Centro Restaurant
About
- 4.9 ( 24 reviews)
- 10-30, $$, $$$
Conveniently located in downtown Des Moines lives one of the city’s most popular restaurants, Centro. The urban eatery specializes in delicious Italian-inspired food featuring fresh ingredients and masterful preparation by Chef George Formaro. 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.
Day of the Week | Opening Hours |
---|---|
Monday | 11:00 - 22:00 |
Tuesday | 11:00 - 22:00 |
Wednesday | 11:00 - 22:00 |
Thursday | 11:00 - 22:00 |
Friday | 11:00 - 23:00 |
Saturday | 11:00 - 23:00 |
Sunday | 10:00 - 21:00 |
Cuisines
- 🍔 American
- 🍝 Italian
Dining Options
- 💺 Seating
- ♿ Wheelchair Accessible
- 🥡 Takeout
- 🍽️ Table service
- 📅 Reservations
- 🍷 Serves Alcohol
- 🅿️ Parking Available
- 💳 Accepts Credit Cards
- 🪑 Highchairs Available
- 🌳 Outdoor Seating
- 🍸 Full Bar
- 📺 Television
- 🍷🍺 Wine and Beer
- 🍱 Lunch
- 🍽️ Dinner
Accepts Credit Cards
Recommended Reviews
4.9
Gerard Rosso
Amazing Italian food in a very upscale atmosphere..... Wonderful wait staff!!! Great place!
Reike Plecas
Paige was AWESOME! We went to make our bloody Mary's and came back and the manager was clearing our table service, water and appetizer bread and oil.
David Owens
Wide variety of comfort and refined choices. Very fresh. Get the Tomato Basil soup!Our server was excellent.
Robert Knar
One of my favorite spots in Des Moines. All I gotta say is go at least once. The spicy sausage rigatoni is outstanding. The tomato basil soup is excellent as well.
Brian Spaen
One of the best upscale Italian restaurants in downtown DSM. For the first time, I ordered the Truffle Mac and Cheese for lunch. The dish was $16, but worth it based on how large the portion was. Plenty of noodles and applewood smoked ham, and the truffle cheddar cheese was amazing.Portion size is fairly large for many meals, making it ideal for sharing dishes with others. While competition for pizza is high in DSM, I'd recommend giving theirs a shot as it is high quality and at a comparable price to other places in the area.
Naomi Lopes
Wonderful place to eat in Des Moines. The waitress was hilarious, and our food (steak for my husband, pasta for me) was wonderful. They have a great wine and dessert menu, as well.
GalaxyMilkQueen OFFICIAL
The fries are fresh potatoes sliced and fried topped with a few pinches of salt. It is DELICIOUS! The chicken is crispy and taste SO good. Lastly the sundae was AMAZING. vanilla ice cream with creamy crunchy chocolaty goodness with delicious nuts throughout it. The best part about it is that its topped with toasted marshmallow covering the goodness until you start eating it.
Rosanne Thompson
Always fresh simple ingredients that give you amazing flavors.This is their new Kentucky Hot-Brown Pizza.. and of course always get the bruschetta. Lite and fresh.
Joseph Alsman
Ordered the Kill Bill pork tenderloin sandwich. The pork fritter was perfectly breaded. The ham very tasty. The bacon sublime. A very large sandwich, but I thought I could finish it off. It kicked my a$$! I recommend it highly. But the best thing I ate was the portobello fries. Do not dine here without having an order of these. My wife and I were there with a large wedding party. My compliments to our waitstaff. Service was seamless.
Brad Jahnel
Great place to meet family for lunch. I had the kill bill sandwich which was amazing! My wife has a vegetarian burger that she says was good.
Kelly Moberly
Tried it out based on the reviews. Excellent place to go. High end restaurant, with great prices. High serving. Would recommend to anyone. Their pickles spears are homemade. Their tomato basil soup with tortellini was the best, I never had tomato soup that good before. I would recommend the soup.
Timothy Cole
Both the food and service were excellent! The Lemon Sage Martini was so good! Parking was easy and very close. The atmosphere was perfect for date night. Thank you for making it special.
Ivan Guerra
Nice place for a date or other event. Has nice outdoor eating area. Perfect three months of the year. Everything on the menu is pretty good.
Anita Best
Food was fabulous, wine was wonderful and our waiter/server was awesome! He was informative, suggesting foods that would please the palate. He was very kind in serving this old gal her birthday sundae too! Thank you!
Kevin White
Went here for our Anniversary. We got seated right away. Very friendly staff. We ordered onion rings for our appetizer. They were excellent and seasoned well. I had the chicken prosciutto. It was fantastic. My fiancee has the chicken francesse. She loved it. We also had the marshmallow sundae for dessert. It was amazing. We'd come back just for that!
Ron Eisbrenner
Great Italian restaurant in the city. Good bar selection, and a great menu. Service is top notch!
Marcelo Tasca
Very good Italian food! People that works here are really nice and the food is awesome!
J B
Excellent service! Amazing professionally cooked food! Definitely a great bargain and top level fine dining experience.
Nathan Smith
Exquisite food. Great service. Cool ambiance.
William Reely
Came here for dinner after canvassing. The atmosphere and food are top notch. The Tuscan panini was delicious and our server was super friendly. Reasonably priced and well-made cocktails.
Daleena Pray
Family lunch. Great waitress Janelle or Chanelle. Wonderful onion rings and my Kill Bill Tenderloin was delicious! Pleasant chat with the manager and he was very much involved with the staff. He even cleaned the table next to us and was patient with our questions. One of my favorite places to dine.
Cara Kelley
Both the food and service were excellent! The Lemon Sage Martini was so good! Parking was easy and very close. The atmosphere was perfect for date night. Thank you for making it special.
Scott stapleton
One of my all time favorite restaurants in Des Moines. Pizza, salads, and creamy tomato basil soup are all great. Honestly, I've never disliked anything there. The atmosphere is very nice. Classy and casual place.
Shafinah Rahim
My 2 teenagers and I were here almost a mth ago with a family friend for lunch. We enjoyed everything ordered, which included calamari, steak & grilled salmon. The service was also good!