I tried Nando's for the first time last week. For what it's meant to be... a swiss-chalet-type portugese-style grilled chicken restaurant, I was quite impressed. The restaurant was clean and comtemporary. The service was excellent and actually well beyond my expectations.
My friend and I shared the variety pack which consisted of 1/2 chicken, 2 kebabs and 8 wings. The roast chicken was succulent and most impressive of all. It was tender and juicy! While it was as spicy as I had expected (we ordered medium), I quite enjoyed it with the garlic peri peri sauce. I found the hot peri peri sauce to be just ok.. not as flavourful as the garlic peri peri. Back to the food... the kebabs were ok.. they weren't too dry but I much prefer the chicken pieces. The wings were decent as well. The peri peri fries were fresh and crispy. The coleslaw was ok. While the sides were just average, it was the roast chicken pieces that made the meal memorable. I'd definitely go back to Nando's over Swiss Chalet any day.
And the other nice thing is that they are licensed so you can have a beer or glass of wine with your meal.