Nandos-style fast food restaurant opens on high street

Zerizza, a peri peri chicken and pizza fast food restaurant and takeaway, officially opened on Newton High Street today, Wednesday.

The Nandos-style eatery with an Asian twist is an addition to Abdul Rouf’s chain of businesses in the area, as the owner also owns Amans restaurant on the high street and Good Burgers in Earlestown.

The takeaway also has a stylish dine-in area (Image: St Helens Star)

A soft launch took place yesterday, which saw councillors and the new Mayor of St Helens, Lynn Clarke, attend its opening.

Mayor of St Helens Lynn Clarke alongside Councillor Seve Gomez-Aspron MBE and Councillor Keith Laird attended the soft launch (Image: St Helens Star)

Discussing opening another business on the high street, Rouf said: "We’re really looking forward; everyone’s been so excited about it and the amount of people we’ve had asking when are we opening has been crazy."

Rouf pictured with Johnny Haque and Abdul Shipz (Image: St Helens Star)

Johnny Haque, one of the business partners, added: "It’s a relief; in March we started to work on it and it was one thing after another with delays, but to get it to this stage at this time is a huge relief and I can’t wait.

"For what we’ve achieved, it’s turned out incredibly well.

Staff member Zaff is looking forward to greeting customers to the new fast-food restaurant (Image: St Helens Star)

"It’s been great; we’ve had people already coming in and out asking for menus and a lot of customers have been looking forward to it.

"I don’t think there’s anything like it on the high street so the general public is waiting for it."

Zerizza is located between The Balcony Late Lounge and The House of Glam on Newton High Street.