Nando’s has brought back one of its previously discontinued sauces due to popular demand.
The Peri-Peri restaurant gave customers the chance to bring back any sauce or, for the first time, create a flavour to bring into UK locations.
However, instead of voting for a new recipe, it was the brand’s Garlic BBQ that won the vote.
Customers had the chance to enter their recipe idea or vote for an old sauce from May 13 until June 17 by heading to the website or scanning the QR code on the in-restaurant menu.
The public crowned Garlic BBQ the winner, and Nando’s have now introduced the winner on the Peri-ometer in all UK and Ireland restaurants for the summer.
Garlic BBQ received thousands of votes, with diners keen to taste the smoky sauce once again.
Close runners up included Mango & Lime in second place followed by Smoky Churrasco in third.
At the same time, the restaurant has also introduced a new item, the Super Caesar Wrap, which includes Caesar salad, pulled chicken, croutons, lettuce, pickles, and dressing.
Nando’s have revealed a menu shake-up, including two new items and the return of a beloved sauce (stock image of Nando’s sauces)
There’s also a new addition for young visitors, with Nando’s now offering a new and improved Nandino Burger with grilled chicken.
It comes after Nando’s revealed one of its secret menu orders – and made it a permanent feature for all to access.
The Peri-Peri chicken restaurant unveiled a new way for UK fans to devour its famous wings, which was, up until now, a secret item.
The latest offering, Extra Saucy Wings, is cooked with Peri-Flamer, a sauce that was previously only available to those who knew to ask for it.
Peri-Flamer offers sweet, smoky, and spicy flavours, and according to Nando’s, the sauce has built up a cult-following in recent years, despite not being listed on the menu.
The restaurant chain, which hails from South Africa, has now introduced Extra Saucy Wings on the menu, allowing fans to enjoy the new Peri-Flamer addition.
Customers can order three, five, or ten, flame-grilled chicken wings covered in the new sauce and finished off with a drizzle of creamy yogurt dressing.
Nando’s are also giving customers the chance to claim Extra Saucy Wings for free on Nando’s Rewards.
The Peri-Peri restaurant have also introduced a new grilled chicken burger on the children’s menu (stock image of Nando’s)
Extra Saucy Wings launched in all UK and Ireland stores earlier this year, and are available for dining in, collection, and delivery.
Nando’sanswered the prayers of their diehard fans just a few months before with the return of a much-loved sauce.
A trip to the Peri-Peri chicken restaurantisn’t complete without lashings of its famous sauce.
But for the past five years, Nando’s aficionados have complained that their favourite creamy option isn’t available.
However, the chain revealed that from 4 February, locations in the UK and Ireland relaunched the Creamy Salad Dressing.
The rich and garlicky sauce is said to be a match with most items on the menu, including Peri-Salted chips and spicy rice.
The change comes after Nando’s faced backlash for removing the sauce from restaurants in 2021, with upset fans protesting the decision – and even making a Change.org petition to bring it back.
Nando’s is well known for its Peri-Peri chicken and sauces with varying spice levels, which range from Lemon & Herb, Medium, Hot, and Extra Hot, plus others.
Customers can also feast on the newSuper Caesar Wrap (pictured), which features Caesar salad and pulled chicken
The chain previously brought back guest spices like Mango & Lime for a limited time, but the return of Creamy Salad Dressing is a permanent change.
It comes afterBukayo Saka brought his ferocity and flair from football into the kitchen – by launching his very own Nando’s sauce.
The Arsenal star teamed up with the restaurant chain to produce the ‘Peri-Peri Saka Sauce’ with his most-loved flavours in March last year.
The 23-year-old opted for smoky BBQ and tomato alongside the restaurant’s Peri-Peri sauce.
Accessible but daring with a medium heat, it is also packed with garlic and smoked paprika.
Saka said: ‘The sauce mixes sweet, spiciness and smokiness.
‘I love it and can’t wait for everyone to try it. I’ve been going to Nando’s since I was little so to have my own Peri-Peri sauce in every restaurant in the country is quite mad!
‘My family’s really important to me so I wanted to make sure they liked it, too. As soon as my Dad said he was a fan, I knew it was the one.’
It was available in every restaurant around the UK and Ireland for a limited period of time.
A brief film produced by Nando’s showed the 23-year-old helping out in the kitchen as chefs concocted his dream sauce.
The winger linked up with an Arsenal chef to put it all together, bringing the chemistry that is coursing through the Emirates into the kitchen.
Even the bottle received unique attention. Reuben Dangoor, the man who designed the artwork wrapping around the Emirates Stadium, brought Saka’s vision to life with a vibrant bottle.
