Service is excellent. Fish was the best we had had in DC so far. The ambience could be improved.

Centrolina offers continued reliability in service and cuisine. Chef Amy Brandwein frequently updates the menu keeping the menu interesting. We had a broad sampling of dishes. For the starters, we agreed both the galia melon with yogurt and cucumber AND the gazpacho are both welcomed for the summer. We also had the bluefin tuna and red snapper. While fresh, the flavor (for both dishes) was a little lacking and could have benefitted from a little more citrus or pepper to let the fish reach its full potential. The pastas are usually a winner and last night was predictably tasty. The pappardelle (crème fraiche, dandelions and cherry) was my favorite. It was a delicious surprise if you like the play of bitter and sweet. The pappardelle and crème fraiche kept everything on track. The spaghetti d'amore with the yellow tomatoes is a safer choice for the more timid palate but full of freshness and seasonality. For our main courses, the lamb and sea scallops were both delicious. I leaned more into preferring the lamb maybe because the rest of our meal was very seafood focused, but the scallops are of quality stock. I appreciated their full flavor with the simplicity of a little basil, lemon, and summer vegetables. We ate and drank grandly (as usual) :- O. Looking at the bill, for the four of us, we ate four starters, two pastas, two main courses, two desserts, and six glasses of wine. The total bill with 30% tip was $562. Reflecting on our visits since my last Yelp review, Centrolina is a fair value. Yet, it is not the same screaming value it used to be compared to some of our other regulars in this price tier. With that stated, Centrolina remains in our regular rotation and I believe you will have an enjoyable experience.

I've been to Centrolina a few times, mostly for drinks, and once for dinner. Centrolina is a cool Italian spot in my neighborhood that I enjoy coming to from time to time. I'm not huge on heavy Italian food, but fortunately, the portions here are light. The bar service is always spot on and the atmosphere is pretty cool. The main reason I don't frequent here is that it can get extremely busy based on its location near the convention center, lots of businesses, and just tourists in general. Usually its full of business people when I walk by and getting a bar seat can be a huge challenge sometimes. I had the Gross Rombo for dinner the other night and enjoyed it, but it was such a small portion (and $44) that I had to order another entree and went with Neri for $34. So I spent $78 to fill myself up, not including the wine. When it was all said and done, I spent $134, which is more than I spent at Rania down the street for prix-fixe at a Michelin star restaurant. That is another reason I don't frequent here even though I live here. I find the prices to be far too high for what you get.

The service at Centrolina was amazing! I came on a busy Thursday night without a reservation and we were quickly accommodated. Once seated our waiter was warm and welcoming. He provided great recommendations and continued to check on us throughout our meal. Every bite was amazing and they had a great selection of mocktails. The vibe was buzzy but not to loud to enjoy a conversation at the table. Definitely a spot I will visit again.

The food in Centrolina has been consistently good throughout the years. Service is excellent, non intrusive yet attentive. Our server recommended most of the things we ordered. The tuna crudo was so fresh, perfectly seasoned. The beet salad was refreshing. Branzino was on point as always. The h

We stopped by Centrolina while on a work trip to DC. We were recommended this place by a local friend and we ended up having a very nice meal here. Centrolina is located in a busy, modern part of town (from what I can tell as an outsider. Don't come for me, locals!) and the vibes of this place really match that energy. If you can picture a sleek, Instagram-able Italian food place, this is it. Definitely date-night, business dinner, and special occasion approved! The food at Centrolina was very good! I thoroughly enjoyed all of the dishes we tried. I know the menu changes frequently, so I won't go into too much depth. The Cavolo was SO flavorful I almost forgot I was just eating a chunk of cabbage! I really enjoyed my gnocchi. I typically enjoy my gnocchi to be a bit more dense. These ones were quite light and fluffy, however the heaviness of the butternut squash was a nice complement, so overall I thought the dish was great! Now here's the thing. This place is pricey. There's a line between "this place is fancy" and actual fine dining and Centrolina is toying with that line, in my opinion. This was, by far, our most expensive meal in DC and I'm not really sure this place lives up to its price point. As I mentioned above, I really did like the food. However, most of their dishes are fairly traditional in their construction and I think that the prices should reflect that. Overall, I would definitely recommend this place, but beware that you're definitely paying more for aesthetics than actual substance.

My first visit to Centrolina, but definitely not my last. My friend and I found ourselves here after our plans for ramen were derailed by the Caps game and the gaggle of fans around Gallery Place. Striking out for Metro Center, we got insanely expensive drinks and terrible service at Fig & Olive before deciding Italian sounded great. There was space at the Centrolina bar and two efficient and friendly staff. We ordered the crispy eggplant for a starter, having no idea what we were in for. Damn, that was so freaking good! Neither of us expected ribbons of lightly fried ribbons of eggplant, drizzled in honey and almonds. It was so so so so good! We split two of the pasta entrees - the fettuccine with a white pork and beef bolognese, and the fiore with butternut squash, sage, and amaretti cookies. Both were superb. Neither looked particularly big, but turned out to be more than enough and really filling. The butternut squash was amazing, with little crispy sweet bits of cookies complement the filling and the fried sage. But the sauce on the other one was so hearty and delicious, I didn't even want it to end. Because we decided against drinks, we went for dessert - a plum cake with pistachio ice cream, roasted plums, and some weird but totally yummy pistachio cream. This was an amazing find - I'm so glad we stopped in and tried it out! I will definitely be back.

We had the BEST experience at Centrolina on Saturday night!! Our waiter was amazing- so knowledgable, attentive, and friendly. Our meal was out of this world, definitely one of the Top 5 meals I've ever eaten. Three of us shared 3 starters and two entrees. The Gnocchi Bolognase was so delicate and flavorful. The crispy honey-and-nut accented eggplant was the night's surprise favorite though! We thought we were not eggplant fans, but we just have not had it prepared so beautifully. It was awesome. We were planning to go down the street for gelato after our meal, so we didn't order dessert, but I definitely will next time! The waiter surprised me with an assortment of cookies as we were celebrating my birthday! The cookies were each unique and truly fantastic, especially the lemon-jam tartlette and the sprinkle-covered sugar cookie! And the pine nut one, oh my!! I wish I got our waiter's name!! He was so great. I will definitely return to Centrolina. It would be a perfect date-night spot, too. Very cool and romantic vibe going on there.