Terra Tempe Kitchen & Spirits

A little surprised at the sub-4 star rating on Yelp! My colleagues and I had an amazing experience at Terra with excellent food and service. Only note is that it is a little pricey for the portions, but I am pleased with the quality of ingredients.The Grilled Spanish Octopus (4/5) was very tasty and tender! We also enjoyed the From the Tree Flatbread (4/5) as a light bite. The house ricotta was creamy and decadent.Star of the show was the Ricotta Gnocchi (5/5); features again their excellent housemade ricotta, and made for a light yet fulfilling pasta dish. I added a grilled salmon on the side which made the portion heartier. Otherwise, it definitely would have been a little small.The desserts here were amazing. I loved the Strawberry Horchata Panna Cotta (5/5), and the Orange Creamsicle Cheesecake was so creative---shaped exactly like the childhood ice cream!To tie it together, we had wonderful waitstaff who were so helpful in seating and accomodating our large party, and providing recommendations. Thanks for making the experience great!

atmosphere was great and the drinks were very good (surprised that they were a bit expensive, along the lines of what we pay at bourbon and bones)We ordered the Spanish octopus, it was tender but smothered in bbq sauce, so could not actually enjoy the octopus.I ordered the Bison meatloaf, pretty good but again covered in bbq sauce so really could not taste the meat.not a bad place to try, was hoping for more based upon other reviews

The restaurant located in the lobby of the Westin Hotel in downtown Tempe has a very modern dining experience and atmosphere. Parking was good they have valet service and close street parking. I stayed the weekend there and had dinner and breakfast. Dinner experience was ok...I had a great drink ( pineapple martini ) ...was very tasty. The service was great. Server was very friendly and helped navigate the menu. Appetizers were better than the meal! Shrimp appetizer and cheese biscuits were very good. I got the Shortrib which was not good. The meat was very tough to chew. Server apologized and took it away, even though she did try to leave it on my final bill and I told her I would not be paying for it because it was unacceptable and uneatable. Plus I didn't eat any of the food that came with it. I felt like she thought I was going to overlook the fact it was still on my bill and she should've removed it without me saying anything. She did offer a desert since I had a bad experience but they didn't have anything that looked good to me. Breakfast the next morning was better. Server was nice. We got the breakfast tower which is a three choice option per couple that is served and displayed in a caged tower. Very nice looking. Everything at breakfast was good and on point except the bacon which was over cooked. Coffee was ok nothing special. Overall the experience was ok but nothing to really write home about. Food 3/5Atmosphere 4/5Parking 5/5Location 5/5Service 3/5Return Factor 3/5

For an 'upscale' restaurant, this restaurant was overwhelmingly underwhelming. I was staying at the Westin Tempe for Innings Fest and during my stay, I had received some food vouchers worth $28/day that could be redeemed here so of course I made sure to use them, right?I dined in here once for breakfast and ordered the 'two eggs your way' and it was as expected. You can't really mess up sunny side up eggs and some pork sausages, can you? Eggs were done right, pork sausages tasted just like expected.During this time, my fried had ordered the Strawberry Tres Leches French Toast. It looked really good (look at the picture for dine in) but I didn't get to taste it.It looked like two servers worked the morning shift along with a hostess. Our server was underwhelming. If this had been a Denny's or an Ihop, maybe I'd be more okay? But then again, I'd received better service at some Denny's and Ihop, heck even Waffle House that I'd visited in the past.On the second day, only my friend came down to dine in. He told me he had to wait a bit because the hostess was nowhere to be found to seat him. I didn't get any more details than that, but there's that.On the last day, only my friend came down to dine in again. However, I had asked him to get me an order of Strawberry Tres Leches French Toast. And when he came back to the room with that order and I was ready to chow down... I opened the box and was sorely disappointed. Look at the picture I posted. It was literally French Toast with some whipped cream. That was it. Nothing like what it was when we had dined in on the first day.Come on Terra. If you wanna be considered an upscale restaurant, then provide upscale service and upscale food.

While staying at the Westin, I ate breakfast and dinner on multiple occasions here. Service was always really good! If you're a hotel guest, definitely try the prickly pear margarita and/or mocktail since they're included in the destination fee. I wasn't sure about it at first but it definitely grew on me as the week progressed. We had the Two Eggs Your Way almost every morning and it was cooked differently each time. The ham was really good one morning and not so much the next. The potatoes were overcooked some morning and perfect on others. I tried the Huevos Rancheros one morning and it wasn't good at all. I was craving a waffle one morning and it tasted very basic...definitely not worth $15. For dinner, the Carne Asada Flatbread was almost perfection! I could have eaten it every day. We also tried the Short Rib and Fall Ravioli. The polenta fries that came with the short rib seemed way overcooked. The butternut squash with the ravioli was hard to chew and needed to be cooked more. I actually think that the theme of Terra Tempe is either overcooked or undercooked. This was a convenient option since we were hotel guests but I can't imagine making a special trip to eat here.

Location: downtown Tempe near ASU north campus. Terra Tempe Kitchen & Spirits is a restaurant inside Westin Tempe. Atmosphere: decent size restaurant with modern decors and an open concept where you can watch the staffs prepare food. There are regular and bar sitting. Service: Waiter is recommended to write things down and be more attentive. Our waiter brought out the check with everything charged, and we haven't even received our dessert yet. He definitely forgot to punch in our dessert. He also just let us box our dessert to-go, so minus 1 star for not being attentive. Food: I got the grilled octopus, Atlantic salmon, and orange creamsicle cheesecake. Overall, this place has great food. Very experimental in my opinion. Large portion, so it is definitely worth the price. Grilled octopus: 9/10 the dish very experimental. Smokey bbq taste with touch of sweets and chewiness from the octopus. The combination was strangely flavorful. This appetizer is a big portion. Atlantic salmon: 7/10 I thought this dish was delicious. However, it is too busy. The dish contain a giant salmon, gnocchi, tomatoes, chorizo meats, and this sweet green sauce. I love the gnocchi and the fish, and I find the sour tomatoes, the sweet sauce, and the salty chorizo were super distracting. They take aways the prize item of the dish, which is the salmon. Overall, it's still a good dish. Love the gnocchi. This dish is also big portion.Orange creamsicle cheesecake: 9/10 I love that they make the cheesecake into a shape of an ice cream. The bits of sweet crackers were deliciously addictive. Overall: good restaurant! I'd definitely come back for the food!

The bourbon rub chicken wings were fantastic. The hand crafted cocktails were delicious. Cat our server did an excellent job. This place is conveniently located across from ASU football stadium.

This is a hotel restaurant which is fine, I just didn't realize when booking so calling it out. Also hoping that Westin cares about customers experience on their property. Nice open light room with comfortable seating and a bar. I would give this a 4 as the food was great other than a missing poached egg on our avocado toast. This allcomes down to the worst service we have ever received. The server took two orders, then started to walk away, my husband said he still needed to order, so she took that order and then tried to walk away again only for us to call out that there was a fourth person that still needed to place their order at our table. The server struggled with very basic things , did not check back on us and seemed bothered by requests to refill water and tea. We actually had to wave her down several times as she was texting on her phone behind the bar. When we asked about the poached egg she could have cared less that one of the orders was wrong. She wanted to bring the egg out after they had already started clearing plates. Not the best experience when taking out our husbands for father's day. We are great tippers and sad to say this is the first time I have left no tip. Too bad as she could easily have made over $20 by just caring...

We had a wonderful experience at Terra Tempe Kitchen. Our server was both friendly and helpful, and the service was quite good, with prompt attention to our needs and speedy delivery of orders. Although the prices are a bit steep, the charming ambiance adds to the overall appeal.

If I can give this place 10 stars I would and only because Raven our server was absolutely phenomenal, she recommended all the best items on the menu and I was satisfied and happy with all them she definitely opened up my taste buds to trying other options on the menu she is amazing, when it comes to trying new restaurants first thing that I look for is customer service and she has it. I will come back here every year for my anniversary and any special occasion as long as she serving, I 10/10recommend.