Menu for Centro in Des Moines, IA
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Closed:4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Cuisines:
Italian
Italian
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Features:
Takeout , Delivery
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Dietary:
Vegetarian , Organic
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Known for:
Coffee, Great coffee, Comfort food, Great dessert, Cozy, Romantic, Happy hour drinks, Upscale, Healthy options, Kids menu, Organic dishes, Small plates, Vegetarian options, Wine, Good for kids, Beer, Cocktails, Great cocktails, Dessert, Staff required to disinfect surfaces between visits, Mask required, Dine-in, Accepts reservations, Dinner, Popular Dinner, Bar onsite, Hard liquor, Lunch, Curbside pickup, Popular Lunch, Fast service, High chairs, Restroom, Seating, Outdoor seating, Good for groups, Wheelchair accessible entrance, Solo dining, Wheelchair accessible parking lot, Usually a wait, Wheelchair accessible restroom, Wheelchair accessible seating, Family-friendly, Credit Card Payments, LGBTQ+ friendly, Debit cards, Delivery, Popular with Tourists, Takeout, Dinner reservations recommended, Lunch reservations recommended, Alcohol, Brunch,Read more
Centro in Des Moines, IA, is a Italian restaurant with an overall average rating of 4.6 stars. Check out what other diners have said about Centro. This week Centro will be operating from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Whether you’re curious about how busy the restaurant is or want to reserve a table, call ahead at (515) 248-1780.
Looking for something specific? Centro includes vegetarian dietary options.
On top of the amazing dishes, other attributes include: kids menu.
Looking for other options with similar menus? Check out Starbucks and South Union Bread Cafe.
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The server was fantastic and she did a great job making us comfortable and attending to us. The ambiance is great and very... clean. As far as food goes, it was a little disappointing, decent, but not plate-lick worthy for the price. Guess you arepaying for the ambiance, not the food because I have had better Italian food at a dive bar. Read some of the reviews about burntpita bread and it was the same that came with our cheese dip. While the cheese dip was great tasting there was a bitter taste,it was the same for the Chicken And Prosciutto that I ordered. Took me a while to figure out Store-bought minced garlic. Onesuggestion to the chef would be to use Fresh Garlic/Garlic powder or if you have to use minced garlic, maybe cook it a littlelonger to mitigate the bitter taste. The chicken was FANTASTIC, juicy, and crispy. But overall the pasta dish was justwatered-down Alfredo sauce. I bet it will taste good as leftover after the sauce has thickened overnight in the fridge. Fordessert, we got crème brûlée. As you see in the picture, the sugar was over-caramelized- it should have cracked with the backof the spoon however, it only folded. The burnt sugar made it very bitter and had to scoop off the top layer to enjoy thecustard inside. It was a complimentary anniversary dessert but would have been nice if they treated it as though we paid forit. We will try again another time hopefully we can raise the star points since everyone else seemed to enjoy this place butme. Good luck and apologize for the thorough yet bitter review. Read more
The wait staff was very polite had a great waitresses. I got the homemade cavatelli it look like a big potion but it seemed like... it was just sauce very little noodles and it was barely cheese. It was not wealth the price Read more
Our server was fantastic! She checked in often to make sure everything was tasting good and to see if we needed anything. The... food was delicious and we ended up taking home leftovers because there was so much. Highly recommend checking out Centro of youhave not already! Read more
Centro offers a large (americanized) Italian menu in a more date-night/fine dining establishment. I would say it is like an... upscale version of Olive Garden as far as options and flavors go. There’s definitely some more high end food options if youare going for beef or fish, but their pasta and pizzas are priced pretty fairly. I like that there is an option for everyoneincluding some vegan specific options. I feel this is a place you can take your pickiest friend and they will find something. Iwill say that even though I enjoyed my meal, it wasn’t anything I felt was unique or better than something I would get atanother Italian restaurant. I felt my food was very oily and my salad was pretty overdressed so I didn’t leavefeeling…wonderful. I did also ask for a half order of my food and was brought the full order. I did think the portion size wasmassive for a half and didn’t realize until we got the bill I was charged for the full so that was a little disappointing. Ifyou’re looking to impress out of town guests I would say skip. But if you’re meeting up with some friends and want to get inon their awesome half price pizza deals on Monday and insane portions, I would say go. Just note this place fills up FAST sobook a reservation if you have a larger party or really don’t want to wait. Read more
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When is Centro open?
Centro is open on the following days:
Monday: 04:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Tuesday: 04:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Wednesday: 04:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Thursday: 04:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Friday: 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Saturday: 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM - 09:00 PM
What forms of payment are accepted at Centro?
They accept Credit and Debit at Centro.
Does Centro offer delivery?
Yes, Centro offers delivery.
Does Centro offer reservations?
Yes, Centro accepts reservations.
Arrived late in the town and found this walkable restaurant that would open till 10 PM, so I gave it a try. The high ceiling... gives a airy feeling, and it is a pretty big restaurant. I ordered a Rigatoni with Sausage, delicious and with right spicylevel. The food portion is big. If you had their fresh bread after they seated you, then you would need a left over box. Read more