Manna's Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "They have the best everything I'm never disappointed."
• "The sausage jambaliya was really good."
• "They have amazing food and a lot of it for a place to hangout and for birthdays too."
• "Best soul food I've had in Harlem."
• "Beef brisket, collards, fried fish, mac and cheese were all tasty and fresh."
• "The food is always good. Choice of soul food, healthy salads, and you must try the Ginger Power Ade drink."
• "The food is constantly being brought out right in front of you. Fresh fruits and vegetables taste as if it was taken right out of the garden."

Cons:

• "The food use to taste better years ago."
• "The food wasn’t that good."
• "The chicken was too hard fried of the food was good I could have been better I was disappointed I should have just stuck with the salad the salad was the best thing I had."
• "The 1 rib was blah (threw it out) roasted potatoes had no taste, mac and cheese was so so."
• "The baked ham was a bit dry. The jerk chicken was just hot dog no flavor."
• "The food was too salty, too spicy."
• "The food cane off lukewarm with dressing not quite right, yams from the can, and over-priced."

Service

Pros:

• "The stores clean the environment is clean and staff are friendly and ready to help."
• "Vibe remains community oriented and incredibly welcoming."
• "The cook who eventually assisted me. He was pleasant, apologetic and made up my order as quickly as possible."
• "Everytime I visit the staff is friendly."
• "Service is always good, especially the tall man at the register is very polite, gentleman like n the young man helping is just as courteous."
• "The staff is always nice."
• "Its very busy but check out time is swift and courteous."

Cons:

• "The place had Homeless bums sitting in the back area, food is good tho..but the bums breathing all on the food was a turn off."
• "Had to wait 30 min for chitterlings, which were already cooked, n steamed seafood."
• "The wait for our meal was way too long."
• "We felt like we weren’t treated right."
• "The replied I received when I asked the cashier why they don’t provide services from Uber eat or door dash was horrific."
• "Nobody has the right to take my stuff and put it by the garbage."
• "I waited over thirty minutes for someone to come to the service window to assist me despite ringing the bell several times."

Price

Pros:

• "The price is just right, on any day."
• "You get two strips of salmon five medium shrimp mini corn pasta potatoes broccoli all for 10 dollars check it out."
• "Prices have gone up in recent years but still relatively cheap esp. compared to Midtown or further south."
• "The price was reasonable for the amount of food that I had."
• "Meals and drinks for three came up to under $40."
• "Cheap and plentiful."
• "Great value!!!"

Cons:

• "Can get pricy since sold by the pound."
• "The food is too high! they go buy weight."
• "Food was OK, but seems too expensive."
• "There prices are way way too high, people are trying to make ends meat. 2 chicken wings and 1 crab cake 12 dollars."
• "I ended up paying close to $30 for 1 plate for myself."
• "Prices too high but everything is these days food was ok tho."
• "The food was super expensive. It is too much."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Otherwise the atmosphere was friendly."
• "It's a colorful neighborhood where... this seventy something, former New Jersey couple (now 2 years in Delaware) felt relatively safe."
• "You are surrounded by deserts, sea food, fruit bowls and an array of dishes too numerous to consume!"
• "The new spot on st. Nick is so cute I love the outdoor seating."
• "Walk in the restaurant & was right at home. Employees greeted me and told me to help myself & enjoy."
• "Good soul food eats! This place is hopping & pretty busy with locals."
• "This place is an unbelievable variety of delicious soul food in a buffet."

Cons:

• "Decent food, poor ambiance, border line rude staff cramped surroundings large buffet style foods which for the most part are delicious."
• "Its dark and gloomy in there, I felt like i was in a cave."
• "No wonder it's so dark in there."
• "The only thing is that when it is busy it is quite tight and not easy to move around."
• "Very tight space for a buffet. If there are more than 5 -7 persons perusing the buffet it's going to be uncomfortable."
• "Why are restaurants so cold nowadays? I'd like to eat without shivering."
• "But, it is really a small place. If you are in a wheelchair, this not the place for you."

Cleanliness

Pros:

• "The stores clean the environment is clean and staff are friendly and ready to help."
• "There's also another counter restaurant in the back. There's seating and plant-life keeping the air clean."
• "Service is clean and respectful."
• "They have gloves and hand sanitizer available."
• "They ensure a safety protocol in which you st wear a mask, sanitize your hands and then wear disposable gloves prior to browsing the buffet."
• "They have partition following covid restrictions."
• "The food is always fresh and tasty! There is always a wide variety of foods and many choices!"

Cons:

• "The place had Homeless bums sitting in the back area, food is good tho..but the bums breathing all on the food was a turn off."
• "The cabbage had either fish grease or someone dip a fish spoon in it."
• "I'm allergic to fish. This could had been bad for me."
• "The food was great. Everything was great. UNTIL I WAS EATING MY GREENS AND FOUND A MAGGOT!!!!!!!!!"
• "Today a metal hook was in my Cesar salad."
• "I didn't like the cleanliness of the place so that's why they get at 3."
• "Once the food was paid for we felt very uncomfortable while looking for seating."