Bolo Do Caco Da Calheta — Restaurant in Calheta

Honestly this place was such a disappointment. We went in for the roasted chicken which turned out not to be on the menu that evening. We decided to give it a go anyway. Our bolo do caco was heated in a microwave and the owners are not even ashamed of doing it this way - the microwave is there for you to see behind the bar. We also ordered Picado, one with beef and one with chicken. The beef pieces were hard and chewy and all we could taste in the chicken bits was heck of a lot of rosemary seasoning. French fries got soggy really fast as the sauce and meat were placed on top of them - not sure if it’s the traditional way but I would much rather prefer the fries on the side. On the plus side the poncha served there is freshly made, same applies to the orange juice and those were really tasty. We ended up paying around 40€ which seemed to be a rip off considering we paid similar price in a nice restaurant down in Calheta port the...

The owner was not the friendliest honestly, but I decided to go for a Bolo Do Caco anyway. It is one of Madeira's specialities and something you definitely need to try when in Madeira.

Not so many options here and only meat. I took the chorizo one, but the stuffing inside was almost nothing so in the end it was just like eating a huge piece of dry bread.

Coffee was...

We stopped at this cafe after doing the Levada Alecrim, we did not expect much from the place, but it turned out to be an establishment with friendly people and very good food, please try the special bolo do...