Long John’s in Purbeck

Poor quality food. Chips were overcooked and not very tasty. I tasted haddock which was ok. Fish cake was completely tasteless no fish in it just potato covered in batter. I’m at loss how restaurants can serve such poor quality food and think they can get away with it.

I paid £10 for a small fish and chips, a very expensive cost for a very average fish and chips. There are three other places in the area where I get fish and chips and I would pick them over Long Johns. No salt and vinegar available also which was a let down and the staff were very disengaging. Not a bad taste, just no where near as good as others. Premier ticket price for League 1 standard product.

Have been staying at the Sandford Holiday park and this fish bar was a quick 10mins drive from our accommodation. Decided to have a fish supper and wasn't disappointed. The fish on our visit was freshly cooked and the staff were pleasant. Throughly reccomend this establishment if you are in the same position as us.

Amazing food and great service! We phoned through a big group order, didn’t have to wait long and everyone loved what they had - fish and chips, battered sausage and chicken burgers. Really friendly staff too definitely recommend!

This is our local chippy but haven't been for a while. The fish was tasty but the chips were terrible. The portions have got smaller. Half were rock hard 'end bits' and inedible.

'Classic' fish and chips. Very friendly staff. Generous cheesy chips and lunchtime sausage special. Would recommend to tourists wanting the full chip shop experience.

Highly recommend this chippy, they were just closing and went out of their way to cook for me, the chips were 10/10 .... The staff were excellent in their customer service, and looked a good team, well done 👍

We only had a bag of chips - a quick snack for lunch - and my friend doesn't like to eat in the street so we grabbed a seat. We were immediately asked to leave as "there would be a lot of builders coming in soon". The place was empty. How long would it take to eat a bag of chips? 10/10 for lack of hospitality. I will forever associate Wareham with this experience. Perhaps we met the grumpy manager mentioned by other reviewers. Not an experience to be repeated. So we ate our chips standing outside. And I apologised to my friend. Fortunately it wasn't raining.

Awful. Don’t bother going there’s a better fish and chip shop around the corner Fish was hammered flat chips hard and the poor staff seemed to be l ft on their own with no guidance

Excellent Fish and chips. They had a problem with the card machine so I went round the corner and got cash. The man I think may be the boss was decidedly grumpy. The girls and chef lovely.

Excellent value special offer. Friendly staff. Fish cooked to perfection. Chips crispy and crunchy.

Average fish and chips and a long wait because the woman managing the 4 staff wouldn’t allow meals to be prepared concurrently (they just had to stand waiting for her to bark orders). In fact her entire managerial style seemed to be to shout at and belittle staff. If you don’t want a long wait - go elsewhere.

Excellent Fish and Chips, really light, crispy and tasty batter. Plenty of chips and all served with a smile :-)

Friendly staff and good chips, but the portions are ridiculous. A large chips could fit in your hand. Label it regular or make the portions bigger. I would visit else where.

Me and my girlfriend were passing through this evening and happened across this little gem. The staff here were really warm and welcoming, a real family vibe. We went for pea fritters, large battered cod, chicken & mushroom pie, curry sauce, chips and some buttered rolls. First of all the cod was huge and perfectly lightly battered and not greasy at all. The fish was lovely and soft. Honestly 1 of the nicest pieces of fish I've had. Chips were perfect, just right with the crispness :). Literally couldn't find any fault with all of the food and all reasonably priced. Phil and Jade are the best!

The Best Fish & Chips use every week,we are lucky to have a shop in Wareham . We feed the family for around £20 good value for money. Regards to all the staff thank you

Worst fish and chips I have ever had! Extremely rude frier.. had three orders in and couldn't cope, swearing in front of my children! Greasy chips, greasy fish, overheated curry sauce! Won't be back!

Popped into get fish & chips to take out & eat on the quay. The fish just fell apart, the batter was deliciously crispy, chips lovely as was the curry sauce. In addition I need to say that the staff (mainly youngsters” were friendly, polite...

Terrible chips smellet like belend cheese think these were past it but still used to feed customers how poor over cooked and under cooked food poor batter now feeling sick.

Popped in one lunch time to pick up 3 lunchtime specials... really quick service and pleasant conversation Really enjoyed the food, nicely cooked & to order and plenty of it

We were staying nearby on holiday. Paid £4.10 for a large portion of chips that would have had only fed my husband, we ended ip sharing but was still left hungry after, we also ordered Savaloy which were like rubber and tough to break the...

Had Fish and chips and Scampi . The haddock and scampi was delicious , chips lovely and crispy . The staff very friendly and pleasant. Thank you for a lovely meal

Met a friend in wareham. Both ordered haddock and chips. Pea fritter too. Haddock was cooked fresh. Batter was perfect and fish moist and tasty. Not a bone in it and chips were golden and perfect. Small portion of both and said pea fritter was...

i was only joking about the title the real review of this place was the complete opposite of what you thought, really tender fish along with a light crispy batter, there chips were cooked to perfection with a soft fluffy inside and a crunchy outside,...

tried to pre order food to click and collect. Got to the check out and couldn’t finish the order as was for ‘only’ £20. Called the takeway and was rudely told they were too busy for phone orders so had to book online. Was only...

Your food is getting worse chips were well done and the battered sausages was full of fat can’t really call it a battered Sausage

Popped in for take away fish and chips at lunch time. Very crisp and tasty fish and lovely chips. Great value for money.

Lovely fish and chips, nice crispy chip shop chips, and battered fish. Highly recommend this chip shop, lovely food, good price and cooked perfect. Ordered our food while sitting on shell bay enjoying the beach, via the click and collect service. This is great, you...

Ok, not much choice given the pandemic but saw the outside of this shop and googled it and fancied giving it a try. Booked online well in advance and travelled in-Initially seemed good-the young lad serving was polite but the guy (owner ?) doing the...

Not many choices in Wareham, this place looked ok but........opened up our boxes back at the campsite to find greasy overcooked pub style chips, ok cod and greasy nuggets that even the biggest chicken nugget fans didn't like! We'll not be back!

Excellent friendly fish and chip shop. Locally recommended. Didn’t disappoint. Good chips. Crispy batter. Tender fish. Would go again! 👍

Over cooked, over priced worst fish and chips I've had. Not very welcoming with couldn't care less staff.

Rude teenagers with attitude behind the counter Being a local we use this place fairly often but of late the children behind the service counter have become more and more rude with a very misplaced attitude for a customer service team. A real shame as...

We ordered online we’re given a time as requested and then waited at the shop in Wareham for 40mins to collect. Ordered 5 cod and 3 large chips got the bag home and it contained 4 sausage and chips. Having waited 40 mins longer than...

Title says it all really, we are staying fairly nearby and popped in to order at the counter. Several staff doing nothing, or far more interested in their plans for that evening than preparing our order. We suspected they may have messed it up and...

Ordered nearly 20 quids worth of fish and chips for the family. Staff were rude and disinterested, no friendliness at all, as if as a customer I was an inconvenience (despite not being busy, at all, all staff stood around doing nowt at all when...

called in after work ordered FISH & CHIPS fush was cooked fresh but the chips were aired and as you can see on the picture the fish must HAVE ATE MOST OF THE CHIPS PAID £10:50 FOR LARGE FISH & CHIPS 😳 WON’T BE VISITING...

Ordered cod and large chips. Couldn't fault the cod, fresh and lightly battered. However, there was no way the portion of chips was large. My local fish & chip shop serves a much larger small portion than I received here.

Waited over an hour for fish and chips. Were told they were short staffed, but we’re still taking click and collect orders, so if you were queuing you were pushed further down the queue. Explanation came with an expletive, criticising partner shop. No wooden forks....

Couldn't fault the meal we had tonight from Long John's in Wareham. We had order number 60, fish was freshly cooked and very tasty as were the chips. Top Mark's for an excellent fish super.

We have been ordering click and collect in Wareham-it’s become a weekly treat. The food is carefully prepared and wrapped and the young staff are always very pleasant. The pea fritters are a good size and nothing is greasy- which we appreciate Thank you .

Have been doing click and collect here regularly for five months now, purchasing their lovely lightly battered fish and chips and picnicking in our car after a birdwatching walk. This meal makes our day perfect and normal in this crazy world. They were very kind...

Great online click and collect ordering system and the curry sauce was one of the best! Portions were a bit small and the chips were a bit ‘crunchy’ for some of our group. I thought they were absolutely fine.

We poppy by and were served at the door. Our order was cooked fresh and the fish and chips were lovely. Good to see a large portion of chips in a strong paper bag. The fish was perfect.

Super fish and chips ordered on line and collected with no problems. You can even choose to have lighter batter 🙂. Fish, sausages and chips were all nicely cooked 😋

Well done Long John's for responding so well to the current situation. The online ordering system was straight forward. All the staff were wearing PPE with a collection table at the front. The packaging was all recyclable too which was great to see!

Used this chippy a couple of times every month for years just as a treat now and then. Never really encountered any problems here. The staff are friendly and fast service. This time was there at opening time of 5pm, no other customers and ordered for myself and family members. Upon getting home and unwrapping the various food, my small cod was in fact the smallest I have had from there. It was about 5 inches long and cost £4. So just literally over a pound an inch for the cod! Upon eating eat, I have to say I could not taste any fish...it was the blandest fish I think I ever tasted. The batter was very light in colour and the cod flesh felt very slimey. Looking back the food was ordered, cooked, and handed over to me within 2 minutes and to finish the review off, an hour or so after eating I suffered horrendous stomache cramps for hours and felt incredibly sick. I can't prove it was the fish but bearing in mind I had nothing else to eat I would say it had something to do with it. This has certainly put me off and will not be buying any more food from there which is a shame after all these years.

I absolutely love it here always when passing I pop in, love the chips and battered sausage. Just wish it was longer opening times.

Friendly counter staff and fish cooked to order while we waited. Fish was tasty although the batter had gone soggy and stuck to the bag by the time we got back to our carava. Chips really good and try out the battered Halloumi it was very tasty.Well wrapped and kept warm on way back. Would visit again.

All food stayed hot in the car travelling back to our campsite. Probably the best fish I have ever had from a chippy!

After a long day on the beach and all very hungry we decided to get fish and chips. Been coming to Wareham for the last 10 years and have not tried this chippy before. Ohh what have we been missing. Fantastic quick service and the food was all freshly cooked. Even the fish was wrapped so well it stayed warm all the way to the caravan site. If you want chips go no where else. Big thumbs up

Spent the late Saturday afternoon in Wareham taking in the river and lovely sunny weather, decided to finish the day off with a fish and chip take away from Long John chip shop.Managed to find a car space nearby and joined the queue which started outside the shop and wound its way in and around inside. First impressions -understaffed, one taking money/orders, one cooking and the third bagging and calling the order numbers.I would say there were approx 10 customers in front, orders appear to be freshly cooked -maybe this was due to catching up on high demand as there were some cooked items in the cabinet behind the till/serving area.From queuing to leaving with our order took 50 minutes, the temptation to just give up and walk out was more than tempting but the queue itself suggested the wait would be worth it, it wasn’t. The batter on the cod and sausages were better than good, but the cod did have bits of skin. Chips were very small and bitty.The organisation could be improved as salt and vinegar was not offered at bagging/order completion but both were available at the far right of the till, -so once the long queue had been finished customers with their orders had to gain access back through the queue again to gain use of the condiments.In the shops favour, staff were polite and there were some chairs available to wait after purchase while the meal was prepared and completed.Several people left after seeing the length of the queue, -I don’t blame them, I wish we had. Maybe it was just very busy, we had been directed to these premises from a chippy on the high street which was closed because of electrical issues.Given the option again we’d let our stomachs rumble and cook when home.

While in Wareham me and my wife purchased fish and chips from Long Johns having read reviews. It is unusual that you cannot see the fish that has been cooked - it is ordered and cooked and wrapped without you seeing the finished product. Once we got home and opened the meal the fish and chips portion was small. It left us both hungry. The fish was tasty though! If I had seen the fish portion size before ordering I would have definately walked out and gone elsewhere.

We had a takeaway here after camping locally. The food was excellent, but good and sensible sized portions. The kids meals were also excellent. I don't know why they don't have a better rating. Highly recommended as far as I'm concerned.

Staying at Sandford holiday Park and decided to venture out for a chippy tea instead of using the very expensive one on site. Travelled 3 miles away with two kids. We shared a fish and chips and the kids shared chicken nuggets and chips. The fish was okay have had better. The chips were awful... So so dry and hard on the throat. Chicken nuggets were good. Staff friendly just a shame about the chips. So won't visit again.

WON'T EVER GO TO THIS SHOP AGAIN. My husband today bought 2 Senior Citizens Fish and Chips we went down the road to the benches to have our meal.

Had fish and chips from here one evening to take back to our holiday cottage. First impressions were of a place that is being well run, clean and tidy. The fish was superb, as were the chips and mushy peas. The only downer, as far as my granddaughter was concerned, was that they didn't have gravy (a northern delicacy).

This is our local F&C; take-away and provides really good quality chunky fish - cod - well battered and cooked. Even a small portion of chips is almost too plentiful so together they make a substantial meal, perhaps with mushy peas as well. After going to the Rex cinema across the road - at the earlier showing on a tuesday - it is very handy to pop in here for our supper. It closes at 9.00pm

Short queue to place the order. But then waited 45 mins to get the food. Two adults and five children take away was £38. The food was excellent despite the long wait. Be aware that a small bag of chips is more than enough for two children. So don’t order too many like I did, and throw three bags away.

If you fancy fish and chips don't bother dropping by this place! Portions were pretty small and served in a bag rather than a box or wrapped in paper. This made it rather difficult to eat, especially when condiments where added into the mix.

We found this on our travels home from a day on Knoll beach, we were all very impressed with the food, was good value & big portions too. We were able to sit in and eat, they only have one large table, but that was better than sitting in the car.

This fish and chip shop is our family favourite. The food is freshly cooked and the cod is delicious, batter just right not too thick, the chicken nuggets are cooked when you order them and the pineapple fritters are tasty too. Ample chips each time. Don't skimp on the portions that's for sure.

Excellent service and fish and chips. Pre-ordered for 6 for Christmas lunch and was ready and waiting when I arrived. Tasted splendid, Service was excellent and friendly and establishment clean and tidy. Definitely recommend. Thank you

Great service, great fish and proper chips. Staff were very helpful and dealt with our huge order very quickly.

A party order for 80 portions of fish and chips, all cooked and ready for collection at an agreed time, seemed rather ambitious to me: however, Dave and his lovely team of ladies did just that on a Saturday night, and we were really impressed. The food was excellent, we had all the correct accompaniments for a mass take- away ( napkins, cutlery, salt and vinegar, ketchup) , all bagged up and served with a smile. We will definitely use Long Johns again for a club event, and for us as individuals, we wouldn't go anywhere else for our takeaway!

Every time I have had fish and chips from here it has been absolutely amazing. The lady who serves me (usually on a Saturday) is so friendly and can't do enough to make the meal enjoyable. It's always served within 5 minutes. I would thoroughly recommend a visit to Long Johns.

Had fish and chips from here on a recent Hol. Didn't seem to be any difference between small and large chip portions. Fish very scrummy, batter light but a bit greasy, but you just cut off the bits you don't want. Lovely curry sauce. Recommended.

Came in and there was a slight wait on food, simply ordered two large fish and chips and waited about 20 minutes for them. The people were messing around with each other's hats, not paying attention to the orders and the chef didn't have a...

Two small cod cooked within an inch of there life and dripping in oil when I opened the bags. Large chips very soggy stuck together in a clump in the bag. I love fish and chips and was brought up in a seaside town but...

Very busy on a Friday evening. I waited 20 minutes to find out that the guy cooking the chicken hadn't heard the server ordering it so. They only realised when I complained. When I eventually did get the food, they forgot to put a portion...

Alojadas fuera de Wareham, fuimos con las críticas y no nos decepcionó. Cod n chips dos veces. Cod estaba bien cocido, no exageradas y duro como pueden ser. Pasta era buena, clara y crujiente. Las patatas fritas eran también bien preparado, de nuevo algunos tienden...

Caña de aquí con los niños para nuestra cena. Muy contentos de hacerlo ya que la comida era genial. Adultos y niños tenían grandes bacalao rebozado salchichas. El pescado era increíble y las porciones de chip eran enormes. La próxima vez tendremos una gran porción para compartir. El personal era amable y servicial, aunque estaban muy ocupados

Waited for 15 minutes and was ignored by the the lady behind the counter and proceeded to serve the next customer so left promptly!! We live local and like to support local business but not good if they ignore people!! Awful customer service!!

Staying locally at caravan site . The fish and chips we got was really good . Would use again and recommend to others .

As we are some distance away from Wareham we wished to eat out and not have a take-away that needed reheating when we got back home. Long John's is not a Fish and Chip Cafe but did kindly allow us to eat our finger food at a couple of table which are really there as a waiting area. We did this as many take-away customers came and went. It is obviously popular with local people and well-used. The fish was beautifully cooked in a very light batter, the chips excellent and the mushy peas a better consistency for dipping than you normally find. 3 adultand two young children hardly left a scap.

Without doubt this is the best lightest grease free batter ever .Nice piece of cod and loads of proper chips. .will always eat here when in the area ..highly recommended..

Rare that I am drawn to make comment but the food received this evening was extremely poor. Large Chips consisted of less than half a small bag; asked the server if this was indeed large chips and was told yes. Got home to find most of the bag were crisp end bits. Suffice to say after four chips the rest went in the bin. The only reasonable part of the order was the mushy peas

I have finally given up using this fish & chip shop after my latest take-away. The portion sizes have never been good, but my so-called "large" haddock and chips was the smallest I've ever seen. I really can't image what a small or regular haddock would have been like. Unfortunately the only other fish & chip shop in Wareham is just as bad. Call to the owners/managers - have you ever heard the phrase "as cheap as chips"? There's a reason for it!

Not the first time we've been in here but it hasn't disappointed either times. Could do with a extra member of staff at peak times but food was lovely nonetheless. There can be a little bit of a wait on food but when it's freshly cooked right in front of you you can't complain. We always take it back to the campsite we stay at in Harmans cross. Still warm when we get back.

got here at 1900 and ordered my fish and chips. Shop was run by two teenagers who could not organise the proverbial pee up in a brewery. Much faffing about and telling all those waiting nothing and eventually I got my fish and chips at 1940.They were ok but will I return - not bloody likely.Go to a restaurant or Swanage where they seem to know what they are doing

There are 2 fish and chip shops in Wareham and they are bot pretty much the same. The service was a bit on the slow side and the portion sizes are definitely average. No better or worse than the competition around it.

Helpful friendly female server. However I thought it was a bit pricey for just average take away fish and chips. Nothing to write home about.

Excellent fish and chips provided here...crispy fresh chips, perfectly cooked fish with just the right amount and texture of batter. Friendly staff. Reasonable prices. Deservedly popular.

The chips are the best ever and the battered fish very good, the place is clear and nice staff well worth a vist !

Myself and son bought fish and chips which my son had, I had pasty and chips, as we were out for the day we drove on to a place to sit and eat the food, the chips had been reheated and alot of bad bits hence we both didn't eat hardly any of them My pasty also had been reheated the pastry was not cooked underneath as soggy pastry the top was burnt and hard the inside was so burnt I actually cracked a tooth, the fish my son had was mainly batter which again looked as it had been reheated and really soggy needless to say we both ended up throwing it away would not go back there again disgusting food

Great chippies. We use this place regularly and have yet to be disappointed.The food is freshly cooked and always very tasty. Portions are good and there is a fair range of options.Fits the bill perfectly!

The fish and chips are average, they are edible, but not the best locally. Can be very busy and sometimes need more staff

We spend most weekends in Wareham and only use this chippy as a last resort. The quality of the food is OK but not in the same league as Harlees in Poole or the Parade at Swanage. The cost however is ridiculous, a large portion of chips is £2.70 but gives you less chips than most local chippies regular portions. Be prepared to pay London prices if you want fish with that!

This is a great chip shop to visit, it has a great atmosphere and the staff is nice and the quality of food is amazing! All food is cooked fresh which makes it even better! I would recommend anyone looking for a good quality fish and chips to visit here!

When ash the fryer left I was disappointed and a bit worried about if this place was to go down hill. New manager is great, perfect fish and chips every time. We eat here quite regularly and this definitely is the best chippie in the area (even the monster in-laws say it's better than the ones in swanage). If you're looking for a great fish and chips come here and certainly avoid chipperies.

Very greasy and reused chips. The oil obviously hasn't been changed in a very long time!! Even my kids looked at me funny serving them oily crap. Save your money and go elsewhere.

Perfectly good fish and chip shop opposite the cinema.good hot food, freshly prepared, reasonably priced. Exactly what you would expect.I don't know why Trip Advisor lists this as a resturant, it isn't one. It's a normal chippy.

Visited here on a sunday evening for take out around 7pm. Two teenagers were working the counter and were both very sour faced and abrupt. It was cash only to pay. It was very busy and the staff were getting flustered -only two fryers also. They seemed to have no logical (e.g numbering system) for collection of orders which meant one person left with someone elses order whilst i was waiting. I had ordered a small portion of fish and chips, a saveloy and curry sauce. The cod was small, naturally, but mostly batter, chip portion was decent but mostly ragged ends and small chips, saveloy was very small and cold and the curry sauce was awful. I waited 40 mins for my order also. I won't return in a hurry which is a shame.

Visited this chip shop after a day out, was pleasantly surprised at the quality as haven't always been impressed with Long johns in other areas. Chips were cooked to perfection and the cod was lightly battered and not greasy. The staff were very polite and friendly. Will definately visit again.

Didn't fancy cooking for the family so thought treat us to fish and chips ., fresh hot tasty cooked fish and chips ., empty plates and full bellies .. .. Great shop friendly staff .. Well done guys

Stopped on the way home from a day out, lovely clean shop. The fish was well cooked with crisp light batter and the chips were the best I've had in a long time (not a soggy chip in sight!) Will definitely be back soon!

Extremely delighted with the quality and service of Wareham's finest Fish and chip shop. Very clean, clearly very well managed with friendly staff. The fish and chips were excellent and reasonably priced.