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Nandos Castle Gate Drive Thru
Cnr Soloman Mahlangu & Van Ryneveld Rd Castle Gate Lifestyle Centre, Waterkloof Ridge, Pretoria, 0048, South Africa
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Gi
Review №1

Very disappointed, first time customer. Paid R17 for extra avo on my burger and got about a teaspoon full of avo. See the pictures.Rest of the meals were good

Tr
Review №2

Honestly the best experience Ive had with a drive thru yet. The staff were incredibly friendly and made our day! Genuinely good service with a smile. The food takes a little longer, but it is awesome quality and worth the extra 5 or so mins wait. Keep it up guys!

Go
Review №3

Its actually a very decent place and the service is not bad. Please check your order before you leave, you dont want to drive back to collect missing items. Dont know if they serve dry meat but the pieces of meat I got where super dry with no source on them.I think its a one and done for me and the family!

Jo
Review №4

Good serviceGot what I orderedCOVID protocol - YesValue for money.Good food

Si
Review №5

Cold chicken that had definitely not seen the grill. No sauce and no flavour. Spinach serving for two was two spoon fulls. Cold chips and rice.

me
Review №6

Service was good albeit a little slow but the food was terrible. Wedges tasted like they had been made a week ago and were cold. The pitas were ice cold and had very little in them. Very disappointed 😞. Not the standards Im accustomed to from Nandos

Mi
Review №7

Genuinely good food. Just be sure to check your order is correct before you drive off, mistakes do get made. Has happened twice to me.

Eb
Review №8

Well oiled drive through. Havent had issues with orders or their food. Good solid Nandos experience

Za
Review №9

Big thumbs up to Jewel the manager at Nandos Castel gate, who went over and above to insure I got what I had ordered, really appreciate the effort made.

El
Review №10

Good & friendly service. Good Covid protocols in place. Reasonably priced

lu
Review №11

Poor service waited forever,also when I collected the food through the drive thru the lady asked for my slip gave it to her told her I would like it back when done she insisted it was in the parcel with the food parcel I checked and it wasnt again i said its not there,guess where it was on the floor on her side very dissappointing

be
Review №12

Very fast, but you have to double check your order.most cases the forget to put sauce

va
Review №13

Usually the service is unquestionable. However on Friday 30th July 2021 the service l got was appalling. Waited for more than 40 minutes for my order, the chips were undercooked, they were no condiments nor serviette whenl received it.Whats irritating is that the order seemed to have been misplace and l had to pester the staff to get assistance. 😬

Da
Review №14

One of the Nandos Drive Thrus. Not as many Nandos Drive Thrus are found in Pretoria. They serve a large population and they are still fast and live up to the expectations.

Da
Review №15

Only reason not 5 stars, speed of service could improve, obviously not at the cost of quality of food.

Sa
Review №16

Excellent service great attitude friendly staff. Good food always. Would highly recommend

Da
Review №17

The same good quality that we are used to from Nandos. Service is still slow as it is a now store with new staff

De
Review №18

Just got rotten chicken livers delivered to me from them. Wont be buying from them again.

Ra
Review №19

Food was super spicy after we asked for lemon and herb. Besides that Nandos is mad expensive and seriously over priced for what you get

Ma
Review №20

The cleanest, best Nandos I have seen

To
Review №21

The staff are very friendly and job-focused. Their service is therefore pleasant at all the times I have been there.

Lu
Review №22

Very disorganised outlet. Waited very long and also got the wrong food in our order when we arrived home

Ra
Review №23

Overvooked nandos, not sure how thats possible anymore considering their cooking process. Its like getting a dry rotisserie from a convenience store. No sauce on chicken even when till slip says extra sauce. Spicy hotpot with rice was instead a rice soup. Store needs more retraining. Other locations are suggested.

Co
Review №24

Great Service, good food, sorts issues out when it happens, not a bad Nandos

La
Review №25

I understand that this is a brand new Nandos and you still need to find your feathers. However, the wait time for food is waaaaay too long. I ordered vegetables, and I got about a tablespoons worth in the box. My chicken strips and rice was yum. We are very excited that there is finally a Nandos in our area, hope things have improved when we return!

Du
Review №26

If you are up for some less than mediocre service then this is ABSOLUTELY the place for you! I am giving it a 1 star rating as 0 stars isnt possible. Avoid at all cost.

Su
Review №27

Third time that we wait more than 2 hours for our delivery 😞

Fr
Review №28

Signature Nandos chaos as the staff tried to meet the requirements of a growing line of clearly disgruntled customers. Our order was wrong as always (one chips short, as always). Chicken portions are very small (probaly well below 200g) and charred with almost zero sauce - could be any flavour wouldnt be able to tell the difference. Without Vitality discount Nandos is now way too expensive - R 390 for a basic meal for a family of 6.

Ja
Review №29

Quick and effortless service. 🙌

er
Review №30

Very efdiciebt....well done Team

Ni
Review №31

The customer service from this Nando’s Drive Thru is disappointing. The lady who took my order was impatient and discourteous, unfortunately she didn’t have a name tag (13th February, 11:30am). On the til slip the name is “106 Tshegofa”.When Castle Gate had just opened the customer service was excellent and quick. This was the third time they asked me to park because my order was delayed, and today I waited for 20 minutes before my order was delivered.I am fond of this Nando’s because it’s clean, has a drive thru therefore convenient for me but I will never go back.More reasons for me to NEVER go back or even recommend this Nando’s is that I was specific with my order, I asked for “WELL DONE” wings and they were RAW, I had to throw them all out.With all that said, instead of getting all 10 wings, they were 9.Since they are so quick to tell their customers to report to customer care (as seen on the other reviews I read) I took initiative and did all that as well.

Jo
Review №32

Nando’s please tell your stuff to stop selling burned chicken, it’s the second time buying at first I accepted as one of those things but I bought today the meat is burned and unfresh. It’s like they grill all the meat in the morning the once there’s a order they regrill just to warm it then end up burning it. I don’t know whether you have new or untrained stuff but this has to stop cause your meat tastes like a chicken dust from the street.

Ta
Review №33

Newish Nandos. Was quite empty, but drive through busy at around 3-4 pm. Good food, but slow service. I would go back again.

Eu
Review №34

We just went to the drive thru. All excited. First we didn’t get out Milkshake. When we got home we realized we have no cheese on our burgers, and we paid extra for the cheese. I tried calling. Got told to keep the slip. But they took the slip back when they forgot about the milkshake. Really expensive and to not even get my cheese on my burger. Nah dissapointed.

Br
Review №35

Absolutely terrible service never going back food was cold and waited about 15mins at the last windows of the drivethru before i had to get out of my car to stick my head through the window before i got any service.I thought maybe cause it recently opened the staff and service would be fresh and friendly.Disgusting service

Ri
Review №36

Ordered Nandos. Received haloumi bits that looked like grated cheese (lets not mention what we payed for this) and the salad that was ordered wasnt even in the delivery. Was charged in full for this excuse of a meal and once we tried to get hold of this Franchise, they are too busy and cant answer.

Pa
Review №37

Nandos always the yummiest, Castle gate gets a bit congested (i.e. drive thru and parking)with the other two fast food outlets in the same area.

Ke
Review №38

Very poorly organised. Waited 45 minutes for a simple order which was only recieved after asking why when many people who ordered after me had received their food and left. Was shut inside the restaurant with poor ventilation after they closed orders, which was not acceptable in current COVID circumstances. Watched as no orders were packed for over 10 minutes with general chaos in the kitchen.

Pi
Review №39

Nearly no waiting time

An
Review №40

Wanted to order at drive thrue. Got to the order station with someone asking hallo what do you want then placed the order drove around and there was no person at the paystation. After short while she arrived. She asked me what I ordered and I indicated to her what. She then said I must wait as they are not open yet. I asked her what time they open and she indicated in a few minutes I asked her gain and she indicated at 10h00. This was at 10h03. I left and will not support this new Nandos again. Poor service poor attitude and soon to close...It is quite clear when looking at your ratings that this is a perfect combination for failure in a already harsh economy.

Le
Review №41

Placed my order at 18:22 and now it is 20:24 and still waiting. I had 3 uber eats drivers already picking up my order ETA is 20:40UPDATE : MY ORDER WAS JUST CANCELLED AFTER WAITING 2 HOURS. WHAT THE FLIP ARE WE GOING TO EAT TONIGHT? WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT NANDOS? 20:45 NOW AND CURFEW STARTS AT 21:00? YOU ARE RIDICULOUS.

Na
Review №42

Great customer service and yummy food

Di
Review №43

The service was excellent,but meat was not well done.My chicken had one wing

Jo
Review №44

Simply turn down the volume of the music in store and youll be able to hear the customer orders...

Wi
Review №45

Very busy but the foods great

Ri
Review №46

Was so excited for a Nandos in the area but the service is absolutely atrocious. Waited almost an hour in the drive through with only 4 cars ahead of us. Ordered extras on the wraps, that was not added. Would rather drive all the way to Menlyn than repeat this experience.

Er
Review №47

Worst tasting Nandos I have been had. I would much rather drive all the way to the Menlyn branch. Please do some more training with you cooking staff.

He
Review №48

Fast and quality service, the food is delicious and staff are friendly

Br
Review №49

Quick efficient service with tasty meals.

Ma
Review №50

Opening day and the drive through was very busy. That is no excuse for short changing your customers. I ordered dinner for my family which included a full portion of chicken livers. I got home only to find that the chicken livers had not been packed ever though I had asked the attendant to make sure that it was.

Ma
Review №51

Great service and food

Ja
Review №52

Ive tried this new Nandos twice now. The first time involved a very long drive-thru wait (more than 25 mins). Quarter chicken ordered was dry with very little sauce and the burger meal we ordered was incorrect as we were given and charged for an extra side we did not ask for. Second order was completed online for collection. Still had to wait a bit for food to arrive after the estimated time (Jean Avenue Nandos always has food ready before/by estimated time). I ordered chicken pieces with extra sauce, and this time chicken had basically no sauce at all and skin was missing from breast piece. Very disappointed with the service of this Nandos as it has had two weeks to improve after opening but it hasnt.

Dy
Review №53

Very bad service, made use of Uber Eats service, GPS was there at the restaurant for almost an hour, ordered my food at 18:12, received my food at 20:00, order was missing my side I paid for in my order, very disgusting service and poor quality workmanship missing my order part that I paid for.

Li
Review №54

Constantly gets the order wrong especially when placing large orders

Su
Review №55

Order more than an hour late and still waiting, not the first time.

Ad
Review №56

Longest I have ever waited in a drive thru. Half an hour and I have not even ordered yet. Que standing dead still.

Th
Review №57

Very bad service for a new nandos, wait very very long for food. Hope things change quickly otherwise you guys not gonna make it

Ke
Review №58

Waited for over an hour and a half for my order and food was below standard.

Eu
Review №59

Food is average... The portions are just pathetic for the price you pay.This was the last time we would support Nandos.... Its just getting ridiculous

In
Review №60

Absolutely not going back, Chicken tasteless, no salt, no flavour, disappointed.

Kg
Review №61

Efficient and fast on their take away side

Mo
Review №62

Chicken was dry and tasteless, with no basting. Roll was very hard, and tomatoes in the salad was mush.

Re
Review №63

Awesome nandos with super friendly drive through staff and consistently good food.

Lo
Review №64

Waited two hours for the food to be prepared not only once but twice.

Sh
Review №65

Food was good and the service to.

Lu
Review №66

Very slow compared to other drive throughs

Da
Review №67

One of the best Nandos around.

Ne
Review №68

Their service is fast

Di
Review №69

Great service

Mb
Review №70

Horrible service. Wrong order and missing items. Its not the first time this is happening.

Si
Review №71

Drive through efficient

Me
Review №72

So friendly!

Su
Review №73

Good service 👍

Ru
Review №74

Excellent service

Ar
Review №75

The food is fresh and the staff is very friendly

Pa
Review №76

Warm and nice upgraded variety of meals

Th
Review №77

Wrong order received.

Qu
Review №78

Got what I have ordered. Thanks

wi
Review №79

The drive thru is so slow, it is an all night affair. Waiting over 20 minutes in the lane to place an order. Not again, thanks

AB
Review №80

Good place

Cy
Review №81

Really disappointing subpar Nandos.

Lo
Review №82

Friendly staff and great milkshakes

Ka
Review №83

Had great service.

Aw
Review №84

Good service and great food

To
Review №85

Order to collect and you still wait longer than customers that walk in and order

Du
Review №86

Super friendly staff.

Tr
Review №87

Amazing service

An
Review №88

Nice

Pe
Review №89

Friendly environment and personnel

Be
Review №90

Love it

De
Review №91

Dry rice and chicken strips

El
Review №92

Quick

Le
Review №93

Keeps leaving out sides!!!

Ge
Review №94

So sad..... 🙄 🙄 😝

Ma
Review №95

Our favourite Nandos

iz
Review №96

Fresh food

He
Review №97

Very friendly staff

Ph
Review №98

Beautiful

Cu
Review №99

❤️ ❤️ ❤️

Ma
Review №100

Wow

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  • Address:Cnr Soloman Mahlangu & Van Ryneveld Rd Castle Gate Lifestyle Centre, Waterkloof Ridge, Pretoria, 0048, South Africa
  • Site:https://www.nandos.co.za/
  • Phone:+27 12 574 0475
Categories
  • Chicken restaurant
  • Chicken wings restaurant
  • Family restaurant
  • Fast food restaurant
  • Halal restaurant
  • Health food restaurant
  • Takeout restaurant
  • Portuguese restaurant
  • Restaurant
  • South African restaurant
Working hours
  • Monday:10AM–9PM
  • Tuesday:10AM–9PM
  • Wednesday:10AM–9PM
  • Thursday:10AM–9PM
  • Friday:10AM–9PM
  • Saturday:10AM–9PM
  • Sunday:10AM–9PM
Service options
  • Outdoor seating:Yes
  • Curbside pickup:Yes
  • No-contact delivery:Yes
  • Delivery:Yes
  • Drive-through:Yes
  • Takeaway:Yes
  • Dine-in:Yes
Health and safety
  • Mask required:Yes
  • Temperature check required:Yes
  • Staff wear masks:Yes
  • Staff get temperature checks:Yes
  • Staff required to disinfect surfaces between visits:Yes
Offerings
  • Alcohol:Yes
  • Coffee:Yes
  • Kids' menu:Yes
  • Vegetarian options:Yes
Dining options
  • Lunch:Yes
Amenities
  • Good for kids:Yes
  • Toilets:Yes
  • Wi-Fi:Yes
Atmosphere
  • Casual:Yes
Crowd
  • Family friendly:Yes
  • Groups:Yes
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