Da Terra - London

Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: £100+ Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Amazing experience Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

What a wonderful time. Innovative interesting food. At these price points, I’ll be a little harsher however. Atmosphere and music is a little odd. Music is lighthearted 80s 90s but then the service is overly formal and serious so they clash. We are in east London why not have a little more fun across the board. I love a good moqueca (in fact it’s presence on the menu was why I chose this restaurant) but I didn’t love the way they condescendingly educate you about that dish without asking if you’ve had it or been to Brazil or even Bahia before. We could have connected on this dish in a nicer way that was less basic. Also they show you a sample of their moqueca which includes a variety of fish and shellfish. But they don’t serve theirs with the shellfish in the actual dish. A bit of a deception. Finally, one of us had a food allergy (nuts). And we gave lots (weeks) of notice. They were very careful. Sometimes they replaced the nut with something else and interesting. That’s awesome. But on a few dishes they also just served me the same dish as my partner but left ingredients off the dish. Which made me feel I was missing out. Again at a top tier price point, I expect better. Dessert was my favorite dish I’ve had maybe ever. So I can recommend this restaurant but they can take it a next step.

Very well executed food, with influences from all around the world and especially South America. The use of ingredients unusual in Europe, is well balanced, and the dishes are the expression of an elegant and at times quite classic fine-dining approach. The level of food was very high, especially the main dishes, fish and meat, were outstanding. The food deserves the two Michelin starts and the other accolades. In terms of quality/price ratio, probably on the expensive side, but the uniqueness of the food proposal is worth the visit. The area where the restaurant is situated it's not the nicest, the restaurant inside is nice and the atmosphere is good. The service overall was nice, although I would have liked more details and information about the dishes and the inspiration of them from the waiters. The rhythm of the food felt also slightly too fast for my preference, and I didn't always have time to pick the drink for the next dishes because of that, especially if I didn't like the first choice proposed by the sommelier. The dishes

Impeccable! Only weak dish-pistachio and caviar... Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5