Centro Restaurant and Lounge
| Address: | 1 W Exchange St, Providence, RI 02903, USA |
| Phone: | +1 401-228-6802 |
| Site: | centroprovidence.com |
| Rating: | 3.1 |
| Working: | 6:30AM–11PM 6:30AM–11PM 6:30AM–11PM 6:30AM–11PM 6:30AM–11PM 6:30AM–11PM 6:30AM–11PM |
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Drew Weber
Coming into this warm, contemporary environment you know that it is going to be a bit on the pricey side. But for the price, it delivers in spades. Lets start off with the menu. It is simple, elegant, and formatted very well. With a variety of different choices that you dont get at other Italian restaurants. Most restaurants, there is a general flow of "what shape of noodle do you want this tomato sauce over?", and I didnt get that vibe at all. Theres a wide variety of different courses to choose from. For the main course I chose a simple but very nicely done Shrimp and Penne dish. Which consisted of Penne Noodles, three large Jumbo Shrimp, alfredo sauce, and halved grape tomatoes. Overall it was a good combo, except for the tomatoes, which provided a not so nice contrast to the salty but not too salty alfredo sauce. I found myself avoiding them as much as possible when I would rather have been able to enjoy the dish in perfect harmony. I also feel for the price of over twenty dollars, they could have given one more shrimp, but it was not needed to be a filling meal. On to desert, I ordered a nice tiramisu, which satisfied the coffee lover in me tenfold. It was sweet but also was counter acted in great contrast by the bitter espresso flavor. Overall, I feel like this place is one of the best I have ever eaten at, the food is second to none with a great atmosphere. However, the value for money is the Achilles heel, that takes this from a five star, to a high four. I highly recommend this place, but only if money is no issue. Have a nice day, and thank you for the great dining experience.
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Greta LaMountain Biagi, Esquire
This restaurant did not seem right when we entered, and everything was off. The food had no flavor. 1) The sausage pizza was not edible, like the crust had been pre-cooked then heated up and the white sauce was literally like flour paste; the olive oil for dipping bread was actually bitter or rancid, inedible; 3) the bolognese sauce was inedible, as of the meat had been made, frozen, reheated numerous times, and no flavor. It took 20 minutes to get bread and our appetizers came out after over 30 minutes. Our waitress knew we were unhappy and avoided us instead of addressing or offering to accommodate in any way. We left all our food on the table, which NEVER HAPPENS! My husband will eat almost anything and cannot stand to waste. This was inedible and i was sad about it because I had actually tried to find a great place and made the reservations ahead of time.
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Damian Biagi
The appetizers were okay, but the entrées were almost inedible. The rigatoni bolognese was watery with clearly previously frozen meat and a sawdust-like consistency, and the sausage pizza--well, Im would have been happier with a supermarket frozen pizza because I could eat that. The pizza used some kind of undercooked roux for a sauce, and the crust was stale (!) and overcooked. In addition, despite our polite complaints, our meek server did not try rectify any of the problems.
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Todd Bartlett
Completely mismanaged. Waited over an hour for our dinner. Complained twice before they brought out my sons soup. Then they brought his soup and entre together, but only his food. My dinner came out next. The chicken was raw in the center. At that point we walked out. In case you think we are complainers, we were not the only table to walk out. Tables near us were waiting just as long. Supervisor was not apologetic. He was defensive. A complete disaster.
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Paul Riendeau
Went to home show, stopped in for lunch. My meal was cold, waitress never came back to check! No one out front to talk to. Unless you want to spend $100.00 for lunch, bad service and cold food stay away!
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Andrew Irby
Have eaten hear quite a few times and have always been impressed. A menu that will please even the pickiest of eaters. If you are local, and havent been to Centro, your missing out... BIG TIME!!
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Deb Wagler
I wouldnt have known it was a hotel restaurant by the quality of the food. Plus, they took great care preparing food for persons with food allergies.thank you centro.!
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Duane Young-Kershaw
Do i need to leave a star. Piss poor service, getting told by out waiter to hold on minute. Try again! Ubered to Andinos! Much better!
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hansel rivera
One of the greatest restaurants I have been to in Rhode Island. Excellent food, service, and atmosphere. Highly recommended!
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3 Day Blinds
This place was good and comfortable. The food was good and the dessert also. Highly recommended.
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Adam Rich
Food was excellent every time we went in but the service is horrid
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A Private User
Incredible and delicious food. Fabulous service...great ambiance.
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Anthony Hardison
The food was ok, but the service could have been better.
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Walter Anderson
Ambience is awesome. Drinks were great!!
