The Centennial

100 E State St, Jefferson
(515) 386-3888

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Michael Halstead

Simple and elegant, great food for a decent price. Very comfortable, not hurried or rushed. Would definitely go back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

chris zacker

What a fantastic place to have lunch. The food is truly amazing. We love to take our classic cat for a drive to Jefferson just to have lunch here

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kristin R

Sara and team are PHENOMENAL and the food is always top notch. I try SO HARD to limit the amount of times per week I get the lunch to go (including dessert), but always end up getting it at least once a week.
Love supporting this small business, the history of the building, and the story of the Why Not Us women. 🩷

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Martha Hewett

Lovely spot. Great chicken salad, very friendly folks. Short midday hours.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Peg Raney

This is a special place in a renovated historical building to have a wonderful lunch and dessert with family or friends. Menu changes each month.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Laura Wine

Great spot for lunch!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Peace

Very small menu

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

The Notorious 372

I don't like the name. The "100th anniversary"? Maybe IM just too dumb to get it. Either way, will be glad to see it go up in flames like the other businesses on that street.

Atmosphere: 1

Jennifer Menard

My mom and I went here for lunch back in February for my birthday. We were both unimpressed.As for the dining room/ambiance, it's "white tablecloth" and more upscale. I did find the decor to be on the minimalist side, a little bit "cold" and not the most inviting.Service was attentive, but not smothering. My only complaint is that it was so cold in the dining room! There were other people there for lunch and some of the ladies were putting their jackets back on.Our main issue was the food. We had heard so much praise about the chef's skills.Mom ordered a turkey Parmesan panini. The panini was made with turkey lunch meat. I couldn't tell if the bread was made in house or not. Not impressed. We were expecting like actual turkey breast meat.I ordered the "good ranch" salad with a chicken breast. The salad was loaded with the toppings listed. It was okay overall. The chicken was a bit dry and the lettuce wasn't the freshest. I couldn't tell if the lettuce was pre chopped/bagged, but I suspect it was. It also came with a soft bread stick.Both of our meals came with a cup of tomato basil bisque. We both really enjoyed this soup. Very flavorful, but the texture was a bit grainy.Both our meals were around $15.With the menu being as limited as it is, I would expect more effort put in by the chef.For a restaurant that has an attitude of an upscale bistro, it was not hitting the marks. The food certainly did not live up to the hype, definitely on the mediocre side.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 5

katrina tilley

Sara and her staff are fantastic. Great service. Great portion of food for the price.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mary Swalla Holmes

Lovely renovated historic building on the square in Jefferson. We had a delicious lunch! Dessert is large enough for two or three to share.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Reed

Jefferson is lucky to have the Centennial! My wife and I have eaten here several times and the food, service and atmosphere is terrific. Cannot go wrong with anything on the menu. The chicken salad is my go to order and my wife loves the Thai salad. We will continue to come back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dennice Thompson

The food was delicious and help very friendly. Highly recommend this place.

Christine Peckumn

Delicious, fresh salad and soup! Chef Sara and team are the best!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amelia Fredrickson

Love the salad options here!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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