21 Best Mexican Restaurants in Manchester

“I had my son's graduation party yesterday, July 12, 2025. I rented out their space behind the bar at an affordable price. I worked closely with the General Manager, Jamison Colcord. He was wonderful to work with during the planning stage as well as the day of the event. He even got there an hour before the event, so I could put up decorations. The staff members that were assigned to assist my party were friendly, professional and extremely helpful. The food was absolutely delicious. If I ran out of food, Jamison and the staff did everything they could to get me the additional food I needed for my guests (I had 13 teenagers to feed :). They took care of boxing the leftover food and cleaning the space after the party was over. My friends and family who attended the party said that they didn't know Margarita's rented out space and said the food and the party were wonderful. I would definitely rent the space again for an opportunity to work with Jamison and the staff again at Margarita's on Elm Street in Manchester, NH.“

“I ordered for the first time on door dash and their noodle birria is the best soup I have ever had. I highly recommend it and will definitely be ordering it again real soon. The soup is well worth the price in quality and quantity. It has lots of yummy birria meat at the bottom also.“

“Great food and great atmosphere“

“Our first visit was Mothers Day. It was a very nice place. The people were friendly, food was fabulous. We will definitely be back. We may have found our new spot.“

“This is our go-to place when we want authentic Mexican food“

“We love both places good food good service good prices. Been going for years and never disappointed.“

“First time tonight, food was delicious and staff were amazing and friendly! Our new favorite Mexican place!“

“Annie was awesome and the food was out of this world, drinks were good, had a great time“

“Love them! Where to begin? The food is top notch. I’m such a birria lover and they don’t disappoint. I always say I’m going to get something else, but I keep coming back for their birria tacos w/ queso. Divine. But I did once get their carne asada tacos and those were great as well!

Also have to give a big round of applause for some of the best empanadas I’ve ever had. All of them are excellent, but my favorite are the chicken. Let me tell you, I’m not even a big fan of chicken in general, but these are delicious. I was talking to one of the (extremely kind) ladies who works there about them, and it’s shredded thigh meat, so moist, tender, and loaded with seasoning, just exceptional.

And the people who work there are just beyond friendly. So kind, welcoming, always a have a smile on their faces. Today when I went there, the extremely sweet woman chatted with me and offered me coffee, chips and salsa while I waited and it was just the most pleasant experience. Seriously, this is the type of small business we need to support and exactly why I don’t often go to chains. Real people who care about a genuine connection with their community.

This is my go-to taco spot. I’m still exploring the menu, but come on, that’s the best task I’ve had in ages. I’m delighted they’re only 5 or 6 minutes away from me, too. My bank account probably won’t be, but that’s fine.“

“Drinks and food were fantastic!“

“Nothing better than the chicken burritos for lunch when you are short on time. One of my favorite go to spots in Downtown Manchester. (just got to take down that paned glass window at the register guys. 🤣)“

“El Pastore tacos house rice service amazing. I’ve tried a bunch of places in Manchester. This is The best place I’ve found would absolutely recommend it

Kid-friendliness: Amazing service called in food was done as soon as I got there. Everybody was very kind. Absolutely recommend this place“

“Just had dinner at Shortys. Great meal/‘and Jack gave us awesome service!!! Thank you!“

“To counter other reviews, I do not speak more than 10 words of Spanish lol and the lady at the counter was very welcoming and sweet! She knew I wanted brugal just by me pointing at the closed cabinet doors under the counter haha. The pastelitos were delicious, good music, and a warm hole-in-the-wall vibe.“

“Ordered chicken tacos for the whole family only to find a bunch of chicken bones be careful giving to young children!“

“Great service, and excellent fresh food. Will return many times for sure.“

“Wonderful food. The only fault I have any mind to publicly acknowledge has to do with location which may or may not be out of anyone's control. Although it is very near to where I live I'm none to impressed with my own neighborhood either and I don't even live in one of the worst parts of Manchester. The dining options that pop up on and around Elm St every year may not last any longer than the other trends worn or purchased by the trendy hipster babies and snobs with mom and dad's credit at their discretion. Populating and gentrifying downtown Manchester looks wonderful on paper ,"ooo young tech and engineering degrees looking for secure buildings a 5 minute walk from the office and the pub, cool" They're locust driving up rents that were already beyond reason. So if you're one of those scumbags I don't care where you eat just know the lugie wasn't for no reason. You'll probably forget your ideals anyway as soon as you clear over 100k annually and you've seen one to many bums on your walk. For everyone else yeah this place is great.“

“muy rico todo!! ojalá puedan agregar mas variedad. Volveremos a comprar!!“

“one of the best carne asada.. delicious.“

“Without a doubt the best and most authentic Spanish food in the city in my opinion and that of my wife and mother in law, who are both of Spanish decent. The chicharons are melt in your mouth delicious and perfectly seasoned and cooked. Everything we've ordered, both times we've gone, has been delicious. The only thing that wasn't 5 star was the rice and beans. Not bad, mind you, but not at the level of everything else. Having said that, I ate them all, lol, just added a little seasoning at home. The atmosphere was great with nice staff and music, but it was pretty cool in there, and I typically like it cool. Despite having a decent dining room with a number of tables, it seems most people were taking their food to go, so perhaps management did
n't see the need to have the heat very high. I would estimate it was about 60⁰ in the dining area. That's the only true negative, but it will not stop me from going back.“