Nando’s is opening a new restaurant at Lombardy Retail Park on Coldharbour Lane in Hayes. The site was previously occupied by Pizza Hut.
Hillingdon Council has approved the plans and Nando’s has confirmed an opening date of 4 December.
The restaurant will have space for around 116 diners. It will also offer Click & Collect and delivery alongside dine-in service.
Nando’s says the restaurant will include bottomless soft drinks, frozen cocktails and Sagres on tap. A hand-painted Barci cockerel will feature on the outside brickwork.
The retail park offers free parking and has a bus stop nearby. Hayes & Harlington station on the Elizabeth line is a 27-minute walk away.
Chopstix opens in Perry Barr
Chopstix is opening a new noodle bar at One Stop Shopping Centre in Perry Barr.
The restaurant opens at 11am on 12 November and will trade from 10:30am to 11pm every day. It will have 67 seats and create more than 12 jobs.
Customers will be able to order takeaway and delivery through the Chopstix website and app, as well as Uber Eats, Deliveroo and Just Eat.
The launch will include 99p noodles between 11am and 3pm. Customers will also have the chance to win merchandise and discount vouchers during the day.
Chopstix says customer demand has been strong when it opens in new locations, with many people looking for a quick and affordable lunch option.
The Perry Barr opening adds to a national estate of more than 160 Chopstix locations.
It follows a year in which the business completed 17 store openings and refurbishments across the UK, including sites in Leeds, Huddersfield and Hull. The company also introduced its Chopstix 3.0 concept in Bridgend.
The shopping centre says the new opening gives customers another food choice and adds something different to its existing offer.
What RHR thinks
We believe these openings show where food businesses see their growth opportunities: retail parks and shopping centres with parking, reliable footfall and space for delivery, collection and dine-in services. A Nando’s taking over a former Pizza Hut site shows how restaurant space is moving from one generation of casual dining brands to another. We expect more former restaurant units to be filled by brands with stronger demand. We also believe value remains important. Chopstix has grown through a quick and affordable offer, and operators that combine low prices with several ordering options are likely to keep expanding. For landlords, we believe food and drink will continue taking a larger share of retail destinations as centres look to give shoppers more reasons to visit and stay.
What this means for hiring. Nando’s will need restaurant team members to support a 116-seat site offering dine-in, Click & Collect and delivery. Chopstix is creating more than 12 jobs in Perry Barr and will need team members to run a 67-seat restaurant open seven days a week.
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