Zero-waste restaurant Terroir Tapas announces closure

Zero-waste restaurant Terroir Tapas in Bournemouth has closed after seven years of trading, blaming a struggle with rising costs.

The sustainability-focused dining room showcased produce sourced from a farm just a few miles away and served an all-British wine list.

Its tasting menu varied from week to week and no physical menus were given to guests to save on unnecessary paper use.

Terroir Tapas was awarded a Michelin green Star in 2022 in recognition of its sustainability efforts.

However, in a post on social media, the team said it was time to “change and grow on from our founding home”.

The post read: “Our goal was always to offer a planet positive dining experience with no negative impact on the outside World- an attribute that sadly only a tiny percentage of restaurants can do.

“Post-Covid life for us has been tough. Rising overheads and cost of living implications has made us evaluate our value as a restaurant.

“Quite simply the financials results do not reflect the efforts and ethos that the team strive for - there's better things we can do!

“Terroir is the right way to run a restaurant and we need to share and educate our industry. What this means for us now is undecided, but sadly we won't be a restaurant anymore.”

Terroir Tapas is the latest in a growing number of independent restaurants to have closed since the start of the year as businesses struggle with rising costs and a drop in customer spending power.

Other closures have included MasterChef finalist Tony Rodd's Copper & Ink in Blackheath, James Allcock's the Pig & Whistle in Beverley, Phil and Deb Lewis' Kindle in Cardiff and Simon Rimmer's Greens in Manchester.