Manchego Koko

Reviews

• Tessa V.

  star star star star star 11 June 2026

  Great little gem in Ditmas Park! I lived in the neighborhood for years before deciding to check this place out.
  
  It has a great brunch deal (3 tapas from one region for $15) and their dinner sliders are fantastic. From the outside, it doesn't look as nice as the inside ambience. Great customer service, strong drinks, live music, and good food! No wonder I went twice in one week!

• Christine L.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 6 June 2026

  Arrived at 8:00 on a Friday; we were not approached for.our order until 10 minutes later.
  
  We ordered a cheese plate, 3 tapas, and a paella ar 8:10. We didn't receive our cheese plate until.8:45 and when we.asked for an update, the waiter claimed that the kitchen was backed up. At 9:00 when our tapas arrived, we.told the waiter that it was taking an extraordinary amount of time for food to be delivered and that we wanted to cancel the paella. 5 minutes later, the paella arrives--with a burnt crust and hard rice. When we finally flag.down a runner at 9:15, and tell him the issue, the manager comes over and claimed that in Barcelona, the rice is supposed to be hard--and proceeds to touch my husband repeatedly to emphasize the (incorrect) point. (Not to mention they didn't refill water glasses or see if we wanted another drink!)
  
  This was our third time here. Only come if you like glacier-speed service (consistent all 3 times), barely passable tapas, and being told that paella is supposed to be the same density as a snail shell while being touched without consent.
  
  PASS.

• Mercedes C.

  star star star star star_border 5 June 2026

  They played Reggaeton when we first went in. And at that moment, I was nervous because I didn't know what they wanted to be- Spanish restaurant or Caribbean.
  
  Located on Cortelyou Rd, Manchego's menu has all the bells and whistles of a Spanish restaurant: Tapas, Pinxtos, Desserts, down to the Sangria. Style is cozy but a bit odd- but hey...it works for them. Service was incredibly nice and between our 6 Tapas and the ones I could pick from hubs', they were very good. The young gentleman was so nice, especially when I asked about any dairy in any of my dishes. Which he in turn, came back to remind me of aioli in my Patatas Brava. Thank you. Hubs enjoyed his Chorizo and Manchego slices. Octopus could've been a smidgeon softer- but it was edible.
  
  The same way lighting to me is everything- so is Music- and it'll make or break the vibe. Manchego's playlist was so stuck in the 90's and 2000s it was just bad man. And while I popped some moves with Mr. Saxobeat back in the day, jammed to Beyonce's "To The Left" and No Doubt way back when and grooved to Sixpence None The Richer's '97 song- "Kiss Me"- that's not gonna fly now in this day and age. At. All. Listen- I don't get this place. And maybe I won't. And maybe I didn't get the total 'Spanish' package either- but service was very nice, price was good, Tapas were presented nicely and were tasty. Olé!

• Sierra R.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 22 May 2026

  I had high hopes for manchego. A good wine and tapas bar near the workplace can be a Godsend. However, manchego didn't really impress. Their signature sangria was sickeningly sweet. Their Spanish focused wine list had some good choices. They don't offer flights. I know there's a lot of wine bars that don't, but not having wine flights available at a wine bar is a point of contention for me personally. In my opinion, the purpose of a wine bar, especially one that focuses on a specific region, is to taste and try a bunch of different wines. That's hard to do if you have to have a full glass of each. A flight gives you the opportunity to try and compare a few which is nice. We had to flag down the waiter both for our original order and to order new drinks. Nobody ever came to check if we liked the food etc and we had to ask a couple times for water. So from a service standpoint that could've been better. The Papas bravas we're just ok. They were cooked well but there wasn't much seasoning. The sauces on top were just mayo and ketchup which we weren't expecting. A chipotle mayo or something more on theme of the restaurant would've been better and easy to do. The bread was the kind that may have been good once but, it was stale. The cheese was good. We did not like the calamari. The aioli for it was good but the calamari itself was over breaded and very over cooked. We did like the asparagus with Calabrian chili (not pictured).

• Alex G.

  star star star star star 20 May 2026

  This place has the best seafood pasta - the Spanish Spaghetti. It's a huge portion of perfectly cooked shrimp, clams, and chorizo with a very light olive oil drizzle. It was way too much to eat in one sitting, so I happily took the rest of my plate home.
  
  The Mac and Cheese balls were also a hit! Could account for my not finishing my pasta, now that I think about it....
  
  I'm excited to come back and explore the rest of the menu, it was so hard to chose! The staff was pretty excellent despite being a little overwhelmed with a full house on a Wednesday night.