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Conveniently located in downtown Des Moines lives one of the city’s most renowned restaurants, Centro. Centro specializes in delicious Italian-inspired food featuring fresh ingredients and masterful preparation by the Centro culinary team. Whether you’re ordering a multi-course meal or grabbing a drink and pizza at the bar, Centro’s lively, casual yet upscale atmosphere makes it perfect for dining with friends, family, clients and business associates.
High-ceilinged ex-Masonic temple turned contemporary Italian wining-&-dining destination.
Address and Contact Information
Address: 1003 Locust St, Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone: (515) 248-1780
Website: http://www.centrodesmoines.com/
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Reservations: centrodesmoines.comtripleseat.com
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Reviews
Emily Zozokos
Valentine’s Day weekend. Service was quick, and the food was delicious. The tomato basil soup was amazing, would recommend. I always get the Chicken and Prosciutto pasta, so I highly recommend that was well. Our server, Diana, was very fun and friendly. Great job from her!!
… moreIce Sigma
I visited this restaurant after seeing it recommended in a food review, but unfortunately, my experience did not go as I had hoped. When I arrived, the restaurant was empty, and since I had a broken foot, I was hoping to sit at a booth or a regular table. However, I was only offered a seat at the bar, with the option of waiting 20 minutes to sit outside on the patio.
I ordered a pizza, which is priced at a premium compared to other places in the area. After placing my order at the bar, I was left unattended for about 35 minutes until another staff member delivered my food. During this time, I did notice another server beginning her shift, setting up her station with care and using gloves, which I appreciated.
When I was ready to leave, I asked for a box. My five remaining slices were placed in a styrofoam container stacked directly on top of each other, which made them stick together. I asked if they could be placed in a regular pizza box instead, but the slices were transferred by hand without gloves, which raised some concerns for me. When I asked about this, I was told he dose not ware gloves for boxing pizza and was directed to speak with a manager. After waiting for about 10 minutes without any response from management, I decided to leave.
I truly wanted to enjoy my visit here, but unfortunately, the service left me feeling unwelcome. I hope this feedback helps the restaurant improve, as I believe the potential for a much better experience is there.
… moreI ordered a pizza, which is priced at a premium compared to other places in the area. After placing my order at the bar, I was left unattended for about 35 minutes until another staff member delivered my food. During this time, I did notice another server beginning her shift, setting up her station with care and using gloves, which I appreciated.
When I was ready to leave, I asked for a box. My five remaining slices were placed in a styrofoam container stacked directly on top of each other, which made them stick together. I asked if they could be placed in a regular pizza box instead, but the slices were transferred by hand without gloves, which raised some concerns for me. When I asked about this, I was told he dose not ware gloves for boxing pizza and was directed to speak with a manager. After waiting for about 10 minutes without any response from management, I decided to leave.
I truly wanted to enjoy my visit here, but unfortunately, the service left me feeling unwelcome. I hope this feedback helps the restaurant improve, as I believe the potential for a much better experience is there.
Louie K’s Up
Centro had potential, but my experience just didn’t connect this time. The vibe was nice, but the execution felt a little off from the timing of the service to the overall balance of the meal. The atmosphere had energy, but the follow-through missed a few details that matter.
I’m all for growth and consistency, so I’ll check back again later to see how they evolve.
Louie K’s Up I don’t bash, I build. Honest feedback makes the culture stronger.
… moreI’m all for growth and consistency, so I’ll check back again later to see how they evolve.
Louie K’s Up I don’t bash, I build. Honest feedback makes the culture stronger.
D Ray Brown
This restaurant has real class. The food is phenomenal. We had the crab cakes as an appetizer. Not only were they amazing they were the size of an apple fritter.
I chose Chicken Piccata and was glad I did. It was the best I’ve ever had. My wife ordered a small salad with salmon as an add on. The salad was not remotely close to being small. The salmon was literally the size of a 4×6 photo. She will have another meal from it. Steven was our server. He was very knowledgeable, attentive, and spoke to us like regulars. He is genuine and kind. The other food I saw being served looked delicious and was large portions. If you think they are pricey you’ll get what you paid for in quality and portion. Centro thank you and retain your talent.
… moreI chose Chicken Piccata and was glad I did. It was the best I’ve ever had. My wife ordered a small salad with salmon as an add on. The salad was not remotely close to being small. The salmon was literally the size of a 4×6 photo. She will have another meal from it. Steven was our server. He was very knowledgeable, attentive, and spoke to us like regulars. He is genuine and kind. The other food I saw being served looked delicious and was large portions. If you think they are pricey you’ll get what you paid for in quality and portion. Centro thank you and retain your talent.
Leon Spargo
I had the cavatelli, my son had the bluecheese burger, and my friend had the rigatoni. All were excellent. The coffee was great. And the complimentary bread was good. It would have been better with a little marinara sauce. Service was a little slow, but it looked like they were a little understaffed. I have eaten their pizza in the past and I like it very much.
I’m going back next week to try the pizza margarita.
… moreI’m going back next week to try the pizza margarita.
cat
the food was delicious. i loved the bread. but the waitress treated us noticeably different than other customers. we are in our early 20’s so i understand we may not seem the most mature or wealthy due to our age, but i don’t think that should affect service. she was much more friendly with the other customers, even providing more bread when she boxed up their food and just engaging in light conversation. when our food arrived, she didn’t ask if we wanted more bread and just took the basket away. and when she boxed up my food, i thought she might provide some with that, but she didn’t. i really enjoyed my meal and i hope that this experience is better for others. we aren’t loud or impolite so i think it was just our age that warranted her behavior.
… moreSarah Tomase
Amazing service and delicious food at a fantastic price. If we lived anywhere near Des Moines, I know this place would be one of my favorite restaurants.
… moreGregMic
We got a large half cheese, half peperonni pizza. They put extra sauce on the plain cheese but not on the Peperoni side. Crust was crispy and very fresh tasting. Great tasting cheese, though the after taste was garlicy, so definately a garclic flavor to it. Overall, I’d rate it a 7.1 out of 10.
… moreKweSaucin
Took my dad here for his birthday & we all loved it the vibes were perfect ❤️
… moreLorien Spilkin
Just the fact that they charged us to pay by credit card, and then we had to pay higher tax because of that, makes me not want to go back, and I enjoyed the salad, but the pizza was disappointing. We started with the Caesar which was very good and I liked the anchovies. The pizza was a four cheese with tomato sauce. Horribly tasteless, I make better pizza at home, and my tomato sauce actually has flavour. This was just coloured red and the entire pizza just tasted of garlic. It was tasteless bread with the texture of cheese that tasted like chunks of crushed garlic. Then to top it off, I realised once home that they charged an additional $1.61 (2.75%) to pay via credit card, and then the tax we paid went from $4.10 to $4.22. If anything this charge should be after tax and not increase our bill. This is daylight robbery and a disgrace to hard working people. We live down the road and we would have gone back, but this is just unacceptable
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