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4:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Fri
4:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Sat
4:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
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CUISINES
Italian
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Dinner, Drinks
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Does this restaurant have live jazz music?
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Located in the south end of Guelph, manhattans pizza bistro●music club is your independently owned neighbourhood restaurant that boasts a unique dining experience featuring live music almost every night of the week (see music line-up for details). Our delicious menu and hard-working kitchen crew serve up a little something for everyone. Made with love and quality ingredients our dinner menu includes New York style thin crust pizza, pastas, grilled entrées, and mouth-watering desserts all made in-house. The newly redone interior is warm and inviting, perfect for romantic and relaxing late night eats and drinks. Everyone is welcome: singles and couples, young and old, families, and those first dates. No dress code – come as you are, or however you want to be. Reservations are appreciated. Do it here.
CUISINES
Italian
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Dinner, Drinks
FEATURES
Takeout, Reservations, Seating, Parking Available, Free off-street parking, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Live Music, Jazz Bar
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4.5
569 reviews
Excellent
395
Very good
107
Average
30
Poor
17
Terrible
20
@msturg1979
Decatur87 contributions
Mar 2020 • none
Manhattans was near my hotel and had great ratings so I gave it a try. Great decision! The most fantastic Caesar salad (with thick lean bacon added) preceded my Sonny Rollins 12-inch pizza - a wonderful combination of spicy sausage, ricotta cheese, red chilies, and honey (yes, honey) that awakened then warmly hugged my palette. The service was friendly and outstanding (thank you, Doug) and the guy at the piano was pure talent (March 1, 2020). I stayed for two hours alone yet not alone and enjoyed two great craft beers. What a great welcome to Guelph!
Written March 2, 2020
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Saucysavory
Brampton1807 contributions
Sep 2020 • none
We make our way to Guelph just to eat at this restaurant so I was a bit concerned to read a recent review and wondered if things had changed. Our experience was excellent just as before. The service was very attentive and cheerful. We always enjoy their mussels and I was convinced their previous sauce was my favourite. I was wrong, they upped their game again with this new vermouth, cream and BACON chunks. They did not skimp on the bacon either. Served with nicely charred bread. Yum! The chicken breast was moist with a crispy flavourful coat. It was served in thick slices on a bed of seasonal vegetable succotash (so good) and fingerling potatoes. Artistically plated with a ring of herbed oil. The tasty hanger steak came with a smoked cauliflower purée, chive croquette, and crisp asparagus all draped in red wine jus. Flavourful ++ , beautifully plated, good size portions and served hot. Even the plates they use are a bit different, round but with an offset rim. Nice touch. Appreciate their attention to slightly different items on the menu such as the smoked cauliflower purée , chive croquette and succotash. It is still worth the drive . We will be back and take the back roads to enjoy the fall countryside colours. Hope you give it a try, reasonable prices for this level of cuisine.
Written September 27, 2020
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tldtravels
Guelph5 contributions
Jan 2020 • none
Great experience. Love this spot. Maria the new owner is very welcoming. Our server Doug was fantastic and fun. Many vegetarian and vegan options. Just ask. They’ll make it special. Food came out hot, in good time and was delicious. They have wines available on display not necessarily on the wine list and will walk you over to help with your selection. Try the California Zinfandel. And enjoy your stay. Oh and the peanut butter dessert dish was out of this world. Carrot cake delicious too!
Written January 25, 2020
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CollingwoodGuy
Collingwood342 contributions
Aug 2020 • family
Ordered the charcuterie, some pasta and chicken breast. Appetizer was interesting and flavourful. A bit too much vinegar dominated. Mains were at best average. The service was very slow, and not attentive, and the server was on his phone constantly in plain sight to us. Server was very polite when he did come. Well over an hour to get our entres. Overall, it was a surprising outcome given that this restaurant is rated number 3 in Guelph and has had a certificate of excellence. We won’t be going back, it just didn’t live up to the ratings.
Written August 28, 2020
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gypsyrose81
Guelph158 contributions
Mar 2023 • none
My spouse and I came here for a date night after hearing about the raving reviews and live music. We were seated in a tucked away corner with zero visibility of the live music or anything for that matter (I felt like they should have warned us of this when making our reservation, even ticketmaster warns of limited view, this was absolute ZERO view).
Service was friendly but slow, I ordered a glass of red wine to go with my lamb dinner and by the time it came out my dinner was 2/3 over and I ended up having it for "dessert".
The most disappointing of all was the food. I ordered the lamb and my spouse had the hanger steak and it was mediocre at best. Both luke warm plates looked exactly the same with a different piece of meat thrown on, same veggie same heavy sauce drizzled over. The menu said something about lemongrass and mint on the lamb, I can assure you there was no such thing on my plate.
We had two drinks each, shared one appetizer and one main each and it was $190. Total waste of money in my opinion. Would not recommend.
Written March 18, 2023
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LoveTheBeach
Guelph120 contributions
Nov 2022 • none
My friend and I had dinner at Manhattans two nights ago. I hadn't been there for a number of years. I believe the last time I was at this restaurant was in 2013. My friend and I had been trying to coordinate our schedules with the restaurant's dinner hours (they are only open three nights a week) for over a year now. Finally we were able to get to Manhattans for dinner.
At the beginning of our dinner, the service was excellent. However after our dinner was served, a number of people came in and from that time onwards, the service was non-existent. I would like to note that there were indeed enough servers on that particular evening and they were not short staffed as many other places are these days. We were the only table our server was attending to on the lower level and she was also serving tables on the upper level. From that point onwards it was basically an "out of sight, out of mind" situation. She stopped by once when we were almost finished our meal to see how our food tasted. After that we did not see her again. After finishing our meal we sat for a long time waiting for her to stop by so we could get our left over food boxed up. Finally I asked another server to box up our food. After he brought our boxes back our server appeared. At that point we just asked for the bill. Upon paying the bill, my friend told our server that we were very dissatisfied with the service provided. This is supposed to be an upper scale restaurant and the service should reflect that. It was quite a disappointment for us especially since we had been attempting to visit this restaurant for quite a long time.
I did wait two days before writing this review and here is the reason why. Being a small establishment, I called the same day for the reservation just in case it was going to be busy. When I made the reservation, I spoke to one of the owners and he wrote down my name and phone number. Leaving the restaurant, it was very apparent that we were upset and the owner I had booked the reservation with was standing at the door. Once I returned home, I thought that the owner would call to find out why we left so hastily. After all, he did have my phone number from the reservation I made three hours prior. I did not receive a phone call and hence this review. This is completely unacceptable for a restaurant of this caliber. It's a shame because the food really was excellent. Needless to say we will not be returning to Manhattans.
Written November 12, 2022
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Steve H
Guelph2 contributions
Dec 2022 • none
We all know how restaurants have struggled through the pandemic and we have supported the good ones like Manhattans as best we were able through closing phases, masking requirements, etc. We wish them all success now that most of that is behind us. But last Saturday night was an eye opener. Pasta dishes that used to be 16-19$ are now $24 and up. $14 for a side ceasar salad. Their beverages have always been expensive in my opinion, and still are. It's the food - much higher prices and smaller quantities. Still tastes great by the way. Don't do this to your customers. Increase prices if you must. Adjust portion sizes if you must. But don't do both or you will lose people. Still a great atmosphere with live jazz music but sadly we won't return unless there is some improvement to the price/value formula.
Written December 19, 2022
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TheFoodBro
Guelph10 contributions
Mar 2023 • family
The flat iron steak was outstanding and served in a pretty unique way (like an arch). Both cocktails I had (margarita and bee's knees) were great and well balanced. My wife and I split a pizza (Sonny Rollins) and it did not disappoint.
Written July 15, 2023
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Tim M
Ottawa257 contributions
May 2024 • family
We went early on a Friday night and the place was already very full. They specialize in thin crust pizzas named after jazz greats like Sinatra, Sonny Rollins and Sinatra. I had the Nat King Cole with spicy sausage and it was very good. Others at the table had the gnocchi with Gorgonzola and bacon and were a bit disappointed in the flavour (heavy on the bacon but not so much on the cheese).
They have an interesting cocktail and wine list and offer local beers on tap.
Figure on $75-$100 per person with drinks and tip.
Written May 20, 2024
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Toni H
85 contributions
Feb 2020 • couples
We went here on a Saturday night. You need to make a reservation. We were having an earlier dinner but it started to fill up. We had a nice table for two. It would have been a bit crowded if the place was full as the tables are set fairly close together. We had an excellent waitress. She was knowledgeable and congenial. The food was excellent. We had a salad. A pizza and gnocchi. All were fresh, flavourful and we did not leave a crumb. The pizza crust was thin and perfect. The gnocchi melted in your mouth. The drink prices are a touch in the high side. The room is beautiful. We did not hear the music but the dinner was fantastic. I would go again in a minute!
Written February 15, 2020
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toutprest
Georgetown248 contributions
Mar 2020 • couples
Great little music club in Guelph. Manhattan's has been here for 20+ years and that should say volumes about how good it is.
The music is unique and it varies all the time.
The menu is small but offers something for everyone.
Ambiance is great. Service is excellent.
The new owners have taken up where former owner, Thomas, left off and are doing a great job.
bread service is nice. Charcuterie board was a nice size to share.
Gillespie pizza has always been our favourite.
We will be back!!
Written March 5, 2020
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A.Non
Guelph5 contributions
Feb 2024 • none
Love coming here a few times a year to listen to music. The owner often greets guests and remembers names very well. The fish tank is a huge draw. The live music is great. Love sitting at the bar with my daughter and having yummy pizza and listening to music.
Written February 24, 2024
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Rob R
3 contributions
Dec 2019 • none
Its a fine dining restaurant. A little pricey but the food and atmosphere are nice . Music from a live band may be on the menu on certain nights. We ordered specialized pizza's which were a wonderful change from the norm.
Written November 8, 2020
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Christiandibattista
London2 contributions
Mar 2022 • couples
I highly recommend Manhatttins, it's an owner operated run location.
The food is absolutely amazing and they are connected with so many amazing artist's. This is one of the last locations where you can get this experience.....
Very rarely in Toronto or New York you will have the ability to dine in a location that offers both amazing artist's and high quality food.
Written March 11, 2022
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Will L
Guelph1 contribution
Feb 2024 • family
My wife and I celebrated St Valentines Day and Ash Wednesday to start the Lenten Season. It was a special night with superb food, creative drinks and professional service capped off with a talented pianist. We recommend this highly.
Written February 14, 2024
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