I happened to visit Manuel's yesterday for some lunch with some friends. I had never gone before, but thought I would give it a try.  Here's a very quick assessment of the place:\n\natmosphere: very 70s/80s - clearly the place has been here a while.\nservice: fair. nothing stellar, but not terrible either.\nfood: also fair, not great but not bad.\nprice: perhaps a bit overpriced for the quality, but not by much.\noverall experience: ok.