SPECIALTY ENTREES
LAND
LOMO DE RES GF All-Natural grilled Beef tenderloin with poblano goat cheese garlic butter or roasted onion chile pasilla 36
LOMO DE PUERCO GF All-Natural grilled Pork tenderloin with your choice of pineapple guajillo or avocado pumpkin sesame salsa 26
PECHUGA DE POLLO GF All-Natural grilled Chicken breast served with your choice of Achiote, Mole or salsa Veracruzana 21
Items above are served with Mexican rice, guacamole & black beans
SEA
PESCADO A LA PARRILLA GF Wild caught fresh Yellowfin tuna or Black Drum fish grilled and served with rice, a small dinner salad, & your choice of mango mint butter, salsa Veracruzana, or chipotle cream lime salsa
Black Drum fish 27 ﹡ Yellowfin tuna 29
PESCADO CON ESPINACAS GF Wild caught fresh Yellowfin tuna or Black Drum fish grilled and served over baby spinach sautéed with olive oil, garlic, onion, tomato, serrano chile, cilantro & lemon
Black Drum fish 27 ﹡ Yellowfin tuna 29
CAMARONES A LA PLANCHA GF Wild caught colossal Texas Gulf shrimp sautéed in olive oil with garlic & cilantro, served on a bed of rice 30
CAMARONES A LA VERACRUZANA GF Wild caught colossal Gulf shrimp, sautéed with tomato, onion, garlic, olive, caper and cilantro, served with Mexican rice 30
PESCADO A LA MEXICANA Wild caught fresh Black Drum fish
lightly battered & fried, served with salsa fresca, rice, guacamole & poblano chile crema 27
CAMARONES EMPANIZADOS Wild caught colossal Texas Gulf shrimp lightly battered & fried, served with salsa fresca, Mexican rice, guacamole & poblano chile crema 30
ENCHILADAS
Choice of All-Natural Chicken, Pork, Beef, Mushroom, or Spinach
with Mexican rice, vegetarian black beans & your choice of a handcrafted salsa
Verde Green tomatillo 18
Ranchera Tomato, onion, garlic & serrano chiles 18
Rojas Adobadas smoky chile ancho salsa 19
Suizas Savory Mexican crema 19
Bandera Salsas Verde, Suiza & Adobadas 19
MANUEL’S FAMOUS MOLE A rich, festive sauce made with chicken broth, roasted chiles & nuts, chocolate, herbs and spices – slow cooked 20 Voted “Best Mole in Austin” by Wine Spectator
ENCHILADAS DE ESPINACAS Fresh spinach sautéed with onion and serrano wrapped in corn tortillas with queso blanco 16
ENCHILADAS DE HONGOS Fresh mushrooms sautéed with poblano chile, red bell pepper, onion & garlic, wrapped in corn tortillas with queso blanco 16
ENCHILADAS DE CAMARONES O JAIBA Sautéed Jumbo Blue Lump crab or wild caught Gulf shrimp with salsa Verde, Suiza, or Chipotle lime cream
wild caught Gulf Shrimp 25 Jumbo Lump Crab 3
TACOS & TOSTADAS
Choice of All-Natural Chicken, Pork, Beef, Mushroom, or Guacamole with Mexican rice and vegetarian black beans
TACOS Shredded lettuce, queso blanco, tomato & onion 15
TOSTADA NORTEÑA A crisp flour tortilla topped with black beans, queso blanco, lettuce, sour cream & tomato 16
TOSTADAS CAPITALINAS Two crispy corn tortillas topped with black beans, lettuce, tomato & queso Cotija 16
TACOS DE PESCADO O CAMARONES Two soft flour tortillas with grilled fresh Fish or wild caught Gulf shrimp with lettuce, queso blanco & salsa fresca or Fried and served with shredded carrot & cabbage in chipotle crema
Black Drum fish 17 wild caught Gulf shrimp 18
PARRILLADA A family style mixed grill with citrus marinated beef tenderloin, chicken breast, skewered shrimp and baby nopal cactus paddles chargrilled, served with black beans, rice, salsa de aguacate, salsa chile de árbol & choice of corn or flour tortillas. Offered Sunday thru Thursday Only
FOR TWO 50 EACH ADDITIONAL PERSON 24
FAJITAS Marinated, chargrilled and served with grilled peppers & onions, guacamole, queso blanco, salsa fresca, black beans & tortillas
All-Natural Chicken breast FOR ONE 19 FOR TWO 34
All-Natural Beef FOR ONE 20 FOR TWO 36
Portobello mushrooms FOR ONE 18 FOR TWO 33
Texas Gulf shrimp FOR ONE 25 FOR TWO 46
FLAUTAS Grilled corn enchiladas served with rice, guacamole and your choice of salsa Verde, Ranchera, or Chipotle Lime Cream
Black bean & queso blanco 15
Natural Chicken breast 17
Gulf shrimp 23
Manuel’s offers many gluten-free items. However, our food is prepared in an open kitchen, so there is risk of gluten exposure. Therefore, we do not recommend these menu items to customers with celiac disease.
RELLENOS
CHILE RELLENO DE ELOTE Roasted poblano pepper stuffed with sautéed corn, garlic & cilantro, topped with broiled queso blanco 17
CHILE RELLENO EN NOGADA Roasted poblano pepper filled with a shredded pork, almond, and raisin picadillo, baked & topped with walnut brandy cream sauce and pomegranate seeds 22
CHILE RELLENO DEL MAR Roasted poblano pepper stuffed with wild caught scallops, shrimp & Jumbo Blue Lump crab in a chile de árbol crema topped with queso Gouda 29
Rellenos are served with Mexican rice, black beans & fruit
Manuel’s features unique recipes from the interior
and coastal regions of Mexico. The original location opened in 1984 in downtown Austin. With over 37 years serving delicious, high quality Mexican food, our restaurant is recognized as an award winning Austin Legacy Business.
Welcome – and muchas gracias for dining with us!
