Manchester Spanish & Mexican Restaurants

Restaurants
in Manchester and the Northwest region

Spanish, Mexican & South American Restaurants in Greater Manchester

NOTE:
Regrettably, restaurants come and go, and while the details shown here were correct at the time of publication, there is no guarantee that they still exist. Also, times and prices may have changed - please check before setting out.

Alphabetically listed:

• Casa Tapas
  704 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury. Manchester M20.
  Tel: 0871 207 1767.
  
  
• Chiquito
  Pilsworth Retail Park, Bury. Tel: 0161 796 2591.
  Open Monday to Thursday 12 noon to 11.00pm, Friday/Saturday 12 noon to 12 midnight. Sunday 12 noon to 10.30pm. Recent addition to the Mexican food chain, catering for cinema-goers (next door) and Ten Pin Bowlers (other side). Pre-prepared food, and only average quality. Fairly expensive for what you get.
  
  
• Copacabana
  Seven Dale House, 35 Dale Street, Manchester M1 2HF.
  Tel: 0871 2076579
  
  
• El Macho
  103 Portland Street, Manchester M1. Tel: 0161 236 9626.
  Open Monday to Thursday 6.30pm to 11.00pm. Friday/Saturday 6.00pm to 11.30pm. Reckoned by some to be the best Mexican food in Europe, this good basement restaurant has been designed to fit the part and looks authentic colonial in style. Food is very high quality, large portions and very spicy. Good selection of beers.
  
  
• El Meson
  404 Wilmslow Rd, Withington, Manchester M20. Tel: 0161-434 3480.
  Open Thursday/Friday 12 noon-2.00pm, Mon-Sat 6.00pm-11.00pm. Very good food and drinks, reasonably priced. Authentic Spanish atmosphere, with careful attention to detail.

• El Rancho
  Three Arrows Inn, Moss Hall Road, Heywood, Manchester OL10 2RF. Tel: 0871 811 4915.
  El Rancho you can expect a menu that blends Spanish and Chilean dishes with Italian favourites. Steak fans are also well catered to with all the steak on the menu prime Argentinian beef.
  
  
• El Rincon de Rafa
  244 Deansgate, Manchester M3. Tel: 0161-839 8819.
  OpenMon-Sat 12noon-12midnight, except Sundays until 11.00pm. A very popular restaurant with a nice atmosphere, good Spanish food and reasonably priced drinks. Paella and fish dishes are their speciality. Live guitar music.
  
  
• Enrique's Tapas Bar
  The Prince Albert, Ribble Drive, Whitefield, Manchester M45 8NA. Tel: 0871 2077297.
  Boasts "Great tapas worth a visit. Fantastic food, and good price wine. Very friendly service with authentic spanish music. Excellent value for money".
  
  
• Evuna
  277-279 Deansgate, Manchester M3 4EW. Tel: 0871 811 4931.
  Website: www.evuna.co.uk.
  Spanish wine merchant cum restaurant stocks more than 600 Spanish wines as well as offering both tapas and a la carte menus. House speciality is their Seabass baked in rock salt and you can enjoy authentic queso manchego, chorizo and jamon iberico here. Evuna, which is part of the Great Northern complex, also holds regular wine tastings.
  
  
• La Casona
  27 Shaw Road, Heaton Moor, Stockport SK4 4AG. Tel: 0161-442 5383.
  Open Mon-Sat 6.00pm-11.00pm and Sundays 6.00pm-10.30pm.Small family run restaurant with a genial host and cosy atmosphere. Good tapas and regional Asturias dishes. Tapas set banquet and childrens tapas meals available, as well as vegetarian options.
  
  
• La Mancha
  9 School Road, Sale. Tel: 0161 962 1490 .
  Open Mon-Sat 12noon to 2.00pm and 6.00pm to 11.00pm. A Spanish Tapas bar and restaurant, with an interesting and varied menu, with occasional specialities (shark, suckling pig, etc). Authentic continental ambience. Also good for vegetarians.
  
  
• La Rioja
  28-30 Regent Road, Altrincham WA14 1RP. Tel: 0871 811 4868.
  Claimed to be Altrincham's first Spanish restaurant - opened in 1994. Recently refurbished and has retained its traditional Spanish feel. One of the largest tapas selections in the north west. The a la carte menu which includes Spanish classics like paella. La Rioja is fully air-conditioned.
  
  
• La Tasca
  76 Deansgate, Manchester M3 2FW. Tel: 0871 811 4869.
  A busy Spanish-type tapas bar and restaurant, with very authentic food, and pavement tables. A gourmet's choice, with extensive mix 'n match dishes. A disco club downstairs.
  
  
• La Tasca
  School Lane, Didsbury, Manchester M20. Tel: 0161-438 0044.
  
  
• La Torre
  94 Flixton Road, Urmston, Trafford, Manchester. Tel: 0161-794 8585.
  
  
• Los Amigos
  157 London Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport SK7 4HH. Tel: 0871 207 6836.
  
  
• Mezza Bar
  96 Barlow Moor Road, Manchester M20. Tel: 0161-445 4440.
  
  Murillo's
  48 Stockport Road, Marple, Stockport SK6 6AB. Tel: 0871 207 6668.
  
  
• Ramblas Tapas Bar
  192 Burton Road, Didsbury, Manchester M20. Tel: 0161-434 2020.
  
  
• Tapio's Bar & Restaurant
  342 Heywood Old Road, Middleton, Manchester M24. Tel: 0161-653 3426.