Nando's Australia has committed to keeping a watchful eye on its brand's cleanliness and safety standards after a third Nando's was found guilty following an investigation by the Department of Health.

The City of Belmont fined the Nando's restaurant located inside the Belmont Forum Shopping Centre for breaching the Food Act (2008) and ordered them to pay $20,000 and costs of $1745.50 for its offences on September 13, 2016.

Nando's Belmont was ordered to pay $20,000 and costs of $1745.50. Credit:Google Maps

According to the department the business "failed to maintain food premises to a standard of cleanliness" and "failed to maintain equipment to a standard of cleanliness".

Three Nando's restaurants have also previously faced convictions from the Department of Health, with stores in Spearwood and Nedlands also facing hefty fines for poor temperature control, hand-washing facilities and cleanliness standards.