Manuel's Restaurant — Restaurant in Coahuila

First time in Acuna and wanted to find somewhere to sit and have lunch with my family after walking around the little market. It was terribly hot outside. We found parking right in front but parking is very limited. Upon entering the restaurant I was surprised at how nice it looked. The tables were neatly set up and we were acknowledged immediately. The waiter was kind and gave suggestions, however, he got my order wrong and forgot my son’s plate/order. The food was overpriced even compared to prices we pay in the states. For a family of 5 we paid $87/USD or $1400/pesos. The meals we had to include the meal portions would’ve been about $60-$70 at most here in the states. I know ppl can sometimes try to take advantage of tourist and hike up the prices. Anyway, the rice was not good and unflavored, my nachos were cold, the bistec was overcooked and hard to chew, my sons egg was burnt and he said his lemonade tasted like water. I didn’t eat my food (nachos) but my boys picked at the plate. Overall nice restaurant but the food and flavor was subpar, I was expecting authentic Mexican food and was...

Ciudad acuna is a nice place if you need to cross the US Mexican border. It's not very crowded and apparently not much drugs or trafficantes pass there. It was a quick holding of your ID to the camera and then I was okayed to drive on through. DO NOT cross the border around McAllen area. I was driving my personal vehicle and they took an hour searching my car for no apparent reason. It was a huge hassle and waste of time. Del Rio/ciudad acuna is the best place to cross the border in your car, no traffic, no pointless searches, no harassment, just good old Border Control doing an efficient...

Clean, pleasant restaurant with excellent food...

I stopped here for a steak and a couple of beers on my way back to the border, and I was not in the least disappointed. The meat was of excellent quality and cooked to perfection. It's kind of hard to get a rare steak in a Mexican restaurant, so this came as something of a pleasant surprise.

All side dishes were home made to a high standard, service was frankly excellent, and the prices frankly astounding by American standards.

I'll be coming back here next time I cross at...