restaurants

Centro

Centro is a casual, family friendly Italian restaurant.  We were greeted at the door by an enthusiastic young hostess.  We were led to our table complete with crayons and a tablecloth you could draw on to keep the youngster and young at heart occupied.  A basket of assorted breads and olive oil was delivered to the table after being seated. Centro is colorfully decorated with food to match.

We started the meal with carpaccio, sliced raw paper thin beef tenderloin  served in olive oil with capers, onions and parmesan cheese which brought out the flavor of the beef.  Also recommended was a special that night, a vegetable tower marinated in olive oil consisting of thin sliced portobello mushroom, green and yellow zucchini, tomato and eggplant.  The minestrone soup was a fine example of this classic Italian dish loaded with vegetables.

The pasta kept up the colorful trend of the restaurant.  Pollo marcato which consisted of chicken breast, artichoke hearts, mushroom, tomatoes and roasted peppers sautéed in olive oil and garlic tossed with penne pasta.  The combination was just right making this  a satisfying but not "heavy " pasta dish.  Rigatoni alla vodka was a good rendering of this ubiquitous pasta dish in creamy tomato sauce with pancetta and onion.

Centro also offers sandwiches, burgers and pizza.  We tried the pizza margherita.  The thin crusted pizza served individual style with marinara sauce and mozzarella was tasty but slightly undercooked.

Centro has a wonderful view overlooking an old mill and waterfall. There is outdoor seating in good weather.  Price range from $13.95 to $16.95 for pastas and entrees.

On the way out do not slip on the pizza or be fooled and try to pick up the money painted on the white tile floor.