Lacto
Mediterranean
Beer/Wine
Portuguese
Non-veg

Serves meat, vegan options available. Provides several choices for vegans including: noodles sauteed with vegan cheese, soya sauce, and grated carrots; tofu with sauteed vegetables with balsamic; sweet potato burger; veggie burger with vegan cheese; and seitan steak with mushroom sauce, couscous, and red bell pepper. Reported closed June 2024.


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78 Reviews

First Review by DiPugh

SJS5

Points +687

Vegan
26 May 2024

Very tasty dinner and lots to choose from!!

Loved the restaurant and staff and very very happy to see a seperate full vegan menu yay!
We shared the mushroom and potato starters along with garlic bread. My main was their famous ravioli and we forced a slightly odd crumble in too! I was so happy to see the menu, the food wasn't 5 stars but enjoyed the meal and experience.

Updated from previous review on 2024-05-26

Pros: Lovely ambience , Friendly staff

Babs2211

Points +38

Vegan
27 Feb 2024

Very good!

My son and I had dinner last week and evrything was delicious and tasty. I had beetroot with coconut that goes with a vegan sauce and my son tofu with vegetables.
The vegan brownie very good too.
I recommend it.

Pros: Good choice

sophieee12

Points +168

Vegan
24 Feb 2024

Great vegan options and dessert!!

We went here for dinner on a Friday night after reading lots of good reviews about the vegan options - it definitely didn’t disappoint! I had the vegan garlic bread to start (which isn’t actually on the menu but if you ask for it then they’re more than happy to do it) and the vegan ravioli which came with a side salad which was nice enough, would recommend getting a side of chips with it though. For dessert I had the vegan brownie, incredibly yummy! Would deffo recommend and would go back here.

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Vegan dessert!, Great service

JLNBRN

Points +20

Vegan
28 Dec 2023

Very Delicious, nice surrounding

The Waiter asked us if we were vegetarian or vegan. The food was delicious and not to expensive. The amount of food was good.
Highly recommended!

Pros: Vegan, Good price for value , Nice waiter

Sasuu

Points +573

Vegan
16 Dec 2023

Sooooooo gut !

Bei Gavino gibt es traditionelles für Madeira typisches Brot mit veganer Knoblauchbutter , zum niederknien ! Es gibt 5 vegane Hauptgerichte und 4 vegane Desserts , man wird sofort gefragt ob man unverträglichkeiten hat und es die Menschen sind unglaublich nett und zuvorkommend.

Updated from previous review on 2023-12-16

Pros: Super lecker, Toller Service, Große Auswahl , tolles Ambiente

noadjaidoen

Points +71

Vegetarian
15 Dec 2023

Very nice staff!

Cute location! A little square. The vegetarian steak was a bit bland, but the ravioli was very nice! The service was very good!

Updated from previous review on 2023-12-15

BatKat

Points +579

Vegan
10 Nov 2023

Great service and choices

This place isn't veggie but has a great vegan menu. The waiters are so attentive and fun, they make a lot of jokes. They even check first off if you are vegan or vegetarian. Get the vegan garlic bread. We were sat on a cute and lively square with music playing next door. Loved it !

Pros: Lots of vegan choices including dessert, The best waiters !

veganaurora

Points +269

Vegan
15 Oct 2023

Something special

I had a lovely meal here because it feels like this restaurant tries hard to do interesting food. The service was also attentive and professional.

I had mushrooms stuffed with leeks and spinach to begin (you could chose two ingredients from a number of choices) which were juicy and tasty. I followed this with the ravioli which had silky pasta and was enjoyable but could have done with being a bit more cheesy.

If I were in Madeira again I would definitely come back to try the other vegan options on their menu.

Pros: Good choice of vegan options, They try hard to make the food special, Stylish decor

k_nat

Points +36

Vegan
16 Sep 2023

Amazing!!

Amazing vegan options here. The staff were so friendly and helpful. I was travelling alone and they made me feel welcome and comfortable.
I questioned the white sauce, and the waiter showed me the actual product it was made with.
Will certainly visit again next year.

Pros: Delicious food, Dessert menu also, Lovely staff

Cons: As all in Funchal, closes a little early for me 😃

JoannaBananna

Points +312

Vegan
12 Sep 2023

Great experience!

We spent my husband’s birthday here and it was an amazing experience. The waiter was fantastic, so friendly and knowledgeable about vegan options. We had bread with vegan garlic butter and stuffed mushrooms as starters and both ordered the steak - he asked for fries instead of the couscous and I asked for my couscous to come without raisins. I probably wouldn’t order the steak again - it was a bit bland - but the overall experience was still worth it. For dessert, I had the vegan ice cream and he got a brownie, even with a candle and birthday song 😊

urbruise

Points +120

Vegan
28 Aug 2023

unbedingte Empfehlung

Wir fanden es so toll, dass wir innerhalb unseres 1 wöchigen Urlaubs 2x dort waren. Ich würde, trotz dass es nicht komplett vegan ist gerne 5 Sterne geben, denn das Restaurant ist sehr schön eingerichtet, die Atmosphäre war toll. Wir hatten zwei unglaublich nette und professionelle Kellner*innen. Service wird hier sehr groß geschrieben. Wir haben uns sehr gut umsorgt gefühlt. Das Essen war wunderschön angerichtet und es war wirklich lecker. Teilweise kann man sich Gerichte selbst zusammenstellen, was uns gut gefallen hat. Die Getränke waren auch sehr lecker. Und das Preis-Leistungsverhältnis war top!

Updated from previous review on 2023-08-28

Pros: Tolle Atmosphäre , Sehr guter Service , Besondere Gerichte

baruuuu

Points +40

Vegan
27 Aug 2023

Must visit!

We had a seitan steak (14e) and ravioli (16e), they even had a starter (garlic bread), all vegan and delicious, easily recognizable vegan options in the menu. Great friendly service and nice coctails. Cost us 50e in total. Would visit again.

sonolieschen

Points +95

Vegan
27 Aug 2023

Wirklich hervorragende Küche!

Hervorragende Küche mit toller Veganer Auswahl, großen Portionen. Das Auge isst hier definitiv mit!

christinebruns

Points +52

Vegan
20 Aug 2023

Sehr empfehlenswert

Wir hatten einen super schönen Abend in dem Restaurant. Die Kellner:innen waren sehr freundlich und lustig, es gab gute vegane Optionen und die Preise sind sehr fair.

Pros: Super freundliches Personal, Gutes Essen zu fairen Preisen, Liebevoll angerichtet

mariinablu

Points +31

Vegetarian
18 Aug 2023

Worth a visit

Some „higher end“ restaurant in Funchal with quite cheap prices given the menu, presentation and hospitality. Staff was super nice. The tofu with grilled veggies (vegan) was very delicious. The sweet potatoe burger was presented very nicely but didn’t taste like much. The stuffed mushrooms (starter, vegetarian) were absolutely delicious.

Kaiju

Points +83

Mostly Veg
15 Aug 2023

Gehobenes Restaurant

Das Restaurant ist in der Altstadt von Funchal. Gavino bietet auch omnivor Speisen. Sehr freundliche Bedienung. Preise im Vergleich waren etwas höher.

AliciaFT

Points +45

Vegan
24 Jul 2023

Muy rico

Varias opciones veganas riquísimas, personal atento y amable. De lo mejor para comer vegano en Funchal

JuliaJ123

Points +16

Vegan
23 Jul 2023

Not great food but good service

We got the raviolis and risotto, raviolis were bland but fine, could barely eat the risotto. Wouldn’t recommend given the other choices around

Pros: Good service

Cons: Bland food

LenaStr

Points +44

Vegan
17 Jul 2023

5 Stars!!

Best service I had in Funchal,
Best vegan food I had in Funchal.
Best price-performance ratio.
Overall the best Restaurant in Funchal that I know so far. It was more than good and I will definitely come back here during my stay!

Pros: Service, Price-performance ratio

Jaywood000

Points +344

Vegan
08 Jul 2023

Gavino Supremo

All round wonderful experience.

Lots of labelled vegan options and even more if you ask. Service was brilliant, super friendly and helpful.

We had:

Vegan 'Camembert' (with a claim to be possibly the only restaurant in Madeira with this!) and Garlic Bread
Ravioli with Cream 'Cheese' and Spinach
Stuffed Courgette
Brownie

Food was all delightful, very much recommend if you're in Funchal. Booking recommended.

Schmollski

Points +52

Vegan
01 Jul 2023

Absolute Empfehlung

Der Service war der beste den ich bisher in Funchal erlebt habe. Als erstes wurde gefragt, ob jemand vegetarisch oder vegan bestellen will und darauf hin wurden die Optionen angeboten. Es gab eine große Auswahl und es hat unglaublich lecker geschmeckt. Der Eingang der Restaurants liegt höher und wir sind fast im falschen Laden gelandet.

Pros: Top service , Top essen , Top Lage

dozer84

Points +165

Vegan
01 Jul 2023

Decent food, nice staff

Nice place and we enjoyed our food here, they didn’t have the Seitan steak but the vegan risotto was great but the brownie desert was disappointing

AllisonStorch

Points +44

Vegan
11 Jun 2023

Great experience

Multiple vegan options, very well labeled menu, very friendly staff. When I ordered the vegan ravioli the waiter asked if I would like garlic bread with vegan butter (who says no to garlic bread?) my ravioli was super tasty and the deserts were huge, vegan crumble was delicious.

k_nat

20 Jun 2023

This place looks amazing. Thanks for the review. I'll certainly visit in a few weeks 😊

Tigertreefrog

Points +57

Vegan
05 Jun 2023

Amazing food

Very kind people
The food was amazing!we were there for 2 times already. The food is excellent and it looks almost like art.

Updated from previous review on 2023-06-03

Pros: Many vegan options , It looks great, Nice non alcoholische cocktails

simmiefairy

Points +1623

Vegan
28 May 2023

Delicious

Incredibly kind staff, very delicious food

AngelaKerr

Points +50

Vegan
17 Apr 2023

Great options, fancy presentation

Nice setting for evening meal. Ordered the vegan ravioli and enjoyed it. Crumble dessert was smoked and presented well. Tasted great. The brownie was huge and my daughter couldn't finish it even though she tried her best as she loved it.

DonaldPump

Points +171

Vegan
13 Apr 2023

Friendly staff and relatively large portions

Centrally located restaurant with several vegan options. The service was good and the portions were relatively large for restaurants on the island. The food could be a bit more flavorful though. The Seitan steak, for example, was relatively basic.

Closes at 10.00 pm on weekends, so be there in time.

Updated from previous review on 2023-04-13

Pros: Lots of vegan options , Relatively large portions , Friendly staff

Cons: The food could be a bit more flavorful




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