A laid-back, beloved Italian wine bar and enoteca in St Martin’s Courtyard in Covent Garden, with over 600 wines, seasonal Italian plates, a candlelit courtyard terrace and a warm welcome
Dalla Terra holds seven hundred and nineteen reviews and a 4.3 – a strong score on a good sample – and it is a genuine Covent Garden gem: a laid-back, beloved Italian wine bar and enoteca in St Martin’s Courtyard, with over 600 wines, seasonal Italian plates, a candlelit courtyard terrace and a warm welcome.
The Italian enoteca
Dalla Terra is a genuinely laid-back, beloved, one-of-a-kind Italian wine bar and enoteca – a proper, serene, characterful oasis, in St Martin’s Courtyard in Covent Garden. There is real character to this – the Italian enoteca, the serene oasis, the courtyard setting. It is a genuine modern Italian enoteca – a laid-back, sophisticated-yet-casual Italian wine bar and restaurant, set in the peaceful, traffic-free St Martin’s Courtyard (just off Long Acre, in The Yards) – a real, serene, characterful oasis away from the bustle of central London. There is genuine character and charm to it – the Italian enoteca, the serene oasis, the courtyard setting. Its decor combines contemporary elegance with comfortable lounge seating, an open fire, and marble surfaces – a real, welcoming, characterful Italian wine bar. There is real character and charm to it – the Italian enoteca, the serene oasis, the courtyard setting. The Prat’s wine desk salutes it – the Italian enoteca of St Martin’s Courtyard.
The 600 Italian wines
Dalla Terra’s genuine glory is its wine – over 600 of them. There is real quality to this – the 600 wines, the Italian imports, the enoteca depth. It offers a genuinely impressive wine list – over 600 wines from Italy and worldwide (40 by the glass, seasonal options aplenty) – and it is proud to be a direct importer of a small, select group of leading, family-owned Italian wineries and spirits producers, a real, superb, characterful Italian wine offering (its selection close to that of a Michelin-starred restaurant, in a wholly unpretentious setting). There is genuine quality and character to it – the 600 wines, the Italian imports, the enoteca depth. It is exactly the kind of laid-back, wine-loving, characterful Italian enoteca that gives Covent Garden its genuine charm – the 600 wines, the Italian imports, the seasonal plates. There is real quality and character to it – the 600 wines, the Italian imports, the enoteca depth. The Prat’s wine desk delights in it – the enoteca with over 600 Italian wines.
The wine, plates and welcome
Dalla Terra does the essentials of a great enoteca genuinely well – superb wine, good Italian plates, and a warm welcome. There is real quality to this – the superb wine, the seasonal Italian plates, the warm welcome, the enoteca quality. It serves superb Italian wines, good seasonal Italian dishes and small plates, all in a serene, elegant, welcoming setting (with a lovely candlelit courtyard terrace for al fresco drinks, and live music on some days), with warm, knowledgeable hospitality. There is genuine quality and warmth to it – the superb wine, the seasonal Italian plates, the warm welcome. Its strong 4.3 across a good sample speaks to a genuinely superb, laid-back, much-loved enoteca – the wine, the plates, the warm welcome, all superbly done. There is real quality and character to it – the superb wine, the seasonal Italian plates, the warm welcome. Combined with its serene enoteca character and its 600 Italian wines, it makes Dalla Terra a genuine gem – the Italian enoteca, the 600 wines, the seasonal plates, the warm welcome. Its strong score across a good sample confirms it – a genuinely superb, much-loved venue. There is real character, quality and charm in the whole thing – the serene Italian enoteca, the 600 wines, the seasonal Italian plates, the candlelit terrace, the warm welcome. It is a genuine Covent Garden gem – laid-back, wine-loving, superb, and warmly welcoming, a real St Martin’s Courtyard treasure.
Between its serene enoteca character, its 600 Italian wines, and its seasonal plates and warm welcome, Dalla Terra is a genuine gem of Covent Garden. Its strong score across a good sample marks it as a genuinely superb and much-loved venue. The Prat’s desk enjoys a glass of Italian red on the candlelit terrace, and raises an appreciative glass to Dalla Terra.
The bar
A strong, much-loved venue doing a good 4.3 across a good sample – Dalla Terra, an Italian enoteca in St Martin’s Courtyard in Covent Garden, with over 600 wines and a courtyard terrace.
Verdict
Strong, much-loved, and genuinely serene – Dalla Terra, an Italian enoteca in Covent Garden with over 600 wines, seasonal plates and a warm welcome.
Enjoy a glass of Italian red at Dalla Terra in St Martin’s Courtyard in Covent Garden – a laid-back Italian enoteca with over 600 wines and a candlelit courtyard terrace.
Alan Nafzger was born in Lubbock, Texas, the son Swiss immigrants. He grew up on a dairy in Windthorst, north central Texas. He earned degrees from Midwestern State University (B.A. 1985) and Texas State University (M.A. 1987). University College Dublin (Ph.D. 1991). Dr. Nafzger has entertained and educated young people in Texas colleges for 37 years. Nafzger is best known for his dark novels and experimental screenwriting. His best know scripts to date are Lenin’s Body, produced in Russia by A-Media and Sea and Sky produced in The Philippines in the Tagalog language. In 1986, Nafzger wrote the iconic feminist western novel, Gina of Quitaque. He currently lives in Holloway, North London. Contact: [email protected]
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