Terre à Terre

The owners of this coolly contemporary, but accessible vegetarian restaurant know how to dazzle when it comes to putting ingredients together – the flavours in their astonishing Asian-edged food continue to challenge & excite. Long descriptions may baffle, but the results are all down to sublime spicing & inspired combinations. Oyster mushroom & nori salt tempura served with tamari certainly entices, as does ‘better batter & lemony yemeni relish’ (soft buttermilk-soaked haloumi dipped in batter with exotic add-ons) or Sussex soufflé & ploughman’s ‘picklewitch’. ‘Rain vodka cherry chocolate churros’ is a typically unusual dessert. Other plus points include an imaginative organic & biodynamic wine list, as well as personable, informed service.