Tired of the overwhelming Asian food options near our hotel in Markham and too lazy to fight the Toronto traffic, my companion and I made last-minute reservations to Terra on a Sunday evening.
The restaurant is located in a typical GTA-style strip mall, which made us slightly suspicious as the restaurant advertises "fine dining". However, once we were inside, we forgot all about the exterior. The restaurant is tastefully decorated and noise level was lively but unobtrusive.
After we put in our order, we were offered a basket of bread and butter, both at room temperature (good for butter, not so much for the bread). We shared the Caesar salad, which was light and salty (in a good way). The scallop and pork belly appetizer was delicious but the scallops were salty (in a bad way) and we wished the single piece of pork belly was larger. We received a mint and lime sorbet after the appetizers were cleared... it was so refreshing I could have eaten a whole bowl of it! I had the pea and smoked duck risotto (daily offering) and my companion had the rib eye steak. Both entrees were delicious and fair-sized. Our waiter brought us a small plate of cheese (I think it was Romano) and crackers while we checked out the dessert menu but we were too stuffed after our entrees.
Overall, the staff were attentive and polite and the food was undeniably good but I do think it's a tad overpriced. Good fine-dining option in the Thornhill area (as the restaurant claims) if you are too lazy to venture into Toronto.