Centanni Ristorante — Restaurant in San Miguel de Allende

Went there today after reading the "great" reviews....what a DISAPPOINTMENT. I DO NOT recommend this place to NOBODY.

Went there and the place was empty ( l thought GREAT better service for me). The waitress was just cold not welcoming or willing to chat at all. We sat there and she asked us what we wanted to drink before we got our menu. After a short while she brought the menu, and left for about 8 minutes. Came back took our order, no suggestions on wine or anything, the girl was just mute. I had to ask her if she could bring some bread or something, after a while she broght 2 squares of a flat bread that was somewhat hot and some tomatoe cubes with salt...what in the world was that...YES tomatoes and salt.

Got my pasta, $13 dollars for plain, no flavor, no sauce, just plain mediocre dry pasta with some mushrooms and bacon pieces. Asked for more bread, they gave us again, 2 squares of bread but this time it was COLD stiff bread, asked for olive oil and they brought us the cheapest ugly olive oil you can imagine, the idea of a bread plate and olive oil for dipping is out of this world in this place, theres is no thought, no vision on what a good restaurant should be.

CON Expensive for what it is Plain Bad portions Staff is not welcoming Menu has no prices on beverages ( lemonades, cokes, et... you find out when you pay) Cheap quality ingredients

PRO Nice view to church from terrace Fast and easy location

Like a world traveler i can honestly say this place is as bad as you can get, dont waste your money here, you can do way better somewhere else. Worst case, give your money to the ones in need , that would be way better than...

Food-2/5

This was the most expensive bland meal I’ve ever paid for. Wasted food. I had the Ribeye (350g) and the Spaghetti Regina. The ribeye had a hint of flavor and a third of the meat was fat. The pasta that came with the ribeye had a strong unsettling aftertaste. The spaghetti was bland even with Parmesan sprinkled on it. The most flavorful item was the shrimp that was included and it was not bursting with flavor. The lemonade and Arnold Palmer were not mixed well and it was visually obvious. High hopes with the presentation which was followed by a unsavory realization. Ironically, the gloomy skies cast a forecast of the bad meal ahead.

Service-3.5/5

The table we sat at did not have the cloth napkins. We chose this table on the terrace simply because I wanted to be away from the smokers as I have asthma. No napkins were ever given to us (cloth or otherwise) until we asked and received cocktail napkins. The servers did come frequently enough to ensure we were alright.

Despite everything, the venue is a beautiful spot with a cute terrace.

Overall, I will not be coming back here to...

Our first experience in this place was very good. Great food. We had a plate of prawns. Great place for dancing at least this particular time. Live music. The 2nd time, again with live music, but this time they had added tables on the dance floor leaving very little room for dancing. This was the main reason for our visit so I was not very impressed. The band was very good though. They allow smoking in the restaurant, unfortunately. This particular night it was especially bad because there were a lot more people. Also the waiter was horrible. It was like he wanted us to leave so he could get more money from the next group of patrons. We were sharing the dishes we had and we only had a couple of drinks. We will likely not be returning to this place as they don't seem to understand what the meaning...