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Terra is a three star restaurant in Saint Helena. This expensive restaurant has been around for the last 10 years. It's known for its contemporary offerings. It's been awarded the Fodors Choice award. Upon entering the restaurant, you'll find a romantic atmosphere. This restaurant features private rooms and fine wines. This place is good for groups.
4.0 of 5 stars.
This restaurant makes me wish that you could rate with 1/2 stars because I think the true rating here is 4.5The ambiance here is very nice with lots of room in between sitting areas. Service was...
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Just off Main street on railroad avenue, this restaurant is a local favorite. The 100 year old gorgeous stone walls add character and beauty to the warm and welcoming ambiance!! And then, of...
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Let me start by saying, "WOW." Terra is an amazing restaurant...it was built in the late 19th century. Our server, Jessy, was very knowledgeable about the menu and more than competent with the wine...
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you want a meal in Napa Valley, and you want the service you would expect, good luck. Fortunately Terra does not disappoint - FIVE STAR SERVICE in this building at all times. The food is an...
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
We went to Terra for an ostensibly early dinner on a Sunday. The place was empty when we got there, but filled up quite quickly. The space is pretty small, but intimate. Parking on the street wasn't...
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
From the moment we walked in, everyone was friendly and accommodating. We were seated by a window and the server and busboy were immediately attentive. Had a conversation with the server during which...
yelp.com - user review - 08/08/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Terra was very good. Our dinners were very tasty but something about the menu offerings didn't get me fired up in a five star sort of way given how much we ended paying for the dinner. Im not even...
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Terra deserves its Michelin star. It's an incredible dining experience from start to finish. If you're not looking, you might miss it. Terra is in a quiet, unassuming location in an old brick building...
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
For better or worse, Terra enters into the subconscious quickly. Now don't get me wrong...the food is superbly prepared, the waitperson very knowledgeable, and the place probably does deserve its...
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Terra is yet another of those wonderful restaurants you find here, there and everywhere in wine country. Inside the place has exposed stone walls, wooden beams running the ceiling, and some...
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is an absolutely fabulous restaurant. We like to go to Terra for special occasions. It is well worth the drive from the Bay Area. When we first started to go to Terra, they had a delicious...
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Our waitress was awesome !!! She was taking her time to explain the specials and menu and the wine...whuuu. We definitely had the best seat in the joint (I guess coz I told them it was my hubby's...
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I found this restaurant listed on SF Chronicle's "Top 100 Restaurant" list and was in Napa, so gave it a try. Don't know why Michael Bauer, the Chron's food critic, came to mind before Yelp, but in...
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The service here receives 5-stars. They are amazing and when we brought up the restaurant to locals it was the first thing they mentioned as well.I struggled to find anything on the menu I was excited...
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The food here is really good. The scene is pretty intimate, Wine selection is huge, HOWEVER, order a bottle, Don't use the "by the glass" method, because the pours are SCANT.....Even when i said...
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wandered up to St Helena to finally check Terra off my list of places to try, expecting it to be good but certainly not that good! Arrived a few minutes before opening time and was ushered in by a...
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Food is fantastic! So is the wine list. The appetizers were delicious- ravioli of duck and grilled monterrey squid. My grilled lobster and scallop main dish was superb- I highly recommend it. My...
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
In my view, there are three main dining destinations in St. Helena: The Restaurant at Meadowood, Terra and Martini House. If you're looking for a quiet, elegant meal, head to the Restaurant at...
yelp.com - user review - 03/27/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I was perfectly happy with my hamachi salad, braised beef cheeks with gnocchi, and yogurt panna cotta meal, but with a taste of the grilled duck breast with foie gras tortellini, Terra has me wanting...
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Terra has quite the ambiance. I was worried with the old stony building the acoustics would be bad but I had no problem hearing my other half throughout our Valentine's dinner. We did the chef's fixed...
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I took a date here. The food was amazing. The room had a high ceiling but wasn't loud. The abalone was perfect. The foie gras was delectable. The price didn't bankrupt me. Altogether, it was...
yelp.com - user review - 02/02/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
We had a truly excellent dinner here. Everything was prepared with a very delicate touch and the servers knew their stuff. The freshness of the food is incredible; we had rock shrimp tempura and I...
yelp.com - user review - 01/31/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Forget about the never ending expansion of trendy restaurants in the Napa Valley by big name chefs with egos that reflect their empires. When you want a top notch fine dining experience, Terra is the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love love love this restaurant! The food is FABULOUS! I can not imagine that anyone would even consider giving this restaurant anything but 5 stars! Are you kidding me??? I am in complete agreement...
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Went here for my parent's 30th anniversary over the weekend. My sister was back from school so we made reservations for the whole familia. 7 people (that's including significant others) for an 8:15...
yelp.com - user review - 12/23/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I hate giving them only 3 stars but I have to agree with Jennifers review. The atmosphere is uncomfortable and unwelcoming. I specifically picked this restaurant for my 40th birthday. I have been a...
yelp.com - user review - 11/21/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I LOVE this place! Some of the best cooked and most imaginative food I've ever had!! This is St. Helena's best kept secret - no wonder there's no sign over the door, they must want to keep it for...
yelp.com - user review - 11/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It's unfortunate that there's so many 1 star ratings for this restaurant...on the other hand, I need to point out that all six of the 1 star ratings were written by people with 1 review. They were...
yelp.com - user review - 10/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
TALK ABOUT GREAT FOOD THAT WAS UNFORGETTABLE~!What a beautiful restaurant~! Everything was perfect about this place~!It was THE DINNER that made our trip to wine country!!!*****
yelp.com - user review - 10/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Broke my foie gras cherry last night, and what better place to do that. Had made reservations for my party of six a couple weeks in advance, and came on a Saturday night to a lightly packed house....
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Went to Terra with my sister visiting from LA and fiance based on research and yelp reviews. We looked forward to this because it's an Asian chef with French training, so perhaps we were looking for...
yelp.com - user review - 08/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
YUM!Terra is a culinary step higher than all other St. Helena restaurants. Surprisingly, it is much easier to get into than some other places, although it may have something to do with cost and...
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I loved everything about this place. The service was impeccable but not at all stuffy. Our waiter was friendly without being obsequious, and the sommelier recommended a delicious Oregon pinot within...
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Like Emily B, I too came here for my birthday. It was fabulous! It came recommended by the kind inn keepers at the place we were staying in nearby Calistoga. The building itself is very beautiful and...
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Excellent food, but the atmosphere and decor is a little too stuffy and boring. The restaurant has two small dining rooms in the bottom of an old house with hardwood floors. The rooms were very...
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
4.5 stars...but I'll round up...Very nice place. One of those places to try once, maybe twice. :)We each tried different things but most memorable was the Duck, duck duck dish and the foie gras....
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Yeah! Another Fab restaurant in the Napa Valley. I went here on my birthday and it was excellent. I had never been to Terra before even though I dine out often. It's a small intimate restaurant .The...
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Not quite orgasmic... but there was more than a tingle!"Prisoner" wine~ bouquet of Napa mix.~Appetizers~Rock shrimpOystersCheese platetrio (firefly squid, citrus shrimp, bluefin tuna on miso sauce)...
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This restaurant just barely makes my 4 stars but would make someone else's 5 stars. Why ? cause it is a bit stuffy in St. Helena and the restaurant requires more class than I possess. The food was...
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
NUTRITIONIST APPROVED! i'm somewhat torn here between 3 & 4 stars. i'd have to say 3.5 stars. the space is nice, the food is good, and the staff are standoffish. the service was borderline terrible....
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A low key, romantic and unpretentious restaurant with delicioius food, nice wine list and good service to match, it's one of my regular stops in St. Helena, I prefer it to Ame in the city.
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was pleasantly surprised with how good Terra is. It's been a couple of years since I've been here but from what I remember it was an excellent meal and the service was also very good. I came here...
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Best of the Best!Terra is the perfect wine-country restaurant. I would have to say this is quite possibly some of the best food I've ever had. We went here for my boyfriend's birthday after a...
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
After a day of wine tasting, we ended up having dinner at Terra. It's a hard place to find. Off on a teeny street across from Safeway with no sign what-so-ever. Like other people said, the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/01/2008
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I've been to Terra a number of times, and always enjoyed the food and ambiance. The wine list is diverse and thoughtfully chosen. The most recent time I and my girlfriend went, however, we had the rudest wine...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/31/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Our first introduction to Terra came about a year ago when wifey and I dined at Ame in SF. Terra is the first endeavor by the husband/wife team of Hiro Sone and Lissa Doumani. Apparently, they...
yelp.com - user review - 10/08/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
God, this will take some energy to review properly!FINALLY, a restaurant in Napa Valley that isn't "quintessentially Napa"! I had been ignoring this place for years, assuming it to be nothing but...
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Overall stars are given for food, price and service. Food was good. Hamachi of Sashimi, to start, was plated in a delightful sauce with pea sprouts and flowers and a nice sprinkle of green roe to...
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Enjoyed a nice dinner here with family. Food was very good. Service was personal and attentive. The atmosphere is nice - small room that is filled with wine racks. I was in the Napa area for two...
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love going to Terra whenever I'm in Napa! It never fails to satisfy me. I've never eaten anything here that I didn't like. I'm not going to recommend anything because I can't think of one dish that...
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Fantastic flavors that you pay for!The mussel saffron soup was so savory and tasty.The sashimi salad melted in my mouth.The Alaskan black cod was soft as silk.And the halibut which was their fish of...
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I went there with my folks and had a nice dinner there. Food was good, service average. All in all an ok experience, but given that that they have a michelin star (?) and the price, I was expecting...
yelp.com - user review - 07/19/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
For a place that is supposed to be competitive with the high end restaurants of the area, the staff was surprisingly inexperienced. For example, the specials of the day were "roasted quail" or "filet...
yelp.com - user review - 07/16/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
here is the round down. I went with my gf and this is what we got What we ordered: appetizer: panko crusted miyagi oysters on pork belly - Anything with pork belly equals succulent tasty fatness....
yelp.com - user review - 07/06/2007
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Terra is one of my favorite restaurants in the Napa Valley and I've dined there about 10 times in the last 3 years. The a la carte menu is consistently delicious, and the wine list has a good variety (though...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Bottom line: This is a restaurant that deserves its Michelin star. It's one of the top dining destinations in Wine Country, and worth a visit if you are ever up there. The food and service are both...
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Excellent Food. But overpriced, and the portions are too small. The Miyagi Oyster appetizer was exceptional (but they only give you three, thats $5 per oyster!) and the mussel saffron soup was very...
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Went here a few weeks ago with three friends so we had a great time by default. I liked the atmosphere and service was great. We brought our own wine so I can't comment on the list but I can say...
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If i could give this place 4.5, i would!This was an overall extraordinary dining experience.We went on a Sun. night. The dining room was only about half full. I think the reason they do that is so the...
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If I had ONE DAY to spend I would here...You feel you just wanted into a cave, fully decorated with REAL brick. I am huge brick fan.....I have been to Italy, Portugal, French Polynesia where the 5...
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Small and lovely, this Napa Valley classic is a hidden gem. Gracious service, pleasant dining room...but the food no longer stands as an inspiration. Yes, the food is good, but it won't rock your...
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is another Nor Cal favorite of mine. Napa County has produced award winning wines and has several top chefs with boutique restaurant. Since I am a frequent visitor of Northern California, and...
yelp.com - user review - 01/12/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
A weekend in Napa and French Laundry is booked solid. What's a girl to do? Because I had trouble searching on Yelp, I jumped onto Chowhound.com and picked to two promising-looking alternatives:...
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you're a true foodie, this is the place for you. Off the hook cuisine in a warm environment...no shorts.
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Never miss it when we come up. Nice intimate room, friendly professonal service. Black cod is so good that someone always gets it, though there's so much that entices. Desserts are well prepared...
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I am not only a bitchy critic. This is one of the best restaurants I have ever eaten at (at which I have ever eaten). Apparently the wine was great--I am not a drinker so it tasted fine to me--but...
yelp.com - user review - 09/06/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
D & I were given a weekend trip to Calistoga for our birthdays, which included dinner at Terra. We are both big foodies and we both agreed at the end of the nite that this meal was one of the best...
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Yes its a long drive up there but I thought this place was worth it. The rock shrimp was plate licking good, and i know that cause had to restrained somebody from doing so. The staff was very...
yelp.com - user review - 06/28/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The dry aged steak is to die for. The place is excellent! If i had the money Id go every week.
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2006
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We enjoyed a great dinner at Terra to celebrate my wife's birthday. The food was very well done - the oysters had hints of southern comfort cooking but was delicate and delicious as were the lamb T-bone...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/05/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
terra was a major disappointment. yes it has some great reviews and yes chef hiro sone has received the james beard award but i found the food surpisingly uninspiring. no complaints regarding...
yelp.com - user review - 12/08/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I had a great experience at this cozy, homey restaurant. The food was absolutely delicious. We started off our dinner with stripe stew with beans and basil. I never had stripe prepared this way...
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2005
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You absolutely must try their Black Cod!!! It's a signature dish and I'm still thinking about it two weeks later. Can't remember what else I had during that meal but just the cod is worth coming back for.
citysearch.com - user review - 09/14/2004
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My boyfriend and I spent 4 days in the wine country for his birthday and Terra was my first choice for our first night's dinner. My boyfriend had the grilled dry-aged ribeye steak "tagliata". I had the sauteed...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/26/2004
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Terra was the best dining experience I have had in the bay area. This place was even better than our previous night at Fringale, which was excellent. The food was fantastic, serving many inventive fish and...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/10/2003
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I went to terra with 6 peopel this wekeend and everything was delicious and the service was very friendly and unobtrusive. i would recommend it for a nice meal in napa and the location just off the main drag...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/28/2002
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Terra is one of my favorite restaurants because it manages to stay humble even though it serves some of the most extraordinary food in Northern California. Terra is the creation of Lissa Doumani and her...
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terra has attracted a solid following, and for good reason. the extraordinary menu is filled with unusual dishes that stretch the definition of california cuisine. chef hiro sone and lissa doumani, his wife...
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set in a lovely fieldstone building off st. helenais increasingly chichi main street, terra is that rare birdoa destination restaurant that actually lives up to its glowing rep. from a star-shaped hamachi...
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the husband-wife owners met while working for wolfgang puck; he was a chef and she was a pastry chef. about 10 years ago, they started terra restaurant. although it is reputed to have an asian-fusion cuisine,...
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a romantic restaurant housed in an 1888 stone foundry, terra is especially known for its exquisite mediterranean-inspired dishes, many with asian touches. the sweetbread ragout, grilled squab, and...
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we ate at terra last week. this is a fine dining restaurant with an attitude. the atmosphere was a.....
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dine amidst stone walls in this elegant, romantic setting and enjoy such delights as the sake-marinated chilean sea bass or the grilled squab. the cuisine is primarily a cross between french and californian...
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reading the menu we were excited for the innovative and creative descriptions we saw- unfortunately nothing really worked. menu was impressive -food did not live up to descriptions. complexities simply did not...
fodors.com - user review
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chef-owner hiro sone wows patrons with his cross-cultural menus. enchanting, rustic retreat that suggests tuscany...
sfgate.com - user review
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when you drive up to greystone, you may feel like you've stumbled onto a french chalet...
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terra is not your average restaurant...
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northern italian and asian influences. great wine list. broiled sake-marinated black cod with shrimp dumplings, dulce de leche crepes...
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chef and co-owner hiro sone has garnered quite a following in cozy st. helena with his adventurous menu, whose new french fare has asian and italian influences sprinkled in for good measure. set in a beautiful...
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Find valuable restaurant information including descriptions, photos, reviews and interactive maps for Terra Restaurant in St. Helena, California. Locate additional information on sights, attractions and...
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puck's proteges are still going strong...
cityguide.aol.com - user review
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Hiro Sone and Lissa Doumani have been capturing the hearts and appetites of Northern California diners for nearly 20 years. In 1988, the husband and wife team opened Terra, a world-class dining destination in...
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