Manta at The Cape a Thompson Hotel

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   CatB

   Central Coast13 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   I have been wanting to eat at Manta for several years but it never worked out until last night. Here is my overall take away. The tasting menu is way over priced for what you get. The short rib bao buns were phenomenal!! I will def order those again and I will tell you how at the end of my review. The hummus and vegetables was also good. They serve meals with four salsa ranging from mild to spicy and upon request, a fifth salsa (called “black tears”) is available. Every one of the salsas were delicious. Black tears was very yummy but unbelievably spicy! For the mains, we ordered the sweet potato in mole (one reason I wanted to go to Manta) and the chili crusted rib eye with dirty rice and guacamole. Neither of the mains were great and the rib eye was inedible (hard and tasteless). However the dirty rice and guacamole were very good. The desserts included a yogurt with fruit and a miso dark chocolate flan. The flan was outstanding. To sum up, I would not return to Manta for dinner as there are other upscale places in Cabo with better food (Comal being one). But I would order the bao buns, the guacamole and the flan for a light dinner. They are worth it!
   

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   Edward VIP

   St. Louis48 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Everything was top notch. Amazing experience . We will return.
   

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3. OT

   OpenTable Diner VIP

   London3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Beautiful location for a sunset dinner with amazing cuisine.
   

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   Margarite

   Washington DC5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Everything about this restaurant was amazing… It’s a great view. Great surface, and the food was spectacular. We also got engaged there, so I guess that has a certain to every category but the food was for sure to die for!! And it’s awesome to be able to go to the rooftop before or after dinner!!
   

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   Marlene

   New York City17 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 4 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Pricey but extremely high quality, beautiful presentation and wonderful service. Setting is gorgeous.
   

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   JoseP

   Houston1 review

   3.0

   Dined on 1 March 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   La comida no está a la altura, por mucho, de un restaurant Michelin. Pobre en sabor y en ejecución y muy muy sobrevalorada.
   

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   Dave

   Portland4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 27 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Beautiful architecture, wonderful staff and extremely fresh food. Tough to beat.
   

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   William VIP

   Detroit14 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 25 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This is an architecturally beautiful building and dining space. We were seated outside on the patio with a sunset view of CSL and the arch - amazing. We got the the tasting menu and each course was fantastic. Creative, flavorful, beautiful presentation. This was an A+ overall experience and we will return for more.
   

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   John

   Chicago24 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 25 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Fabulous food and service, though pricey was worth it
   

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    CYNDI VIP

    Austin15 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on 22 February 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Great view, beautiful sunset, attentive service. Food was terrible. We ordered the fish tacos and the addition of hoisin sauce made it strangely sweet. Carnitas bao was just bad. Mushroom dumplings were basically chopped up mushrooms in a dumpling. Didn’t taste seasoned at all. The only decent dish was the tuna sashimi. But it’s hard to mess up sashimi when the only requirement of the chef is the ability to use a knife. All in all an extremely disappointing meal. Come for a glass of wine and the view. Anything more will make you sad.
    

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