Manuel's Mexican Restaurant & Cantina | Tempe

Food is consistently good and services outstanding! The bartender Patty is so kind and fun!

Always love going here. Great food

I have dined at Manuel's on and off for the past 30 years. I really enjoyed the Tilly's location. It was close to the office and we gathered there many times over the years. The food is authentic and the chips & salsa are delicious. The margaritas whether on the rocks or frozen will not disappoint. Thank you for the many years of service. I look forward to many more.

Very good food and atmosphere

I eat here regularly (about 2 times a week) and the food is always perfect and the service (ALL staff) is amazing. My favorite place to go!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great food. Always has been! Love their salsa.

Update 1/7/25: Got to visit again. Same great food, same great service!

Was taken care of here like family. The food was out of this world phenomenal. Do yourself a favor, ask for Joy as your waitress! 10/10!!!

Fast service & great food

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Consistently great. Service was, as always, top-notch.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Green Chili, Combination Plate

Very good meal with excellent service. I had a senior meal and was adequate in size.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

I took my brother thinking he was going to experience the best Mexican food. Not so, he ordered albóndigas soup supposedly a award winning dish it was a total disappointment! Their large bowl was a cereal bowl with TWO yes only two meatballs (mind you this was their large bowl), the so called soup was full of rice, vegetables overcooked, and hardly broth. My brother rejected it and didn’t want to eat anymore he was very upset. As for me, I asked for a tortilla soup, another disappointment! The soup was extremely salty and they put pieces of avocado with black marks (rotten) and I rejected it too, I then asked for Chile relleno, well there was a little piece of Chile and tons of cheese! I ate a little of it because I was hungry but when I walked out of there I had a stomach ache. I been there before and didn’t have any problem but this time it seems they changed cooks or he was in a bad mood. I will never go back there.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 2

Went with a large party of people and had a great time and enjoyed fantastic Mexican food with some drinks. The menu is not the largest in the restaurant industry, but I find it refreshing to only have to choose from a page or two of items instead of several. Their salsa is amazing and fiesta hour is worth a visit just to drink and eat chips.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Fried Ice Cream, Red Chili Chimichanga Plate, Green Chili, Steak, Refried Beans, Street Tacos

Our server took 15 minutes to come to our table,but after that she was attentive and did try to fix the kitchens mistakes. Food was mediocre. Best thing was chips and salsa.

Vegetarian options: No vegetarian options and when our daughter and server tried to create a meal from sides, the cook was terrible and undercooked.

Wheelchair accessibility: It would be difficult to get to seats and restrooms.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 2

I typically do not eat here. I wanted some mini chimis and I thought I would get from here since I have had them in the past. Plus, I thought that you really can’t mess up mini chimis. I was WRONG! Over fried, hard, and burnt.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

We had a big party of 10 people and had excellent service. Great food and good service

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5