Nando's - Sheffield

Went earlier this evening, always love Nandos but had a bad experience at this branch. Despite the fact that I ordered first out of my table my food never came. When almost everyone had finished eating, 20 minutes after their dishes arrived I was finally able to get a waiters attention and request my food which was then plated up (we didn't get our cursory check from a waiter during the meal as no rooster had been placed at our table). I don't believe it was the extra hot as ordered as well. No apology or anything. Very substandard service.

If you haven 't tried Nando 's, you don 't know what you 're missing. This chain fills the gap between full-service restaurants and fast food very nicely. As a regular customer, I 'm now very used to the style of service and don 't find it at all inconvenient. The customer orders their food at the counter, and collects their own (refillable) soft drink or bottle of beer from the counter and self-service soda machine, before picking up a set of cutlery, but from this point onwards everything is handled by your server. Service of the increasingly-expanding grilled chicken range is very rapid and you can see the entire production process very clearly from the restaurant area, which provides a great deal of confidence in the origin of the product you are eating. Cooked from fresh, chicken is available in 1 4, 1 2 or whole chicken sizes, as well as various chicken burgers wings etc, and comes with a choice of peri-peri sauces ranging from very mild to blow-your-head-off hot. There is definitely a heat level for everybody though, and don 't be put off if you don 't like spicy food. The quality of the food on offer at Nando 's is definitely high, and although you may be eating chicken and chips with garlic bread, it feels like a 'proper ' meal in a restaurant rather than a fast-food joint. Nando 's is great value for money and highly recommended for all.

I admit it; I could not WAIT to get to a Nandos. This one, on Ecclesall, is larger than I 'd expected, but just as friendly and just as good. Yes, it 's technically fast food (the people with me had been avoiding it for months because of that), yes, there are problems with the red tractor (humanely raised) designation in the U.K. right now. All that being said, I have yet to visit a Nando 's anywhere in the UK where the service isn 't friendly, the food isn 't hot, and the sauces aren 't delicious. Their garlic piri piri is so good that years ago (before I could buy it in the States or on line), I would pack half a dozen bottles in my suitcase and give them as holiday gifts to my colleagues. It 's lovely that they 've added a few different salad type vegetable dishes, particularly for the one of us with an allergy to egg (which means no cole slaw). My friends had the look of people expecting a McDonald 's or Burger King moment when they first bit into their chicken; I really enjoyed the looks of astonishment on their faces. Chicken breasts, wings, all of it was great. Don 't miss the sweet potato fries. And for goodness sake, use the piri piri sauce!

Typical of any other Nando's really. However, its a cheap and fairly reasonable place to eat if you're in the mood for some spicy chicken!

Great restaurant, just watch out for the spicy sauces!!!!!!!!!!!