The Terrace Restaurant

The staff at the burrito station and in general were so kind. In addition, the food was fresh and high quality. This combined with the pleasant atmosphere created a perfect place for lunch.

The Terrace is a great place to grab a bite to eat. If you're a fan of burrito bowls, then this is the spot for you. On Wednesdays and Fridays, the restaurant serves up an excellent burrito bowl with orange chicken that is simply delicious (even though it might sound funny). In fact, it's my favorite dish to order on campus. The line is usually pretty long, especially around lunch time, but the service is fast, and the food is always fresh and tasty. The burrito bowl is generously portioned, so you'll definitely get your money's worth.

Burrito bowls are excellent! Very filling and tasty. Highly recommend Boom Boom or Coconut Lime sauce along with your meal. Staff are super friendly and address you by your name. They always make an effort to give you the best experience possible! Lines can get long if you come during peak lunch hours, but otherwise it's quick. Sometimes can be difficult to find an open table to sit at.

As a student at Cornell University, I eat at Terrace at least once or twice weekly. It consistently maintains its high standards as the best, affordable dining facility on campus. I was prompted to write this review because the customer service and food quality are unbeatable. I hope that everyone reading this review makes the wise choice to try it. My review will explain why “Terrace” is an outstanding culinary choice. Terrace has two components that make it stand out: great food and great customer service. The food is fast, reliable, and consistent. It offers an amazing burrito line, a tasty salad bar, and a savory pho station. My favorite dish is the Steak burrito bowls offered on Monday and Wednesday. If you like spicy food, try the “Boom Boom” sauce. The food speaks for itself, but what makes Terrace really shine is the employees who run it. Every employee is kind and they all greet their customers with a warm, welcoming smile. Employees are all trained to be efficient and treat guests with respect. Terrace is the best fast-casual restaurant Ithaca has to offer due to its customer service and high-quality food. If you are on campus, “Terrace” is worth the trip. I highly recommend everyone reading this post to give it a shot.

Jiahao Luo

The staff at the burrito station and in general were so kind. In addition, the food was fresh and high quality. This combined with the pleasant atmosphere created a perfect place for lunch.

Chris Jose

Orange chicken burrito bowl + guac is the way to go. Convenient and memorable.

Elena Krasovskaia

The Terrace is a great place to grab a bite to eat. If you're a fan of burrito bowls, then this is the spot for you. On Wednesdays and Fridays, the restaurant serves up an excellent burrito bowl with orange chicken that is simply delicious (even though it might sound funny). In fact, it's my favorite dish to order on campus. The line is usually pretty long, especially around lunch time, but the service is fast, and the food is always fresh and tasty. The burrito bowl is generously portioned, so you'll definitely get your money's worth.

Ben Wells

Everything at Terrace is great, my personal favorites are the orange chicken burritos and the gyro station. I’ve been here at least 60 times and it’s one of my favorite spots on campus.

Eva Milstein-Touesnard

I love TERRACEEE. I’m so addicted. The Pho and rice noodle bowls are so good. I also love the gyro, I went through a serious phase but mostly got the rice noodle bowls. People live the burrito bowls there too.

Colette Strathman

The terrace has a ton of dining options such as a burrito bar, a pho bar, a smoothie bar, and more! Every bar has different ingredients every day just to mix things up. It's honestly my favorite on campus restaurant to treat myself, plus it's a great place to get to go food to watch a sunset on the slope.

sanaz sadeghi

One of fav dinings on campus. Orange chicken burrito is especially popular here. Good variety of dishes, smoothies have been added recently. Usually busy around noon.

Anson Yip

If you have the BRBs or don't mind the cost, it's probably the premier campus eatery. Tons of options and relatively good. It's not like outside restaurant quality level, but close ish and convenient.

Rishi Advani

Burrito bowls are excellent! Very filling and tasty. Highly recommend Boom Boom or Coconut Lime sauce along with your meal. Staff are super friendly and address you by your name. They always make an effort to give you the best experience possible! Lines can get long if you come during peak lunch hours, but otherwise it's quick. Sometimes can be difficult to find an open table to sit at.

Stefano Roca

As a student at Cornell University, I eat at Terrace at least once or twice weekly. It consistently maintains its high standards as the best, affordable dining facility on campus. I was prompted to write this review because the customer service and food quality are unbeatable. I hope that everyone reading this review makes the wise choice to try it. My review will explain why “Terrace” is an outstanding culinary choice. Terrace has two components that make it stand out: great food and great customer service. The food is fast, reliable, and consistent. It offers an amazing burrito line, a tasty salad bar, and a savory pho station. My favorite dish is the Steak burrito bowls offered on Monday and Wednesday. If you like spicy food, try the “Boom Boom” sauce. The food speaks for itself, but what makes Terrace really shine is the employees who run it. Every employee is kind and they all greet their customers with a warm, welcoming smile. Employees are all trained to be efficient and treat guests with respect. Terrace is the best fast-casual restaurant Ithaca has to offer due to its customer service and high-quality food. If you are on campus, “Terrace” is worth the trip. I highly recommend everyone reading this post to give it a shot.

Delicious. Lots of things to try here- salad, pho, quesadillas, wraps, fried food, and more. You order by writing on a piece of paper so there's a lot you can customize! I like the quesadilla place and the pho place. Only bad thing is it gets crowded but there is a lot of seating adjacent.

The burrito bar was awesome (I forgot shop name)! One order was for two meals for me🤣. If you are student, I think it will be the best choice💯🤩

The KBBQ today was the best meal I've ever had at Terrace. 👍🏻👍🏻 Noodles in it were light and refreshing, with a hint of spice. Only complaint is they don't update their insta with the weekly specials The jamaican chicken this week was really good too. The mango salsa is so refreshing. Personally would love some kick to it too but still good.

The burrito bowls are really good. If you're there on Wednesday or Friday, you can get one with orange chicken. It sounds like a weird crossover, but it works very well. The gyro station is also pretty good--I get the falafel sometimes. A bit overpriced and the lines are always long as hell, especially for the burrito line. The area to dine in is big, but it can still get crowded and kinda dirty during peak times

Quick service and decent food, but not always the most amazing. Staff are friendly and meals are consistent, though, so that's positive for sure. The dining area can become a bit of a mess, but it's relatively clean for a continuous-service cafeteria situation. Overall, for food on center campus, this is a good choice.

Michael Chen

The KBBQ today was the best meal I've ever had at Terrace. 👍🏻👍🏻 Noodles in it were light and refreshing, with a hint of spice. Only complaint is they don't update their insta with the weekly specials The jamaican chicken this week was really good too. The mango salsa is so refreshing. Personally would love some kick to it too but still good.

Chia-Ching Lin

The burrito bar was awesome (I forgot shop name)! One order was for two meals for me🤣. If you are student, I think it will be the best choice💯🤩

Max Garval

The burrito bowls are really good. If you're there on Wednesday or Friday, you can get one with orange chicken. It sounds like a weird crossover, but it works very well. The gyro station is also pretty good--I get the falafel sometimes. A bit overpriced and the lines are always long as hell, especially for the burrito line. The area to dine in is big, but it can still get crowded and kinda dirty during peak times

Dan Graziano

Quick service and decent food, but not always the most amazing. Staff are friendly and meals are consistent, though, so that's positive for sure. The dining area can become a bit of a mess, but it's relatively clean for a continuous-service cafeteria situation. Overall, for food on center campus, this is a good choice.

William Shipley

Delicious. Lots of things to try here- salad, pho, quesadillas, wraps, fried food, and more. You order by writing on a piece of paper so there's a lot you can customize! I like the quesadilla place and the pho place. Only bad thing is it gets crowded but there is a lot of seating adjacent.

The food is good if you know what to get. The burritos and the curry are good, everything else is meh. The coconut lime sauce is very good and I highly recommend their pad thai. The staff is friendly and their is an outdoor seating area. Quite COVID friendly (they disinfect the tables after every customer and masks are required).

Deepika Gupta

The food is good if you know what to get. The burritos and the curry are good, everything else is meh. The coconut lime sauce is very good and I highly recommend their pad thai. The staff is friendly and their is an outdoor seating area. Quite COVID friendly (they disinfect the tables after every customer and masks are required).

When we arrived with our party the restaurant was under construction and the handicap sidewalk was closed. It seems like this restaurant is always under construction. Upon entering there was no one there to check in with regarding our reservation. There were 2 parties in front of us, the host would show up, go check on the party's table, come back and get the party and leave again. Most restaurants the host hands this off to another person. As well, even though the host do incredibly nice, he was dressed in jean shorts and sneakers. This looked terrible for such an incredible restaurant. We got tired of waiting so we went to the bar and figured we'd pop back in a few minutes. The bartender was obviously overrun and she was miserable! Took forever to get a drink and then I was given a substitute to what I requested and was never told. The minute I drank it I knew, but that's not how you do business. The service at the table was phenomenal. No complaints! The food on the other hand really left a lot to be desired. The pork was overcooked, not dry but toug, the lobster roll itself was dried out, the brussel sprouts were covered in a sauce that was terrible, and the Ahai nachos were all chips and little topping. All in all f for a $300 meal we were incredibly unhappy and would probably never go back. Such a shame. Such a beautiful place.

We had the misfortune of having lunch here during Reunion weekend. The staff are friendly, the outdoor patio is pleasant. But this is some of the most lackluster and pathetic food we have had in a town which has plenty of mediocre dining establishments. I have always been proud of my alma mater, and accepted the fact we have a world class hotel school. Now I have my doubts.The orange chicken, falafel and watered down lemondade were all substandard. In the real world, this restaurant would crash and burn with the most modest competition. Ranking up there with "airline food" and unpleasant memories of student cafeterias, on;ly at a higher price., this was an embarassment. As to the "all you can eat" format, it would be far better to stay away.

Alan Fridkin

We had the misfortune of having lunch here during Reunion weekend. The staff are friendly, the outdoor patio is pleasant. But this is some of the most lackluster and pathetic food we have had in a town which has plenty of mediocre dining establishments. I have always been proud of my alma mater, and accepted the fact we have a world class hotel school. Now I have my doubts.The orange chicken, falafel and watered down lemondade were all substandard. In the real world, this restaurant would crash and burn with the most modest competition. Ranking up there with "airline food" and unpleasant memories of student cafeterias, on;ly at a higher price., this was an embarassment. As to the "all you can eat" format, it would be far better to stay away.

Tammy Vonglis

When we arrived with our party the restaurant was under construction and the handicap sidewalk was closed. It seems like this restaurant is always under construction. Upon entering there was no one there to check in with regarding our reservation. There were 2 parties in front of us, the host would show up, go check on the party's table, come back and get the party and leave again. Most restaurants the host hands this off to another person. As well, even though the host do incredibly nice, he was dressed in jean shorts and sneakers. This looked terrible for such an incredible restaurant. We got tired of waiting so we went to the bar and figured we'd pop back in a few minutes. The bartender was obviously overrun and she was miserable! Took forever to get a drink and then I was given a substitute to what I requested and was never told. The minute I drank it I knew, but that's not how you do business. The service at the table was phenomenal. No complaints! The food on the other hand really left a lot to be desired. The pork was overcooked, not dry but toug, the lobster roll itself was dried out, the brussel sprouts were covered in a sauce that was terrible, and the Ahai nachos were all chips and little topping. All in all f for a $300 meal we were incredibly unhappy and would probably never go back. Such a shame. Such a beautiful place.