Papajohns Reviews 

2,939
TrustScore 2 out of 5

1.9

While we don't verify specific claims because reviewers' opinions are their own, we may label reviews as "Verified" when we can confirm a business interaction took place. Read more

To protect platform integrity, every review on our platform—verified or not—is screened by our 24/7 automated software. This technology is designed to identify and remove content that breaches our guidelines, including reviews that are not based on a genuine experience. We recognise we may not catch everything, and you can flag anything you think we may have missed. Read more

Review summary

Created with AI, based on recent reviews

Looking at 245 reviews, most reviewers were unhappy with their experience overall. Customers frequently complained about extremely long delivery times, resulting in cold, unappetising food arriving late at their doors. Reviewers expressed deep disappointment regarding poor quality ingredients, unpleasant tastes, and unexpected extra charges. Many individuals experienced frustrating problems with incorrect or missing items, alongside unhelpful responses from staff when asking for assistance. Some people were satisfied with the delicious pizzas, noting that meals were well flavoured with plenty of toppings. Consumers also mentioned that some delivery drivers were exceptionally friendly and cheerful, while orders occasionally arrived promptly on time.

What people talk about most

Product

Clients share ambiguous opinions on product. While some reviewers praise the delicious flavors, great stuffed... See more

Order

Consumers find order experiences deeply frustrating, consistently highlighting significant delays and cold... See more

Delivery service

Customers consistently note negative experiences with delivery_service, frequently reporting long delays and... See more

Quality

Customers consistently express deep disappointment and frustration with the poor food quality, frequently... See more

Staff

Users describe ambiguous interactions with staff, as experiences vary significantly across different... See more

Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

PJs is not what it used to be and we won't be ordering any more food from here. From our experience: Online ordering process and delivery timeframe was great, that's where the satisfactio... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

The food was okay, a bit overpriced for just standard pizzas. What I’m really upset about and what’s compelled me to write this review is the fact that I was charged twice for the same order due to a... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Gloucester Central way downhill. Interesting another review suggests they now use Uber Eats to deliver - this may explain why my order was sat at "out for delivery" for 30 minutes when I am,... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Well, I'm not surprised. Your reputation preceded you. You care about your competition more than you care about your loyal customers. Your offers are a sham, you deliberately make delivery one p m... See more


Company details


Contact info

1.9

Poor

TrustScore 2 out of 5

3K reviews

5-star
4-star
3-star
2-star
1-star

No recent history of asking for reviews

This company hasn't invited customers recently, so reviews may not be representative

Hasn’t replied to negative reviews

How this company uses Trustpilot

See how their reviews and ratings are sourced, scored, and moderated.

1.9

All reviews

(2,939)

242 reviews in the last 12 months

Write a review
Companies on Trustpilot aren't allowed to offer incentives or pay to hide reviews. Reviews are the opinions of individual users and not of Trustpilot. Read more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Worst Experience and Awful service

Awful service. My delivery was delayed because they claimed I gave the wrong postcode—despite the fact I’ve used the exact same address for years. When I tried to help by checking where the driver was on the map, she spoke to me rudely and basically said it wasn’t her issue.

Calling the store made things worse. The manager was unprofessional, accused me of lying, and told me they had no drivers and I’d get my food whenever they “found one.” Then she told me to come collect it myself or wait a week for a refund that would “probably” go through.

Absolutely shocking behaviour. Never ordering from this branch again.

May 8, 2026
Unprompted review
Advertisement
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Harlow

Harlow - Staple Tye

If you want a restaurant with, no menus, no deals, no promotional stock, no reasonable level of English, no manners, no product knowledge, then this is the restaurant for you.

100% Guaranteed........ to be let down!

May 9, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered a pizza most pieces didn't have…

Ordered a pizza most pieces didn't have any cheese..I rang and advised them. They said that is how it was meant to be on the sour dough.

I don't a agree but won't order from them again.

I offered to send them a picture and they said they can't do anything.

The branch was Hinckley

May 8, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

A very bad experience!

Again, just a very bad experience with Papa Johns Crawley!
Again, my two pizzas came scrambled!
Just a disgrace!
Why they don’t do anything to improve?
I’m so sick of this!

May 8, 2026
Unprompted review
Advertisement
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely appalling service from Papa…

Absolutely appalling service from Papa Johns.

Order number: 83706196

We placed an order worth £126, and the pizzas were never delivered. The store claimed the driver had attempted delivery, called us, and left voicemails — however, there was absolutely no record of any calls or voicemails on our phones.

To confirm this, we even reviewed CCTV footage covering the property, which clearly showed that no delivery driver ever arrived at the address.

After we contacted the store — over 120 minutes after originally placing the order — we were told the driver would be sent back out with the food. However, when we called again 25 minutes later to check on the delivery, we were then told the store had decided to cancel the order instead.

What made the situation even worse was the way the store handled the complaint. I spoke to the store twice, and neither the female staff member nor the male staff member I was handed over to would identify themselves, even when asked for the purpose of making a formal complaint. They refused to issue a refund despite acknowledging the food had not been delivered, and they also refused to provide any help or information regarding the complaints procedure.

£126 taken for food that never arrived, no accountability, no customer service, and no willingness to resolve the issue properly. Completely unacceptable experience.

May 7, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Double charged, please be aware of the app when ordering…

The food was okay, a bit overpriced for just standard pizzas. What I’m really upset about and what’s compelled me to write this review is the fact that I was charged twice for the same order due to a technical glitch on the app. We called the Papa John’s immediately after the glitch occurred because our order wasn’t confirmed, but the funds were taken. This was NOT a pending charge, the funds had been taken from our account. When we called, the worker didn’t have any record of our first order and said there was “nothing they could do to help” so we had to place our order again and we had no choice but to dispute the first charge with our bank. I understand this is not the worker’s fault, but PLEASE get that app fixed to ensure something like this doesn’t happen again to other people too. It’s very inconvenient, stressful and frustrating to have to dispute this charge and have to wait for however long to get £33 refunded to our account…

May 2, 2026
Unprompted review
Advertisement
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible

Terrible! Ordered from Papa John’s for the first time in years and honestly wish I hadn’t bothered. It used to be really good, but this was a huge letdown. The pizza arrived cold, the base tasted stale, and the whole thing was just bland and disappointing. £40 completely wasted. Definitely won’t be ordering again—should’ve gone for a Chinese instead.

May 4, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service from Papa Johns at…

Excellent service from Papa Johns at Kingsthorpe Northampton resolved and eventually received our order due to no fault of the store or staff unfortunately an issue with the Just Eat courier. Excellent customer service and thanks for being very helpful.

May 2, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful company

Awful company. I received a Papa John's order via Deliveroo, which contained a side order of chicken combo. After eating most of the smaller pieces, I bit into a large chicken peice only to discover it was RAW. I had abysmmal responses from both Papa John's AND Deliveroo. They BOTH refused to investigate, refused to contact the outlet unless they had a photo. I explained I had thrown the food in the bin and that a photo would nOT show RAW chicken anyway but they just kept saying they would not refund me without a photo. I said repeatedly I wasn;t even asking for a refund - i just wanted someone to speak to the Papa john's outlet as they barely speak English so impossible me trying. 5 different emails i received from Deliveroo and Papa johns, each time just a different person saying they needed a photo and refused to contact Papa Johns or do anything. unbelievable, unprofessional and totally unacceptable responses from both companies. Papa johns refused to investigate even though its one of their franchises, said i had to speak to Deliveroo. So ridiculous! I didnt want compensation, I just wanted someone to investigate why this outlets food and hygiene standards are so low they are serving RAW chicken in their combos. Papa Johns just shelved responsibility onto Deliveroo. And yet its one of their franchises? Just reported it to the Environmental health services at the council instead. Won't be buying Papa John's again. A shame because the pizzas are usually quite nice, but always arrive cold. But i dont want food poisoning from RAW chicken so it's no go. `neither company cares about customers getting food poisoning.

April 30, 2026
Unprompted review
Advertisement
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Extremely Disappointing Experience at Papa John’s West Ealing

I’ve been ordering from Papa John’s West Ealing for a long time, and I’ve never experienced anything like what happened today. The pizza we received was completely bland and honestly the worst we’ve had from this branch.

When I called to report the issue, I spoke to someone who said her name was Alisha. Instead of listening or trying to help, she was extremely rude from the start. She even accused me of lying when I calmly explained the problem. When I asked to speak to the manager, she claimed she was the manager — but her behaviour was so unprofessional, disrespectful, and argumentative that it was hard to believe.

She couldn’t communicate clearly, didn’t seem to understand what I was saying, and spoke to me in a confrontational way, as if she wanted to argue rather than resolve anything. I’ve never come across such behaviour at this branch before. In the past, whenever I had an issue, the team handled it politely and professionally.

This experience was completely unacceptable. Someone needs to look into this and speak to her, because no customer should be treated this way.

April 22, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful

Awful, long delivery time, cold pizza zero customer service rang to complain and the chap I spoke to could hardly speak English then he put the phone down on me will never use again avoid at all costs

April 18, 2026
Unprompted review
Advertisement
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid dishonest Hayes branch of Papa Johns

After waiting 2 hours for my order, the system still stated 'on its way', I called Papa John's Hayes only to be told lies about my phone number being incorrect and therefore the driver could not call me! What has that got to do with delivering the order to my address?

I have ordered from the Hayes branch numerous times so aware of possible wait of upto an hour which is terrible yes but I accounted for it. Drivers have never ever called me prior to delivery and we have always tipped them well so I know this was a lie.

He told me the driver cancelled the order, which I said was fine. Has my money been returned? No, he said, his manager must authorise and he cannot get hold of her! He stated the order could be prepared and delivered instead, I politely declined and requested my full refund given the order had already been cancelled.

The worker continuously gaslighted and provoked me to anger repeating the same lie and ignoring my request for funds I paid to be returned!

He still refused stating his manger had to authorise cancellation of order (which had already been cancelled by the driver)! As if hoping I would relend and accept the order be made up 2 hours after I placed it!

Please avoid this branch at all costs, they are dishonest and if there is one thing I hate, its dishonesty.

When I asked for his name, he seemed to have to think about it so I am even concerned he gave another workers name hence I am not referencing it here!

Only after threatening to write to head office did he then say he had spoken to his manager and would refund my money! Another lie as he had been on the phone with me!

It is then, I received notification of "There's a problem' (a change from 'on its way'). This confirms he lied about the delivery driver having cancelled the order.

My blood pressure has not been so high. Avoid avoid avoid!

I am still waiting for my refund and will follow through with contacting head office to get my money back.

April 11, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Delicious food

Delicious food, me and my fiance order here pretty much every takeout we get. Lovely staff :)

April 11, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If I could rate this place a 0 I would

If I could rate this place a 0 I would.
I have waited for 2 hours for my pizza. I had called the shop and placed an order, the worker said my order had been placed and will take 35 minutes. I had called 4 times whilst waiting and every time I called the worker huffed and had a very bad attitude. On the 3rd call they said that the driver was down my road, 40 minutes later I called for the last time and got told that my order didn’t go through and the man started swearing at me and calling me impatient. Very dissatisfied with this customer service.

April 10, 2026
Unprompted review

The Trustpilot Experience

Anyone can write a Trustpilot review. People who write reviews have ownership to edit or delete them at any time, and they’ll be displayed as long as an account is active.

We use dedicated people and clever technology to safeguard our platform. Find out how we combat fake reviews.

Learn about Trustpilot’s review process.

Here are 8 tips for writing great reviews.

Verification can help ensure real people are writing the reviews you read on Trustpilot.

Offering incentives for reviews or asking for them selectively can bias the TrustScore, which goes against our guidelines.

Take a closer look