Terra Reviews

Loud and crowded like the rest of the mall. Don't be fooled by the spacious picture and the space heaters. Food is nothing to write home about, service is questionable (the waiters are trying but the management is doomed...) I ordered a pasta dish and wanted to have any flat pasta instead of the tube and they were not able (read "willing") to accommodate me. I will never go back.

Rooftop spot in Eataly with focus on grilling. Had an 8pm reservation here on a Thursday, and were seated promptly. The entrance is up the stairs and it’s all outdoor dining. Parking is available in the garage (they don’t validate). The service was very attentive. Bathrooms are available inside across the kitchen. Credit cards are accepted. They bring the dishes out per course. Definitely get some meat skewers - the beef was super tasty. The pasta is a course on its own; the pappardelle with duck ragu was okay - the sauce seemed a tad dry. I got the Jidori chicken for my entree and we got a side of potatoes to split. The chicken was plump and juicy, if pretty standard. The dessert was the best part. We got the Terra, which was Bavarian cream covered in chocolate with hazelnut crunchies. It reminded me of a giant Ferrero Rocher. The green tea I had came in a tiny pot with the tea bag, and it was light and refreshing.

One of my favorite restaurants. Beautiful view, beautiful rooftop restaurant, excellent food, service - ok, not always the best.

Interrupting our stupid diet to bring you this amazing pasta. Homemade and glorious, every last bit of it...the Bolognese from Terra Los Angeles. My favorite dish from the night.

This spot is tucked away on the top floor of Eataly in Century City. As one of the only restaurants in Eataly that takes reservations, getting a table was a challenge so we took a seat at the bar and had a great meal and a great time. I recommend you start with a variety of the wood grilled skewers. Super tasty, super filling. Great selections of drinks at the bar and great service all around. Check out this place for sure.

Walking through Eataly could totally sidetrack you from actually getting upstairs to Terra, but we did it! It was a perfect warm evening, and our server was great. We were offered tastes of any wine that we wanted to try before purchasing, which was really nice. We tried several dishes, all of them great. The mashed potatoes and steak are a standout. The rolling ice cream tea is just awesome, even for adults! We enjoyed the people watching too. Will return for sure to check out all the great stands downstairs. So much great eating to be had there!

Is very rare to find a place where you just have a view and expect customers to be not treated well.. the waiters that rotate on the same table .. the food that was forgotten .. a steep corkage fee of 45 dollars ( just absurd) and to top it all out a very bad experience.. sorry but you deserve in full this review. Train the staff and know what is right and what is absurd.

Had a wonderful, mid-week dinner with excellent service from Felix. He was very knowledgeable about each selection and was perfectly attentive. We pretty much devoured everything that we ordered and would do it all again: grilled sourdough bread, tiger prawns, wood-fired half chicken, charred broccolini, and trumpet mushroom skewer. Views are wonderful and vibe is inviting. Only negative is that they do not offer an alcohol-free beer. Highly recommend the restaurant and the specialty Italian market downstairs.

Attended a reception here- had our own private corner of the patio. The service was excellent- the bartenders very knowledgable and creative. Didn't have a full meal but the charcuterie plates were great and the asparagus they brought out was gone within three seconds, with several people raving over it. Great views of West LA and Beverly Hills, with full glass walls on the edges of the roof for an unobstructed view. Definitely a place to come to feel like you're in LA, soak up the sun and have great views while dining.

Terra is located above Eataly in the Westfield/Century City mall. Beautiful outdoor terrace with the wood burning aromas that greet you at the hostess station! Great views into the hills, lovely menu and I would like to say that the Bolognese and grilled vegetables were exquisitely cooked to perfection. Had a nice glass of Prosecco and ended our meal with the gelato cart! With all of the fantastic restaurants in LA, I say Terra is worthy of a visit !!! Bon appetito!!!

Family had brunch here on Easter sunday, We had reservations, but the restaurant did not look crowded when we reached at about 11 AM. Great roof top location at Eataly, Just walking up to get there is a pleasure for the senses! We had the Crostone di Avocado, tonnarelli alla Carbonara, terra toast, Frittata con asparagi e funghi, orange juice and coffee. All items were tasty and felt healthy. The bright yellow sunny side up eggs showed off the freshness and natural quality of the food. Very satisfying, great value for the money.

Lovely setting, beautiful view. Good but not spectacular food: oysters, insalata verde, pappardelle with duck rags, trumpet mushrooms, grilled broccolini. Good service

Extremely DISAPPOINTED today's lunch service. 1) arrived at 01:20pm acknowledgment from server was within a timely manner 2) placed our order both got the pre-fixed 3) appetizers arrived were enjoyed and polished off...we both had the calamari 4) 35mins had gone by before asking for our entrees a. Then the host or someone had asked if we just walked in we explained we had ordered eaten our appetizers but he still was not understanding us...the server who was helping us had to explain to him 5) Entrees arrived was good however we couldn't really enjoy because we had to eat so darn fast and box up...we did emphasize we had a 1hr window to dine and was told don't worry, HA! 6) What was a even bigger disappointment was we never got our dessert that we paid for in the pre-fixed meal 7) Our server never once checked on us we had to stretch turn seek out help not even management who was too busy sitting at the bar to care about us. This is NYC horrible rude service all over again, this has become a tourists mecca and they don't care because they know regulars won't be a thing!

Great rooftop - loved the angus steak skewers. Cool spot outside with a good crowd. I am coming back for sure.

Who would have known this roof top gem was there?!! Great place to relax, get a drink (beer-wine-more ) and all sorts of eats! Good views, great service!!

Small menu selection (less than 10) but very well presented tasty food. Did not try the dessert selection.

The food here is good, but the menu is very expected and unimaginative. And certainly pricey. If you're looking for a rooftop dining experience, this is a great venue. When we went, it was nearly freezing, and the heaters don't move, so I was given a blanket. My husband froze. Unless I'm in the area and want this view, I would not go back.

Really really enjoyed this al fresco rooftop dining experience. You have to walk through Eataly (a fun thing to do anyway!) to get to it (same ownership). A rather confusing menu is easily clarified by the server who made several recommendations in addition to ones we chose. For starters, tiny skewered pieces of beef (great quality and flavor), artichokes (perfectly prepared w/side of hollandaise), and a salad with a whole poached egg (very tasty) and arugula. The the yellowtail (excellent, crispy, and good texture and right temp), pasta with mushrooms (delicious albeit a tad oily) and a side of mashed potatoes (comes w/bacon, so can ask to omit if don’t eat). Nice wine. Good service. Very pleasant, not rushed dining experience. Really really a very nice dinner. And then you have to walk back through the Eataly gauntlet — everything looks so wonderful!

Just dined here for the first time although I'm a frequent visitor to the NYC based restaurants also under the same management. I was a bit surprised that the tables were more concentrated on the interior side of the outdoor deck. Unfortunately as a result, you don't really get a view. The space is shared with a bar and casual seating (I guess) as there was a vibrant drinking crowd closer to the edge facing outdoor. The menu is good - however was hoping for more eclectic. I ordered the Red Snapper full fish which arrived and then took another solid 5+ minutes to have filleted. Meanwhile my friends sat waiting and waiting until the dish returned de-boned. The buffalo mozzarella was fair at best - Mozza in Hollywood seems to have better options on that front surprisingly. The fish itself was flavorful and I ordered a side of ravioli which was just OK and nothing to write home about. The wine selection was fairly robust. The service was good and the scene was bustling and a bit crowded in the outdoor dining area. I will return, however doubtful it will remain on my favorite list unfortunately. I'll have to go back to try their other eateries to compare to NYC and Chicago locations.

Amidst visiting the Westfield Century City mall this past Friday evening, my girlfriend and I decided to make a pit-stop at Eataly (a world-famous Italian marketplace which also houses three fantastic eateries). While roaming the aisles of this food paradise, we made our way to ‘Terra’, the location’s rooftop restaurant which sits atop a spiral staircase. Upon ascension, we found ourselves enthralled by the fabulous cooking place. We immediately made reservations for the following Sunday night. You can choose to have reminders sent to your phone via text message which we found extremely helpful. As Sunday evening rolled around, we were beyond excited for the experience that awaited us. We made our way back to Eataly, through the store and up the stairs where we gave our information. Our ever-accommodating seating host/waitress swiftly showed us our table outside on the patio. We placed our drink order which consisted of iced tea. None too exciting upfront, the beverage was served in a very fancy bottle and was arguably the most refreshing black tea we had ever tasted. Shortly after that, we ordered both our appetizers and entrees: Arrosticini (or ‘speared meat things’ as they are lovingly described on the menu), the Lil’ Gem salad (dungeness crab and avocado on crisp greens), Melanzana (a beautifully-roasted whole eggplant with raisins, pomegranate and pine nuts) and Agnolotti Del Plin (handmade pasta with pork, veal and a light black truffle butter). The food was not only wonderfully prepared, but also astonishingly delicious. For dessert, my girlfriend ordered a personal favorite, Tiramisu, while I ordered a Cappuccino with almond milk (which is not an easy thing to do). Upon delivering our dessert, our waitress revealed that their manager had prepared the hot beverage himself. My girlfriend has ordered Tiramisu at many a restaurant, but this far-exceeded any and all expectations she could have set. Overall, we highly recommend this restaurant, as the food is mind-blowing and the service is absolutely terrific.

We were at Terra for dinner. You must try Angus beef. It melts in your mouth. Everything we tried was delicious. The service was great with a good advice. You just go and try.

Several menu options and places to sit. Inside, outside or the bar. Make reservations & come early so you can take in all the sights of Eataly LA. The menu is very interesting and you can watch the action from several cooking stations. Fresh produce and reasonably sized portions...nice wines by the glass.

Great atmosphere and layout. Can get a little hot in the sun outdoors. Food is a little different but good. Service is good and attentive. Beer $8 wine $12-20 per glass - so not on the cheap side. Great date place

This is the high end restaurant in the newly opened Eataly in Santa Monica. It has an open air section that in pleasant weather, which is most of the time, cannot be beaten! The atmosphere is great with a bunch of young and good looking people, intent to have a good time. The rooftop view of the neighborhood is amazing and the drinks help you to relax and enjoy more. You can also purchase wine from the downstairs wine shop and drink it at the restaurant at a reduced corkage fee. Try it if you can get a reservation, as it is very popular and hard to get!

This is one of my favorite rooftop decks. In the distance you can see the Hollywood sign with fresh snow on the mountains in the background, what the??? We had calamari and the best bloody Mary that was patiently prepared by Ken, and he is awesome. I love this place. I WOULD recommend it I would go back and I can’t wait to move in to the market downstairs.

Confused reception - no greeting just a hand wave to seating - Seating not comfortable hard wood chairs with a dirty pillow - bus boy was confused over water orders - had to run down waiter for all courses - food was so so - highlight was gnocchi - the rest of the food was okay - wood burning fire was wonderful but the staff overseeing the grilling delivered dried out skewered over slightly wet toast - dry Bronzino and a no juice steak - all in all Terrable

Solid italian food. Nice outside seating in the terrace. The 3-course lunch is a good deal. Food is fresh and hot. Sometimes the service is slow.

Went to Terra in May, soon after it opened, with a couple of hard core foodie friends. We had a good meal but nothing much jumped out as being exceptional - except perhaps for the smell of the open wood smoke grill at the entry - that was to die for. The service seemed as if they had not quite gotten their sea legs yet. The outdoor roof top patio is a quite pleasant place to dine. A pasta dish was good, some appetizers up and down, an ice cream cart with a white mountain of fior di latte gelato was mostly show. Terra is a good enough spot if you are in the area and looking for a quality lunch but I suspect you can eat just as well in the "lesser" cafe/restaurants on the lower level. One expects a lot from Bugiali and it is hard to tell if the recent scandals surrounding him have colored my appreciation and perhaps even the seemingly diminished crowd at his Eataly food park where Terra is located.

Where has this restaurant been in my life? What a discovery! Great food, great service, beautiful setting! Will most definitely go back !

Went to Terra last night for dinner. Friends have been talking this place up. Well worth the hype. Luis was our server & if you are lucky to get him he is a bonus. Great recommendations. Started with the grilled apps. very tasty, Moved on to the pastas. Each one tasted great and was prepared perfectly. Dessert was a Tiramisu & the gelato cart. Both were over the top good.

Like the one in Manhattan, you must walk to the very back of the Eataly to find the winding stairs up to the restaurant. Service: I had a vodka at the bar as I waited for my family to arrive. When they did I took the vodka to the table. After we ordered a busboy came to the table to refill the water glasses. He filled my vodka glass full of water. I have never cared for vodka and water! They brought me another, and not long after it arrived, the waitress came and filled it full of water! I told them not to bring be another. They were apologetic and very nice about it. Food: My Italian wife and I thought our food was quite good. However, my daughter ordered linguini and clams. Vongole the Italians call it. The dish arrived with exactly three clams on top of the linguini. Three? Usually there are at least a dozen or more. Room: Nice room. View is limited, depending on your table. Kitchen: I am always curious at the lack of Italians in the kitchen of Italian restaurants in Los Angeles. If you opened a Soul Food restaurant there would be African American ladies in the kitchen. A sushi restaurant always has Asian men preparing the food. But Italian restaurants rarely have Italians in the kitchen. Terra has none. Would I go again? Yes, it was pleasant, and I had three vodka!

Not only is going to Eataly a wonderful culinary experience but the restaurant on top is fabulous. Terra is amazing. The food is outstanding and do not pass up the gelato sundae cart. The service is incredible and the staff is beyond friendly. The cocktails are creative and delicious so enjoy!!!

Started my Eataly excursion here with friends for luncheon. Great choice, food excellent, service lovely. Expensive. Great setting. Can't suggest anything 'cause everything was terrific; you won't go wrong.

Perfect spot for amazing rooftop views. I fell in love with Eataly when I visited the Flatiron one YEARS ago and I was estatic when they opened one in LA. Terra is beautiful and the food is always on point. It's a tad pricey but that's LA.

Went here recently and really enjoyed the place. They have a hardwood grill which really adds a touch of class to your traditionally grilled foods. The hint of smoke brings out the best in grilled meats, fish, veggies etc. Our server Kevin was very knowledgeable and very helpful without being like a hovering soccer mom. We met the Asst. Gen. Mgr. Jovanny who was very definitely a class act. Personable, smiling and impeccably dressed he presided over a team that behaved like a well oiled machine. Throw in a wonderful menu with surprisingly reasonable prices for the location and you have a great combination. Yes there are a couple of immense (and immensely expensive) steaks on the menu, but you can find a lot of other grilled dishes that looked like they would be great. The outdoor patio has a view that is excellent. This is located in a Westfield Mall in Century City and is part of the Eataly complex.

Great food and ambiance; we sat at the terrace; very romantic; Julienne served us, what a delight. Will definitely come back!

Terra LA is located above and part of Eataly at this location. Lunch service was very good and accommodating. Food was well prepared and served hot. The ambiance of this location on a beautiful day is wonderful. Drink prices are a little high - some cocktails at $16 and iced tea at $9. Overall, however, the combination of a nice atmosphere, good food, and great service is worth the cost.

We ordered their clam linguine, sweet potato ravioli with pesto sauce, and a dungeness crab avocado salad. The clam on the linguine was very little and the pasta is overly salty. It is night and day from Costa Mesa Maggiano's white sauce linguine clam pasta. I don't understand...the surrounding area has well off people with Beverly Hills nearby and so you would imagine that they would make the food with good quality portions and then charge accordingly. The ravioli was too salty as well. This is also night and day from the lobster ravioli at Baci di Firenze in Anaheim. Yes the ravioli fillings are totally different but there is a certain delicateness in the sauce at Baci versus the loudly saltiness of that at Terra. The salad was very good although it needed a touch more lemon. The presentation of the salad is wonderful with the salad stacked like it was an opening salad plant, sprinkled with tiny green onions. If I order this salad again, I would have them double up with the crab meat which is sweet and fresh. The star of the place is the view. The host tells me that you have to book ahead if you want to be out in the veranda, but a seat inside is great as well because the floor to ceiling glass doors gives you an uninterrupted view.

Love love love this restaurant. Went today with my kids for my Birthday. The restaurant is beautiful. The view is outstanding. The food is delicious! Do NOT forget to order the Terra desert. We are obsessed with it!

If you have a craving for Italian food and are looking for something new/different you’ve got to experience Terra. Sit outside on the patio and enjoy the elements. The food is very good and servings sizes are well proportioned, not family style. Their calamari is delicious as well as all their pasta dishes. They also have a nice selection of wine and fun cocktails to enjoy. manga!

My family and I had dinner a week ago, I was born and raised in Italy , I do know the Italian cousin pretty well this is not a real italian restaurant, after the opening with a real italian chef, it became the usual LA story, everyone in the kitchen is Mexican, and the food obviously is no longer Italian my daughter ordered "Pasta with clams" and they've served her a dish with pasta and 3, Iiterally mean n:3 clams my husband had a vodka on the rocks, and the waiter for mistake filled it with water he's being given a second vodka on the rock, agin another waiter filled up with water so unprofessional the location is nice

I love the brunch, the calamari appetizer, the wood grilled skewers, the avocado toast and the Bloody Mary bar.

Good spot for an outdoor business lunch, we were all happy with our main plates and shared salad. Service was okay, no real personal engagement, but that was fine, the price point on the meals also seemed appropriate. Plenty of staff milling around.

I give only one star because I do not have the option of zero star. We visited here from Miami and went to this restaurant based in the good reviews, however, it was very disappointing. A $78 ribeye was half fat, when we called our server ( I think an Italian guy) to tell him about it, he said “it’s a ribeye”, like if we don’t know what type of meat cut we ordered. The bread was as cold as an ice cube, the sides were very bad, resuming, do not waste your time and your money, this was definitely one of the worse places I’ve ever been…..

What an AMAZING rooftop place. Excellent food, great ambiance, and good customer service (not the best, but good enough...) The pasta is one of the best we have ever tried, the dessert we had (kind of chocolate with vanilla filled) was to die for. We can not wait to go back again... :-)

The atmosphere is great, the price reasonable and the food is quality. You should try the gelato as part of the lunch special. On a warm night the terrace atmosphere would be great too

All fresco dining, if you choose. Had fantastic dry aged bone in ribeye, two excellent pasta dishes, terrific carrots and good albeit bland roasted cauliflower...good dinner, good service, not pretentious. Simply good. Walk through Eataly to get to this rooftop in and out good pleasant spot.

Terra is an interesting restaurant to visit. It emphasized “Wood-burning Italian Grill”. Located inside Eataly L.A., on the third floor. Terra has a wonderful view (of Century City) and an attractive “outdoor” seating. We ordered the followings from its lunch menu: 1. Vesuvio Con Maiale (Vesuvio pasta was chewy, but salty. Pork sausage and mushrooms, delicious, $23); 2. Paccheri ai Frutti di Mare (home-made Paccheri pasta was stiff and rubbery. Seafood and red sauce, good, $28); 3. Patate (coal-roasted sweet potato, surprisingly yummy, $12; 4. Lil' Gem (Crab & avocado, tasty, $18); 5. Chopped (not my favorite, $14); and 6. Calamari (classic, $16). We had Gruner Veltlinrer 2016 as our lunch wine ($45). Service was cordial, responsive, even it’s pretty busy at this Saturday noon.

Had a beautiful day between rain storms, and the view was great. Thanks to other Yelp! reviewers we knew how to get up to Terra going through Eataly to the back and up the stairs. Eataly looked amazing, and we'll have to go back someday. Service was excellent. We were a party of 5 with our son and his family. Food was pretty good, but pricey. So just accept that. The bread with butter and lard is very good. The best dish that I tried was the grilled octopus. It was incredibly tender, with mild flavor. They were out of melted cheese dish, so we tried the buffalo mozzarella with prosciutto. It was okay, but I'm not an expert on this dish. Meat skewers were good, and the branzino was very good. The most disappointing dish was the most expensive. The Wagyu tomahawk steak was not as tender as other Wagyu that we've had. It was also more medium, rather than the medium-rare that we requested. Flavor was pretty good, but not $185 good. Overall, it was a good experience. Don't think I need to go back, but that octopus...

Had lunch here yesterday. The aromas of food cooking over an open wood fire were irresistible. We really enjoyed the shish kebabs of small pork pieces, lamb sausages, small vegetables and grilled bread. We also ate a delicious large sweet potato that will definitely cause us to go again. The service was very good, and the food outstanding. I want to go back soon and try other dishes on the menu .

The roof bar is under staffed and provides horrible service. The only thing good here is the view. There are so many good places in LA to spend my large expense account where my business is appreciated. Terra/ Eataly just doesn’t get it.

Terra is located on the top floor of Eataly serving woodfire-roasted Italian food. The ambiance is perfect and the service was great as expected with a view of the Hollywood Hills. The roasted mushrooms tasted like meat with just the right hint of balsamic vinegar and it was so good we ordered seconds. The salads and other veggies taste great as well specially for this vegan. The braised beef tasted great according to my wife but I feel the size was a tad small. Overall it’s a great place to dine with friends and break bread. Oh yeah wish the bread was warm.

We’ve been to Terra before as we love the atmosphere but this time the food took a turn for the worse. We ordered appetizers and four different pasta dishes and they all tasted the same with not much flavor to them. The spaghetti was so under cooked! Not only the food was bad but looks like they keep reducing the quantity! They seated us next to their bar and they were having a big private party which was so noisy that we couldn’t even talk. We had made a reservation ahead of time specially for the terrace outside and requested them to move us to another table which they refused to do, we ended up sitting indoors. Will not return again!

Prices here are higher than their adjoining restaurants downstairs. Seems to be specialising in wood fire grill which is the first thing that greets you as walk up. Our waitress was absolutely lovely. The lamb saucage with focaccia was an excellent starter, as was the flash fried calamri ontop of a spicy tomato sauce. The spinach creamy pasta, was expertly cooked but quite light in flavor. I wouldnt recommend the chargirlled eggplants as it is a huge serving and mostly tasteless due to lack of seasonning. They add a topping component but there simply isnt enough of it for the size of the eggplant. Gelato dessert was good but not excellent.

Two consecutive dinners in this splendid restaurant inside Eataly Los Angeles.. And tomorrow I will go back for the third time 😂 Grilled meat.. Real grill!!!!!!!! Quality dishes, cooked to perfection! Impeccable and high level service! Super recommended, especially if you are longing for some Italian cuisine, after a decent stay in the States!

The restaurant is located at the terrenc of Eaterly. You feel good when you get there and especially, when the restaurant opens the awning when the sun is setting. The skewers are delicious, scallops and mushroom are excellent. We shared a whole chicken and a big steak. The chicken was small but tasty. The steak was not as good as you would get in a steak house but not bad. The high quality of cooking probably because the restaurant has a big wood grill. Service was attentive. It was a Thursday evening but it was full house. No children menu. Good for friends gathering, I guess. I admire the outdoor fireplace while a few friends were drinking and having their food on big chairs.

On the terrace of Eataly I had this truly wonderful business lunch; exceptional climate, excellent food with guided menu. Truly a wonderful experience.