EATING in a WIMPY Restaurant (A Trip Down Memory Lane) 🍔🧋🍟
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- Опубликовано: 11 дек 2024
- OGDuffy Eats visit a WIMPY restaurant in the UK to revisit the original burger place for the UK.
Many years ago every town in the UK had a WIMPY burger restaurant and they were great from my memories. But since the heady days of WIMPY's dominance in the UK as the major burger supplier, there has been an invasion from the USA. Soon we had an influx of McDonalds, Burger King and the like and WIMPY restaurants soon started to fall by the wayside.
All these years later I visit the UKs original burger joint WIMPY to see how it compares in todays crowded UK burger market.
Does it live up to the great memories from my youth? Or has the US burger invasion shown it up to be an average food experience?
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Now that the prices of McDonalds and Burger King have jumped up so much,Wimpy is much more competitive and a damn sight nicer.Would love to see it make a comeback after all these years and open some new restaurants
I’m with you there matey. As I say not the cheapest, but, a much nicer experience than the other places 😀
Yeah I don't think a double burger is 12 quid in McDonalds somehow...
@@sneer0101it’s 6 quid
Burger King far more expensive than Maccies
This is what it's all about: real cutlery and great service. Not like most places that give it to you in a wrapper like "there you go". Long live Wimpy and other places like this.
It was quality so well worth paying that bit more 😉
Great video mate, went to Wimpy the other day and it was a blast from the past. Take care.
Wow !!!! Gary Eats !!!! I have seen your vids ! Watched your Lido one from China Town… been there a few times myself, last time we went we were taken upstairs… We left straight away though as the smell of damp was overwhelming.
Great food and meal if your downstairs though matey 😉
Love the vid mate, and @GaryEats is a legend.@@OGDuffyReviews
Completely agree, Wimpy is the best. The reason the chips are always pipping is that they only cook them as and when they need them. The only way of getting hot chips in McDonald's is to ask for no salt. When they give you your food, ask for some salt sachets. This way you'll get them fresh out the fryer.
Great tip there matey, thanks for sharing
My Nan use to take me in Greenwich back in the days now I take my daughter we have old school classic lime milk shake 😎👌🏼
Awesome .... Keeping our memories alive matey !!!! Great shakes 😉
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Last time i was in a wimpy i was a child McDonald's came to the town and crushed wimpy it shut within 12 months 😢
Maybe they can make a resurgence?
You never know buddy@@OGDuffyReviews
Great in depth review, you're smashing it
Thanks really appreciate this positive comment 😀
You are such a legend! I was only young when the wimpys were still around but they seem a little more modern, miss the retro feel!
I feel what your saying but the taste is still the same 😀
Staple! Wimpy, wollworths, john menzies, beaties..... virgin megastore, littlewoods . Some memories from those shops mind. Anyone remember Blimpie? It was subway before subway. Really nice too
Happy days I remember all those names except Blimpie? Thats a new one on me....
Wow I used to go to the Margate and cliftonville one as a kid.......happy days. Quarter with cheese on a plate with a knife and fork and a brown bun.......and a strawberry milkshake Oh yes!
Exactly that matey was lovely 😉
lol i always eat the chips 1st aswell
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I used to be a waiter at the Wimpy in Portsmouth in the mid 70's (75p per hour). Worked there 3 evenings a week as well as a full 6 day a week full time job. Wimpy was a burger-munching cartoon character in the Popeye series.
75p an hour how times have changed !!!!! You were putting in some shifts back then matey… Work hard, play hard 😉🍺
wimpy has a spot in my heart not because of the food but i experienced wimpy in south Africa a while ago. and yes south Africa has 453 of them. nice food imo in durban.
Wow they have a lot of Wimpys over there…. Never knew that fact matey so thanks for sharing 😉
@@OGDuffyReviewsyeah they got quite popular there! but it never occured to me they were originally an american chain!
Never knew that matey
brown Derbys ruled love to have one again
Wow…. You have taken me right back there…. My dad used to take us as kids and always have one of those !!!!!
@OGDuffyEats they was amazing wasn't they id love to have again
Great trip down memory lane... Had a big Wimpy in my town back in the 90s and prob shut around 20 years ago. The food always being cooked fresh was key, and the milkshakes were the business, too!
Thanks for the comment…. Yep the shakes are still quality matey !!!!
@@OGDuffyReviews 12 years since I've been in one, and it was still blinding then. That was in Clacton, so fine dining for there 🤣
Used to love the Wimpy at Rownham's services going westbound, and used to always stop in there when I was driving back home from the base on a Friday afternoon.
I see they've got one in Dartford and one in Bexleyheath, so will have to try and pop in next time I'm at the o2 for boxing.
Keep up the good work, mate!
Wow! We had a Wimpy in my home town until I was a bout 7 or 8 years old. I went to a few birthday party’s there and sometimes we would have dinner there as an after school treat! I remember loving those thick shakes!!!!
Lots of us remember them from our youth, was a real treat when we got taken 😉
I love Wimpy. There are only 62 restaurants left in the UK so they are slowly dying out which is such a damn shame. The comparison to McDonald's was a bit strange. McDonald's is grab and go fast food whereas Wimpy is a fully fledged restaurant with waiter service and everything is cooked to order, so there is no comparison to McDonald's.
Hi matey to be honest Wimpy walks it every day and both do takeaways.
I miss wimpy used to be my go to in the town centres local to me, much better than Mcdonald's etc in my opinion they are long gone now of course the nearest to me is 1hr 35 mins away .
That’s a shame about the distance but you never know 😉
That burger looked epic mate. I want to go Wimpy now. I think Mcds and Burger King prices have increased loads recently. I'd much rather have what you had and pay a few quid more
I hear you there matey !!!!! Defo worth the extra couple of quid I reckon 😉
There's a Wimpy in Felixstowe, so whenever im back that way seeing mother, I always try and get my Wimpy fix.
Nice one matey, well worth the visit 😉
You beat me to it, I'm in Ipswich.
@MrChristbait Yes, I was born in Ipswich. Grew up in Felixstowe. Wimpy has been there for as long as I can remember. Just hope and prey it survives
Brown bread bun 😢😢😢. Agree about the chips in kebab shops , it’s because the oil is too hot , so they turn the outside brown very quickly not cooking the inside fully. Was the branch you eat at in New Malden ?
Hi there the Wimpy O used is in Sittingbourne in Kent. Strangely the brown roll works perfectly with the burger 😉
that burger looked nice actually. i havent had wimpy in decades too cant remember what it taste like. mcdonalds n burger king have a distinct taste. might go give wimpy a visit there is one in my town center. also got wendys being made too.
Got a Wendy’s not far from me now but not been there yet.
Had a Wendy’s in the states though which was lovely 😉
It was a family day out to Shrewsbury to visit the Wimpy and it's still there! 😋
Awesome stuff !!!! Happy days 😉🍺
That burger looked Bangin , i always remember wimpy as a kid , had one a few years back was ok if i recall
It was quality matey, so, so good 😉
Depends what mcds you go to, one of my locals are just warm most of the time, but the other is usually hot and crispy nearly every time. Plus the straw goes soggy before youve even finished a soft drink - they're awful... i mind before burger king changed to paper, taking a load of their plastic ones just to use when visiting mcds!
McDs is so hit and miss these days... Think I will stick to the Wimpy now matey 😎
Loving your content, I do miss a good old wimpy they did a mean bannana split back in the day, Just subscribed so looking forward to many more great honest reviews. Thank you.
Thanks matey and thanks for the great comment😀 See you in the next vid 😉
I am gutted and happy at the same time...cause no Wimpy anywhere near me and they were my favourite back in the day and right now I so could it one or even more..Cheers matey
Was very nice and I will defo use again... Now if only they served beer...🤔😉🍺
I’m to a wimpy then WHSmiths to buy some ax spectrum games , what a blast from the past , thanks for the video
Oh yes matey… Happy Days 😉
Loved Sittingbourne Wimpy. Right next to Woolies. Was always so busy
the bun looks very dry! is it better than it seems? besides that, love the video! keep it up!
Trust me... Nothing bad about this burger, a lovely mix of sauce etc, not at all dry 😉 Glad you enjoyed the video 😎
Can't beat a good wimpy mate back in the day
You know it buddy 😉🍺
Not been to a Wimpy for years ,seeing your review ill give it a go again , the prices might put a lot of people off going so it might be just a treat now and again Mcdonalds i dont really like ,food is always tepid .so stopped going there sometime ago . Good review Mate
Cheers matey thanks for the comment and hopefully you get to treat yourself soon 😀
Will do , remember going to them in the mid 1960s with my dad ,always full now they are always nearly empty . Where was this one ? @@OGDuffyReviews
Haven't been there since I was a kid, but their chocolate milkshakes were the best I ever had. I don't know if they still use the same recipe as back then now though.
The Strawberry Milkshake I had tasted the same 😉
We had one off tham in Northern Ireland very sad there his not there no more 😢😢
I know matey loads have disappeared over the years 😔
I loved Wimpy as a kid. Had 1 in my local market and I possibly preferred the fries and burgers, compared to McDonald’s. I might have to go and hunt down a Wimpy and see if it was as good as I remember.
Do it matey... Hopefully you will have a great experience like myself.
Hi OG! I just found this channel from RUclips recommendations. So of course I subbed. That place looked delicious. I was about to say the price isn’t bad, until I did the dollar conversion and was shocked 😳 seriously though you gotta treat yourself to quality food every once in a while
Welcome aboard matey !!!!! Pound to Dollar is bad at the moment... That's why Vegas is not as appealing at the moment for me 😔
Had a wimpy in my town in the 80s/90s, when I got my first job in town I used to grab lunch there. Once my boss found out the girls that got waitress jobs there where in my class, he used to send me in all the time to get "a big B in a bun". Happy days! 🤣
Happy Days indeed ! Big B in a bun 😅
Looks lovely fair play great content as usual.
Cheers matey appreciate you watching 😉
Where did you find the wimpy computer game, that takes me back
The Burger game running on my machine is Burger Time an old arcade classic matey, glad it fetched back the memories 😉
@@OGDuffyReviews that's what it was called, I remember playing it as a youth
@@bigdaddigaming if you don’t already do so check out my retro gaming channel… OGDuffy
@@OGDuffyReviews I don't but I will now
Havent seen a Wimpy for ages - thought they had gone - did look nice - enjoyed the vid
Defo give one a try if you spot one matey, glad you enjoyed the vid matey 😉
Great Video fella! Miss the old Wimpy on Northumberland St, Newcastle back in the 80’s. Qtr Cheese in the brown bun was unforgettable! 🍔
Cheers matey glad it fetched back the memories ! Still tasted great today 😉
Do they still toast the buns and fry the onions?
Thats how I remember them back in the 60s
Much nicer than McDonald's
It tasted how I remember from the 80s matey... No fried onions but was really nice 😎
Your right about McDonald's the food is always cold or luke warm, I always send it back and ask them to do it again and instead of leaving it on the side to go cold bring it to me as soon as it's cooked even if the chips are cooked first bring the chips then the burger, it's gone down hill since it got took over, bring back wimpy to Tamworth lol
I just accept the poor food temperatures as normal in Maccas now to be honest. Maybe I should start sending back the cold food. You never know a Wimpy may re-appear in your neck of the woods 😉
Great vlog used to love wimpy love the burger sauce and wholemeal bun. Bit pricey but isnt everything these days! But worth it for a treat. Liked and subscribed all the best👍
Cheers matey, appreciate that 😉 Yep well worth the extra couple of quid for sure 😎
Definitely worth the extra for the experience and for the better, more filling, ingredients.
We had a blast at the Southend one yesterday; the all day breakfast 😍 was fantastic. Will be heading back. I’m with you on that score 😄👍
Cheers Ed not been to Southend in a few years must make the trip again soon 😀
Ahhhhh! Wimpy special sauce! Droooool!😋😛
Them were the days!👍
I know matey so good to go back after many years !
As you can see there's the right amount of everything... including my body fat 😆😆
Oh yes 😉🍺
Absolutely spot on with those mcdonalds chips OG absolutely shocking most of the time
I know… Something so simple and they fail every time !!!
Tbh a burger for just under £10 that actually fills you up and tastes good, deffo worth it, don't mind paying the prices if the food can match, but wheh the food awful but still expensive that's grinds the gears, good review will be traccking one down to try for myself 😊
Go for it matey hopefully your experience will match mine… As you say don’t mind paying a bit more if it’s quality 😉
The bendy burger OMG..what memories memories
I know matey!!!!! Im gonna go do a review 😉
100% agree with that, McD’s is overrated cack full of salt, Wimpy is different gravy definitely worth paying the extra for. Could never get me head round the Bender Burger though 😂 great review 👍🏻
The Bender Burger the stuff of legends !!!!! I might go back and do a review of a Bender Burger 😉
just found ya mate... that was great
Thanks buddy glad you enjoyed it… Stick around for more 😎
I didn't know wimpy were still knocking about tbh
A lot of people thought they had disappeared completely but no, if you stumble across one give it a go 😉🍺
Bit pricy for what's about these days , the chain must be owned by an old lady , who will not.move.on price .. lol there's one in eltham , and bexleyheath keep thinking about trying it - it's been about 40 years for.me ...
Matey you have to go and give it a try just for old times sake !!!!! 40 years would be great to hear your thoughts 😎
@@OGDuffyReviews I'll try it tomorrow... been itching for a NOT kebab shop , or a mcdonalds for a while ... can't beat old school.
Im liking the framed Megadeth album cover
Thanks matey its a classic album for sure
@@OGDuffyReviews Yeah, its good, i like poison is the cure
Those milkshakes are great, i wouldn't have a float though as the only time I've tried one I was sick 😂😂
🤣🤣I will avoid the float then !!!!!! 😉
@@OGDuffyReviews good idea
What a great review and so true 😀 compare to Macdonald you got real food and cutlery and a plate glad you enjoyed it but can be expensive but worth it
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for commenting the extra few quid is defo worth it 😉
You should try some Costco food! There cheese pizza slices are delicious
Never been to Costco maybe I should creep in there for a few reviews, after I join of course 😉
Couldn't agree more about the McDonald's chips, luke warm at best, every, single, time.
Plus dont get me started on the straws, i usually have to get about three per shake and swap them over. Thinking of investing in a metal straw to carry around, but then is that weird?
My Mrs used to have a metal straw😉 Those paper straws are awful now matey !!!! And don’t get me started on Maccas fries !!!!
Mr. Duffy, I’ve always eaten all my “fries” before the burger as well…gotta savor the main event😉….anyway Wimpy looks great, I wish we had one in my neck of the woods. Cheers!
Good to hear it’s not just me matey 😀 Was lovely and will defo go again for sure 😀
Love that Megadeth album on your wall under Aces High.... Rust in peace !
Cheers matey, you too have great taste in music 😉🍺
Wimpy is Great 😊😊😊
Certainly is 😉
Was this always the concept in wimpys? A sit down restaurant with plates and utensils ?
Yes... The only changes over the years are the decor and furniture upgrades.
Great t shirt up the Irons.
Cheers do like me some Maiden 😉🍺
Cold chips and consistently luke warm beer
Warm beer !!!! Oh no that is wrong!!!! Beer needs to be nice and chilled my friend 😉
Your the same as me eating the chips first before the main event 😊, hopefully they will open one closer to me in the future, closest is 26 miles away 😕 food looked great though OG
Was very nice matey and just how I remembered it from back in the day 😉🍺
Wimpy is still very good
Agreed 😉
I remember those weird sausage rings they used to do with knife cuts in them
That my friend was called the Bender Burger 😉😎
Off The Charts mouth watering gagging for a burger I live in Nigeria hard to get a good burger
Trust me matey it was quality 😉🍺
C`mon Wimpy. Do it right and take on the big boys to regain the crown again..
Burger Wars 😉😂
I loved the frankenfurter
Gonna do a seperate review of the Bender Burger real soon… Watch this space 😉
You can't beat a freshly cooked burger not like crap Donald's and burger King.
Oh yes, so right
Im getting hungry seeing you eat those chips 🍟🍟 ima get some fries tomorra
McDonald’s is always cold you can order it get out the bag and it’s normally cold Luke warm chips milkshakes always good put the paper straws always disintegrat wimpy for me was always proper food
Yep Maccas could learn a thing or two from this place for sure 😉
Still not found one my way matey
Never had a Wimpy - for some reason the name put me off... 🙄 Might have to revise my decision after your review 👍
Do so matey hopefully if you get to one your experience will be as good as mine 😀
😞😞😍😍where’s this at😳😳😳
This one opened a few years ago in my local town of Sittingbourne.
one in lowesoft not bad on price
Awesome stuff…. I will be going back for sure 😀
Great vid
But just to inform you
You never
Ever
Ever ever use knife and fork with burger chips 😂😂😂😂😂
Also to expensive
All the best
😂 On the go chips and burgers are ideal for hands... But, When one is feeling civilized then it has to be the knife and fork... That said will always eat burgers with my hands 😉
Thanks for the comment matey, appreciated 😎
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Top man 😉
You've at that all wrong, who in earth eats all the chips first? You eat a few chips, then a bite of the burger.
Oh, no, no, no !!!! Save the best till last 😉🤣🍺
@@OGDuffyReviews haha fair enough mate, I've got a system with food, every meal i have has a certain way of eating
It's just a shame that Wimpy was always expensive (for what it is)
True as would be a lot more popular
Woudl you like Salt with that.
Oh yes
I don't buy from kebab shops. Ever.
Sadly I do... Its one of my many guilty pleasures... Seems like the decent kebab shops are few and far between though these days 🤔😉🍺
They all stink I have up with them would rather get a pizza hut and cook some wonder meals at home but I get your channel it's really cool. How about a pizza hut?
Macdonalds burgers are simply ‘thrown’ together and the result is they look crap… wimpy looked more like it was assembled with a lot more care and attention.. wimpy wins easily..
Hearing you there completely 😉
I am too much of a wimpy to eat at their restaurants!
😂 Liking your play on words there matey... Very good 😉
So yall in the UK would rather eat at a yank chain than your own nations burger chain? That's mad wicked
ah great another eat out food channel 😩. All I’m seeing is someone here from UK doing and copying these bloody food eat out channels.. don’t you think there’s enough already ?
Thanks for the comment helps my algorithm 😉
I don't suppose you happen to be copying all the places Gary Eats goes to, are you?
Love your channel…. Great original content 😉
Wimpy and Taco Bell recently re-opened in my part of London after decades away.
Nice one…. Enjoy matey
Boshhhh
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You should have eaten the burger with a knife and fork.
Next time matey 😉
Bun doesn't remind me of wimpy
Trust me 😉
@@OGDuffyReviews trust you with what? 🤣 bun was definitely sesame seed haha
wimpys overpriced.
True, but you get a knife and fork and a china plate😉 Feels more civilized 😎
wimpy was always a treat for me growing up. I used to always love the smell in there
I know exactly what you mean 😉