Mana Greek Fusion — Restaurant in Jupiter

Truly the top 10 best restaurants in the US. Thats right, not in South Florida, but in the US.

Upon arrival at Harborside on friday night at 745pm, there was plenty of parking. We walked up to the restaurant and the door was opened for us and we were greeted warmly by the staff.

We were promptly seated at a table by the window and noted the comfortable chairs and appropriate table height. Water was brought instantly and the server gave us clean and well designed menus with a separate drink menu. The menu is large but not overwhelming. The drink menu is very diverse and has some nice choices. The restaurant itself is beautifully decorated, clean, brand new, and has plenty of room between tables. The acoustics are good and it isn't too loud. There is Outdoor seating, High tops, Bar seats, Tables, and Booths all available. There is also a Pre Fixe menu available from the "Best of Palm Beach" for those who may need guidance and/want to save a bit of cash for a lot of food.

We started with a slew of appetizers including tableside tzatziki, saganaki (flaming cheese), avgolemano soup (chicken lemon soup), and stuffed grape leaves. The tableside tzatziki was amazing, fresh, and accompanied by fresh hot homemade chips and pita. Truly an amazing treat. Then, the saganaki was absolutely out of this world. Hot, melted, chewey, cheesy goodness. The stuffed grape leaves were hot and had truly spectacular flavor. The avgolemano soup was the best we have ever had. Served piping hot and with rich flavor and plenty of chicken and veggies. All food items were served freshly made, piping hot, and with beautiful presentation.

The drinks we ordered included: Mana Old Fashioned, Sea of Crete Margarita, Onassis Scorpios, and Paros Marble were served quickly and with good attention to detail. The drinks were very strong and delicious. Such a nice and exotic twist on old classics. All of them were truly exceptional.

Despite eating a huge amount of food from the appetizers, we ordered entrees including the Skirt Steak and Shrimp Mana. We also put in a special dessert order with the entree that takes 25 mins to make, called "Bougatsa", which is described as a phylo dough covered custard with ice cream.  At this point we were already 10/10 with all the food and drinks and couldn't imagine the entrees would be better. Boy were we wrong. These entrees were absolutely absurd.

First, the skirt steak had unbelievably good flavor, was tender, hot, and served with a massive portion of rice, veggies, and potatoes. They put chimichurri on the side, which is good IF you like cilantro. However the meat on its on was spectacular. The Shrimp Mana was a massive portion of orzo with tomatoes, feta cheese, and about 8 large shrimp. This was incredible. It was by far the best Shrimp dish I've ever had. Again, both entrees were served hot, fresh, and completely made to order (nothing precooked).

Finally, the grand finale was the dessert arriving - "Bougatsa". Love at first sight with the presentation and quite possibly the most intricate and amazing flavor combination I've ever experienced. Hot custard filling, crispy phylo dough, cinnamon, honey, and creamy vanilla ice cream. Absolutely to die for.

By this point we had gorged on so much food we didn't eat for 24 hours afterwards LOL. Despite that we left with enough leftovers for another day or two. The portion sizes are quite generous and the price reflects what you'd expect from any other restaurants in the area. Roughly $25-$30/ entree and $10/appetizer. They offer happy hour from 4-6pm I believe with even better prices, but honestly it's a value for the quality of food you get, type of service, and ambiance.

Overall I would legitimately give this place 6 stars if I could. Do yourselves a favor and try this out ASAP. You will be glad you did. Truly the best of Palm Beach and top 10 best in the US. Mana Greek Fusion certainly deserves a...

I have lived in Greece for 15 years and in the US for over 25. I've tried many Greek restaurants all over the US and rarely find any I would go back to, but I'm lucky enough that near where I live in Massachusetts, there are two that I would go back to, and I do.

My wife's parents live near this one on Florida, and took us there for dinner because they said it was really good. Well they were right. We tried several of the starter dishes and all of them were amazing. I especially loved the grilled octopus as you have to go to a good place on a Greek island to get it that well. My only complaint from the starters was the tzatziki was a bit too "Americanized" ie, stronger taste of dill and not enough taste of garlic. But she promised next time she will have one just for me. The rice pudding was also not as good as I'm used to but that was kind of expected as it is made with almond milk so it can be dairy free where as in Greece it's made with full fat milk so you can feel the fat clogging your arteries as you eat it. Still tasty, just not like the real thing.

The lamb stew was amazing. Probably one of the best one I've had in my life and I lived a long time in Greece and went to several restaurants there (and worked a lot of them). They were out of the empanada which was a Greek fusion specialty they had in the menu and I was very curious to try. They were also out of the lamb chops so next time there are a couple of things I'll have to try when I go back.

The waitress we had was also amazing and brought us water right away when we sat (which if you have read any of my previous reviews is always a big thing for me to look for) and was on top of any refills I needed before I even asked most of the time (I drink a lot of soda) and was very friendly.

If you live close by, lucky you... If you are visiting, you...

First time eating at Mana Fusion in Jupiter Florida, and the last time! I struggled with giving more that 2 stars although there were highlights to the meal. Starting with the negative. They charge for tzatziki and pita - $7 for a tiny flat bowl-like container. Guess I'm used to much better, authentic Greek restaurants where they just serve it and not charge. I don't mind paying, just think they should not be stingy and serve a decent bowl of it!! Tzatziki was excellent though, with a very strong, spicy garlic bite - So if you or kids do not like garlic or the spicy bite it gives, don't order/pay for the tzatziki! Next up, the pork platter. Requested extra dressing on the side, and as you can see from the photos, they put a scant 1/8 inch worth of dressing in that silver cup. For how much they charge for the platter, they should really give up some dressing. Next, as you can see from the salad picture, the white speckles are feta cheese. You cannot taste this in the salad. What happened to chunks of feta? Or at least a decent amount of feta? You will not find it here. In addition, and I read many reviews on this, not sure why the restaurant won't listen to the customers, but the salad was 90% peppers and they gave only 1 (one!!) tomato. Ridiculous. Give up the feta and tomato - It's okay! The ribs were excellent, as well as the lemon potato mash underneath. Great fire presentation with the ribs too. Otherwise, service was fast and employees were nice. But will not go back. Chris' Taverna with 2 locations in Lake Worth is soo worth the drive and will continue to go there from now on, 20+...