Disappointing meal. This restaurant was once great. Sadly, the food is no longer great, but the prices have not gone down, and that is the main reason for my review. The disappointing quality of the shellfish is worth pointing out, both the oysters on the half shell and the frutti de mare. Two of my party ordered the cocktail named Pitchfork, the menu said it included egg whites but the drinks we received were different. The restaurant was pretty empty, not a surprise. read more

"Terra e Mare" is an absolute treasure. From the moment you walk in, you're greeted with a warm, inviting atmosphere, and the owner Stelian makes you feel like a valued guest every time. The food is consistently delicious. What truly sets this place apart, though, is the owner's dedication to customer service. They go out of their way to ensure that every dining experience is special, making thoughtful recommendations and paying attention to even the smallest details. We recently celebrated my mother-in-law's 65th birthday there and each and every one of our guests were very happy. Highly recommend to anyone looking for great food and amazing hospitality. read more

Unfortunately this place is disappointing. Oysters were fishy and the rest of the food was underwhelming. Their sister restaurant Pagliacci's actually has a much better chef, even though this is supposed to be the more upscale and gourmet place. I want it to do well, but with new great places like BLVD Steak opening on Ventura, it will be difficult to compete. The ambiance also needs work. It feels cold and uninviting. read more

This was without a doubt one of the worst experiences ever. Reservations at 6:00 pm, took the hostess 10 minutes with one couple ahead of us to be waited on, not exactly efficient. Service was slower than molasses in January, slow to get the initial settings and it got slower after that. The wait staff delivering the entrees couldn't get it right for what meal went to which guest. At least three entrees out of our party of eight were wrong, two were cold returned to the kitchen only to be reheated causing Filet Mignons ordered medium rare came back well done. Exceptionally poor. Complaints to the owner were met with apologies but zero corrective execution. Specific instructions were given on how to divide the bill, yep! You guessed, they couldn't get that straight either, this isn't rocket science. Food was way overpriced, shallow, served cold and essentially a disaster which is being kind. This restaurant lacks precision, training, supervision and customer engagement, it's superficial at best. YUCK ! Never again. read more

What a wonderful evening, man. First time coming here. On a family friends recommendation I ordered the Bolognese. The Bolognese was absolutely perfect. Hand-made in-house pasta from scratch in the back with simple fresh ingredients, and a very very generous portion size. I just came back from Italy, and this dish was absolutely up to par. Benissimo lavoro. Beautiful clean restaurant with great romantic and social vibes, a great spacious outdoor patio area, and the bonus of meeting the owner in person who's a passionate hilarious and down to earth guy who makes you feel like family! read more

The outdoor patio was a pleasant dining experience. I ordered the salmon plate and my honey the rigatoni a la bolognese red meat sauce. The Salmon was refreshing and my honeys was hardy and filling. Very pleasant our host Julia was friendly and on point. To the grand finale we ordered Oreo cheesecake this was tThe Bomb!!! read more

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Had a great time last night on our Work Christmas Dinner. My very first time, and I'm definitely coming back. Perfect atmosphere. Our server Ana was great. read more

HERSCHEL is the man!!! He really turned around our dining experience for our Christmas Eve dinner! We were ignored for the first 15-20 minutes (our waitress was super busy). And then the hostess was terrible, she was so rude where she threw menus at us without saying a word. She should stick to folding napkins. He came and elevated our experience by helping us pick an excellent wine to accompany our fantastic dinner. Our favorites dishes were the Branzino, Squid ink lobster ravioli, and the Tiramisu. Thank you Hershcel!! read more

I've been here twice. The service was good and everyone does seem nice but the food....not that great.

Wow talk about Horrible service! Four of us went for dinner, our waiter was Juan. The whole night he was MIA, there was multiple times since we were sitting close to the door we asked the hostess if she could get out waiter because he was no where to be seen, there was also a few occasions where we asked the bus boy to get the waiter, at one point when he walked up even he asked if we would like sparkling water, we said yes he brought the bottle, opened it and said oh let me go get some glassware, never to come back, we flagged him down at one point and he's all oh yeah let me get those, then he had the bus boy bring the glasses, never apologized once, then at one point when we had already had our appetizers we were waiting for about half an hour to order our main meal before yet again we had to ask the hostess to get out waiter because we were ready to order, to sum it up it was just horrible service. EVEN with the horrible service that we received, we left him a 15% tip which was more than what he deserved. At the end of the night when my boyfriend when to use the restroom Juan had the audacity to corner him and ask him "was there something wrong with the service because your tip does not represent my service" Wow wow wow, are you kidding me???????? When he came back to the table and he told me what the waiter said he just wanted to leave but there was no way that after this horrible service that he provided and the audacity of cornering someone to question a tip i was going to even leave a penny of tip for him. I asked for the Bill back and crossed out the tip to zero and it got escalated and meanwhile the manager was just behind the bar listening to the whole thing and never once stepped in to defuse the situation or apologize, so if a manager is so careless then it explains how a waiter who gave absolutely horrible service allows himself to even ask such a question. They get two stars because the hostess was absolutely lovely and the chef made great food! But with the unprofessional service and lack of management i would not recommend this restaurant. read more

Terra e Mare - Great food. HORRIBLE SERVICE - Steakhouses Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Same nice little spot that used to be Bellwether. Might have been an off night (not crowded Weds ) but 2 of our three entrees were completely bland and the cioppino was fine but nothing to write home about especially at $48. Panzanella and Vitellos will remain our Italian go to spots in this stretch of the Valley. read more

Ambience, service, food. All outstanding. Dined here about two weeks ago and had the most incredible meal. Delicious wine, which was out of the ordinary. Not your typical California wine but wine from France, which was delicious. Chilean Seabass was off the charts. Deliciously prepared served with lentils, tasted phenomenal. Nice presentation all around. My friend had a vegetarian pasta dish. She said it was delicious. Service impeccable and on point and a really good experience... fair value for what we got. Great neighborhood restaurant! Definitely be back. read more

The absolute gem of the Valley! Fine Italian dining taste with Southern California class. My wife and I enjoyed a delicious three course dinner plus a mouth watering chocolate mousse in a glass! Highly recommend sitting bar side with the fabulous Marquis! read more

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Decided to try this place out but unfortunately this place fell short. The hostess and the bartender were the only two attentive staff, and we had no idea who was our actual waiter because there were so many other staff serving us apart from the person that took our order. The drinks were just about the best part of our meal, even though mine came in a goblet filled with ice. The biggest let down was how hard it was to get our waiters attention. I understand being short staffed but we watched the person who took our order taking his sweet time with the larger group of pretty models two tables down, so it couldn't have been that busy. Our starters were fries which came half cooked and oily, a Caesar with all the dressing slapped in the middle, and a beef tartar hidden in a forest of arugula. It also really confused me that the bread was ice cold, when it had just been brought out. I had the lobster spaghetti which featured a half lobster body with chewy meat left in the bottom of the tail, with a spaghetti that couldn't seem to hold the sauce to save its life. The saffron risotto was so over seasoned that all I could taste was a bitter saffron bite to pair with an island of bone marrow. The piece de resistance however is that not only did the bartender have to find another waiter to take a dessert order. we were given three separate sharing plates for a dessert that was the size of a dollar coin. Interesting drink menu though! read more

Love this place! The food is always super fresh and fantastic and the service wonderful. I personally love the cioppino! Steve, the owner is very warm and welcoming, and they have great wine tasting menus and events! read more

We had dinner here last night as a birthday celebration. When we walked out, my wife and I said we'll have a Birthday celebration at least once a month. Let me explain. The first thing you notice is the service. Tom, our waiter, was attentive, without being annoying. The menu is full, the ambiance was a delight, and one can dine outside, inside, or in a private enclosed porch. Now the food. We had three different meals, and not two minutes into them, we were telling each other how tasty each was. Delicious food!! I don't want to dwell on the service, but if I were to own a restaurant, I'd hire Tom away. Terre e Mare made our celebration perfect. read more

I made reservations for my party of 4 and we were seated right away. I loved the elegant ambiance inside the restaurant. All of our drinks and the food we ordered were pleasantly delicious. For appetizers, we started with the Beef Tartar and a dozen oysters. Everyone enjoyed the oysters and the beef tartar was pretty good as well. Then we ordered the Lobster pasta, Filet mignon, and the NY Steak. Everything was seasoned perfectly and the chimmichuri sauce went well with our steaks! We then ended the night off with the Pistachio Cannoli. Overall, my experience here went really well and I would definitely come back to try other dishes on their menu! read more

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I had been looking forward to celebrating my husband's birthday tonight. The online menu looked very good. I ordered the lobster and burrata risotto... extremely bland. I added salt, but it didn't do much good. Very disappointing. The dish was $39. Hubby ordered the salmon and felt the salmon he cooks at home was much tastier. Best part of the meal was the wine and the chocolate mousse dessert. read more

Not good. Salmon was wayyyyy over cooked. White in the middle. Temp so hot on our salmon and risotto you could burn your mouth on it. That's not how you should serve salmon. Service wasn't good. Overall, each dish lacked flavor. So bland. Lobster risotto needed salt or acid, or something. Bread was cold and hard, gave us 2 tiny pieces. Cannoli also lacked flavor. Won't be going back. We had really been looking forward to trying this place. Bummed. read more

Terra e Mare - Overcooked. - Steakhouses Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I like this place a lot. Service and food have been consistently good. Been here with family a number of times, not one miss. Priced on the higher side, but worth it. One of the best Italian spots in the valley, of not the best. read more

New restaurant alert! We've been meaning to try this place for a while. Had amazing lobster spaghetti & lobster ravioli. Crab cakes for our appetizer were bananas! And enjoyed dessert as well. Amazing service, great menu can't wait to go here again sometime. read more

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Excellent menu well executed. Intimate dining atmosphere and wonderful drink menu/suggestions. Service was attentive and we'll be back for sure. read more

Made a last minute reservation here and was very impressed with the Great food, and great service! Had tasty cocktails as well!

We waited for 40 min for oysters. When we finally got them they were terribly shucked. Our other appetizers too another 30 min at least and were terrible. Way over priced tasted like cafeteria Italian. Definitely not coming back read more

Great food,Service, Drinks. Friendly staff! My go to place for seafood. Highly recommended.

The food was good - not exceptional, but good. However, this restaurant is grossly overpriced and the portions are very small. The steak was very good quality and perfectly cooked. The linguine with clams was average, the clams were small, and the portion would have been just right for a child. The staff was welcoming and reasonably attentive, and the decor was typical for an Italian restaurant. They have a parking lot behind the restaurant which is a big plus for that area. The drinks are on the high side ($15 for an Irish Coffee) and nothing fancy. All in all, it is an average restaurant which is high-priced (properly rated $$$) and, when looking at value, it is lacking. I just don't see this business surviving long term even in relatively affluent areas such as Studio City or Sherman Oaks. While its aspirations are to be a high- priced boutique restaurant, it has to accomplish significantly more with the food, and particularly the portions, if its going to develop any kind of reputation or local following. It has a way to go before I would recommend it. Merritt Weisinger Sparks, NV read more

This was our first time at Terra e Mare. We were celebrating my birthday. Everything was wonderful from start to finish. The cocktails were great. The tuna tartare and grilled octopus were delicious. The entrees - rack of lamb, filet mignon and salmon were cooked to perfection. We shared the tiramisu which was amazing. The owner Steve came to check on us which was thoughtful and appreciated. The service was exceptional overall. read more

Great dinner place in Sherman oaks with a very extensive menu of European and Italian classic dishes like beef tartare, pasta, meat and fish. The menu is mostly focused on meat and fish like the name says. We tried the oysters and calamari as an appetizer. My wife got the cioppino and I got the special with the wagyu filet and risotto with truffles. The filet was good medium rare and very tender and served with a generous amount of shaved black truffles. The risotto was a little overpowering with the truffle oil added but overall a great dish and I finished it all. Great restaurant, we would come back to try some of the other dishes. read more

The ambience, very good food great presentation all in all fine; except for one issue. For me this was a major issue. The Cacho de Pepe was so poorly constructed that it did not resemble this dish properly at all. In fact, it tasted like something made by a teenager at home it virtually had no pepper, and the cheese was served on the side not emulsified with the pasta as it is supposed to be prepared. An incredibly simple Dish if made properly but horrible execution causes this to be an utter failure. This place could easily be a 4.5 in my book with a bit more attentiveness I know that sounds like I'm asking for a lot because you could tell there was a desire to perform well by the staff. read more

Excellent! They have a new chef homemade pasta and great wine selection. Finally a great place to dine in the valley

Amazing; the most delicious ever! Presentation ,as well , is beautiful and pleasing to the eye. Had Tuscan stew with a whole lobster tail as well as clams in a delectable broth. The clams with homemade pasta in a delicious saffron broth was delicious. Don't forget to try the fresh oysters Kushi and Kumamoto. We also had the tuna tartare which was so fresh and perfect with avocado . Homemade cannoli for dessert was a perfect ending. Their wine list is also very impressive for connoisseurs read more

My friend and I came here for a "date night" and everything was so delicious!!! From the grilled calamari and UBER fresh oysters, to the homemade pasta and fresh fish, we are definitely coming back! I had the 1908 gin drink and it was good, however instead of "soda ice" it would have been better with just one nice square slow melting ice cube. Our waitress Julia gave fantastic suggestions too! Very knowledgeable about everything on the menu. read more

Terra e Mare - Steakhouses Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Great restaurant, fine dining! Food is amazing, I had calamari and veal Milanese and it was perfect! Very friendly staff! Definitely it's my place to come back! read more

Terra e Mare - a dish of squid and vegetables - Steakhouses Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I went there for my birthday last night. I don't write reviews often but I was so impressed I decided to make the effort. We ordered tuna tartar-super fresh and a very generous portion, The seafood pasta-al dente, the sause and flavor were just right, the branzino and the lobster. Everything was very delicious, service was impeccable, the attitude of the waiters - profesional without being overly attentive. The tiramisu and panna cotta were also a great choice. I strongly recommend the place - prices were very reasonable and there is parking in the back. Enjoy! read more

I decided to leave this feedback only after the amazing service we received from Josh, I ordered the "Choppino", my wife got the salmon and both my girl had the Bolognese pasta. I was very happy with the food and the service here. Josh is super friendly and given the fact they were busy for Mother's Day, he went above and beyond to make sure we are well taken care of. I am glad this place is within a couple of miles from my house. read more

I DO NOT understand the bad reviews. And it upsets me because this is why great restaurants don't last in the valley. It's expensive but so is every other fine restaurant. The food is unbelievably delicious!!!! I've been a few times now and we always leave very very happy. My son usually orders 2 bowls of the pasta he likes because it's that good. There is ZERO pretension from the staff, the atmosphere is beautiful and they play music that doesn't make you feel like you're in a nightclub. Again the food is AMAZING! read more

Cocktails are on point! Spent the day acting out the "it's a Negroni...spagliato...with prosecco in it" moment and lo and behold it was on their menu and it was DELICIOUS! Hubby enjoyed his O.F. We did the dine LA menu, which was very good, and we managed to get one of everything on the menu with the exception of the main dish. One of the salads and the salmon tasted slightly off, but not enough to ruin the meal. The risotto and the shrimp pasta were both lovely and we loved that this place had four courses for their DineLA for $65/pp. Service was fantastic. I'd def go back for those cocktails!!! read more

We arrived during our reservation time and it took 10 minutes to get seated. Once we ordered our drinks it took another 15 minutes because we were told the bar was backed up. Our food came out at a good timing. The fettuccini with mushrooms was excellent. I think they are on point with the food but the service was very slow. Hence the one star off. But you should check it out. I'm sure it will get better. Probably just working out the kinks of being newly opened. read more

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So confused to why this place doesn't have 5 stars. Party of 8 dining last night. Great service. Amazing tasting food. Will 100% go back. Go visit. Need places like this to thrive. Solid Italian food in the valley! read more

Stick around for this twisted tale of horrible food and shitty service. Let's just say this place should be called TERR-I-BLE...you'll get better Italian from Chef Boyardee. We actually stopped people coming into the restaurant on our way out and warned them this would be the most over priced and disappointing meal they would ever have. #truestory Things felt off from the moment we walked in. The hostess greeted us and immediately made a comment about us coming there as a second choice. We were sat at a table and ordered drinks and appetizers. Caesar Salad - overwhelming anchovy. Disgustingly fishy and actually nauseating. Steak tartar - bland, tasted like nothing. Our waiter was nice and tried to do his best but didn't know they were sold out of Branzino which 2 of our party ordered. It took them 15 minutes to come by our table and let us know we'd have to order something else. When the food finally came it was either completely bland, or ridiculously fishy. Inedible. Period. Salmon - small, no seasoning. No flavor. Sea Bass - tiny. Was told it would be 7 oz. It was 3 or 4 at most. Drowned in butter after being asked to keep it dry. Squid ink pasta w crab - stank like Venice beach bathrooms Pasta Cacio Pepe - was sent back for being first delivered as literal pasta in water. Everyone felt the food was unbelievably sub par. Our group is not that picky. This food was literally not worth half what they charge. We agreed to complain. After a detailed rant to a staff member they literally walked away without comment. Our waiter then remained surprisingly absent. We had no one come by for the next 20 minutes but noted we were being avoided and kitchen staff were silently watching our table from the bar/kitchen area. It was like we were being pranked on a reality show. We weren't sure what was going to happen next. Someone who we believe was the manager or maybe the owner finally made his way over. He unprofessionally approached us, didn't not introduce himself and instead of offering apologies or asking why we were unhappy, we were greeted with "no one else has complained tonight. We'll comp some of the dishes" We paid and left while being scorned at by the staff on our way out. Unreal experience. Like nothing we've ever seen before. We'll not be returning obviously and will be posting about this all over the web to warn others to stay away. Bellwether was so much better. Hopefully this place will be closed soon. Come by if you want to be in awe of this unreal mix of complete inept staff and management and sub par food. Praying we don't get food poisoning. read more