Makai — Restaurant in Calheta

What a memorable

The view is breathtaking, almost enough to make me forget I'm still waiting for my main course. The kitchen reached new heights with an almost raw fish – perhaps a bold homage to sushi?

The originality of the service also left a mark: ordering a half portion of shrimps and being charged for a full one is a revolutionary concept. Apparently, waiters errors are at my expense, an innovative initiative to hold the diner accountable!

And let's not forget the non-existent drink that still made its way onto the bill. A magical feat that defies logic.

In short, an experience to take your breath away – or to call Gordon Ramsay in an emergency. Highly recommended if you have infinite patience and a taste for extreme culinary...

Always a great place to grab a bite and get a drink. You can’t beat the views. The food can be hit or miss - we loved the Prego, the linguine with shrimp, the beef lasagna. The steak on hot stone was ok but nothing to write home about. The vegetarian pasta was meh, the pizzas have way too much cheese on it (some people might like that…). The team is new so some small mistakes can happen but they don’t hurt the overall experience. I think we’ve eaten there 5 times in 10 days. With our 2 year old - the staff absolutely love kids. That should tell you enough ;)

Oh and the home made deserts are...

Very tasty and well done food, everything hit the spot. I had a vegan bolo do caco with three hummus, it was delicious and the hummus were very well done. My little sister had chicken nuggets and fries, she enjoyed her meal also. My father had some fish and he absolutely loved it, he says it's the best meal he's had in Madeira so far. So everything was excellent. Although they did bring us desserts first which was strange, but idk maybe it's a tradition...