Darlington

Average Rating: 
3.56 / 5

Staff: 
Average: 5 (1 vote)
Speed: 
Average: 4 (1 vote)
Decoration: 
Average: 5 (1 vote)
Food: 
Average: 5 (1 vote)
Feethams Leisure Development
DL1 5RD
01325 463 243
Halal: 
No
Nearby: 
It is just a five minute walk from Darlington train station, with Darlington Odeon being just under a mile walk away (northwards - just on the outskirts of the town centre).
Parking: 
There is a brand new multi-storey (follow the signs for Feethams MSCP) priced Mon-Sat 8am-6pm £1/hr, Sun 8am-6pm £1 all day and then it is free 6pm-8am every day.
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Photos submitted by: Ryan
Photos submitted by: Ryan
Full Reviews:
Anonymous's picture
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Author: 
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Number of Visits: 
2-5
How Busy?: 
Half Full
Date of Last Visit: 
Monday, October 24, 2022
Time of Day: 
Weekend Lunch
Rating: 
3.5 / 5
Friendliness of Staff: 
4 (Good stuff. Very polite)
Speed of Service: 
3 (10 - 15 mins - Nando's average)
Quality of Food: 
4 (Above average - noticeably tastier than normal)
Decoration & Cleanliness: 
3 (Standard Nando's, nothing bad, nothing exceptional)
Comments - Stand out in our monthly competition! What did you eat? Unique aspects? Parking/transport tips?: 

We ate at the metro centre, very nice food

Anonymous's picture
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Average: 2 (1 vote)
Author: 
Anonymous (not verified)
Number of Visits: 
10-50
How Busy?: 
A few tables occupied
Date of Last Visit: 
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Time of Day: 
Weekday Lunch
Rating: 
1.75 / 5
Friendliness of Staff: 
2 (Quite rude, ignored me as they walked past)
Speed of Service: 
3 (10 - 15 mins - Nando's average)
Quality of Food: 
1 (Inedible - Is that blood?! Send it back!)
Decoration & Cleanliness: 
1 (Very dirty, nothing on walls, I wanted to leave!)
Comments - Stand out in our monthly competition! What did you eat? Unique aspects? Parking/transport tips?: 

1/4 chicken with peri chips and garlic bread. Chicken was undercooked, chips was cold and dry. Burnt garlic on outside and dump inside. Staff are rude and racist too.

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Author: 
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Number of Visits: 
This was my first visit
How Busy?: 
Half Full
Date of Last Visit: 
Sunday, June 20, 2021
Time of Day: 
Weekend Dinner (Inc Friday)
Rating: 
5 / 5
Friendliness of Staff: 
5 (Wow, I feel incredibly welcome! Recognised if a frequent visitor)
Speed of Service: 
5 (Under 5 mins - I had only just got back with my cutlery and sauce)
Quality of Food: 
5 (Nando's fit for a King - The very best (Please tell us why)!
Decoration & Cleanliness: 
5 (An exceptional Nando's! (Please tell us why) )
Comments - Stand out in our monthly competition! What did you eat? Unique aspects? Parking/transport tips?: 

Man with glasses and cap on backwards was very nice deserves a pay rise

Anonymous's picture
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Author: 
Anonymous (not verified)
Number of Visits: 
This was my first visit
How Busy?: 
A few tables occupied
Date of Last Visit: 
Friday, June 4, 2021
Time of Day: 
Weekend Dinner (Inc Friday)
Rating: 
3 / 5
Friendliness of Staff: 
3 (Not bad. Did everything I asked of them)
Speed of Service: 
3 (10 - 15 mins - Nando's average)
Quality of Food: 
2 (Quite disappointing - seems rushed, may have some parts burnt)
Decoration & Cleanliness: 
4 (Very clean, newly furnished, impressive artwork and lighting)
Comments - Stand out in our monthly competition! What did you eat? Unique aspects? Parking/transport tips?: 

Not happy at all with chicken wings I orders they had no chicken mainly bone

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Author: 
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Number of Visits: 
10-50
How Busy?: 
Half Full
Date of Last Visit: 
Monday, August 12, 2019
Time of Day: 
Weekday Dinner
Rating: 
3.88 / 5
Friendliness of Staff: 
4 (Good stuff. Very polite)
Speed of Service: 
3 (10 - 15 mins - Nando's average)
Quality of Food: 
4.5 (Great - Very tender, piping hot, not at all burnt, dripping in sauce)
Decoration & Cleanliness: 
4 (Very clean, newly furnished, impressive artwork and lighting)
Comments - Stand out in our monthly competition! What did you eat? Unique aspects? Parking/transport tips?: 

Staff member Courtney very helpful and friendly - lovely waitress x

Anonymous's picture
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Author: 
Anonymous (not verified)
Number of Visits: 
10-50
How Busy?: 
Half Full
Date of Last Visit: 
Monday, August 12, 2019
Time of Day: 
Weekday Dinner
Rating: 
3.88 / 5
Friendliness of Staff: 
4 (Good stuff. Very polite)
Speed of Service: 
3 (10 - 15 mins - Nando's average)
Quality of Food: 
4.5 (Great - Very tender, piping hot, not at all burnt, dripping in sauce)
Decoration & Cleanliness: 
4 (Very clean, newly furnished, impressive artwork and lighting)
Comments - Stand out in our monthly competition! What did you eat? Unique aspects? Parking/transport tips?: 

Staff member Courtney very helpful and friendly - lovely waitress x

Anonymous's picture
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Author: 
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Number of Visits: 
This was my first visit
How Busy?: 
Up to 10 minute wait
Date of Last Visit: 
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Time of Day: 
Weekday Dinner
Rating: 
4.75 / 5
Friendliness of Staff: 
5 (Wow, I feel incredibly welcome! Recognised if a frequent visitor)
Speed of Service: 
4 (5 - 10 mins - Some conversation had begun)
Quality of Food: 
5 (Nando's fit for a King - The very best (Please tell us why)!
Decoration & Cleanliness: 
5 (An exceptional Nando's! (Please tell us why) )
Comments - Stand out in our monthly competition! What did you eat? Unique aspects? Parking/transport tips?: 

Amazing nandos! All staff were amazing! It was clearly stressful as everyone all came in at once! However they coped really well! I didn't mind at all that we had to wait 20 minutes it was late and the manager (Jenny) explained it was cook to order to avoid any waste (amazing)! I will definitely be back!

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Author: 
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Number of Visits: 
2-5
How Busy?: 
A few tables occupied
Date of Last Visit: 
Friday, October 21, 2016
Time of Day: 
Weekday Dinner
Rating: 
4.25 / 5
Friendliness of Staff: 
5 (Wow, I feel incredibly welcome! Recognised if a frequent visitor)
Speed of Service: 
2 (15 - 25 mins - Where's the food? Might have asked a staff member)
Quality of Food: 
5 (Nando's fit for a King - The very best (Please tell us why)!
Decoration & Cleanliness: 
5 (An exceptional Nando's! (Please tell us why) )
Comments - Stand out in our monthly competition! What did you eat? Unique aspects? Parking/transport tips?: 

It took a wile to get our food but was well worth the wait. When asked about our order the staff was fantastic, and the manger was very porvesional. It was great that he gave myself a complenrealy burger for our our next visit to Nando's. Also Becky the young lady who served us at the till was extremely professional, and had fantastic customer service skills.

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Author: 
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Number of Visits: 
This was my first visit
How Busy?: 
A few tables occupied
Date of Last Visit: 
Monday, August 1, 2016
Time of Day: 
Mid-afternoon or late evening
Rating: 
3.25 / 5
Friendliness of Staff: 
3 (Not bad. Did everything I asked of them)
Speed of Service: 
3 (10 - 15 mins - Nando's average)
Quality of Food: 
3 (Average - just as you would expect)
Decoration & Cleanliness: 
4 (Very clean, newly furnished, impressive artwork and lighting)
Comments - Stand out in our monthly competition! What did you eat? Unique aspects? Parking/transport tips?: 

I had the veggie burger with a simple salad and my girlfriend had the butterfly chicken with chips. The burger was tasty but it was quickly put together, and the simple salad looked like it had just been dumped in the bowl. My girlfriends chicken was chewy and overdone. I could understand a drop in standard if the restaurant was busy but there were only a few tables occupied.

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Author: 
Number of Visits: 
This was my first visit
How Busy?: 
Almost Full
Date of Last Visit: 
Thursday, July 28, 2016
Time of Day: 
Weekday Dinner
Rating: 
3.75 / 5
Friendliness of Staff: 
4 (Good stuff. Very polite)
Speed of Service: 
2 (15 - 25 mins - Where's the food? Might have asked a staff member)
Quality of Food: 
4 (Above average - noticeably tastier than normal)
Decoration & Cleanliness: 
5 (An exceptional Nando's! (Please tell us why) )
Comments - Stand out in our monthly competition! What did you eat? Unique aspects? Parking/transport tips?: 

This new store is part of the new complex around the Vue cinema complex incorporating a Premier inn, Chinese buffet, Bella Italia, Prezzo, Hungry Horse Pub and a Subway. We drove around for a bit trying to find free parking a lot of the locals seem to ditch their cars on waste ground, pavements and other strange locations. The area opposite is hoarding boarded off offering it self off as a potential development site.

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Author: 
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Number of Visits: 
This was my first visit
How Busy?: 
A few tables occupied
Date of Last Visit: 
Monday, July 11, 2016
Time of Day: 
Weekday Lunch
Rating: 
3.38 / 5
Friendliness of Staff: 
4 (Good stuff. Very polite)
Speed of Service: 
1 (>25 mins - Asked repeatedly. I need my Nando's)
Quality of Food: 
4.5 (Great - Very tender, piping hot, not at all burnt, dripping in sauce)
Decoration & Cleanliness: 
4 (Very clean, newly furnished, impressive artwork and lighting)
Comments - Stand out in our monthly competition! What did you eat? Unique aspects? Parking/transport tips?: 

My friend and I attended Darlington Nandos today with our children and we must of waited 50 minutes for our food, to be told that they had only one butterfly chicken and they were waiting on another which would be another 15 mins at least. We were given 1 free starter to share as my little one was screaming as she was beyond hungry at this point. Although the food was lovely and the free starter was a nice gesture it would have been nice to have been informed earlier than 50 minutes.

Ryan's picture
How Helpful?: 
Average: 5 (1 vote)
Author: 
Number of Visits: 
This was my first visit
How Busy?: 
A few tables occupied
Date of Last Visit: 
Monday, May 9, 2016
Time of Day: 
Weekday Lunch
Rating: 
3.75 / 5
Friendliness of Staff: 
3 (Not bad. Did everything I asked of them)
Speed of Service: 
4 (5 - 10 mins - Some conversation had begun)
Quality of Food: 
4 (Above average - noticeably tastier than normal)
Decoration & Cleanliness: 
4 (Very clean, newly furnished, impressive artwork and lighting)
Comments - Stand out in our monthly competition! What did you eat? Unique aspects? Parking/transport tips?: 

Stopped into this Nando's on my way up to Edinburgh - and it broke the journey up nicely! This Nando's is found within the new Feethams redevelopment right in the town centre. It is just a five minute walk from Darlington train station, with Darlington Odeon being just under a mile walk away (northwards - just on the outskirts of the town centre).

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How Helpful?: 
No votes yet
Number of Visits: 
This was my first visit
How Busy?: 
Almost Full
Date of Last Visit: 
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Time of Day: 
Weekday Dinner
Rating: 
4.75 / 5
Friendliness of Staff: 
5 (Wow, I feel incredibly welcome! Recognised if a frequent visitor)
Speed of Service: 
4 (5 - 10 mins - Some conversation had begun)
Quality of Food: 
5 (Nando's fit for a King - The very best (Please tell us why)!
Decoration & Cleanliness: 
5 (An exceptional Nando's! (Please tell us why) )
Comments - Stand out in our monthly competition! What did you eat? Unique aspects? Parking/transport tips?: 

Service was excellent, food cooked beautifully, decor including toilets very well designed. The staff couldn't have been more helpful. My eldest son was in hospital so we were taking him a takeaway, they delivered it to. our table just before we left. Our best Nando's experience yet!