Terroni

Had an early Sunday dinner at Terroni Adelaide before a concert at Massey Hall and it was a great pre-show spot. The restaurant is set inside a former 1852 courthouse, with soaring ceilings and a beautiful atrium. Even the washrooms are downstairs in old jail cells, which is a fun little surprise.nnWe shared the Calamari alla Griglia to start, fresh and nicely balanced. My date had the Spaghetti in Canna a Mare. It was labelled mildly spicy but definitely had some heat, though the flavours were great. I ordered the Ravioli al Brasato, which was delicious but the portion was on the smaller side. I could have eaten a few more ravioli and been perfectly happy.nnWe finished with tiramisu, plus an amaro for me and zambuca for my date. Service was friendly, though drinks were a bit slow coming out. The place filled up quickly but never felt chaotic.nnBeautiful space, solid Italian food, and a great option downtown, especially before a show.

I wish I could say I enjoyed Terroni more. The venue itself was not held in the main restaurant. The company I work at booked out some of the upper floors for an event. There were four flights of stairs to get up to the first floor with the bar and main dining area. There was another two flights of stairs to get to the upper bar which I was too tired to walk up to. The drinks at the bar were good and the staff were all great. We started with passed apps. Some of the flavour combinations were just off the skewer with fruit, cheese and something else - like they paired the wrong cheese with the fruit. The meal itself was a seat down meal family style which did take over two hours to complete for the amount of guests that were present over 200 ppl.nnMy favorite dish was the tomato and mozza salad. My most disappointed dish was the ragu pasta. Though containing a good amount of meat it was not saucy at all. The pizza was the brocolini was good as well.nnThe reason I gave this restaurant three stars is strictly for the lack of elevator and the food quality vs the price. For what you are paying, there is so much higher quality food in the city and I honestly think you can get better bang for buck elsewhere.

Its ok. Had to wait around at 4pm for about 20 minutes mid week with a reservation for 8 upstairs in the large dining room which was empty.nnMenu is mostly in Italian. No draught beer so you will need to order bottled. Approx 8 dollars per bottle. The fried calamari appetizer was good but for 24 dollars a little overpriced. Also got the charcuterie board for 30 dollars again very overpriced for what you get. For main had pizza affitiscuita, a spictly salami pizza for 25 dollars, was ok to split between two people but was fairly thin crust so thankfully we ordered two appetizers otherwise each person needs their own pizza. Finished with tiramisu for desert which was fairly normal.nnOverall the flavours are all great, but the portions for the price were surprising. Serivice is ok. Had to wave down the server several times for more water as the food is fairly salty and the water glasses very small.

We decided to visit Terroni for a quick lunch, this was our second time there. We made a reservation and were seated right away. The staff were amazing! The grilled calamari was absolutely delicious. The cheese ravioli wasn’t my favorite, but our server explained it very well, so I knew I was trying something outside my comfort zone. If you enjoy hard cheeses, it’s definitely a dish worth trying!

Can’t wait to come here again. Party of 7 for lunch. Loved the calamari fritti and pizzas. Milena was very helpful, thoughtful and kind to our table. Only cons are pasta was slightly undercooked, not al dente

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