Manuela Tapas Restaurant

Yes it is a Tapas Restaurant pretty busy, loud and with tapas bar flair. Delicious tapas, sangria which is awesome and nice people. Do not judge the restaurant by the entrance Go in and have a Good Time :

This place does great range of unhealthy tapas and decent wine. Especially good is the back terrace- weather allowing in Cologne. Service fast-ish. Cash only. Cosy but not comfy. Free parking if you are lucky.

Authentic tapas bar. We have been coming to Manuela for years and are always enthusiastic. The quality of food and drinks is excellent The price/performance ratio is simple. The service is simple, but friendly. You should definitely reserve yourself and simply enjoy the southern mentality. View menu

We had dinner there last night. It was super delicious! The staff is totally nice and the little beer garden in the backyard is totally sweet. The tapas were super delicious. They're looking for their tapas at the counter, and they'll be taken to the table. Unfortunately, it is not possible to change this (also in the present time). We're coming back!

This is a great tapas restaurant where everything you an order is on display for you to pick and choose from, literally. You tell the waiter which ones you want, they spoon it out from a giant buffet style presentation, cook it if it needs to be, tell you to help yourself to a beer and then you can sit back and relax outside in the patio area. The prices are good and easy (4.50 Euros for any tapas plate), and the food is all delicious.

As we did not believe some of other bad reviews on Tripadvisor we just go purely based on the nice pictures of the tapas dishes we saw. We can gladly can say that this is one of the best Tapas restaurants we have seen out side Spain. Nice concept, you look at all the various dishes and tell the owner what you like to take. Nice taste nice concept nice owner Would be good to call them to reserve. Please note this is a Tapas place and can be noisy and busy, like in Spain... View menu

Was in town for business and sought a place to eat. I passed by this place, it is tucked into a corner of a building. Most tables were reserved but since I was alone, they found me a spot. There was a boatload of tapas to choose from, every one I had was excellent. The waiter suggested one dish to me, I was skeptical since it seemed like just some tomato sauce and salmon. Wow was I wrong, it was fantastic. It seems to be a family operation. Prices are fine. Interesting beverage distribution. They give you a bottle of wine and leave it at the table. One pays depending on how much the drink (e.g. glass, 1/4, 1/2, etc.).

I went with a couple of friends to Manuelas whilst in Cologne for dinner and few drinks. We had to wait atleast 40 mins before we could the attention of the guys at the Tapas Counter. The lady (dont know her name) but she was the only lady there was quite busy yet very accomodating. On the other hand, 2 guys who seemed new to this place were roaming around without attending to the guests. These guys were very rude and did not care at all. The guy serving the food was no less. The food served was not upto the mark and we could see the quality has deteriorated. Such a pity as this place used to be one of our favourite hanging spots in Cologne. I would now think twice before visiting them.

Have been there on a weekday with my wife. we where seated at the place of our choice and where asked what we wanted to drink. when i asked for a menu, the waitress had to bring the owner as she did not understood my german. i am german born and raised. i learned that they dont have a drink menu. i learned they have only "housewife" or some argentinian wine, which sounded like its bad wine. if so, why its in stock ? we where explained that the concept of selling bevergaes is that we have to tell them what "type" of wine we want, red or white and they serve a bottle of house wine. NO information about what wine it is. grabe, origin, year, description of taste and especially price. all we hear... View menu