Klenk’s Cafe — Restaurant in Santa Cruz

Visted twice as our hotel was on way down in Canico de Baixo (Four Views Oasis). It's a nice spot overlooking hotels etc below and, more importantly, the sea - lovely view! Klenks Cafe has space both outside and inside, with old-fashioned rustic feel to it.||||First dinner for three cost 54 Euros:||Drinks = 1 Brisa Maracuja (passion fruit soft drink), 1/2 litre Sangria, 2 pints of local beer (Coral)||Food = 1 Wienerschnitzel, 1 Mixed Grilled meat, 1 Bratwurst.||Dessert = 1 three balls ice-cream, 1 dessert of the day||||Everything was nice, apart from the Bratwurst - it lacked flavour and would each much better ones from simple street kiosks in Europe.||||Second dinner for three cost 67 Euros:||Drinks = 1 Sprite, 1 litre Sangria, 2 pints Coral||Food = 1 grilled meat, 2 Bacalhau (which we had to pre-order a day before)||Dessert = 1 tarte de maca, 1 two balls of ice-cream||||Everything was nice. However, we were somewhat disappointed with the Bacalhau. Really looked forward to it - big fan of Portuguese Bacalhau - especially having to pre-order it. Perhaps too high expectations. The dish was big, so a bit of a struggle to finish it. But it was nothing special - tasted like a general fish pie - without the distinct taste and flavours you usually get in Bacalhau. It filled the belly and nothing wrong with it. Just OK. Added to that we had to wait a long time for the food (same for our...

Visted twice as our hotel was on way down in Canico de Baixo (Four Views Oasis). It's a nice spot overlooking hotels etc below and, more importantly, the sea - lovely view! Klenks Cafe has space both outside and inside, with old-fashioned rustic feel to it.||||First dinner for three cost 54 Euros:||Drinks = 1 Brisa Maracuja (passion fruit soft drink), 1/2 litre Sangria, 2 pints of local beer (Coral)||Food = 1 Wienerschnitzel, 1 Mixed Grilled meat, 1 Bratwurst.||Dessert = 1 three balls ice-cream, 1 dessert of the day||||Everything was nice, apart from the Bratwurst - it lacked flavour and would each much better ones from simple street kiosks in Europe.||||Second dinner for three cost 67 Euros:||Drinks = 1 Sprite, 1 litre Sangria, 2 pints Coral||Food = 1 grilled meat, 2 Bacalhau (which we had to pre-order a day before)||Dessert = 1 tarte de maca, 1 two balls of ice-cream||||Everything was nice. However, we were somewhat disappointed with the Bacalhau. Really looked forward to it - big fan of Portuguese Bacalhau - especially having to pre-order it. Perhaps too high expectations. The dish was big, so a bit of a struggle to finish it. But it was nothing special - tasted like a general fish pie - without the distinct taste and flavours you usually get in Bacalhau. It filled the belly and nothing wrong with it. Just OK. Added to that we had to wait a long time for the food (same for our...

We stayed in an apartment complex next to Klenks for three weeks in February / March 2013 and ate at Klenks restaurant four times. The food and service were excellent on each occasion and, when compared with some of the tourist-trap restaurants in the local area, the restaurant provided excellent value for money. The menu is international, with a heavy emphasis on German-based dishes, but they do the usual Madeiran dishes as well - scabbard fish, skewers of excellent beef, the local garlic bread, tomato soup with egg, etc. Having tried the soups at three other restaurants on the island, Klenks came out top by a long mile. Homemade, thick, with a dollop of yogurt on top and a poached egg at the bottom. Most of the other versions we tried were watery (possibly tinned) with a half hard-boiled egg thrown in.||||The food at Klenks is freshy made and the vegetables and potato choices are very well prepared.||||The service is attentive, there is parking available, they brew their own beer (very good) and it is excellent value for money - highly recommended if a bit off the...