Lucky People of Dublin & Cork tell me....

fryup

.....whats Nandos like ?? tasty ? better than KFC ?

MilesMorales1

It's really tasty. I like it a lot. Just for not the prices you pay for it over here.

Curb Your Enthusiasm

No. Overrated.

Ush1

It's tasty but too expensive for what it is.

It's overrated.
Chicken and spice.

VASTLY overrated.

The chicken is grand if overpriced. The sides like mashed potato are actually nearly worth getting just to laugh at.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

Pile of crap

Go get yourself hillbillys

Sugar Free

Over rated for the price you pay. Marginally healthier than KFC comparing most menu items.

theteal

Spicy grilled chicken. Meh.

Better than KFC? Yes, I'm not sure much can be worse.

ThisRegard

It's ridiculous why people go mad for this. Cook yourself some chicken, cover it with some sauce so that it doesn't matter what you're eating as it's just the spices you're tasting.

That's what eating in Nandos is like.

Ciaran_B

It's a bit cheeky.

blue note

It's fantastic. Spicy marinated grilled chicken. It's not deep fried and it's not coated in god knows what that KFC coating is and there's no gravy. I'm not sure how people can think it's anywhere near KFC in terms of how unhealthy it is.

I don't even think it's particularly overpriced. Compared to a McDonalds or KFC it is more expensive but it's infinitely nicer. Compared to Eddie Rocketts it's similar in price but a whole lot nicer. It's similar in price to pub grub and the like, but pub grub is very often terrible. Do I prefer Nando's to a dried out, overcooked piece of beef that's been sitting under a head lamp for the last 2 hours, with a side of vacum packed veg, watery gravy and stuffing that doesn't taste remotely like stuffing? Yes I certainly do. Nando's chicken tastes like chargrilled chicken which is lovely!

And the sides are grand. Nothing amazing, but sweetcorn, coleslaw, chips, mint peas. They're nice, I wouldn't rave about them.

biko

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KayGUlxatDQ

LDN_Irish

It's KFC for people who can use a knife and fork.

ted1

fryup wrote: »

.....whats Nandos like ?? tasty ? better than KFC ?

Extremely over rated and over priced

Hi I'm your waiter but I don't actually wait. ...

Zxclnic

Overrated and overpriced.

Zxclnic

Sorry ted1 for the double-up.

Balmed Out

Chipper food at restaurant prices, what's not to like?

Subcomandante Marcos

It's pretty **** to be honest OP. Fast food dressed up as restaurant food. Same ****ty chicken used by the likes of supermacs and KFC but grilled instead of fried and with a pretty basic periperi marinade instead of being dredged in flour.

Give me good fried chicken over it any time. Crackbird or hillbillys are better, find a Korean place that does Korean fried chicken and you'll never think about nandos again.

razorblunt

Tis grand. Not much bang for your buck.

If you're in Cork, wanting chicken and you don't go to Hillbilly's you're doing it wrong!

Ciaran_B

Ciaran_B wrote: »

It's a bit cheeky.

I think it's a bit restrained myself, but not a bad definition...

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Cheeky%20Nandos

GLaDOS

I think it's quite nice myself, but definitely overpriced.

There's better chicken for better value out there for sure.

KFC is **** though.

Get a bag of big als spicy chicken goujons, much nicer.

Dyr

Over rated, over priced under staffed.

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

I've never had it in Ireland, have been in London a couple of times. It's grand. Tasty, a little overpriced but I don't feel as guilty after it as I do after a KFC/Supermac's/Burger King etc.

Nothing to write home about, I don't see what the big deal is tbh.

blue note

Where are these better cheaper places? I know of the places that are worse but cheaper like KFC, McDonald's, etc. I know of similar priced places that aren't as good like Eddie rockettes, Milano's and the like. But what places are nicer and cheaper? Or even as nice and cheaper?

I agree that nandos is very simple - it's just nicely marinated and nicely cooked chicken. But not many places just do something simple and do it well. I've often paid the same in a pub for a mediocre burger and chips or fish and chips or whatever.

ted1

blue note wrote: »

Where are these better cheaper places? I know of the places that are worse but cheaper like KFC, McDonald's, etc. I know of similar priced places that aren't as good like Eddie rockettes, Milano's and the like. But what places are nicer and cheaper? Or even as nice and cheaper?

I agree that nandos is very simple - it's just nicely marinated and nicely cooked chicken. But not many places just do something simple and do it well. I've often paid the same in a pub for a mediocre burger and chips or fish and chips or whatever.

Most gastro pubs, Bunsen, Pitt Bros etc are all much better and the same price. The staff even take orders and bring It to your table

fullstop

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

It's pretty **** to be honest OP. Fast food dressed up as restaurant food. Same ****ty chicken used by the likes of supermacs and KFC but grilled instead of fried and with a pretty basic periperi marinade instead of being dredged in flour.

Give me good fried chicken over it any time. Crackbird or hillbillys are better, find a Korean place that does Korean fried chicken and you'll never think about nandos again.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with the chicken used in KFC or Supermacs. KFC is delivered fresh and coated in store every day, which is more than can be said for any of their competitors, and exactly the same as would be done in the likes of Crackbird (which is vastly overrated for what it is). I don't eat there, but can't understand why people believe any aul ****e they read about them.

Subcomandante Marcos

fullstop wrote: »

There's absolutely nothing wrong with the chicken used in KFC or Supermacs. KFC is delivered fresh and coated in store every day, which is more than can be said for any of their competitors, and exactly the same as would be done in the likes of Crackbird (which is vastly overrated for what it is). I don't eat there, but can't understand why people believe any aul ****e they read about them.

It's terrible, factory farmed, hormone pumped crap chicken.

fullstop

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

It's terrible, factory farmed, hormone pumped crap chicken.

Did you just pull that 'fact' out of your arse? It's factory farmed, yes...like nearly all the chicken in the supermarkets but they use hormone-free chicken, so basically like any fresh chicken you go to Tesco or Supervalu and buy.

podgemonster

It's really fine dining for people who never go to proper restaurants.

Subcomandante Marcos

fullstop wrote: »

Did you just pull that 'fact' out of your arse? It's factory farmed, yes...like nearly all the chicken in the supermarkets but they use hormone-free chicken, so basically like any fresh chicken you go to Tesco or Supervalu and buy.

I don't buy factory farmed chicken. Nobody should.

fullstop

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

I don't buy factory farmed chicken. Nobody should.

Fair play to ya only buying free range and organic, but the reality is not everybody can afford it. And to meet demand, there has to be factory farmed chicken.

So why did you say they pump it with hormones?

Subcomandante Marcos

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

It's terrible, factory farmed, hormone pumped crap chicken.

The ones in Hillbillys that you recommend are all hand reared by the Hillbilly family, and named. The Hillbilly kids cry every time they have to kill one to feed the masses. But the parents tell them the chickens souls have gone to chicken heaven.

Subcomandante Marcos

fullstop wrote: »

Fair play to ya only buying free range and organic, but the reality is not everybody can afford it. And to meet demand, there has to be factory farmed chicken.

I don't bother with organic tbh, just free range pasture rared is grand for me. I know a good farmer he's pretty local and I order stuff from him directly.

Subcomandante Marcos

Deleted User wrote: »

The ones in Hillbillys that you recommend are all hand reared by the Hillbilly family, and named. The Hillbilly kids cry every time they have to kill one to feed the masses. But the parents tell them the chickens souls have gone to chicken heaven.

Hillbillys and crackbird are the best of the bad lot when it comes to chicken quality.

NiallBoo

Chicken and chips for teenagers and adults who don't want to admit they're still ordering off the kiddie's menu.

Nothing particularly wrong in itself except the price and lingering infantalism.

Ush1

NiallBoo wrote: »

Chicken and chips for teenagers and adults who don't want to admit they're still ordering off the kiddie's menu.

Nothing particularly wrong in itself except the price and lingering infantalism.

If you don't like chicken and chips, something is wrong with you!

NiallBoo

Ush1 wrote: »

If you don't like chicken and chips, something is wrong with you!

Sure, but if you're going out to a restaurant then you've got any number of much better options.

riclad

putting hormones into chicken is not legal in the eu.
There,s free range chickens and factory bred chicken .
they use chemicals and hormones in meat products in the usa .

Korvanica

Its grand, a little expensive for what it is. Tastes nice. Most people seem to hate it for no real reason.

livedadream

fryup wrote: »

.....whats Nandos like ?? tasty ? better than KFC ?

ah your comparing oranges with apples here mate.

Nandos is fresh grilled chicken

KFC deep fried breaded stuff.

IMO both are good but different meals,

KFC for a drunken munch is unreal

Nandos when you want to pretend your being healthy

nandos is grand but is massively overrated.

Story Bud?

I find it odd when people say Nandos is overrated, when all I ever hear about Nandos is that it's....well....overrated. I've never actually heard it being "rated" at all.

livedadream

Story Bud? wrote: »

I find it odd when people say Nandos is overrated, when all I ever hear about Nandos is that it's....well....overrated. I've never actually heard it being "rated" at all.

massive following with the cheaky nandos crew in the uk that has kinda soaked into the youth in ireland...

those damn kids... :eek::p;)

Have ye ever been to that place on Middle Abbey Street, which offers an all-you-can-eat Asian buffet for €7.50? I used to go there when I started my first job nearby. It was a Mecca for poor students. I walked by there the other day and it's still going. Crazy value.

OT, Nando's is nice. Crackbird is alright too, but the staff are douchebags. No offence but you bring people food for a living, lose the attitude? Ditto Jo Burger (Same owner). They need to review their hiring policy IMO.

o1s1n

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

Hillbillys and crackbird are the best of the bad lot when it comes to chicken quality.

Didn't think much of the chicken in Crackbird at all.

The fact that Nando's waiting staff don't take your order really really bothers me. Probably more than it should, might just be grumpy old man syndrome, but if I'm in a restaurant and there's waiting staff then take my bloody order!

Special Circumstances

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

I don't bother with organic tbh, just free range pasture rared is grand for me. I know a good farmer he's pretty local and I order stuff from him directly.

What's the going rate? Is it just luck that you got to know this farmer, or does he send a few of the fresh chickens down the town every now and then in a limo handing out flyers to drum up business?

rob316

Bland ****e, just another example of what some slick branding and marketing can do for your inferior product.

ZeroThreat

o1s1n wrote: »

Didn't think much of the chicken in Crackbird at all.

The fact that Nando's waiting staff don't take your order really really bothers me. Probably more than it should, might just be grumpy old man syndrome, but if I'm in a restaurant and there's waiting staff then take my bloody order!

Which is why I've never left a tip in the few times I've been in there.

whisky_galore

Thought it a little overpriced, got an undercooked, pink chicken once in the very few times I have darkened its doors.

RayCon

I was in one once.