Chartres Chartres
Terra

Terra

65 Avenue du Marechal Maunoury, 28000, Chartres, France

Viande • Italien • Poisson • Chocolat


"I went to Terra for dinner on a hot Saturday night in July and went back for lunch on Sunday (they are closed on Sunday evenings and on Mondays). It was nice to chat to the owner Giuseppe Paglia in Italian and to some of...the Italian staff and the service was good. On the Saturday night I was stuck inside as I hadn't thought to specifically ask for a table outside when I called to reserve a table and it would have been nice to have been asked if I wanted to sit outside instead of arriving and being told I hadn't asked to sit outside and since they have two services there was no chance of getting a table on the terrace. I started with octopus with algae in a sesame and potato sauce for which I didn't think was anything special then I had conchiglioni alla norma for which I'd seen someone next to me eating and it was good but you have to ask for extra parmesan cheese which they will grate onto your pasta, I prefer to have a little dish to serve myself. The cheapest bottle of Italian wine was which I found expensive for Chartres. A glass of prosecco was which was more reasonable. On the Sunday I ordered a bottle of Pinot Grigio for I started with tuna tartare in broth with algae for The broth was cold instead of warm and there were too many algae. Had tagliolini with truffles for and had to ask for extra parmesan to be grated on it. Overall everything was fine and I would go back but I would also look at other restaurants especially the one star Michelin restaurant Le Georges at the Monarque. I had dinner at their brasserie La Cour which was very good. If you're staying at the Mercure (better rooms) or the Monarque next door (nice restaurants and bar), just turn right out of the front door and walk up the road for minutes. If you want a table outside in the summer then make sure you reserve it ahead of time."