La Ao Fundo - Funchal

A noisy tourist street does not lend itself to a calm outdoor environment. The risotto was over seasoned and slightly under cooked. An expensive meal and not good value.

Booking probably essential but a table had to be made up on the outer edge which made one feel that you had been forgotten although a booking was made. However the food was excellent

The food itself was good 4.5/5. Service was a 3/5 not particularly good. One person was friendly and one had a little bit of an attitude at one point. Pretty hard to get a waiter’s attention (i.e., not particularly attentive).

Well run restaurant. Very popular,food good especially Tuna steak and Beef Tartare

We were recommended to try dinner here during our stay and so made a point of booking in advance. We were seated quickly at a table of our choice, outside. The restaurant is in the hustling old town which really lights up with activity in the evenings. The tables were quite packed together, we felt a little like we were eating dinner with a bigger party. Ok if you're pretty sociable, but be aware if you're looking for a quieter night. Service was a mixed bag, with different waiting staff dipping in and out for different duties at different times. They obviously had their hands full with a number of covers but we went from over attentive to ignored at different points in the evening. The food was lovely, with lots of different options to choose from and some unique recipes and ideas. Every dish was well presented and had good flavour, however; the octopus was very oily, leaving a significant pool of oil on the plate; and the shrimp curry shells and heads in the sauce which gave good flavour but needed fishing out to enjoy the sauce. Dessert was a triumph a pumpkin lava cake with a goats cheese ice cream. It was unusual, but well balanced, and came together beautifully. All in all, we really enjoyed our meal and would eat here again as the overall experience was very good and the price was very fair for the quality of food.