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Discover Restaurants offering the best Mediterranean food in Santa Cruz, Madeira Islands, Portugal including So Far Bistro & Steakhouse, Armazem do Sal, Taberna Do Petisco, Restaurante "O Professor", Bom Jesus Restaurante, Restaurante Lily's, Hibiscus Restaurant, Frango da Guiia Garajau, Pizzaria Pico da Atalaia, O Gala
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10. O Gala
Overall Ratings
4 based on 363 reviews
Reviewed By ertuÄrul B
During our stay of five nights in Machico, we visit O Gala 4 times both for lunch and dinner.The prices were extremely reasonable when considering the food and service quality.Tomato soup with onions was awesome.Also Grilled Sardine and aspecially Grilled Squid was perfect.In my opinion it is the the best sea food restaurant in Machico.If you visit Machico, to visit "O Gala" is a must.
9. Pizzaria Pico da Atalaia
Overall Ratings
4 based on 163 reviews
Reviewed By 886duncanb
What a find (thanks to those who have reviewed it for the hint). Do all you can to visit. Wonderful and very thin crust pizza in a lovely, local place with super staff and away from the tourist trap that is much of Funchal. Dear guestItâs very nice to hear that you thoroughly enjoyed your visit, we try to make our restaurant very traditional even for tourists we always treat them in the same manner as our locals. We hope to see you soonPizaria atalaia team
8. Frango da Guiia Garajau
Overall Ratings
4 based on 199 reviews
We are situated 15 minutes (by car ) from the center of Funchal, more specifically in the Tern Road in front of the Hotel Dom Pedro Garajau in Canico 's Parish . We have a wide range of dishes as we work with two concepts , seafood restaurant and barbecue
Reviewed By John V
This is a very economical restaurant and certainly worth a visit if you are in the area. They have specialist local dishes, particularly the soups of the day, and the fish and seafood dishes are fresh and great. The trouble is, the portion sizes are so generous that you end up leaving lots of food, which I hate to do, and still leave feeling over-full. Maybe the answer is to share dishes with you other half and will still have the energy to walk up the hill afterwards. Staff are very pleasant, although they are not forthcoming with advice, particularly about portions. We came away with our bellies over full and our wallets still quite full. Don't visit more than once on a holiday or you will need to go on a drastic diet when you get home.
7. Hibiscus Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 55 reviews
Our Restaurant and Bar both offer beautiful views over the blue Atlantic ocean. There is a Breakfast buffet as well as a comprehensive 'a la Carte' lunch and dinner. The cuisine served is predominantly Mediterranean and also includes some delicious local
Reviewed By lyndac00per
This restaurant is in the Hotel Albatroz and not far from Santa Cruz and the airport.The meat is superb - veal or beef fillet of the highest quality.Octopus carapaccio is wonderful.See if they have the hot passion fruit souffle which is light and fluffy.
6. Restaurante Lily's
Overall Ratings
4 based on 811 reviews
we are on the way to Portela after the church, of Caramanchao on a bend on the right hand side on the way up, a pink buildind, and we also have car spaces under the building, please find us,we thank you.We are closed on Mondays, please make us a visit fro
Reviewed By NickR391
We had heard about Lillyâs from a previous trip but had been unable to fit it into our itinerary! Big mistake!!!The restaurant is extremely relaxing very flexible and the food is outstanding! Do try the pre meal madeira wine - dry - it is a delight. We had the calamari, octopus for starters and the filet with mushrooms and RV for mains. Each were superb and the Alvarihno wine with it made our day! Thank you veru much for the comment, we are really pleased for your presence, customers are the reason for our door to be open, see you again, Thank you from all Lily´s team
5. Bom Jesus Restaurante
Overall Ratings
4 based on 154 reviews
Restaurante de comida regional da madeira, pequeno e acolhedor com boa localização junto à praça central da cidade, serve refeições durante todo o dia da 12 horas ás 24 horas e serviço de cafetaria e snacks, boa relação preço qualidade.
Reviewed By HollieC970
The menu was quite basic but food was tasty and portions of a good size. Some items lost in translation a little on the menu perhaps?! My husband ordered the âsteak sandwich on a plateâ and got steak, egg and chips (on a plate!) Prices were very reasonable and location next to the church pleasant. Only one waiter serving, so service was rather slow.
4. Restaurante "O Professor"
Overall Ratings
4 based on 260 reviews
Reviewed By PhilViking
Santa Cruz is a delightful small town and we enjoyed walking around for awhile. Stopped here for lunch, with outside dining off a small public square. Friendly service, and a good menu. We shared a Polvo Frito, as servings are very large. Along with local beer and fresh juices, it was a great lunch, and exceeded our expectations.
3. Taberna Do Petisco
Overall Ratings
4 based on 665 reviews
We inform that we will be closed during the month of MAY for maintenance and expansion of our space. We will reopen in June with great news. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Reviewed By dmitri58
Very good place to grab a plate of tapas to share while sitting on the outside.Chopped scabbard fish for â¬12.00 and a beer were also just fine.Note that this place does not have deserts on the menu. Tapas, toasts, sandwiches, seafood and meat are on offer.They are closed on Mondays and place gets really crowded at 19:00.
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2. Armazem do Sal
Overall Ratings
4 based on 3537 reviews
Reviewed By bumps94
Why this place is no longer No 1 in Funchal totally escapes me. I can only believe that other places have a load of âfriends â posting on their behalf. Not the cheapest but the food is exquisite, the service superb and the ambience fabulous. We eat here every year when we come to Madeira and the quality remains as high as ever.
1. So Far Bistro & Steakhouse
Overall Ratings
4 based on 83 reviews
Reviewed By Davehew
Firstly a very nice looking restaurant and has been renovated to high standard.Visited the restaurant with my wife while on our holidays to Funchal. We are generally easily pleased and don't need to complain very often.......but we ordered garlic bread to share to start and it arrived untoasted, cold and butter not melted. That was changed and the replacement was toasted, hot and tasted nice. We had a bad feeling at this point that our main course might be disappointing, and we were correct. We both ordered T bone steak, mine medium but arrived rare, and my wifes was also under cooked. I embarrassingly explained to the waiter and he took the steaks away with apologies and had them cooked as we had ordered them. The same steaks returned 5mins later, but unfortunately they were really tough, my wife managed to eat most of hers, mine was not palatable. I've never returned a steak before and had it cooked twice so not sure if that was the reason why it was so tough. So unfortunately a poor experience for us, especially as we were very much looking forward to the evening. Goes without saying we won't be returning.
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