I come every year for Hot August Nights! This year absolutely amazing! The service, the food!!! Everything is so much better! The remodel, I'm glad to see this spot doing so well recently ! A welcoming and lovely place for a quick bite !:) read more

This review is solely on their to go option. This to go section is on the opposite end of the cafe itself at the bar. Bartenders were ignoring us when we would ask for a person to take our order. It was a weekday night so there were hardly any customers but we saw at least 4 employees. It's easier and faster to be seated and then ask for to go. read more

We had a late dinner at Central Cafe on the 17th of July. Broccoli Beef and War Wonton Soup. Both dishes were okay but not great. Portions were good but flavor was lacking. What was more disappointing was the service. Our waitress Marie was technically sound, she took our order, delivered our food and gave us our bill. She even bragged about her tenure with the company which was over 30 years, that she only worked 2 to 3 days a week now and that she had never been written up. Needless to say I am surprised that she has never been written up and I am surprised at her service. We had to ask her multiple times for water refills and that for me is a no go. If my glass is empty fill it up. Seems easy to me. Another thing, if I'm finished eating and my plates are pushed away, take them away. I don't need to sit there and look at dirty dishes while I enjoy my beverage. The icing on the cake was when she dropped the bill off. We were still eating but yet she kept coming by to see if we were ready to pay. We were made to feel uncomfortable and felt harassed on how we were going to pay and when. She even went so far as to come back over and tell us she was going home and inferred we should tip her now and she said that if we were going to tip in cash and leave it on the table then don't bother leaving it at all. I have never had a server say something like that to us. Very inappropriate behavior to us and a very disappointing experience. 30 plus years working there, she still needs some coaching for success. read more

5/21/2024 The service was the most horrendous we have ever experienced in our 50 years of going to restaurants. Terri, our server, never checked on us, never offered more drinks, just kept ignoring us. To get the bill, we had to ask, which is no big deal by itself, and then she just slapped it on our table without any words spoken. We feel that she is in the wrong industry. She should not be in customer service, what so ever!! I was watching the other servers and they all seemed so nice and caring. read more

This was not my first choice of breakfast places, but they were the ones offering room service so it was that or nothing. Menu wasn't anything special and the prices seemed fairly reasonable considering where you are and that it's being delivered. The presentation definitely lacks and may leave you feeling a little meh. It was delivered pretty fast though and it was okay. It's nothing special so I can't say I'd get room service here again. Like I said, it was "okay". read more

Café Central - American Near Me - Reno, Nevada

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Came here because there were long lines in other nearby restaurants (Ruth steakhouse, El Jefe's). We were seated after about ten mins of waiting. We were pleasantly surprised. Asian menu is very limited so we went for 'American' menu which has a lot more to offer. Portion is huge! We ordered burger, house salad, super nachos, chicken tacos. Nothing too fancy but everything met our expectations. read more

Café Central - American Near Me - Reno, Nevada

Cafe Central has a beautiful bar with amazing craft cocktails! Featured here is Squeeze the Day and Giggle Juice! read more

Café Central - Squeeze the Day and Giggle Juice - American Near Me - Reno, Nevada

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Cafe Central is alive and well. One of my good friends and I decided to take a quick trip to Reno for a break. Cafe Central isn't the end all be all for a good meal at the ROW but it does have a nice variety of breakfast, lunch, and dinner items to choose from. They are practicing social distancing rules and have spaced the tables at least 6 feet away from one another. All of the staff wear masks and one time use menus are provided. I ordered the Chicken Club this time. It comes with fries so it's very filling -- so much so that I wasn't hungry until the next day. I probably would've preferred it without the cheese but the chipotle aioli was a nice touch to marry all the fixings of the sandwich together. My friend ordered the Legacy Chow Mien and said it wasn't as oily as she thought it would be. Our meal came out to $45 including gratuity so it was a steal for a quick bite. Their menu has been abbreviated and I suspect it has to do with barely reopening but when the full menu is back in business -- I would recommend checking out their selection. read more

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Got a turkey BLT and peach pie with gelato! Food was aight, service was amazing! I went to the bathroom and came back with my fries missing. Turns out a homeless guy took em. So the staff insisted on remaking my entire meal and gave me a dessert for free. Very kindly service! read more

Walked up to the host during breakfast. No smile, no greeting. I had to inform him I was looking for a table. He grabbed a menu and walked to a small table to seat me, where I would be looking directly at the single person at the table in front of me. Awkward. So I made the adjustment myself. I ordered the chilaquiles and asked for it with chicken (very common option at home or abroad). I was told by the waitress she would have to check if the chef is able to do that. I was about to offer my assistance in cutting up chicken if he was incapable of it. She returned with a plate of stale nachos with eggs on top (with no chicken). I was wondering if I had ordered nachos by mistake, but then I realized the "chef" thinks this is the same thing as chilaquiles!! Why put this dish on the menu if someone is incapable of making it correctly?!? I've seen Taco Bell cooks who can make more authentic Mexican dishes than the person who made these nachos. Needless to say, I won't be returning. read more

Mehhh was like a grease bomb can get this anywhere over priced upsett my stomach right away read more

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I always enjoy grabbing a bite here. My girlfriend got the chicken quesadilla that she really enjoyed. We shared the egg rolls that I love and get every time I visit. This time I grab the hamburger and dammit was it perfectly cooked! The place is really clean and the service is great. read more

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Staff was very friendly but the portion sizes are massive and so much goes to waste. We came for breakfast. I wanted pancakes. I ordered 2 thinking I would get 2 normal sized pancakes and each was roughly 8" in diameter. I ate 1 and gave my son the other one and he could only finish half. My daughter wanted a waffle so we ordered 1 waffle. The waffle was about an inch thick and only slightly smaller than the pancakes. Ended up taking it home and having it for breakfast the next day and still couldn't finish all of it. Also, each came with what I would describe as a tub of butter. No human needs this much butter. Food was good but it's just way too much and excessive. read more

My family made a quick decision to eat here, because my son was competing at an event nearby and needed some protein to fill up for some needed energy. There was a short line and it moved, but not very fast, they had to clean tables off for anybody to sit. About half the restaurant were full of uncleaned tables and nobody wanted to bus them. The most annoying part was flagging someone to take our order and our waitress hadn't visited us after sitting there for a good 15-20 minutes. We had no idea who was supposed to take our orders and we weren't sure we were going to be able to eat before going to my son's competition. Thankfully I was able to flag someone but it also took awhile for the food to come, maybe another good 20 minutes. When the food arrived we still had no utensils to eat them! The gentleman who handed the utensils to us didn't seem like he was in a good mood so this place is a mix bag of employees: some seem to like their jobs or some absolutely hate it. The waitresses were nice and attentive once they got other tables to pay their bills. I ordered a combo meal with two eggs, sausage and pancakes. The food was all really good, cooked the way I liked and the pancakes were really good and fluffy. My son enjoyed his ham and cheese omelet and his hash browns were cooked to perfection, long enough to have that outer brown crispiness. My husband and daughter both ordered eggs, bacon and hash browns and were cooked like my sons. The cooks in the back care about the quality of their breakfast foods and do it well. Once we had to leave, we had to wave down the waitress and felt that was a smoother process. We made it out within 1 hour 15 minutes, so if you're in a rush, don't eat here. Only come to eat the food here if you have time and patience. read more

The food was delicious. My service was fast and the Atmosphere was great I'd most certainly Yeah, I'd come back.

We came for lunch with our daughter who is visiting. We stood in line to be seated. There was no hostess. Waited for 10 min. Which seamed like forever. Once we were seated. No one came to take our order. 20 minutes later. We walked out. Funny they kept seating people but no servers. I have been in hospitality business for a long time. I have to tell you this is bad. No order or structure there. read more

2 stars. Super disappointed. This place is now a big hit or miss. Eaten here many times. Usually the food is good. This time it was bad. This was for 9/20 9pm. The waiter even noticed I couldn't finish the soup. He looked at it in surprise that I didn't eat much of it, but never asked how the food was. Went to Pho Mein later and as usual the soup was very good. 1 Star soup. Broth was terrible. No flavor. Not like every other time I've had the soup. The pork was very tough and dry. Same with the chicken. Best part was the won ton which was average. Added soy sauce which helped a tiny bit. Usually the soup is reliable. Not sure what happened today. 2 star service. Was friendly. Not attentive. Didn't ask how the food was. read more

Café Central - Wor won ton yuck - American Near Me - Reno, Nevada

*Possible post-pandemic challenges with the economy and staffing issues seem to be strongly impacting this review. The Short Story: The Bad: Terrible, over-priced and over-simplified food. Avoid eating here. The Good: Super speedy room service and extremely polite staff dropping off at the room, and a very empathetic, efficient and helpful manager at the restaurant. The experience explained: We ordered room service, with a simple order of a French dip, a steak sandwich and an Asian chicken salad. The French dip meat was dried out, grey and the bread was dry. The steak was ordered rare, but came uncooked altogether. The salad was definitely the most edible item, but very simple. Downtown Reno looks to have suffered tremendously, post-pandemic. I am hopeful this review is an unflattering snapshot in time, and that I will be able to update with more complimentary observations in the future. read more

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Your online or over the phone ordering could improve. We ordered for pick up. We never got a confirmation text or anything. I charged it to my room. Still nothing. Then we got a text asking what hotel and room number we were as if they were going to deliver it for a ridiculous charge. My husband went down to pick it up and he waited close to an hour and they gave us the wrong order! They need to improve the online eats ordering app and communicate with a customer. read more

For a 2 am snack this was a good choice. Server, Blake was attentive and exceptional. The Smoked Turkey sandwich was flavorful and comforting with a side of fresh fruit. The Fish and chips were served in a lovely old England style in what looked like and old time news paper.. the photo in the menu was perfect. The fish was generous in portion but overdone. Otherwise it was a great experience. read more

Café Central - Fish and chips and smoked Turkey sandwich. - American Near Me - Reno, Nevada

Overpriced and rude workers. I asked politely to the worker, Maria, if I can order some drinks and her response was, "What do you want" and extremely rude to all of the colored people. Also, my one order of an egg looked gross and half eaten. read more

Café Central - Black jack. My one scramble egg looks eaten. - American Near Me - Reno, Nevada

The food is extremely mediocre. And not worth a 3rd visit. I came back just to get some pancakes togo $10.99 & the total came up to $14.06. Now I was a C+ student at math, but the math wasn't there. Comes to find out, they charge you $2.00 per togo order! According to the server. This is such a random up charge. I usually leave a tip, but seeing this price gouging, I could not. read more

Café Central - $2.00 because you got your food togo.. - American Near Me - Reno, Nevada

Super quick with great service. Everything was clean and organization and it wasn't too busy for a Saturday night. My family got a little bit of everything butnthenpad Thai was my absolute fav. read more

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Very disappointed in seating. Had a party of 9 but were told we could not sit together because we could not split the check so we decided to sit 5 and 4. Ended up seating each party on completely opposite sides of the restaurant when there was plenty of room for us all to sit in the same areas. 10/10 will not come back! Also... someone in our party wanted poached eggs and the server said they take to too long to cook when they only take 3 minutes. Again, disappointed! read more

Laxmi was our server and we couldn't be happier with the service. The food was excellent and cooked perfectly to order. We will be coming back again and will make sure to ask for Laxmi. read more

HORRIBLE customer service. If I could give ZERO stars, I would. It just keeps getting worse each time I visit. My husband likes coming here specifically for the Legacy Fried Rice. Today, we came in to place a to-go order & we were instructed to go to the bar to place it. As soon as we came up to the bar & simply asked a question to confirm this is where we need to place a to-go order, the waitress behind the bar gave us an ugly attitude from the beginning. She complained that the to-go person taking the orders is nowhere to be found & that she's not taking the orders all while giving the ugliest look. I understand that she wasn't the designated person, but to physically show how much she hated her job & take it out on us isn't a great representation & introduction of this restaurant. Whatever happened to proper customer service etiquette? There was no sense of grace. Please hire better people next time who are welcoming. No wonder this restaurant has low ratings. EDIT: I'm shocked that I'm having to edit my original post & ADD more to my complaint. The woman who was extremely rude to us earlier eventually ended up taking my husband's order & other people's orders after so many complaints were made. Literally 15 minutes later, my husband simply & nicely asked the same female waitress (I eventually found out her name is ANGEL with long brunette/black hair & facial piercings) to check on the status of our order. I couldn't believe my ears. She had the audacity to charge up to my husband, literally raised her voice at him saying "if you need to place an order, go over there. Don't yell at me." My husband & I were in disbelief & confused. My husband is the nicest & most non-confrontational person ever. I couldn't help but interject & told her, "I'm literally sitting right next to him. Not once has he yelled at you. You're yelling at him!" She then asked what my husband said & he reiterated his simple question of checking on his order. She instantly looked embarrassed. NOT ONCE DID ANGEL APOLOGIZE FOR MISCONSTRUING WHAT MY HUSBAND SAID. The gaslighting of it all. Thankfully, the manager came just in time to give us my husband's order. When I tell you Angel changed her entire demeanor, did a complete 180 & said, "y'all have a great day, thank you for coming (w the biggest smile)" in front of the manager- that's when my husband asked for her name. I had every intention to talk to the manager to make my complaint, but the manager was taking care of another customer complaint. I genuinely don't like leaving negative reviews, especially at places that we like. However, it's people like the waitress ANGEL that ruins it for the entire company. To future customers, PLEASE DO NOT GO HERE! read more

What an excellent find! We had our minds set on a different place, it was not open so we came back to Cafe Central. Seated right away, menu had amazing choices from breakfast to dinner and then some, our waiter Manny was excellent. Our food was brought out quickly and very tasty. We will definitely be back here!! read more

I get my breakfast and dinner here while I'm in Reno. It's super convenient. You can order and take to your room as well. I like the pancakes, steak & eggs, Chinese chicken salad and the chicken broth Pho. read more

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We ended up here, because so many other restaurants were closed. I'm glad we did, however. The spaghetti and meatballs were great and a very large portion. The chicken tortilla soup was good, and the server gave me 4 packages of crackers. So many times, they scimp on the amount of crackers they give you :) The chicken club sandwich was large and very good, as well. Service was friendly and fast. read more

If I could, I would give this place -5 stars. Dont even know where to begin.... our server (Saul)... came for our order 15 min after we sat down. We came for breakfast, the menu was straight forward, we knew what we wanted min 5. He was overall VERY VERY slow and nonchalant. We started with drinks, a classic mojito and a bloody mary. No alcohol whatsoever in them. I kindly asked if we missed something and if they are for kids, we were told no, they have a shot. I insisted and he took them back for 'another shot'. Honestly they are either using the cheapest alcohol on earth or we've been lied to our face. I had eggs benedict, that came out with cold hash browns and hard boiled eggs on top of a not-at-all cooked bacon. It was disgusting and couldn't eat it. At random, a lady came around and asked if everything was ok, I said not really and that was that. Honestly avoid this place, you can find better food at McDonalds, I kid you not. read more

Café Central - Some sort of eggs benedict - American Near Me - Reno, Nevada

I just had a great meal at Cafe Central. it's about the best burger on Monday at 3am now that the awful awful has departed, and the bacon is tasty as well. Melanie was an amazing waitress - such high level service is rare these days. Five stars for Melanie and the rest of the crew at the legacy. read more

Chinese food was soooooo good!!!!! I definitely recommend!!!! We ordered the generals chicken and chow mein . The white rice was nice and fluffy! read more

First time dining inside anywhere, CA or NV in the last 6 months. I was pretty excited. Cafe Central didn't have the wait for a table at Silver Legacy, so the family and I came for a quick lunch before heading home. They were ready with the social distancing, face mask wearing, tables apart, servers with really nice and the quick. I just can't really give more than a 3 star because the food was just above my own lousy cooking. Kid got the chicken tenders, which is super hard to mess up. They were ok, fries were bad. Wife and the other kid shared the fish and chips, again, fish was ok, a sad face for the fries. I got myself some buffalo wings, again one of those things that's impossible so mess up. They were okay, so much vinegar that it hard my eyeballs with the wings over fried. I ate it, mostly cause I ordered it and hate wasting food. Again, nice folks work there, quick bites, but don't expect too too much. read more

We ate here last night and the food was great. The steak sandwich was delicious, although a tad bit undercooked (thus why I always order medium now rather than medium rare). Loved how they brought us a carafe of iced tea and water so we didn't have to wait for refills. It was not busy when we were there so the service was prompt and we had our food quickly. Restaurant was clean and we were seated in the outer area so we could people watch also lol. The only reason for 4 stars are the prices are way too high. $10 for a slice of carrot cake?? ‍ read more

Café Central - Steak sandwich - American Near Me - Reno, Nevada

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We came to Reno to celebrate our wedding anniversary, we saw Cafe Central and thought it would be a nice place to have lunch, we got in line and the young lady in front asked us many we were, she then never said anything so we followed her to a table. She never told us that someone was going to come attend us or she never even really greeted us. So we got up after she left us at the table and left. read more

Good spot for simple food and great service . They can also accommodate large groups without a long wait. Food came out fast, hot and correct for 12 people. Good option if the higher end restaurants are too busy or expensive. read more

Food was great, service was horrible. Had breakfast there and it took a server about 15 minutes to attend to us. Came back for dinner and the same thing. If you have a lot of tables, I understand, they had six and that includes us. Same thing for dinner few tables and forever wait. Skip this place, foods not worth it!!! I have been a waiter at a few restaurants and this is no longer on my eat list. read more

The place has a variety of food options and the server was nice. This is upstairs in the Silver Legacy casino. read more

Café Central - This is the Chilaquiles if you're wondering what they look like at this cafe. I don't recommend. They look like nachos - American Near Me - Reno, Nevada

Four stars since I had low expectations. It was better than I expected. They were quick and delivered on all of our requests. The line to get in moved fast too. Over all good quick breakfast. Is it fine dining. No. Will it fill you up and get you going for the day without wasting a lot of time. Absolutely. This place is located in the Silver Legacy Casino. read more

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Don't know why this place has such a low rating. We ordered take out at the counter. Jaelyn was friendly and asked the right questions to get our order right. Forgot to take pix. We shared a ribeye steak, mashed potatoes, grilled vegetables and a side salad. The steak was huge and prepared perfectly. Everything was very tasty and enough for us to share. We were helped by 3 different people and they were all helpful and friendly. read more