Peterborough

Average Rating: 
3.34 / 5

Staff: 
Average: 3.9 (8 votes)
Speed: 
Average: 4 (6 votes)
Decoration: 
Average: 3.8 (5 votes)
Food: 
Average: 3.7 (7 votes)
4 Cathedral Square
Peterborough
PE1 1XH
01733 551222
Halal: 
No
Nearby: 
This Nando's is by the Cathedral, so is a five minute walk to a Lakeside Superbowl and a Laserquest type place - and a five minute walk the other way to the Showcase Cinema. Peterborough railway station is also only a five minute walk away from Nando's.
Parking: 
There is plenty of well sign-posted parking in Peterborough, but many are Pay and Display and only accept coins. Brook Street car park allows payment by phone. Trinity Street and Market only accept coins, even though Market is a multi-storey. Pay and display car parks are very reasonable - £1.50 for overnight (5pm-7am) and during the day a maximum of £3.50. Brook Street is £2 for up to 2 hours and £4 for 24 hours.
Photos submitted by: Pompey Ranger
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Number of Visits: 
2-5
How Busy?: 
A few tables occupied
Date of Last Visit: 
Monday, December 4, 2023
Time of Day: 
Weekday Lunch
Rating: 
2.5 / 5
Friendliness of Staff: 
2 (Quite rude, ignored me as they walked past)
Speed of Service: 
2 (15 - 25 mins - Where's the food? Might have asked a staff member)
Quality of Food: 
3 (Average - just as you would expect)
Decoration & Cleanliness: 
3 (Standard Nando's, nothing bad, nothing exceptional)
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The service was slow

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Number of Visits: 
This was my first visit
How Busy?: 
A few tables occupied
Date of Last Visit: 
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Time of Day: 
Mid-afternoon or late evening
Rating: 
2.63 / 5
Friendliness of Staff: 
2 (Quite rude, ignored me as they walked past)
Speed of Service: 
4 (5 - 10 mins - Some conversation had begun)
Quality of Food: 
1.5 (Very disappointing - cold, flavourless, burnt)
Decoration & Cleanliness: 
3 (Standard Nando's, nothing bad, nothing exceptional)
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The male person who gave me my food was rude acted like he did not want to be there and told me no sauce satchet for my takeaway food. I should buy if I want sauce.

Saving grace of this location is tagged first girl who initially approached me on arrival- warm, friendly and patient with a welcoming smile.

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Number of Visits: 
This was my first visit
How Busy?: 
A few tables occupied
Date of Last Visit: 
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Time of Day: 
Weekday Lunch
Rating: 
3 / 5
Friendliness of Staff: 
3 (Not bad. Did everything I asked of them)
Speed of Service: 
2 (15 - 25 mins - Where's the food? Might have asked a staff member)
Quality of Food: 
3 (Average - just as you would expect)
Decoration & Cleanliness: 
4 (Very clean, newly furnished, impressive artwork and lighting)
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I am surprised there is no halal option I’m sure it would increase sales in Peterborough

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Number of Visits: 
This was my first visit
How Busy?: 
Almost Full
Date of Last Visit: 
Friday, December 27, 2019
Time of Day: 
Weekday Lunch
Rating: 
2.13 / 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: 
1.5 (Very disappointing - cold, flavourless, burnt)
Decoration & Cleanliness: 
2 (An old Nando's, needs some investment)
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First visit in years ... Won’t be visiting anytime soon .. Dirty hidden knives and forks. Nobody told me you had to order from the till. Food boring and flavourless, been in better cafes. Napkins consisted of a toilet paper towel dispenser next to the drinks ... Top prices, Bottom service and food ...

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Number of Visits: 
This was my first visit
How Busy?: 
Empty
Date of Last Visit: 
Sunday, November 17, 2019
Time of Day: 
Weekend Dinner (Inc Friday)
Rating: 
1 / 5
Friendliness of Staff: 
1 (Rude. Where is the Nando's spirit?)
Speed of Service: 
1 (>25 mins - Asked repeatedly. I need my Nando's)
Quality of Food: 
1 (Inedible - Is that blood?! Send it back!)
Decoration & Cleanliness: 
1 (Very dirty, nothing on walls, I wanted to leave!)
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Ordered food for delivery to be delivered at 6.55pm, but came at 6.35pm. Wrong food so someone else’s ordered. Called Peterborough store they apologised and said will get another order sent out. Five minutes later head office? call and say can’t get another order sent out on same order number? Poor service. No food. Three hungry kids at 7.15pm. Store keeps saying we didn’t do it on purpose. But give me a solution? None. Money refunded and no food. Poor, poor, poor.

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Number of Visits: 
5-10
How Busy?: 
A few tables occupied
Date of Last Visit: 
Sunday, July 14, 2019
Time of Day: 
Weekend Dinner (Inc Friday)
Rating: 
2.88 / 5
Friendliness of Staff: 
1 (Rude. Where is the Nando's spirit?)
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: 
3 (Standard Nando's, nothing bad, nothing exceptional)
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I ordered a takeaway for my hotel, and once agIn the order was incomplete.

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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: 
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Time of Day: 
Weekday Lunch
Rating: 
3.5 / 5
Friendliness of Staff: 
4 (Good stuff. Very polite)
Speed of Service: 
4 (5 - 10 mins - Some conversation had begun)
Quality of Food: 
3 (Average - just as you would expect)
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?: 

Half of the order was left, no peri peri chips and no garlic bread

Anonymous's picture
How Helpful?: 
Average: 5 (1 vote)
Author: 
Anonymous (not verified)
Number of Visits: 
This was my first visit
How Busy?: 
Almost Full
Date of Last Visit: 
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Time of Day: 
Weekday Dinner
Rating: 
4.63 / 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: 
5 (An exceptional Nando's! (Please tell us why) )
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I came into nandos with my friend and was warmly welcomed in the place looked clean and the mood was great !! We had an exceptional meal but was not welcomed by 3 young lads that was very abusive towards us before too much harm was done two male members of staff came too our aid and handled the situation far better then I would expect from someone in this industry even after a one was physically assaulted he kept his cool and showed unbelievable control too keep cool .

Anonymous's picture
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Average: 5 (1 vote)
Author: 
Anonymous (not verified)
Number of Visits: 
50+
How Busy?: 
A few tables occupied
Date of Last Visit: 
Sunday, July 3, 2016
Time of Day: 
Mid-afternoon or late evening
Rating: 
2 / 5
Friendliness of Staff: 
1 (Rude. Where is the Nando's spirit?)
Speed of Service: 
2 (15 - 25 mins - Where's the food? Might have asked a staff member)
Quality of Food: 
2 (Quite disappointing - seems rushed, may have some parts burnt)
Decoration & Cleanliness: 
3 (Standard Nando's, nothing bad, nothing exceptional)
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I love Nandos and I had never had a bad experience before until I visited one in Peterborough. I have ordered chicken livers medium spice, but they were too spicy this time. So I've asked nicely a waitress to change it for me to lemon and herb spice. However, this time it was worse. It was really spicy still, but with loads of lemon juice squeezed over it. Was so disappointed and asked a waitress to change it again because the taste was disgusting.

Anonymous's picture
How Helpful?: 
Average: 5 (1 vote)
Author: 
Anonymous (not verified)
Number of Visits: 
50+
How Busy?: 
Almost Full
Date of Last Visit: 
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Time of Day: 
Weekday Dinner
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) )
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I love the decoration and staff at this restaurant. Made me feel welcome and part of the nandos family. Would love a job here

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Number of Visits: 
2-5
How Busy?: 
A few tables occupied
Date of Last Visit: 
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Time of Day: 
Mid-afternoon or late evening
Rating: 
4.13 / 5
Friendliness of Staff: 
4 (Good stuff. Very polite)
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)
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I just wanted to say that the quality of your waiting staff is literally SECOND TO NONE and everyone at Nando's should be extremely proud of their colleagues in Peterborough. Nothing was too much trouble and if all your staff are as good as those here in Peterborough the head office management and owners/shareholders should know they have nothing to fear of the future.

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Number of Visits: 
2-5
How Busy?: 
A few tables occupied
Date of Last Visit: 
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Time of Day: 
Weekday Dinner
Rating: 
3.38 / 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: 
2.5 (Average but needs more peri spice)
Decoration & Cleanliness: 
4 (Very clean, newly furnished, impressive artwork and lighting)
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I had the double chicken wrap with Medium sauce with sides of Chips and Corn with a side of drink. The Restaurant was very spacious with lots of room to move around. The only parking you could have for it was maybe the car park which is very much a 5-10 minute walk away but everything was as you expected it to be.

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Number of Visits: 
This was my first visit
Date of Last Visit: 
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Rating: 
3.25 / 5
Friendliness of Staff: 
1 (Rude. Where is the Nando's spirit?)
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) )
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It was my first visit to Nandos and the food was great. However the staff really let it down. One young girl, I think her name was Robbie, was extremely rude. We had to wait quite a while for our food and when I asked her politely where it was, she just replied bluntly. She was very unpleasant and did not want to help. For these reasons I will definitely not be returning but thank you to the chefs for the lovely food.

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Average: 5 (1 vote)
Author: 
Number of Visits: 
This was my first visit
How Busy?: 
Half Full
Date of Last Visit: 
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Time of Day: 
Weekend Lunch
Rating: 
3.38 / 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: 
3.5 (Average but with lots of peri-spice)
Decoration & Cleanliness: 
4 (Very clean, newly furnished, impressive artwork and lighting)
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I went to Peterborough for the weekend in August for a family 50th birthday party so after we checked into to a hotel our aim was to line our stomachs before an evening of booze!

We headed into town looking for the Nandos. There was about 10 of us in total so we were given a larger table upstairs. The first floor looked over the main square so it was a good table to accompany the good food!

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Number of Visits: 
5-10
How Busy?: 
Half Full
Date of Last Visit: 
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Time of Day: 
Weekday Dinner
Rating: 
4.13 / 5
Friendliness of Staff: 
4 (Good stuff. Very polite)
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)
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I had a butterfly burger and it was BIG.dripping with my favourite sauces and a side of garlic bread and coleslaw. Only had to wait a short while to be served so that was good as we were starving (as usual)
The great thing about Nando's in Peterborough is that the staff are so nice and attentive and they let me take one of their balloons home too. perfect!

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Number of Visits: 
This was my first visit
How Busy?: 
Up to 10 minute wait
Date of Last Visit: 
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Time of Day: 
Weekend Lunch
Rating: 
3.5 / 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: 
4 (Above average - noticeably tastier than normal)
Decoration & Cleanliness: 
4 (Very clean, newly furnished, impressive artwork and lighting)
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This Nando's is in the heart of Peterbrough in Cathedral square the historic centre of the town with views of the old Guildhall outside and a short walk to the town hall, the cathedral and Queensgate shopping centre. In Queensgate shopping centre is the local bus station and also parking which is charged at £2 for 2 hours increasing by a £1 each hour. They have special prices with free parking after 5:30pm on Thursdays and just £2 all day on Sunday.

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Number of Visits: 
This was my first visit
Date of Last Visit: 
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Rating: 
4.13 / 5
Friendliness of Staff: 
5 (Wow, I feel incredibly welcome! Recognised if a frequent visitor)
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)
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Marco and the rest of his staff are friendliy and very helpful to the point we are at first name bases , every fortnight we celabrate a good show called the Sunday chill lounge on www.peterboroughfm at Nandos in peteborough , they always gives us our favorate spot upstairs ,we always mention nandos on the show .how good the food is and how friendliy the staff are,and how great the atmosphere is chilled just how we like it , keep up the good work guys

Ryan's picture
How Helpful?: 
Average: 5 (1 vote)
Author: 
Number of Visits: 
This was my first visit
How Busy?: 
Half Full
Date of Last Visit: 
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Time of Day: 
Weekday Dinner
Rating: 
4 / 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: 
5 (Nando's fit for a King - The very best (Please tell us why)!
Decoration & Cleanliness: 
4 (Very clean, newly furnished, impressive artwork and lighting)
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Travelling back from Norfolk... with the A14 closed... diversion towards Peterborough... only an extra 8 mile to Nando's...? Why not indeed!

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Number of Visits: 
5-10
How Busy?: 
Almost Full
Date of Last Visit: 
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Time of Day: 
Mid-afternoon or late evening
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)
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The restaurant itself is fairly new, but each visit I find the ladies toilet gets worse and worse. Not the usual standard of Nandos toilets I'm used to and I've visited restaurants across the UK. This is my home town Nandos and it disappoints me to give a poor rating.
This is the second time I've complained about the toilets, once on a previous visit in store.

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Number of Visits: 
50+
How Busy?: 
Almost Full
Date of Last Visit: 
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
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) )
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Amazing staff, great food and atmosphere! i love nandos peterborough

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Number of Visits: 
This was my first visit
How Busy?: 
Half Full
Date of Last Visit: 
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Time of Day: 
Mid-afternoon or Late Evening
Rating: 
4.38 / 5
Friendliness of Staff: 
4 (Good stuff. Very polite)
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: 
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?: 

Love the quirky decor! This branch is so different to all the other Nando's (and that's a lot!) I have visited. Service was great. All the staff knew what to ask and seemed very cheery. The food was brilliant and we were served quickly. Only niggle was the 5 min wait to order food. It's great to finally have a branch in Peterborough, no more treks to Bedford and Cambridge to get our Nando's fix!

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Number of Visits: 
This was my first visit
How Busy?: 
Up to 10 minute wait
Date of Last Visit: 
Thursday, August 18, 2011
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) )
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Staff very friendly and helpful. Attentive to our every need. Slight problem processing military discount but put this down to them only on day 2 of opening. Restaurant very clean, staff sweeping floors under tables after customers leaving. Facilities top notch and very clean indeed considering how busy they were. Restaurant near to main shopping centre so ample parking.

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Number of Visits: 
5-10
How Busy?: 
Almost Full
Date of Last Visit: 
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Time of Day: 
Weekday Dinner
Rating: 
4 / 5
Friendliness of Staff: 
5 (Wow, I feel incredibly welcome! Recognised if a frequent visitor)
Speed of Service: 
3 (10 - 15 mins - Nando's average)
Quality of Food: 
5 (Nando's fit for a King - The very best (Please tell us why)!
Decoration & Cleanliness: 
3 (Standard Nando's, nothing bad, nothing exceptional)
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best part is that in trafford centre ugo for relaxation fun and to eat so naandos completed it u get every thing u dont have rush from trafford to have excellent food some where but u get it over their thanks naandos foor entering in our lives.