Karine Dequeker
6-May-2012
It is like visiting a family member you have not seen in a while. You almost want to kick off your shoes and walk into the kitchen!
The menu is comfortable, all ingredients understandable and the food is very delicious. My highlight was the mushroom risotto, but all 6 of us loved every bit of the food.
Great winelist, we particularly enjoyed the finish on AA Badenhorst red blend!
The service was fun, knowledgeable and I almost felt like giving our waitress a big hug when leaving!
Omar Mehtar
22-Apr-2012
Reading some of these reviews I am very suprised. I always go to Terroir whenever I'm in Cape. Always fantastic food and environment. We are never rushed and always leave happy and giddy, if a bit full! As for price, try to get the same meal up here in Jozi. Costs about 2x more! Keep up the great work at Terroir Michael! When are you coming out with a cookbook?
CLS
3-Apr-2012
Michael,
We live in Stellies and have been coming to Terroir since you and Nick started way back when. Its one of our absolute favorite eateries. We went there this Sunday to celebrate my mother-in-law's birthday with the whole family and as always the food was very good.
Michael, however, and this is why I am writing, the food prices was a shocking revelation! Yes, I know you import your mushrooms and your fois gras and I'm sure it's top quality but, what you're charging customers is, in my opinion, outrageous. How do you justify R260 for a fillet? My portion of risotto, as a main, looked like a starter portion, and that for R160?
I hate saying things like, "in my opinion", but in this case I do have one. I don't believe your fillet, your risotto or the line fish warrants or justifies those exuberant prices.
Regards
Christel Bezou
11-Mar-2012
Although the food was really good, it was difficult to enjoy as we felt incredibly rushed! When we arrived at 8pm, only a few other tables were occupied and guests were already finishing dessert. At roughly 10pm (the last table left) we felt almost forced to leave. OK, they didn’t literally ask us to leave, but they were cleaning up around us and stacking chairs. It felt like 2am in the morning. This is probably the first time we didn’t finish a bottle of Galpin Peak Pinot Noir.
Nevertheless, for starters I had a goat’s cheese and fig salad and a mushroom risotto for mains. Amazing - I just wish I had more time to enjoy it! I gulped down a dark chocolate cake type effort for dessert. And then it was over. I've spent more time eating a Big Mac.
Would I recommend it? Yes - for lunch - on your way to the airport when you have about 45 minutes to kill.
Bill McKenzie
10-Mar-2012
Long time fan of Michael Broughton. Had dinner at Terroir 11/2/2012. Wine service was appalling. Bottles opened by waitress and tasting pour. All other wine poured by ourselves! Two of three had lamb main. Seriously overcooked - inedible. Seemed as if it had been boiled. Completely tasteless. Food sent back and not charged for. But very disappointing to go to one of your top 10 restaurants and have such a disappointing meal - particularly with an overseas visitor!
Bill McKenzie
19-Feb-2012
Very poor meal at Terroir.
Julie Mather
9-Jan-2012
Ate at Terrior on Christmas Eve, always a hit and miss affair - couldn't have been better: Food - inspired, staff - efficient but not intrusive; ambiance - magical under the trees; absolutely brilliant.
Gerhard Kotze
31-Dec-2011
How did Terroir make the 2011 top 10? Had dinner there at beginning of December. At first our reservation couldn't be found, despite having been confirmed earlier on the same day. Second, my wife's glass of sparkling wine was flat - immediately visible. How does a top 10 restaurant allow that to happen? Third, we had to ask for the side vegetables to be brought to the table after mains had been received 5 minutes earlier.
Setting is truly underwhelming - dark interior when natural views of Zalze could have been used to great effect (I mean to drive all the way from Cape Town to Stellenbosch to be ushered inside a smallish dark room with very little view of anything outside - why?). All in all a big disappointment and makes me really wonder about how Terroir managed to make it to the Top 10.
Lyn Mckechnie
22-Nov-2011
My husband and I had a spectacular meal at Terroir last Thursday at Terroir. It is without doubt one of our favourite places to eat. We had booked a table outside. From the varied bread basket with delicious tapenade to meticulously prepared dishes with extroadinary sauces, our experience was a complete delight. We can't wait to go back! We found the service staff to be excellent too!
