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    Nando's Mexican Cafe

    3.5 (544 reviews)
    ModerateMexican
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    NANDO'S MEXICAN CAFE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Happy hour specials
    Good for kids

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    El Jefe Chimichanga and was it ever!
    Art H.

    1/3/25 After class lunch and first visit to this location. Parking 3/5 Entire strip mall was slammed. All business were busy as we arrived about 12:30. Found a parking spot and grabbed our hiking boots to begin our journey towards the restaurant. Atmosphere 5/5 Like the other location (Gilbert?) it is a nice and popular location. Atmosphere is modern Latin good vibes and based on the libations area my guess this place gets pretty slammed on weekends., Service 10/5 We had the pleasure having Lesi as our server. She was prompt, attentive and very polite. Lesi took time to answer questions including some off menu options. We ordered the Hefe fajitas steak chimichangas and the Chipotle Albondiga soup and cheese crisp. Food 5/5 First the cheese crisp was the best we've had. Thin crust browned perfectly and the perfect cheese blend. The soups was very nice as well. The Hefe chimichangas was ginormous with great fajitas steak and stir fried vegetables. Delicious leftovers. Both locations impressed. Thank-you Lesi! $51.18 and $20 cash tip for outstanding service we told your Mgr about. Nando's my friends and if you visit this location ask for Lesi-SYOY!

    Bonnie F.

    We had a DELICIOUS dinner at this location last night with our family from Montana! We got seated within a few minutes and enjoyed the outdoor dining ambiance! Juan kept us supplied with chips and salsa and Cara was our server, who provided outstanding service the whole time! We had several different entrees, and all were tasty and cooked to perfection!! This has, and will always be one of our favorite restaurants

    Shredded beef tacos
    Allison P.

    Ok the service at this one by the wait staff is excellent. The bartenders pour better than the other locations. The shredded beef tacos, Birria Chimis, Mexican pizza, queso cannot be slept on. Fun for date night or out with friends.

    Emily C.

    My favorite thing about Nando's is the drink menu. They have a wide variety of both alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks. The food is good but I've had better. Our server was very friendly and everything came out fast despite us being a very large group!

    Spicy shrimp appetizers and Pasta with Steak. Delicious
    Darrell M.

    We were just there on Monday and came back on Wednesday. Same great food and table service. Unfortunately, we were there at noon, the hostess was on phone taking a to go order while we waited and the line grew to 6 groups before someone else came to seat people without any sense of urgency. The other staff were aware but didn't do anything.

    Taco, Enchilada (green sauce ) with all Rice
    Will B.

    Back to Nando's again this week. This time, we both had the lunch special, Taco, Enchilada served with Rice and Beans. The service is always great, the staff does an outstanding job. Sit outside on the patio, in the bar or the dining area. They are all great places to enjoy the food. The Margaritas are always tasty, although we didn't indulge today, they are always good.

    Jalapeno Bean Dip
    Katie A.

    We had a perfect dining experience at this Nando's! After getting a tire fixed at Discount Tire down the street, it was dinner time and Nando's was a mile away. We were seated right away on a Wednesday around 4:30 pm. Our waiter was absolutely fantastic! We was quick with everything and checked on us an appropriate amount of times. We started with the jalapeño bean dip, which honestly wasn't spicy at all! For dinner I got the Fern's fajita bowl with chicken and it was great! The chicken was spicy and flavorful and I loved it! We would definitely come to this Nando's location again!

    Cheese enchilada, taco, beans and rice
    Michelle M.

    Went to Nandos to celebrate birthday with coworker and ordered the El Jefe Chimichanga and it was amazing! You really have to love grilled onions as there are a lot! The steak is marinated so delicious! The flavors of the green onions, guacamole, sour cream, grilled onions, cheese with the steak was perfect. The steak was not dry and was just so good! I asked for double beans and no rice and it made for a delicious bean dip with my chips. Everything was cooked great and I would definitely order this again! My coworker loved her enchilada and taco meal too! Everything was just delicious! Nandos has happy hour with drinks and food specials from 3-6pm. The menu has some good options, especially a steak quesadilla, which has a similar taste of the chimichanga minus all the onions and toppings!

    Waitress with an attitude

    Regular customer at Gilbert and Queen Creek locations for years!!! Worst service ever today at the gilbert location!!! Will not be back!!! No one deserves to be given dirty looks from their server when they ask to speak to a manger . We paid good money for a meal the was ruined by her.

    Taco salad
    Kim H.

    We had my ride or die's mom's celebration of life yesterday at Nandos. They have a separate banquet room for private parties. The server did a decent job considering there was about 20 of us including kids. The sangria was tasty. I had the taco salad minus cheese since I'm on a weight loss challenge. I hear the cheese crisps are delicious. The happy hour menu looked good too.

    Juevos machaca
    Kacee O.

    Food is amazing!!! Service was great, Aaron took excellent care of us. Highly recommend the queso dip, best we've ever had. (Sorry no pic of queso dip we ate it to fast).

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    Bella T.

    This was a pretty good place for Mexican food! I really liked that they had a few different vegetarian options. We came in around 4:30pm on a Saturday and only had to wait 10 minutes to be seated. Most of the people working were teenagers, but everything ran smoothly and the food tasted great! I ordered the espinaca enchiladas, which were spinach, cheese, onion and tomatoes. It came with refried beans and rice and it tasted like your traditional rice and beans! They serve you chips and salsa (mild and spicy) when you are seated and those were okay. Nothing special. I liked the decorations and the new mural on the wall. Our waiter was good and the food didn't take too long to come out either, especially given how busy it was. Overall, I would come here again because of the good food and service, but it might not be my first choice just because it didn't exceed expectations!

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    I was looking for a quick lunch spot on my way out of the valley to golf in Gold Canyon and saw…read morethis place on Yelp with the great reviews. Authentic Mexican food sounded perfect and I knew good things were in store when I arrived at 11:30am on a Friday and all of inside and outside tables were full. The inside is quaint but has quite a few tables. They also have tables out front in the shade (to call it patio seating may be a stretch, just simple tables and chairs on the exterior of the entrance). You order your food at the counter and I didn't study the menu ahead of time but the ladies taking my order were patient with me. I ordered a shredded beef taco and a cheese enchilada with rice and beans. Nothing fancy for my first time as it's hard to golf on a full stomach! I found the only open table and then hit up the salsa bar. They have 4 or 5 different salsas/hot sauces and a few other goodies. I got a small cup of each sauce and all of them were quite good. My food was colorful, flavorful and just the right away to give me some energy without being lethargic. I could go on about a few other nice things but it seems most of East Mesa already knows about this place given the high scores on Yelp from a lot of reviewers. Nothing to prevent me from giving a 5* review at this time. I look forward to trying some more dishes in the future.

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    This restaurant is MUST visit! We enjoyed some delicious drinks, entrees, and an app! We were…read moreseated immediately upon arriving in their super cute space; there was both indoor and outdoor options on a Sunday evening! There were heaters available if we needed them, as we sat outside. Our amazing and friendly server offered to turn the heaters on for us, but we didn't need them. I enjoyed a Oaxacan Old Fashioned (on the sweeter side, but that's what I like), we had the Elote (BEST I'VE EVER HAD), and I also had the Carne A La Tampiquena. Everything tasted amazing and was served fresh and in a timely manner. We will most certainly be back (and you should visit, too!)!

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