Cafe Funchal

10/20/10

wedding woes

by kbookie at Citysearch

I had my wedding in the large hall at cafe funchal. Carla, the wedding coordinator was anything but helpful, but I had already booked. she invited us to a taste testing and left the wrong time on the machine... when we got there she said we should have arrived on time when i told her the message had said we could browse the selection andwhere between 1 and 4 she said no i must have misunderstood the selection was at 12. on the day of our rehersal she booked a consultation with another couple so was unable to coordinate my wishes with the staff, my mother and i therefore had to show the staff how we wanted the center pieces, napkins, tables, how many where on each table, how many tables we needed, etc. i had intended on spending the night out with my husbands family that was down from canada for the wedding but got stuck there for over an hour after the rehersal. On the night of the event carla, who was wearing jeans and a tshirt, informed me that she had a poker tournement next door and if I needed anything I should go find her there. I was insulted right off the bat. I had expected a little more direction than that. the servers asked my mother and i if they could begin serving if they could clear the tables etc i didnt expect to have to worry about that on my wedding night i thought i was paying them so i didnt have to worry. they didnt serve icecream with my cake even though i had paid for it in my package and then carla came in and told them to shut the bar down an hour early. when i asked her why she said the dj told her he was only paid until 10... the dj who was my cousin said he had never said that at which point she started screaming at him and calling him a liar in front of everyone. she appoligised while i was on my way out but insisted that it was my cousins fault and told me she would send me a complimentry gift card which neadless to say never came. if i had known i would have paid the couple of extra dollers a plate to go some where else and have a relaxing wedding experiance. i do not intend on returning to the resturant.

05/27/09

One of the Best Portuguese Restaurants

by Jeep4x4Girl at Citysearch

I am from New Bedford, and I have to say that Cafe Funchal is definetly a staple in this community. Their food and drink menu is fantastic and I recommend the shrimp mozambique and the carne de espito. I love this place so much that I have planned my wedding reception here for October 2010. They have a gorgeous ballroom in the back of this restaurant for up to 400 people, what a lovely place!

• Pros: Great food, great atmosphere, amazing drink menu
• Cons: crowded and noisy

02/22/09

Overpriced sub par food with annoying bar scene!!

by 1act at Citysearch

First, they messed up our reservations twice, then tried to squeeze 7 people onto a 6 peson set-up. Then I had to fight to add more room! The steak was sub-par, the tuna special was tough and stringy , the steak tips(Steak tips? more like chuck roast!) were tough and overcooked, tuna steak was overcooked and unappetizing and the beef on a stick was tough and just poor quality meat! Just sub-par food!! However, I must admit the mussels were great (the spicy red sauce) and the swordfish ok (but very thin). Word of warning, don't ever eat in the bar, unless of course you love rap music, wear your baseball cap backwards, wear your jeans down to your knees and aren't interested in carrying on a conversation with your guests- Noisy!!

And the best part? On the way out to the parking lot (located about 1/4 mile behing the building!) we had to step over where someone had just thrown up on the sidewalk right near the front door. What a great way to end the evening with a client , fellow worker and wives. This place is a bar scene pretending to be an upscale reataurant! Denny's quality? Maybe somewhat better, but after $300 I expected more and will never go back. They should have saved the $$ spent on the ambiance and put it into good quality food or maybe lessons for the chef on how not to overcook it. Why all the hipe? So thank me for saving you $300!!!!

• Pros: good mussels with spicy red sauce
• Cons: steak, tuna, beef all sub-par

02/08/09

Best Food In Town

by Marlil at Citysearch

Great food decor service Keep up the wonderful work. The time and care that the waitress showed was apprecitated, The choices gave us much to decide from. We have come here on five ocassions, and evertime enjoyed it all. You should be very proud.

• Pros: Food, Service, Decor, Clean
• Cons: Better lighted parking lot

01/08/09

Horrible service and staff.

by sidney0101 at Citysearch

Service is bad. Bartenders are rude. Need new ones. I am 55 yrs old, never seen rudeness and selfishness like this before. Food was cold and uncooked. I do not expect to go there again. Over priced by much.