This place is absolute trash. They don’t even let you in on your 21st birthday when you are of age. Terrible boring place the workers suck and no student should ever go here.
Jasmine Gunning
Our go to spot for a pre-dinner cocktail or a nightcap! Easily the best martinis in State College. Would definitely recommend the fries & the ragu as well! My only issue here has always been that the service is so hit or miss.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 2
Nolan Rollo
My wife and I have been trying to get to Central Res for about 6 years but the stars never seemed to line up. We decided to do dinner and a movie and after a short wait to order drinks we informed our waitress we were trying to catch a movie showing at 9. All our food came out perfectly timed and the presentation was on point. I’m not a big fan of pork belly but this had me convinced otherwise! The sangria was perfect and my burger was like a high class Five Guys. Portion sizes were perfect and we made the movie without rushing and 5 minutes to spare.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Melvin Kleinsasser
Decent food and a nice spot for a meal without a reservation.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Lauren McPhillips
Good cocktails, and relatively small but great seasonally rotating menu. The beet burger was a fantastic flavorful vegetarian option. Creme brulee was also tasty.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nawaf Ben Shaalan
Awesome burger
he P
First off, they don’t take reservations even though the place is called Central Reservations. We ordered a shareable lamb lollipop, but they only brought one plate. Since we were a big group, we asked for a few more plates. The first plate was clean, but the other three had crumbs on them and were dirty, which was pretty disappointing. Maybe it was just a one off, but still not great. Then when we checked out, there was an automatic 20% gratuity added without any heads-up. That didn’t sit well especially after being served dirty plates. I paid with a $50 bill in cash for a $47.8 total (gratuity included), and the waitress asked if I wanted my change. I said yes, but she only gave me $2 back without saying anything. She did not served us at all, no greeting, no thank you, no explanation about not having coins. It just left a bad impression overall.
The food was mid.
Sebanti Chattopadhyay
Good place to go for drinks and dinner. Noise and music level is such that it allows conversation. Fries were really good, as were the cocktails we ordered. Seating is great, with a good view of the outside. Very well located in downtown.
Jeffrey G.
It was fantastic!!! Don't visit it often, but never disappoints. Fun crowd, especially for V-Day.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Derek Bowen
Awful place, bouncers are classless and will throw you out for no reason. Avoid at all costs.
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.
This place is absolute trash. They don’t even let you in on your 21st birthday when you are of age. Terrible boring place the workers suck and no student should ever go here.
Our go to spot for a pre-dinner cocktail or a nightcap! Easily the best martinis in State College. Would definitely recommend the fries & the ragu as well! My only issue here has always been that the service is so hit or miss.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 2
My wife and I have been trying to get to Central Res for about 6 years but the stars never seemed to line up. We decided to do dinner and a movie and after a short wait to order drinks we informed our waitress we were trying to catch a movie showing at 9. All our food came out perfectly timed and the presentation was on point. I’m not a big fan of pork belly but this had me convinced otherwise! The sangria was perfect and my burger was like a high class Five Guys. Portion sizes were perfect and we made the movie without rushing and 5 minutes to spare.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Decent food and a nice spot for a meal without a reservation.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Good cocktails, and relatively small but great seasonally rotating menu. The beet burger was a fantastic flavorful vegetarian option. Creme brulee was also tasty.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Awesome burger
First off, they don’t take reservations even though the place is called Central Reservations.
We ordered a shareable lamb lollipop, but they only brought one plate. Since we were a big group, we asked for a few more plates. The first plate was clean, but the other three had crumbs on them and were dirty, which was pretty disappointing. Maybe it was just a one off, but still not great.
Then when we checked out, there was an automatic 20% gratuity added without any heads-up. That didn’t sit well especially after being served dirty plates. I paid with a $50 bill in cash for a $47.8 total (gratuity included), and the waitress asked if I wanted my change. I said yes, but she only gave me $2 back without saying anything. She did not served us at all, no greeting, no thank you, no explanation about not having coins. It just left a bad impression overall.
The food was mid.
Good place to go for drinks and dinner. Noise and music level is such that it allows conversation. Fries were really good, as were the cocktails we ordered. Seating is great, with a good view of the outside. Very well located in downtown.
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
Restaurantji Recommends
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
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