Manuel's Bread Cafe

Kudos to our waiter Reece. He brought us an amazing dessert display. The food and desserts never disappoint. My new favorite cozy cafe. Outside dining is wonderful with umbrellas and fans. The lamb/veal gyros are awesome. Also the special today was the grilled chicken sandwich with havarti cheese and avocado was amazing. Can’t say enough good things about this establishment. I may make this a weekly lunch date.

Underwhelmed. Service was good, but food and presentation was adequate. Chef Special App was grilled pork belly which was very good. We both ordered the lamb to pair with a 2017 Mount Brave Cab Franc . I try to never add salt or pepper to a meal because as a former restaurant owner I find it disrespectful. I added salt and pepper to the lamb because frankly it was bland. The wine opened up and we enjoyed. And in the end we loved the Pecan Caramel Swirl cake. Wine list was a surprise. I will note we visited on a Monday.

The French onion soup is the best I’ve had and packed with flavor. The food in general was all delicious and portions weren’t small. While eating dinner we were already talking about what we wanted to try next time. Manuel’s is easily one of the best restaurants I’ve been to in our area. The staff was attentive and kind. We’ll definitely be going back. If you’re debating on checking this place out debate no more and make a reservation!

We started off with the smoked salmon platter, capers and a bagel with cream cheese and Dill mixed together which was very good. We also ordered a couple of bowls of French onion soup which were also very good. Our entrees consisted of pheasant which my two companions said we're very good and I had the breadcrumb encrusted flounder which had a slight sweetness to it and was excellent. We finished up with some coffee, which was old and cold - not good, and a chocolate chip cheesecake which was very rich and sweet and the other cheesecake was a Butterfinger which was quite a bit lighter and less sweet than the chocolate chip. Both of them were very rich. We also drink a couple of bottles of the least expensive Merlot which was more than adequate for our simple tastes. Throw in some great conversations and a few hours later we left feeling very satisfied and new that we had had a great time. I would most definitely return once the piggy bank fills back up. 😂