Manchester - Salford Quays

Average Rating: 
3.18 / 5

Staff: 
Average: 4 (2 votes)
Speed: 
Average: 3 (4 votes)
Decoration: 
Average: 4 (1 vote)
Food: 
Average: 2 (3 votes)
Digital World Centre
Salford
M50 3UB
0161 872 9244
Halal: 
No
Nearby: 
BBC/ITV, The Lowry, the Imperial War Museum North are all in Salford Quays. Old Trafford is a few minutes walk away. MediaCityUK has its own tram stop which is just a few paces from The Lowry.
Parking: 
Parking is well signposted and charged 24/7 in "The Garage". Mon-Fri it is free/30mins, 1hr/£2, 2hrs/£3.50, 3hrs/£4.50, 4hrs/£5.50 and upwards towards 24hrs/£15. Sat/Sun it is free/30 mins, 1hr/£1, 2hrs/£2, 3-8hrs/£5 and again upwards to 24hrs/£15.
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Photos submitted by: Pompey Ranger
Photos submitted by: Pompey Ranger
Photos submitted by: Elliott
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Anonymous's picture
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Number of Visits: 
This was my first visit
How Busy?: 
10 - 25 minute wait
Date of Last Visit: 
Saturday, January 14, 2023
Time of Day: 
Mid-afternoon or late evening
Rating: 
3 / 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 (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?: 

I was disappointed. It was very busy but a Derby day, to be expected. The food was ok, chips were cool, chicken wrap was ok, nothing special, not as good as a McDonald’s chicken wrap. The only drinks were Diet Coke, Coke Zero, diet Sprite, Fanta and tepid water, no ice available. Not very appetising at all. Don’t do coffee or any hot drinks. It just seemed like a conveyor belt of people coming in, eating, leaving, no chat with staff/customers, no niceties at all. Won’t be returning.

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Number of Visits: 
This was my first visit
How Busy?: 
A few tables occupied
Date of Last Visit: 
Saturday, July 16, 2022
Time of Day: 
Weekend Dinner (Inc Friday)
Rating: 
2.13 / 5
Friendliness of Staff: 
3 (Not bad. Did everything I asked of them)
Speed of Service: 
1 (>25 mins - Asked repeatedly. I need my Nando's)
Quality of Food: 
1.5 (Very disappointing - cold, flavourless, burnt)
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?: 

40 mins after ordering we still didn’t have our food. I went to ask a member of staff. Eventually a manager came over and made an excuse about a Mis communication between staff. It’s now 50 mins since we ordered. Still no food and I’ve had to change my order to make it quicker. I wanted butterfly chicken breast but she said that would be 20 mins so I changed it to thighs so my meal would be quicker. I would like a phone call 07890 656412

Anonymous's picture
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Number of Visits: 
This was my first visit
How Busy?: 
Half Full
Date of Last Visit: 
Monday, June 20, 2022
Time of Day: 
Mid-afternoon or late evening
Rating: 
2.5 / 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: 
2 (Quite disappointing - seems rushed, may have some parts burnt)
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?: 

Did not even provide luke warm / hot water.
Garlic bread was overdone.
Chicken was tasteless.
Beanie burger and beanie wraps were cold.
Won’t visit this one again!

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Number of Visits: 
2-5
How Busy?: 
Half Full
Date of Last Visit: 
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Time of Day: 
Weekday Dinner
Rating: 
3.38 / 5
Friendliness of Staff: 
4 (Good stuff. Very polite)
Speed of Service: 
1 (>25 mins - Asked repeatedly. I need my Nando's)
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)
Comments - Stand out in our monthly competition! What did you eat? Unique aspects? Parking/transport tips?: 

They asked if we wanted our glass for drinks after we already ate, bit late…but lovely food, could have brought it over sooner but, oh well.

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Anonymous (not verified)
Number of Visits: 
2-5
How Busy?: 
Almost Full
Date of Last Visit: 
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Time of Day: 
Weekday Dinner
Rating: 
1.63 / 5
Friendliness of Staff: 
2 (Quite rude, ignored me as they walked past)
Speed of Service: 
1 (>25 mins - Asked repeatedly. I need my Nando's)
Quality of Food: 
1.5 (Very disappointing - cold, flavourless, burnt)
Decoration & Cleanliness: 
2 (An old Nando's, needs some investment)
Comments - Stand out in our monthly competition! What did you eat? Unique aspects? Parking/transport tips?: 

Slow service , starters came after mains . Chicken very dry . Staff don’t seem to know what’s going on . Daughters 10th birthday treat spoiled . Would have asked for a discount . But didn’t think anyone there would have the capacity to process it and needed to leave before I lost my rag and spoilt daughters day . Very disappointed. Wouldn’t go here again. Lots of hype with Nando’s . Standards are slipping. Time will tell if Nando’s stands the test of time .

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Author: 
Anonymous (not verified)
Number of Visits: 
2-5
How Busy?: 
25+ minute wait - come on Nando's!
Date of Last Visit: 
Friday, December 14, 2018
Time of Day: 
Weekend Dinner (Inc Friday)
Rating: 
2.25 / 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: 
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?: 

Utterly disappointing - had a 20 minute wait to be seated, once seated we went to order to find out that they had run out of a lot of food and our friends had to amend their order 3 times. When food came, our friends received their food and 20 minutes later, me and my partner were still waiting - not what you want when you go out to enjoy a meal with friends!

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Author: 
Anonymous (not verified)
Number of Visits: 
2-5
How Busy?: 
25+ minute wait - come on Nando's!
Date of Last Visit: 
Friday, December 14, 2018
Time of Day: 
Weekend Dinner (Inc Friday)
Rating: 
2.25 / 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: 
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?: 

Utterly disappointing - had a 20 minute wait to be seated, once seated we went to order to find out that they had run out of a lot of food and our friends had to amend their order 3 times. When food came, our friends received their food and 20 minutes later, me and my partner were still waiting - not what you want when you go out to enjoy a meal with friends!

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Author: 
Anonymous (not verified)
Number of Visits: 
5-10
How Busy?: 
10 - 25 minute wait
Date of Last Visit: 
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Time of Day: 
Weekday Dinner
Rating: 
2.38 / 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: 
1.5 (Very disappointing - cold, flavourless, burnt)
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?: 

We expected a wait but the issue was, we ordered a takeaway wrap and when we opened it there was a hair in it. Really disappointed. Not had a bad visit to Nandos but tonight I felt the staff couldn’t really cope.

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Author: 
Pompey Ranger
Number of Visits: 
This was my first visit
How Busy?: 
A few tables occupied
Date of Last Visit: 
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Time of Day: 
Weekday Lunch
Rating: 
4 / 5
Friendliness of Staff: 
4 (Good stuff. Very polite)
Speed of Service: 
5 (Under 5 mins - I had only just got back with my cutlery and sauce)
Quality of Food: 
3 (Average - just as you would expect)
Decoration & Cleanliness: 
4 (Very clean, newly furnished, impressive artwork and lighting)
Comments - Stand out in our monthly competition! What did you eat? Unique aspects? Parking/transport tips?: 

This store at the entrance to Salford Quays Outlet shopping is down below the shopping precinct out on the plaza it shares with the Lowry museum and auditorium over looked from across the dock by the towering BBC northern hub filled with the numerous bbc luvies disposed from their former London home a banished to the north. No doubt they console themselves with this Nandos.

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Author: 
Leong
Number of Visits: 
This was my first visit
How Busy?: 
A few tables occupied
Date of Last Visit: 
Saturday, March 5, 2016
Time of Day: 
Weekend Dinner (Inc Friday)
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)
Comments - Stand out in our monthly competition! What did you eat? Unique aspects? Parking/transport tips?: 

After watching the film Dad's Army, and had a good laugh at the Vue Cinema, 4 of us decided to have something to eat. Nando at Salford Quays was our choice. It was only walking distance from the cinema. The restaurant is right next to the river over look the bright light of the Media City. Parking was free for 3 hours at the Salford Quay.

Marc RYN's picture
How Helpful?: 
Average: 5 (1 vote)
Author: 
Marc RYN
Number of Visits: 
This was my first visit
How Busy?: 
10 - 25 minute wait
Date of Last Visit: 
Monday, March 9, 2015
Time of Day: 
Weekday Dinner
Rating: 
3.13 / 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: 
2.5 (Average but needs more peri spice)
Decoration & Cleanliness: 
4 (Very clean, newly furnished, impressive artwork and lighting)
Comments - Stand out in our monthly competition! What did you eat? Unique aspects? Parking/transport tips?: 

This relatively new Nando's is the closest one to Old Trafford and was understandably packed ahead of the FA Cup quarter-final. Our group of 5 had to wait around 20 minutes before being seated and ordering some peri-peri goodness.

This Nando's looks great. There is plenty of natural light and the walls are nicely done. A large red heart greets you as you walk into the toilets too.

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How Helpful?: 
Average: 5 (1 vote)
Author: 
Eduardo Suarez
Number of Visits: 
2-5
How Busy?: 
Almost Full
Date of Last Visit: 
Friday, December 12, 2014
Time of Day: 
Weekday Lunch
Rating: 
3.13 / 5
Friendliness of Staff: 
4 (Good stuff. Very polite)
Speed of Service: 
2 (15 - 25 mins - Where's the food? Might have asked a staff member)
Quality of Food: 
2.5 (Average but needs more peri spice)
Decoration & Cleanliness: 
4 (Very clean, newly furnished, impressive artwork and lighting)
Comments - Stand out in our monthly competition! What did you eat? Unique aspects? Parking/transport tips?: 

I feel bad putting a negative review on the site for this restaurant as they were very very polite... it was a Christmas lunch trip, and it was at Media City so absolutely rammed...
They'd warned us there would be delays and I put my order in just before the big group arrived, however the big issue came when the fire alarm went off - NOT THEIR FAULT... the building above...

Elliott's picture
How Helpful?: 
Average: 5 (2 votes)
Author: 
Elliott
Number of Visits: 
This was my first visit
How Busy?: 
Half Full
Date of Last Visit: 
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Time of Day: 
Weekend Lunch
Rating: 
3.63 / 5
Friendliness of Staff: 
4 (Good stuff. Very polite)
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)
Comments - Stand out in our monthly competition! What did you eat? Unique aspects? Parking/transport tips?: 

After deciding it was too far to travel from Piccadilly to MediaCity in a lunch hour for a trip to this Nandos, a weekend visit was pencilled in to give the other of Manchesters new Nandos a whirl.

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How Helpful?: 
Average: 5 (1 vote)
Author: 
Ryan
Number of Visits: 
This was my first visit
How Busy?: 
Half Full
Date of Last Visit: 
Monday, April 21, 2014
Time of Day: 
Weekday Dinner
Rating: 
4.13 / 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: 
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?: 

After spending the day watching Shrewsbury get smashed by Preston a little detour via Salford to cheer me mate up was in order... I'm not sure it worked though...

Being in Salford Quays, this Nando's is just a minute or two walk from the BBC/ITV buildings, The Lowry and the Imperial War Museum North. Old Trafford is just a few extra minutes walk away too.

MediaCityUK also has its own tram stop (which is just a few paces from The Lowry), so it's very accessible..

Anonymous's picture
How Helpful?: 
Average: 5 (2 votes)
Author: 
Anonymous (not verified)
Number of Visits: 
This was my first visit
How Busy?: 
Almost Full
Date of Last Visit: 
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Time of Day: 
Weekday Dinner
Rating: 
4.5 / 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: 
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?: 

Wow! We went here for the 'practice day' - and what can I say! This is defiantly one of the best looking Nandos around!
The staff were amazing, and it was nice to see the managers coming over to tables and welcoming their customers...Food took a little while to come out- but the staff were still practicing - so its understandable.

All in all, a great experience and we will be visiting again now it is open!

Anonymous's picture
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Author: 
Anonymous (not verified)
Number of Visits: 
This was my first visit
How Busy?: 
10 - 25 minute wait
Date of Last Visit: 
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Time of Day: 
Weekday Lunch
Rating: 
4.5 / 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: 
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?: 

It was a practice day before they opened but they were great and the restaurant decor looks fab!