Warm, stylish and fun environment with a variety of seating. Oysters were delicious! Minimal food options (would love to see more), though the food is good. My husband had the steak and it was delicious- cooked as he wanted and very flavorful. I had a Cesar salad (1 of two salad options) and it was good (a number of the white parts of the romaine but nicely dressed). I would recommend it in particular for the environment (the bar is great!) and drinks are good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Richard Federbusch
This loud, high energy restaurant with many sporting events shown on TVs throughout, is a fun place to enjoy a meal. I had the delicious Steak Frites which included an enormous ribeye cooked just the way I requested. Others in my party had the Bison Burger and the Lobster Mac and Cheese. These too were outstanding and plentiful. Service was very attentive despite the large crowd. Overall, a great meal with great service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lobster Mac and Cheese
Amanda Harbaugh
Great atmosphere and food. The service overall was pretty good, but our server gave my friend's food to someone else in our party by accident. After it was touched and pulled apart, the mistake was realized. She set the now touched, deconstructed food in front of my friend, and didn't offer to have it remade even though it was her mistake.
Parking: Only limited on street parking, but there is a cheap garage around the corner on Pugh Street.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: House Cut Fries, Hummus Plate
Jessica Miller
Wishing there were more menu options. Otherwise good food and neat atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shrimp and Grits
Bill Naylor
Very good, pricey but worth it
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Caesar Salad, Fried Oysters, Central Hummus, Crab Cake Sandwich
Arjun dewan
Food has always been a little cold and disappointing. Surprisingly they've started charging for refills on sodas too, and didn't even mention it. I don't mind paying, but it would be a courtesy to mention the change.
Service and atmosphere was good though.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Collin B
A few nights ago my fiancé and I went out to Central Reservation, a place we usually enjoy. When we walked in we were trying to meet friends who were waiting for us, but were told we had the wrong place by the greeter. Eventually we were allowed to look for our friends and took our seat. We had ordered a honeysuckle which tasted of pure sours mix. And we also ordered a Scofflaw, the drink tasted only of grenadine and we were shocked to see we had an $11 up charge for a bulliet bourbon in a rye based drink. When we asked the waitress why we were up-charged for bourbon we did not ask for, we were only given the explanation “I don’t make the rules” and we are disappointed this up charge was not explained prior to ordering the drink. We reached out to Central Reservation to see if we could get an explanation and we have been ignored. I am very disappointed in this situation, and think it’s important to share this bad experience.
They don’t accept Canadian IDs apparently. Stupid rule enforced by a stupid place (and a stupid hostess). None of y’all at central reservation are welcome up North. Service was slow and food mediocre last time I was here anyways.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Faye Chadwell
1st time at Central Reservation. Loved the look and feel of the interior. Food was fine but not that different from a lot of places and State College in terms of sandwiches and burgers. A decent enough beer list and Cocktails. I had a fried oyster sandwich which was pretty good.
Vegetarian options: Smoked beet burger is supposed to be good
Wheelchair accessibility: It would be really hard for a wheelchair to maneuver in this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Michael Rosenberg
Stopped by for an early dinner. The mushroom soup was just super! They've revamped the menu a bit - the fried oyster Peacemaker sandwich is a nice addition. And sold cocktails as always.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gwynne Morris
Very good food and dining experience.
Madison Starcher
Best Philly cheesesteak I’ve ever eaten. I would drive miles to eat it again.
It was fantastic!!! Don't visit it often, but never disappoints. Fun crowd, especially for V-Day.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Awful place, bouncers are classless and will throw you out for no reason. Avoid at all costs.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Amazing variety of food and good wine options too.
Parking: Parking lot nearby
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hanger Steak, Chargrilled Oysters, Duck Ragu, Hummus Plate, Steak Frites
Warm, stylish and fun environment with a variety of seating. Oysters were delicious! Minimal food options (would love to see more), though the food is good. My husband had the steak and it was delicious- cooked as he wanted and very flavorful. I had a Cesar salad (1 of two salad options) and it was good (a number of the white parts of the romaine but nicely dressed).
I would recommend it in particular for the environment (the bar is great!) and drinks are good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
This loud, high energy restaurant with many sporting events shown on TVs throughout, is a fun place to enjoy a meal. I had the delicious Steak Frites which included an enormous ribeye cooked just the way I requested. Others in my party had the Bison Burger and the Lobster Mac and Cheese. These too were outstanding and plentiful. Service was very attentive despite the large crowd. Overall, a great meal with great service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lobster Mac and Cheese
Great atmosphere and food. The service overall was pretty good, but our server gave my friend's food to someone else in our party by accident. After it was touched and pulled apart, the mistake was realized. She set the now touched, deconstructed food in front of my friend, and didn't offer to have it remade even though it was her mistake.
Parking: Only limited on street parking, but there is a cheap garage around the corner on Pugh Street.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: House Cut Fries, Hummus Plate
Wishing there were more menu options. Otherwise good food and neat atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shrimp and Grits
Very good, pricey but worth it
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Caesar Salad, Fried Oysters, Central Hummus, Crab Cake Sandwich
Food has always been a little cold and disappointing. Surprisingly they've started charging for refills on sodas too, and didn't even mention it. I don't mind paying, but it would be a courtesy to mention the change.
Service and atmosphere was good though.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
A few nights ago my fiancé and I went out to Central Reservation, a place we usually enjoy. When we walked in we were trying to meet friends who were waiting for us, but were told we had the wrong place by the greeter. Eventually we were allowed to look for our friends and took our seat. We had ordered a honeysuckle which tasted of pure sours mix. And we also ordered a Scofflaw, the drink tasted only of grenadine and we were shocked to see we had an $11 up charge for a bulliet bourbon in a rye based drink. When we asked the waitress why we were up-charged for bourbon we did not ask for, we were only given the explanation “I don’t make the rules” and we are disappointed this up charge was not explained prior to ordering the drink. We reached out to Central Reservation to see if we could get an explanation and we have been ignored. I am very disappointed in this situation, and think it’s important to share this bad experience.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
They don’t accept Canadian IDs apparently. Stupid rule enforced by a stupid place (and a stupid hostess). None of y’all at central reservation are welcome up North. Service was slow and food mediocre last time I was here anyways.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
1st time at Central Reservation. Loved the look and feel of the interior. Food was fine but not that different from a lot of places and State College in terms of sandwiches and burgers. A decent enough beer list and Cocktails. I had a fried oyster sandwich which was pretty good.
Vegetarian options: Smoked beet burger is supposed to be good
Wheelchair accessibility: It would be really hard for a wheelchair to maneuver in this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Stopped by for an early dinner. The mushroom soup was just super! They've revamped the menu a bit - the fried oyster Peacemaker sandwich is a nice addition. And sold cocktails as always.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very good food and dining experience.
Best Philly cheesesteak I’ve ever eaten. I would drive miles to eat it again.
Food: 5
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