Best Meal In The World
This is by far the very best restaurant I have ever been to. I was fortunate enough to get to eat there often, because I grew up in Cuernavaca, but now, living in Indiana, there is nowhere in the entire midwest that even begins to compare.

When you arrive, you are ushered into the garden area, where you leisurely snack on hors d'oeuvres, and enjoy a virgin conga or piña colada (I do not drink), place your order, and wait for the table to be prepared. You are surrounded by a lush tropical paradise, with various tropical birds walking around the gardens (peacocks, flamingos, pheasants, etc.)

When your dinner is ready, the host ushers you from the garden area to the dining area, which is either the umbrella-covered wrought iron tables on the veranda, or the covered, yet open area around a huge fireplace (for cool evenings).

You are sat down, and a warm, but empty plate is placed in front of you. Your meal is brought out to you in serving dishes, and the waiters (which abound) serve your plate directly.

You can enjoy a vast array of desserts after your meal. My personal favorite is the "black-bottom pie."

All in all, it is the best dining experience you could ever have.    []

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Recommended Dishes: Any of the steaks, Mexican Platter, Trout Almondine, Tortilla Soup

     ­Bob Patterson   

Awsome
I lived in Cuernavaca for 15 years and it was always my favorite place to eat. Now that I live in Alabama I have the opportunity to be a guest and is by far my favorite place to stay or eat. Nothing like it.
Service is great, food excellent.    [05 Mar 2004 11:11:57]

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Recommended Dishes: steak and I love the chips they serve while you're waiting in your table

     ­Sandra Henderson   

Very good but not great
Have eaten at Las Mananitas many times over the years, most recently in March 2005. Always very enjoyable, virtually never cutting edge. Excellent mix of Mexican and "Continental" cuisine. The tortilla soup is among the best you'll find anywhere. If huitlacolche is on the menu, give it a try. Service is generally excellent although we had a problem getting anyone to bring us our check promptly. They probably thought we wanted to linger forever but we didn't.

Maybe one of these times I'll work up the nerve to try one of the dishes with red marguey worms.    [26 Apr 2005 15:49:19]

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Recommended Dishes: Anything with huitlacolche; tortilla soup

     ­Ernielookalike