How is El Capo restaurant rated?

El Capo

3.9 (324)

£25 and under

Mexican

12 Tariff St, Manchester, Greater Manchester M1 2FF

About this restaurant

Lively
Good for groups
Great for creative cocktails

El Capo is a tequila bar in the heart of the Northern Quarter, whilst also serving up some of your favourite Mexican inspired dishes, including burritos, tacos and wings!

Our ground floor tequila bar set is perfect for food and drinks, or you can escape to the basement for a more intimate restaurant experience, which is also available for larger bookings and exclusive private hire!

You can make the most of our daily deals, such as Tacos for Days running every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, Tequila Thursdays and of course our Sunday Service.

Our tequila and mezcal selection is second to none, with over 70 bottles behind the bar, you're sure to find your favourite agave-based shot.

Please note, that unfortunately due to the size and capacity of our kitchen and storage areas, we are unable to cater any food or drinks items to guests with allergies or intolerances.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
Mexican, Tapas / Small Plates, Cocktail Bar
Hours of operation
Mon–Wed 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Thu 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Fri 5:00 pm–12:00 am Sat 12:00 pm–12:00 am Sun 4:00 pm–10:00 pm
Phone number
0161 388 6093
Website
https://www.elcapo.co.uk/
Dress code
Casual Dress
Catering
We have various different food and drink packages to suit your needs.
Private party facilities
Our private basement space has a cosy, colourful and bold aesthetic. With a comfortable capacity of 45 sat down or up to 60 as a buffet-style event, the basement is perfect for celebrations of any kind. We have food and drink packages to suit everyone .Please email info@elcaponq.co.uk for more information and to arrange an event.

Location
12 Tariff St, Manchester, Greater Manchester M1 2FF
Neighborhood
Manchester
Parking details
None
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Dog Friendly, Entertainment, Happy Hour, Late Night, Weekend Brunch, Wine

What 324 people are saying

El Capo reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

3.9

3.9 based on recent ratings

4.2Food
3.8Service
4.0Ambience
4.1Value

Noise • Energetic

324 Reviews

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CallumK
Yorkshire1 review
1.0
Dined on April 9, 2023
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Wouldn’t serve us due to one of us having an allergy to strawberries. Told us we had to leave
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Izzi
Manchester/Greater Manchester1 review
4.0
Dined on April 9, 2023
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
Good food but not a great atmosphere as it wasn't busy
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LouiseB
Cheshire3 reviews
3.0
Dined on April 8, 2023
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
The wrong choice. Was looking for some great Mexican food. This is more like a bar. Food was very very average. Greasy Toilets were beyond filthy. Very dark and very loud. Ordered a frozen margarita very average. Service was ok but could tell that the waiting staff were under pressure. Over all not impressed. May be better later into the evening.
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Carla
Manchester/Greater Manchester1 review
3.0
Dined on April 8, 2023
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
Came for bottomless brunch 1:30-3pm, Nadia came on shift around 2pm and from there our service was 10/10! Food was amazing as always, toilets were extremely dark this time though?
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JakeL
Yorkshire1 review
4.0
Dined on April 7, 2023
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Smashing place, friendly staff. Music way too loud
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LizzieC
Yorkshire1 review
5.0
Dined on April 6, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Food was amazing. Staff apologised for slow service but we didn’t think it was slow to be honest! The atmosphere is great and i recommend this place to anybody who will listen
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SophiaH
Manchester/Greater Manchester1 review
5.0
Dined on April 6, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Lovely food and service and would definitely come again
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DeeManc1
Manchester/Greater Manchester5 reviews
4.0
Dined on April 1, 2023
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
We enjoyed our food & will go back. The cocktails were nice too! The service was great & we did not wait long. We were able to have the table for two hours as we were celebrating a birthday.
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SmithR
Liverpool/Merseyside1 review
3.0
Dined on April 1, 2023
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
We came for bottomless brunch, had to go up twice for them to take drink orders so in 40 minutes we only had 2 drinks. They brought the wrong food order out and we had to wait another 15 minutes for the food. There was some food lying around at the top of the stairs and when we had to collar a staff member to see where the food was they magically disappeared and came back up ten seconds later. I did ask if it was the food that was sat up for ten minutes they said no but the food was pretty cold. After this the service improved they did apologise and started bringing two drinks instead of one, which in all fairness in the 90 minutes we would have only had 3 drinks if we hadn’t actually got up to the bar. The let us stay longer with no additional charge, this was nice however I definitely wouldn’t be recommending. I felt as if we were just bothering them and it made for a really uncomfortable experience.
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MatthewC
Manchester/Greater Manchester8 reviews
4.0
Dined on March 31, 2023
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Very good good and drinks very loud large parties but had a really nice time.
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El Capo is rated 3.9 stars by 324 OpenTable diners.

Permanently Closed

This restaurant is permanently closed.

12 Tariff St, Manchester, Greater Manchester M1 2FF

Additional information

Neighborhood
Manchester
Hours of operation
Mon–Wed 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Thu 5:00 pm–11:00 pm Fri 5:00 pm–12:00 am Sat 12:00 pm–12:00 am Sun 4:00 pm–10:00 pm
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
Mexican, Tapas / Small Plates, Cocktail Bar
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
None
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Dog Friendly, Entertainment, Happy Hour, Late Night, Weekend Brunch, Wine

Website
https://www.elcapo.co.uk/
Phone number
0161 388 6093
Catering
We have various different food and drink packages to suit your needs.
Private party facilities
Our private basement space has a cosy, colourful and bold aesthetic. With a comfortable capacity of 45 sat down or up to 60 as a buffet-style event, the basement is perfect for celebrations of any kind. We have food and drink packages to suit everyone .Please email info@elcaponq.co.uk for more information and to arrange an event.