Manor Restaurants

The menu at Castle Hill Cafe defies categorization at this eclectic spot. Asian, Southwestern, Mexican, Caribbean and European cuisines are blended to create unusual dishes that stimulate your sense of adventure as well as your... more

It has been cloned now, three times, but the original location of this Austin icon is still the best place to eavesdrop in town. Its wonderfully diverse menu makes vegetarians and non-vegetarians go happy and healthy. The veget... more

This is a perennial Austin favorite. Some come for the battered fries served with pepper-and-onion-spiked mayonnaise; others for the Chicken-fried Steak with its crispy exterior topped with luscious cream gravy. Everyone has a... more

Spicy food from a variety of origins makes dining in this place a taste-tempting treat. Try the Tea-Smoked Duck, which is finished in a clay oven, or for something more traditional, the Tandoori Chicken. The buzz about Mars wou... more

Still one of Austin's trendiest restaurants, Vespaio doesn't quite draw the long lines that it did when it first opened in the late 1990s, but the weird policy for reservations -- they're accepted only for early hours on... more

This place has the freshest, best-prepared sushi in town and every Austin aficionado knows it -- which is why, in spite of its inauspicious location (on the southbound access road of Mo-Pac in northwest Austin) and less-... more

This is the most famous interior Mexican restaurant in Austin and perhaps the entire state. It serves classic preparations such as mole poblano and cochinita pibil, which are both prepared beautifully. However, most know... more

Wink Restaurant stresses the innovative use of the freshest ingredients. Seafood is flown in daily from both the east and west coasts, local farmers supply produce, herbs, and cheeses, and small local purveyors are constantly o... more

Run by a sweet old grandma whose chief desire is to fatten people up, Dot's Place takes comfort food cooking back to its rustic roots. Though the menu itself is an anarchic jumble consisting of whatever it is that Granny Dot fe... more

Blue Marble Java, an indie coffee shop located on West Pecan Street, is a fine establishment which should be given a try. The atmosphere in here is nice and warm, making it literally a relaxing zone. The seats are quite comfy c... more