Terroirs Wine Bar

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5 William IV Street,
Strand,
London,
WC2N 4DW

(020) 7036 0660

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Reviewer RobMalco
11/01/2012
Great wine list. Rustic foods that compliment. Good value.
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Reviewer RickmanH
28/11/2010
I have been twice to terroirs recently, both very last minute, and the welcome each time has been great. The food is delicious and well executed. I went last week before the theatre and the staff were very helpful when I told them that we were in a bit of a rush. All very knowledgeable and friendly. The downstairs bar feels like a secret spot in the middle of London. In an area dominated by chain restaurants and (not so cheap) pasta joints, Terroirs is a real find and a great addition to the area.
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Reviewer eloh
24/11/2010
I'll never go there again. Encouraged by a few positive reviews I went there last Friday to meet a friend I didn't see for a long time. We hadn't booked a table so we felt quite lucky when they told us we would get one after a few minutes' wait. We settled in, ordered food and a bottle of wine and after about an hour, just when we started feeling really comfortable, they told us our table had been booked by someone else and that we should move to the bar to finish our food and wine!
Fair enough - it was a Friday and we didn't have a reservation, so getting a table felt like pure luck. They should have told us though we could stay for an hour only, so that we could decide whether we want to stay there or not.
So, even though the wine was quite good, I will never go back to this place.
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Reviewer doug wregg
17/07/2010
Terroirs is a terrific wine bar/restaurant with bags of atmosphere, great wholesome food and a superlative wine list. I've been there several times and can't recommend it highly enough.
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Reviewer JudeS
19/02/2010
I really like these new natural wine bars in London & am definitely a convert to the natural wine movement. Terroirs can be a bit expensive by the end of the night but the food is really fresh & a surprisingly uniique experience in London. A good place for work drinks.
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Reviewer HMJ
18/10/2009
Despite all the fabulous reviews of this place in the press, it is not the place for a quick glass of wine.

I have twice called in on the off chance of an early evening drink (around 5pm), but the sneer of the receptionist when I tell them I don't have a booking is amazing!

On the last occasion, I said that all I wanted was a glass of wine as I needed to leave by 6pm.

Despite many empty tables, I was initially offered a tall small table with one stool and told my guest could stand! Eventually we were offered two stools at the end of the bear near the kitchen.

Despite very poor, slow service, we left as promised at 6pm, when the majority of the tables around us were still empty!
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Reviewer VW
23/10/2009
As usual, there will always be bad tempered people or acrimonious about not having the best table at the best place in any kind of well reviewed restaurant or bar.

I've been to Terroirs many times and I admit that you've got to fight to find a stool at the bar most of the time,.

Despite that, I don't know other places with such a fantastic wine list when I can find myself so many wines that can give me pleasure.

In addition, the food is really good value for many and there is a lot to dig in the menu.

It's really hard not to be satisfied there even though I am from the trade and certainly more difficult to please than the average customer.

Keep going and good luck for downstairs....
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Reviewer Anonymous
23/11/2008
A super addition to the West End, Terroirs is an adaptation of the classic Parisian "natural wine bar". It is cosy with a buzzy atmosphere, the menu consists of evolved tapas dishes, brilliantly rendered (try bone marrow with black truffle served on little tartine or squid with chickpea and romesco or the chacuterie board) and the wine list composed of biodynamic and organic wines with several by the glass has to be one of the best in London. Great value! Top marks.
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Reviewer Anonymous
21/11/2008
Terroirs is a superb addition to the West End. At the moment it is a wine bar offering a selection of tapas portion dishes, although I hear there are plans to open a restaurant in the basement with heartier food. I went in the evening and the place was buzzing. There were lots of tables sharing plates of charcuterie and cheese, but I opted for a couple of small plates and one of the plats du jour. Squid with chickpeas and romesco sauce was beautifully tender and packed with flavour. A small tartine of bone marrow and black truffle was heavenly. For a main course I had boudin noir with girolles, chestnuts and fried eggs presented in a small cast iron frying pan (nice touch) - classic comfort food, brilliantly rendered. Despite being full I managed to squeeze in a refreshing Sicilian lemon posset for dessert. Next time I come back, which will be soon, I will bring some companions and investigate a lot more of the delicious sounding dishes.The wine list is amazing, arguably one of the best in London. It has about 200 bins, virtually all biodynamic, organic or low sulphur, and about 25 by the glass. I had a stunning Verdicchio di Matelica and an earthy, wild Irouleguy Rouge from the Pyrenees (great with boudin!)Terroirs may have just opened but I can see this place becoming a destination restaurant and bar. Plus what a great place if you are going out to the theatre or cinema in the West End.
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