Normally I deliberately refrain from writing reviews and ratings of this kind because they always reflect the own preferences and don't give me a clear picture. In this case, however, I am forced to write something because the reviews I can read here do not correspond at all to the facts that can be found on site. The service is very lacklustre and that already in the early afternoon (2pm!!!) In a restaurant in a very touristy location and close to Funchal, I can assume that the waitress can at least understand a little English and knows the answers to my questions. That is not the case here. The waitress can say yes or no and that's the end of it. When asked how one or other product is prepared, if it says According to type of... I get no explanation. It's simply subterranean - the 80-year-old grandpa at the farmers' market in Santo Antonio da Serra can speak more English!!! I had the highly praised spicy prawns as a starter. I was looking forward to prawns, which I got completely on the plate and a spicy sauce that transported me to another galaxy and what do I get, already peeled like from the freezer bag at home and a bland tomato sauce with lovelessly decorated blackened olives. The price of €18 is exorbitant for this stuff! For my main course, I had the still highly praised octopus arms, house style, and I was even more disappointed than with the prawns. Served lukewarm and loveless with overcooked pieces of sweet potato, they were absolutely soft and had no bite! The flavour was also so bland! An absolute disappointment! It was only surpassed by my family's sandwiches which smelt of old fat and caused stomach ache and vomiting, which I really don't understand any more!!! I STRONGLY advise against this restaurant and I haven't even described the conditions of the toilets and the smell there.... The prices are a disgrace for this quality of food !!!!