Nando’s Mexican Cafe

We really liked this place! The service was great, and the food … Oh wow delish! We will be going back!

Not sure what the appeal is to this place. I went in with my kids and ordered fish tacos. I was given two dry, plain corn tortillas with two pieces of dry, plain, unseasoned fish. No sauce, no lettuce, pico, guac… nothing at all. I scooped my beans and rice in there and used the salsa that came with the chips to drown it all in. I left wondering wtf I paid for. Fish tacos across the street at Del Taco tasted better. I don’t recall what the kids ate, but they asked to stop at Jack in the Box on the way home, so that tells you something right there. Very disappointed and will not be back. 1 star for cleanliness.

Stopped in at 9:45 PM on a Sat night memorial weekend with a party of 6 looking for chips and salsa and a drink. We were told kitchen and was closed for the night. They should be have recommended to sit in bar area. My party of 6 moved on. Sorry servers… Mgmt had a bad call maybe they can make up your tip. Disappointed!

Came in on a friday after work, 10 minute wait not bad. Got seated and ordered my food. I ordered the enchiladas and asked for it to have little cheese on top because they ALWAYS pack it with way too much. When my food arrived it was still overly loaded. Not happy with the service. Seemed that the waiters need to slow down and write the orders down and the cooks need to slow down because theyre slopping.

Worst place too eat service sucked to food was worse. I’m not a Unilocaler I looked at the reviews thought I’ll give it a try that was a mistake. this restaurant does not even look like a Mexican restaurant. food is horrible service stinks go somewhere else that has better food better service

Darn food food in a fun but classy atmosphere. Some of the better Mexican food I’ve had in Mesa since we lost Matta’s on Main. Lunch specials are a great deal. Salsa is pretty tasty. We’ll be back!

Service was amazing. I personally love the Pollo Rico chimichanga with Machaca in it. The jalapeño cream cheese on top was insane. Couldn’t be happier.

Called in yesterday to order a take out of my usual eat in. Hostess over the phone asked what kinda sauce I wanted with the El hefe. Wow, I’ve never been asked, so I said red and extra sauce if they could do it. Low and behold, red sauce buck fifty. Extra sauce buck fifty. Took food back for a refund. Don’t ask for upgrades if you don’t say it costs more. It may be extra money if you get people to add on to their order, but let them know ahead of time.

The Hatch Green Pork was delicious plain or in a burrito smothered! The seafood relleno was great too! You have to try the sopapillas that come as 4 cinnamon and sugar minis with honey to dip them in and top with whipped cream! Sinful! I tried the prickly pear margarita frozen with sugared rim, it was great!

We enjoyed our lunch today. We ordered from the lunch menu so not sure if the portions were smaller than the dinners but they were certainly enough food for us! I had the shredded beef enchiladas and the hubby had the chicken tacos. He especially appreciated the beans with melty cheese.

I’m so surprised people actually like this place. The food is not good, very mediocre. Seems like it’s a place that appears to be a new found gem the first couple of visits and then you realize it’s not a gem at all.

We went today (a Saturday) at about 12 pm. We got seated really quickly for an 8 person party. The area we were directed to was one closed on room with bench seats, so everyone had to scoot in.
The wait staff were very nice. And although, it was the weekend, we still got lunch specials.
The chips were warm and the salsa was delicious! Everyone was happy with their food. Even though it was lunch specials, the portions were huge. I got a taco salad with chicken, but the chicken overpowered the salad. It was more chicken than salad. But still very good.
Definitely will go back again!

Halfway decent Mexican food but its close to the house. Last experience here the wait staff forgot about us even before the drink order. Our group sat for 20 min before we had water. Then when our food was brought out they ran away only for us to discover nobody had silverware. Likely will be my last visit.

Delicious Mexican food! Order the flour chips instead of the regular chips, no extra charge… So so good!

1. It was very busy due to big group dinners but they set us pretty quick.
2. Asked to bring me a bowl of salsa instead of little cup. He did without question. Later on found out they serve salsa in a plastic saki bottle.
3. They took forever to bring our food. Ended up eating 3 full basket of chips and salsa. I have to say they have pretty good chips.
4. My food was HUGH! It will be my lunch & dinner on 26^th. Save my belly for better Christmas meal!
5. Overall, great first experience. It is American + Mexican style and for that I will say this chain American + Mexican restaurant is pretty darn good. I didn’t expect authentic Mexican from a chain store and you shouldn’t expect that either. If u happened to find one than great but leave that expectation for small hole on the wall or mom and pop Mexican restaurant.

Delicious! I normally frequent Nando’s for their lunch specials with coworkers. The Pollo Fundido is absolutely amazing, but you can’t go wrong with anything there. The chips and salsa are on par– I’d recommend mixing the two for the best flavor. My coworker normally gets the taco salad with ground beef and it’s evident they use fresh ingredients. All the portions are very large so come hungry!

One of my FAVORITE place to eat! I live on this side of town and if I need to find something to eat and can’t decide Nando’s is the place! I love everything from the cheesiest enchiladas ever to their Hatch green chili burrito. Very proud to call this restaurant my go to place!

Love this place. I am a new customer (going the last few months), as I have read some of the other reviews they may have been having some issues with quality or their cook a year or so ago, but whatever they are doing now keeps me coming back.
I love the décor, and staff are always attentive and respectful, and the place is always busy (good sign). Drinks are always refilled in a timely manner, the margaritas are always cold and delicious.
The Jalapeño bean dip and the enchilada style chicken burrito will always have a special place in my stomach from this place. I must reiterate, the chicken here is AMAZING, any dish you get with chicken on it you will love, whatever they are doing, just keep doing it and I’ll keep coming back.

My wife and I have enjoyed our several dining experiences here.
The chips and salsa were absolutely delicious. Light, thin, non greasy chips, salsa comes in a small bottle that you can mix with the offered hot salsa. Verrrrry good!
The margaritas are really great! Generous glasses, but ya gotta be careful, you’re on to your 1^st which leads to the second, and WOW! Heh!
My wife had the Barrios Tacos which she enjoyed very much. I tried a bite and they’re very good. I had the El Numero Seite (aka #7 Cheese Enchilada, Taco, Beef Tamale, and refried beans w/​melted cheese on top and a garnish of lettuce and tomatoes. Outstanding freshness and taste! Also, the portions are generous enough that most will take a to go box.
Overall, our experience with the staff has been generally positive. However, several times, they’ve (either the wait staff or the chefs) made mistakes (overcooking beef on two occasions or missing meal items) on our orders. On our latest visit for dinner a couple of days ago, our sever was talking with some guests that were apparently her friends. We had to wait several minutes to get her attention. This happened twice and was a bit annoying the second time. No problem with wait staff being friendly to patrons, just remember, you have other guests in your area that may need attention during their meals as well.
Overall, Nando’s is a very good Mexican restaurant, one that I’m sure we’ll enjoy for years to come.

Had combo steak/​chicken fajitas — lunch portion. Fantastic! One of the best plates of fajitas I’ve had. Only problem — the $ 10 lunch portion is HUGE! Enough for two meals! Ended up here as Tia what’s her name is closed in Mesa now. Great alternative!
Great service, great prices, and great food. What more can you ask?