Goodge Street - nandosundercover Review

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How Helpful?: 
No votes yet
Number of Visits: 
50+
How Busy?: 
A few tables occupied
Date of Last Visit: 
Monday, January 23, 2012
Time of Day: 
Weekday Lunch
Rating: 
4.38 / 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: 
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?: 

Courtesy of the Rate Your Nandos team I was fortunate enough a 3 course meal at the Goodge Street branch. I was served by the wonderful manager Minty and decided to order Halloumi cheese, together with butterfly chicken, chips and spicy rice. For the first time in my long-serving Nando's custom, I ordered a dessert too: Gooey Caramel Cheesecake.

After ordering me and my companions sat down and the food was with us very soon. The butterfly chicken looked scrumptious, it was fairly big and was completely doused in marinade, just how i like it! It was cooked to perfection and delicious. However I was a bit disappointed with the halloumi, the two pieces seemed a bit unloved, small but as I was starving they were gobbled down with little fuss.

The peri peri chips and rice were steaming hot, something which is important to me! Freshly cooked peri chips together with the delicious butterfly chicken created a concoction of flavours in my mouth, and to be honest this was probably the best butterfly chicken I have ever eaten.

Feeling satisfied after my meal I waited for the dessert but it didn't come - I'm not sure how desserts are supposed to work at Nando's but I ended up having to go to the counter and ask for the cheesecake.

My expectations of the dessert weren't too high as after all this was Nando's, the source of tender juicy chicken in my life for the past few years. I was shocked to see how small the slice was, the menu price is £3.95 for it! However it was absolutely delicious and again I wolfed down every morsel of it.

Overall the meal was thoroughly enjoyable, the staff were friendly and checked several times to make sure the meal was okay and were happy to give extra mayo when asked for. The manager was extremely welcoming and is clearly running a tight ship here - I am a regular at this Nando's and I almost always leave feeling extremely happy with the service levels there.

Thanks to Minty and Rate Your Nando's for the prize and I hope you enjoyed this review!

NU

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