Also asked as: “Is Nando's chicken halal?” · “Which Nando's are halal?”
Halal and non-halal branches
Nando's offers halal chicken in a selection of UK restaurants. In non-halal branches the chicken is not halal. Nando's does not serve pork, but that alone does not make the chicken halal.
Stunning
Certifiers differ on whether stunned chicken is acceptable. If you only eat unstunned meat, ask which standard the branch follows — see stunned meat.
How to check a branch
Halal status can differ from one branch to the next and can change. Check the brand's own restaurant finder or allergen and halal page, look for the certificate on display, and ask staff which items are halal and how they are cooked.
Which Nando's are halal?
Only some. Nando's serves halal chicken in a minority of its UK restaurants; halal guides estimate around 80 of more than 400 UK branches. Nando's lists its halal restaurants on its own website, and halal branches display a sign at the entrance and certificates from the accredited supplier.
Halal Nando's are most common in areas with large Muslim communities, such as parts of London, Birmingham, Manchester, Bradford, Leicester and Slough. Branches can change, so always check Nando's own halal list for the restaurant you plan to visit, including big venues such as the O2 in London.
How Nando's halal chicken is prepared
Nando's has said its halal chickens are stunned before being hand-slaughtered, and that halal restaurants only receive chicken from an approved distribution centre. If you only eat unstunned meat, Nando's halal chicken will not meet your standard. See is stunned meat halal?
Halal Nando's in Birmingham
Birmingham has several halal Nando's, according to Nando's list and community guides. Check Nando's restaurant finder for the halal sign on the branch page before you go.
Nando's in other countries
Nando's in Malaysia, Singapore and the Middle East is halal. In Ireland, Nando's publishes its own halal information. Nando's in Australia and the USA has its own policies; check locally.
More questions
Is Nando's halal in the UK?
Some UK Nando's are halal and most are not. Check Nando's halal list for your branch and look for the halal sign and certificate in the restaurant.
Is Nando's chicken stunned?
Nando's has said its halal chicken is stunned before hand slaughter.
Which Nando's are halal in London and Birmingham?
London and Birmingham have more halal Nando's than most cities, but halal status is set restaurant by restaurant and changes. Use the halal restaurant list on Nando's website for the branch you want, and look for the halal certificate when you arrive. Our halal food finder shows other halal restaurants near you.
Is Nando's at the O2 halal?
Check Nando's halal list on its website for the O2 branch before you visit, as halal status is set restaurant by restaurant.
Written and checked by
Hafiz Nasir Mehmood
Quran HafizIslamic researcher
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