Terre a Terre

This has become my favourite restaurant recently and I am a meat eater!!!

Just simply excellent. I have been when it is busy and when it is quiet and the service is always superb. The execution of their dishes is genius. I never thought vegetarian food could taste so good, how wrong I was!

It is not cheap but for such a great experience it definitely makes a nice treat.

Will be back soon, probably too soon!!
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Alex
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 8
Thursday, May 12, 2011

My partner and I ate here on Sunday 6th February 2011 and found the food here absolutely delicious. My partner is vegetarian and therefore in most restaurants has little choice available on the menu, so I thought that on our visit to Brighton we might try a veggie restaurant for once. Despite being apprehensive as I am quite the carnivore myself and often struggle to eat meals that don't have any meat or fish with them, I was pleasantly surprised! The flavours were immense! I loved each part of my meal, and the quirky restaurant had a nice feel to it, with little jars of marmalades and biscotti and shortbreads etc to buy in the front part of the restaurant, they even have their own cookbook for sale! It was absolutely lovely - the staff were so friendly too, offering us a sample of a sauce before we chose our starter, and showing me what an ingredient was and information about it's flavour and scent! Also advising us on the best option size-wise for our starter so we wouldn't feel too full for our dessert! :-) And then the best option for a nice light refreshing dessert.

I don't write reviews normally but I genuinely was so surprised by how tasty the meals were (not only myself as a meat-lover but also my partner as a vegetarian) and how nice the people were that I chose to write it for others like ourselves. We used reviews on here to help us select Terre a Terre for our evening meal, and I hope that others will find this review equally helpful!

If I had to find a fault with the restaurant it would be that the prices are a little steep if you want a quick meal but for a nice evening they are quite good... Also there isn't a Terre a Terre closer to home or in London! But perhaps that is part of it's charm... It is unique.
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Abi
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Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 7
Tuesday, February 08, 2011

Another delicious meal at Terre a Terre on Saturday night - so good we went back for lunch the next day!

The pomegranate cosmopolitans were one of the best cocktails we've ever had, and ended up having 4 each! Our waiter Milo was friendly and helpful which made the atmosphere even more enjoyable

We ordered the deep fried stuffed olives as a light bite before the main courses of rosti's which were as good as always.

The only slight negative about the meal was that one of the main courses was not quite hot enough - when we asked the waiter if it was possible to heat it up, they insisted on making a fresh dish, AND took it off the bill.

For lunch the next day there was 4 of us so ordered the tapas and then extra starters, which we haven't ever done before - was a great idea as we got to taste more than just a few dishes.

Desserts were out of this world - strawberry and basil bocker glory - Basil ice-cream!!! Delicious! The lemon tart with raspberries was to die for.

Terre a Terre is one of the reasons we come to Brighton, we love it and will defintely be back!
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 10
Monday, September 20, 2010

On a spontaneous visit to Brighton because the sun happened to be out, I rang to check with Terre a Terre that they did not have a dress code as I knew we would be in shorts and t-shirts... 'Gracious, no!" was the response, and the generally friendly demeanour of the maitre'd (Chris) had me booking a reservation before I had even looked at the menu - I thought, this place sounds fun.

I then looked at the menu - and as a self confessed carnivore, I have never been as excited as I was to find out what the food would taste like given the way it was described and the few pictures on the website - and not a filet of flesh in sight!

I was not disappointed. Simply incredible. The creativity and imagination of the head chef is mind blowing. Seemingly tradional flavour combinations are given a unique twist, or you have no idea what the flavour of some of the ingredients on your plate will be - but dive in, be brave, you will love it! I will definitely be back!
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Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 8
Sunday, July 11, 2010

OK, one of my best friends is coming down ... I've promised her a lovely restaurant meal ... she's a longtime veggie, I'm a longtime lover of meaty food. I ask around, several people mention Terre a Terre. I think, 'oh for one night I can make the sacrifice and eat the veggie stuff' and make the booking.

I guess the only thing I could immediately stack against Terre a Terre is that it has a basic but quality atmosphere - maybe that is what they are going for, modern rustic I suppose. That impression was when I walked in, once we were sat down, my impression changed. First task - order the wine. There is an impressively interesting selection of organic wines and our waiter was able to give advice on our choice. One job done ... on to the food. At this point my friends eyes are boggling around and it is nothing to do with the wine!

For most vegetarians, seeing an extensive menu from which they can order anything is something of a nirvana - thus my friends boggling eyes. So, we went ahead and ordered the tapas for two to start and a main course each.

The tapas starter was a complete revelation to me - a little bit of each of the most popular things on the Terre a Terre menu. Every one of them a complete surprise and we had fun working out what each one was. Everything was delicious and I have been and will continue to urge everyone to visit Terre a Terre just to have this Tapas to share.

After the tapas we were pretty stuffed and probably didn't do justice to our main courses (I had the 'fish & chips' which is not fish but battered halloumi - very delicious - not diet food though)!

Overall, I would say you will not be disappointed, veggie or not. Could be conceived as pricey but if you consider the immense amount of prep and ingredient interest that goes into every dish - we should probably be glad that Terre a Terre is so very accessible!
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battymum
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Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 8
Thursday, March 11, 2010

Best restaurant i have ever been to! Everything i ate was bursting with interesting flavours. Even the orange juice was amazing.

It is very expensive but its worth every penny, a lot of effort obviously goes into finding the best flavours to put into everything. I can't wait to go back again.
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Allie Cannell
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Food was fine - not spectacular but pleasant, if very pricey. After a poor start the service proved good but there was a curious disappointment: my girlfriend and I were visiting Brighton for 13/14 February weekend. Interesting that we - two women - were not offered the Valentine's menu at Terre a Terre: we were half way through our dinner when the man and woman who had just arrived at the next table were given a special menu all covered in hearts.
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Food 5 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 2
Monday, February 15, 2010

Ate there last night, I was disappointed. The portion sizes were good, and the starter of arojo mojo was excellent, and I was excited to get the main courses. What a let down. Mine was a bit interesting but not full of flavour, my partner's main was huge but the overriding flavour was of slight greasiness and he asked for chilli to cut through it. My dad's veggie version of fish and chips was also a let down and greasy. However the home made ice creams for desert were great, and the Italian carafe wine was also really tasty. The service was great and unhurried, but we thought the £100 bill for the three of us was over priced.
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ZoeB - View all reviews by this user
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Food 5 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 4
Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Still the best restaurant in Brighton... even the most hardened meat eater could not come away disappointed (I'm one of them).

Inspiring food, surprisingly good portion sizes with a good ambience and great service.
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matt - View all reviews by this user
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Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 8
Thursday, August 13, 2009

Went here for lunch after my grauation and it was lovely. Definitely not used to food like this but it was lovely. We shared the tapas, one vegan option and both were lovely. The garlic bread was delicious and there was halloumi and smoked tofu which were my favourites.One bit of the tapas I didnt like was the indian chick pea stack with some kind of cackers on top.

We went for the non alcoholic drink option and got two large bottles of water and one glass of vegan wine. The whole bill was £60 for four of us inc drinks.

Staff were lovely, didnt pester us at all but were just friendly enough. All in all a lovely place to go for a special treat!
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katie robinson
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Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Tuesday, July 28, 2009