Kerbside pickup
Yes
Manuels Mexican Restaurant & Taqueria in Brenham
Categories
Location on the map
Brenham, Washington County, Texas, US
Service options
Drive-through
Yes
Takeaway
Yes
Dine-in
Yes
Delivery
No
Health and safety
Staff required to disinfect surfaces between visits
Yes
Highlights
Fast service
Yes
Great cocktails
Yes
Great coffee
Yes
Great tea selection
Yes
Popular for
Breakfast
Yes
Lunch
Yes
Dinner
Yes
Solo dining
Yes
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible seating
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Yes
Offerings
Alcohol
Yes
Coffee
Yes
Comfort food
Yes
Happy-hour food
Yes
Kids' menu
Yes
Quick bite
Yes
Small plates
Yes
Dining options
Breakfast
Yes
Lunch
Yes
Dinner
Yes
Catering
Yes
Dessert
Yes
Amenities
Good for kids
Yes
High chairs
Yes
Toilets
Yes
Atmosphere
Casual
Yes
Cosy
Yes
Crowd
Groups
Yes
Tourists
Yes
University students
Yes
Planning
Accepts reservations
Yes
Phone: +1 979-277-9620
Site: https://m.facebook.com/pages/Man...
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Opening hours
- Monday:Closed
- Tuesday:11AM–9PM
- Wednesday:11AM–9PM
- Thursday:11AM–9PM
- Friday:11AM–10PM
- Saturday:7AM–10PM
- Sunday:7AM–3PM
Comments (199)
Great prices and very tasty TexMex. Got the Vila plate with and extra beef enchilada, followed by flan. Courteous and attentive staff. Will be back!
Tried the all you can eat special and was not disappointed. The caldo was delicious and the staff was very attentive and friendly. Could definitely see myself eating here again whenever back in Brenham, Tx.
Eric took super great care of us. Breakfast was good. We shared some pancakes and split a chorizo and egg breakfast plate. Buffet looked a little sparse for 9am so we ordered with the menu.
Not a lot of parking but Theyve got a little fajita and cheese enchilada buffet thats pretty good 👍🏻
Cozy, friendly, enchiladas were good, beef fajitas were not what wed hoped.
Great food, hot off the fire tortillas, perfect barbacoa, friendly service, will be back.
Get here early; the parking is very limited. I wanted to share this new find with my husband and we really enjoyed the food. Dont be in a hurry; this is a place to savor the atmosphere and great food.
Reasonable prices. Awesome enchiladas and service!
Wonderful food and drinks!!! ONE of my favorite places to eat in Brenham TX. The food is on point and served hot and fresh!!! The drink selection is no slouch for sure! Any drink you can think of! I really love this place, but the parking lot is to small.
Not a big lace I would recommend to anyone. Service was slow, no silverware to eat with, got my own from waiter station. Food was very bland. Salsa had very little favor. They got my money this time but never again....
Have known these people since early 70s always loved their food. Friendly and good service
This is where the locals go for great Mexican food. When they are busy, you can be left standing until you make yourself known. The food and drinks were tasty.
Place is run-down ceiling are stain from water leaks. Waitresses throwing stuff around making way too much noise. Only checked on us once. Food was terrible. Look like the toilet overflowed water all over the floor in the restrooms. They wont be in business long.
Its the best damn Mexican food and service in Brenham. Hands down. Thanks Manuel!!
A good bite with a local, home feel. The queso is pretty good but could benefit from some more onions and something to give it a little extra boost. The chips had a good flavor but would have been awesome if served warm. The cheese enchiladas are quite tasty with the tortillas having a good corn flavor note in the overall taste profile. The fajitas at the next table looked great, we just didn’t have enough time to order them this time. Forgot to take pics since we were in a rush. Will tKe pics when we go back for the fajitas.
My favorite Mexican place here in Brenham, and we have a bunch of them! This little local eatery is nothing fancy, but serves good solid food. Staff is always friendly. Prices are very reasonable. Portions are huge. Good margaritas, too!
Good food,fast clean service. Waitress Jenny is very sweet
This place is one of the only restaurants I have ever been in that has not kicked me out for talking about my religion. for this alone i give a five star rating. If you looking for a grate happy hour this is the place to go. The bar tender is one of my friends. he will be sure to hook you up plus the chips and salsa are always free. Very Patriotic place.....J.C.M.
We used to come here every week until we moved away in 2015, so when we moved back in 2019 it was our first restaurant to visit. Unfortunately, its not the Manuels it used to be. The food is now entirely flavorless and severely lower quality and the service is truly awful. I brought some of my extended family in for my house warming party (12 people) and at every opportunity the waitstaff and owner were visibly annoyed at us, like coming to their restaurant was an inconvenience. First time was asking for another chair because... we didnt have enough chairs. Second time was asking for a high seat because... we had a baby. These seem like pretty basic restaurant requirements, right?In any case, our former Brenham favorite is now on our no-visit list.
This is a cute spot, small and artfully cozy, but timid and unchallenging with flavor. Your grandparents will be happy. They melt what appears to be craft american cheese on things. A good place to go if you can only tolerate very mild only but in in a nice atmosphere
My deluxe tostada was very good. Other family member ordered deluxe nachos and was not very appealing. Had on chips meat little queso small spoon full of sour cream and guamole. No lettuce or tomatoes or shredded cheese
Great food, terrible parking.
The breakfast enchiladas were amazing as well as the migas. I highly recommend.
Great old house with Tex Mex. Awesome
Ka-Boom! This place was really quite awesome. My server had this epic belt with an equally epic belt buckle. Service was great, the atmosphere was authentic but the food... All I can say is, order the tacos al carbon. You will not be sorry.
Id like to give this restaurant a good rating but I just cant. The salsa that came with the chips was hardly salsa. There wasnt any flavor and it really resembled something that had been skimmed off some soup. The tamale that came with the plate looked like it had come out of a can. It most definitely was not fresh or homemade. The beans didnt have any seasoning and I couldnt add salsa because it wasnt any good either. The best thing in the plate was the rice and it wasnt fantastic. Ive made better rice in my kitchen. The cheese enchilada had more like cheese sauce inside than actual cheese. It was an overpowering flavor of cheese instead of an enchilada. The day that I visited there were copious amounts of flies in the restaurant. I spent more of my time whisking away flies and not eating. The inside of the restaurant looked drab and dated. Id like to give them another chance but I dont think I will for quite awhile.
The food was horrible. If I could give them a -2 I would. The beans had no flavor and there was lots of cheese sauce and very little meat. My wifes tamale tasted like it came from the frozen food section at your local grocery store. Food was wasted on me, however no effort was made to compensate me in any way.
I’ve only been to this restaurant two times and the first time they offered me a Frito pie, Mexican style, said it was going to be made with tortilla chips and it ended up coming out like a general Frito pie so there’s disappointment number one, disappointment number two and something you should all be aware of don’t listen to their online menu because apparently it’s from 10 years ago but this restaurant cannot inform Google to update their menu!??? Plus my friend got food poisoning TWICE from this place. Get it together or don’t and let someone else start running the joint. Save your money, Taco Bell’s equivalent.
Amazing food, fresh and hot. The wait staff was knowledgeable about all the food, and were so polite. Excellent salsa and chips, the queso was very tasty. Prices were great, myself and my boys ate there with drinks and question with three entrees and only spent @30.00Great experience
Stopped in for a quick snack at 9 pm +/-. Google stated they closed at 10, not so 930 Mon- Thurs. Its easier national Margarita Day, so......Marg was great, not so the deluxe nachos. A few chips on a bed of lettuce,smothered in Velveeta cheese and beef, no imagination at all in concept and taste....Im new to Texas but this was not the nachos Im used to in my former home of Colorado
Fruit at the buffet bar was fresh, cold, and juicy! Its like they watered their own fruit to get best quality. Beans and rice were perfect; just like mama use to make at home. Restrooms have that authentic look and smell fresh. Manager was very nice and courteous.
Manuel’s is our favorite restaurant in Brenham! We’ve been customers for 25 years....they make you feel like family here. The new owners, Armando and his wife, are doing an outstanding job of keeping the quality of the foods the same quality. Also the ambiance is still just right. Our family of seven adults never comes home to Brenham without making a trip to Manuel’s.Keep up the good work!
This place has the best food in Texas!! You won’t be disappointed!
Very friendly authentic Mexican cuisine
Absolutely FILTHY, terrible service, sloppy and overpriced dishes. We asked for extra cheese on one of our dishes and received, when we reminded them again, a plate with a handful of shredded cheese on it and were charged $2 for it. The floor was sticky and wet, clumps of food were stuck to it, bugs in the bathroom and by the entrance. Ugh. I canNOT say adequately how repulsed I was by this experience.
This place has been great ever since i was a kid! Walking into this place now is just like it was 10 years ago, same kind people and great smelling and even better tasting food.
Eric the manager is the absolute bomb. Had been away for 3 years and he remembered us the second we walked through the door. If you want great authentic Mexican Food and are in Brenham Texas this is the place to go. Great people and Great food.
Grabbed a quick lunch here while traveling through the area. Colorful exterior theme is reflected inside as well. Food was very good, but required a liberal dash of salt to wake the flavor up.
Excellent shrimp, chicken and beef fajitas. The sangria margaritas are good if you get an added shot of gold tequila (but I always must). The refried beans are splendid!!! I would have rated higher but service, while friendly, is disjointed.
Good food great staff!!
Very good food, and typically good service but this time service was lacking in promptness and quality.Only one person that we dealt with knew English and the needs of our table could not be communicated. I do want to say though, the food is as good as always, the service was just scattered and unprofessional.
Very nice, good food, good service, and staff. Gave us a complimentary drink apiece while theyre waiting for their liquor license. Definitely recommend.
This place is amazing! I was in town visiting friends from school & was craving a good margarita. I hadnt been here since I was in my teens, so I had to try it out! Uh mazing and oh so satisfying is all I can say! Then I tried a Michelada with Dos X...it was pretty good too, but I had to go back to my margarita because Im more of that type of drinker.I ordered the fried pickles to start, cause who knew a Mexican restaurant served those! I was not disappointed at all! They were pretty tasty! I ordered the Carne Asada which comes with a skirt steak, one beef enchilada, refried beans & pico de gallo. I ordered this because I dont eat rice & was intrigued that this plate didnt come with it. This also did not let me down, although next time, I will be getting just enchiladas because I wanted more than just one.The staff was so kind and attentive! They treated everyone that walked through that door like family! My friends & I enjoyed every moment we were there. We laughed and talked and had an absolute wonderful time, that we did not even realize we were the last ones there.The only downside of this place, are the hours. Besides that, I definitely recommend this place!
The food was sub par. Fajitas were awful. Restaurant filthy. The worst part of the entire experience was being ripped off. They charged us outrageous prices on the handwritten ticket - not legit at all. $7 for tortillas, $5 for a side of beans, etc...
We were a party of 6 and we did not get our food until 1 hour later. It was not busy. If not I would have understood. The food on most of our orders was cold. I paid 116 on our orders and will never go back.
Love the food and the cozy atmosphere. Have not been there for a while and will be returning.
Just moved to Brenham and tried this restaurant last night. The food was absolutely amazing! A great, colorful, warm welcome is included. We will definitely visit again.
First time here, and honestly food is really good! Tastes just like what Grandma cooks. The restaurant looks like its is run by the family, and everyone is watching out for who is in the restaurant. Recommended to get some comfort food!:)
Fabulous breakfast on the weekends!
Terrible service. we had to ask for water, ask for chips and salsa. Order was wrong. Waiter never returned to check on us. We had to request assistance just to pay the bill. Food was decent, but with the incompetent service it was not worth the moderately expensive prices.
Buffet was very PRICEY and only a few things on it was very disappointed
Great service and food!! If you like hot, ya gotta ask for it. 4 salsas with the chips before we got the hot we asked for🌶🍻
Good food
Chips and salsa are serviceable. Our meals were fantastic. Deluxe Nachos, enchiladas de crema were big hits. Service was incredibly slow.
Margarita was decent. Salsas watered down. Tortilla soup marginal, queso plain Velveeta melted , nachos was watered down queso slap of sour cream chicken appeared to be from frozen patty. Tasted very poor. Asked for corn tortillas with butter. Got four tortillas from a package and no butter. Charged for it. Oh yes. $51 later gli ng to eat elsewhere.
Parking area too small. Didnt bring all the food at the same time. Had to wait for 2nd plate. Food was flavorless, looked like a plate of slop. Not the worst Ive had, but close.
Just stopped for chips & queso and a margarita. Queso was above average, chips were fried in house (the oil was a lil burned which have a burned flavor to the chips) and the margarita was a lil twangy but had a good bit of tequila. Looking forward to stopping for food sometime soon!
Great food. Ate here while visiting the area and was suggested to us. Highly recommend.
Casual atmosphere with comfort food that reminds me of my grandmothers cooking. Ask about Chef Erics off-menu Thursday dinner specials-fresh twists on classic favorites and new dishes created each week.
The deluxe nachos is six chips, cheese that isnt even fully melted, and they charge you $8. I added the salsa from the bowl on the table. No jalapeños or lettuce anywhere, despite them being listed on the menu.
Best food you will ever eat. And service is fantastic. Love to take friends here
Margs are strong here! Enchiladas are tasty.
Hot sauce needs improvement. Very watery. Margarita is good. Anytime I leave food on my plate there is a problem!! Not impressed wont be back.
I didnt want to use the restroom it was so disgusting. Duct taped chairs, mosquito hawks flying around, server eating her meal and sucking her fingers in between tables, half broken lights. Tacos were ok but beans tasted like a week old with an after taste of soap. Water tasted like metal... The sad part is that I am from Guatemala, a Latin country and this place makes any Spanish food, culture and tradition a joke. Go somewhere else instead.
Their menudo is not good
Tasty, we had enough food to take some home for another meal.
If you are searching for an orgasmic food experience that will litteraly make you want to mary whoever this Manuel person is, then look no further. AUTHENTIC. QUALITY. OUTSTANDING. This place place is the best Mexican restaurant I have EVER been to. Get the lingua canasta tacos. Youall thank me later.
We stop here every time to travel to visit our parents. People are wonderful and the food is exactly what we are looking for. We order the same thing. Shrimp and steak meal.
Food was overcooked no flavor my pancakes were all burn.. Terrible service..
The Fajitas where really good. Ironically, we found the burgers to be the best thing there. Its a bit on the expensive side for what we are used to paying in other areas.
Parking is terrible. There is not enough parking for the people in the restaurant. Have to park on the street and dimly lit area with high traffic. There are other restaurants that are more more convenient with comprable food.
THE BEST ENCHILADAS IVE EVER HAD, it was a spiritual awakening. Will come back and be inviting my family and friends and even woes.
The waiter was friendly and the service prompt, but the food was just ok, not much in the way of flavor.
We love this place. Been going for years to Sunday breakfast. The best!!!
Great service, food, and affordable!
One of the best margaritas Ive ever had, and great food as well.
They serve fresh and delicious food, very accommodating staff.
One of our favorite places to go ! I love the staff and the food it always awesome !!!!!
Place was packed and we were seated immediately, great food! Best fajitas I’ve ever had.
This place has no class. The waiting staff is terrible. If you want mediocre Mexican food. Then this is your spot. Youre better off getting Mexican food at Taco Bell.
Tasty, hot food done right. Nice breakfast buffet on Saturday. Parking is a challenge, but its worth the trouble.
Always Amazing Service!! Love the queso & the margaritas are DELICIOUS!! My entire family loves eating here!!
Good food and great people. Really enjoyed my visit. Highly recommended.
Great I am a regular here and they have the best food I would recommend the fajitas they are really good
Good service and food, just better if the workers use face covering
Excellent food and very nice people. Great family place to eat. Margaritas are perfect.
Always great service and awesome food. Very authentic
Great food, reasonable prices! Limited parking.
We had the fajita buffet they serve on Friday. Very tasty. Price was good.
Dont judge a book by its cover is a perfect example of this place. Queso and a small entrée will fill you up. Amazing service and staff too!
The food made me sick, and the service was mediocre. With so much competition, they need to step up their game.
The food was very good and we got it fast.
We love this restaurant. Service is excellent and the food is always great.
I eat there when ever I can Manuel and his family have served my family for 25 years. Great food a service.
Love their food there especially their quesadillas with everything in them but the kitchen sink LOL
Classic. Best hole-n-wall Mex food in town. Hope new owners keep old menu going.
Pretty good food and ritas for a small town.
Very good food and friendly staff. Was my 1st visit.
Very tasty Mexican food! Good service. Comfortable atmoshere.
Good food, great service with a friendly neighborhood feel.
I love the enchiladas & gold margaritas! Needs a little help on the salsa.
Been going there since they opened. Always great food and service.
Great food and atmosphere. Were always treated like family when we eat here.
In town on business, after being disapointed at funky art cafe decided to try this place. Excellet service! Fast food...loved it!
Great food, great service, and authentic decor.
The best Mexican food and the best family owned and operated place ! They treat friends like family!
Best thing...insanely cold beer mugs...I mean frozen so cold your beer starts to nice on top. Good service and good food.
Great food great place the people there are so friendly the margaritas are the best just a great place
Ive only been a couple times but their chicken enchiladas are just a tortilla with boiled dry chicken inside and disgusting cheese sauce.
Breakfast Food OK. Hot sauce is not the best. Service a little slow on Sundays.
Im sorry but it was not good. I have eaten there before and it was good but not this time.
Awesome service, great food, fair prices. I highly recommend.
Great food and atmosphere!!
Good food, large servings smd the staff is very friendly.
Service was really bad. We waited several minutes for service and nothing. I had to get up and walk to the back to tell someone that we were ready to order. Several people walked out due to lack of service and others were sitting disappointed.
Small place, but great food. Friendly service.
Food is very good just dont care for the salsas and chips. Salsas dont have much flavor.
Love this place! Friendly service, made to order delicious meals
Fabulous margaritas and fabulous food and fabulous service. Always have had a great experience
Guess you gotta order everything at once....waiter took order...delivered plate ...didnt see again till check....guess they were low on refills of drinks
Does anyone know why the best restaurant in Brenham Texas is closed this entire week except for 2 days?
Been craving Menudo and they had it. It hit the spot!
Really awesome foo,, great servic,, weak margarita,, overall very good though
Nice atmosphere, but the food is just okay.
I been going here since I was a little girl n love the food n ppl. I would recommend this place to anyone!!!!!!!!
Here You get the best Mexican barbacoa in Brenham on weekends only,
Always amazing service, margaritas AWESOME and enchiladas great!!
Best Mexican food around! They just need to find better help.
Great food and atmosphere!
Best restaurant restaurant in Brenham for authentic Mexican food. This is not tv dinner type food.
Little slow, but really good food.
One of my all time FAVORITE restaurants!!
Awesome food, large portions and fast service.
Excellent food, excellent service. Reasonable prices.
Great place to eat. Food is to die for. Employees are great.
Poor service and food not great. Had to continually ask for things. Even had to ask for the check.
Great value, service, and delicious food.
Good food busy place to eat at long time in business
Good chips, great queso and chicken quesadillas
Very good food! Menudo was on point!!
The best mexican food and margaritas around!
Very authentic, the restaurant has a very warm family feel to it too...
Really good food but limited parking space
Great food and Margaritas!
Excellent food. The serving was abundant for the price.
Very slow and salsa isnt very good. But tortilla soup is great!
Excellent customer and good food.
Food was extremely salty, if not for that 5star
Margaritas are amazing! Friendly and fun place.
Love their food great people and great customer service
If youre looking for mediocre Mexican food this is the place for you.
Terrible sauce,couldnt get help to save my life. Almost fought a toddler
Food wasnt that great.. could do better..
Enjoyed the atmosphere. Food great!
Authentic Tex Mex. You can tell its good because of all the hispanics there.
Good food, home made tortillas, good salsa
Took over 2 hours to get served
Always great food!
The best Mexican food in Brenham, very authentic and delicious!!!
Great food, great service.
Great breakfast birthday party! Thank you Manuels!
Best Enchiladas Ive had in a long time.
Great food, drinks and service.
*borat voice* Veeery nice.
Get the breakfast enchiladas, no matter what time it is!
Great Mexican food and wonderful service!
Okay but nothing that stands out. Middle of the road chips, salsa, enchiladas, and service.
People are great. Armando is the Best Waiter !
Really tasty food! Papas Nachos are a must try!!!!
Chicken chalupas w/ guacamole were good!
Excellent lunch buffet with lots of choices.
Very great service not the best parking
Great service and damn good eats.
Good Mexican food and good price also
Great food and service
Great service. Delicious margaritas!
Good food no place to park
Excellent both times ... take out and dine in.
Tortillas werent homemade. Really disappointed
Great old school texmex. Excellent queso.
Best enchiladas Ive ever eaten
Its a super nice surprise, must see in Brenham
Cuz our waitor is the bomb diggity!
Large portions, great price with a smile
Unbelivably slow. Food adequate. Roaches.
Wonderful service. Its home sweet home.
A little different than normal
Best mexican food in brenham tx
Love this place Great food and Great people
Total reviews rating 4.2
199 Reviews for Manuels Mexican Restaurant & Taqueria 2023:
Review №1
2022-06-17I was passing through the town and just happened to drive by this establishment. I noticed the parking lot was full. As if that wasnt a good indicator, there were cars parking along the side of the parallel road to come eat here. Which to me meant the food must be great. My intuition was correct! Despite a very busy lunch hour, I got seated right away, drink and tostadas came out quickly. The aromas from the kitchen flowed the air making everything look good on the menu. I chose the carnitas plate and it arrived quicker than I anticipated which was good because I had already eaten half of the chip basket 😬 Now, Im from South Texas, meaning Im very spoiled when it comes to great Mexican food. The carnitas were the best Ive ever had. Great flavor, super tender, and a chingon sized serving. The restaurant is tucked in the city but quite the gem! Very lucky locals!!
Review №2
2021-09-19Chips are good queso good. Authentic Mexican food mot Tex mex People this is legit! So close to the authentic Mexican food I grew up with. If the rice is good. You know! Enchiladas perfecto!
Review №3
2021-04-17Absolutely fantabulous!!! We went based on a friends dad whos a local and we were not discussing. The Cowboy Enchilada platter & Spinach Enchiladas were wonderful. Definitely got good leftovers because they give a lot for a little price. Well worth it & we will be back.
Review №4
2022-07-11Great customer service. The breakfast items are flavorful & plentiful. I recommend coming on a Saturday & Sunday for brunch!
Review №5
2021-02-08Good food, great service, friendly staff, tight parking.
Review №6
2022-06-25Bad service no service there are no waitresses there is an old man he is rude and the food is nasty the only food that is good is the shrimp quesadillas I do not recommend there do not eat there
Review №7
2021-07-05This was a contender for the best Mexican food Ive ever had. They were pretty busy when I arrived on Fathers day, but I was patient and it was worth the wait.
Review №8
2022-06-07Their chicken fried steak on Mondays is out of this world. Service is great!
Review №9
2022-01-30From Pennsylvania, visiting family (the Oggs) and asked where to go for Mexican. They said hands down Manuels! They were correct!! I had the Chilli Relleno.... unbelievable! Margaritas - delicious!! Price- no complaints here! Portions- great value. Armondo? Perfect host! You need to go if you havent already!!
Review №10
2022-01-15I live in Brenham and this is the only real Mexican restaurant in town. Best margaritas and tacos and fajitas in the birthplace of Texas.(order a top shelf)