New on the scene this restaurant gives you a very warm feeling and they have created a lovely atmosphere. Very nice decor with calming colours and natural stone walls. Service was excellent. We had some very nice home made bread which was a nice touch and a good talking point. The olives very nice, with an excellent Portuguese Wine List at sensible prices. Starters are a little expensive but main courses are on a par with other restaurants. Food was of a very good standard, nicely presented and the Espetada was cooked exactly as requested. Finished off with a superb coffees. Will go again and take our visitors.

I have been to this new restaurant twice and had a good experience there on both occasions. On the first occasion I had onion homemade onion soup followed by filet steak (blue) with a pepper sauce. Both steak and sauce were perfect to my taste. On the second occasion I had Limpets (Lapas) as a starter followed by Espetada Filet Steak (rare) cooked on a laurel stick, from which it was removed to serve on the plate. The espetada steak was excellent, again perfectly cooked to my taste.

These days for health and safety reasons the Lapas served in Madeiran restaurants all seem to be frozen whereas there were some, in past years, that served them fresh. The difference is that it seems not to be possible to cook frozen Lapas without their being of a slightly rubbery consistency when served.

There is an excellent wine list at this restaurant and though the setting is formal the Staff are friendly and helpful. On both occasions I dined in the courtyard at the rear of the premises. On my first visit I had no difficulty in moving tables when I realised that my back was too warm from the barbecue and on the second occasion having asked to sit on the road side of the restaurant, I quickly asked for a move when I realised that there was a problem from fumes from cars passing in the narrow street on the other side of the screening.

A first class restaurant at reasonable prices with a lovely ambience and good service. On the way out I sneaked a look at the kitchen. Impressive and state of the art.

A newly and beautifully restored exceptionally large restaurant for the area with a large inner courtyard, 'The Tavern on the Corner' in Rua Santa Maria is a new venture by Rui, the owner of the nearby Gaviao Novo, with a new and more upmarket cuisine but similar pricing and the same high standard of cooking one has come to expect from the smaller place.

We stumbled upon this restaurant in the old town of Funchal and decided to give it a try. The food was the best we had in Madeira freshly cooked, beautifully presented and extremely tasty. We returned 2 nights later and were greeted warmly by the friendly staff and again had an excellent first class dinner. In our opinion this restaurant compares to top restaurants in our home Island of Guernsey. Well done and wish them every success. Martyn and Ann Seabrook