Manuela Tapas Restaurant - Köln

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.

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...

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 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.

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.