Broccoli Bucatini
Cento Pasta

Cento Pasta

4921 West Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, United States Of America

Wine • Pasta • Italian • Dessert


"I am a bit saddened writing this not too positive review but want to be honest.Cento Bar definitely did not meet the expectations that we went with.The moment we entered, we were wowed by the ambiance. It is definitely a great place for a date night. Beautiful setting and bright,romantic vibe.But that is where the wow factor ended for us.The food.....well, it was good, beautifully presented but definitely not something to write home about. While the infamous pasta Pomodora was flavorful, it wasn 't anything to rave about. The so-called mint sauce was bland and didn 't add anything to the taste. In fact, half our party didn 't even think that it was a good dish.The Brocolli Buccatini was perhaps the best dish of the evening for me. It had a mild, sweet anchovy flavor, pasta was perfectly cooked and sauce well seasoned.Farro salad again was good but not exceptional.Coming to the desserts, the Banana Pudding Tiramisu is highly overrated. The banana completely took over the Tiramisu, and all you taste is the banana. Didn 't like it.The date cake had so much salt in it. Each time we took a bite, the top of the cake was completely salty... maybe the ice cream or the creme freche or the foam... every bite that any of us took ..it was just salt.The most disappointing was the response of our server when we told her about the date cake saltiness. She just said, Oh ya..its a sweet and savory dish, so maybe you tasted the salt. Come on now, we might not be food crtics, but we do know salt, and you don 't expect that response at a restaurant like Cento Bar. All she could have said is ... sorry you didn 't enjoy it. ...that would have been enough !"