Manuel's Menu

Welcome to Manuel's, a vibrant breakfast and brunch haven in Austin, Texas, where the charm of Mexican cuisine meets a touch of seafood flair. You'll find a menu that beautifully highlights the richness of flavors, from the rich Sopa de Elote to the spicy Sopa de Tres Chiles. Each bowl tells a story, offering comfort and tradition.

The dessert options are equally enticing, especially the Signature Flan and the decadent Budin de Chocolate, a must-try for any chocolate enthusiast.

With a commitment to inclusivity and sustainability, Manuel's is not only wheelchair accessible but also uses compostable containers and offers a variety of vegan and vegetarian dishes. The outdoor seating provides a relaxed atmosphere, perfect for savoring meals with friends or family. Enjoy the cozy ambiance with good music, all while indulging in delightful food creations.

Botanas

Campechana

Chilled seafood cocktail with poached fish, gulf shrimp, tomato, onion, serrano chile, cilantro and sliced avocado.

$23.50

Nachos

Black beans, queso blanco, salsa fresca, and jalapenos.

$13.50

Guacamole

Hand mashed avocado, cilantro, tomato, onion, serrano chile and lime.

$9.50

Chile con Queso

Smooth and mellow queso blanco melted and spiked with tomatoes, onions and poblano chiles.

$13.50

Baja Taquitos de Callo de Hacha

Wild caught day boat scallops lightly battered and fried, served with shredded carrots and cabbage dressed with chipotle crema and fresh tortillas.

$20.50

Pollo en Mole con Queso

Tender white chicken blanketed in mole and queso blanco.

$16.50

Sopes

Grilled masa boats with black bean paste, shredded chicken, pork, beef, chile de arbol, queso fresco, lettuce and sour cream.

$13.50

Manuels Classic Lime Cured Ceviche

Fresh yellow fin tuna cured in fresh lime juice an garnished with salsa fresca.

$22.50

Juans Ceviche

Fresh yellow fin tuna lightly tossed with lime and orange juice, olive oil, onion, tomatoes, cilantro, avocado and chile serrano.

$22.50

Hongos Guisados

Fresh mushrooms sauteed with onion, tomato, poblano peppers and topped with broiled queso blanco.

$14.50

Quesadillas

Grilled tortillas filled with queso blanco, poblano peppers, onion and sour cream.

$14.50

Tortas de Papa y Masa

Golden grilled potato and corn masa cakes with sauteed corn, cheese, garlic, cilantro and salsa tomatillo.

$13.50

Sopa de Elote

Rich and flavorful corn soup with queso blanco.

$10.50

Sopa de Tortilla

The traditional chicken and tomato caldo with tortilla strips, avocado and queso Cotija.

$11.50

Sopa de Tres Chiles

Manuels signature spicy chicken and chile caldo with tortilla strips, avocado, queso Cotija and sour cream.

$11.50

Crema de Chile Poblano

Roasted Chile poblano bisque garnished with queso asadero and tortilla strips.

$11.50

Ensalada de Nopales con Camaron

Grilled baby cactus paddles tossed with tomatoes, cilantro, onions and bay shrimp, garnished with diced avocado and queso asadero.

$18.50

Ensalada de Espinacas

Baby spinach, tomato, red onion, avocado and queso asadero, garnished with toasted sesame seeds and cilantro lime vinaigrette.

$9.50

Ensalada de Espinacas Large with Grilled Chicken Breast

Baby spinach, tomato, red onion, avocado and queso asadero, garnished with toasted sesame seeds and cilantro lime vinaigrette.

$23.50

Ensalada de Espinacas Large with Grilled Black Drum Fish Filet

Baby spinach, tomato, red onion, avocado and queso asadero, garnished with toasted sesame seeds and cilantro lime vinaigrette.

$33.50

Ensalada de Espinacas Large with Grilled Shrimp

Baby spinach, tomato, red onion, avocado and queso asadero, garnished with toasted sesame seeds and cilantro lime vinaigrette.

$33.50

Ensalada de Espinacas Large with Grilled Yellow Fin Tuna

Baby spinach, tomato, red onion, avocado and queso asadero, garnished with toasted sesame seeds and cilantro lime vinaigrette.

$38.50

Ensalada del Jardn Large with Grilled Beef Tenderloin

Crisp leaf lettuce, tomato, jicama, carrot, red cabbage, avocado, queso blanco and a creamy vinaigrette.

$41.50

Ensalada del Jardin

Crisp leaf lettuce, tomato, jicama, carrot, red cabbage, avocado, queso blanco and a creamy vinaigrette.

$9.50

Ensalada del Jardn Large with Grilled Black Drum Fish Filet

Crisp leaf lettuce, tomato, jicama, carrot, red cabbage, avocado, queso blanco and a creamy vinaigrette.

$33.50

Ensalada del Jardn Large with Grilled Shrimp

Crisp leaf lettuce, tomato, jicama, carrot, red cabbage, avocado, queso blanco and a creamy vinaigrette.

$33.50

Ensalada del Jardn Large with Grilled Yellow Fin Tuna

Crisp leaf lettuce, tomato, jicama, carrot, red cabbage, avocado, queso blanco and a creamy vinaigrette.

$38.50

Ensalada del Jardn Large with Grilled Chicken Breast

Crisp leaf lettuce, tomato, jicama, carrot, red cabbage, avocado, queso blanco and a creamy vinaigrette.

$23.50

Tortillas

4 hand made fresh tortillas. Choice of flour or corn.

$2.00

Chips and Salsa

Dip made from tomatos and onions.

$5.00

Soup and Salad

Entrees

Lomo de Res

Natural certified black Angus beef tenderloin grilled and served with your choice of poblano goat cheese garlic butter or roasted onion chile pasilla salsa.

$43.50

Lomo de Puerco

Natural pork tenderloin grilled and served with your choice of pineapple guajillo salsa or avocado sesame pumpkin seed salsa.

$31.50

Pechuga de Pollo

Natural chicken breast, butterfield and grilled with choice of achiote, mole or salsa veracruzana. Served with Mexican rice, guacamole and black beans.

$27.50

Pescado a la Parrilla

Wild caught fresh yellow fin tuna or black drum fillet char broiled and served with a small dinner salad, rice and your choice of mango mint butter, chipotle cream lime or salsa veracruzana. Gluten free.

$33.50

Pescado con Espinacas

Wild caught fresh yellow fin tuna or black drum fillet charbroiled and placed over baby spinach sauteed with a touch of olive oil, garlic, onions, tomato, serrano, cilantro and lemon. Gluten free.

$33.50

Camarones a la Plancha

Wild caught colossal Texas gulf shrimp sauteed in olive oil with garlic and cilantro. Served on Mexican rice, garnished with orange, tomato and lime. Gluten free.

$36.50

Camarones a la Veracruzana

Wild caught colossal Texas gulf shrimp sauteed with fresh tomatoes, green olives, onions, garlic, capers and olive oil and served over a bed of Mexican rice. Gluten free.

$35.50

Pescado a la Mexicana

Wild caught fresh black drum fillet lightly battered and fried, served with salsa fresca, Mexican rice, guacamole and poblano chile crema.

$33.50

Camarones Empanizados

Colossal gulf shrimp lightly battered and fried. Served with salsa fresca, Mexican rice, guacamole and poblano chile crema.

$35.50

Seafood Specialties

Rellenos

Chile Relleno de Elote

Roasted poblano pepper stuffed with sauteed corn, garlic and cilantro, topped with broiled queso blanco.

$22.50

Chile Relleno en Nogada

Roasted poblano pepper filled with a shredded pork, almond, and raisin picadillo, baked and topped with our walnut cream brandy sauce and fresh pomegranate seeds.

$29.50

Chile Relleno del Mar

Roasted poblano pepper stuffed with fresh day boat scallops, shrimp and blue lump crab in a chile de arbol crema, topped with broiled queso gouda. Served with rice, black beans and fruit plate.

$39.50

Black Bean and Queso Blanco Flauta

Grilled corn enchiladas with salsa ranchera, chipotle cream lime salsa or salsa verde. Served with rice, guacamole and sour cream.

$18.50

Natural Chicken Breast Flauta

Grilled corn enchiladas with salsa ranchera, chipotle cream lime salsa or salsa verde. Served with rice, guacamole and sour cream.

$23.50

Wild Caught Texas Gulf Shrimp Flauta

Grilled corn enchiladas with salsa ranchera, chipotle cream lime salsa or salsa verde. Served with rice, guacamole and sour cream.

$27.50

Flautas

Fajitas

Natural Black Angus Fajita

$26.50

Natural Chicken Breast Fajita

$23.50

Portabella Mushrooms Fajita

$21.50

Texas Gulf Shrimp Shrimp Fajita

$29.50

Enchilada Verde

Green tomatillo.

$23.00

Enchilada Ranchera

Tomato, onion, garlic and serrano.

$23.00

Enchilada Rojas Adobadas

Smoky chile ancho salsa.

$23.50

Enchilada Suizas

Savory Mexican crema.

$23.50

Enchilada Bandera

A colorful sampling of salsas verde, suiza and adobada.

$24.50

Manuel's Famous Mole Enchilada

A rich and festive blend of chicken broth, roasted chiles, nuts, chocolate, herbs and spices. Slow cooked for 5 hours. Voted best mole in austin by wine spectator.

$25.50

Enchiladas de Espinacas

Fresh spinach sauteed with white onions and serrano peppers, wrapped in corn tortillas with Monterey Jack cheese.

$20.50

Enchiladas Wild Caught Shrimp

Sauteed wild Caught Shrimp

$30.50

Enchiladas de Hongos

Fresh mushrooms sauteed with poblano peppers, red bell pepper, onion and garlic, wrapped in corn tortillas with Monterey Jack cheese.

$20.50

Enchiladas Blue Lump Crab

Jumbo Blue Lump crab sauteed with salsa Fresca and Sour Cream.

$40.50

Enchiladas

Tacos and Tostadas

Tacos

Served with shredded lettuce, queso blanco, tomato and roasted onion.

$18.50

Tostada Nortena

A crisp flour tortilla topped with black beans, queso blanco, lettuce, sour cream and tomato.

$19.50

Tostadas Capitalinas

2 crispy corn tortillas topped with black beans, lettuce, tomato and queso Cotija.

$19.50

Taco Wild Caught Black Drum

2 soft flour tortillas with a fresh gulf fillet or shrimp, grilled with lettuce, queso blanco and salsas fresca. Fried served with shredded carrots and cabbage tossed with a chipotle cream dressing.

$19.50

Tacos Wild Caught Shrimp

$21.50

Manuels Signature Flan

Coconut custard served with caramel sauce and fresh berries.

$11.50

Ice Cream Parfait

$10.50

Budin de Chocolate

Chocolate bread pudding made with dutch callebaut chocolate, challah bread, ground almonds, walnuts and pecans, served with homemade vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce.

$13.50

Postre de Coco

Tiered buttermilk white cake with a cream cheese frosting, toasted coconut and our homemade pecan caramel sauce.

$13.50

Locally Roasted by Andersons

Manuels French blend coffee.

$5.50

Collection of Zhi Teas

Organic, loose leaf.

$5.00

Dessert and Drinks

Beverages

Manuel's Blend Coffee

Manuel's french blend coffee, locally roasted by Anderson's Coffee.

$5.50

Hot Tea by Zhi Tea

A collection of Organic loose leaf teas

$6.50

Black Organic Iced Tea by Zhi Tea

Black tea with a hint of mint by Zhi Tea

$5.50

Limeade

Fresh queeze lime, sweetener and soda

$9.50

Topo Chico

Mexican mineral water

$4.50

Mamarita

Fresh squeezed orange, grapefruit, & lime juice, Topo Chico, stevia

$9.50

Cranberry Cooler

Cranberry juice, fresh lime, soda, mint

$8.50

Pina Colada

House made vanilla bean ice cream, pineapple juice, Coco Lopez

$8.50

Tropical Fruit Plate

$9.50

Torta de Papa

Golden grilled potato and corn masa cake wtih sauteed corn, garlic, cilantro and salsa tomatillo.

$5.50

Breakfast Egg Taco

Potato, venison chorizo, ham or salsa fresca.

$6.50

Breakfast Quesadilla

Potato, ham or mushroom.

$6.50

Sope con Huevo Estrellado

Grilled masa boat filled with black bean paste, Chile de arbol, an egg over easy and queso fresco.

$9.50

Brunch

Brunch Specialty Egg Dishes

Migas

3 eggs scrambled with cheese, salsa fresca and tortilla strips.

$15.50

Huevos Rancheros

2 eggs over easy served between 2 tortillas and topped with salsa ranchera.

$16.50

Huevos Revueltos

3 eggs scrambled with Mexican potatoes or venison chorizo.

$16.50

Huevos Motulenos

2 fried eggs served between corn tortillas and black beans, topped with salsa ranchera, ham and peas.

$16.50

Omeletta

Fluffy 3 egg omelet with your choice of filling.

$14.50

Flautas de Papa

Grilled potato enchiladas served over salsa ranchera or salsa verde, topped with sour cream. Served with rice and guacamole.

$15.50

Lomo de Puerco Brunch

Grilled pork tenderloin served with Mexican potatoes or black beans, fresh fruit and a farm fresh egg.

$20.50

Lomo de Res Brunch

Grilled beef tenderloin served with Mexican potatoes or black beans, fresh fruit and a farm fresh egg.

$23.50

Ensalada de Espinacas Large with Grilled Natural Chicken Breast

Gluten free. Tender baby spinach, tomato, avocado, pickled red onion, toasted chiles, asadero.

$23.50

Ensalada de Espinacas Large with Black Drum

Tender baby spinach, tomato, avocado, pickled red onion, toasted chiles and asadero. Gluten free.

$33.50

Ensalada de Espinacas Large with Gulf Shrimp

Gluten free. Tender baby spinach, tomato, avocado, pickled red onion, toasted chiles, asadero.

$33.50

Ensalada de Espinacas Large with Grilled Beef Tenderloin

Tender baby spinach, tomato, avocado, pickled red onion, toasted chiles and asadero. Gluten free.

$40.50

Ensalada Del Jardin Large with Grilled Natural Chicken Breast

Crisp romaine lettuce, fresh tomato, jicama, carrot, red cabbage, avocado, queso blanco, choice of a creamy vinaigrette or cilantro lime. Gluten free.

$23.50

Ensalada Del Jardn Large with Black Drum

Crisp romaine lettuce, fresh tomato, jicama, carrot, red cabbage, avocado, queso blanco, choice of a creamy vinaigrette or cilantro lime. Gluten free.

$33.50

Ensalada Del Jardin Large With Gulf Shrimp

Crisp romaine lettuce, fresh tomato, jicama, carrot, red cabbage, avocado, queso blanco, choice of a creamy vinaigrette or cilantro lime. Gluten free.

$33.50

Plato de Frutas

Fresh seasonal fruit. Gluten free.

$9.50

Brunch Soups and Salads

Brunch Desserts and Drinks

Changos

Bacardi gold, creme de bananas and light cream.

$8.00

Lomo de Res Lunch

Grilled beef tenderloin with a roasted poblano goat cheese garlic butter. Served with guacamole.

$18.00

Enchiladas Verdes de Espinacas Lunch

Enchiladas filled with sauteed spinach, onions and serrano peppers. Served with salsa verde.

$12.00

Calabacita Rellena Lunch

Grilled zucchini stuffed with pork and queso blanco. Served with guacamole.

$13.00

Pechuga de Pollo Lunch

Grilled chicken breast topped with salsa veracruzana or salsa verde. Served with guacamole.

$14.00

Alambres Lunch

Skewered and grilled gulf shrimp with pineapple and fresh vegetables. Served with guacamole.

$16.00

Tacos Lunch

2 soft flour tortillas enwrapping a grilled fresh gulf filet or shrimp, grilled served with lettuce, queso blanco and salsa fresca. Battered and fried served with shredded carrots and cabbage tossed with a chipotle cream dressing.

$14.00

Ensalada con Pollo Achiote Lunch

Large garden salad topped with a grilled achiote chicken breast. Served over rice and black beans.

$13.00

Fajita Tacos Lunch

2 flour tortillas enwrapping marinated and grilled chicken or beef. Served with monterrey jack cheese, guacamole, salsa fresca and rajas.

$12.00

Lunch

Lunch Enchiladas

Enchilada Verde Lunch

Green tomatillo.

$16.00

Enchilada Ranchera Lunch

Tomato, onion, garlic and serrano.

$16.00

Enchilada Rojas Adobadas Lunch

Smoky chile ancho salsa.

$17.00

Enchilada Suizas Lunch

Savory Mexican crema.

$17.00

Enchilada Bandera Lunch

A colorful sampling of salsas verde, suiza and adobada.

$17.00

Manuel's Famous Mole Enchilada Lunch

A rich and festive blend of chicken broth, roasted chiles, nuts, chocolate, herbs and spices. Slow cooked for 5 hours. Voted best mole in austin by wine spectator.

$18.00

Enchiladas de Espinacas Lunch

Fresh spinach sauteed with white onions and serrano peppers, wrapped in corn tortillas with Monterey Jack cheese.

$14.00

Enchiladas Lunch

Jaiba o camarones. Sauteed wild caught blue crab or gulf shrimp. Choice of salsa verde, chipotle cream lime or suiza.

$22.00

Enchiladas de Hongos Lunch

Fresh mushrooms sauteed with poblano peppers, red bell pepper, onion and garlic, wrapped in corn tortillas with Monterey Jack cheese.

$14.00

Manuels Signature Flan Lunch

Coconut custard served with caramel sauce and fresh berries.

$8.00

Ice Cream Parfait Lunch

Vanilla bean ice cream layered with homemade chocolate sauce, strawberry or mango puree.

$8.00

Budin de Chocolate Lunch

Chocolate bread pudding made with dutch callebaut chocolate, challah bread, ground almonds, walnuts and pecans, served with homemade vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce.

$9.00

Postre de Coco Lunch

Tiered buttermilk white cake with a cream cheese frosting, toasted coconut and our homemade pecan caramel sauce.

$9.00

Chocolate Martini Lunch

Godiva chocolate liqueur, godiva chocolate vodka.

$10.00

Mexican Coffee Lunch

Stirrings coffee liqueur, vanilla and cinnamon infused tequila.

$10.00

Changos Lunch

Bacardi gold, creme de bananas and light cream.

$8.00

Kahlua and Ice Cream Lunch

Coconut custard served with caramel sauce and fresh berries.

$10.00

Locally Roasted by Andersons Lunch

Manuels french blend coffee.

$3.00

Collection of Zhi Teas Lunch

Organic, loose leaf.

$3.00

Lunch Desserts and Drinks

Extras

SM Beans

$3.50

SM Rice

$3.50

Lg Avocado Slices

$3.50

Sd Sour Cream

$2.00

Sd Lettuce

$2.50

Sd Saut Spinach

Sauteed with onions and serranos

$5.00

Sd Saut Mush

Sauteed mushrooms with poblano pepper, white onion, tomato and butter.

$5.00

2 oz Sd of Cheese

Jack Monterey

$1.50

Sd Tomato

$2.50

Lg Table Salsa

$5.50

Sd shrimp

Grilled shrimp

$4.75