Nando’s

My favorite nandos yet. And as always so tasty. Went with 2 friends and we all enjoyed wings, half chicken, chicken pita, and chicken tenders. The sauces were excellent as per usual.

Before you say it, I like Nando’s hence I don’t know why my reviews for this franchise are always negative, they have some great things but they are big problems which drops it down.
I went here today after a rather pleasant dining experiene in February but today it was the opposite.
I was offered a seat upstairs with downstairs being fill, they is a lift to go alongside the stairs, the lift is very narrow and small, it can barely fit 3 people in, under half of the reccomended person total.
The music is played from the top hence it is a racket especially on the 1^st floor, hence it is very hard to talk or even communicate and get your order.
Service was extremley slow, they really struggled to find the gluten free dietary book, and it took alot of time and many staff to sort me out, this is disgraceful, lucky I have been before and had a rough idea of what I wanted so I just had to order.
Drinks are quite expensive, an iced tea or smoothie is £2.60 each, I admit they do have a good deal on bottomless fizzy drinks but still you don’t get a good deal if like me you hate fizzy drinks.
Like I said, the service was very slow, this dining experience felt like a drag, and left me feeling drained unlike most other experiences, which I tend to enjoy, the music jus topped it off.
After very long waits, when I finally got my food (and finished 2 drinks), my food was cold and then I had another, long about 10 minute wait for my food to arrive, by the time it had, my friend had actually finished his meal.
They was staff just careless, hanging around, doing nothing, just taking breaks to eat, when they should be working and monitoring the dum-​waiter, I knew food was ready and it took minutes for staff to notice, as they were walking around, doing nothing, bored out of their minds.
The staff was not very good either, they could of made alot more effort to comfort me with my anger at the loud music, long waits (I must of been waiting about an hour and I got no apology)
By the time I had my food, I was so tired and drained, I just wanted to go home and I really didn’t feel like eating, this says it all.
My food wasn’t even worth the wait, which considering everything I had been through and the price, is disgraceful, the corn on the cob was unedible, and I am normally a big fan, the chips just didn’t taste as good as they are and the balance of the chicken flavour meant it would either be too flavoursome or bland, and slightly chewey.
This is probably one of the worst branches of Nando’s, with not even a thing done right, I do feel a complaint to head office is in order, and of course a 1 star review. I truly do feel that this branch of Nando’s should be avoided at all costs. They was lots of staff and they were not even doing their job.
If for some reason, you do visit at this Nando’s remember to order at the bat/​cooking station and then your food will be brought out to you eventually

It’s all about the chicken here! Boneless, breasts … And believe me, you won’t regret it. Very tasty. Peri peri chicken is amazing!

I’ve been to better Nandos. Feels like in a fish bowl everyone watching. I love nandos but I wouldn’t go this one if it wasn’t near cinema. Just saying. The new menu is good though.

This is one of the best locations they’ve got. Arndale is very nice but smaller. Two floors at the Printworks branch so it’s large enough for busy nights which is frequent. The peri peri chicken is, of course, the star. Great price for whole, half, or quarter chicken plus sides. Very friendly, efficient members of staff too. Nice that they offer wine and cider from So. Africa and Portugal.

Delicious peri-​peri almost portuguese authentic and your in the UK! This is a chain but it’s very consistent. I got the whole chicken with two sides. It didn’t disappoint. Set a nice foundation for an evening of drinking.

Love playing safe. And I guess I ended up in Nando’s. Which I always craving for their chicken

If you’ve never heard the words «Have you been to Nandos before?» then shame on you! Though the Nandos experience is an interesting one, as it completely cuts out the part where you interact with staff, and is almost entirely about shipping you through the store and getting some great food.
This place must have improved drastically since previous reviewers went there, as we loved it. It does feel a bit like a conveyor belt of people heading through the restaurant as the turnover is quite high, but the food quality is great, and the staff (for what little you interact with them) are helpful and friendly.
I’m addicted to the food so if you found my review helpful, I accept payment in double chicken pitta burgers. thanks!;)

An absolute fan of Nandos and have been to many all over the UK and Ireland.
This location was nice, and staff were really friendly.
I think the fact its always busy is a very telling sign.

I like trashy food. Sometimes, junk hits the spot like nothing else. Great slabs of anti-​health dribbling grease all over you can do things that vegetables can only dream of.
And so, needing a bite and quick, I figured I’d try out Nando’s. People obsess about this place to the point where they lower their voice like they’re telling someone about a cult they’ve just joined. «The sauces…» they wistfully gurgle.
As such, with low (ish) expectations, I was rather looking forward to sinking my teeth into some of Nando’s wares.
And what did I get?
The single most disappointing experience of my life. For a kick-​off, before any food has even passed your lips, you are met with so much wackiness that it’s like being stuck in a lift with Timmy Mallet. «Explore your sense of humous!» cries one promotional joke. «If you placed every chicken in the world beak to tail, we’d suggest you have too much time on your hands!» shrieked another, making this customer clench his fists so tightly that I grew extra knuckles, just so they could whiten to the point of breaking.
Then there was the food. Neither good enough to warrant what I paid for it and, sadly, not junky enough to feel like a guilty pleasure… and this comes from someone who has eaten Ross 9p frozen burgers in his youth, which, ironically, my burger (which was apparently a ‘special’) tasted exactly like.
I also tried a trademark chicken wrap, which essentially, was a great big knot of dough with a measly sliver of chicken inside. It was like eating a boiled slipper. And the chips have been enthused about too, despite the fact that you get a piddlingly tiny portion and, essentially, they’re covered in the spice mix you get in those fajita kits.
The Nando’s sauces were a real treat as well, inventing a new sensation in my mouth. That was the sensation of consuming vinegar that burns away any sensation you may have had in your body. It helped to mask the gaspingly dull food and also create the notion that there was a murderer on my tongue, trying to dissolve a body in acid.
Lovely.
So, the advice here is that, if you want some food, go absolutely anywhere else. This mystifyingly popular chain isn’t even worth considering. If I were you, I’d get in the bins round the back of Burger King before going to Nando’s.
A place that is absolutely devoid of any merit whatsoever. If a date offers to take you to Nando’s, kill them immediately.

Nandos is a wonderful creation. Especially if you love Chicken, and by Jove — I love Chicken. The Nandos in the Printworks complex is no exception to this, and has served me well on many occasions. It is a tad on the small side, and you can easily feel cramped in the restaurant, but the food is always good value, and tastes excellent.
This Nandos has no problem in serving groups over the size of 6, and will easily accommodate you — although service may be a bit slower. Often, if you don’t mind not eating exactly at the same time, it is easier to order separately, as the food comes a tad quicker. The servers can be a bit miserable on occasion, but the restaurant, due to its close proximity to the centre of town, and the Odeon opposite can become very busy at peak times, so you have to allow them their occasional slip into the doldrums. If you are polite, they will cheer right up!
I would heartily recommend the Double Chicken Breast burger. For a hungry student, it means I only have to eat once that day! Add that to unlimited soft drinks and frozen yoghurt, then you have, in a nutshell, the reason why people visit Nandos again and again!

The thing about all of these chain restaurants is that they are stunningly predictable. You’ll literally get the same eating experience in every single one. And I think that’s the reason why places like Nandos are so popular.
I don’t eat in places like Nandos all the time, not by any means. But if I’m watching a film at the Printworks and have an hour in which to grab some dinner, then it’s an easy, safe option to go somewhere where I know everything will be ok and filling.
And of course, this Nandos is like every other Nandos. Succulent chicken, some chips and coleslaw that I’m never quite sure about.
Oh, and what the other said. «Hot» does mean hot. I only made that mistake once.

The Printworks Nandos is by far the best one I’ve found. And I’ve eaten A LOT of Nandos. You could call me a Nandos-​aholic and I would not be offended in the slightest. I’d probably be too busy eating chicken wings to hear you.
I’ve found that the portions at this branch of Nandos tend to be larger than the average and the service is usually incredibly fast. It doesn’t get as busy as the Arndale branch so you’re unlikely to have to queue during the day. That changes in the evening as people tend to pop in for dinner before catching a film at the Odeon opposite. Still, I’ve never had to wait longer than about 15 minutes.
The quality of the food is always fantastic and I’ve never had a bad meal here.

Nandos nandos, this must be my 2^nd review in central of one of these places. Nandos is always a safe bet, you go to the till order your chicken with a certain level of spice, (be aware hot means HOT), then wait ofr it to role in. Chicken not your thing? I’d go for hte halloumi cheese with chilli jam in pitta, it’s amazing. Like starbucks and neros you can get little stamp cards entitling you to bigger and bigger portions of chicken the more you eat there, I once met a girl who had the entitlement to a whole chicken just sat in her wallet waiting to be used (such dizzy heights).
Nandos is south African ironically I believe, though it has tons of portugese style to it. Once your done and theres a big pile of chicken bones on the plate go have the unlimited frozen yoghurt, low in fat and unlimited! My personal record stands at 7 pots of it.

I’m quite puzzled and intrigued by James and Alexandra’s reviews which suggest that this Nando’s is full of Lambrini guzzling idiots. As far as I’ve seen (and I’ve been here on numerous occasions in the week and at the weekends) there has been a mix of families, couples who have just been to the Odeon and small groups of friends and workmates. I think that the majority of Opus-​going revellers would probably not bother with Nando’s as it would absorb their vodka red bull and sober them up slightly.
Of course it’s standard Nando’s fare. Olives, chicken, bottomless soft drinks (my maximum so far is 6 trips to the soda fountain!) and frozen yoghurt. Like Emma-​Louise I am a big fan of the mushroom and halloumi pitas. Personally it is my favourite branch of Nando’s in town, but it is not the best for Muslims as the meat is not Halal (unlike the Oxford Road branch). We took my boyfriend’s 80-​something-​year-​old Grandma here for her first ever Nando’s experience and she absolutely loved it!
It can get busy in the evenings and at the weekends, so be prepared to hang around or go somewhere else for half an hour.

Wow, some people really dont like Nandos! At the end of the day, its a nice inexpensive place to eat whether its a some group or large group of friends.
Tasty chicken. If you like it really spicy you can have the really hot option. I dont like it too hot so go for the lime option and it still has a bit of a kick. The Nando sauses are all tasty too.
On most recent trip I had half a chicken which was delicious. I tried a new starter dish — not sure about exact name (sorry) but it was a pea based starter. However, it just really tasted like Petit Pois peas!
You also dont need to worry about splitting the bill at the end of the night, you just pay for your own. Simples!

I have to agree here Emma. I am more than happy to counter review this place after the oasis of calm it proved to be last Sunday.
We all know the story. Christmas shopping = Hell. Especially on Sundays in the city centre. I was both hungover and tired which made it even better. I needed food, every single place selling food was busy. Bad times.
We went over to the Printworks because everywhere else was absolutely rammed. We walked through and surveyed the chain restaurants around us, settling on Nandos as the best of a bad bunch. My friend I was with is a fussy eater and Nandos let you pick exactly what you want so it was a winner in our eyes.
You know what to expect in Nandos, you pretty much seat and serve yourself, they just do the cooking. I think that’s why I was surprised to be met at the door by a very happy and friendly door host who escorted us upstairs to the child-​free area (what a great idea, other restaurants take note!) and gave us some menus. Of course we still had to go to the till and order ourselves but the guy there was equally as happy and helpful despite things getting really busy.
Our food was served promptly and was really good, exactly what I needed. The other servers were dead helpful too, you really expect minimal service here and what we received was above and beyond.
I went back on Wednesday and it was just as good again. Maybe this branch is just a lot better than others but I know for sure I’ll be back again before I actually finish my Christmas shopping!

My my, I’m quite astonished at the sheer volume of vitriol reserved for Nandos on Unilocal!I am here to offer a counterpoint. I don’t think it’s bad at all. Granted, I’ve never had the chicken, and I await the metaphorical fruits and vegetables you’re going to pelt me with at that statement, but I’ve never had a problem with its veggie options and the salads I find are spot on.
*Sigh.* Okay, let’s look at the facts. I’ve never quite seen it in the same dreaded fast food vein that everyone else does, because I choose the Printworks Nandos. A lot of effort has been put into that place. Sure, if you eat at the Arndale one you might as well be in Subway or McDonald’s because of the clinical lighting and the fact that it’s only a few feet away from a bunch of high street shops, but at the Printworks destination, it actually feels more like an occasion. I know, Nandos, an occasion… strange but true.
Food snobbery drives me potty, and I once read a review of Nandos in a Manchester magazine I won’t care to mention, simply because of how much I’m going to berate the critic. He made a large amount of commentors online rather angry because his Nandos review was so stuck up, it might as well have been a joke. For paragraphs he whined about why the waiters are paid when you have to go up to the counter and order the food yourself. Duhhhh, isn’t that what you do in a casual café anyway? A pub? It’s not so alien to us, or at least those of us who don’t spend the contents of the company account trying out new and expensive restaurants every week.
So I’m sticking up for Nandos, or at least this branch. Seriously, the décor in the Printworks one is cool… it’s cavernous, rustic, quite cosy and the restaurant itself is very large, so you won’t be short of a table when you need a quick food fix after a day of shopping. Or it’s a great stop-​off before the cinema. My personal favourite is the cous cous salad, which comes generously packed with those famously huge olives, chickpeas, vegetables and leaves, and of course you can help yourself to dressings and sauces. I particularly like the coleslaw they have there too, it’s herby and tasty. Also I’m very fond of the Portobello mushroom and halloumi cheese, available on a bun or in a pitta or wrap, and the veggie and bean burgers are great too.
As for chicken, my parents didn’t complain when I brought them here ages ago. So come on everyone, let your hair down and stop being critical. After all, at least it’s not Pizza Hut.

When the ultimate evil dining experience was opened up in Manchester’s ‘death by tackiness’ epicentre I think a fair few of us wondered how long it would be until the Anti-​Christ swaggered in and anounced End of Days.
Whilst that has yet to happen, what we have seen is a massive rise in the idiot quota in and around Withy Grove.
I’m almost moved by how perfect for each other Nandos and the Printworks are.

If you find yourself wining and dining in Nandos quite frankly you should not be wining and dining outside your own home with a bottle of Lambrini and a tin of beans… because that would be a classier option.
I dint care that some may say it has great chicken that tastes really good… that my friend is the the additives that are pumped in. If you need Nandos in your life its time to step back a reassess everything.