Manuels 40th Anniversary Story Contest
In celebration of MANUEL 40th anniversary, we encouraged our patrons to send us their favorite MANUEL memory or story!
Adrian D. – 36 Votes
I moved to Austin in 2008 and the first time I went to experience downtown was an evening of live...
Adrianne H. – 47 Votes
I was recently there for dinner with a dear friend of mine. I asked our amazing server, Esther, what she...
Adrienne S. – 28 Votes
#LoveManuels and #Manuels40th Anniversary In 1990, when I was 18, I was dating this hot guy named Sebastian. He was...
Alexandra R. – 34 Votes
Our young family went to Manuel’s weekly, always with the same order, which most of the staff knew by heart....
Amanda S. – 50 Votes
Happy 40th to Manuel’s….and thank you for my fabulous 48th birthday lunch today with my sisters! Jazz music, delicious food,...
Amanda S. – 54 Votes
Manuel’s is my fav restaurant and where I want to spend all my birthdays! How could anyone not fall in...
Amy M. – 28 Votes
I had been complaining to another co-worker that I would never meet the right man and get married. She was...
Ana B. – 30 Votes
33 years ago I got a job as a waitress at Manuel’s. They took a chance on me. I was...
Ann B. – 46 Votes
My two friends and I meet once a month to celebrate our long friendship of 50 years. We arrive at...
Annette B. – 45 Votes
Went form Houston to Austin to enjoyed a special day at Manuels to have lunch because the father of my...
Ben L. – 17 Votes
I believe it was 1985, Just returned home to Austin from working in New Zealand, I’d just finished building a...
Bill H. – 47 Votes
Manuels has been a family affair since its opening. First children and now grandchildren. The little ones loved to get...
