Had our first try with my dearest buddy at this small french restaurant located on the slope of old bailey street to celebrate for his birthday

we were offered to sit at the table in the outside area of the restaurant, with a standing heater. We were separated from other people in the interior and the feeling was so isolated and cosy. however, this quiet atmosphere was soon badly interrupted by a couple who spoke so loud during their meal and kept smoking! it would have been much better had they not appeared! And one thing to note is that this outside rea is exposed to the public neighborhood, so at some point of time we did hear some noises from young boys and girls, which was not so pleasant. Luckily this lasted for only a few minutes.

anyway, we were served by foreign waiters with friendly and polite attitudes throughout the evening. we ordered a few dishes, alongside glasses of house red and white wine. The wine were as great as the food!

Appetizers:
1. Baked snails with garlic & parsley butter sauce - i love the pastry going together with the snails!! it tastes so wonderful!! the sauce is very appealing too!! a very nice appetizer! makes me form an very good impression on the food served by this restaurant 2. Shrimp and avocado salad - the whole salad with the shrimp is so fresh! The taste and amount of the dressing is just about right. Very refreshing experience. Main courses:
1. seabass and king prawn with lobster sauce with risotto - strongly flavoured lobster sauce, seabass and king prawn in good texture, lovely ball-shaped risotto served at the side of the dish. - my buddy prefers this more to the white cod2. white cod fillet with lemon butter sauce with risotto - i personally love this more than the seabass one. The lemon butter sauce tastes so wonderful and goes so well with the cod fillet and the veggies underneath. Desserts:
1. Warm chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream - the choco cake is not too sweet, with rather thick textured and rich chocolate sauce flowing out. It tastes just right when it goes together with the vanilla ice cream! makes us feel so warm as its name suggests
2. Iced Nougat - find this quite special indeed, especially when it is "iced" and a bit crunchy. it works well with the strawberry puree. A bit sweet, yet acceptable.Overall speaking, it has been a very satisfying and enjoyable dinner. Definitely worth paying a visit again. Perhaps to try out their lunch next time?
By the way, my careless buddy left his iphone on the table. The waiter (or the boss?) kept calling me the whole night to inform us of the lost phone. He is just sooo good !

The restaurant has a very comfortable and relaxing environment with large comfy sofas and spacious tables. They have an open kitchen as well, allowing aromatic smells to linger throughout the whole restaurant. Staff were also friendly and helpful in tending to our needs and introducing the menu to us.

1. Red tuna tartareThis dish was exceptionally fresh and bursting with flavour. There was no hint of a 'fishy' smell or taste and the tuna was paired well with the chopped onions and chives to give it a refreshing and appetizing feel.

2. Scottish smoked salmon with green asparagusI was very attracted to the cute 'flower' decoration the salmon and asparagus resembled when it arrived. Without disappointment, the salmon was lightly smoked to perfection and the asparagus was light and crispy.

3. Beef rossiniThis dish was recommended by the waiter and it was a seared filet mignon topped with a slice of fois gras. I must say, the fois gras was absolutely AMAZING and literally melted in my mouth like a slice of warm butter. The fois gras was not entirely fat but had a good proportion of liver in it. The beef was juicy and was again, very very tender. I especially liked how the dish was well balanced between the beef and the fois gras, hence you could experience both the beef and fois gras with every bite you took - a mouth-watering sensation!

4. Barramundi fillet with scallops & lobster bisqueI would say this dish was rather average and did not 'wow' me as much as the beef rossini. The barramundi was slightly overcooked, leaving a dry texture to the what would be delicate fish meat. Nevertheless, the scallops were succulent and very bouncy. Though the lobster bisque was a bit too salty, it gave the fish a little moisture and I just wish there was more to wipe off the plate!

I would definitely return here to try their different dishes and may be brave enough next time to try their famous escagots. I am happy to find such high quality and delicate French cooking at such an affordable price. This is definitely a hidden gem within Soho!

Went to this restaurant on a monday night, quite quiet as most of the other restaurants.
The environment is a little bit less romantic than what I expected, quite bright in the restaurant. But deco was simple and nice and the couches were quite comfy. they also had a patio in the back =)

Service was not bad, very poilte and well mannered, even let us try a couple of wines b4 picking our glass.
we ordered the Set menu since it was much more pricey to order them seperately.
we had 4 people so basicaly we got to try most of the stuff on their menu:
(i forgot the name but its somth like this)

Appetizer:

Goat Cheese Mixed Green Salad - avg, but goat cheese went quite well with salad

Pan Fried Foie Gras - very yummy =) personally realli like foie gras and they made it just right

Oysters in Garlic and Cream - very yummy also, the sauce was really with the oysters

Main:

Roasted Chicken - just took one small bite but taste was not bad

Sirloin Steak - asked for med rare, came a bit closer to medium but still not bad, pepper sauce and it had scalloped potatoes at the bottom, yummm

Lamb Rump - my dish, was really good, cooked just right, tender and juicy.

Dessert

Floating Island - it was alrite, personaly not a fan of egg white desserts.

Almond Apple Pie - quite sweet, but went well with ice-cream

Chocolate Pudding cake (心太軟) - really good, not too sweet and worked well with ice cream too.

quite a nice experience with sister and friends and would definately go bk again

I had dinner in La Terrasse with friends to get together before summer holidays.
La Terrasse serves delicious French food in a pretty nice environment. Restaurant's deco is warm and pleasant. It makes me remember cosy restaurants in quiet districts of Paris (not tourists attraction areas...). I miss them soooo much!!!
Concerning the service, our waiter was really attentive but not too much, it makes me uncomfortable constantly have someone who comes to you to ask if "every thing's ok..?".

Regarding food ordered :
starter : tartare of tuna. Really good and fresh with fine herbs and not too much french dressing. I love raw food, and this starter was perfectly dressed, ideal when the weather is really hot.

main dish : Duck breast with potatoes and a piece of pan-fired foie gras . As often the dish looked smaller than expected, but at the end of it, I was already full.
I love duck breast, really French dish. It was perfectly done, not too much cooked but not rare . The sauce was exquisite with the garnish potatoes.

Dessert : Floating island. Appropriate to end a dinner when you are stuffed.

Of course we ordered wine, red and white for dessert.

To conclude, I really appreciate to have dinner there, and the price worth the great food.
Bad mark is that La Terrasse makes me remember how much I miss Paris and the pleasure to eat easily French food with friends and family.

Before commenting on the food, I'd like to make a little note on the booking experience I had.
Booked a table at La Terrasse a few days in advance, the person who answered the phone (sounded like a French person) was polite and friendly.
I went there the day before and asked about brining our own champagne, the staff (an Asian bloke, not the one who answered the phone) said "We charge $200 cockage!" Hmmm... Okay!

About the enviornment:
We had a table in the outdoor area. Although the weather wasn't brilliant (a bit wet and rainy), the atmosphere was pretty good. Only disadvantage of sitting outside is passerbys can walk next to the outdoor sitting area...

It took the staff (the Asian guy) a while to come take our order. Maybe because there was only one person when we were there and we were sitting outside. Anyways! We ordered some wine and starters are pate and foie gras; main courses are lamb w/ light curry sauce and beef tenderloin.

Other staff (two or three more, perhaps) didn't start working/ didn't report duty until 7:30 or so. I think if you would like to have better service, it's best to have dinner there a little later.

Starter: <-- The presentations were really good
PATE
There were two types of pate, one of them has stronger poultry flavour, and the other one was a bit plain.
FOIE GRAS
Simple normal pan fried foie gras, but I've had better ones. A little disappointed.

Main <-- Really appreciate they thoroughly warmed the plates, the food stayed warm the entire meal and the plates were still warm after we finished the food!!!
LAMB W/ LIGHT CURRY SAUCE
It was surprisingly good, the sauce was very mild and brings out the lamb flavour. Very nice combination.

BEEF TENDERLOIN
Super tender beef. It's bigger than it looks (feel very full afterwards despite it looked a bit small). The harsh brown and vegetables on the side were very nice too.

Dessert
CREME BRULEE
It's quite nice and fairly big in portion, enough for two to share if you had a fairly full meal.

Service wasn't very good, we had to pour our wine and champagne ourselves. Perhaps that's because the restaurant was quite full that night.

I and my buddies spent a good evening at La Terrasse tonight. Food is superb there starting with a drink of Royal Kia then follow with escargots, onion soup, baked bitter cabbage with goat cheese and asparagus as starter (everything is served hot and great presentation!!); the main dish of foie gras, duck breast, fish and mussel in wine & garlic sauce ... the whole meal is spectacular and it was just $2,000 for four of us, with delicate dessert too (the creme brulee.... folks... a must-try there, it\'s not too sweet, the chefs just controlled the quality not out of the line!!)

I\'ve been in SPOON, CAPRICE this top French restaurants; and I highly recommend La Terrasse as you can\'t beat the food with such reasonable price and place though you may need to do some exercise to walk up there ... but it\'s worth!!

Our team, a party of six, went over to La Terrasse for lunch today, the restaurant is located at Old Bailey St, Central. Opposition the old prison, not exactly a popular area. As we entered the restaurant, we were all greeted by Regis Bazoge: "Bonjour, &ccedil;a va?"

The restaurant french staffs were friendly, the service here is definitely much much better then Paris, for those of you who been Paris you will know I mean...

Every one of us had ordered a three course lunch, due to our straight compliance standard at work, my colleague had refrained me from ordering wine
which was a bit of shame, a good french meal without wine just isn't same.....>_<~

Anyway, for appertizer I had ordered an escartgo salad, the escartgo was nice and warm served with lettuce and a cream sauce, for main I had an baked italian tomato stuffed with mince beef, for desert my choice was a crme bule I should have tried the Warm Chocolate Cake, al my colleague orderd the warm chocolate cake, which certainly looks good.

I'll definitely visit La Terrasse again for lunch, and probably dinner next week ^_^