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Welcome to Nando’s Woodley Park, home of the legendary South African flame-grilled PERi-PERi chicken restaurants. Whether you’re dining in, grabbing takeout, or prefer delivery, our restaurant is the best place to eat in Washington for spicy flame-grilled chicken, flavorful sandwiches, refreshing salads and more. Always fresh, never frozen, our chicken is marinated in PERi-PERi chili peppers for 24-hours, and flame-grilled to order in the heat level of your choice. Nando’s originated in South Africa in 1987 and has grown to include locations across the globe, including our Nando’s Woodley Park restaurant in Washington. The vibrant ambience in our restaurant is great for last-minute dinner ideas. Don’t forget to check out our lunch specials.
Afro-Portuguese chain for flame-grilled peri-peri chicken in African bird’s-eye chilli at different heat flavours.
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Address: 2631 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008
Phone: (202) 204-1251
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Kenisha Brown
Yesterday, I went to this Nando’s after a trip to the zoo, and it was amazing service from beginning to end! Food and service were excellent! Thank you to Art for making my time there a great one, truly want to only go this Nando’s location forever now lol! I will be back to give you what you deserve!
… moreCee Andsee
Great food and amazing service. The male employee working the floor at 11 am on 2/26/26 was very helpful and I appreciated it. I had never been in and he made the experience great. Food was wonderful as well.
… moreKhoi Nguyen
Staff here was so friendly. Loved the ambience and service. Food was fresh and the location was really clean. Don’t forget to use the app to earn and redeem points
… moreRojyar Poozesh
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. I LOVE Art. This is the best Nando’s in the area because he has a wonderful demeanor, polite, outgoing, helpful and accommodating. Art always makes sure you get better customer service here than the Four Seasons.
Not to the mention, Nando’s has the most incredible chicken. I always get the delicious lemon and herb butterfly chicken breast, the rainbow bowl salad, awesome rice and fries are incredible with the hot garlic sauce. And the Coke machine always has a fresh can of gas so the fountain sodas are crisp and fresh. The prices are very reasonable as well, a healthy amazing meal for two under $50 nowadays is a steal
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Go see for yourself. Always a wonderful dining experience. Great for a fast and cheap healthy takeout meal as well.
… moreNot to the mention, Nando’s has the most incredible chicken. I always get the delicious lemon and herb butterfly chicken breast, the rainbow bowl salad, awesome rice and fries are incredible with the hot garlic sauce. And the Coke machine always has a fresh can of gas so the fountain sodas are crisp and fresh. The prices are very reasonable as well, a healthy amazing meal for two under $50 nowadays is a steal
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Go see for yourself. Always a wonderful dining experience. Great for a fast and cheap healthy takeout meal as well.
The Enigmatic Deen Truth
I’ve been to quite a few Nando’s in the DMV, and this was definitely up there in quality of food and customer service. The employees were very nice, friendly, and helpful. Food was brought out to our table. They had a spot for us to wash our hands. They had nice silverware. Unlimited sauce. I had a buffalo flavored half chicken with cauliflower and garlic bread. All of it tasted flavorful. The chicken was seasoned on point. The garlic bread was perfectly toasty and crunchy, the best way to have it. Nice chill cozy atmosphere. The managers were helpful. Everyone seemed joyful…
Customers and employees. I had a wonderful time there. PEACE.
… moreCustomers and employees. I had a wonderful time there. PEACE.
Abram Wiesman
Not a great experience at all—frustrating from start to finish.
We specifically came to the Woodley Park Nando’s because of its outdoor seating (essential for a family member with health concerns), but there were no tables or chairs outside—on a sunny 80-degree day. Staff just said “it’s not clean,” with no further explanation.
We also needed gluten-free/allergen info, and that turned into a 30–40 minute nightmare. Staff didn’t have any info and told us to “find it online,” but the ordering system and Nando’s website had zero allergen guidance. We searched for nearly 40 minutes, even asked management again, and still got nothing. We finally found an outdated third-party list online. That is absolutely not acceptable for celiacs.
Then came the online ordering system, which is honestly one of the worst I’ve used. No way to edit items in your cart—you have to start over each time. No allergen filters. Poor design. It took us nearly an hour just to get our order placed because of all the rework. Most mobile ordering systems are way better than this.
When we finally sat down, the restaurant was crowded with delivery drivers picking up online orders, constantly walking past and even bumping into us. The layout just isn’t designed to handle dine-in and pickup traffic at the same time. It completely ruined the atmosphere.
Our food came out one person at a time, with a 10+ minute gap before one person even got their meal. Others’ food got cold while we waited awkwardly. On top of that, they were out of chicken thighs, swapped in breast (which was dry and bland), and used wilted lettuce instead of arugula in my bowl.
We’ve been to this location before and had decent experiences, but this time was just bad—poor service, no allergen support, a terrible ordering system, and a chaotic, uncomfortable atmosphere. Really disappointing.
… moreWe specifically came to the Woodley Park Nando’s because of its outdoor seating (essential for a family member with health concerns), but there were no tables or chairs outside—on a sunny 80-degree day. Staff just said “it’s not clean,” with no further explanation.
We also needed gluten-free/allergen info, and that turned into a 30–40 minute nightmare. Staff didn’t have any info and told us to “find it online,” but the ordering system and Nando’s website had zero allergen guidance. We searched for nearly 40 minutes, even asked management again, and still got nothing. We finally found an outdated third-party list online. That is absolutely not acceptable for celiacs.
Then came the online ordering system, which is honestly one of the worst I’ve used. No way to edit items in your cart—you have to start over each time. No allergen filters. Poor design. It took us nearly an hour just to get our order placed because of all the rework. Most mobile ordering systems are way better than this.
When we finally sat down, the restaurant was crowded with delivery drivers picking up online orders, constantly walking past and even bumping into us. The layout just isn’t designed to handle dine-in and pickup traffic at the same time. It completely ruined the atmosphere.
Our food came out one person at a time, with a 10+ minute gap before one person even got their meal. Others’ food got cold while we waited awkwardly. On top of that, they were out of chicken thighs, swapped in breast (which was dry and bland), and used wilted lettuce instead of arugula in my bowl.
We’ve been to this location before and had decent experiences, but this time was just bad—poor service, no allergen support, a terrible ordering system, and a chaotic, uncomfortable atmosphere. Really disappointing.
Racquel Ramlall
Favorite peri peri chicken! Absolutely recommend. It’s also a nice dining experience that averages around $15 per person.
… moreVikram Bala
Service was pretty fast which was nice. I got one of the Peri-Peri bowls and it was pretty good, though I wish the piece of chicken was a bit bigger (mine was kind of small). They did have a wide selection of sauces, though, which I enjoyed a lot. Prices were reasonable and it was a good meal overall.
… moreTC Houston
It was our first time here and Im glad we stopped in. Great service and awesome food. The medium sauce was excellent on the chicken sandwich with avocado and pineapple.
Our kiddo loved the grilled cheese that was on a Portuguese roll.
We bought the sauce. Will come back.
… moreOur kiddo loved the grilled cheese that was on a Portuguese roll.
We bought the sauce. Will come back.
Miro Hristov
The chicken quality here is excellent and the staff is very friendly. However, for a single person meal priced at $26, including a beer, the side portions were disappointingly small – barely half full. While I understand inflation’s impact, the value per buck, considering the skimpy portions, felt a bit off.
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