Santa Maria Restaurante em Funchal

19/03/2025: Had been reading the reviews here on TripAdvisor and as the place was close to our hotel we decided to try it out and we were not disappointed. Solid and well cooked food to affordable prices. My wife wanted vegetarian so she had the falafel with rice and salad with homemade mustard dressing. It tasted good however it was a bit too dry as it wasn’t accompanied with any kind of sauce. But ok nevertheless. I had the fish of the day which was octopus and it was delicious. Moist and cooked perfectly and accompanied by 4 large boiled potatoes and fried green and red peppers and onions plus a salad - a really large portion and I had to leave leftovers. But really great food. We also had the ‘usual’ Bolo do caco with garlic which was delicious. Please don’t get put off by the location (right next to/in a sports facility) and the looks - looks can deceive - here they most certainly did. Visit the Entre Amigos and you will not regret it - we don’t. Oh and the service was really nice s well.

23/11/2024: Lekker en verrassend eten en goede gastheer en kokkin. Eten met zuid Amerikaanse twist. Een aanrader. Naastbestaande basketball hall