NANDO'S reopened one of its Belfast restaurants for collections yesterday after closing sites during the coronavirus lockdown.
The restaurant at Boucher Crescent is one of 94 reopening across Northern Ireland and Britain.
Staff wearing PPE prepared peri-peri chicken for customers at 54 more of its restaurants from yesterday.
This was expanded to a further 40 outlets from today, 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 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 is now reopening other sites in cities including Glasgow, Liverpool and Leicester 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 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 (personal protective equipment) available for staff to wear.
