Nando’s is set to reopen 94 of its restaurants for delivery and collection after closing sites in the face of the coronavirus lockdown.

Staff wearing PPE will prepare peri-peri chicken for customers at 54 more of its restaurants from Tuesday May 26.

It said it will expand this to a further 40 restaurants from Wednesday, with customers able to order food for collection or delivery on its website.

It is the latest in a long line of other restaurant chains, including Wagamama and KFC, which have recently returned to serving hungry customers.

In March, the Government told restaurants to shut their doors as part of the lockdown but have continued to allow restaurants to serve takeaway and collection services, in line with health and safety guidelines.

Last month, Nando’s reopened the kitchens of four restaurants in London and two in Manchester for deliveries.

It said that it will now reopen sites in cities such as Glasgow, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Birmingham, Coventry, Leicester and Belfast, after “successfully” running the trial.

The chain said it will serve from a “reduced” menu to support staff, but will still serve popular items such as peri-peri chicken wings, butterfly chicken, halloumi sticks and peri chips.

The company said that all click and collect orders must be placed online via Nandos.co.uk to avoid queues and keep customers and staff safe.

Customers were also “encouraged not to travel to the restaurant unnecessarily unless they are picking up a collect order at their allotted time”.

Nando’s said there is PPE available to staff to wear and they have also been encouraged to wash their hands more regularly.

Tuesday May 26, the following restaurants are reopening:

For delivery:
Birmingham – New Street
Bristol – Cabot Circus
Camberwell
Canary Wharf – Cabot Place
Canary Wharf – Jubilee Place
Cardiff – Old Brewery Quarter
Chiswick
Clink Street
Coventry – City
Ealing – Bond Street
Edinburgh – Fountain Park
Glasgow – Springfield Quay
Gloucester Road
Hove
Islington
Kilburn
Lavender Hill
Leeds – Briggate
Leicester – Freemans
Lime Street (London)
Liverpool – ONE
Manchester – Fallowfield
Manchester – Oxford Road
Manchester – Printworks
Newcastle – The Gate
North End Road
Peckham
Reading – Gateway
Sheffield – West Street

For collection:
Aberdeen – Belmont Street
Belfast – Boucher Crescent
Birmingham – New Street
Bristol – Cabot Circus
Cambridge – Leisure
Canary Wharf – Cabot Place
Canary Wharf – Jubilee Place
Cardiff – Old Brewery Quarter
Chiswick
Clink Street
Coventry – City
Dalston
Ealing – Bond Street
Edinburgh – Fountain Park
Finsbury Park
Glasgow – Springfield Quay
Gloucester Road
Hammersmith – King Street
Harrogate
Holloway Road
Horsham
Hove
Islington
Kilburn
Leamington Spa
Leeds – Briggate
Lime Street (London)
Lincoln
Liverpool – ONE
Maidstone
Manchester – Fallowfield
Manchester – Oxford Road
Manchester – Printworks
Milton Keynes – Xscape
Newcastle – The Gate
North End Road
Reading – Gateway
Reading – Oracle Centre
Sevenoaks
Sheffield – West Street
Stoke Newington
Swiss Cottage
Twickenham
West Hampstead
Worcester