Terroirs

Great, buzzy place with a very warm yet vibrant atmosphere and fantastically tasty nibbles. Steak tartare was the best I've had outside of France, maybe the best ever. I have given this place 9s across the board, but that's only because it was a quick bite before going on to a concert later. If they can keep this standard going across three courses it could well achieve perfect 10s. Wine list was exciting and extensive but not terrifying (price wise). I ordered an Arbouriou from Marmandais region, something I've never had before, and it was a revelation. Fantastic start to an evening, I heartily recommend.
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Richard
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Saturday, July 14, 2012

If you like good unusual wines with plates of cold meats and cheeses, this is the place to go to. Even dessert was of very good quality. The tables are a bit cramped and if you don't like meats the menu can be limited.

The service was friendly and the meals are well presented but the main deal is the very large choice of wines - no Hardys or Mondavi wines here but from small vineyards from mainly France and Italy.

One word of warning the bill climbs very quickly with the wines and various plates of ham.
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Dutch_Food - View all reviews by this user
8 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 8
Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Fantastic.

This place never disappoints. Dinner for 6 in the restaurant downstairs last Saturday evening. Service was first-rate: attentive, efficient, knowledgeable. Food was very good indeed. A few small plates to share for starters - the pick of which was the duck rillettes. Main courses were all exceptional - the pork belly was the best I've had, and the rabbit with polenta was to die for.

Wine was inevitably good, and very reasonably priced for the quality.

With 3 bottles of wine (all in the £30+ bracket) and one of champagne (the Philipponnat is excellent and served in very concentrating glasses) the whole shooting match cost just over £260, which I consider excellent value for money.

We savoured our dinner all the more as we were very nearly done out of it: a police cordon briefly closed the whole road. Five minutes later it came down, thank goodness.
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Kwev
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Wednesday, July 13, 2011

I love this place although unfortunnately it has become so busy that its hard to get a table last minute now. Seats at the bar are available if you can get there early enough though.

Staff are very knowledgable about the wines and can really find you exactly what you want, food is hearty and flavoursome. Best part is the atmosphere, you can end up staying wayy into the night here and not realising at all.

Its fairly expensive but you get your money's worth!
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Gospodja
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 7
Monday, May 23, 2011

Last night was my second visit to Terroirs - had a fantastic time the first time round and was sat downstairs.

This time we were upstairs and it was a beautiful sunny evening with all the windows open.

I cannot fault Terroirs - the staff are knowledgeable, helpful and are great at recommending how much to order and what goes well together. As always the selection of charcuterie (rillettes, terrine and some saucisson) was delicious, and we combined that with a steak tartare, potted shrimps and an eel/bacon dish with horseradish.

Combined with a few carafes of excellent wine at reasonable prices - this place really hits the spot. Such a great atmosphere, delicious food and a great wine list and you end up getting a wonderful experience for the same price as many mediocre restaurants.

Amazing place to go - and always makes me feel like I'm on holiday. Highly recommend!!!
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Leah - View all reviews by this user
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Thursday, April 21, 2011

Great fun, noisy and enjoyably chaotic small plates bistro with a cracking wine list, teeming with happy punters. Stand out dishes, packed with flavour included pork and pistachio terrine (a must have); smoked duck, beetroot and hazelnut salad; smoked eel and bacon with crepe parmentier and horseradish cream. Cheeses are in great condition and pannacotta is properly wobbly. Great value too considering the location.
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markj - View all reviews by this user
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Sunday, March 20, 2011

We ate here last weekend and it was my favourite meal of the year without question - we had the cod's roe, snails & bacon, herrings and also beetroot/goat's cheese; every dish was cooked perfectly and served by knowledgable, genuinely friendly staff. Really can't wait to go back.
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whipped
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Tuesday, December 14, 2010

This place was highly recommended to me so I was looking forward to my first visit.

An inauspicious start with the maitre'd being more than a little flakey when I turned up to meet my friend for our pre-booked table. The table wasn't ready so she suggested we go to the bar for a drink. There was no space at the bar and we stood there being ignored by the busy bar staff for around 10 minutes. When we eventually made our drinks order they never turned up.

Things swiftly picked up when we were seated. The menu is tempting with a diverse selection of small plates. The waiter was charming and informative regarding which wine to choose from the extensive list (we ended up with an organic Cabernet Sauvignon). The food was delicious.

Will definitely go again.
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Brixton Bird - View all reviews by this user
7 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 6 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 6
Monday, August 30, 2010

This really is the most fabulous place to spend time. Every time we go the variety of dishes make chosing a difficult task so it is lucky that they have small portions as well as entree size selections. That way you can work your way through a wider range of dishes. Everything is fresh and full of flavour. The cheeses are superb.

The wine list is extensive and unusual with some fresh alternatives to the usual run of the mill wine list.

Service is good and the atmosphere is busy.
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wdandak - View all reviews by this user
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Went back after a year and Terroirs is if anything is even better. It is run beautifully by charming, relaxed attentive people. Sat downstairs and was treated to a number of excellent dishes. The charcuterie plate was perfect and followed that with divine anchovies with butter and onion, superb Matje herring. THe wine waiter helped us choose excellent wines to accompany these dishes and the whole experience was perfect
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Toby Reisz
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Saturday, July 31, 2010