Ortega'z Southwestern Grill and Wine Bar

Ortega'z - what a GREAT gem! Heard about this restaurant on Guys Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives; and boy, it not disappoint! The pulled pork nachos appetizer was absolutely HUGE and AMAZING! YES, all caps is necessary. We also ordered two entrees - fish tacos and also Buffalo chicken tacos. Both came with 3 tacos, and rice and beans. Everything was so delicious and the portion sizes were great! Great prices for the amount of food you receive. Oh, and the service was great also! Will be returning very soon!

Service. Very slow. - low on staff. So wouldn't count it against them. Food. Very tasty the pulled pork was tender and the fried chicken crispy. Chips were homemade. Ambiance - nice sitting outside and watching the people.

This was well worth the drive from Southern Shores! We had excellent service, excellent food and delicious drinks! Another fabulous Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives find...our group of 8 came for dinner and even the kids cleaned their plates! We had two huge chips and dips appetizers- delicious Queso, flavorful salsa and fresh guacamole- we loved it! We loved our food - carne asada tacos, shrimp tacos, fried shrimp baskets for the kids!We loved everything...and can't wait to go back! Manteo is a cute town, too, so plan to walk around while you wait or after you eat!

Traditional visit...When traveling, we'll always try and stop at a DDD location. If I had to guess over the years, I'll say about 25 or so.Emma was our server and offered us a few details from the episode from 2013. When she was only 10.The Mrs. had a spin on the Moscow mule called Italian Berry Mule. No booze for me I was driving. Just grabbed a taste.:)For lunch, she chose the fish tacos and I went for a crab cake Mac & cheese. If you're in the area of Manteo and a fan of the show I do recommend this place.It's a combination of seafood and Mexican covering the background of the owners from this area and California.Enjoy

This place was pretty good! When visiting from out of town we always try to stop at DDD locations and we enjoyed it here! All the tacos were good (carne asada, pork and pineapple, and fish). They all had their own little twist and I would say it was unique. We also got the nachos and while they tasted delicious, they got soggy pretty quickly as it seemed there was allot of juice/drippings on the very bottom. The strawberry marg was delicious! Overall a good experience, the service was fast. We did sit outside and I will say it probably could have been swept/cleaned up as there was allot of food on the floor that attracted bugs and birds. I imagine the take out from here would be good and saw allot of people picking up to-go orders.

We were grateful to find a table at Ortega'z in Manteo before heading to the Lost Colony show. Having said that, we were surprised about how bland and tasteless the fish tacos were given the prices. Good place if you just need a place for dinner but go with low expectations on the food. Staff was friendly!

The food is horrible. Avoid at all cost. Shrimp was not fresh. Frozen and over fried. Steak was horrible. No seasoning. Fish tacos certified by guy Guy Fieri where pure dog Sh*t. Fieri please come back and un-certify your tacos. They were the worst. Sad part is you have fresh fish surrounding you and your restaurant is to lazy or cheap to invest in fresh fish. Don't you dare eat here!!!

Great food every time. They don't skimp on portions. Amazing fajitas! Wonderful ribs. Never had a bad meal . Great staff and very reasonable. Should have a 5 star rating. We go often. The papas plate is soooo delish!

Great find on a Wednesday night when not much was open for dinner in walking distance of our hotel. Great atmosphere and friendly service! We started out with margaritas. The Ultimate and the Smokin' Hot. They were both perfect! Both of us had the Approved Fish Tacos and they were fresh and delicious! Will be our stop next time we're in Manteo for sure!

Food was meh, not horrible, but far from great. Everything was either bland or over seasoned. Expensive for what it was. Who charges for chips and salsa? This place.