Manuel's Mexican Restaurant

Excellent service and atmosphere! Food can use just a little bit more flavor for my taste buds. Other than that, the drinks are also amazing! Great place....parking can be a little bit difficult to find.

Manuel's was a great as we remember it. Super busy, even on a Sunday evening. Great staff, attentive service, ice cold beer and delicious house margaritas. Food arrived pronto and HOT! Right amount of house spices and fresh ingredients served in large portions. Where others are cutting back, Manuel's isn't. Will be BACK!

Hidden gem in Aptos/Seacliff. The food was legit. Wife got the special (pictured) of giant, bacon wrapped prawns. I got the Chile Relleno with Beef Enchilada combo. The beef was shredded and tender, not ground. The Chile Relleno batter was a bit too fluffy/eggy but still great. Her Camarones were perfectly cooked and delicious. Everyone was friendly and accommodating. The ambiance was nice but the lighting was quite dark, such that walking outside felt jarring. Service was great until our waitress left without telling us or handing off our table to other wait staff. Once they were alerted however, great service again. The special came with ice cream and we asked for the Mexican Chocolate. This was off the hook. Cinnamon and milk chocolate blended with lots of dark chocolate chunks. I asked if it was made in-house or if it came from Marianne's across the street. They said Marianne's, so our first stop after the meal was to pickup a pint of this! Unfortunately, Marianne's said the version they sold didn't have the dark chocolate chunks; this was added by Manuel's. So I passed on the pint but we'll be back to Manuel's again for sure!

Very cute restaurant with nice and quiet Mexican music. The guacamole side is delicious. Service is prompt and very friendly. Decorations are also “immersive”. They had their 50 years anniversary in 2016. Recommended as a great stop after a good beach walk - portions are large and filling but definitely delicious!