dunno but i was kinda glad of the hot sauce to kill my taste buds – perhaps just the one in union square but seemed tough chewy overcooked or reheated chicken imo ….but then i dont like any of my meat cooked to within an inch of catching on fire 😀
Which bit’s muck? The simple chicken or the simple sauce? As I said before, my (obviously uneducated) taste buds have never had any issues with Nando’s
Which bit’s muck? The simple chicken or the simple sauce? As I said before, my (obviously uneducated) taste buds have never had any issues with Nando’s
The chicken was rubbery (I’m guessing because it’s intensively produced and pre-cooked) and the sauce was over-sweetened and gloopy. I was going to say that it’s not bad value, but there’s a Portugeuse place near me that does authentic chicken piri piri that is both cheaper and tastier.
Only been once and medium was at my limit for hot spiciness. For comparison Jalfrezi is my limit on curry so make your own mind up.
On a slightly different tack I have to love my fellow Stokies. There has been a bit of a debate raging as to whether we need a £300M retail leisure complex building in the city centre. One of the arguments put forward on our local rag forum went something like;
“all you lot who are moaning about a pub being bull-dozed are a bunch of sadoes. It’s time Haqnley had some quality eating establishements. I habe to drive all the way to Cheshire Oaks to go to Nandoes, I can’t wait for there to be one in Hanley”!
the times I’ve eaten there the chicken has been awful. Their chips are okay… South African friend thinks very highly of it (good chicken livers apparently) so maybe it’s amazing in SA and just not the rest of the world.
Cant’ believe the snobs on here. It’s simple and unpretentious, perfectly edible and quite tasty. It’s not gourmet food but I don’t always want gourmet food.
And when you are hungry in a new city you don’t always want to spend ages hunting for the perfect tiny exclusive place, do you?
t’s simple and unpretentious, perfectly edible and quite tasty. It’s not gourmet food but I don’t always want gourmet food.
Quite.
It’s ostensibly an above average fast food restaurant and is a considerable improvement on your KFCs etc of this world because everything is cooked to order. It’s not going to set the world alight, but then if you’re stood outside looking for the Michelin Stars you’re missing the point.
It’s a chain of course, and I’ve been to good ones and bad ones, though IME the bad ones are comparatively less common.
it is simple fast food slightly more upmarket than McDonalds/Burger King and a bit healthier too depending on what you order. I dont see what all the complaints are about its not claiming to be anything other than that.
Personally, I try to support local independent restaurants, which are invariably much better quality and value for money than some horrid, soulless chain restaurant.
Personally, I try to support local independent restaurants, which are invariably much better quality
Not in my experience. I’ve been in many crappy independent restaurants.
Many people seem utterly convinced that the quality of the food is inversely proportional to the size of the establishment. The power of suggestion I presume 🙂
And as for soul.. what does that mean? On a week day evening, I’m away on business, don’t want to eat in the hotel.. I just need some decent food quickly so I can get back to my room.. I am not really interested in ‘soul’. At least I don’t think I am – is it something to do with processed carbs? 🙂
