Terra Mar Kitchen

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   Norman

   VIP

   Central Coast

   41 reviews

   3.0

   41 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   The kitchen definitely knows what they're doing and if you're lucky enough to be served by "Evan", he's great. Courteous, efficient, and professional with an excellent sense of humor. Not so great are the tiny tables. I'm quite done with 5 star cuisine served on an airplane sized table. It is not fine dining when placing the dishes and cutlery requires jigsaw puzzle skills and then eating is only possible in a cramped manner. The restaurant should do better.
   

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   mary

   San Francisco

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent food and friendly service in a lovely ocean view dining room.
   

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   Noemi

   San Francisco

   4 reviews

   1.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on January 19, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 2

   Disappointed with dinner meal and service. The salads are best options as the foraging starter not worth the expense. The kitchen was backed up and we waited as everyone in tables nearby for mains. When food did arrive it was disappointing. The half chicken confit entree was missing salt or any flavoring, the farro was not cooked in broth-meal was tasteless. The spaghetti squash meal was also flavor less. It lacked creativity, ingredients were put together but no concept on flavor profile. The golden raisins tasted good. The gnocchi dish with pork did not look appetizing. The delicate squash was served with hard skin still on. The gnocchi were not pillowy and crisp. The pork did taste good. Overall, the entrees were amazingly bad! I understand they were short staffed but the flavor profiles were not there for any of the entrees. Will not go back.
   

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   Albert

   Los Angeles

   2 reviews

   2.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on January 9, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Beautiful location breathtaking views of the cliffs and the ocean but the food it’s off the salmon lox looks like dry and old all together not taste the plates look nice for pictures but need more work on taste and combinations
   

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   kelly

   San Francisco

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 1, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Missed my scallops but great good , they all did so well short staffed
   

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   Mary Ann

   VIP

   San Francisco

   34 reviews

   5.0

   34 reviews

   Dined on December 29, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This is an excellent place to be along the coast. A beautiful view of the ocean, even in rainy weather. The food is fresh and creative. We enjoyed everything.
   

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   Susan

   Wilmington

   10 reviews

   3.0

   10 reviews

   Dined on December 17, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   The menu is unusual and the combinations sound a bit bizarre. We had breakfast there today and it was excellent in every regard - especially our lovely server!
   

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   rick

   San Francisco

   2 reviews

   2.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on November 26, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   I have mixed feelings about this place, in it's current state (Nov. 2024). I have been here many times before the current management. I liked the previous menu quite a lot, the restaurant was a place for special occasions for us. The new management and menu. First of all the food and drink we had was very good, nice presentation, high quality, probably as fresh as you could expect. All of the staff were very polite and professional, no complaints there. Everyone was very nice and worked hard. I offer these negative(ish) comments in the hope that they will be helpful to management as I would like to see this place survive. Our dinner included no appetizers, three drinks, salads, entrees and shared dessert. All that cost us close to $220. As good as the food was we do not think it was a $220 experience. We mentioned the difference in menus to the waitress and she said they were responding to the tastes of the area (that is also when we found out about the change in management). I don't doubt that the restaurant staff believes what the waitress said but I am very skeptical of that reality. That part of the State is working class people, they aren't going to spend that kind of money for two people. This is not Silicon Valley or San Francisco. The money comes from people like us, retired, traveling, a little money to spend on a nice dinner while we enjoy our time on the road, tourism. The menu itself was heavy on vegetables and fruit. Almost every item had a vegan option, a little heavy on the vegan angle as far as we were concerned. Every menu item used the most complex possible method of explaining what was in the item. We felt like they were using big words to justify the cost, it was annoying. Drop the vegan focus. You can note it one time on the menu, not for every item, we don't need to be clubbed with it. Get another one or two meat entrees and a normal salad.
   

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   Maureen

   VIP

   Orlando

   47 reviews

   5.0

   47 reviews

   Dined on November 17, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent service. Food was amazing. Went above and beyond
   

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    Teresa

    VIP

    San Francisco

    22 reviews

    1.0

    22 reviews

    Dined on November 16, 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4

    I would love to rate this restaurant but can't because we walked out. We sat for a 630 reservation and ordered sparkling water. 23 mins after sitting, our water came. 35 mins after sitting, we got up and left.The restaurant was maybe half full. NO ONE said anything to us..There was 2 waitstaff and a server and manager that ignored us. We were also guests at the INN. So sad, because we have been going for 25+ years. Menu looks good but no idea how it tastes.
    

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