Terroirs

Bar in Trafalgar Square
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7 / 10 from 1 review
Address
5 William Iv Street
Trafalgar Square
London
WC2N 4DW
Map
Telephone
020 7036 0660
Nearest Station
Charing Cross
0.17 miles
Category
Bars
Opening Times
Monday Open 12:00 - Closes 23:00
Tuesday Open 12:00 - Closes 23:00
Wednesday Open 12:00 - Closes 23:00
Thursday Open 12:00 - Closes 23:00
Friday Open 12:00 - Closes 23:00
Saturday Open 12:00 - Closes 23:00
Sunday Closed

All In London Review

Chaotic little restaurant offers tasty French food

French wine bar Terroirs is cluttered; its walls are covered with pictures, mirrors, French signs and other relics that no doubt mean something to the owners. The busy walls manage to somehow work with the dark wooden furniture without seeming too hectic. In terms of attendance however, it’s quite another matter.

It’s a busy Saturday lunchtime, and a smiley French waiter flits past us a few times until we get his attention. We’re surrounded by a mixture of tourists and museum-goers attempting to shelter from the downpour outside. We just about manage to select a Macon-Villages white Burgundy from the mammoth wine list before ordering food.

The menu is small yet perfectly formed: a few small plates, five ‘plats du jour’, some cheeses and an enticing selection of charcuterie dishes. The ‘downstairs’ has a different menu with a little more to choose from (in keeping with the current trend for separating the various floors of a venue), however we’re famished, and we’ve already spotted what we want.

The Montbelliard Choucroute sausage (£12) arrives plonked on top of a pot of tasty lentils. The sausage is smoky like a Frankfurter, but much plumper. The lentils are slightly peppery and surprisingly filling. A plate of steak tartare (£7) is rich yet being one of the small dishes is not overbearingly so; the same goes for the deliciously creamy whole Dorset crab in mayonnaise (£12).

We ponder over desserts (prunes in Armagnac, crepes, bitter chocolate) but end up making a dash while the clouds momentarily part. A meal at Terroirs is a great way to try various tapas-sized dishes, just be prepared for the chaos at this little eatery.

Reviewed by Leila
Published on May 19, 2010


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This French wine bar and restaurant sources all its wines from small producers who work sustainably and/or organically. There is a natural bias towards French wines, but there are a few varieties from Spain, Italy and further afield too.

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While the food is highly recommended, the fantastic wine list alone makes Terroirs worthy of a visit. The cheese is supplied by Androuet in Spitalfields, and although there is a strong bias towards French wines there are plenty of other European options.

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This wine bar just off Trafalgar Square has a fantastic menu of hearty Gallic fare like Toulouse sausage and puy lentils, duck rillettes, and speck. The wine list isn’t narrowed to French varieties but all are sourced from small artisan producers.

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