Nandos

*WHAT IS NANDOS?* Nandos is a chain of restaurants which focus on chicken dishes. Their speciality is their 'peri peri chicken' which is explained below. The overall cuisine of the restaurant is rooted in traditional portuguese dishes, although there is a little something for every palate here! *WHAT IS PIRI-PIRI CHICKEN?* Piri-piri, peri-peri or peli-peli is the name used in the ex-sPortuguese colony of Mozambique to describe the African bird's-eye ...
...OPTIONS* The food at nandos is second to none. I'm not exaggerating when I say I could eat there every day. The staple of the menu is their chicken. There are a variety of different chicken dishes available including: Peri Peri chicken - whilst all chicken here is peri peri, you can opt to just have it on its own and not in a 'dish'. There is the option of 1/4, 1/2 or whole chicken with either lemon and herb, mild spice, medium spice or hot spice ...

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Nandos is a Portuguese-style chicken chain, specializing in flame grilled chicken and hot sauces. Not many people in the UK are familiar with the brand, but it is growing rapidly, and that is not at all surprising. What is also surprising is the fact that this chain originated in South Africa. I first came across this restaurant chain in 1998, while I was living and working in Pretoria, South Africa. I became completely addicted, and luckily for ...
...me share with you the Nandos experience: THE OUTLET: Nandos mainly started out as a take away outlet, but it turned into a memorable dining venue. As can be expected, it is theme centered, but not overdone, just enough to make you forget for a few moments that you are in London. The ambiance is warm and inviting, with heavy, sturdy wooden tables and furniture. The décor is mainly in warm Mediterranean colours, rich yellows and oranges, that inevitably ...

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Nando's, I believe, are a South African chain which serves Portuguese-style flame grilled chicken. While this group as yet has far fewer outlets than such fast food giants as McDonalds,Burger King,Pizza Hut, A & W, or KFC, its reliance on quality is very,very,impressive,and they are fast attracting quite a dedicated and loyal following. When you dine at Nando's you place your order at the counter,pay your bill, are given a number and your order ...
...The core offering at Nando's is delicious flame grilled chicken. You can order the likes of chips-excellent too I should add- Mediterranean rice, soft rolls, and a range of beverages including beer,coca cola and mineral water. Orders can be placed for a quarter-half or full chicken and for familes there are various combo type meals,again a quarter-,half or full chicken,complete with chips,coleslaw, and drinks. The pride and joy of Nando's are their ...

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...to take me to that Nandos place? I've never heard of it." "Yeah let's do that ..I think there's one in Bayswater. Oh and they're building one on Gloucester Road." "I've never been before, is it good?" "It's a little different, but it's cheap and quick." "Perfect." Nandos is fast food done properly. If you have chicken cravings, Nandos is the place to satisfy your needs, and it has saved me from a dinner of pot noodles more times than I care ...
...a faceook group of ex Nandos employees where they said that they'd leave a couple of chicken pieces in the extra hot all day waiting for that show off trying to look big, and then watch him squirm! You may find that evil, personally I find it quite funny. There's a wide array of starters including olives which are rather nice, although perhaps there's a little too much garlic. For pudding you can have a never ending amount of frozen yoghurt, which ...

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As a vegetarian a Nandos is actually not the first port of call for any of my meals as the restaurant chain specialises in chicken dishes from Portugal. Prior to becoming a vegetarian, I had visited Portugal and enjoyed Piri-Piri (or Peri-Peri) chicken, mostly because of the blends of spices and tatses. I enjoy my food with a bit of heat as I think it brings out all the flavours in a meal. I was in Covent Garden and in a bit of a hurry with a friend ...
...location (approximately £28 for two) Usually when I am in London, I avoid places like this and prefer to eat at smaller more intimate venues, but Nandos has really surprised me. If you want a surprisingly good Veggie choice...give it a go! Summary: A surprisingly good find ...

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...been to quite a few Nandos throughout the country and I can honestly say the food standard has always been excellent. How it works... -You will be shown to your table by the waiter/waitress -Then after browsing the menu, you go up and order/pay for your food (you need to make sure you tell them how hot you want it!) -You will be given a rooster table stick so the waiterwaitress knows where to serve your food -Help yourself to cutlery and legendary ...
...CocaCola, you will be given a glass at the till and is re-fillable There you have it! Simple! The great thing about Nando's is that its very quick but you don't feel rushed in the sense that you have to leave as soon as the meal has finished. It is a very relaxed atmosphere, with people of all ages. The first Nando's was launched in 1987 in South Africa. Then 5 years later Nando's came to the UK. Now it is spreading worldwide! Nando's is really for ...

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Take a little look on the left hand side of these pages and very often you will see the list of favourite restaurants as voted for by the opinions of members of ciao. You might have noticed that “Nando`s” sits proudly there, as it has done for some time now. For those of us in the U.K and particularly in the south of England, this chain is getting a totally justifiable reputation as being an excellent place to eat out! I hope to give ...
...progress but in the meantime let me tell you a little story……….. The History Lesson Long, long ago, well before P.Cs and Big Brother, we humans were in the position of having to find our own entertainment and diversions. On the Iberian peninsular, those dastardly Spaniards were developing their own brand of “The Weakest Link”. They called it “The Inquisition”! They also combined this with cultivating a ...

bwanamdevu 06.07.2002 · Read full review
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...review. Like all the Nandos restaurants the Manchester branch follows the unique theme of wooden chairs and tables, writing on the walls and chicken paitings everywhere. All in all it creates a very rustic, relaxed feel, perfect after a days shopping at the Arndale. One annoying thing about this Nandos is the music. If you stay for more than 20 minutes you will notice (if you listen carefully) that the music is on a complete loop. Sounds like a ...
...the process of eating at Nandos (which we did), and guided to our seats. Now comes the important stuff. What to choose from the menu. Chicken Burger or Half Chicken? Diffifcult choice in anyones book, personally I stumped for the half chicken. On top, I asked for chips and coleslaw, with my chicken medium (level of hotness), and a coke refill. All of this added up to around £7.50, well worth it. To order we simply walk up to counter (there was and ...

carneypingu 17.02.2008 · Read full review
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Ooolah lah Berm Vindo a Nando If you want a nice evening with guys an gals, and you want a flaming way to communicate, you wanna to use those fingers, you wanna use your facial expressions to make your face humorous, eat and drink as much as you like, then yep man! Yeah man yuh come to de right place! My daughter discovered Nando and decided to treat the family. The minute I walked in the joint! (no no I did not shake my hips as Shirley Bassey ...
...friendly family atmosphere. It was magic! The surrounding denotes a Portuguese – Afrikaans atmosphere. There was some beautiful artistic display! Oh gawd, they are so beautiful, you think that you in Portugal! Ah boy was I glad to be here! That’s the feeling expressed by all of us. We were escorted to our seat arrangement. I could not help noticing the background of Nando. ---The staff displays traditional Portuguese hospitality .Their appearances ...

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I visited Nandos in Southport last week, having never visited one of these restaurants before. My husband and I walked in and, within just a couple of minutes, we were greeted by the person undertaking the duties of the host and offered a table. It was too near the door so we declined and requested another table near to the big picture window to the side of the bar. The host led us to our table and placed an open menu on the table in front of where ...
...to finding where my local Nandos restaurants were back at home when they realised we were visting friends and actually lived over 200 miles away. When we were ready to leave, we had not quite finished the peri-peri nuts so the staff offered us a box to take them with us - and then topped up the box with extra nuts at no extra cost. In fact, apart from the cleanliness [and the whole place was immaculate], the delightful staff really made the experience ...

Glynhafod 19.12.2008 · Read full review
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...in hddersfield town centre. Nandos is known as a chicken restaurant but I love it there and I'm vegetarian. Nandos facts and figures --------------------------------------- ** Nandos was born in Africa in 1987 and opened its first UK restaurant 5 years later in 1992. **There are now over 190 Nandos restaurants in the UK. **Nandos famous peri peri flavour comes from African Birds Eye Chillies. **Nandos Peri peri flavouring contains no preservatives, ...
...*Medium *Hot *Extra Hot Nandos chicken is marinated in the Peri peri sauces for 24 hours so the flavour is gorgeous and strong. The Restaurant Itself ---------------------------------- *The restaurants decor is a traditional, portugese style. *With warm terracotta walls and strange wooden ornaments and sculptures everywhere!! *Its really warm and welcoming and has a great atmosphere. The Menu ---------------------- **Appetisers: There ...

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Nandos is a great family place to go and eat at. I have been eating in Nandos for years and even visisted few when in South Africa and I enjoyed their food everywhere. All across London is Nandos brilliant and fast with serving food. First thing when you walk in you will be seeted by member of staff and given menu. Normaly their staff is friendly and smiling. They usually ask if you have been to Nandos before and if not they will explain how it works. ...
...own. The great thing about Nandos is their peri-peri meter and choosing from how spicy do you like it. From lemon and herb flavour to extra hot. If you dont know which one you can try the sauces just with non-spicy chicken from beginning as it could be a little bit of a shock for your taste buds if you didnt taste it before and if you enjoy their tasty sauce you can buy it local superstore such as Tesco to use at home. Peri-peri spice is used on ...

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I discovered Nandos on my girlfriends cousins birthday a few years back. Since then I've visited Nandos in Cardiff, Cardiff Bay, Nantgarw, Manchester and Bristol and never been disappointed. The first think that hits you when you enter Nandos is the atmosphere. The restaurants always use latin sounding music in the background and the decor is always interesting. The staff are very friendly, to the point where once , in the Cardiff Bay restaurant, ...
...with the option of the nandos sauces. These are very much a matter of taste. On a first visit I would recommend going for the medium spice and working your way up on return visits. As nice as the food is, it would be possible to make eating it quite horrible if it's spicier than you could conformably tolerate. The menu itself is very readable and written in a humorous/sarcastic style, which I really like. Overall it's just another way that the restaurant ...

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Nando's is a chain which although claiming make 'Portugese'style chicken, is actually South African. None is this is important though, if the food tastes good enough! And in general, it does. It is a cheap restaurant, on a par with many fast food restaurants (around £5 for a piece of chicken/chicken burger, chips and a soft drink). It seems a bit 'more' than the McDonalds experience though. You order and pay first, and then sit back down and wait ...
...but you can actually watch the chicken being cooked as the kitchens are completely open (although, obviously, it depends where you are sitting and the layout of the restaurant!). Their speciality is called 'peri-peri' chicken, which is, indeed, popular in Portugal. There are four 'spice' levels, from unspicy, through mild, medium and hot. Don't be fooled by the 'mild' though, because (being quite a softy!), I found even this was quite hot for me! ...

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...whole chicken, or £17.50 in Nandos for four quarters of a chicken. I asked if it was organic or freerange, and the guys serving just shrugged, so I guess they are just tasteless battery hens. It took me about 10 minutes to eat everything in sight, drank lots of the bottomless Coke to fill me up, stared out the other patrons and left feeling like I'd just been mugged; hungry and £17.50 poorer. I could have gone to KFC and eaten so much for the same ...

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