Yelp brought us here after looking for somewhere to have lunch while exploring London. Honestly, I haven't enjoyed much of the "traditional" British food, Nando's is kinda an American-style restaurant with a little more international flair to the menu. We all had some variation of Chicken - the sides were all fantastic (yes, I'm looking at you Mac and Cheese), but what really won the day was the Peri-Peri seasoned French Fries. We didn't know what to expect, and ordered two sides of fries, one plain, one with the seasoning. You can guess which one everyone wanted. We even bought two bottles of the Peri-Peri salt to take home with us (and looked up a recipe to make our own). We'll find another Nando's to eat at next time we are in the UK! read more

Great ambiance with a Caribbean view. You order via digital menu or kiosk. Staff spends time only to deliver food. The food itself is very flavorful and tasty. They have a wide variety of chickens with different heat indexes. Being close to the train station, this is a great sit down meal before boarding a long train ride. They have plenty of room for you to bring along your luggage and extras. read more

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It's not a visit to London without a stop at a Nando's. This is a nice location by the river. The food was excellent as expected, watch out for the spice level though. read more

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This was my first time here. I got the Peri-Peri Chicken 4 boneless chicken thighs with mashed potatoes and spicy rice. I got it Hot, and it had a little bit of a kick to it. The chicken was very good, and the spicy rice was delicious! I liked trying the different spices. It's easy to order the food from your phone, and then they bring it out to your table. I recommend this place! read more

Nando's - Peri-Peri chicken (4 boneless chicken thighs) with mashed potatoes and spicy rice - Chicken Shop Near Me - London, XGL

Awesome service and great environment to enjoy a nice chicken meal. Nandos is delicious, clean and friendly. Definitely give this place a try! read more

Nando's - Butterfly chicken with chips and Mac and cheese - Chicken Shop Near Me - London, XGL

Food: 3.5 stars Service: huh? what service ? 2.0 stars Ambiance: 4.0 stars I was assisted by my waiter and explained to me how to order, etc. Basically, once they seated you, you order by scanning the QR code menu that is on each table and order via your phone. They will deliver the food to you once its ready, except.....the soda you ordered, water, silverwares, napkins, plastic glass and ice. You basically need to pick those up yourself. To those of you tourist who dined here and want to write a review, its number 20 on yelp list. read more

This place got a lot of hype from all the Americans who told me to try it out, but I think I had too high of expectations. The chicken was good, but nothing I would want to eat every week. For fast food, it's pretty great, because it's not fried like everything here in the US. But other than that there's nothing that makes it stand out really. All the different flavors of dressing is pretty shwae I will say, but I couldn't find one that meshed well with my chicken. I think the spicy chicken may have been the way to go instead of the lemon herb... read more

Nando's - Chicken Shop Near Me - London, XGL

For a chain in London, the high ceilings and domed windows overlooking the Thames river was still impressive. If you're looking for flavor in London, don't miss this chain. Not comparable to an American chicken chain (but maybe like an upscale Chick fil a because of its beloved sauces and service, if I had to pick one), the food here is Portuguese-African fusion, using African birdeye chilies as the primary ingredient in their sauces. Big portions, a variety of sides, and a quirky way of ordering makes this place a must. My food was so flavorful, I chose spicy rice and broccoli over fries and didn't regret it. The sauces themselves were relatively diverse in flavor and thick, and if you like spicy food you'll love it here. Try to seat yourself near a window if you come to this location, I would even call ahead and see if they can reserve a table for you. Ambiance: 8/10 Ease of seating/ receiving a table: 10/10 Vegan options: 8/10 Gluten free options: 10/10 Low carb options: 10/10 Overall deliciousness: 9/10 Ambiance: 8.5/10 Pricing? $ Liquor license?: Yes read more

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The place was really nice and the bottomless drinks was cool, but only coke worked from the machine; everything else was just carbonated water which sucked. We got a large meal to share between a family. We got lemon and bbq chicken with sides of corn on the cob, bread, rice, mashed potatoes and broccoli. The meal all in all was delicious and the staff was so nice. Great place would def come here again read more

Nando's - On top: garlic bread with bbq chicken and corn on the cob On bottom: lemon chicken with mashed potatoes, rice, and broccoli - Chicken Shop Near Me - London, XGL

As a first-timer, I found the ordering process was not self-explanatory. You first need to be assigned a table number. Then you order at the counter and tell them your table number. When your food is ready, it is to be delivered to your assigned table. Not knowing this, we queued up at the register first and the register person asked us for our table number. Luckily, she was able to ask one of her colleagues to assign us a table, so that we did not have to go back to the end of the line. Mr. Joy and I had heard of Nando's and have been curious about the S. African fast casual chain that specializes in Portuguese-style chicken. So when we came upon a Nando's, we had to try the peri-peri chicken. At the front of the line, I noticed a platter of pasteis de nata, or Portuguese egg custard tarts. As a fan of egg tarts, I had to try a pastel de nata. They simply take one straight from the platter and give it to you on a plate. It was very flaky, sweet, and buttery. However, I do wish that it was warm, or more fresh. Benson's Raspberry and Lime Cider: Cold, sweet, refreshing, and goes well with chicken Chicken Wings - Plain, Medium, Mango & Lime: I appreciate that they label the flavor of the chicken with little flags on tooth picks. But it would be nice if they put tooth picks on every piece of chicken, since we ordered three different flavors. The chicken itself was nice and juicy with a smokey flavor. The Mango & Lime flavor was just a tad sweet and tart. However, some of the chicken was burnt. I like a nice char, but I couldn't get past the strong burnt flavor on some parts of the chicken. 1/4 Chicken w/ Spicy Rice and Garlic Bread: First of all, we ordered Lemon & Herb, but somehow received Mango & Lime. The flavor was okay, but it was rather dry. The spicy rice was not bad, not too spicy. The garlic bread was simply grilled, garlicky pita, also a tad burnt and a little cold. Lastly, there were quite a few sauces to try, but I didn't love them. The worst part of the meal was when a busboy was cleaning up the table next to us. It is great that he takes the initiative to clean a table immediately after it becomes vacant, but he sprayed the disinfectant so vigorously that some of it splashed on us. Great as a cleaning agent. Terrible as a flavoring agent. Nando's was fun for us to try, since we had never had it before. Plus, it was quite affordable. The chicken was okay, but didn't blow us away, nor did the other items we ordered. Perhaps it is more satisfying to try in S. Africa, or maybe Portugal. read more

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Nando's craving satisfied at a great location on the river by Borough market. Halloumi sticks, chicken wrap with the hot peri peri sauce, spicy rice and corn on the cob, with an IPA to cool the fire burning in my mouth. read more

Had heard good things, but didn't live up to the hype. Staff seat you at a table and then you go to the counter to order which is a bit confusing at first. The halloumi cheese sticks are fine when they first arrive but get cold and hard fast. Chicken was ok, better dressed up with one of the help-yourself sauces. Sides of peas, spinach and chickpeas, butternut squash and sweet potatoes were all just ok. Not a place to return to. read more

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Decent food, nice servers, slow to bring dessert after asking twice, AND check out the spiders in then chandelier! read more

Nando's - Spider webs - Chicken Shop Near Me - London, XGL

While visiting the London, our British hosts raved about Nandos! This location is really cool because it's built along the river bank, using the previous industrial structure. The chicken is grilled to a juicy perfection. They have an array of sauces that compliments the chicken nicely. The spicy rice was okay but the ratatoulle was very bland and mushy. read more

Nando's - chicken, ratatoulle, spicy rice - Chicken Shop Near Me - London, XGL

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I came here for lunch yesterday as I was craving for spicy food. Everyone I know gave a very good reviews about the place hence decided to give it a try. The food is sooo amazing. I loved the food and seasoning they had. I wish they have this in United States but this one was the best chicken I ever had with this seasoning. I love my meat bone in so I ordered 1/4 chicken level hot Garlic bread on side Peri peri chips on side But later server informed that bone-in chicken is sold out and they can instead give chicken breast or thigh with same preparations. I was little disappointed but I asked them to replace it with chicken thigh. It was so tasty!!! I also had extra hot sauce and garlic sauce on the side. The food is delicious and if you love to eat then it's must try place. I will go one of these days to try that bone in one but yeah all 5 stars are for food!! read more

Nando's - Chicken Shop Near Me - London, XGL

Chicken. With hot sauce. And a plethora of delicious, some even healthy, sides.... Why not? The chicken pita is fantastic! One of my friends really likes it with haloumi cheese, must be awesome- they like it most of the time. I like the regular size, it gives me the best portion to choose whether to back or love on. I also love the mixed olives and can't wait until they expand to Colorado so the flavors can be enjoyed whenever I want! read more

So, I've come to realize, I wanted to actually support local places, but most of the local places don't accept credit cards, and being foreign, my go to is the credit card. So, we end up at chains, half of the time not knowing it, until I get home and can read over other reviewers to realize it is in fact a chain. On my original search, we were cold and hungry, and saw chicken wings within a 3 minute walk, that was enough for me. It wasn't until we got inside, that I saw the Portuguese part too. I honestly, had never had Portuguese food and after eating the food, maybe I still have not. Don't get me wrong the food itself was fine, but think rotisserie chicken, if you want to stretch it, cuban. We got a whole chicken, and it was fine, but nothing special, I couldn't find at the local supermarket. However, the sauces, were pretty darn tasty. While, we awaited our chicken, we got to try ALL of the sauces on a separate plate. We really enjoyed the garlic and the yellow pepper, both non spicy, but we actually enjoyed their highest level X and mixed in with both for flavor and kick. As far as the sides, I totally forgot that "chips" were UK's version of fries, if I would have remembered, I would have just totally ignored that option, we did enjoy the garlic bread and the spicy rice, even though it was not spicy at all, the corn on the cob was so bland and not even placed on the grill long enough. So overall, the food is 3 stars at best, the price point though was very reasonable for the amount of food we got, way better than our previous meal. But why 4 stars? The space it is in. It is gorgeous, one of the nicest restaurants, I have ever stepped foot in. The space itself is 5 stars and worth stopping and taking a picture of. read more

Being extremely hungry, my friends and I were looking for a place that's not too expensive but filling and yummy. We decided to check out this cool looking restaurant and was very happy about the experience. We got seated in the upper level so that was pretty cool because you get a really good view of the entire restaurant and it is more private and quiet from the rest of the place. I got the chicken burger and it was quite delicious. Although, it was kind of small for what I was paying for. The sauce was definitely the best part of the sandwich. My table also got the unlimited frozen yogurt as dessert so we were grubbing on that afterwards. All my friends from the states wish Nando is in the US, too! read more

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I always forget about this place when I'm making dinner plans but it's really good food. I love this particular branch of the chain though because it's designed to fit in with the surrounding buildings, using arches and bare brick work like in the clink beside it. The food is always good here, last time I went with my friend we both got a chicken burger with fries and she got a corn on the cob as well. The corn was a little dry but everything else was delicious. What makes Nandos unique is that they can serve restaurant quality Portuguese food at below restaurant level prices because they have eliminated waiter service, making it a kind of gourmet fast food restaurant. You're seated when you arrive, then you go to the counter to order your food, and they deliver it to your table once it's cooked. You also help yourself to drinks and cutlery. It costs £5.80 for a chicken fillet with fries, and a side order of corn was £1.70. Unlimited drinks cost £1.90 which is brilliant as I usually order a few cokes at dinner. If helping yourself to drinks and forks means getting such delicious food for this price I hope the good word will spread to all the overpriced restaurants in town! read more

Nando's - Chicken Shop Near Me - London, XGL

We came here for a quick lunch and it was very fulfilling. The lemon & herbs flavor is a delicious companion for the wings. There're a variety of sauce available for you to try freely. I would recommend Nando's to anyone who hasn't had it before. read more

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Who doesn't love Nandos? Its cheap, its fun, its simple, you know what you are getting and their loyalty scheme is ace! I don't think I've ever paid full price for a meal! NHS workers get a cheeky 20% off so its well worth it for a quick bite. Unless you don't like chicken...but then there is always the steak roll or bean patty! read more

Nando's - Chicken Shop Near Me - London, XGL

I only make it out to the UK once a year but when I do Nandos is always the first stop! (Sorry Dad) This location was well organized, had great employees and was so GOOD. 10/10 would recommend a cheeky Nandos always. read more

I'm usually a Nando's fan, but this place disappointed big time. Brusque too-busy-to-be-sincere service, lukewarm food and a general lack of courtesy by staff. Not exactly a showcase for the chain. Shame because the building is a really great place for a restaurant. If I wanted to get rushed through and given warm food I'd have gone to Burger King. The two stars are for the awesome building, not the food or service. read more

Nando's - Chicken Shop Near Me - London, XGL

You've gotta try Nando's, Stephy! Ya just gotta! And so I did and I think I can safely say that this building is far too cool for a Nando's to call home. Nando's is a chain, you see, and while the chicken was tasty and the meal somewhat satisfying, Nando's has no business calling such a rad space home. It's just wrong. For starters, this place is HUUUUGE. We are talking super high ceilings, gorgeous exposed brick walls, views of the water and a layout large enough to house a circus! But all of this for chicken? Clearly the chain must be doing well, but I shudder to imagine how much the rent must cost here. As for the food, it's chainy. I ordered the 6 lil' chicken wings and with spicy rice and garlic toast and they were tasty enough, but after just coming back from Portugal and eating my own weight in delicious authentic fare, this definitely tasted like a chain to me. Also, with this location soooo close to the market up the way with a wide array of tasty nibblies to choose from, I say, go local and ditch the chain. read more

In life, there are Nan-DOs, and Nan-DON'Ts This is definitely a nan-DON'Ts Closing up 15 minutes early, huffing and puffing through our take-away orders, and asking if I want to scrape up the excess frozen yogurt from the drip tray (oh, I'm dead serious)... this pretty much closed the Nando's book for me. For good. And I'm sure I'll live hap-peri-perily ever after sans-o Nandos. The end. read more

One of the great casual chicken chains of the world. After walking in and ordering from the counter, from which you can see morsels of chicken being basted and grilled, the smell teasing your nostrils as you struggle to utter the words of your order, you grab your drink cup and your order number sign. Then you head over to the fountain drink machine, where you are surprised by the wide array of sauces available next to the drinks. The sauces include Piri Piri-spiced sauces ranging from mild to XXX-hot. Also included are sauces such as lemon pepper and a garlic sauce. After grabbing your drink, you sit down and wait in agony to experience your chicken experience. Try not to look at nor smell other tables being served their own servings. I recommend whetting your appetite and/or washing down your chicken with a nice ale. We went for the chicken roulette: Rather than being chicken arranged in a roulette-like circular shape, all 10 pieces of chicken are haphazardly stacked in a glorious pile of chicken basted in sauces of various heat. A person of high heat tolerance may not find any of them truly intense on their own; each piece was delicious and flavorful in its own way and you can discern that each piece was individually basted. After you finish your dish, the next step is simply deciding whether you want to leave, or order more. The choice is up to you, my friend. 5 stars, rounded up from 4.5. read more

Beware the ginger dragon that doth guard the hallowed gates of PeriPeri-topia. Cross her and she will snarl and snipe and withhold fro-Yo! As I said to Laura N last night, sometimes a vicious Yelping just doesn't do it. So this particular experience will end up in one of my infamous customer service complaint letters. After being denied tapas, a bunch of relatively sober Yelpers toddled along to Nando's, skipping with glee as we imagined chicken from drawers and halloumi goodness. But the manager behind the counter snidely told us it was take out only and we had 5 minutes to order. Sigh! Okay we all lined up to order and quickly realised this lady was in a baaad mood. She rebuked all of us in some way or another, snapped and bitchily took our orders. Thinking it was just me and Ciaran R, I asked the rest what they thought and ruuuude was the answer. It was to get worse though. I ordered fro-yo and got a big cup to fill from the machine, which I thought switched off automatically... Err no it didn't, my bad! So when Laura N went up to order her fro-yo, she was denied by the lady because 'your friend left the machine on' (oops). She followed it up by 'but you can pay, I'll give you a cup and you can scrap off what's left on the drip tray ... (!!) Yeah I effed up, but there was no instructions on the machine and no staff to help. Even so, this kind of attitude is totally unacceptable. Regardless of the time you enter, 2pm or 11pm, you should be treated with the same courtesy and respect. This Nando's gets two stars though because the building is beautiful and the only problem with the place was her. She needs to be reminded that the unemployment rate is hitting record high numbers. read more

I was told by a few colleagues of mine in the US to stop by for chicken . Honestly thought this was British rip off fast food joint , however I was strongly mistaken! I ordered the butterfly chicken sandwich and it was simply amazing! You first are seated then you go up to the counter and order and head back to your seat but the service was fast! Great quality of food! You have sauces to choose from mild to really hot . I just got hot peri-peri sauce on my sandwich And it tasted so good! I even went to the tesco to purchase the sauce bottle to bring home to the U.S. Great place and must go! There are several locations throughout the city of London. It's a Portuguese place so you know it's good food. read more

Nando's - The NEW butterfly chicken sandwich! So good! - Chicken Shop Near Me - London, XGL

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Ok it's a Nando so there's so much you can expect. But for a Nando it's a stylish one!! It's full of tourists and screaming kids but it's stylish. read more

Nando's - Chicken Shop Near Me - London, XGL

Reading some other reviews, I think it makes a big difference when you eat at this Nandos. We had an early dinner for 15 of us and a few of us came away proclaiming it was our favourite Nandos of all time. Ok, that was probably the Super Bock talking, but I think you could do worse. It's huge, I like the arches feel and it's right on the river. Being on the river might just be it's downfall though - as I'm sure it attracts hella lot of tourists, which traditionally means surly, tired staff. Not on the occasion we visited, but I bet you could find yourself on the end of a tongue-lashing should you hold up the queue. I'll go back though! read more

Chicken time! If you like chicken, odds are good you've been to Nando's at some point. One of the better imports from South Africa and inspired by the Portuguese, Nando's is a prime choice when you want a cheap and cheerful meal that's somewhat healthy (compared to KFC) and fairly quick. But odds are good you knew that so let's get into specifics. This particular Nando's is very spacious and during the week you are likely to be seated immediately or at worst wait a few minutes. Weekends are a bit trickier and I've been told of waits up to 30 minutes (which isn't too bad for a restaurant, but for Nando's is an eternity!). With the high turnover, you are almost guaranteed freshly grilled meats, crisp and crunchy chips, and corn on the cob that's bursting with flavour (and thankfully not butter). Foodwise, the chicken is just like every other Nando's (gotta love franchise standardisation). Most times, they get it right with flavour filled skin and tender moist chicken. However, there are those occasions where the chicken comes out dry and no amount of sauce will help. With this particular one, I'd say they get it right 4 times out of 5 which is a pretty good ratio. Make sure you get your sauces as soon as possible. Given the high ratio of eaters to sauce bottles and the tendency of people to grab every sauce they might want, there have been occasions here where no sauce could be found and you had to go table to table hoping to strike it lucky and borrow a bottle. Not much fun when all you want to do is dive into your food. Wine and beer are available at more than reasonable prices (a glass of red wine costs £2.10 for example) so easily a place to get your drink on while you eat. It makes Nando's a great pre-night out spot. This location has plenty of table staff so you can wave one over for another drink instead of trekking out and waiting 15 mins in line again. The front door is a bit tricky when it's cold out as the heat from the grills just inside create a high pressure area that takes a bit of elbow grease to barge through. It does provide entertainment while waiting in line though so overall a plus point. The lines tend to be a bit long so expect to wait 10-15 minutes to place your order. Overall, definitely the best Nando's for groups that I've been in and something to keep in mind anytime you're out near LB. read more

I've had two exceedingly mediocre experiences with Nandos previously, so wasn't going to come back. But when Nathan announced a Yelper Takeover to educate the masses on how to Nando, I was intrigued. Maybe I'd been doing it all wrong, maybe that's why I don't like Nandos. Time to give it another chance. So there I was, a bunch of people explaining to me how to order and what to combine. I went with a few suggestions and hoped for the best. When the food arrived I was once again very underwhelmed. Even the double chicken portion ended up just being one small piece of dried out chicken, barely lukewarm. The sides were really tasty (I had coleslaw and corn on the cob, both were good) and if that's all I'd had, I'd probably give a much higher rating. But since Nandos is all about the chicken and the chicken just isn't very good, I can't in good conscience give a better rating. So there you have it, I really tried, I really wanted to like Nandos. But I don't. :/ read more

This is by far my favourite Nando's. It sits perfectly within its surroundings, working around the impressive arches and vaults, making it a rather spectacular venue for a fast-food restaurant. There are large tables throughout the spacious interior and the service is as quick as it should be in a Nando's. As you might already know, Nando's specializes in selling chicken. Best on the menu is the grilled chicken which can be spiced to your liking. Funnily enough, last time I was here we ordered a half spiced, half lemon-zest whole chicken, so they do leave you the opportunity to personalize your meals and have a taste of both. Even though most of the people I know adore Nando's, I still can't help but feel that the food is a bit dry at times, but their famous Peri Peri always does wonders to make this better. I also do quite enjoy the Nando's routine of having control over drink refills, sauces, plates and cutlery. This is the perfect place to venture when feeling peckish after a stroll down the beautiful London Southbank. read more

NANDO'S IS THE BEST. And of the four or so Nando's I went to while in London for a month, this one near the Globe is the best. Crazy cool atmosphere and crazy amazing chicken. Also, the best creamy mash I've had in my life. Nom nom nom, peri peri, nom nom nom. NANDO'S NEEDS TO COME TO CALIFORNIA. I would die of happiness. read more

An interesting chicken fast food joint but the location was great (and really huge!), the chicken I had was a bit dry but the extra things you get on the side where good. This place probably could do well in the states thats for sure. read more

We don't have Nando's in the US (there's allegedly one in DC, but until I see it, I'm skeptical). Now there's a few factors as to why I'm a huge fan of Nando's having only been here twice in my life (in the past two days since arriving in London): - I'm Portuguese - this food is like Crack to me - My Aussie buddy raved about Nando's when I met him and I've been looking forward to trying one - The exceptional chicken, rice, sauce combo, with some corn and garlic bread thrown in is a meal I subsist on every day. Love the sauce Honestly, I wanted to give this place 4 stars but my wife insisted on 5. Given she'd give up a meal at Alain Ducasse to eat here, I deferred to her preference. Quick thoughts on the other reviews: - Comparing this place to KFC is like me comparing Man U to the Colorado Rapids - Complaining about this place being a chain or shuddering at the rent cost seems idiotic read more

The food was up to the usual high standard (although don't bother with the garlic bread) and in terms of layout and décor, this cavernous restaurant under the railway line is probably the nicest looking Nandos I have ever been to. They even have a place to wash your hands next to the drinks and cutlery which is a great idea. What let the place down was the service at the till. I was waiting for a while (not helped admittedly by people who seemed to have wandered up with their menus but had not yet figured out what they actually wanted these people should be shot). When I finally got to the front and began my monologue the chap at the till got a call on his mobile phone and vanished off the face of the earth. Eventually he was replaced by an attractive waitress, which was a good tradebut by this stage I was grumpy and considering leaving. I'm glad I didn't..but I have to knock off a star for this! read more

I've been to better Nando's places. Definitely. This one is in a great location, and true, either the terrace, or the grand interior is a delight for the eye. However, the staff do not manage the place as they should, and you can wait for ages to get a table, while you discover later on that some have been free all this time. More worrying is the cleanliness of the place. Our table had just been "washed", and when we rested our hands on it, we found it more oily than fried chicken. We had it re-washed on the spot. While queuing, I saw some clients asking twice for another glass, as theirs was seemingly not clean. The food was alright, but I've had better-looking butterfly chicken in the past. The staff were friendly nonetheless, but I would go to another Nando's next time I've got a craving for chicken. read more

Nando's chicken is really a good place for the popular old London bridge area. The food was good and but the service was a little off. Twice we had to have multiple people look into our meal. Once the meal arrived it was hot and tasty. Coming from the states it's more like a El Pollo loco with a restaurant style theme. It's in a very crowded and touristy area and I'm not sure if that's the reason it's busy. I enjoyed the food because it was fresh and tasty the service was lacking and that's why the 4 stars. read more

I had Nando's at this location after ten years and it still tasted amazing as I remembered. The chicken is always cooked so perfectly and the sauces.. oh my. So much flavor and spice. Craving it now as I write this review. Must eat here if you never have. Staff was amazing as well read more