Chose this restaurant for our monthly dinner with friends. So glad we did! The food was delicious (we ate family style which was a great idea), the ambience was fantastic (felt like a grown up restaurant), the service was great and the dessert was absolutely 10/10! Highly recommend this fantastic restaurant and will definitely be back. *parking in the parkade at the Telus Convention Centre is your best bet.
HamishK
Lunch at Centini is a delightful, relaxed affair. The staff gave my guest and I plenty of space to visit and were still present and attentive. Our main courses were artfully presented and delicious and the tiramisu was devine.
DEBCM
We enjoyed a delicious, intimate dining experience and made it to the theatre in plenty of time. We had Cocktails and Italian Beer. Escargot in puff pastry, Maritime Scallops, Caesar Salad for appetizers. Seafood Linguine, Lobster Stuffed Ravioli and Rack of Lamb for our entrees. We were too stuffed for dessert. It was delicious and we will definitely be back.
Pallavi Verma
We went for our anniversary. The ambience is very nice and servers are very polite. The food was good but I cannot say it was over the top. We ordered the lobster ravioli which tasted nice. The soup of day was also good. Then we ordered the prawns, they were decent as well. Also ordered a chicken main which was good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Pamela Snowdon
Wonderful food. We had too many things to list, but the scallops were out of this world. Any dish that was seafood was perfect.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
fulltummy
After reading reviews we were nervous. We were seated immediately , had our water within a minutes. Orders taken within 5, food 10 minutes after that. The food was excellent. We choose due to the reviews to be seated at high tops in the bar. It was perfect as we were also able to watch the kitchen. It was a great experience and we made it to our show on time!
Sandeep Aggarwal
I live the food here . Especially before a show or concert.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
VanessaS
The service was outstanding, the food was immaculate. I had the best time at Centini last night. They were really great with accommodating to my many allergies. This is the type of place you go to for a dining experience. I will be back for date night for sure!!
Louy
This restaurant is outstanding. Celebrated an 85th birthday the restaurant was full and they set us up on a quiet corner that was pretty much private dining experience. Food was outstanding, service was outstanding, ambience is incredible and gorgeous. Wine and cocktails delicious. Incredible value and enjoyed by all.
JoshuaR
Server seemed grumpy. My chair was broken and they gave me a menu book with no actual menu in it, no soap in the washrooms and the beer was warm. Not a good night, I have been here several times and it was always better than this visit. Don't think I'll return. Small portions for the price
Disappointing...waited 2.5 hours for our entrees Our first time dining at Centini and the service was very friendly. We were seated at our table and after 20 minutes asked the maître d to find our waiter. 25 minutes after we were seated our waiter finally appeared and we placed our order. One hour later we received our appetizers, $22 for 3 scallops, $22 for a tiny dinner roll sized escargot pastry. Another hour passed and we received our $34 fettucine (way too salty), and a $38 4oz-piece of overcooked chicken. Our bill with wine and a tip was $336 and I have no problem spending money on good service and food. Very disappointed and my wife good naturedly ribbed me and said we should have dined at Caesar's or Villa Firenze instead.
keiranb
I had a reservation for 7pm for 2 people. I was seated in a small room that was just packed with as much tables as possible creating a cruise-ship like dining atmosphere. We sat for 15 minutes to only get water filled and then another 10 minutes for a drink order, which took another 5 minutes to arrive. At this time my partner and I had decided that neither of us wanted to stay any longer and found another restaurant close by to dine at. At the new restaurant we had drink orders in within 5 minutes and appetizer on table 15 minutes after we sat. Centini advertises itself as "fine dining" and judging by my experience that is definitely not the case. For a restaurant with such advertising and the pricing of the items of the menu I would expect far greater service other. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone.
Holodny
Excellent home made pasta. The ravioli was to die for. Dover sole entre expensive but very good. Service is friendly but professional. I have been back over a number of years and have had constantly good experiences.
Simone Posch
Absolutely exquisite
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
BarbaraM
We were a group of 4 diners. Were promptly seated and then welcomed by our server, named Bailey. Bailey was knowledgable and attentive. Drinks and food came promptly as we had theatre tickets. Everyone enjoyed their meals. We will definitely return.
Chose this restaurant for our monthly dinner with friends. So glad we did! The food was delicious (we ate family style which was a great idea), the ambience was fantastic (felt like a grown up restaurant), the service was great and the dessert was absolutely 10/10! Highly recommend this fantastic restaurant and will definitely be back. *parking in the parkade at the Telus Convention Centre is your best bet.
Lunch at Centini is a delightful, relaxed affair. The staff gave my guest and I plenty of space to visit and were still present and attentive. Our main courses were artfully presented and delicious and the tiramisu was devine.
We enjoyed a delicious, intimate dining experience and made it to the theatre in plenty of time. We had Cocktails and Italian Beer. Escargot in puff pastry, Maritime Scallops, Caesar Salad for appetizers. Seafood Linguine, Lobster Stuffed Ravioli and Rack of Lamb for our entrees. We were too stuffed for dessert. It was delicious and we will definitely be back.
We went for our anniversary. The ambience is very nice and servers are very polite. The food was good but I cannot say it was over the top. We ordered the lobster ravioli which tasted nice. The soup of day was also good. Then we ordered the prawns, they were decent as well. Also ordered a chicken main which was good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Wonderful food. We had too many things to list, but the scallops were out of this world. Any dish that was seafood was perfect.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
After reading reviews we were nervous. We were seated immediately , had our water within a minutes. Orders taken within 5, food 10 minutes after that. The food was excellent. We choose due to the reviews to be seated at high tops in the bar. It was perfect as we were also able to watch the kitchen. It was a great experience and we made it to our show on time!
I live the food here . Especially before a show or concert.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
The service was outstanding, the food was immaculate. I had the best time at Centini last night. They were really great with accommodating to my many allergies. This is the type of place you go to for a dining experience. I will be back for date night for sure!!
This restaurant is outstanding. Celebrated an 85th birthday the restaurant was full and they set us up on a quiet corner that was pretty much private dining experience. Food was outstanding, service was outstanding, ambience is incredible and gorgeous. Wine and cocktails delicious. Incredible value and enjoyed by all.
Server seemed grumpy. My chair was broken and they gave me a menu book with no actual menu in it, no soap in the washrooms and the beer was warm. Not a good night, I have been here several times and it was always better than this visit. Don't think I'll return. Small portions for the price
Restaurantji Recommends
Disappointing...waited 2.5 hours for our entrees Our first time dining at Centini and the service was very friendly. We were seated at our table and after 20 minutes asked the maître d to find our waiter. 25 minutes after we were seated our waiter finally appeared and we placed our order. One hour later we received our appetizers, $22 for 3 scallops, $22 for a tiny dinner roll sized escargot pastry. Another hour passed and we received our $34 fettucine (way too salty), and a $38 4oz-piece of overcooked chicken. Our bill with wine and a tip was $336 and I have no problem spending money on good service and food. Very disappointed and my wife good naturedly ribbed me and said we should have dined at Caesar's or Villa Firenze instead.
I had a reservation for 7pm for 2 people. I was seated in a small room that was just packed with as much tables as possible creating a cruise-ship like dining atmosphere. We sat for 15 minutes to only get water filled and then another 10 minutes for a drink order, which took another 5 minutes to arrive. At this time my partner and I had decided that neither of us wanted to stay any longer and found another restaurant close by to dine at. At the new restaurant we had drink orders in within 5 minutes and appetizer on table 15 minutes after we sat. Centini advertises itself as "fine dining" and judging by my experience that is definitely not the case. For a restaurant with such advertising and the pricing of the items of the menu I would expect far greater service other. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone.
Excellent home made pasta. The ravioli was to die for. Dover sole entre expensive but very good. Service is friendly but professional. I have been back over a number of years and have had constantly good experiences.
Absolutely exquisite
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We were a group of 4 diners. Were promptly seated and then welcomed by our server, named Bailey. Bailey was knowledgable and attentive. Drinks and food came promptly as we had theatre tickets. Everyone enjoyed their meals. We will definitely return.