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...