enjoyed the night air.

Located along the old harbour, Bennett's is a favourite of both locals and visitors. The restaurant does an active takeaway business and a separate dine in service at a higher cost. For dine in select a table and provide the table number when ordering at the counter. A large cod and chips was enough to feed both of us. The fish batter is light and crispy, the fish moist and flaky, and the fresh cut fries are cooked to perfection. You can eat takeaway at the Kings Arms bar next door of you order a drink.

Love this fish and chip shop, always go here when ever in Weymouth.

Very good fish and chips . Good if you are hungry fish massive .

Cracking piece of large (very) cod and some very fine curry sauce. I eat a lot of fish and chips and these folk know what they’re doing. Go, and thank me later.

I'm not one for food reviews but I feel the need to say that the fish and chips I had from Bennett's was hands down the best I've had.

Bennett's has become a firm favourite with us every time we visit Weymouth. Fast and friendly service wether eating in or taking out. The Quality of the food is excellent and very generous portions on the senior citizens choices! Plus very reasonable prices. Our visit this weekend was particularly enjoyable as we had the opportunity to spend a few minutes chatting to the staff who really do take great efforts to make sure their customers are happy. We look forward to returning again.

Ate in the restaurant. We had haddock, chips and peas and veggie burger and chips. Mushy peas and chips were excellent. Haddock was not the very best and was undercooked. Sadly, despite us eating in the restaurant, nothing was piping hot. Luke warm! Veggie burger came without the advertised salad in the bun. A fish and chip shop resting on its laurels.

Bennett's has become a firm favourite of ours every time we visit Weymouth. Excellent quality fish and chips with very generous portions. The senior citizens meals were reasonably priced and the service wether eating in or taking out is friendly and quick. Our visit this weekend was particularly good and we all look forward to returning in the not too distant future .

We had the best battered halloumi and chips we've ever had here! Portion size was great too :)

Clean with great service, food was good with ample portions.

There lighter bite meal is very good value under £8 in 2024. small fish with pea and cod.. 😋 😋😋

Only got a couple of portions of chips. Don't get regular half the size of large and not much difference in price. Chips are good though

Always great fish and chips here. Freshly cooked, with a varied menu. Perfect!

Ye its decent fresh fish and chips. However the portion is small and the price is high. I would avoid next time unless you have money to splash. Its a shame as the last time i went it was something great and was excited to go back. You are not missing much apart from a large bill if you avoid.

Fresh!!! Proper fish and chips is served here. Don’t bother with any other chip shop. This is the one stop shop. There is 2 different prices for eat in and eat out so beer in mind it’s restaurant prices inside. But, saying that the food was served on plates and cutlery given (table service as expected in a normal restaurant). Staff are very polite and friendly. Next time I’m travelling through here I will definitely be making this my 1st point to visit for a bit of grub. Thanks guys you deserve to have been in business for 35 years 👍🏻

Great meal, tried the battered mackerel and was delicious

Wasn't as good as 10 years ago. Was ok but that's all I can say

Abouslutley terrible. Over priced greasy fish. Food all over the floor. Servers clothes all could do with a good wash. . Very poor slow service 😞. Had a large fish 🐠. That's a joke. Small size must be the size of a gold fish. After eating this so called fish my wife and I felt rather poorly. Avoid at all costs. . Would have gone back and demanded my money back back. But we left Weymouth the following morning for better service elsewhere. Better service from the local asda. Very much dissatisfied with the whole experience. I have notified you don't repl to people's reviews. Hold your head in shame. You should have the deasency to reply as they have you.

Some of the best fish and chips I've tasted. Light fish and chips meal filling at a good price

Very hit and miss. Sometimes good but sometimes bad. Today's chips tasted like they'd been fried a week ago.

Look, the food is great, and it's our Friday night regular. Right by the harbour, it can get properly busy and at (the wrong) times you can wait half an hour just to place your order. The staff do their best, but it's cramped - and noisy. That's not a good combo for autistic me. Do not eat inside unless it's slinging it down with rain for this very reason; you're better off sitting on a bench overlooking the harbour, but there are plenty of herring gulls loitering with a fancy for fish and chips themselves! By all means go, but beware of the local hazards...!

Loved it here! My partner is addiment that at the seaside fish and chips is a must ...myself growing up by the seaside ,not so much . However, the food was incredible . The staff were lovely , although it's small and looked busy we sat in the restaurant side and was served our food quickly. Quite big portions , I had a kids meal, and that was enough. It's a very well organised and popular chip shop and you can see why.

The best fish and chips I ever had in England! If it's full you can eat your fish in the pub nextdoor. 👍

Loved our visit to Bennett’s. Cute little town, great little restaurant. The fish and chips were on point.

Arrived at lunch time.Restaurant was busy but we wanted take away.rOnly 1 young girl serving so service was extremely slow. Waited 20 minutes to be served .No shortage of cooked food just really poor service. Food was really fresh and the chips delicious.

very friendly staff and quick service with good fish and chips, maybe a little bit heavy on the salt

Family of four 3 cod and 1 haddock all with chips just over £40 take away very good value batter was crispy and not “greasy” chip were proper English traditional chunky. Not French fries. We sat alongside the harbour on a bench opposite the shop. Staff were polite and efficient even though it was very busy. Restaurant section was full hence sitting outside. Always a good sign for a good chippy.

Some of the best fish and chips I've had. We shared a large cod and a single portion of chips. What arrived was a thing of beauty, perfectly flaky cod in a beautiful batter just thick enough to say I'm not tempura. Excellent chips with a side of gravy topped it off. They are also not kidding around, when they say large cod they mean large cod.

We look 4ward to having our fish n chips on arrival but unfortunately didn't hit our spot chips were not cooked properly fish way to much batter So very different from the last time we visited

Very Overpriced ! Sausage and Chips Nine pounds Fithty, Chips were Dry Really not good , Would Never Recommend Unfortunately.

Bought the fish and chips and ate in the pub next door. Great marketing

Fab fish and chips and great mushy peas

Food over cooked, tasted of old oil, average at best. Mushy peas excellent however. Had to ask waitress to clear our table of previous peoples food. Didn't offer to clean it either. Restaurant chaotic with no one really knowing how it worked. Better experience can be found in most of the surrounding pubs.

excellent..do not miss this place

Went to Bennett’s for take away on bank holiday weekend before the fireworks, I have been a regular visitors to Bennett’s since 2002 when on holiday in Weymouth. We have it at least twice when here and have always spoken of the quality products and standards. It pains me to write but Monday was a totally different experience. I waited in line for at least an hour which was not the issue as previously it would have been worth the wait! After being served we had to further wait for the order to be cooked, not a problem either. The issues started after being served by a young teenage girl who became agitated after being asked for something not already cooked in the window. I told her no problem in waiting. I was given my receipt and sent outside to the window where online orders were being done. The woman serving at the window with tattoos was rude and sarcastic to people collecting their orders, thankfully I wasn’t served by her. After approximately 45 minutes my order came to the window. I collected and checked where one of the fish was of smaller size compared to the other large fishes of the same species I had purchased along with this one, which I may add had a burnt sausage in the box too, when I returned and challenged the staff in charge I was told they are all the same when they clearly wasn’t! I was told if he was going to sort the issue I’d have to wait a further 30 minutes. I declined as the other food would have spoiled, Oh they took the burnt sausage out of the fish box, thank goodness I can eat pork and didn’t affect me eating the food! Totally disappointed, will never go back. I recommend Alfs instead. Bennett’s is over hyped and over priced cooked by teenagers, same as Mc Donald’s.

The best fish and (absolutely fantastic) chips we've had in a long time! Place was super busy (understandably) but staff were fantastically organised and we were served in no time! Will definitely be visiting again! Thank you!

This place is always busy but is a great place in Weymouth to get Fish and Chips, they have a wide variety of options and the quality of the food is excellent!

Been going here for a good years now but never again. Visited last night when it was pouring with rain outside. There was no sign up saying the restaurant section was closed, none of the staff at the point of ordering made us aware the restaurant was closed and there were other people eating inside. We received our order, found a table and then started to eat our food. At that point some very rude member of staff informed us the restaurant section was closed and told us to leave. I asked where was the sign informing us of this and she said the staff informed of us this when entering - they 100% did not! Other customers who had been there before us were still eating inside and I asked why aren’t they being asking to leave as well which then caused friction especially given the other customers were clearly very drunk. I proceeded to leave the premises with my wife into the pouring rain outside and told the very rude lady we wouldn’t be coming here again and she simply shrugged her shoulders and said well that’s up to you! Incredibly rude! I like to support local businesses but if that’s your attitude towards a regular customer then I won’t be returning again. I wish you well.

Long queue of 1h to find out that restaurant orders are taken separately inside. None from staff could simply go out to let customers know about it and avoid long queue. Cod and chips were bland and tasteless. They overuse oil. Only medium cods available. You had to wait 20 minutes to get haddock. I truly do not know why this place is so popular if taste is not great and service is simply ok. Would recommend avoiding it and finding another option that is less touristic and focuses more on quality and customer satisfaction.

Chips were overcooked in burnt oil. Fish was cod, but was simple. Batter didn’t help. Eastbourne still the best I’ve tried. Long outdoor queue, no one advices that restaurant orders are taken inside and can seat to eat.

went to this place for a dinner on a busy sunday night. my partner had the haddock and i had the cod. the cod was cold, over fried and dry, which is really disappointing given i have spent £15 on it. the haddock was okay. i also had to go get cutlery on my own from the kitchen. overall, really disappointing experience and would expect much better given the prices and the reviews

Best fish and chips in Weymouth

The best fish and chips in Weymouth, perfectly cooked fish, crispiest batter ever tasted. You can eat in or takeaway but be prepared to queue whichever option you take. The wait is worth it. Others don't even come close.

This fish and chip shop is obviously situated in a great location with queues out the door . Visited yesterday evening waited approximately 35 minutes to get to the front of the queue. Teenagers behind the counter rude - none of them look like they know what they are doing - looks dangerous with all of them literally on top of each other behind vthe counter- difficult to move around in the shop as they have dining inside that you have to walk past to get to table to put salt and vinegar on your chips - have to reopen all the boxes . No napkins despite asking if there were going to be before fighting my way through the restaurant . Didn’t get the large chips that I ordered - unable to get back in to the front of the queue to ask for this portion. £45 for large fish . Med meal box and mini box . Price of condiments well over the top . 3.85 for the smallest bottle of ketchup and really expensive vinegar too - Cans of soft drink also very overpriced. Later saw the lad who had served me ( with a chip on his shoulder) outside leaning on a motorbike ( think it was his) that was taking up 2 parking bays smoking a fag . The teenagers look like the are not managed by anybody. Child labour . The large fish was lovely well cooked the mini was hard and chewy - the service poor and lack of ordered chips made whole thing very disappointing. ( the chips that we did get were nice) It was a Monday night . Not even a weekend so I’m sure it’s much worse when it’s busier. What a shame . Staff need to either be treated better with better working conditions so they drop their attitude and someone needs to come up with a better system/design /layout .

Difficult review as the quality of the food was fantastic, But ultimately let down by a criminal portion size. If the portions were slightly larger I'd say the higher prices would be justified and itd be a hands down 5 star review. Could possibly put it down to the server on the day and I usually go into it expecting it to be on the small side in high tourist areas but for just under 4 quid a handful of chips as a medium is a joke

Visited here a few times over the years, there’s always a queue and food is ok but some of the staff are rude, eye rolling at customers and whispering to each other. Seems that good customer service doesn’t matter to them which is a shame.

This place has been my go to fish and chip shop for many years now that I have been coming down to Weymouth and have recommended it to many people. However, today I came in at 17:00 I got scampi and chips which the scampi is normally always cook to order. But today it was not and was not fresh. And it was dry on the inside, soggy on the outside and really rubbery. I'm always happy to wait 5 or 10 minutes for it to be cooked freshly. The chips were also rsther undercooked and soggy to add. I hope today was just a bad one off and not a permanent drop in their usual high standards. Cook scampi to order so its crispy and juicy!

Tried to charge me and my daughter £10 for the privilege of eating in. Calm down Bennets. I know you've got a good reputation but you're still just a chippy.

I don't know why it's famous and too busy??? Normal fish and chip shop. Nothing interesting

Really good chippy. Food was spot on. Food came quickly, and the staff were friendly.

Great value fish & chips, lovely size portions, grandaughter enjoyed fried haloumi. Good choice on menu for everyone.

Fish was spot on, and the chips were the best I have had. Would recommend this place to everyone

You do get a really good meal from here and, it was quite pricey. The staff were not that nice and I was glad to take the fish and chips home. It was a very busy evening and, the tables where packed full of people. You can eat out-side tho but, be mindful of the Sea Gulls helping themselves to your food.

That's was my worse experience ordering fish since I moved to Weymouth 2 years ago. I've ordered 2 large cods and fries with it worh delivery. What I've got was 1 cod and 1 haddock with fries. You should just call me that you don't have enough cod for my order, that's just not right. The quality was awful. The breading on the cod was bitter that means you don't change the oil....my partner was sick after the food as he ate more than me. I couldn't even eat fries. They were like cooked in the water. Wet soggy undercooked and without any taste. I understand that a quality during the season is most of the time like 20% worse than unusual but that was not edible.

It's a lovely place, tasty food, clean and comfortable..

Banging fish and chips first time trying it and banging curry sauce I recommend to try it when come down always busy too which shows it good sign

The fish & the chips cooked to perfection.

Great food, extremely busy, which, for me, was a good thing. Staff lovely.

Been coming to this chip shop since they opened in 1989. Always good food crispy batter really nice chips cooked well. Service is always exceptional. Will continue to visit when I'm in weymouth. Keep up the good work.

Awesome food and in a great location

The place was packed out. A queue down the street for takeaway..There was room to sit inside so we did. We ordered, drinks came straight away and very quickly came the fish and chips!! Fresh crispy batter, good size fish and plenty of chips!! Go and eat there!! Don't be frightened of the queue..its only for takeaway. Go in the door on the right...to seated area. It's really a great place!!

Very hit and miss place. Have had fantastic meals here and also been ill many a time. My last meal weeks ago the fish was good but where on earth were the chips ? (We ate in) Prior week before this great, this weekend I’m reviewing pfffffff Made it even worse with the brand of ketchup lmao Gone from Heinz to bargain basement. When you charge silly prices proper sauce is a must . Zero lemon, zero tartar sauce in a scallop……. Lazy

Top F&C's right next door to the best pub on the harbour side

Absolutely fabulous. Cannot be faulted.

The sit-in dining room has little booths which we loved. The mackerel fillets were absolutely delicious. Even though it was super-busy , the staff were lovely.

Very busy fish and chip shop eat in or takeaway. Highly recommend the battered mackerel and chips. Well worth a visit but very busy in season.

Very nice fish and chips and not that long of a queue

I absolutely love fish and chips. Unfortunately, these were very disappointing. You expect grease with fish and chips, however you don’t expect it to leak out of the takeaway box, out of its bag, and out of the bag carrying the rest of our food. It then leaked all over the table. Besides the grease excess, I had cod bites and chips and my husband had cod and chips. Both were bland and tasteless, we certainly won’t be going back.

As Northerners from Yorkshire, it’s safe to say we know a thing or two about fish and chips, some say we have the best chippys in the UK! (World even!) While holidaying in Weymouth, we noticed the long queues from Bennetts stretching into the harbour and decided to give it a go one evening. The takeout service itself was slow, and for a family of 6 our order came to over £80, which we felt was quite expensive (granted the restaurant is located right on the harbour and everything is cheaper up North) The most disappointing thing was several members of the party found bones in the fish (picture attached taken from one of the haddock orders). We appreciate it’s never 100% guaranteed to remove them all but this quantity isn’t acceptable. My haddock also seemed to be very thin, even though it was actually classed as a special large. Furthermore, we were also surprised at the sheer amount of grease, something other reviewers seemed to have mentioned. This has certainly left us with a salty taste in the mouth!

Every time we visit waymouth we have to get food at Bennett, this place is amazing, the food is unbelievable, I ordered cod & chips, the cod had to have it's own box, it was that big,and very tasty a very popular place, so, you might have to que, but we'll worth the wait, fabulous food, fabulous service, and fabulous location, 10/10,👌👌

Vibrant and oober busy. Waiting time was about 45 minutes. Fish was delicious 😋 and very reasonable.

Very nice fish and chips and their sauces are the best! The gravy and the tartar sauce, we're still thinking about it after our holiday! Service we received was very good as well.

Good food, quick efficient service. Had a take away but eat in was packed and looked good.

Gorgeous fish and chips, really busy, good atmosphere. Left so full I could hardly walk.

Been going to Bennett’s for years whenever we visit Weymouth. The place hasn’t changed although the staff have, they were welcoming and very friendly and helpful. We decided to eat in, mainly because if you try to eat outside you get attacked by seagulls!! Very cramped seating area with people pushing past trying to get to the counter etc. The young lady who brought our food out was lovely, extremely helpful and friendly. Food came within 5 mins of ordering. Food was great although we felt it was expensive for the amount we got. Best part of £30 for fish cake & chips and pasty & chips with 2 cans of drink! Overall good food & great service.

Best Fish and chips. EVER. Worth every penny. I'd drive back from Peterborough to Weymouth to eat from here again as nowhere else is going to live up to it.

Good service but there was a queue so an employee was rushing the others therefore the chips were barely cooked and the fish was caked in batter that was a mixture of mushy and hard/burnt. I’ve had it before from here and it was good so not sure what happened this time!

Lovely and helpful staff, small inside restaurant bit of a squeeze but cool design. Food was nice but not the best I've ever had.

Very busy - big queue for takeaway at 8pm on a Friday but as we were eating in we could jump the queue and we're served fairly quickly. The Fish and chips were very good - no wonder there was a queue out of the door.

Quite simply the best fish and Chips I have had. Didn't brave the gulls outside, so ate inside. Tea. Curry sauce and a beer too. We were part of the Lotus Drivers Club Annual fish and chip run and came down from Coventry in a 1967 Elan. Worth every mile!

We were staying nearby and visited their truck at Reynolds Community center on a Tuesday evening. Really tasty cod and chips, efficient staff. Reasonably priced. We ordered online and our food was ready to collect as soon as we arrived at the truck.

Fantastic fish and chips, I can honest recommend.

Small but nice shop right on Weymouth harbor. A little away from the hustle and bustle but definitely worth the trip. There are great, fresh fish & chips and pies & pasties. Everything was super tasty. Two recommendations. For takeaway, order directly to the table using the QR code in front of the door or at your seat using the WR code. Then you don't have to queue. And: the medium fish is enough ;-)

Large portion, easy to use order at table service. Small eat in area

Great place for fish and chips. We had a take away and sat outside which was beautiful.

This was by far the best fish and chips I have ever had since I was a kid, generous portions and totally traditional will definitely be back

Not the best fish in Weymouth, chips were very good, very expensive over £23 for 2 fish & chips to takeaway, White Hart pub served better with all the trimmings for less

Quite possibly the best chippy in the UK. We have decent chippy's in Brighton, but Hastings tops them. There's a chippy in Cromer that's decent but not as good as this. This is even better than the fabled Beck's chippy of St Ives in Cornwall. Absolutely top notch.

In my opinion the best fish & chips in weymouth, food cooked to order, fresh & delicious, very reasonably priced, a little wait for food, but very much worth the wait, you can sit outside the pub next door to eat if you order a pint, a lovely shaded bench for the dog & a fresh bowl of water ! Perfect 👌

Ordered large cod & chips, & wow, the large cod is gigantic!!! It is very nice and fresh, though, just so much of it, though for the price, this is warranted. Worth a visit.