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    Interior from the bar
    Kimberly S.

    Husband and I have been to Terrain several times - and every time has been fantastic! Their dishes are often vegetarian friendly, but don't let the idea of a veggie meal fool you - every dish is packed with flavor! For those who have never been (and, perhaps those that have), their hours are for breakfast and lunch only. I mention this, because the last time We ate there we arrived about 30mins before closing. After they closed, people kept trying to come in, despite being told they were closed. Normally, this wouldn't be cause for concern, but I get the feeling they have to deal with a lot of entitled customers as each time they were told the place was closed, the hopeful diners would scoff and try to negotiate the ability to come in and dine. I guess that speaks to the greatness of the food and drink, but it also made me pretty sad to think about how often this kind of behavior might happen there. So if you happen to go to Terrain, and the service isn't as fantastic as I've spoken about here, it might be because they've had to deal with some not so great customers.

    Menu
    Julian A.

    While shopping at the Anthropologie next door we noticed that the Terrain location next door had been transformed into a small cafe. While we weren't able to eat there at the time since we did not have a reservation we vowed that we would come back and give it a try. Located in the middle of a busy Bethesda it is surrounded by other high end shops and restaurants, your best bet for parking is to park in one of the public parking garages. Inside the decor is amazing! Since they are connected to a high end decor and fashion store there should be no surprise that this is the case but you get this feeling of ease when walking in. Service was amazing we came in on a later Sunday morning and the place was quiet and we were promptly seated. My wife noticed that our table was a bit messy so the waiter quickly put us in a different table and tended to the mess. The menu while being a little simple has some big hitters on it with seasonal options and local favorites. We asked our waiter a few questions and ended up picking his 2 favorite items: the braised short rib and egg, and the turkey sandwich. We also ordered a couple of seasonal beverages that were really delicious. Once the food arrived is was plated very well and we quickly dug in. While the food was very good I agree with the other reviews that it was just a bit on the bland side. Never the less still very good and we happily ate them both up! If I'm being honest I wish I could give it more than 4 stars, but with the food not being spectacular I struggle with giving it 5.

    Terrain Breakfast Board
    Emily P.

    I've been here twice for brunch on a Friday morning. The ambiance both inside and on the patio is spot on. I love the chandelier decorations in the dining room and the chill vibe. They always start the meal by bringing bread and butter. Don't skip - the bread is fresh baked in cute flower pot decor and the butter is always a freshly made seasonal flavored butter - last time we had strawberry butter, yum! Both times I've been here the consensus on food is that it's good but a little bland. Everyone at the table added salt and pepper to their dishes. That being said, portion size is good and nothing is overly heavy which is great for a brunch before shopping type of day. While the food is good, the star is the drinks! I've tried a few of their seasonal lattes and my sister got the sparkling blackberry mocktail beverage that was the perfect amount of sweet and bubbly.

    Fried Cauliflower Sandwich
    Estie T.

    We came to Terrain for a goodbye brunch for a friend. We came in without reservations and sat at the bar as a group of 6. The indoor decor and overall vibe was great! They had beautiful decorations and great lighting. The restaurant itself is connected to the Anthropologie store. Our service was pretty good-- we were at the bar and the bartender was taking orders as well as keeping up with all the drink orders from the rest of the restaurant. I got an iced latte and the fried cauliflower sandwich. The latte was very milky-- I would've preferred less, but I would probably get a different drink if I went back. The sandwich had a creamy garlicky sauce layered between the bread and the cauliflower, as well as some arugula greens. The actual cauliflower piece was pretty small and didn't have much flavor, and it was overwhelmed by the thick pieces of plain toasted bread on either side. For what it was, this sandwich was also pretty expensive at $16.

    Whitney L.

    Although I haven't had the opportunity to try the cafe itself (as they're temporarily closed at the moment until next year), there is a popup Christmas store in its place. The moment you walk in, you can literally smell and feel the holidays. There's plentiful reefs, lights and trees available for purchase and next door is Terrain's plant shop. I didn't buy anything at the time, but I'm definitely planning to go back soon!

    Harvest Bowl
    Alexa K.

    Such a cute spot! Food was delish, and service was great! Atmosphere is great, and created a cute environment.

    Matcha Latte
    Taz M.

    The environmental this restaurant is very welcoming and and the people are very friendly. It's beautifully decorated. I went with couple of my friends for brunch and we really enjoyed ourselves. We the food was delicious and the service was amazing. I would definitely go back.

    Aarti B.

    Delicious fresh farm to table healthy dishes that are bursting with flavor and impeccable service to top it off! The complementary muffin-shaped bread served in a garden pot with lavender butter was a fun way to start off our meal! The crispy English Pea & Goat Cheese Croquettes was hand-down my favorite dish! The 2 paddies filled with peas, charred carrots and other veggies were large enough to share and quite filling! The Avocado Toast was tasty with a spicy red pepper spread, avocado, arugula, and sweet drop peppers on grilled bread. The semolina bread was quite dense and didn't have the light and fluffy texture that I was hoping for. While the Avocado toast was filling, a side salad would be a nice touch and the $15 price tag was a bit steep. My hubby enjoyed the Salmon Toast. The garden cocktails spice things up with some herbs and veggies peppered in. My hubby wasn't a big fan of the Dixon Mule with a bold turmeric flavor. The Orange Grove with orange marmalade demerara was more his jam! The seasonal Peach Sage Mimosa was divine as well as the refreshing homemade Elderflower Spritz. The friendly, attentive, and coordinated service was impressive. There were at least 3 or 4 staff members that check-in on us from the server, host, bartender, and the manager. Every encounter was warm and pleasant. The outdoor patio seating is nice with a 1/2 dozen tables. Surprisingly a great off-shoot of Urban Outfitters and Anthropologie. Fun healthy addition to Bethesda Row!

    House-Cut Fries Terrain Burger
    Angela D.

    Terrain is such a beautiful restaurant. The ambiance is just so welcoming. It gives me garden, homey & barn vibes! I ordered the terrain burger - angus beef, local cheddar, balsamic onion jam, house-cut fries $18 The burger was juicy & really delicious. It was not greasy at all. The fries too were made to perfection. I didn't take a picture of their complementary bread but it was so delicious & warm - the butter was amazing It came in a cute garden pot. I highly recommend this place!

    Chocolate Terrarium
    Kimi S.

    After shopping one of the biggest Anthropologies in the nation, you're probably gonna be parched. Well, I've got a remedy for you! Terrain Cafe turns everything that you love about Anthropologie into a neatly packaged sit down restaurant. I stopped in between a weird afternoon hour where the kitchen was closed but the bar was open and I was able to enjoy a delicious (albeit super sweet) vanilla chai latte. For dessert we had a chocolate terrarium which soft milk chocolate ganache, dark chocolate mousse, white chocolate-matcha crunch, dark chocolate cake, and dulce de leche. It was perfectly Instagrammable and a really wonderful way to celebrate purchasing a bridal gown at the BHLDN next door. For a special treat I definitely recommend stopping by! I'd love to check out their brunch menu as well.

    Fried avocado benedict
    Hannah T.

    Nice place to sit outside in good weather for breakfast/brunch. My friend and I shared the zucchini parm sandwich and the fried avocado benedict. I don't think I'd order either again. They zucchini parm sandwich was enormous but the zucchini was very under-seasoned. The benedict was fine but the fried avocado had a weird texture and the roasted cauliflower was in a weird stick/fry shape and undercooked (and also under-seasoned). The servers were kind of MIA, not really around when we needed them, and were a bit frazzled by our cocktail orders and they took a while to come out. The food was slow which is fine for a leisurely brunch but it was to the point where we weren't sure if they forgot about us. Overall the menu has promise but execution isn't great. Maybe they should stick to plants.

    Matcha Latte
    Justin C.

    Terrain Cafe has an excellent staff, atmosphere, and theme to their food! We loved the presentation of bread in a plant pot, and our cheese board was equally tasty and aesthetically pleasing. I tried the Iced lavender white mocha coffee and am not exaggerating when I say that it is one of the best coffee's I've had. For lunch I had the fried cauliflower sandwich, which was cooked expertly and tasted delicious! The only thing I will say is that the falafel in the Harvest bowl was just a liiiittle too spicy for our liking. Overall, I had a great experience and would love to return here in the future

    Giant planter in between the tables
    Mike B.

    Maybe this makes me a bit basic... no... no... there are so many other reason's why I'm basic. Scratch that. [this is not a moment, it's the movement] Maybe this makes me a lot MORE basic... but I kinda love Terrain Cafe. Yes, yes, this is the cafe that is part of the new Anthropologie in Bethesda. And much like the highly manicured experience that you'll have once you step into the retail portion; the cafe has gotten the basics set with some pretty sweet treasures if you dig into the glitter. Now, don't get it confused with "Terrain" on the other side of the corner of Anthropologie (I know... how could you possibly do that?!)... though without the tables and chairs this could pass for a plant store, this cafe is serving up a pretty full menu that includes everything from a variety of toasts to duck breast with melted leeks, fingerling potato, sage and pumpkin seed pesto. I started out with the mushroom soup and we got an order of fries with truffled pecorino and crispy chickpeas. But before any of this came to the table, and adorable clay planter pot showed up with a loaf of bread that was it was clearly baked in. Definitely an adorable presentation and both the potted bread and herb butter were well executed to boot. Mushroom soup was quite delicious, I remember scraping small streaks from the empty bowl at the finish with a desire for a miniature spatula to execute the job more precisely. We also got to try to of their toasts: 1. Smoked Salmon $15.00 crème fraîche, crispy capers, fresh dill, beet relish 2. Lioni Burrata $18.00 black garlic, extra virgin olive oil, sea salt Yes... first you're going to have to swallow the prices before you move onto the food. We understand that you're on Bethesda Row Anthropologie, but as my friendly neighborhood Spiderman Noir would say: "Wowzas!" Yes... I did just go see Spiderman into the Multiverse. Both of the toasts were very good, I admit. And if anything, the pictures they produced you could probably make prints of to sell on Etsy to justify to yourself spending 15-18 on a toast. Outside of the beauty and taste of the toasts, well executed mushroom soup, and crispy chickpeas (that really feel like they need some sort of dipping sauce, but I completely understand why they don't have a dipping sauce, cause then you try to stab them with your fork and get frustrated and end up with chickpea shrapnel everywhere, and also the chickpeas are a bit greasy so I'm not sure what sort of sauce would work well with them cause a lot of sauces have fat in them, and they're good don't get me wrong, but they feel a bit disjointed and like it's almost weird eating them as a side, like a rambling run-on sentence about chickpeas... maybe a dipping sauce with a pair of chopsticks?); outside of that the fries were pretty basic. The truffled pecorino didn't really come through at all for us. I think there was too little of it that was just grated too thin on top and you really lost it. I'd definitely be back to Terrain Cafe. It just screams Bethesda, and if you happen to be in Bethesda doing Bethesda, why not just let go and do Bethesda.

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