Restaurante Estrela do Norte — Restaurant in Santana

We have come to this place only because everything else was closed. I felt really bad because it was 1 hour before closing, the whole place was empty and the staff was already talking at a table however when we entered they were super kind and offered a seat. And this is the only positive I can tell because the food is definitely not their strength. They have stated on the menu that they are making traditional thin crusted pizza from Naples... Well, I would not be disappointed if it ends up with a thicker crust, but it had no taste and bad quality meats as toppings... We were super hungry so we ate most of it and to be honest at least it was a large portion so we needed to get the remaining boxed. As a suggestion to the chef, look for an another pizza recipe, use different flour and ingredients. There is an opportunity in this place because the staff was super lovely, try...

I don’t know how the rating is this high. Hard to find good places to eat in Madeira but this was definitely the worst one we visited so far. It smells horrible inside, the whole interior looks like a backroom. It was so depressing to sit there, there’s not even any music playing, just the sinister noise of an ancient refridgerator. The time must go so slowly for the wait staff working there. The food was edible but pretty bad, basically a frozen pizza for st least 10€. Very overpriced for what it is. Didn’t even finish our water as we wanted to get out of that stinky place as soon as possible and they wouldn’t even let us take the water bottle that we paid 3€ for with us because they wanted to get the deposit back for the bottle 😀😀 honestly I’d rather starve than go back...

What a gem! Ok let me start with the food: best meat I had in Madeira. Period. I ordered medium rare, guess what, I got perfect medium rare. It tasted really got and super tender. Good seasoned and nice crust.

The location is locals orientated, but serve of course tourists also. The servers speak good English and very friendly. When I was there they were preparing for a big local party tomorrow.

Are there things that can be better? Of course. The place looks a bit out-dated, but it's clean and maintained. They could give maybe grilled half tomato next to meat. They could invest in good steak knives. But all that is just details that doesn't matter compared to the delicious food they serve.

Definitely recommend. I wished I stayed longer here, so I could try other items...