I've had a few managers I didn't like over the years (back when I was tending bar, but the majority of restaurant/bar managers are clowns anyway), but I've had a lot that were good.
My current one threw me at first, as I am used to have managers that are chatty, and he isn't at all, but what I have learned, and this has been confirmed by others at work, is that if he doesn't talk to you a lot, that is good. It means you aren't messing up. And he is always friendly, just not chatty. But his management style works well, and he doesn't micro-manage, which is always good.