Nando's Chickenland

  1. Oh dear. Avoid at all costs.
  2. Below expectations.
  3. OK. Met expectations.
  4. I really enjoyed this.
  5. Amazing. Would unreservedly recommend.
  6. rating

23-25 Red Lion Street, Norwich, NR1 3QF

For those who enjoy spicy foods - Nando's will not fail to deliver. Choose from a choice of tangy and mildly marinated chicken dishes, or if you're feeling brave, opt for a dish marinated in their famous and dangerously hot Peri-Peri sauce. They also cater for vegetarians, and the desserts are to die for. There's something for everyone at Nando's.

Reviews for Nando's Chickenland

nandos is what it is.

chicken and....well a few bits n pieces.

i get the peri chips and lemon and herb chicken. youl spend less than a £10 and i think the foods really nice

but not a "lovely meal out" its a quick bite to eat with mates or the kids.

This is a great place whilst out shopping.

The service is speedy, and the atmosphere is lively with the portugese feel.

I thinks it's great you can choose how hot you have your chicken. The only down side is that they also marinade the chicken for the childrens meals, although they were not hot, but this put my little ones off a bit. The bottomless frozen yogurt was a bit hit though, so I still feel that we had value for money.

Good prices too, we paid about £27 for two adults and two children, including the drinks, so leaves more cash for the shopping afterwards.

Christmas sales: the best of times, the worst of times. The primal urge to hunt and gather after a season of avarice, sloth and binge drinking; the hysteria of the great unwashed, sharpening their teeth for the Primark Battle Royale and camping outside Curry’s for a billboard-sized plasma TV.

While I’d normally rather chew batteries than endure the bedlam, the need to acquire a mattress is pressing. And so, into the valley of discount we ride, braced for an afternoon of feigning sleep in successive department stores.

The absurdity is not lost on us – after all, mattress testing is to mattress usage what the Pride Festival is to the Soviet May Day Parade.

It’s not that I’m above sleeping fully dressed, or, for that matter, getting into bed without first removing my shoes (although I’ve only got Mrs Wifey’s word on that).

What I will not support, however, is sweaty shoppers watching me spoon the wife. It’s just undignified. Several dormitories later, I therefore dig in my heels, and (in the name of realism) refuse to continue until she fetches the duvet.

With no comfort blanket forthcoming, I vote for comfort eating instead, and, having seen Nando’s purportedly famous chicken across the road, suggest we pop over and roost a while.

Inside, it’s not what I was expecting. From the looks of it, I’d assumed it was a restaurant. Having been shown to our seats, we’re directed back to the till to order and pay.

‘Pay before I eat?!’ cries my inner bourgeois pig. ‘What kind of a half-cocked chicken shack is this?!’

Reason overcomes my middle-class prejudices After all, is a fast-food joint that looks like a restaurant really that odd? I mean, in Paris, so they tell me, you can buy a beer in McDonald’s…

…while in Norwich you can buy mash with your chicken.

As combinations go, it sounds as intuitive as custard and vinegar. I choose not to choose mash.

It’s a classic rock/hard place trade-off. The fries are uninspiring – like low-calorie communion wafers without the spiritual benefits – not a good look for a joint specialising in chicken and chips.

The peri-peri chicken, by contrast, is wolfable, and easily worth the paltry £16 it costs for a so-called “whole chicken” and a couple of side orders. Coming in four quarters, however, said chicken is mathematically rather than physically complete. Expect pedants to cry fowl.

My friend and I were running errands before a big night out and, it being sunny and gorgeous, looked for somewhere to stop for libations and maybe a small bite. There were empty tables at Nando's, so we thought we would give it a shot - in all honesty, just to be outside.

My friend ordered a simple drink off the menu (a wine spritzer), which they struggled to make and eventually gave her two tumbler glasses of white wine and told her she could just top it off with whatever from the soda fountain - and I ordered a beer, which was warm. Granted, when I told the waiter, he replaced it with a cold one.

We also ordered pita and hummus, and olives - both were extremely overpriced. There was no hummus (they had dropped the tub in the kitchen - and the fact that they didn't offer to make more implies that it's shipped in) so they offered a roasted red pepper dip, which was sugary sweet and swimming with cheap oil. The olives weren't great, and the too-few pieces of pitta bread were completely stale (hard around the edges, and rubbery in the centre).

After this experience I would never consider going back.

oh this place u must try.
The food is gorgeous the chicken with different strength of hotness is just wonderful.
A meal here isn't a bad price either (me and myfriend and burgers,2sides, desserts and drinks all under £25 !)
That's a bargain
I love this place and would highly reccomend

This restuarant only serves Chicken dishes, although they come in different forms, from chicken wings, to a whole chicken (to share), to chicken in pitta bread etc.

The chicken is all grilled to your personal flavour preference, the mildest one being lemon and herb, which I have to have!! Martin has medium, but it goes up to extra hot for the daring of you. And you can choose what you want to accompany it. The drinks are bottomless, and you can have as many refills as you like, which is essential if you go for one of the hotter glazes. You can always opt for a not so spicy one and add one of there several peri peri sauces to make it hotter!!

It is a portuguese themed restuarant, with some beautiful features.

The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly and the service is excellent and you do not have to wait very long for your food.

An all round excellent choice!! =]

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