Nando’s Chicken

Great atmosphere, great food and great staff. Rajio is quickly becoming one of my favorite places to visit for a late night snack and drink. Their usual menu is not as appealing to me but their seasonal menu always manage to attract my attention.
Rajio provides a great selection of both traditional and exotic Japanese tapas which go perfectly with drinks they offer. Although the prices for slightly on the high side their energetic staff up for it and leaves you almost feeling bad to just leave the average tip.

This location has definitely stepped up their game. They must have hired better cooks because I’ve been eating here/​grabbing take out very frequently, sometimes everyday and I’ve never had any issues. Chicken is always fresh, rice not overly salty. Happy this location has been pretty consistent lately and hope that doesn’t change!

Food is meh I don’t really like nandos since it never really fills you up and is very expensive but this place is full of FOBs who you have to repeat your order to at least 3 times

This Nando’s is not the fanciest one you can find, but nevertheless they still serve the best chicken on this planet with amazing sauces. They’re open late and the service is friendly.

How is this place only at 3 ½ stars?
I have friends on the east coast that rave about Nando’s, so of course when I found out there was one in Vancouver we had to stop.
We ordered the classic combo with a full chicken, garlic bread and mashed potatoes. OMGGG the chicken was the most delicious grilled chicken I’ve ever had. The juiciness, yet char on the outside made for a delicious flavor. And the garlic bread and mashed potatoes were damn good as well.

Exceeds expection. of the lowest note.
I decided to give this place 3 tries before posting this review.
1^st time: chicken was dry, skin burnt. Hair in my casa salad.
2^nd time: this time with my girlfriend. Waited 30 mins. Just to be served under cooked raw chicken, leaving my girlfriend sick and on anti biotics.
3^rd time. Me and a buddy decided to give nandos a last chance. The food was yet again contaminated. No sense of feeling welcomed when first walked in and they didnt do anything about my friends contaminated salad with raw chicken skin.
Thank god I’m not in the hospital. This place is not an ideal place for young children nor mothers with babies nor anyone for that matter. The amount of cross contamination is a disgrace. Im surprised their not shut down already!

My usual order Double leg combo never disappoints me. It comes with 2 sides included.
The chickens are always fresh, and cooked just right. Sometimes I get burned ones BUT not a single time at this location.
Staffs are always friendly.

Great job!
After several hours at Granville Island on a very sunny day, I, plus two people, decided to do Nando’s as I wanted grilled spicy chicken. I picked this location as it was about an eight-​minute drive. To my delight and surprise, it was easy to find street parking.
We ordered the Variety Pack with fries and coleslaw as our sides. The food arrive in a reasonable amount of time and the venue itself had a lively feel. The chicken was succulent… mmmmmmm…finger-licking good. One of the people with me was my sis… she hates touching food so she ate the chicken skewers with a fork and knife. My date and I ate the other chicken pieces with our hands… the way Portuguese chicken is supposed to be enjoyed.
I truly loved Nando’s and this location is no let down!

I guess I expected more. The aroma was really enticing and hoping i’d get the same with the flavor but i did not. It was bland for me and the sauces didn’t quite help either. Prices are steep btw. I’d prefer $ 8 rotisserie than eat here. The serving size was small too.
I would have given three stars but the server oh my. She was annoyed when we got there (for unknown reason, my resting bitch face maybe? Hope not lol) … So we ordered and my dad couldn’t really hear what she was trying to say (HER voice was so tiny and squeaky) so i figured it really annoyed her more but HELLO, that’s your job? Do it properly and please be nicer to your customers.

So yummy, good service, and lots of food! Definitely got our money’s worth and can’t wait to come back!

After visiting Africa last year I really love Nando’s in general. The quarter chicken combo with mashed potatoes is really tasty, but the portions are just too small for the price compared to all the poutine restaurants in the area.
Service is really good.

Really tasty flamed broiled chicken with a tasty sauce. It’s a little pricey for what you get and the sides are quite small, but all in all its good.

Was here for lunch today. I remember when Nando’s was starting to get popular people were totally raving about it. I don’t really understand the hype.
I usually come here around once a month to get my non fried chicken fix. I used to usually order the kebabs, but then I discover I get way more meat by ordering legs. As much as I hate bones, it definitely worth it just for the increase in meat received.
Little did I know that the Tuesday special is the 2 of the Double Leg and 1 side combos for $ 20.99 (taxes in). So if you’re a hungry Unilocaler you’ll get 4 legs, 2 sides, and small fries because you just checked in.
For the most part the chicken will usually satisfy my cravings. For the sides, the fries and potato wedges are always safe bets. However the macho peas and mash potatoes are definitely hits or misses. Sometimes they are bland and dry, other times they are just buttery and heavenly. Definitely great comfort food if you’re like me.
Anyway, with so many other food options in the area, it’s stiff competition for my $$. But nevertheless, I will still definitely be back!

Disappointed in this place. They were out of peri peri fries! We ordered some wings, only to be told a few minutes after we sat down that they were out. They gave us half a chicken instead. Chicken was dry; taste was meh. The garlic mashed potatoes were also dry and had no garlic flavor at all.
Staff was friendly enough. You order at the counter, they give you a number and you pick your own table. Since we were one of the few parties here, they were quick with water refills. Would not go back.

For Franchise chicken this is not bad at all. I would even consider this to be fast food. It is $$$ compared to the other places, however, with the sides it does fill you up. I am obsessed with the Peri Peri (I hope that I am saying that right) sauce. Prices are compatible to the other branches, decent seating and great staff.

I enjoy Nando’s, but it’s always suffered from an identity crisis. Is it a fast food joint, or a sit-​down establishment? You order like it’s fast food, but then you’re given a number and brought your food by the staff like a restaurant.
And it’s in this latter aspect that this particular location suffers.
While the quality of their food is excellent, this location is SLOW. Painfully so. Last night, I watched as the line stretched to the door, and a majority of tables had numbers but no food.
It easily took us 20 minutes to get our meal, which was nothing more than two sandwiches and fries. Fine for a restaurant, but terrible for fast food. Even if everything was made from scratch the moment after we ordered it, most other establishments — including other Nando’s — would have taken half the time.

Nando’s is so ¹⁹⁹⁹⁄₂₀₀₀
It’s chicken, and it’s good. but it’s chicken
Whatever you do, don’t order the Peri Peri fries or rice. full of msg
Stick to the chicken

This is the best Nandos I have ever had. And I have had it in all corners of the globe, including the home base, South Africa. No Nandos I have had makes it more moist, perfectly white meat, piping hot chicken and fries, all perfectly peri peri’d and presented with a smile.
Seriously — if you like Nandos or Flame Grilled Chicken — this is the one.

I’m from the states, I eat chicken all the time. Grilled fried boiled you name it. Nandos by far has the best chicken hands down. Good flavor, good sauces, healthy & their salad is good too. Healthy fast food.
I need my fix once a week!
Oh and they sell their sauces too. Keep a bottle in the fridge and spice up your life!

We went in as a party of six during our short visit in Vancouver. One of our friends was craving Nandos since she hadn’t had it since her trip to Australia. The rest of us didn’t know what to expect.
They definitely lived up to their claim of fresh, grilled chicken. We ordered the variety platter (10 wings, 2 sides, garlic bread, 2 skewers, ½ chicken) with an additional order of 8 wings, in medium and lemon & herb flavors. Our order came pretty quickly. The chicken was nice and juicy, though a bit too charred for my liking. They have sauces at each table. The garlic peri was delicious with the chicken and the free peri fries we received for checking in on Unilocal Nonetheless, it was still good. This is a place I wish California had!
TLDR; Peri-​peri chicken is their specialty. Must order their chicken and try their sauces!