1000 Tiny Birds: 2026 edition

Nandos

Bristol, 2026-03-31

Another quarterly team lunch budget comes around, and while originally the plan would have been an individual team meal, a recent re-org means that some intra-team bonding is required, so to Nandos we all go. Inevitably, though, all the teams just sit by themselves, so I can’t say it really achieved much. It’s been quite a while since I’ve been to a Nandos, but the old go-tos remain the same. A sunset burger is the ideal main for me - chicken thighs and cheese, the richness added to with mayo and cut through with a red peper chutney, all in a light bun. It’s tempting to think about what the version of this with more care paid to the individual elements could be - maybe an experiment for the future. A slice of the chocolate cake for dessert, again doing the job, served with cream. I enjoy the relative food coma of the rest of the afternoon in the office, and you can’t really ask for more than that, can you?