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    Nando's Mexican Cafe

    3.5 (538 reviews)
    ModerateMexican
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Spicy shrimp appetizers and Pasta with Steak. Delicious
    Darrell M.

    We were just there on Monday and came back on Wednesday. Same great food and table service. Unfortunately, we were there at noon, the hostess was on phone taking a to go order while we waited and the line grew to 6 groups before someone else came to seat people without any sense of urgency. The other staff were aware but didn't do anything.

    Emily C.

    My favorite thing about Nando's is the drink menu. They have a wide variety of both alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks. The food is good but I've had better. Our server was very friendly and everything came out fast despite us being a very large group!

    Taco, Enchilada (green sauce ) with all Rice
    Will B.

    Back to Nando's again this week. This time, we both had the lunch special, Taco, Enchilada served with Rice and Beans. The service is always great, the staff does an outstanding job. Sit outside on the patio, in the bar or the dining area. They are all great places to enjoy the food. The Margaritas are always tasty, although we didn't indulge today, they are always good.

    Jalapeno Bean Dip
    Katie A.

    We had a perfect dining experience at this Nando's! After getting a tire fixed at Discount Tire down the street, it was dinner time and Nando's was a mile away. We were seated right away on a Wednesday around 4:30 pm. Our waiter was absolutely fantastic! We was quick with everything and checked on us an appropriate amount of times. We started with the jalapeño bean dip, which honestly wasn't spicy at all! For dinner I got the Fern's fajita bowl with chicken and it was great! The chicken was spicy and flavorful and I loved it! We would definitely come to this Nando's location again!

    Cheese enchilada, taco, beans and rice
    Michelle M.

    Went to Nandos to celebrate birthday with coworker and ordered the El Jefe Chimichanga and it was amazing! You really have to love grilled onions as there are a lot! The steak is marinated so delicious! The flavors of the green onions, guacamole, sour cream, grilled onions, cheese with the steak was perfect. The steak was not dry and was just so good! I asked for double beans and no rice and it made for a delicious bean dip with my chips. Everything was cooked great and I would definitely order this again! My coworker loved her enchilada and taco meal too! Everything was just delicious! Nandos has happy hour with drinks and food specials from 3-6pm. The menu has some good options, especially a steak quesadilla, which has a similar taste of the chimichanga minus all the onions and toppings!

    Taco salad
    Kim H.

    We had my ride or die's mom's celebration of life yesterday at Nandos. They have a separate banquet room for private parties. The server did a decent job considering there was about 20 of us including kids. The sangria was tasty. I had the taco salad minus cheese since I'm on a weight loss challenge. I hear the cheese crisps are delicious. The happy hour menu looked good too.

    Juevos machaca
    Kacee O.

    Food is amazing!!! Service was great, Aaron took excellent care of us. Highly recommend the queso dip, best we've ever had. (Sorry no pic of queso dip we ate it to fast).

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    Bella T.

    This was a pretty good place for Mexican food! I really liked that they had a few different vegetarian options. We came in around 4:30pm on a Saturday and only had to wait 10 minutes to be seated. Most of the people working were teenagers, but everything ran smoothly and the food tasted great! I ordered the espinaca enchiladas, which were spinach, cheese, onion and tomatoes. It came with refried beans and rice and it tasted like your traditional rice and beans! They serve you chips and salsa (mild and spicy) when you are seated and those were okay. Nothing special. I liked the decorations and the new mural on the wall. Our waiter was good and the food didn't take too long to come out either, especially given how busy it was. Overall, I would come here again because of the good food and service, but it might not be my first choice just because it didn't exceed expectations!

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    This place was amazing. Had a 20 minute wait to get in 630 on a Saturday night and hostess seated six of us. Service was very quick ample parking very clean restaurant a little noisy ,but well worth the wait. I had the beef and cheese enchilada with beans would highly recommend that would come back for this one.

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    Kevin C.

    Talk about delicious! Nando's doesn't disappoint! Fantastic hostess, knowledgeable bartender, and stupendous GM; from top to bottom, this place is amazing. We will be back....

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