Nando's Worcester
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About Nando's Worcester
On Friar St. in Worcester, Nando's Worcester is a Portuguese restaurant built around flame-grilled peri-peri chicken with a choice of heat levels. Orders are placed at the counter or by scanning a QR code from the table, and staff check back periodically once food arrives. The menu spans 135 dishes, including sharing platters such as the Dare to Share alongside Halloumi Sticks and Sweet Potato Wedges with Garlic PERinaise, with sauces to suit different tastes. All-you-can-eat frozen yogurt is offered alongside the main menu for anyone wanting dessert included in the meal. The room has a step-free entrance for visitors with mobility needs, high chairs for families with young children, and free Wi-Fi. It opens daily, and reservations are recommended since queues can form at busier times. Takeaway and delivery are both available for eating off site.
Good to know
- ReservationsAccepts reservations
- ParkingPaid parking lot · Paid street parking · Somewhat difficult to find a space
- AccessibilityHas wheelchair-accessible entrance · Has wheelchair-accessible seating · Has wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Good for kidsGood for kids · High chairs available · Has kids' menu
- DietaryServes vegan dishes · Serves vegetarian dishes
Menu & Prices
135 dishes · mains £4–48- Dare to share£9.95
- Halloumi Sticks & Dip£4.25
- Houmous with PERi-PERi Drizzle£4.25
- Sweet Potato Wedges with Garlic PERinaise£4.25
- Spicy Mixed Olives£3.75
- PERi-PERi Nuts£3.75
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention peri-peri chicken, chicken wraps lacking chicken, peri-salted chips and frozen yoghurt dessert.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention peri-peri chicken, chicken wraps lacking chicken, peri-salted chips and frozen yoghurt dessert.
Customer Review Summary
Peri-peri chicken is the recurring draw, with reviewers repeatedly praising wings, wraps, and sharing platters alongside sides like peri chips, peri rice, and coleslaw, plus desserts such as the white chocolate and raspberry cheesecake and pasteis de nata. Several also single out friendly, attentive staff and quick QR-code or counter ordering, and one diner points to the free frozen yoghurt as a big draw for children when it's available. Complaints recur around inconsistency: chips described as soggy or losing their crisp, wraps with too little chicken or overly dry breast meat, a delivery order missing wings' sauces, and one visit where drinks were slammed down without acknowledgement despite a dirty table. More seriously, one reviewer reports being served raw chicken and describes the kitchen manager's response as dismissive rather than reassuring, while another notes an unlocked COSHH cupboard during their visit. Waits for tables also come up, with one reviewer advising booking ahead after being told to wait an hour for a larger group, though most describe being seated within minutes once queued.
Customer Review Summary
Peri-peri chicken is the recurring draw, with reviewers repeatedly praising wings, wraps, and sharing platters alongside sides like peri chips, peri rice, and coleslaw, plus desserts such as the white chocolate and raspberry cheesecake and pasteis de nata. Several also single out friendly, attentive staff and quick QR-code or counter ordering, and one diner points to the free frozen yoghurt as a big draw for children when it's available. Complaints recur around inconsistency: chips described as soggy or losing their crisp, wraps with too little chicken or overly dry breast meat, a delivery order missing wings' sauces, and one visit where drinks were slammed down without acknowledgement despite a dirty table. More seriously, one reviewer reports being served raw chicken and describes the kitchen manager's response as dismissive rather than reassuring, while another notes an unlocked COSHH cupboard during their visit. Waits for tables also come up, with one reviewer advising booking ahead after being told to wait an hour for a larger group, though most describe being seated within minutes once queued.
Featured reviews
- Morgan Holliday
“Greeted at the door by a woman in a red skirt - lovely and excellent customer service. Ordered online and got our two water glasses slammed on the table by a different girl who didn't give us any eye contact or acknowledgement and walked off in a hurry. I get it's hospitality but coming from working in it myself you are literally hired for customer service. Anyway my chips and wrap were cold/barely any salt came back to complain (nicely) and one of the people in the kitchen ignored me, followed by the woman who slammed the drinks saw me then turned away and the lady in the red skirt was the one to acknowledge me - again excellent customer service. I paid £40 for a dirty table that had chicken left on it, and whilst staff were scanning around the floor the only one cleaning tables was the lady in the red skirt!!! She deserves her praise”
- RuthA Orme
“Attended here today with my two sons. We were very warmly welcomed by the lovely staff member called Romy. She was so polite and helpful throughout the whole visit. There was also a young man called Fin (I believe) he was also very accommodating and helpful. The premises were clean and tidy and food was served in a timely manner and very tasty! Highly recommend!”
- Georgia Sinclair-Gunn
“Our visit was perfect as usual, our server, Ruby was amazing and showed great customer service”
- Syko Pete
“Had a great experience. Service from Ruby was absolutely fantastic, very friendly and speedy.”
- Rob Taylor
“Got a £10 wrap was told it would be pulled chicken a mix of thigh breast and Everything from a rotisserie chicken as I told the young lady I really didn't like breast as it was always dry,....got dry chunks of breast I mean really dry, dryer than the Sahara made my mouth dry. For £10”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Highlights
“Afro-Portuguese chain for flame-grilled peri-peri chicken in African bird’s-eye chilli at different heat flavours.”
- Serves great dessert
- Popular for popular for lunch
- Popular for popular for dinner
- Popular for good for solo dining
Amenities
- Has Wi-Fi
- Has wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Paid parking lot
- Accepts reservations
- Offers delivery
- Offers takeaway
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- Serves dine-in
- Family friendly
- Serves vegan dishes
- Serves alcohol
- Casual
- On-site services available
- Offerings· 9
- Serves beer
- Serves coffee
- Has free water refills
- Serves healthy options
- Serves late-night food
- Quick bite
- Serves small plates
- Serves vegetarian dishes
- Serves wine
- Highlights· 1
- Serves great dessert
- Facilities· 1
- Has toilet
- Dining options· 5
- Serves lunch
- Serves dinner
- Serves dessert
- Has seating
- Has table service
- Popular for· 3
- Popular for lunch
- Popular for dinner
- Good for solo dining
- Atmosphere· 1
- Trendy
- Accessibility· 2
- Has wheelchair-accessible seating
- Has wheelchair-accessible toilet
- Crowd· 5
- Good for groups
- LGBTQ+ friendly
- Popular with tourists
- Transgender safe space
- Popular with university students
- Parking· 2
- Paid street parking
- Somewhat difficult to find a space
- Family-friendly· 3
- Good for kids
- High chairs available
- Has kids' menu
Location
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| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nando's WorcesterGood for kids · Reservations | 4.41,184 | — | £10–20 | peri-peri chicken, chicken wraps lacking chicken, peri-salted chips |
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