Nando's

A little pricy but you get a good amount of food for it. And it's super tasty and juicy. I ordered to go and it was still choice when I got back to my hotel. I can see when it gets busy having long wait times but mine only took 8-10min after I ordered.

I got a half chicken with fries which I was told is their most popular order. I went with hot on the chicken and loved the flavor. Would have liked it to be a little hotter but the chicken was still prime. Dip those fries in the peri peri sauce for some extra flavor.

Smaller place but there was plenty of seating when I was there around 9-10pm. I feel like every place in Vancouver is small so I think it is what it is.

Definitely not the same experience as a Nando's in England but the food was still very good.
This location is small and a little crowded. There were some pushy people staking out tables. The staff were pleasant though.
The food was good and tasted like real Nandos.

Disclaimer: this is not a fair judgement of the place as a chicken restaurant because I did not try the chicken.
I don't eat chicken but wanted to get in on the peri peri action so I came and got the avocado & roasted pepper bowl. I got the bowl, had a few bites and thought it was very plain, like something was missing, and then realized it was un-sauced, so I grabbed a bottle of medium sauce from the counter and gave the bowl a generous drizzle. After that it was much better (the sauce is good!) and felt like a proper dish, but still nothing special. It wasn't bad but I wouldn't recommend coming here just to get this - there are better veg dishes around the neighbourhood to spend $15 on. Maybe other vegetarian menu items offer more excitement.
I ordered a Nando's Kiss for dessert and it was, disappointingly, nothing like the menu description. The online menu describes it as "Dark chocolate ice cream centered in milk chocolate ice cream rolled in shaved milk chocolate". What I got was a dome of regular chocolate ice cream with a bit of strawberry or raspberry sauce in the middle, coated in a thin layer of dark chocolate. See also my photo and compare with the photo on the online menu. Tasty enough, but it distinctly had the character of something that you get in the frozen novelty aisle at the grocery store.
You order and pay at the counter here, and if you're eating in they assign you a table and bring your food to you when it's ready. Service was very good - my food was ready quickly and the staff were all very friendly.
Overall a very average experience. I wouldn't complain about having to eat here for example if friends wanted to (and I'd even be interested to try different items off the menu to see if I just made unlucky choices), but if the choices I made were representative of the overall offerings, I feel no need to go back myself.

A great "fast food" option for tasty protein. I particularly LOVED the chicken wrap, it felt very fresh, moist, and healthy. I think the fries leave something to be desired - they are very dry and flavorless, I would definitely try a different side.

The service was very kind though! They were helpful when I came back to order something for a gluten sensitive member.

Not from vancouver, just came here for some cheeky nandos! This was my first time. When we sat down, I didn't realize we were supposed to order at the counter! Keep that in mind.

Everything here was quite tasty. The chicken was surprisingly juicy and the rice was so so yummy. All the food was so fresh too! I would certainly come here again!

Nando's is Nando's. It's a chain of 1200 restaurants headquartered in Johannesburg. It serves Portuguese grilled chicken with Mozambican peri-peri sauce.

This Nando's was efficient, inexpensive and tasty. And that is a very good combo when you're looking for a quick, inexpensive meal.

Should you drive across town to eat here? Nope. This is a chain restaurant with good but not great food.

Have heard so much about Nandos over the years but we don't have them all over the US so was excited to see one so close to my hotel and naturally had to get it. I got the double leg and the chicken was cooked spectacularly well, nicely marinated, a fantastic flavor from the char and overall near perfect. My biggest qualm was with the sauce. It was just way too tangy and vinegary. I usually really love vinegar based sauces, but their main function is to cut through richness and spice; the Nando's Hot was neither rich nor spicy which then basically made it just mouthfuls of sharp vinegar. I really wanted to love this but ironically the sauce is what broke it for me.

The peri fries are outstanding and the spiced rice was the perfect bed on which to lay the chicken and paired well together.

Overall I guess the Nando's sauce just isn't my thing, but for those who love the sharpness of distilled white vinegar, go for it.

Pro Tip: If you're getting this to go, hop in to Fritz next door and get a side of their garlic sauce; it pairs fantastically well with the chicken and the peri fries and brings that richness to balance the tang.

Out of wings at 3 on a Thursday. . Nando's is my wife's go to she is from England. To me it's ok. Chicken is good and it's always busy.... But drove about 20 minutes to find out they sold out. It happens.

Enjoy.

FRAUD and dishonesty at the cashier:

I ordered the 1/4 chicken with one side. The cashier insisted that a drink is part of the meal. However, on the ordering screen, extra charges were made and the price was significantly higher.

***I asked the cashier TWICE whether the drink was required and part of the combo before paying. She twice confirmed.***

Later, another customer orders the SAME combo but was not required to add a drink. I then asked another staff whether the drink was required and was told no. I then requested a refund, which the other staff - who were friendly - promptly gave.

It's very disheartening for the cashier to take advantage of first-time customers (that bottled drink added +20% to my bill)! She also did not apologize despite being right next to the other staff when I politely explained the situation.

I felt something was off during the ordering and asked her TWICE to confirm it--both of which the cashier lied about (it was no accident). The bullying completely sullied the occasion.

This is different than a complaint about food or anything else. This was a compromise of basic morality. Nando's on Davie was extremely unethical.

Nando's only exists in a couple states in the US, so I was pleasantly surprised to discover that there was a Nando's in Vancouver. I've bought their sauce from a local supermarket and enjoyed it and after seeing Nando's featured on Keith's Eat the Menu on Youtube, I was excited to try it out.

We ordered take-out since there was no dine-in at the time and it was delicious! The chicken was juicy and saucy, just like the way I like it, and it had a nice char on it. I wasn't too big of a fan of the coleslaw, but it wasn't a deal breaker.

If Nando's ever opens up a location in my local area, I'd probably be a repeat customer.