Manuel's Downtown

(512) 472-7555

310 Congress Ave
Austin, TX 78701 30.2654 -97.7439

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Manuel's Downtown

Manuel's Downtown

What People Are Saying About Manuel's Downtown

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In Short – The front room is brightly lit and houses the bar. Local artists display their art on the walls. The larger back room is slightly more romantic; the modern, black, circular booths and low lighting make for more cozy dining. The menu is packed with unique takes on interior Mexican favorites, including a chili relleno covered with a walnut-brandy-cream sauce, and seviche with yellowfin tuna marinated in lime juice.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

03/07/09

Re: Violently ill

by KDoze

It really bothers me that people automatically say that a restaurant made them ill. What people fail to realize is that the food in restuarants is more likely safer than food you get from a grocery store. Illness can take anywhere from 2 hours to 48 hours to start showing symptoms. So unless the person who ate nachos from Manuel's didn't eat anywhere else two days prior to their experience, they can't tell if that was what actually made them sick. Manuel's is known and is proud of the fact that their ingredients are fresh and of a high quality, hence the reason it is a little more expensive than tex-mex. Try it out and you will understand what I mean.

  • Pros: Good food, great service
  • Cons: Parking. It's downtown
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

02/26/09

Excellent

by Gestrudis

Really are the best margaritas in Austin, and are unique in the half price happy hour, the service is very good, the food is very delicious, I congratulate the crab nachos

1 Star Rating: Poor

02/22/09

DON'T eat the nachos...

by maigrust

I was looking for a good Mexican food place to go to get some yummy margaritas and an appetizer or two, so I decided to try out Manuel's because I had always seen it and it has some good reviews. First of all the salsa was not anything special at all and kind of watery. The margaritas were not above average, and the house margarita tastes mostly like margarita mix. But worst of all I fell VIOLENTLY ill some six hours later. There were two of us eating but I was the only one who ate the nachos and the only one who got sick. I would never expect this to happen from food at a restaurant that has such good reviews by what I thought were trustworthy Austin people with good taste. So, in conclusion, if you truly know what good Mexican food is and should be ALWAYS, then do not waste your money or risk your health for this mediocre establishment that offers such carelessly and heartlessly prepared food.

  • Pros: location
  • Cons: poorly prepared food, salsa, margaritas

The Details on Manuel's Downtown

The Extras:

While Manuel's doesn't have private meeting rooms, you can arrange special functions with the management.

When to Go:

Stop in for brunch from 10am to 3pm Sunday. A jazz band plays from 11:30am to 2:30pm.

Category:

Restaurants

Cuisine:

Mexican

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