No reservations accepted so we try to be there as they open, it’s a very nice experience, you order everything at once and they do it in courses.
B. E.
Excellent service and exceptional food, best of the sit-down dinner restaurants I've eaten at in Ithaca.
Photos: French 75 Salad Lyonnaise Ricotta Gnocchi Duck Breast
Darren MacDougall
Favorite restaurant in the region
Jeney Wierman
Café Cent Dix is a fantastic spot for a classic French bistro experience right in the heart of Ithaca. The atmosphere is warm, intimate, and just the right mix of upscale and relaxed—great for a date night or special occasion.
We’ve had consistently excellent meals here. The steak frites is a standout—perfectly cooked with crispy, golden fries—and the mussels are always fresh and flavorful. The wine list is well-curated, with thoughtful pairings, and the cocktails are beautifully done too.
Service is polished but approachable, and the attention to detail really shows. Prices are what you’d expect for high-quality French dining, but totally worth it for the experience. Definitely one of the top spots in Ithaca for a reliably wonderful meal!
Reed Brozen
Well this is slightly a hard one to write because I’m feeling fairly cranky about the dinner. Love the menu. They don’t do reservations but we arrived early since we were headed to a show and even at 5:30 when they open there was a line. They did make short work of the line getting people to tables and telling you how the menu worked. I had a Soleil Rose which was great since I love tart drinks. We decided on a bunch of things we wanted to try and ordered bread, celery root, raclette, onion soup, pâte, and fries. That was six things but not an entrée and the waiter then did some guilt thing that tables were only for people ordering entrees but that he would be nice to us and not move us to the bar and let us stay at the table. I said we would be fine moving to the bar but he kept at how nice he was being to let us stay at the table and sort of guilted us into adding the gnocchi, an entree, to split at the end. I was pretty precise about which dishes we wanted as appetizers and what we wanted as our mains but that didn’t even come close to happening. They brought them probably in the order they got prepared and I’m certain they forgot the fries and brought them as our last dish while we were part way through the gnocchi (we wanted them with the French onion soup). So boo on them and the service. On the up side the food was great and the frites were perfection. Of the dishes I listed the only one I wouldn’t recommend is the gnocchi. It had great gnocchi and the squash puree under it was nice but the topping and mushrooms had so much salt I had to scrape them off. And I think salt is fine and loved the salt on the frites. This was just strangely massive. The sourdough bread was crusty and thick with great tooth. The butter was lovely and I think not salted. The onion soup was perfectly balanced with a lovely rich flavor but remained light. The celery root salad was creative and light as was the pate dish. In the end I would have liked the bar better since the table was wide but short which is to say I was quite a bit further away from my wife across from me than from the people to either side of me at neighboring tables. The food is good enough to go again but I’ll be more insistent about food order and if it is just two of us we’ll sit at the bar. Oh and pet peeve on the tip thing. The receipt had that bit where they do the math for you to help and it was for 20%, 22%, and 25%.
Aaron Weinbaum
Food looked good. Staying at the Conopy Hilton hotel next door. The restaurant had no take-out options.
Colin Mackay
Immediately upon sitting down, the waitress informed us that we should each order both appetizers and entrees.
Hana Gabrielle Bidon
I love the food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Zane Bussard
Extremely rude. Waited in line for them to decline seating because we were twosome and only booths were available
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Anastasiya Yavorska
I've only been here twice, but this place has definitely become my favorite restaurant. We got the heirloom tomatoes this time and they were the best I've ever had. The French onion soup was exceptional, just like the last time I was here and the scallops were delicious! The only unfortunate thing is that they don't take reservations, but I definitely don't mind waiting outside for a little for this food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Tartare, Steak Frites, Steak for Two, Onion Soup Gratinée, Duck Breast
An absolutely incredible dining experience in every aspect. The food, atmosphere, and service all complimented each other beautifully and made for a stunning night. The meal is ordered all at once and coursed out, allowing to be continuously one upped by the last item and be continuously impressed by the dishes. The appetizer dishes blew me away and somehow the food maintained or surpassed the quality at every turn. Service was impeccable and very well informed on all the dishes, exactly what you would expect from a restaurant of this caliber. No weak points in this dinner at all. Highly highly recommend coming here if you are looking for an elegant and delicious meal that will blow you away, as long as you’re prepared to pay accordingly, but it will be worth it.
Hands-down the best restaurant in Ithaca! I recommend the frisée salad.
Arunabh Chaudhuri
One of the best restaurants in the finger lakes region. Phenomenal service and food. Loved their chocolate cake for dessert.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Laura Hayduchok
Across the menu, Cent-Dix has outstanding food. By far, the 'steak for two' is the best steak we've had in Ithaca. Meat is always cooked to perfection, and the layers of ingredients and flavors are finessed and let the ingredients shine.
We especially enjoy the variety of appetizers every time we visit -- the assortment of dishes focused around seasonal ingredients is delightful and what we look forward to most about dining here.
No reservations accepted so we try to be there as they open, it’s a very nice experience, you order everything at once and they do it in courses.
Excellent service and exceptional food, best of the sit-down dinner restaurants I've eaten at in Ithaca.
Photos:
French 75
Salad Lyonnaise
Ricotta Gnocchi
Duck Breast
Favorite restaurant in the region
Café Cent Dix is a fantastic spot for a classic French bistro experience right in the heart of Ithaca. The atmosphere is warm, intimate, and just the right mix of upscale and relaxed—great for a date night or special occasion.
We’ve had consistently excellent meals here. The steak frites is a standout—perfectly cooked with crispy, golden fries—and the mussels are always fresh and flavorful. The wine list is well-curated, with thoughtful pairings, and the cocktails are beautifully done too.
Service is polished but approachable, and the attention to detail really shows. Prices are what you’d expect for high-quality French dining, but totally worth it for the experience. Definitely one of the top spots in Ithaca for a reliably wonderful meal!
Well this is slightly a hard one to write because I’m feeling fairly cranky about the dinner. Love the menu. They don’t do reservations but we arrived early since we were headed to a show and even at 5:30 when they open there was a line. They did make short work of the line getting people to tables and telling you how the menu worked. I had a Soleil Rose which was great since I love tart drinks. We decided on a bunch of things we wanted to try and ordered bread, celery root, raclette, onion soup, pâte, and fries. That was six things but not an entrée and the waiter then did some guilt thing that tables were only for people ordering entrees but that he would be nice to us and not move us to the bar and let us stay at the table. I said we would be fine moving to the bar but he kept at how nice he was being to let us stay at the table and sort of guilted us into adding the gnocchi, an entree, to split at the end. I was pretty precise about which dishes we wanted as appetizers and what we wanted as our mains but that didn’t even come close to happening. They brought them probably in the order they got prepared and I’m certain they forgot the fries and brought them as our last dish while we were part way through the gnocchi (we wanted them with the French onion soup). So boo on them and the service. On the up side the food was great and the frites were perfection. Of the dishes I listed the only one I wouldn’t recommend is the gnocchi. It had great gnocchi and the squash puree under it was nice but the topping and mushrooms had so much salt I had to scrape them off. And I think salt is fine and loved the salt on the frites. This was just strangely massive. The sourdough bread was crusty and thick with great tooth. The butter was lovely and I think not salted. The onion soup was perfectly balanced with a lovely rich flavor but remained light. The celery root salad was creative and light as was the pate dish. In the end I would have liked the bar better since the table was wide but short which is to say I was quite a bit further away from my wife across from me than from the people to either side of me at neighboring tables. The food is good enough to go again but I’ll be more insistent about food order and if it is just two of us we’ll sit at the bar. Oh and pet peeve on the tip thing. The receipt had that bit where they do the math for you to help and it was for 20%, 22%, and 25%.
Food looked good. Staying at the Conopy Hilton hotel next door. The restaurant had no take-out options.
Immediately upon sitting down, the waitress informed us that we should each order both appetizers and entrees.
I love the food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Extremely rude. Waited in line for them to decline seating because we were twosome and only booths were available
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I've only been here twice, but this place has definitely become my favorite restaurant. We got the heirloom tomatoes this time and they were the best I've ever had. The French onion soup was exceptional, just like the last time I was here and the scallops were delicious! The only unfortunate thing is that they don't take reservations, but I definitely don't mind waiting outside for a little for this food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Tartare, Steak Frites, Steak for Two, Onion Soup Gratinée, Duck Breast
Restaurantji Recommends
An absolutely incredible dining experience in every aspect. The food, atmosphere, and service all complimented each other beautifully and made for a stunning night. The meal is ordered all at once and coursed out, allowing to be continuously one upped by the last item and be continuously impressed by the dishes. The appetizer dishes blew me away and somehow the food maintained or surpassed the quality at every turn. Service was impeccable and very well informed on all the dishes, exactly what you would expect from a restaurant of this caliber. No weak points in this dinner at all. Highly highly recommend coming here if you are looking for an elegant and delicious meal that will blow you away, as long as you’re prepared to pay accordingly, but it will be worth it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak Frites, Ricotta Gnocchi, Onion Soup Gratinée, Duck Breast
Fantastic French onion soup
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hands-down the best restaurant in Ithaca! I recommend the frisée salad.
One of the best restaurants in the finger lakes region. Phenomenal service and food. Loved their chocolate cake for dessert.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Across the menu, Cent-Dix has outstanding food. By far, the 'steak for two' is the best steak we've had in Ithaca. Meat is always cooked to perfection, and the layers of ingredients and flavors are finessed and let the ingredients shine.
We especially enjoy the variety of appetizers every time we visit -- the assortment of dishes focused around seasonal ingredients is delightful and what we look forward to most about dining here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak Frites, Ricotta Gnocchi, Steak for Two, Onion Soup Gratinée
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