Seeking out a place sans carpet and suffocating ballroom curtains, that could seat 225 people, I found myself with few options in San Francisco. This venue stood head and shoulders above the rest. Terra is modern and sleek, open to a wide var...iety of possibilities. The view of downtown is uniquely San Francisco and the floor plan is fantastic. Though the tables and dance floor were cozy for my numbers (~250), the high ceilings made it work. It was perfect for tall centerpieces and the in-house lighting package made for layers of romantic texture.
The management was somewhat hard to figure out at first, a little behind schedule and seemingly over worked. In the end the event was extremely organized and the staff more than accommodating.
One semi-caution, initially my budget calculation looked like Terra would be less expensive than other places but in the end I'm sure it wasn't. You are literally building from the ground up, so you'll have to consider tables, chairs, plates, silverware, glasses, decorations, and so on, which for me added about 14K, and I am kind of a minimalist. BTW, doesn't include facility, staffing, food, booze, a photographer, music...