Pizzaria Italiana Xarambhina

Please note I erroneously submitted this review for a similar sounding restaurant which I’ve now deleted and I want to post the review for the restaurant we actually ate at. We are (were) staying at the Hotel Porto Santa Maria right in the heart of the Old Town so we have eaten locally most nights. We visited this restaurant the last time we stayed in Funchal two years so we already had experience and decided to go again. In all, we ate here three nights out of our ten nights because it was so good and the staff were super lovely and very accommodating. First time my husband had the huge calzone and I had tagliatelle- both delicious. Second time he chose the steak on a stone and I once again had the tagliatelle- it was so good! I didn’t realise they did salmon on a stone so we resolved to go back on our last night. Which we did, and once again we’re treated very well. The quality of the steak was excellent and it meant that he could cook it to his preference. It also means your food never goes cold! Two times there were singers and musicians in the square and it really added to the ambience and enjoyment. The middle time we had a big rainstorm but we were quite dry under the huge umbrellas. Fortunately, we had only a few yards to get back to our hotel.We both highly recommend this lovely little restaurant which is popular with tourists and locals alike. It’s right outside the quant little church in a beautiful square. It’s a very romantic setting with excellent food and service and very friendly and professional staff. If you don’t go you’ll never know…

Such a lovely evening, excellent food, service, staff. Whole place spotless. Great value for money. Staff were efficient, and so pleasant and happy. Full of atmosphere.

great waitress that served us. pizzas were very good. all the others seemed to have steaks. good atmosphere in a beautiful place

superior mesmo, pessoal artístico e o melhor prego massa pizza!

Wasn't feeling terribly hungry so I wandered around Old Town seeing what took my fancy. Pizza seemed like a good option so I stopped here and had a Pepperoni pizza with a half bottle of wine. The pizza was thin and quite tasty and I enjoyed the wine. However, it's not easy dining alone and I rely on serving staff to be friendly. This wasn't the case here although I saw couples being treated in an amiable way. Here I felt invisible. They could learn a lot from Taberna Ruel where, busy though the staff were, they made time to smile or ask if everything was ok.

This is a regular spot for us. When you are in the centre of Funchal, there is no better choice for pizza (and other good specialities). A charming location and good service.

Excellent Italian..loved every dish we tried over 2 days…no problem booking…service and hosts both amazing.