Great place for brunch if you don't feel like traveling downtown. Food is delicious and reasonably priced.
Craig Bromberg
Located in Rosedale / Summerhill on Yonge, Café Centrale is on the ground floor just under Terroni. A long narrow strip with lots of a window, some small banquets and a few bar seats, Centrale is a small cozy local joint.We enjoyed a breakfast of Yogurt Granola (good...nothing special), Avocado Toast (also good), French Toast (very good but a small portion for the cost), and Scrambled Eggs with Tartufo (also good).Meanwhile, if you just want a coffee and pastry to go there are number of options and quite a few patrons were in and out picking something up to go. Overall the service was attentive and friendly with the meal coming relatively quickly. Enjoy!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Micheline Dube
My husband and I had a wonderful early dinner here. The specialty cocktails were excellent as were the mains. I had pasta olio and pepe and my husband had the gnocchi. The bread was also delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Deirdre Piggott
The food is wonderful. But the owners are picky about who can deliver their food, no bikes, or scooters only cars can deliver. They would add cheese to a dish they believe isn’t worth of the addition. They won’t cut your pizza. People have brought their own pizza cutter from home. I’ve visited Italy more than once and they will say this dish is meant not to have cheese but will serve you the cheese if that’s your preference. As they still want the paying customers. But not these guys. But their food is great so as long as you can accept their picking opinions then it’s worth it. But don’t good if u expect them to cater to your tastes or needs as they won’t. They won’t remove items from a dish. They won’t add items to a dish. The dish comes how they plan it to come. This’s why I only gave a 3 as they aren’t customer friendly.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
MG-lyfestyle
Very noisy, hectic, children running around ( I get it, its a family restaurant). Also rushed service (gotta move on to the next family). Go across the street to Sorrel for an authentic, mature dining experience.
Tamb
We had made reservations as it was Father's Day, and even got a confirmation through OpenTable, but they did not seem to have it when we arrived. Sent us to the outdoor patio but then back inside again and then back to the patio. Two things we tried to order off the menu (french toast and fritatta) were not available and it was only 10 AM. Service was exceptionally slow (had to ask a few times for water and coffee) so overall, was a very disappointing experience, especially for Father's Day. We are certainly not comfortable taking anyone there again.
debib
Have been coming here, or Terroni's for years. If it hadn't been smoky and a tad chilly, would have loved to eat on the rooftop. I'll continue to come to this location, my favourite.
JoJo
Great food, service and atmosphere. We loved it. We've eaten upstairs several times, but honestly, I thought the atmosphere and staff were far better at Centrale. We would definitely go back.
ElleC
I was impressed by the excellent service at every step— what a fantastic team: knowledgeable, accommodating, efficient. Food was great, as usual. Will definitely return for this level of service and friendly vibe.
DebV
Normally Bar Centrale is a nice place to visit and have a conversation (as opposed to Terroni which is always energetic, bustling and noisy). However, on this day it was very noisy and we were sandwiched in at a table between two loud groups. We should have asked for a different table. Otherwise we had a great lunch and terrific experience.
Food was pretty average, but they kicked me out of the table after an hour even though other tables were there before I was and were still allowed to stay.
KarenH
The food was delicious. We really wanted to stay and order dessert and coffee but the service was extremely slow and we felt we had been abandoned. The server had been great but maybe had too many tables or the kitchen was slow? Either way, we would have appreciated a heads up or a check in. Not sure we will go back soon although it might just have been a bad night.
Choosiefoodie
When a couple of friends decide to meet for an impromptu coffee and bites, I knew Bar Centrale was going to satisfy. Our meetup was at 3, in a gorgeous sunny day and I had visions of a espresso macchiato accompanied by scoops of gelato. My friends were late lunching and the menu had lots to choose from for them as well. Quiet and special, the place is just a gem in a neighborhood that has its fair share of pretense. As usual, the attentive staff and the casual excellence of the experience made for just the perfect kickoff to a season of outings.
Kristina
Bar Centrale is the perfect "neighbourhood bar" where everyone will know your name if you go a couple of times. Fantastic bar staff, beautiful decor, laid back but fun vibe. Lots of different seating options - bar, tables, cosy booths, window seats. Highly recommend.
Abhinava Kidambi
Brilliant service! Samantha really took care of us, very knowledgeable about the wine selection and extremely helpful!
Great place for brunch if you don't feel like traveling downtown. Food is delicious and reasonably priced.
Located in Rosedale / Summerhill on Yonge, Café Centrale is on the ground floor just under Terroni. A long narrow strip with lots of a window, some small banquets and a few bar seats, Centrale is a small cozy local joint.We enjoyed a breakfast of Yogurt Granola (good...nothing special), Avocado Toast (also good), French Toast (very good but a small portion for the cost), and Scrambled Eggs with Tartufo (also good).Meanwhile, if you just want a coffee and pastry to go there are number of options and quite a few patrons were in and out picking something up to go. Overall the service was attentive and friendly with the meal coming relatively quickly. Enjoy!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
My husband and I had a wonderful early dinner here. The specialty cocktails were excellent as were the mains. I had pasta olio and pepe and my husband had the gnocchi. The bread was also delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food is wonderful. But the owners are picky about who can deliver their food, no bikes, or scooters only cars can deliver. They would add cheese to a dish they believe isn’t worth of the addition. They won’t cut your pizza. People have brought their own pizza cutter from home. I’ve visited Italy more than once and they will say this dish is meant not to have cheese but will serve you the cheese if that’s your preference. As they still want the paying customers. But not these guys. But their food is great so as long as you can accept their picking opinions then it’s worth it. But don’t good if u expect them to cater to your tastes or needs as they won’t. They won’t remove items from a dish. They won’t add items to a dish. The dish comes how they plan it to come. This’s why I only gave a 3 as they aren’t customer friendly.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Very noisy, hectic, children running around ( I get it, its a family restaurant). Also rushed service (gotta move on to the next family). Go across the street to Sorrel for an authentic, mature dining experience.
We had made reservations as it was Father's Day, and even got a confirmation through OpenTable, but they did not seem to have it when we arrived. Sent us to the outdoor patio but then back inside again and then back to the patio. Two things we tried to order off the menu (french toast and fritatta) were not available and it was only 10 AM. Service was exceptionally slow (had to ask a few times for water and coffee) so overall, was a very disappointing experience, especially for Father's Day. We are certainly not comfortable taking anyone there again.
Have been coming here, or Terroni's for years. If it hadn't been smoky and a tad chilly, would have loved to eat on the rooftop. I'll continue to come to this location, my favourite.
Great food, service and atmosphere. We loved it. We've eaten upstairs several times, but honestly, I thought the atmosphere and staff were far better at Centrale. We would definitely go back.
I was impressed by the excellent service at every step— what a fantastic team: knowledgeable, accommodating, efficient. Food was great, as usual. Will definitely return for this level of service and friendly vibe.
Normally Bar Centrale is a nice place to visit and have a conversation (as opposed to Terroni which is always energetic, bustling and noisy). However, on this day it was very noisy and we were sandwiched in at a table between two loud groups. We should have asked for a different table. Otherwise we had a great lunch and terrific experience.
Restaurantji Recommends
Food was pretty average, but they kicked me out of the table after an hour even though other tables were there before I was and were still allowed to stay.
The food was delicious. We really wanted to stay and order dessert and coffee but the service was extremely slow and we felt we had been abandoned. The server had been great but maybe had too many tables or the kitchen was slow? Either way, we would have appreciated a heads up or a check in. Not sure we will go back soon although it might just have been a bad night.
When a couple of friends decide to meet for an impromptu coffee and bites, I knew Bar Centrale was going to satisfy. Our meetup was at 3, in a gorgeous sunny day and I had visions of a espresso macchiato accompanied by scoops of gelato. My friends were late lunching and the menu had lots to choose from for them as well. Quiet and special, the place is just a gem in a neighborhood that has its fair share of pretense. As usual, the attentive staff and the casual excellence of the experience made for just the perfect kickoff to a season of outings.
Bar Centrale is the perfect "neighbourhood bar" where everyone will know your name if you go a couple of times. Fantastic bar staff, beautiful decor, laid back but fun vibe. Lots of different seating options - bar, tables, cosy booths, window seats. Highly recommend.
Brilliant service! Samantha really took care of us, very knowledgeable about the wine selection and extremely helpful!