Restaurante Tokos — Restaurant in Funchal

The experience was very poor. We booked in advance. We were seated in the middle of some quite cramped tables for 2. It was impossible to have any sort of private conversation especially when the couples on either side were silent. But then again it's a very small room and when I booked I knew that so that was my fault. Here is the worst part. No menus. No offer of a drink. It got to 820pm and we'd been there for 20 mins. My wife and I agreed that we'd just walk. Something I can not recall us doing ever before. About 15 minutes in the owner came over and explained in a somewhat unwelcoming manner something about the fish. Still no offer of a drink. I know this place gets good reviews for the food. If you are prepared to accept the risk that the service might be terrible then good luck to you. They only appeared to have 1 person in the kitchen and 1 front of house. That's not a good ratio for the number of potential covers. Personally I prefer good service and good food and one should not be at the expense of the other. I just don't understand the reviews that talk about the owner being a great entertainer...

What a disappointment, it all looked so good to start with. If you would like an entertaining evening, where you almost get told what to order, then this is the place for you. If you like to be treated specially then walk on by. The owner / chef is a character and a half. When my wife and I visited in the summer of 2022, we booked a table, arrived on time for dinner, but we were not able to choose a couple of tables, as they were "reserved", we were in there for over 1.5 hours and nobody else took them. I fancied fish, so I was shown a selection of supposedly the days fresh fish, I selected one that I liked the size of, and was served with a distinctly smaller version. The chef is quite an intimidating personality, and you almost feel as though you are being told off, he is very stern, laughably so, but you are paying for this, and for what you are served, it's overpriced, you can definitely eat better and for less elsewhere on the island, which is a shame, as it...

Best meal of the holiday here. We walked past the restaurant a couple of times and decided to book for our last night - another couple were also booking and said the food was excellent, they certainly were ’t wrong. The restaurant is small (11 tables) and is staffed by the owner/chef and his wife/waitress. Old school charm and service, the food was simply superb. Recommend booking as walk-ins may be turned away and as others have commented, the service is relaxed and unhurried - expect 2-2 1/2 hours for dining. We rarely eat 3 courses but we just had to share a desert. The house wine was also excellent. Recommend the French style Onion Soup au Gratin (as good as any we have had in France), Pepper Steak (Fillet - medium with vegetables and a side of Sautéed potatoes), Chicken Curry and Flambéed Banana 😋 You will not be...