Lacto
Ovo
Mediterranean
Asian
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Restaurant serving Mediterranean- and Asian-inspired dishes with some vegan options, including dishes with Beyond Meat, lentil ragout, curries, potatoes, and more. Specify vegan when ordering and staff can make suggestions. Reservations recommended. Open Mon-Sun 12:00-21:30.


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14 Reviews

First Review by Nikolate

plantgem

Points +37

Vegan
26 Feb 2025

Friendly staff, lovely food

Half of the options on the vegetarian a la carte menu can be made vegan. None of the desserts can be made vegan however they kindly whipped us up a chocolate mousse with red fruits, it was delicious. The staff were very helpful and accommodating.
Food is on the pricey side and has an upmarket feel. Beautiful view out to sea.

Pros: Cocktail selection, Views

Cons: A little expensive

Yoss42

Points +95

Vegan
08 Feb 2024

Excellent tasting menu

Great selection of vegan options, and they were able to make the tasting menu vegan too - only the replacement for the cheese dish (pineapple with a salty caramel glaze) was a bit disappointing given how creative everything else was. Amazing flavours and interesting pairings, exactly what you want from a tasting menu.

Pricey, but worth it for a special meal.

Pros: Fantastic high end dining , Great setting , Willing and able to adapt the menu

Cons: Definitely on the pricey side

kalaneuvos

Points +31

Mostly Veg
14 Jan 2024

Great vegetarian tasting menu

We had the 6-course "Vegetarian Innovations" menu and wine pairings. The aubergine and waffles were excellent, wine pairings where interesting and worked well. Our seating was fully booked and maybe this is why it took a while to get the first food and drinks but all the staff was very friendly. Definitely recommend for a vegetarian fine dining experience if you are looking for that.

Pros: Innovative and beautiful, tasty food, Great wine pairings and sommelier , Friendly staff

Cons: Had to wait a bit for the drinks at the beginning

noadjaidoen

Points +77

Vegetarian
15 Dec 2023

Very nice place!

The staff was incredibly nice! The place felt very luxurious. I must say the starters were very nice, but the mains we chose disappointed a little. We had the mushroom croquette and the salad for starters and the tofu with black garlic and aubergine for the main dish.

SarahLine

Points +515

Vegan
10 Jun 2023

Ask for vegan options

No vegan options on the vegetarian menu (you have to ask for that too!) but I asked the waiter and they gave me several options according to what I wanted to eat. The service was 5* and was such a beautiful setting. The food was absolutely delicious and my me*t eating other half said the vegan burger was the nicest vegan burger he had ever eaten. He had the veggie meatballs and said they were delicious. Not cheap, but recommend for a special dinner!

Charlotte_22

Points +102

Vegan
28 Jun 2022

Food was ok.. Service was bad!

We booked a table 2 days prior to our booking in person with the restaurant, we turned up to no booking. We was sat down to then have a gentleman come over to say “we don’t have your booking but your here now so there’s not much we can do about it now”. The feeling unwanted was an understatement! Another gentlemen came over to serve wine he looked down on us and was rude when asking for table water. When the food order was taken by another waiter, I advised it was all vegan he huffed and took the order with an attitude.. walking away huffing again.

Overall spoke to 5 waiters and only one was kind.

The food overall was mediocre we have had better service and food with cheaper restaurants around the corner. I wouldn’t recommend if you like a selection and good service. The menu is also veggie but a few can be made to Vegan .. not labelled on the menu. The menu has been updated this year.

Pros: View , Better for Veggie

Cons: Expensive , Rude staff , Not a lot of selection

Glenn_93

Points +46

Vegan
28 Jun 2022

Disrespectful service, mediocre food and overpriced!

Need more selection, items that were previously had by other users are now no longer available, very few options. Booking was made days prior but upon arrival told that we did not have a booking. Staff then proceeded to make us feel unwelcome and uncomfortable. Would not recommend! Plenty of other places with much better service and more reasonable pricing.

Pros: Nice outdoor seating area

Cons: Expensive , Rude, Food lacking size and quality and options

SandraMarquesFavinha

Points +1570

Vegan
28 May 2022

Bom mas caro

Usam produtos de qualidade e byond meat.

Pros: Boa vista., Boa apresentação., Saboroso.

Cons: Caro. Preços inflacionados .

martinawolgast

Points +16

Vegan
18 Apr 2022

Tasty food. Cosy modern place

They could have more vegan options on the meny

Pros: Vegan option on the meny

Cons: No cons

InezBachmura

Points +350

Vegan
24 Feb 2022

Fancy place

Very fancy place to eat. Hight quality service. There is a separate vegetarian menu ( we didn't get it by default, we needed to ask). Staff is helpful and they told us what from the menu can be made vegan. We had farm soup and veg salad as starters and then tofu wirh mushrooms and meatballs (I think that was beyond meat). There is only one vegan dessert - fruit salad.
It was raining so we couldn't experience eating at the tarrace with view, but I think it's a good option during the summer.
For me this meatballs sauce was a bit too sweet, but the rest was very good.

Pros: Helpful staff

Cons: You might need a reservation on weekend, Expensive

Anneli91

Points +129

Vegan
30 Jan 2022

Vegetarische/Vegane Extrakarte

Es handelt sich hier um ein gehobenes Mischkostrestaurant, mit super Aussicht auf Madeira.

Wir waren hier 2 Mal essen, weil uns die Meatballs mit Curry so gut geschmeckt haben. Das Tofu mit Pilz Jus (Shiitake etc.) hat nur mir geschmeckt... Meinem Mann war es zu Geschmacksintensiv. Da beide Portionen etwas klein waren, mussten wir immer noch eine Beilage dazu nehmen. Hier gibt es zum Beispiel Kartoffelspalten, Kartoffelpüree (vegetarisch) und Ananas mit Zucker überbacken. Sehr lecker waren die Tropical Island Mocktails.

Pros: Vegetarisch/Vegane Extrakarte

Cons: Teuer, Kleine Portionen

beatricemaee

Points +384

Vegan
09 Jun 2021

Amazing!!!

There were good vegan options! The staff were amazing and so attentive and professional! The vegan food was delicious!! The views were stunning over looking the bay! The atmosphere was lovely and there were lovely fire pits and relaxing music! The wine was great too! Would defo go back here!!! You need to book to go here as it’s popular. It was just lovely! They had vegetarian menu and could veganise a lot of options!

Updated from previous review on 2021-06-09


Updated from previous review on 2021-06-09

Pros: Amazing vegan food , Views and atmosphere amazing!!! , Staff really great!

Cons: Quite expensive but worth it , Have to book in advance

VicHanlon

Points +105

Vegan
08 Jun 2021

Amazing evening

Had a lovely evening. The staff are fantastic and very attentive! The restaurant is set in a beautiful terrace overlooking the bay of Funchal and is gorgeous. The food is spectacular to look at and tastes just as good! You definately have to book in advance. Wasn’t cheap but you get what you pay for! They had a vegetarian menu and were happy to veganise quite a few dishes!

Pros: Amazing attentive staff., Beautiful setting., Fantastic food.

Cons: Have to book in advance., Vegan wasn’t stated on the menu., Quite expensive (but worth it).

Nikolate

Points +2297

Vegan
05 Jun 2021

Amazing experience

If you are seeking fine dining experience, visit this place. Food is just amazing. You can taste quality and skill of the chef - run by the prestigious chef Benoît Sinthon from Il Gallo d'Oro (two Michelin stars). Hands down the best vegan food in Madeira.😄Ask for vegetarian menu and tell your waiter you are vegan, he will manage that you will get food you like.

The atmosphere is just amazing. We went for friday dinner (best with reservation), DJ was playing great music. Two main dishes, one side dish and bottle of wine costs 60 eur. It is more expensive restaurant but you can pay 30-40 eur without wine and that is normal price on better places in Funchal we been to.

Pros: amazing ocean view & atmosphere, best veggie food in Madeira, helpfull staff




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