Manuel's Downtown

Botanas

• Campechana$15.00

  Chilled seafood cocktail with poached fish, Gulf shrimp, tomato, onion, serrano chile, cilantro & sliced avocado

• Nachos$9.00

  Black beans, queso blanco & jalapeños

  • W/ Guacamole$11.00
  • W/ Salsa Fresca & Sliced Avocado$12.00
  • W/ Grilled Chicken Breast$13.00
  • W/ Fresh Jumbo Lump Blue Crab$22.00

• Guacamole

  Hand-mashed avocado, cilantro, tomato, onion, serrano chile & lime

  • Small$7.00
  • Large$9.00

• Chile con Queso$9.00

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

  • W/ Homemade Venison Chorizo$11.00

• Baja Taquitos de Callo de Hacha$12.00

  Wild caught bay scallops lightly battered and fried, served with shredded carrots and cabbage dressed with a chipotle crema

• Pollo En Mole Con Queso$11.00

  Tender white chicken blanketed in mole & queso blanco

• Sopes$8.50

  Grilled masa boats with black bean paste, shredded chicken, pork, beef, chile de arbol, queso Fresco, lettuce & sour cream

• Manuel's Classic Lime Cured Ceviche$15.00

  Fresh Yellow Fin tuna cured in fresh lime juice an garnished with salsa fresca

• Juan's Ceviche$15.00

  Yellow Fin tuna lightly tossed with fresh lime, orange juice, olive oil, onion, tomatoes, cilantro & chile serrano

• Hongos Guisados$9.00

  Fresh mushrooms sautéed with onion, tomato, poblano peppers & topped with broiled queso blanco

• Quesadillas$9.00

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

  • W/ Mushrooms$10.00
  • W/ Chargrilled Chicken Or Beef$11.00

• Tortas de Papa y Masa$9.00

  Golden grilled potato & corn masa cakes w/ sautéed corn, garlic, cilantro & salsa tomatillo

  • W/ Black Beans, Homemade Venison Chorizo & Roasted Onion Chile Pasilla Coulis$10.00

Soups & Salads

• Sopa de Elote$6.00

  Rich & flavorful corn soup with queso blanco

• Sopa de Tortilla$7.00

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

• Sopa de Tres Chiles$7.00

  Manuel's signature spicy chicken & chile caldo with tortilla strips, avocado, queso Cotija & sour cream

• Crema de Chile Poblano$7.00

  Roasted chile poblano bisque garnished with queso Asadero & tortilla strips

• Ensalada de Nopales con Camarón$11.00

  Grilled baby cactus paddles tossed with tomatoes, cilantro, onions & bay shrimp, garnished with diced avocado & queso Asadero

• Ensalada de Espinacas

  Baby spinach, tomato, red onion, avocado & queso Asadero, garnished with toasted sesame seeds & cilantro lime vinaigrette

  • Small$6.00
  • Large$9.00
  • Large w/ grilled chicken breast$15.00
  • Large w/ grilled fish or shrimp$23.00
  • Large w/ grilled beef tenderloin$26.00

• Ensalada del Jardín

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

  • Small$6.00
  • Large$9.00
  • Large w/ grilled chicken breast$15.00
  • Large w/ grilled fish or shrimp$23.00
  • Large w/ grilled beef tenderloin$26.00

• Tortillas$2.00

  Four hand-made fresh tortillas. Choice of flour or corn

• Chips and Salsa$2.00

  The first one is on us, the next one is

Entrees

Pork, Beef, & Chicken

Served with Mexican rice, guacamole & black beans

• Pechuga de Pollo$19.00

  Butterflied & broiled natural chicken breast. Choose from achiote, mole or salsa Veracruzana

• Lomo de Puerco$24.00

  Natural Pork Tenderloin grilled and served with your choice of pineapple guajillo salsa or avocado sesame pumpkin seed salsa

• Lomo de Res$29.00

  Certified natural Black Angus beef tenderloin grilled and served with your choice of poblano goat cheese garlic butter or roasted onion chile pasilla salsa

Seafood Specialties

• Pescado a la Parrilla

  Wild caught fresh Yellow Fin tuna or Black Drum fillet char-broiled and served with a small dinner salad, rice & your choice of mango mint butter, chipotle cream lime or salsa Veracruzana

  • Black Drum Fillet$23.00
  • Yellow Fin tuna$25.00

• Pescado con Espinacas

  Wild caught fresh Yellow Fin tuna or Black Drum fillet charbroiled and placed over baby spinach sautéed with a touch of olive oil, garlic, onions, tomato, serrano, cilantro & yellow lemon

  • Black Drum Fillet$23.00
  • Yellow Fin tuna$25.00

• Pescado a la Mexicana$23.00

  Wild caught fresh Black Drum fillet lightly battered & fried, served with salsa fresca, Mexican rice, guacamole & poblano chile crema

• Camarones a la Plancha$26.00

  Colossal Gulf shrimp sautéed in olive oil with garlic & cilantro. Served on Mexican rice, garnished with orange, tomato & lime

• Camarones a la Veracruzana$26.00

  Colossal Gulf shrimp sautéed with fresh tomatoes, green olives, onions, garlic, capers & olive oil on a bed of rice

• Camarones Empanizados$26.00

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

Rellenos

Served with rice & black beans

• Chile Relleno de Elote$16.00

  Roasted poblano pepper stuffed with sautéed corn, garlic & cilantro, topped with broiled queso blanco

• Chile Relleno en Nogada$20.00

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

• Chile Relleno del Mar$24.00

  Roasted poblano pepper stuffed with bay scallops, shrimp & fresh blue lump crab in a chile de arbol crema, topped with broiled queso Gouda

• Parrillada

  served Sunday thru Thursday Evenings. A family-style mixed grill with citrus-marinated natural beef tenderloin, chicken breast, skewered shrimp & nopal cactus paddles chargrilled & served with black beans, rice, salsa de aguacate & salsa chile de arbol

  • For Two$40.00

Flautas

Grilled enchiladas with salsa ranchera, salsa chipotle or salsa verde & sour cream. Served with rice & guacamole

• Black Bean & Queso Blanco$13.00

• Natural Chicken$15.00

• Gulf Shrimp$19.00

Fajitas

Marinated & chargrilled to perfection. Served with grilled peppers & onions, guacamole, queso blanco, salsa fresca, black beans & sour cream

• Chicken or Beef

  • For One$17.00
  • For Two$28.00

• Portabella Mushrooms

  • For One$16.00
  • For Two$28.00

• Shrimp

  • For One$22.00
  • For Two$28.00

Enchiladas

Served with rice & black beans. Choose from pork, chicken, or beef with your choice of a handcrafted salsa

• Verde$16.00

  Homemade green tomatillo salsa

• Ranchera$16.00

  Tomato, onion, garlic & serrano chile salsa

• Rojas Adobadas$17.00

  Rich & smoky chile ancho salsa

• Suizas$17.00

  Broiled savory Mexican crema

• Bandera$17.00

  A colorful sampling of salsas verde, suiza & adobada

• Manuel's Famous Mole$18.00

  A festive blend of over 21 ingredients including Mexican chiles, nuts, chocolate, herbs & spices

• Enchiladas de Espinacas$14.00

  Sauteed spinach, onions and serrano peppers. Your choice of salsa verde or ranchera

• Enchiladas de Jaiba o Camarones

  Sauteed wild caught blue crab or Gulf shrimp. Choice of salsa verde, Chipotle cream lime, or suiza

  • Jumbo Lump Crab$28.00
  • Texas Gulf Shrimp$21.00

• Enchiladas de Hongos$14.00

  Local Texas mushrooms sauteed with poblano peppers, red bell pepper, onion & fresh garlic. Choice of salsa verde or ranchera

Tacos & Tostadas

served with rice & black beans. Choose from pork, chicken, beef, mushroom, or guacamole

• Tacos$13.00

  Served with shredded lettuce, queso blanco, tomato & roasted onion

• Tostada Norteña$14.00

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

• Tostadas Capitalinas$14.00

  Two crispy corn tortillas topped with black beans, lettuce, tomato & queso Cotija

• Tacos de Pescado o Camarones

  Two soft flour tortillas enwrapping a grilled fresh gulf fillet or shrimp; Grilled served with lettuce, queso blanco & salsas fresca. Fried served with shredded carrots & cabbage tossed with a Chipotle cream dressing

  • Black Drum Filet$15.00
  • Gulf Shrimp$16.00

Lunch

All items served with rice and black beans

• Lomo de Res$15.00

  Grilled beef tenderloin with a roasted poblano goat cheese garlic butter; served with guacamole

• Enchiladas Verdes de Espinacas$12.00

  Enchiladas filled with sauteed spinach, onions and serrano peppers; served with salsa verde

• Calabacita Rellena$12.00

  Grilled zucchini stuffed with pork and queso blanco; served with guacamole

• Pechuga de Pollo$13.00

  Grilled chicken breast topped with chile con queso or salsa verde; served with guacamole

• Alambres$14.00

  Skewered and grilled Gulf shrimp with pineapple and fresh vegetables; served with guacamole

• Tacos de Pescado o Camarones

  Two soft flour tortillas enwrapping a grilled fresh gulf filet or shrimp; Grilled served with lettuce, queso blanco and salsa fresca; Battered & Fried served with shredded carrots & cabbage tossed with a Chipotle cream dressing

  • Fish$14.00
  • Shrimp$15.00

• Ensalada con Pollo Achiote$12.00

  Large garden salad topped with a grilled achiote chicken breast; served over rice and black beans

• Fajita Tacos$12.00

  Two flour tortillas enwrapping marinated and grilled chicken or beef; served with Monterrey Jack cheese, guacamole, salsa fresca & rajas