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    El Manchego Restaurant

    4.3 (263 reviews)
    Closed 12:30 pm - 9:00 PM
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Moderate noise

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    9:30 show on Saturdays.
    Digna S.

    We ordered their $33 per person Paella. Not one of us could eat it due to excessive salt on the Paella. One of us ordered rabo, he reported had no seasoning. Didn't eat his food either. We booked a party of 14 two weeks ahead of time. They only had one server. Needless to say the service was bad On a positive note, the Flamenco show was great. The singer was too loud and was very disturbing. The ambience was ok, they offered free shot after dinner drink. It was water down amaretto. .

    White sangria (with left over fruits?)
    Carlos P.

    Came to celebrate a dear friend's birthday late on prior Saturday night. Service was VERY nice and attentive, from host to server making sure we knew before sitting that there would be a $10 cover per person for the Flamenco shown in a small 'stage' (tarima). The show was already on its way when we got there around 10pm. It was VERY loud. As the name and cuisine suggest, it's a Spanish restaurant with the typical very expansive Spanish cuisine menu. We had the Croquetas Mixtas (bacalao/cod, ham, and chorizo), which I'm glad we did because I was looking to get the cod only and they were completely devoid of flavor, my friend agreed. The ham were by far the most enjoyable, and I rarely like ham croquettes. We also ordered dates covered in bacon - they came with a slice of Manchego cheese and drenched in a sauce that if you didn't know better, you'd think it was BBQ sauce because it was sweet, and mixed with the smokiness of the bacon it added up to bbq sauce flavor. They weren't bad, but there was WAY too much happening with these dates so the dish got lost in the 12 ingredients they had been made with vs the basic great flavor of such a simple dish. This is going to be personal, but I'd skip them for the $17 price, which isn't terrible in today's world, but you can put that towards other better more authentic apps/tapas. We also ordered the white sangria pitcher, wait, no, it's a carafe for $30. Jury is out on whether that's worth it either. While flavor was good, it was essentially the wine (and I presume some fruit juice) plus a couple of slices of lemon/lime orange and apples? It looked not up to par - like they said, we need to put something resembling of fruits, what's left in the kitchen? See pictures. For entrees we ordered Pechuga de Pollo con crema de champiñónes and the Montado de Salomillo de Cerdo - both were OK, but not particularly special in any way. My chicken dish actually had a VERY heavy cream/oil flavor, and presentation was lacking (albeit I always have and green garnish removed and ask to never be placed on top of food as I feel it largely messes with the texture of the food and adds no value flavor wise) - and specially for $22 for chicken breast, it looked and tasted like something my mom would throw together quickly at home to get food on the table. We ordered a Crema Catalana (crème brûlée) and it was alright - standard and unremarkable. All that, plus the $20 cover for the show, and the self-prescribed $26 tip came to $185 - definitely not worth that kind of money for a local and standard shopping center situated restaurant. That's my usual gripe with Spanish restaurants, for some reason they are very expensive, as if all ingredients came from Spain (albeit many might)- however, I didn't come out of there loving everything I had. Alternatively, I recommend El Carajo Restaurant (tiny restaurant in a gas station) - most of their tapas are decent and their paella is exceptional; and you don't need to pay for all the unnecessary fanfare.

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    Michele L.

    First I must say when you enter it's a small quaint restaurant on the corner of a plaza in Westchester and the moment you enter you feel like you are at home in Spain. I can't say enough about the tapas we ate and the meat was so tasty. Everything was amazing and for the amount of people in our 12 person part for Father's Day, it was on point. 10/10 hands down chefs kiss.

    Felix D.

    The service was great, from the moment we sat they were there asking what we needed. The food, phenomenal. We had tapas, morcilla, callos a la gallega, boquerones and an assortment of croquets. Everything was authentically cooked. Two bottles of a great tempranillo and a fantastic show. Highly recommend!!

    Paella
    Anna G.

    We ordered a paella. They burned it and still brought it to the table and served it, pretending it was alright. We did not complain because we didn't want to hear that it is their style to make it like that. Besides, we do not send food back. They lost 4 customers.

    Our group with Roberto Mongeotti, the singer at the restaurant.  What a voice!!!
    Hilda V.

    Came here to celebrate with friends to wish off 2024. We enjoyed good food, service by German, and the performer Roberto Mongeotti, has a voice which will make you want to come back for more. Wow!!! What a way to start off 2025.

    Seafood Paella de Marisco
    Johanny V.

    We had a great experience at this restaurant on a Saturday night. The food was fresh, authentic and delicious. We ordered some croquetas for appetizers, sangria for drinks and a seafood paella for main course. For dessert we had a crema catalana that was on point. Just for the food we'll go back, but definitely the flamenco show was what make this night so special. They were fabulous!! We will definitely go back to this neighborhood gem.

    Charcuterie.
    Andrea V.

    You can spend hundreds of dollars at a fancy Miami Beach or Brickell restaurant with a named chef, get three lettuce leaves as your entree and leave hungry. Or you can have a great meal at this homey hole-in-the-wall with excellent service and wonderful wines at reasonable prices. The menu is extensive and can be overwhelming but everything we ordered was spot-on delicious. I wish I had more photos to share, but we ordered the champiñones with Manchego (incredible), charcuterie plate, croquetas de bacalao, tortilla española, paella de pollo. All so, so good. You may be tempted to pick out a restaurant from Eater.com's list of the new and hip, but this place was wonderful and I'd return 100 times.

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    6 months ago

    Extenso menú. buena comida. atención como en casa. precios razonables. vinos a precios decentes. Grata sorpresa.

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    La calidad de la comida excelente, lugar acogedor y muy buen servicio, lo recomiendo a todos

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    Wonderful food, quick lunch, but was Tapas and it was absolutely delicious. Sangria was great too

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    In Machego Restaurant everything is good, the food, service, ambiance, and the show on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

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    Are you open, nobody answers the phone?

    Hello! Sorry for the delayed reply and that the phone wasn't answered. We're currently closed until further notice due to the Dade county restrictions and we don't have outside seating available. We've been updating our Google Maps listing week by… Read more

    Do i need a reservation?

    It is not required but it is recommended at shows time

    I was just wanted to know, Do they offer a "one price buffet" like other places I've been too?

    Hi Lisa, the restaurant doesn't not have a buffet. There's a menu where you can order what you'd like to have. Hope this helps. Please let us know if you have any other questions. Have a nice day!

    Music on Sundays starts at 3pm? Until what time?

    3pm - 5pm

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