Papa's Peri Peri Chicken and Pizza

Papa's Peri Peri Chicken and Pizza is an independent flame-grill and pizza takeaway on the south-eastern side of St Albans, built around the smoky, spicy appeal of proper Peri Peri Chicken. You can order it by the quarter, half or whole bird with a sliding scale of heat, or steer toward the wider menu of stone-baked pizzas, loaded burgers, wraps, wings and sharing platters. It is the kind of place aimed squarely at hungry households and groups who want a bit of everything from a single order.

Currently trading and rated around 4 out of 5 by customers across review sites, it has carved out a steady spot among the area's growing crowd of peri-peri specialists. Service is geared to collection and delivery rather than dining in, so it suits a night on the sofa more than a sit-down meal. First-timers usually do well to pair a spiced chicken platter with a pizza or loaded fries to get the full range of what the grill can do.