Nando's - Gateshead, Metro Centre

From South Africa to Ealing to Crawley, Nando's has taken the traditional peri-peri flame-grilled chicken on a fantastic journey, all the while maintaining its proposition of good food in a relaxed atmosphere.

In typical style, the restaurant walls are decked with eclectic African art and the furniture is earthy, setting the tone for a date with some special cuisine.

The menu covers red pepper dip with warm pita bread, their famous whole peri-peri chicken and double chicken breast fillet burger. If one dares to be different and veer off the beaten track, the pergo steak roll beef, steak marinated in garlic, basted with peri-peri and flame-grilled to order offers a good option. Naughty natas and coconut tart are two irresistible desserts that cool you down after a hot meal. The wine list offers a good choice of Portuguese and South African wines.