Terroir Tapas in Bournemouth

Authentically sustainable and delicious place to eat. Always come back here because it is certainly best restaurant in southbourne (and beyond) The care taken by Jesse is unrivalled and he genuinely cares about everything he serves. Not only do you eat well and drink well but you also learn about food. Well deserved Michelin star.

My wife and I had the 10 course tasting menu and it was amazing. I have eaten in some high quality and Michelin stared restaurants over the years and the quality at Terroir is definitely as good if not better. Each course was an absolute delight and the sustainability and use of ingredients is second to none. Service was exceptional, you must eat here!

Very good! An interesting combination of well-sourced British ingredients. By just looking/tasting the food can I tell the ingredients are processed with efforts.The concept of being sustainable is a great move yet not new for non-Michelin listed restaurant, aka, ordinary restaurants you can find anywhere. I assume that sustainability is just a huge hidden issue in the majority of Michelin restaurants.

Everytime we go to terroir the staff don’t fail to amaze. The level of service, attention to detail and quality of food is in my eyes 2nd to none.It is a testament to the head chef, Jesse, that they have now been awarded a green michelin star. This is long overdue.It is nice to see the same faces each time we go there and also seeing that the passion for service and the food that they are creating is shared across the whole team.My biggest worry, with the overly deserved success they are gaining, is that I may struggle to get a table in the future. I wish the team all the continued success moving forward and know that they are heading for a red Michelin star in the future. We will continue to be repeat customers.

The best food I have ever had. Truly. We had an incredible four course lunch (at an extremely reasonable £35pp.) Every bite was out of this world. Everything locally sourced or from the British Isles (even the wine). Extraordinary!

Unique & quality food. Quality rather than quantity . If you are a hungry hunting foodie,maybe not a right place. I recommend if you are looking for a fine restaurant for a special occasion, this is the place to take your special person or people.

Knowledgeable staff but the food and wine is overpriced

Bit of an identity crisis going on here…they claim to have food sourced from only the UK. But when I went there was chocolate on the menu and that is absolutely not from the UK (indeed they know this as they had calculated the mileage to where it was from) ooops! It’s called “Terroir Tapas” but it doesn’t serve tapas - it’s now a tasting menu only joint. And since it is trying to celebrate all that is British in ingredients, why call it “Terroir” which is obviously a French word to describe - classically - the location of french ingredients? (I adore French food and the language - but it’s a bit odd to have it be the name of a restaurant that seeks to celebrate English/British ingredients??The prices are fine for London, but for Southbourne? No. The servers told us they are after Michelin stars - and I admire the effort and goals - but to really get to that level they have to focus on all the elements of a restaurant, not just the food. For example, their website and menus are littered with spelling and grammatical errors. The plates that were used for service were greasy. The extraction units were not sufficient for the amounts of grill smoke created.I love what they are trying to do here, and their chef is talented (he’s clearly been working on these dishes for a while) but to really make the most out of these dishes and the reviews that they are getting the people running the restaurant need to do a better job of making sure everything other than the food is done really well. If you have a concept then make sure that concept is coherent and adhered to. At the moment it seems there is a bit of an identity problem - fixing that and making sure the presentation of all aspects of the restaurant is of a high quality will make things much better.

Totally unique and special dining experience.These guys really care about their food. Every course was accompanied by a talk about the ingredients, how it had been sourced and what made it sustainable.While that sort of experience might not be for everyone I left feeling like I'd done more than just had 'some interesting tapas'.Service was great and the drinks menu included some really well thought out pairings.It's pricey for the volume of food but hard to argue with the cost when you understand what has gone into it.All the dishes were great but the thing that surprised us the most was the humble baby tomato dish. I've never had such flavoursome tomatoes before.

Incredible food. Very creative with how to minimise "waste" and make delicious food. Waitstaff and cooks are passionate about the restaurants mission of eco-awareness. Definitely recommend going here if you have the opportunity.