We were staying at the Hyatt for one night before a trip out of the airport the next morning. My husband was tired and didn't feel like going down to the lobby for dinner so I came here for some takeout. The menu had appetizers, salads, handhelds and entrees. I ordered a steak sandwich and a burger. They both came with fries and both tasted good. However, I did get sick from the steak sandwich. Each item was about twenty dollars. It took about fifteen minutes. read more

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Shout out to the manager I believe her name was Sara. She accomadated my tastebuds and she had the kitchen hook me up with them BBQ wings with Fries. The wings were cooked to perfection, nice amount of sauce and were very crispy. Very satisfying. The fries were cooked to perfection and had the right amount of salt. The restaurant is also on the second floor of the hotel. read more

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Staff is friendly and professional, and our food was really good for very reasonable prices. I can highly recommend the salmon salad and my husband enjoyed the fish tacos. We enjoyed the breakfast buffet every morning we stayed here at the Hyatt and were pleased they had nondairy creamers for my coffee. read more

My breakfast spot for two days... Centennial, the 2nd-floor eatery in Hyatt Regency Dallas. The service was excellent on the first day but dipped to average on the second. The açaí bowl was a standout, and the chia seed pudding was a delightful surprise. The airy atmosphere and breakfast create a pleasant dining experience. Serves many dietary restrictions! read more

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Typical hotel restaurant fare. Nothing great. Ordered the brisket sandwich. Brioche roll. Service was great. Ambiance nothing above the ordinary. read more

I'm reviewing this based on my expectations of hotel restaurants.... This place is actually really good for a hotel restaurant! I had the steak, and it was delicious. Also had the reunion burger, and it was also tasty. The prices were not cheap but they weren't very expensive either. It's important to have good dining options during conventions inside the hotel, and this place delivers. read more

I had the best pancakes here! Breakfast is only 6:30 to 10:30. There is a big breakfast buffet but I opted for hot pancakes instead with a side of bacon. The bacon was also hot and crispy. The coffee was ok. The server was there soon as we set down to offer coffee and drinks followed by another who took our orders. The dining area is nice ans set up on the second floor with hotel and tower views. I didnt get any photos of my breakfast . It was just that good ! read more

Pretty low quality given the prices. It wasn't terrible, but nothing to go out of your way for. Also there was a bone in my fish taco.

Located on the 2nd floor of the Hyatt Regency, I found this restaurant had plenty to offer. Breakfast delivered choices of either individual meals or their amazing buffet. Fresh fruit in season, yogurts with plenty of toppings, oatmeal with the same, eggs scrambled, lots of meat sausages, a variety of potato choices and then a superb omelet station. A full bagel and cereal station along with pastries and additional fresh fruit made this the perfect choice for me. When the regular prices were just a few dollars less the buffet seemed the obvious choices especially when it came with fresh juices. The service staff were very helpful, kept my beverages filled, and were attentive. I'd give them a high five if I could. read more

Centennial Café - Bread pudding - Cafes Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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Centennial restaurant is conveniently located inside the Hyatt Regency Dallas. Quick bite during our conference with good drinks and decent food but minimal gluten free options. read more

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I came here with a group for a work lunch. It was a great place to meet up! The staff was friendly and timely, and the food was very good! read more

Centennial Café - Cubano - Cafes Near Me - Dallas, Texas

Food is average, overpriced a considerable amount, and they got rid of their buffet All around below average experience. Go find a better place to eat at this hotel. Even the bar food is a better proposition read more

I didn't expect to like this place much since well, it's a hotel restaurant but after working for hours at this point and it was rainy, I didn't want to leave the hotel to go get food for a late lunch. My friend and I came here for a late lunch and it worked out for us since we were told it was a flash flood outside a few minutes later. Our waitress was really sweet and personable. She was helpful on suggesting what to get and a lot of the stuff I saw on the menu, were what we had at Monduel's the night before. That's ok though. My friend got the southern smoked burger and I got the chopped chicken sandwich, which had chipotle mayonnaise on it, perfect little kick to the sandwich. I also got a focus smoothie, which was blackberries, bananas and almond milk. It was a nice combination to my lunch and acted like a dessert as well. The food came out rather fast and we got to talking to the waitress for a bit. English is not her first language but she was doing awesome and apologized, when she didn't have to. I love friendly people in general. Overall, a great experience. read more

Centennial Café - chicken sandwich with veggie chips - Cafes Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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*****2.5 stars***** Came here to grab lunch really quick while taking a break from the conference I was attending. They offered a buffet during lunch, but I opted to order off of the menu. The turkey club had to be one of the saddest looking sandwiches I've ordered in a long time especially for the price. Looks like something I could have made at home. Actually I probably would have made something better at home. Sadly the sandwich reminded me of a school lunch. My meal came out within minutes of ordering. After all it only had a few slices of turkey and two pieces of bacon, making the sandwich pretty puny. The side of fruit ordered was satisfying, though. Service was fine, which is why I decided to round up to three stars. I think he understood I was on a time crunch, so was pretty attentive. The view of the restaurant is nice as it is in an open atrium setting. If you have the time, I'd check out other restaurants in the area for lunch. If not, try the buffet or skip the turkey club. read more

Centennial Café - Turkey club - Cafes Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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Breakfast buffet tasted absolutely delicious. I had the egg white omelette and the chef prepared it to my liking. The waiters were very attentive as well. The buffet selection was outstanding, they had everything from oatmeal to chicken sausages. read more

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This is actually an above average hotel buffet, with a custom omelet station, plenty of options, and smoked salmon. However, my breakfast was included with my stay so I have a biased view. There's also drink service, which was prompt and friendly. The omelet was delicious, smoked salmon good enough, and the fruit was decent. I ordered a few items off the menu as well for brunch which didn't disappoint, particularly the matcha chia pudding. The smoothie was too thick and chalky. The breakfast is good to splurge on one day of your stay at the Hyatt since it's pretty expensive, but an awesome deal for elite Hyatt members. read more

fish tacos..bad, bad, bad salsa..really bad, the only thing worse than this is rye bread. best thing was the water and fries. terrible.... read more

We stayed at the hotel and decided to have breakfast here at the cafe. The food was really good, the service was good and we got a booth right away. I'd come back here again for sure. read more

New Year's Day Brunch buffet - lots to choose from including an omelette bar, a pancake bar, a prime rib carving station, pastries, muffins, eggs, bacon, sausage, potatoes, breads, oatmeal and a couple of casserole dishes. Most everything was good, but I have to say the prime rib and au jus for breakfast was amazing! I'm not sure I have had that option on a hotel buffet before, but it was absolutely delicious and really satisfied the meat craving following a night of fun on New Years Eve. The service was good, very friendly staff. Noise level was pretty loud, but there were a ton of Stars fans in for the game, so it was to be expected. The cost was pretty pricey ($34/pp), but with all of the choices they had to offer, the fact that it was all you can eat, and the quality of the food considered, it seemed to be a fairly reasonable price for not having to leave the hotel to seek out food. Much nicer than other locations we have stayed at.. read more

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Finally a decent restaurant that is inside of a hotel! Centennial Café is located inside the Hyatt Regency Dallas and I was able to try them out for breakfast. Depending on your level of membership with the World of Hyatt program you may receive vouchers to be able to eat here complimentary. The scenery while eating is actually pretty cool because they have nice water fountains and the open concept of the 2nd floor was just cool. I stayed 4 days and decided on my last day to give them a try. Normally the hotel chain places don't always have the best breakfast because it is super generic. That wasn't the case here at all because I was able to actually order off the regular menu and not the cheesy buffet they usually like to pawn off on people. I called downstairs for a pick up order just because my friends and I were too hung over to want to sit and actually dine in with them. The girls who were working the hostess desk were super friendly and courteous. My order was completed in the allotted timeframe that was quoted over the phone so of course I was happy about that. My next trip to Dallas I will be staying with Hyatt again and hope I get up in time enough for breakfast so I may try more items on the menu here. read more

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We were visiting the Reunion Tower and decided to pop over to the Hyatt to find some lunch. We ended up here. Overall, I was pleased. I ordered the buffale chicken tacos. They were good. My son was really in the mood for the Nutella french toast. The waiter informed us that the were actually done serving breakfast but he would check with the chef to see if they could still make it. He returned and told us that the chef would be happy to do so. This made my son really happy and is an excellent example of customer service. The only complaint I have is that the portion size may be a little small for cost of the food. read more

It was my first time visiting Hyatt hotel and centennial cafe, I went there for breakfast The bread I took had a mold on it!!!! And there were flies around the pastries I called the manager Cindy and she said thanks for letting us know! Of course they changed the bread But who expects this from a high star hotel!!! read more

The food came out at a very fast pace which was great as our lunch time was very limited due to a work conference. The food quality is another story... The "table side Guacamole" definitely lacked flavor and it should just be labeled in their menu as a small "side of guacamole"... There was nothing "table side" about this item. The staff could definitely be more friendly, when I asked questions about the menu our waitress was not very cooperative. My lunch mate had the fish tacos which lacked flavor in all areas... Not even the sauce that came with them helped with the flavor. I also may I point out how bizarre it is that management doubles their duties as food runners. Perhaps being more staffed for busy seasons would help tremendously. Their pricing does not match their product quality. 3-11-15 Came back today to give them a second chance... I'll give credit where it's due and this place definitely redeem themselves after yesterday's little fiasco. I'll up my rating to a four star... Everyone was friendly today and pleasant... Today they offered a buffet option with great items for 13 dollars. Way to step up your game Centennial cafe read more

Centennial Café - Great selection of seasonal fruit! - Cafes Near Me - Dallas, Texas

It's a matter of convenience that brought us to Centennial. We were staying at the Hyatt and it would have taken so much effort for the valet to get the car, then go find parking downtown, etc. that we ended up there. We started with the Trio of Texas Goat Cheese. DELISH! They served three different kinds of goat cheese. I know one was spicy, one was cilantro & citrus and there was one more that I can't remember. They were served with some oily toasted bread. The restaurant also serves as a complimentary starter several different kinds of bread with butter. Starter - AMAZING! It was $10, but I felt like it was worth it. I had the pecan smoked mozzarella salad. It was $8. I feel like I TOTALLY overpaid. The lettuce at the bottom was wilted. The pecans were small and tasted old. The mozzarella was dry and the tomatoes were kind of shriveled up. I think if all of the things were fresh, it would be yummy. Also, I thought it was going to be a "real" salad - more than a freakin' "side dish"! My husband ordered the chicken fried steak. WOW, it was HUGE! I don't think it was worth $19, I'd say 15 :) It was seriously the size of the plate. My husband said that he could tell it was battered fresh and pan fried which was really good. He said that it seemed that the bacon gave the some flavor to the gravy, yet...oddly enough the bacon it's self was oddly not "bacon-y". Weird! The mashed potatoes were meh. All in all, please get the car out of the garage and go eat downtown unless you're almost incapacitated :) read more

My breakfast order of Brisket Skillet was okay, so this is not a critique of the food. My issue is with the service, pricing, and coffee. I'll keep this short and sweet. The first foul was to seat me at a terrible table in a mostly empty restaurant. Not such a big deal, but I surely did notice being walked past a ton of nice tables on the way to my seat. I could have complained but I was hungry and did not care. Much more importantly, the $5 mug of coffee I was served was abominable. Now, terrible coffee is nothing new. But, when I mentioned my displeasure with the coffee to the server, all he said was "is it too strong for you?" to which the appropriate reply would have been, "is this job too hard for you?" I paid for that unconsumed cup of brown bitterness. It was the low point of a $30 breakfast. read more

Centennial Café - $5 for bitter brown water - Cafes Near Me - Dallas, Texas

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We were on a school trip with my grandson. It was our last day (5/4/23) there. We have been to Dallas many times and was looking forward to the food. We kept striking out. We had a short break between events so we grabbed lunch at the Centennial there in the hotel. BEST meal of the week. The food was great and the service was truly the best that we had anywhere we went. Luisa was awesome! We loved the salsa and enquired about the possibility of ordering and having it shipped home to Alabama. Luisa asked the chef and she came out and spoke with us and gave us some information that we could look up online. I didn't get the chef's name but she was great as well. Everyone that we encountered was friendly and efficient. My husband commented that if we owned a business that was customer service oriented, he would seek Luisa out to hire her. She is definitely an asset to this restaurant! Julie and Jerome Gafford Florence, AL read more

Great nice restaurant at the hotel. The prices are a bit high but the food is pretty good especially when they have the buffet on the weekends. Highly recommend the Nutella pancakes! They were very delicious and I'm not a big Nutella fan but wanted to try! Big hit! read more

Centennial Café - Nutella pancakes with a side of eggs and bacon. - Cafes Near Me - Dallas, Texas

Trust those who Yelp regularly Sadly, I may have inadvertently deleted my previous post. I've stayed at this Hyatt Regency a few times now. My meals at Centennial Café (breakfast & dinner) have entailed amazing food and perfect service (Mayte, Macarena, John, Phillip, and especially Margarito the omelet wizard & customer service King). Breakfast - Buffet or Chillaquiles (sometimes both). Dinner - GF roasted half chicken HIGHLY Recommended- staying at the hotel or not read more

Centennial Café - Chillaquiles with avocado, queso fresca, and extra [enchilada?] sauce. - Cafes Near Me - Dallas, Texas

The Centennial Cafe is one of the restaurants in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency. Since it could theoretically be a separate dining place, I'm doing a separate review from the Hyatt hotel. I'm not sure you'd pick this as a breakfast location if you weren't staying in the Hyatt, but since there aren't a huge amount of choices in this part of downtown, it is a viable option. They do serve breakfast and lunch here, open until 2 pm. You are going to pay hotel prices, but the best deal is the breakfast buffett. It's in the $15-16 range, but comes with juice and is all you can eat. There's a hearty pile of the basic breakfast staples (eggs, bacon, sausage) as well as huge piles of fruit. So there's enough to mix and match with picky eaters. The service is fantastic with waiters refilling my coffee and juice almost every five minutes. They also were very friendly and made it a pleasant experience. So, if you're in this part of Dallas and are really hungry, the all-you-can-eat buffet is a reasonable choice. read more

I was staying at the Hyatt where this restaurant is and needed food. There are really no other restaurants around the hotel so we decided to eat here while we stayed here. One day for lunch I had the tortilla soup which was good but I wished it was bigger. Its more of a cup of soup rather than bowl. I also tried their breakfast buffet which was very delicious and full of many items like fruit, yogurt, danishes, eggs, potatoes, sausage and an omelet station. Some of the items were a little cold, but that may have been because I was waiting for my omelet to be made. I went for the buffet vs. an entree at breakfast because coffee and juice are included in the buffet and the price would have been higher to get an entree and a drink. Not bad for a hotel restaurant. They were fast and friendly. But I would not go here unless in the hotel already. read more

I was back in DFW on business and once again, stayed at the Hyatt. This is a conventioneer's hotel and the prices reflect it. That said, the breakfast buffet at $22 was very, very good. Made to order omelets. An array of Tex-Mex dishes including Chilaquiles. A huge selection of fruits and breads. It really is quite the spread and if you have a big appetite, you can get your money's worth. Coffee and juices are also included in the price. The OJ was fresh squeezed. The servers are friendly and very attentive. I peeked at lunch and that buffet looked good as well and was priced at a lot less. If you find yourself at the Hyatt, give it a try. read more

Such a great experience with everybody and everything at this place. If you are looking for a great breakfast and customer service, this is the place to be read more

Hard not to simply echo all the positives in other reviews...so I'll just say: "They're all true". Eat here. Breakfast buffet: $22 Great omelette with fresh veggies. I heard the pancakes were great from my companion. Why not 5 stars? First coffee mug was dirty. And coffee was a little too strong (and I'm a big coffee drinker). Coffee was okay, but juice was better Fresh fruits were nice, but my complaint would be that they swim the fresh blueberries and blackberries in canned strawberry sugar syrup. Blecch. Best part: the staff was so attentive (but not overly so) that I felt I had my own staff of servers. Never let my coffee cup get below 3/4. Nice atmosphere for breakfast too. Sit at a booth, a table, or even a diner-style bar. read more

As far as hotel cafés go, the meal I had here today was OK. Beef brisket soft tacos, nicely dressed. Ask for some of their homemade salsa and a bottle of Cholula on the side and you'll be all set. Note: The days and hours they're open are listed incorrectly. read more

Staying at the Hyatt for a conference and it's pouring outside, so ate at the Centennial Cafe for lunch rather than brave the weather. The waiter recommended the fish tacos, which is generally something I love, so I went with that choice. The dish came with three tacos on ~4" corn tortillas, with what I think was pan-fried fish with a light batter. Topped with a cilantro cole slaw. The tacos were nice. The fish was well seasoned and cooked, and the slaw brought a nice creaminess from the dressing and a crunchy texture from the cabbage. They were accompanied with a small cup of beans. Overall a nice dish, that seemed reasonable for $14 at a nice hotel (although I am not familiar with Dallas prices, so I have no idea how this compares to the local area.) It wasn't the prettiest plate, though. The tacos are served on a metal taco holder that didn't exactly scream haute cuisine. Service was spotty. I didn't arrive until about 1:45pm because it was packed until about 1:30. It was practically empty when I arrived, but there wasn't anyone there to show me in or seat me. I asked the first server I saw if I should just seat myself, and she quickly found me a table when she realized there was no hostess in sight. My waiter arrived quickly and offered suggestions when asked. My drink came quickly, but the food was fairly slow to arrive given how empty the dining area was. My drink was refilled when my food was delivered. Then when I finished my food, it took a while to flag down someone to bring my bill. So, not terrible service, but just not consistent. It just seems out of place at a restaurant located in a major conference center. Overall, this was a perfectly reasonable meal and experience for a casual hotel restaurant. I wouldn't search this place out, but I also wouldn't have any qualms about eating here again if the situation presented itself. read more

we stayed over the weekend for business meetings downstairs. We ate here because it was in the hotel. What a mistake. The waitress literally "forgot" about us, her words. As a result, a rare steak came out like shoe leather, the samon ws like rubber. Both had horrible sauces on them to cover up being reheated. We did not receive. Refills or drink service. The place was empty, so no excuses. The management sat in a room off to the side. They could see what was going on as they ran through, trying to ignore the few people until they got back to the kitchen. Be prepaired for fast food quality, but at 40 dollars a person. The hotel (Philisee Downing) did say that they would make it up, but never have. The best idea, save the 24 dollar parking (or use a private lot and walk), order in or pick up something from anywhere else. read more

Very bad. If u can avoid this place plz do so. They provide coffee and juice without asking us and they charge the drinks. They dont even write those drink items on the menu. This the worst hotel experience i have ever experienced. Dont rip off customer wallets as like sneaky junk restaurant. read more

Took two customers to breakfast here recently. Menu is not huge, probably should have got the buffet. Food was decent but very expensive. Everyone had a single menu choice, coffee and juice and with tip it was over $80. For some eggs. Wow. Downtown location I guess does that. read more

If you are going to eat here, go to the buffet. The service is slooooooow. Lunch was much slower than breakfast, go figure? Ate the oatmeal with bananas for breakfast. It was really pretty good. Service was friendly. Came back for lunch and ordered a salad. The chicken had a very weird, processed texture that was not pleasing at all. The taste was so-so. The prices are very high. I guess it is to be expected for location and convenience. Lunch service was snail's pace. I am glad I wasn't in a rush for a meeting. I would have definitely been late. read more

Greatest pancakes ever! Better than any pancakes I've ever had! Don't miss the restaurant at this hotel.