London, United Kingdom
36-38 Lordship Ln, East Dulwich,
$$
+442086939021
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Fave restaurant in East Dul for dinner. Such a lovely relaxed vibe and the food is delightful! Real French bistro classics. Could do with adding some natural wines to the menu!
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This is a 5 star review because the service and the food is fantastic. Really impressed on that front. However, if you go here just know that the portions (even for large plates) are not that big. You can see the beef large plate, with the olive for scale. As long as you know that going in, you will really enjoy this excellent restaurant.
This was my third trip to Terroirs and I won’t go back again. First time (after keeping us waiting for 20 minutes) they said they couldn’t do coffee because their grinder wasn’t working - I wondered why they couldn’t buy some decent ground coffee from the millions of shops along the high street? We left as brunch without coffee isn’t brunch and went to Tart instead, which was fabulous. The second time it was the emptiest place on Lordship Lane and just post-lockdown. The brunch menu was v limited which was fine, but they really struggled to be flexible and mix and match items on the menu as this might be difficult for the chef (?!). Eventually they worked it out and the food was pleasant, ‘though not stunning. The coffee was great! Third time was bank holiday Monday brunch. Last day of ‘eat out to help out’. The waitress seemed overwhelmed and confused. We perched on a wobbly stool by a barrel outside and then discovered that the brunch menu wasn’t on (only Saturday and Sunday - not bank holiday Mondays) and the main menu options were not what we wanted at 11:30am on a bank holiday. Sandwich choices were v limited and a little strange (imho) eg tuna and avocado croissant? When we gave up and said we’d just pay for our drinks and go, we were charged full price despite the ‘eat out to help out deal’. The waitress insisted it was only on food not drinks until I showed her the government website. Apparently they had excluded soft drinks from the offer throughout August. We left and went to a wonderful, friendly Italian restaurant just up the road and had a fabulous brunch. Wish we’d gone there in the first place and won’t be going back to Terroirs.
We had a fabulous take away food from Terroirs East Dulwich. Great selection of dishes. Everything was delicious, particularily enjoyed the Culltelfish, Chorizo & Piquillo Pepper, The Lamb Shoulder, Endive and Hazelnut and The Cottage Pie. It was like bringing the restaurant experiance home! Complements to the chef. We will be back soon.
Did the owner change? I used to go a lot before Covid and last time I went I noticed some changes - no true desserts as it used to be (the strudel was delicious!). Bread wasn’t fresh as it used to be (fresh fluffy sourdough bread!). Menu options also got worse - less more prepared dishes, much more sandwiches and salads. I am missing the bread and tasty well prepared dishes a lot! I hope this will get back to the old times soon!
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