First time in South Carolina and Went to try this restaurant that I found in a magazine ad and it was the best choice that I made, the food was amazing and I will definitely come back again and try The rest of their dishes on the menu read more

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My favorite fine dining spot in Columbia. Any similarly priced restaurant can usually handle their proteins well, but it takes a special place to consistently amaze with vegetables. Great bar, awesome desserts, good service. read more

Typically, the food here is decent. Last night, I dined here, with a group, and was pretty disappointed. The crab cake app looked really good, but when you bit into it, there was a burst of lemon. So much so, that nothing else could be tasted. I ordered the trout as my entree'... and my goodness, it was so salty I could hardly eat it. I was starving, and didn't care to wait another 45 mins for another dish, so I sucked it up and ate. I thought perhaps the fish was just a screw up. Nope. The potatoes and green beans were also heavily salted. As a control measure, let me say...I am not easily offended by salty food. This was too much. read more

Best place in Columbia! Outside on the patio is great and the pizza/pinot night is great. Be sure to ask Howard for reccomendations about wine. read more

I dined here tonight with my friend and it was awesome! The food was perfectly cooked and delicious and the service was outstanding. We will definitely return. The scallops where amazing and we tried escargo for the first time. Lovely time. Highly recommend it. Beautiful restaurant. read more

Best restaurant in the downtown area (yes, the best). Been a few times for special occasions and have never been disappointed. The lamb macaroni and cheese, despite sounding weird and gross, is absolutely amazing. Our waiter told us a lot of people go there just to get it (and i may be one of them now). Everything is really fresh and local. Really is nothing I can knock them on, except I wish they served lunch. read more

I went to Terra for their Pizza & Pinot special. On Wednesdays you can try one of their brick oven pizzas and get a glass of Pinot for $12 - - which is an awesome deal. The pizza is typically $10 so you're really saving on the pinot. As someone that never tried Pinot and am more of a Riesling girl, the quality of their wine was awesome. The service was excellent and the food tasted really good. My only complaint is the lack of parking in the area, but thankfully they offer free valet. Make sure you have a few bucks to tip the valet... read more

Valet is a joke, hopefully they find replacement staff for this position soon. Will not be back. Would not recommend. Expect more for your money, the options are out there read more

Love, love, love. The food was delicious and on top of that is sourced locally, which is a huge bonus in my book. Great romantic atmosphere. Server was a little awkward/stand-offish, but the quality of food more than made up for any of that. Go there!! read more

This restaurant opened, probably one year ago or less. The service is impeccable - the food superb. The manager once managed Motor Supply in the Vista area of Columbia. Although it is pricey, I highly recommend it. read more

I don't write many reviews on here usually but really wanted to give this place the positive feedback it deserves. Went here last night with my parents who were visiting from out of town. We sat out on the patio next to the fountain (highly recommend) and loved the ambience (nice view of the city as well). It was classy without being pretentious and the prices were more than reasonable. The food was phenomenal. I had the BBQ lamb with the macaroni and cheese gratin (would eat this meal everyday if I could), my boyfriend had the wood-fired pizza with crawfish and my mom had the fried green tomatoes with the shrimp remoulade. All of our dishes were great. Our server also made some great recommendations and we all left super satisfied with our dinner. This place is a Columbia gem. We will definitely be going back asap. read more

Great food, great drinks (bartender is one of the best in Columbia), but owner and host were both extremely rude.

Great bartenders, service, and management! The lamb mac n' cheese is original and great every time! I've eaten other things and never been disappointed. Pizza and Pinot night is a great night to go. The view is hard to beat! Great West Columbia fine dining! read more

This is absolutely my favorite restaurant. The dishes at Terra are always unique and creative. I feel like I leave every time having tried a flavor combination I've never had elsewhere. It's easy to keep coming back because the menu is always changing. The Makers Mark ice cream dessert is a staple of their menu and is something I cannot leave without. I'd also highly recommend trying their speciality cocta read more

The food is always delicious. The service compared to similar restaurants of similar caliber was not great. We couldn't get reservations at 6:30 because they were sold out then when we got there the restaurant was half empty due to cancellations. They must've let some of the staff go because once we were seated we were left your own devices having to ask other tables servers for bread dessert menu etc. read more

Incredible! Fine dining with a nice atmosphere. I love a restaurant that offers an outstanding meal with great service! Also a lovely view of downtown. We had a party of four and everyone loved what they got. From the salads to the dessert it was all delicious! read more

I went to dinner here for a conference awhile ago and while I don't remember all the details, I just remember how good the food was.

Love Terra! Sitting in the bar area is so much fun. Their appetizers and pizzas can't be beat!

This restaurant is world class. I tried the scallops and steak. Both were incredibly good. The cocktails and dessert were also great. Go here--you'll be glad you did. read more

This place isn't good. I don't understand why anyone goes here. I know several people who say it's their favorite restaurant in town, but I don't know how. The waitresses and waiters seem like they are all on drugs and the food just isn't good. I got a steak here and it was so overcooked I could barely cut it. And it was over $30. I'd rather pass. read more

Stellar, stellar, stellar! Please get the quack madame and change your life! Delicious brioche, topped with duck confit, and some sort of delicious sauce! I wish we had ordered two so I wouldn't have had to share with the SO. I also had the quail that was on special - delicately fried and it was amazing. Service was phenomenal - waiter was friendly and had great wine suggestions. read more

Wonders will never cease when West Columbia gets its own farm to kitchen restaurant. We enjoy ourselves last night with fried oyster appetizers and a sweetbread appetizer that was quite tasty. I ordered the rib eye steak with pomme frites. It was cooked to exactly to my liking. The menu had nice choices on it and there was a full bar. Had an opportunity to talk to the manager and the bartender both of whom were very hospitable. Sazerac is one their house specialty drinks. For dessert I had a ricotta cheese fritter and then tried one of my dinner mates' Makers Mark ice cream. Wow. read more

I'm disappointed! They ran out of potatoes for our group. They also only brought 2 baskets of bread for 20 diners and wouldn't bring additional bread. read more

I was a frequent patron of Terra. There I could expect a nice, quite dinner with friends and have good food and enjoy a nice atmosphere. I will never go there again, however. Last night, my wife and I went with another couple, and it was so loud that we could not carry on a conversation. The much anticipated evening was ruined. It's hard to have a good dinner while not being able to talk to the person next to you. So, if you want a nice, quiet dinner, don't go to Terra. If you don't care about noise, there are plenty of good, loud bars around. read more

Wow an amazing place. I had the 'Quack Madame' which is a duck confi, caramelized onion and quail egg, arugula salad. I could have had 6 of these!!! The grilled Quail is a must. read more

By far the best restaurant around. Andy is incredible behind the bar, and I've never seen Chef miss on any dish. Things I would've never thought to try are now my favorites. I wish I could rate higher than 5* read more

Very nice about cancelled reservation. I had to cancel a reservation for graduation weekend and they couldn't have been more accommodating and pleasant about it. I am sure it is one of the bigger weekends in Columbia and I had a reservation for quite a large party. I hope to visit the restaurant at another - looks fantastic. read more

Excellent! Every plate: rabbit lentil stew, crab grilled peach salad, quail, pizza pistachio creme brûlée, and berry cornmeal cake. absolutely Delicious! read more

The food is excellent. The staff very friendly. Loved that the dress code is business casual. Do plan to stay awhile, it is not an in and out dinner. read more

Very Nice atmosphere, the chef/owner was very nice as well. Unfortunately I have to give this place one star. I am currently expecting with my first child , so I am still learning what will and won't sit well on my stomach at this time. The "front manager" Matt changed my whole entire experience. He was very insensitive to my needs considering the fact that they have a rotating menu. I initially ordered one meal that's was good but I could tell it wouldn't sit well on my stomach I had it boxed up (not taken off the check but boxed). I then ordered a pizza, before the pizza was brought out actually about two minutes later I politely asked the waitress if she could change it to a lamb Mac and cheese. She was very polite and changed my order for me. Two seconds later Matt came over to our table questioning me very rudely about why I decided to change my meal as if there was a issue. The second meal hadn't even been prepared. His attitude and demeanor in general threw off my entire experience and, as a paying customer I felt very disrespected. read more

Ate at Terra last month on the recommendation of colleagues. Soft shell crab not bad but the whole meal was ruined by the servers and bar tender. I was seated at the bar next to the condiment tray. Sorry Chef but watching your staff put olives and cherries on the bar, push a straw through them to remove the pits then collecting the condiments in their hand and dumping them into the drinks was really more than I could tolerate. Chef, you have a lot of retraining to do with your staff, as you know everything in a restaurant should be sparkling clean and staff certainly knows that too. The fact that they repeatedly ignored any semblance of clean food practices was pretty pathetic. Too bad as you seem to have a reasonable menu. Good luck with the retraining. read more

Fresh clean cuisine with a delightful southern flair. Nice wine list and great service.

Oh, Terra. I continuously see you on lists for "best of Columbia" and more recently, I see you left off those lists and highly irate customers demanding you be added. So good for you for creating such loyal clientele! Now here's where I feel badly for what I'm about to write. I don't remotely think you are worthy of any "best of" list. Before I was vegan, I ate here twice with my husband and thought, "eh...some great aspects but mostly just overpriced and the interior feels a touch shabby to me." (Those saggy booths have got to go!) Since going vegan, we've been to Terra twice. The second trip was only to appease the couple that invited us to join them. Here's the good news - Terra is happy to accommodate vegans. Just call ahead and let them know. Here's the bad news - they don't exactly go out of their way to make a good vegan meal. On both occasions they simply took every side dish they had in the refrigerator and scooped a small dollop of each onto my plate, some of which were possibly lurking near the back of the refrigerator in the "Oops, how long have you been in here? Smells okay I guess..." section. But Terra does have some outstanding qualities - 1. the patio, 2. the lighting on the patio at dusk, 3. the dedication to fresh, seasonal and local ingredient sourcing. I think I just expect more from the chef. Shouldn't someone garnering consistent praise and clearly so devoted to using fresh local vegetables be able to easily whip up a quick meal that would impress the entire table? The last time we went was on a Tuesday evening and it wasn't packed. This is the time when you can experiment! read more

Originally from Columbia and back visiting for a family function, we decided to swing by Terra for dinner. This place has a very cool atmosphere, and a very well stocked bar with a knowledgable bar keep. We parked ourselves next to the brick pizza oven and enjoyed the butchers plate and a few cocktails while waiting on the rest of our party. The 6 of us were seated at a large booth, which was OK, but a table would have probably worked better... Booths for 6 rarely seem to function well. Appetizers were ordered (oysters on the half shell and the off menu cheese plate), along with a few glasses of wine. The wine selection was good, and the staff all had recommendations. Dinner was ordered...a combination of duck, wood fired pizzas, steak and veggies. Everything was excellent. With a new house on the river right around the corner, this place will definitely be one of or regular stops! Get out of the vista and come see this Bright spot on the other side of the river! read more

Absolutely amazing restaurant; I'd go so far as to say it is the best restaurant in the metropolitan Columbia area. The food is amazing, the flavors are well-developed. The staff is always extremely polite and welcoming. I love going! read more

Because I do not eat red meat or pork, I was a bit concerned when this restaurant was chosen for a group dinner with colleagues. I reviewed the menu prior to arriving and had already decided on a salad. I had totally forgotten that we had a preset menu. I ordered a salad (which was delicious) and trout with green beans and mashed potatoes. I was initially not enthused about dining here, but it ended up being a pretty enjoyable experience. Tip: Parking is not the best. read more

Well. It was our go to place. Now they struck out three times in a row.Had the special onion soup that I did not want to finish. The piece of bread/crouton with whatever cheese with a bite of soup was nasty. Had a scallop dish that I could not finish.Scallops were of a dark brown shoe color. The thing had ham in it that overpowered the dish. We've had good food here before. I have to ask if they tasted what they served. I don't believe they would have brought it to the table if they did/cared. We had some heavy handed stuff that didn't blend...and it ain't cheap either. I'm taking my $100 plus dollars and go someplace else. read more

The food here is Amazing! The restaurant can get a little loud, but the food makes up for that! The lamb Mac and the quack Madame are to die for! My husband and I both had fish and it was sooo good. The menu changes often, but the ingredients are so fresh. A little pricey but beyond worth it! read more

As a "table for one" business traveler I appreciated the attentive service and respect shown to me at a Terra (I often get seated at a less them optimal location near bathrooms or the kitchen). I was the first customer to enjoy their new appetizer, the lump crab and watermelon salad. It was a rectangle of watermelon topped with lump crab, shaved shishito peppers, a sliver of avocado, tiny minced cucumber, mint and ponzu. It was beautiful to look at and delightfully refreshing. I would have enjoyed a bit more shishito as it was a nice contrast to the sweet chilled melon. For my entree I could not decide between the Carolina heritage pork chop or the seared scallops. I decided to have the scallops which were cooked perfectly. I did,however, change the succotash and substituted all the sides from the pork chop. I enjoyed having the Benton ham wrapped peaches and sugar snap peas with my scallops. For dessert I had two different scoops of hand churned ice cream that were new on their menu. Chocolate mint and Caramel popcorn. The chocolate mint reminded me of a Frango Mint and the caramel corn tasted like Cracker Jacks. Both were served with a huge snickerdoodle cookie. The cookie was the only part of the meal that not outstanding. I thought their coffee was wonderful. Typically decaf coffee is a restaurant is not very good but it was robust and was a lovely way to end a meal. After three dinners in Columbia this week this by far was my favorite! read more

Really dissapointed !! The tia peanut salad taste like dirt.. THAT is all i had took two bites couldnt choke it down. Our waitress kept saying there was a big party in front of us.. OK got it but when i sent the nasty salad back .. My friend said there salad had a piece of grit!! We are sttill waiting for my friends entree .. They couldnt give me a 50/50 teisling moscato said couldnt be done.. Holy crap Batman!! read more