Hillside Cafe

About Hillside Cafe

Looking for a Mexican restaurant in Manhattan? Hillside Cafe is at 2307 Stagg Hill Rd #3156, Manhattan, Kansas. Our Manhattan guide covers 123 food and drink spots, and this is one of them. It sits in the affordable price range ($10–20 per person).

Hillside Cafe is open 6 days a week, usually 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM, 4:30 PM – 8:00 PM (closed Sunday). Note that it closes between lunch and dinner service on 6 days of the week.

Hillside Cafe's menu features 71 dishes and drinks across 10 sections, including No Silverware, Dinner Specials, Combination Meals, Single Item Specials, and Burgers & Fries. Listed prices range from $0.58 to $14.94, with a typical item around $5.18. Menu highlights include Taylor Special, Combination #1, and 3 Burritos.

Service options include no-contact delivery, delivery, takeaway, and dine-in. Visitors describe the atmosphere as casual and cosy, and it is a good fit for groups and locals. The place is family friendly. It is especially popular for lunch, dinner, and solo dining. Offerings include alcohol, beer, cocktails, coffee, and comfort food.

Accessibility features: wheelchair-accessible car park, wheelchair-accessible entrance, wheelchair-accessible seating, and wheelchair-accessible toilet. Payment methods accepted: credit cards, debit cards, and NFC mobile payments. Parking: free of charge street parking, free parking lot, and parking. Reservations are accepted; call (785) 539-9815 to book a table.

Quick facts

Category

Mexican Restaurant

Address

2307 Stagg Hill Rd #3156, Manhattan, KS 66502

Phone

(785) 539-9815

Price range

$10–20 per person

Hours

Open 6 days a week, usually 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM, 4:30 PM – 8:00 PM (closed Sunday)

Menu

71 items · $0.58–$14.94

Listing updated

April 2026 · Suggest an edit

How the hours compare

We compared Hillside Cafe’s weekday schedule with 12 other Mexican restaurants in Manhattan. On a typical weekday it opens at 11:00 AM, close to the local norm of 11:00 AM and closes at 8:00 PM, earlier than most (typical closing time: 10:00 PM).

In total it is open about 40 hours a week, 37 hours fewer than the local median of 77. 92% of Mexican restaurants in Manhattan open on Sundays; Hillside Cafe does not.

Compared with 12 other Mexican restaurants in Manhattan that list their hours in our guide.

• Taylor Special$14.94

  Named After One of the Hillside Cafe's Long-time Patrons, This Large Dish Gives a Well-rounded Sample of the…

• Combination #1$7.12

  Includes One Corn Soft Taco, One Enchilada, & Refried Beans.

• 3 Burritos$11.49
• Hamburger$5.18

  Includes pickles & onion.

• Burrito$4.13

  White flour tortilla filled with refried beans, cheese, & picadillo. *No meat substitutions.

• Fish Taco Special$8.05

  Three tilapia tacos. Comes with chipotle sauce.

• Side Of Cheese$2.01
• Flan$3.44

  Custard Dessert Topped With Caramel, Whipped Cream, & a Cherry.

• Iced Tea$2.29
• No Silverware Required

  Add this item to your cart and the restaurant will exclude silverware with your order.

Typical prices for Mexican restaurants in Kansas

Based on 39 menus with 4,157 priced items from Mexican restaurants in Kansas, the median menu item costs $10.99, and half of all items are priced between $5.99 and $15.49.

At Hillside Cafe the median listed price is $5.18, lower than the typical $10.99 for Mexican restaurants in Kansas.

Calculated from 39 menus in our guide. Prices vary by location and change over time.

Features & amenities

The neighborhood

Within a 10-minute walk (half a mile) of Hillside Cafe there are 3 other places to eat and drink in our guide, and 8 within one mile. By type, the places within a mile include Mexican & Tex-Mex (2), Sandwiches & Delis (1), Burgers & Fast Food (1), and Barbecue (1).

Competition is light: 2 other Mexican restaurants are within a mile and 14 within three miles. The closest is El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant, 0.2 mi away.

4 places within a mile stay open until 10 PM or later on at least one night a week, so this is a good area for a late meal.

Nearest places of other kinds

• ChineseBamboo Buffet0.2 mi
• BarbecueFamous Dave's0.4 mi
• Sandwiches & DelisPanera Bread0.6 mi
• Burgers & Fast Fooddisused:Arby's0.6 mi
• Bakeries & DessertsThe Dough Bro0.6 mi

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