Prestigious double award win for TERRA Restaurant

Since Tottington Manor was acquired by new owners four years ago, the growth and the brand positioning has achieved huge recognition, in no small part due to its TERRA Restaurant Sussex.

Following a visit from a nationally recognised AA Inspector, TERRA Restaurant has been awarded its first AA Rosette.

Helen Pomery, director, said: “This recognition is the result of four years of really pushing our team to be the best they can be and receiving this long awaited accolade is the biggest reward for them. Ultimately our guest feedback drives us forward every day and helps push us even further in our mission to receive our next Rosette. Our journey has only just begun.”

Chris Hilton, executive head chef at TERRA, said: “I’m over the moon and so proud to have been part of the journey that Tottington Manor and TERRA Restaurant has been on so far, and I continue to be very excited about what the future holds. There is more to come.”

This news came just a week before a call from Restaurants Brighton, which spearheads the highly-regarded hospitality equivalent of the Oscars. The team behind TERRA Restaurant was incredibly honoured to have won a first BRAVO Award for Most Sustainable Restaurant.

Knowing they were up against some very strong contenders, team members were quite overwhelmed. However, sustainable hospitality has been their primary focus from day one. With rising fuel costs, it became a priority to eliminate fossil fuels, dramatically reduce wastage and choose Sussex ingredients across 90% of the food menu and 25% of the drinks and wine list. Not only is Tottington Manor and TERRA actively supporting the local economy, it ‘feels like the right thing to do’.

Last year was the first time TERRA Restaurant was nominated for a BRAVO and the team was really honoured to have been placed at 15th place for Best Sussex Restaurant. Appreciating the quality restaurants across Sussex also nominated, it offered a huge sense of achievement but, in 2025, TERRA was nominated in five categories – Best Sussex Restaurant, Best Team, Best Wine List, Best Sunday Roast, and Most Sustainable.

Winning the Most Sustainable Restaurant category was the biggest achievement, but achieving second place as Best Sussex Restaurant was phenomenal. The whole team feels hugely rewarded because guests voted for them – there can be no greater recognition.

Across all categories, TERRA achieved Top 10 for four and Top 20 for all five nominations – out of the thousands nominated. A spokesperson said: “We cannot thank everyone enough, especially Restaurants Brighton who work so hard to champion the Sussex Hospitality Sector.”

TERRA Restaurant Sussex is an AA Rosette standard South Downs-facing restaurant at Tottington Manor which fully caters for events with an AA 4 Star Restaurant with Rooms Award. A fine quality destination to entertain, eat well, drink well, and sleep well.

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