TENS of thousands of Nando’s fans from across the country have expressed their excitement for the reopening of various nationwide stores for takeout and delivery.

Fans from as far as Lincoln, Manchester and Edinburgh have been flooding our social media sites with excited comments about the peri peri chain reopening after we reported Nando's would be opening various branches across the country last week.

The company said Reading’s Gateway branch would be reopening for delivery and takeout services and the Oracle’s Nando’s would be open for takeout as of May 21.

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Other branches reopening include ones in Bristol, Hove, Leeds, Glasgow and Newcastle.

Since then, our social media sites have been filled with people expressing their delight at the news from all over the UK.

One reader said: “LEEDS AND MANCHESTER OPEN FOR COLLECTION THIS IS A CHRISTMAS MIRACLE."

Another added: "Edinburgh fountain park made the list."

A spokesman from Nando's said: "We’re gradually firing our grills back up across the country for new Nando’s delivery service and offering click and collect from some of Nando’s too.

"The safety of our customers and our team is our highest priority, so we’ve been working hard over the past few weeks to develop new measures in line with government guidelines.

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"We’re still not open for eat in or takeaway orders via the phone or in person, but you can now get your peri-peri fix at home by ordering online from selected restaurants."

One reader said they couldn't wait for a spicy Nando's whilst another added "we love our Nando's".

Whilst many readers were happy with the list of branches reopening, others were disappointed there were none opening near them.

One person said: "What happened to Wembley, Kingsbury and Harrow".

This is the first phase of reopening, with more branches expected to open their doors in the coming weeks.

Nando's fans can sign up online to be notified when their nearest branch reopens. To do so, visit: nandos.co.uk.