Center Cafe
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The Scene
The Center Cafe is cozy and comfortable. But it's what's inside the kitchen (real pros) and in the dining room that counts. White linen tablecloths, fresh flowers, and candles give the room a slightly dressed up air, but you don't necessarily need to dress up to go there.
The Food
For starters, roasted potato soup with fresh chives and black truffle butter is as good as it sounds. Entrees cover a wide range of flavors. Magnificent pan seared lamb loin with a quivering little garlic flan, so savory and silky, it melts on the tongue. With a perfectly balanced port and balsamic reduction, this dish is a hands-down favorite. But then again, the grilled beef tenderloin with caramelized onions and Gorgonzola in soft polenta is dreamy.
User Reviews
jodit
October 18, 2007
Expectations of a great meal led to a huge disappointment for the four of us. The ambience was lovely, nice decor, soft warm colors and the wall at the entrance, filled with restaurant awards led us to believe we were in for a treat. We were not. The foi gras appetizer was tasty but not extraordinary. The beet and goat cheese salad lacking flavor. The prawns were served over a tasteless risotto and although the portion was hefty, it was also lacking any zest. The Steaks were good along with a very good homemade steak sauce and herb pomme frittes which were also nice but the pork came overcooked (despite a request to the waitress to please make sure it was pink when served) and when it was returned to the kitchen it took an inordinate amount of time to come back out which was surprising as the restaurant was not very busy. the entrees were served without knives, the water glasses not replenished, the waitress could not identify the cheeses on our dessert platter and the platter was not served with any utensils, we had to request a knife and then received just one for the four of us. All in all it was a huge disappointment, not only the food but also the service which was one of the worse I have seen in years. There are other great restaurants in Moab, you can skip this one until they turn it around.
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