mano's restaurant & lounge

don't waste your time. we used to go to manos regularly when i was in university. the restaurant was ugly but the food was reasonably priced, the portions were big and some of the dishes were pretty good.

now we have moved back to saskatoon and manos has done a substantial renovation. the new look is pretty upscale and i quite like it. but the food doesn't match the decor. food is way too expensive, is mediocre at best, the service is bad and the owners and staff are very pretentious. they are trying to be something they are not - agoodrestaurant. you can get the same type of food at a lot of different places for lower prices and better quality in saskatoon.

can't say i 've had a bad meal here. staff are very courteous and friendly. lemon chicken rice soup is sogoodand comforting, the greek boneless ribs are tender and juicy, greek salad is always fresh. i recently tried the peppercorn steak and it was cooked to a perfect med rare.goodjob mano's keep it up.

it's like when buick tries to tell you they're asgoodas a cadillac. it isn't a cadillac. stop charging like it is. still the food isn't bad.

went to mano's lounge with my husband last night for their wing night and was quite disappointed to be told that in order to get the special you had to order an alcoholic beverage. i opted to have a drink but my husband, who was driving, opted for a non-alcoholic drink. as a result he paid $10 more for his wings than i paid for mine. in addition, his non-alcoholic beverage was only $1.25 less than my alcoholic beverage; so it's not like there was a big difference in drink pricing. while the wings weregoodi sadly will not be returning as i do not agree with their practice of essentially encouraging drinking and driving in order to take advantage of a special.

manos on 8th is definitely improving and i feel like they're trying to compete with the keg or earls but not quite getting there. we wen't for a large family meal last night and it wasgoodbut not asgoodas i expected. for an average of $50 a person i expected more. the calamari was over cooked and my greek ribs were basically just lemon ribs.

our server was great. he definitely struck the nice balance between attentive and annoying. he was always there when you needed him but he never interrupted to see how it was going.

attentive service & reasonably priced. hadn't been to mano's for supper in quite some time. had a verygoodexperience. there is no shortage of staff which meant verygoodservice. had french onion soup and spaghetti. both were tasted better than expected. alsogoodvalue.

a great lounge. great place for a pint, or two, and some wings with friends. the food, service and atmosphere are consistentlygoodhere.

good experience. we go there frequently for sunday lunch (for several years). very creative and tasty lunch menu, excellent service and reasonable prices. management is always pleasant and greets us at the door and asks us if everything isgoodafter the meal.

nice place since reno's and haven't had a bad meal there yet. pricey butgoodservice/food forsure

the service is very slow and the waitress or waiters seem very uninterested in helping you. since the renovations have happened it seems this place is slowly falling apart. the food was not asgoodas it normally was and it seemed half ass cooked and put together. i'm not saying don't go here but don't expect the old manos as it used to be. its also a bit pricey for what you get now.

wonderful service! delicious food!. dined on friday night for a wedding rehearsal dinner. food, service, cleanliness and atmosphere were all terrific! still one of the best eats in saskatoon! my daughter, who has me as a clean freak mother, worked there for years and says the kitchen is pretty much spotless. regarding the parking issue, the owners have every right to control the parking lot for which they pay taxes. their customers have a parking lot to use while they dine at manos. manolis is the one up at 4am clearing snow and painting lines on the concrete so their customers can park. i wonder if the burger joint owners will help him out next winter while they nest in their beds? i doubt it. to those who feel otherwise, is it okay if i park my motorhome on your driveway (for which you pay taxes) whenever it suits me? instead of eating greasy burgers and getting fat, it might do yougoodto park on your burger joints parking lot, or somewhere on the street and walk a half block. my hats are off to you manolis and bill. keep up thegoodwork!!!!

mano needs too focus on food. i have been eating at mano for the last 10 + years. i have spend many years in my twenties eating there. referred families and friends to eat there. but i have not been eating there as frequently since their reno. their food is not asgoodas it once was. the owner did spent many years of hard work to build up this restaurant. it was successful. and the owner moved on to concentrate on real estate. not food. most negative review are from actual unhappy customers. i hope mano becomes the "place"on 8th street again.


-----14 apr, 2013-----

don't like it any more. i used to go to this restaurant lots 5 6 years ago. but since their renovation their food and service went down hill. looks like the reno compensates the lack of quality food and bad service. wish the service and food went up scale as the reno. not going there any more. rather go to the keg for agoodsteak. in an old crappy place with the crappy service. i only go to places withgoodfood

great foodgoodservice. i have been eating at mano's for over 15 years. i love the food. it is always good. they have the best greek ribs and scampi in town. there lemon soup is the best i have tasted all over the world. i think it is a shame that people need to use social media to try and tear down someone's business that they have spent years of blood sweat and tears trying to providegoodfood and agoodenviroment to the public. they have a right to reserve parking for their customers, as they are the one's that pay for the spots. people need to just chill out.

i will continue to go back, and think this whole things is blown out of proportion

stood back and took a breath, nothing improved :(. well , i said it would be a while after the last time having some issues, but last time the food and service were good. unfortunatley something was out of whack last night. its been since my mothers 92 bithday. well now my oldest sons girl friends birthday, a surprise at manos because its time to give them another chance. here is how it went......got there and serving steak bits in the foyer, mmmmm, got to the back room since there are about 20 of us. we get some spotty service for the drinks while waiting for the bulk of the guests. lets get to the problems........my daughter ordered along with 1/3 of the group the steak that was on the nights features menu, was same as bits coming in and they were delicious, everyone's came as ordered except my daughter who to her own preference ordered her steak well done, my son ordered rare. his came perfect but hers came completely opposite, blue rare as apposed to well done, hmmm one mistake. my almost 93 yr old mother ordered pork chops(seniors menu had 4 items including hamburger and chicken strips, refused to do half order for elderly) her chops came and she only ate one due to the salt content was over the top. asked how it was and she said to salty, the comment that came from the server was "at least you could taste it"?????????? what???? i ordered also off the featured menu the lamb chops, asked to have them done "medium" they came rare. i asked for a box to take two of them home so i could cook them,(i never was asked how my meal was) she said "nice", i said they forgot to cook them, her reply was "oh ok." wow she doesn't get it !!! and at the end of our long table was young couple that ordered two pasta dishes, couple beers and when they paid their bill it was over $78. come on pasta is a staple in food industry and not usually priced with the prime rib. on top of the bad service, totally out to lunch server, the nonchalant dont really care attitude of the main server, they tack on a 15% gratuity on top to pay for the bad service and mistakes. i stand back and take another breath and look at the whole night. i will be very hungry before i go back and i am sure most of the other twenty are thinking similarly. now i see why manos on 22nd street has a higher customer rating than the one on 8th. if i ever get a craving for manos it will be returning to the 22nd street location where have never had bad service or mishandled food orders.


-----26 aug, 2012-----

no trust in customers ?. i was at mano's for a 92nd birthday party, the food was great as usual and the service was equal, but something new popped up for us was the tip of around 20% already added to our bill and then they ask if you would like to leave an additional tip??? hello, i always tipgoodfor service, and i believe that the menu with the price of the item should include the tip they are about to levy on you. this info should have been told to us at the beginning of the evening. well there is a group of 18, i won't say will not come back but it might be a while. should trust their customers to treat them fairly and reward when it is due.

very dissapointed!!!!. my friend and i went to mano's on april 2nd 2013 at 6:30.we both wanted a low fat meal. my friend asked for the liver and onions to be grilled and i asked for my sole to be grilled also. we both ordered the salad to begin and the salad was verygoodand a nice helping. we thought this was a sign of moregoodthings to come. boy were we disappointed. my friends liver came with panko breaded on top. it was definatly cooked with no fat but it was totally white and as hard as a board. most any body would have known to leave off the breading if you are cooking it on a grill. to top that off there was a large helping of raw purple onions on top(stone cold never touched the grill. her baked potatoe was cold as were the vegetables. my fish seemed like it was frozen preprocessed and my potatoe and vegetables were cold. my friend asked the waiter if she could have the fish, because her plate was terrible. the waiter also took my food back and reheated it. we were still charged the same price. we have come to this restaurant for years and were so surprised at the quality of our meals with seemingly no regard from the management. very poor public relations. my friend says she will never go back.