The menu

What's on the boards today.

The menu shifts with what the boats bring in and what's ripe in the garden. These are the dishes you'll find most days — plus a daily special chalked up by the door.

This week

Daily Specials

  • TuesdayScabbard fish, banana & passion fruit12
  • WednesdayBeef picado10
  • ThursdayFisherman's stew12
  • FridayRoast salt cod13
  • SaturdayBeef skewer on laurel wood14
  • SundayMadeiran stew11

To start

Starters & Small Plates

  • Bolo do caco (Madeiran flatbread)3

    warm sweet-potato flatbread, garlic & parsley butter

  • Wheat soup5

    with smoked pork

  • Kale soup5

    green kale, potato and chouriço

  • Grilled limpets9

    garlic butter and a squeeze of lemon

  • Picado (beef & chips to share)10

    beef cubes, garlic, hand-cut fries

From the grill & the pot

Traditional Mains

  • Beef skewer on laurel wood14

    the famous Madeiran skewer, with fried corn

  • Scabbard fish with banana12

    the island classic — deep-sea fish and fried banana

  • Tuna steak13

    fresh tuna, onions and sweet potato

  • Fisherman's stew12

    the day's catch in a tomato and wine broth

  • Salt cod, our way13

    salt cod with onions, olive oil and roast potatoes

  • Half grilled chicken10

    with house piri-piri

All mains come with sweet potato, fried corn or salad.

To finish

Homemade Desserts

  • Passion fruit pudding4

    smooth, sharp, cold

  • Madeira honey cake4

    the proper recipe — spiced and dark

  • Fruit of the day3

    whatever's ripe

For the table

Wines & Beers

  • House wine, glass2.5

    red or white

  • House wine, 0.5L jug6
  • Madeira wine, glass4

    5-year dry or medium-sweet

  • Coral lager, draught2

    the local beer

  • Passion fruit soda2

    made on the island

Madeira specials

Poncha & Spirits

  • Traditional poncha4

    sugarcane spirit, honey and lemon

  • Passion fruit poncha4.5
  • Nikita4

    the Madeiran summer drink (ice cream, beer & pineapple)

  • Sugarcane aguardente3

    from Calheta

  • Espresso with a dash of spirit2.5

    the local pick-me-up

Cheers!

"If something's missing from the board, just ask. We probably have it — or something better that came in this morning."

— Andreia