Nando's (Bugis Junction)

Nando's has began grilling it's African-Portuguese style flame-grilled chicken in Singapore from May 2010. My family and I went to try their Peri-Peri chicken on our 3rd attempt to queue (queue was too long on our previous visits).

We started off with "Petisco", a platter of flame-grilled chicken wings, mini chicken thighs and pitas. When the platter was placed on our table, I could smell the aroma of the flame-grilled wings filling the surrounding atmosphere. While I'm still trying to guess if it's charcoal-grilled or wood-grilled, my hands were already on those wings. The wings were grilled to perfection, with the chicken meat were still juicy and tasty.




Next we have a "Espetada", which is a dish of grilled chicken thighs served on a skewer. These thighs were juicy as well. However, I think they've spent too much time on the grill. Some parts of the skin were charred and this gave the chicken thighs a slight taste of bitterness.

We had a "Peri Platter" for our main course. The platter consist of a full chicken and 4 large sidelines. According to the menu, the chicken were marinated for 24 hours prior to grilling. The flavours indeed penetrated deep into those meat. Even the breast meat were tasty and yummy.

As for the drinks, we've tried the "Sparkling Apple", "Crimson Cola" and "Madeira Red". The Crimson Cola and the Madeira Red were too sweet for me. They probably have put in too much of the promegranate concentrate.


I will definitely visit Nando's again if I have the craving for Peri-Peri chicken and some extra cash to spare. It's rather expensive to have a dinner of grilled chicken for approximately S$30/pax.


















My Verdict:
Atmosphere : 7/10 (Cosy, but the table given to us was just too small for 4 pax)
Service : 8/10 (The waitress knows the food well, and gives appropriate reccomendations)
Food : 9/10 (The taste of flame-grilled chicken is just great, except for some burnt parts)
Price : 3/10 (Approx. S$30/pax, but consider expensive for a meal of chicken)

Nando's
Bugis Junction
#01-85/87
200, Victoria Street
Singapore 188021
Tel : 63386555

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