Centro Ristorante & Bar

We had a delicious meal and sat outside (June 2023) We enjoyed people watching and a performance event in the park.
Would def go back! My daughter had the scallops and I had a pasta dish that was a special. It was all great. Service was perhaps a tad on slow side but it was extremely busy and the wait staff was hustling. Would definitely eat here again.

Compared to before I feel like this time there was a little bit left to be desired. I ordered a salad with pecorino chicken. The chicken was undercooked and not crispy. It was a little soggy, cold, and the color was so light, not that golden brown color with a nice crust. That was the first thing I noticed. The table I sat at had a cloth napkin with a huge piece of food stuck on it. The menu is simple, not that extensive, which can be a good thing for some but for me it was hard to find something here that was inventive that I wanted to try. Server was kind.

Came here and omg the sauce was amazing. We sat outside since it was a warm day and just a perfect night out on our vacation. We actually debated years ago moving to the area so it was nice to see the life we'd have if we lived over there :P Raviolis were good and my hubs loved whatever he got. Our son also loved his food until he saw some birds which then became all about omg birds instead of eating :P over a week later and I'm still like wow that sauce was so good.

This is a tried and true place for me. The prices are very reasonable given the consistent quality of the food, the lovely decor, and solid service. I think they have the best omelette in town. And their homemade blueberry pie is fabulous: flaky, buttery crust with ice cream and fresh whipped. My daughter loves the Bellagio sandwich, but we have also enjoyed the salads and the pizza. Great for lunch or brunch with friends or family. Lovely, happy, bistro vibe. Coffee is good, too! :-)

I was really looking forward to checking this local spot out. It's centrally located to downtown, close to my home and the beach, and the number one reason, I love Italian food.
Unfortunately, my lunch today left a great deal to be desired. The entire experience was terrible. The food was low quality, it was also overcooked and presented poorly.
All three of the dishes we ordered. The California burger, which came out wrong the first two times, the 1st was the wrong burger all together, the 2nd time no bacon, lettuce, tomato, etc and overcooked both times until it was barely edible. The flat bread pizza, which was not flat bread, was super greasy and oddly chewy. The third dish, a pasta dish was also bland and appeared to be previously frozen. Also worth mentioning the women whom I assume to be the manager or possible the owner was walking around the establishment while we dined, not engaging in running the restaurant or helping the staff whatsoever. Having a manager on site is normally helpful to a business, but not at all in this case. Our server did not even know she had us at one of her tables. We sat there for 15/20 minutes with no water while the manager who saw us there did nothing. Our server was friendly, but we never interacted with her again after ordering and could not get more than one drink. It wasn't exceptionally busy either. The outdoor patio where we were seated was not clean either, before sitting down we had to wipe dirt and debris from our seats. Also, if you're unfortunate enough to have a table along the tent wall like we did the plastic sides are positioned too close to the tables with no anchors securing them so they slap against you as you eat. I absolutely won't be returning, and I wouldn't recommend even bothering to try it.

Met some friends for dinner at Centro's in Fairfield on a Tuesday. There is plenty of parking behind the restaurant, so don't worry if the small lot in front is full. I had fresh linguini with chicken and mushroom cream sauce. It was delicious. I used up the bread to clean all the sauce from my plate. My wife had a risotto with asparagus and scallops and she really enjoyed it, our friends each got individual pizzas which were very good.

For a Tuesday they were fairly busy and service was good. We skipped dessert here and walked a few blocks down to get ice cream at MilkCraft. Worth the walk and wait in line.

Came here on super rainy day for lunch recently and we couldn't get a table because we didn't have a reservation, but we just ordered food up front and set our own table.

The food were delicious and the guy upfront he was super helpful.

It's cool that they make their own pasta as well. Not sure about the pasta maker guy, he seems busy on his phone rather than focus on making the pasta.

Overall it was a good day.

A long established, excellent restaurant for lunch and dinner. I have eaten here often over the years.

While visiting the area we decide to give these guys a try for dinner since the menu looked good.
Drinks to start I had a Pinot & Hubby had Beer , both not bad.
Appetizers tried one of the pizza , mozzarella , tomatoes & arugula on top , nice thin crust it was very tasty.
Main dishes I had the Homemade Ravioli in the creamy pesto sauce , wow it was delicious very good , light sauce great tasting dish. Hubby had the Rigatoni a la vodka very good as well , I would have preferred if it had more sauce on the pasta.
Decent looking place , we sat inside , service was good & prices were not bad we enjoyed our meal.

One thing I noticed while visiting Connecticut - this state REALLY loves their Italian food! Even better, Italian brunch spots like Centro! We were meeting up with family who had chosen this place, and boy we were not disappointed at all!

First off, this place is so cute and charming. The inside is decorated to make you feel like you are in Italy, while the outside patio is so relaxing to sit out on.

The staff were great and handled our large party with ease.

The food is wonderful! I tried the Bellagio sandwich and loved every bit of it. And as soon as I saw dessert cappuccinos on the menu....Well, I had to order one of those too! The sugar free vanilla was so sweet and creamy.

I would easily come back here in a heartbeat. It's a great choice in downtown Fairfield.