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PORTALIANO

Restaurant Italian restaurant Mediterranean restaurant

One of the Top rated Italian restaurants in Funchal


Address

R. de São Francisco 2B, 9000-050 Funchal, Portugal

Website

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Contact

+351 927 620 934

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (856 reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Sunday: Closed
  • Monday: 12 to 3 PM, 6 to 9:30 PM
  • Tuesday: 12 to 3 PM, 6 to 9:30 PM
  • Wednesday: 12 to 3 PM, 6 to 9:30 PM
  • Thursday: 12 to 3 PM, 6 to 9:30 PM
  • Friday: (Good Friday), 12 to 3 PM, 6 to 10 PM, Hours might differ
  • Saturday: (Holy Saturday), 12 to 3 PM, 6 to 10 PM, Hours might differ

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: nice (13) service (11) risotto (11) good (10) restaurant (10) staff (9) delicious (9) Italian (8) pizza (8) friendly (7)
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  • 5/5 Benjamin R. 1 year ago on Google
    Mind-bogglingly good food at a truly food-centric restaurant. It's like they turn the flavours up to 11. Combinations of tastes and textures never dreamed up before. Great service and chill atmosphere. Shockingly affordable for the high quality food being prepared here (paid 30 eur/person for 2 starters, 2 mains, 2 drinks + 1 dessert).
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Alistair M. 2 years ago on Google
    This place is EXCELLENT! Book it!!! We walked by during the day and it looked really nice, so booked in. We got the last table - the whole place was booked and turned walk ins away all night. The decor is really nice, works really well. The staff were very friendly and helpful - able to make recommendations on the menu. The food - AMAZING! Honestly it was so creative and tasty. I had the duck with orange risotto and it was incredible. It was also extremely reasonably priced. This is definitely a must visit spot for dinner!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Marek H. 1 year ago on Google
    This was a dream. First of all.. the staff is amazing! So professional, kind and willing! You really feel welcome.:) Second of all… their food is fantastic!! We had such a dilemma what to order as everything seemed so good! We had 5 different meals and each one was wonderful and tasty! And even the place itself is cute! It’s small, friendly and with lovely view to the Jardim Municipal.:) 5 stars are not enough✨
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ben S. 2 years ago on Google
    Excellent food, great service. Beware, big portions!!! We had starters and mains, bottle of wine and soft drinks. Just less than 100 €. Reserve as popular
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rosie 1 year ago on Google
    Such an easy 5 stars for this restaurant. We were passing one day and booked this lovely place for our last evening meal in Funchal on holiday. After a beautiful eating experience on every level, we wished we had more nights left to try more of the amazing menu and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere and super courteous staff...who are a real credit to this restaurant. The food and drink was unbelievable and fantastic value.. and a highlight was one of the best home made ice-creams (peanut) I have ever had and will remember for a long time! The portions are just right to allow a full 3 courses without feeling stuffed. And you WILL want to try the desserts! The waitress was very kind and offered us complimentary ( delicious) banana liqueurs as it was our last night and to thank us for visiting. So wonderful, warm and friendly. Please visit ( book as they have limited seating and turned many away whilst we were there) you won't be disappointed !!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jo D. 2 years ago on Google
    Excellent service and amazing food. Off the busy roads with pleasant background music- lovely vibe. Pizzas were big but delicious! Starters were very well thought through and presented.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mark H. 10 months ago on Google
    Absolutely superb. The food and service is easily the match of somewhere twice the price. We ended up going 4 times in a week and never had a bad meal. Nice relaxed atmosphere with attentive but not overbearing service. You’ll get a nice bottle of bubbles and 2 mains for €50. Don’t miss it.

  • 5/5 Wojciech M. 1 year ago on Google
    Excellent and unique food experience. Portuguese steak is tasty, surrounded by very tasty potato chips. Pizza dough is surprisingly soft, but not chewy, gummy, or too thick, something I've never seen before.

  • 5/5 Yana P. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice Italian place in Funchal centre. We took two different risotto: duck and orange, seaweed and scallops, and both were delicious. Good sangria and starters

  • 5/5 Viv J. 1 year ago on Google
    Fantastic food, friendly staff who were very helpful. We chose pizza Nero and Portuguese steak and a portion of Bruschetta to share. Would have eaten here 2 nights running but they are closed on Sundays.

  • 5/5 jazmine m. 11 months ago on Google
    This was my favourite meal during my 2 weeks in Portugal. The ravioli was AMAZING and the octopus was so delicious. Definitely worth a visit in Funchal! Staff was also very nice.

  • 5/5 Chris L. 1 year ago on Google
    Food first class only went once as didn't fine until late into holiday will go when we return in April. Had duck with orange risotto so good plus the mushroom risotto with chicken just as good 👍

  • 5/5 Nico W. 10 months ago on Google
    Small, cute Italian Restaurant right next to a beutiful park. All the staff members were super friendly and regardfull. The black pizza was a piece of art and the risotto tasted heavenly!

  • 5/5 IRINI B. 8 months ago on Google
    Delicious dinner in a relaxed setting.We were lucky to get a table for two without a booking as the place was full. Small restaurant but rather nice, relaxed, intimate. The staff were very attentive and helpful, the dinner was delicious. One of the best meals we had in Funchal. Prawns and gyozas for starters then steak and octopus risotto for mains. Very glad we found it, totally recommend.

  • 5/5 Tanya 8 months ago on Google
    It was the best Italian food I ever tried. We didn't know what to choose and completely rely on waiter suggestions. It was fenomenal. Black pizza with smoke salmon was our favorite dish. Unimaginable good.

  • 5/5 K J. 9 months ago on Google
    What a find! Thought it was just a small Italian cafe and we were wowed by beautiful tasting Italian food. Excellent service. A real gem and the risotto was excellent!

  • 4/5 Ioannis G. 9 months ago on Google
    Need some more effort to feel like Italian restaurant. At the most positive.... VERY CLEAN and Polite.

  • 5/5 Gábor N. 8 months ago on Google
    I would give more stars if it was possible. The place was nice, the waiters were friendly and food was delicious.

  • 5/5 Kili 1 year ago on Google
    The Staff and the food are very nice. The Pizza Nero is my favourite Pizza and very special (see picture), but also the other meals are very nice!

  • 5/5 Jo S. 2 years ago on Google
    Love this place, just as good if not better than it was 4 years ago! Beautiful dishes whatever you choose, great wine and service. Go, you won't regret it!

  • 5/5 redAmber g. 1 year ago on Google
    On holiday in Madeira for a week, visited this restaurant twice, would of visited again on our last night but unfortunately they're closed on a Sunday night. Definitely recommend this place, the staff were so friendly and attentive, the food was delicious. We couldn't make our minds up on what to have so we shared the three mains, so they spilt the ravioli main for us into two bowls so we could have it as a starter. We enjoyed the food so much, on our second visit we have three mains again as we wanted to try as much of the menu as we could.

  • 4/5 peter c. 2 years ago on Google
    Dinner was great. Particularly the duck was tender and juicy. I was a bit upset about the water price which was 3.7 euro…. Come on…

  • 5/5 Abigail G. 2 years ago on Google
    Pretty good risotto but the bruschetta appetizer was amazing! Felt like a fancy dinner for a low price and the staff was super helpful and nice!

  • 5/5 Louise S. 2 years ago on Google
    I have never tasted risotto as tasty in my life. Top class service and food. The buschetta was so delicious.

  • 1/5 Michael T. 2 years ago on Google
    In a nutshell: If you go for wine and starters, you will be fine. I would give 4* for that. However, if you came here for pizza or risotto, you will be heavily disappointed. This had nothing to do with a good product. They are not trying to mimic Italian pizza but neither do es this Interpretation taste well. And the worst: after commenting this to the waitress, all we got were comments like: "thank you for being honest" and "if you try the pizza the second time, you will love it" - we will definitely not.

  • 5/5 Jakub �. 3 years ago on Google
    Cozy and stylish restaurant situated right next to the park and with really pleasant and kind service. Our meal was delicious, we had soup of the day + pizza and sangria and we recommend it all. In this restaurant you can have nice lunch or dinner right in the city center for reasonable price.

  • 5/5 Hrvoje K. 2 years ago on Google
    Perfect service, really good food and nice ambient in a great location with very reasonable prices (pizzas are in 10-15 eur range, but don't skip the couvert). Loved it.

  • 5/5 Julius R. 2 years ago on Google
    Great Italian food with a local twist. We both had a risotto and it didn't disappoint us. Would recommend this restaurant anytime.

  • 4/5 Sylvie C. 2 years ago on Google
    We adapted their vegetarian pizza to vegan, it was lovely. Obviously, it would have been nice to be able to have vegan cheese but regardless, it was a nice meal. Waitress did recommend to fry the Risotto in the future, which may have been more flavoursome. Friendly staff and good service :-)

  • 5/5 Mahdi M. 2 years ago on Google
    Amazing experience, amazing location! Portuguese stake is lovely and it comes with an even nicer sauce. It is in the city centre with parking spaces all around it. Try to park in the streets near the park that's near the restaurant. Staff are lovely and polite, try to book in advance as the spaces is limited.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✗ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout

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