Central Bar + Restaurant

Really great job keeping customers safe. Extra precautions and attention to detail.

The staff went above and beyond to ensure an enjoyable dining experience, even with the state restrictions. The wine selection was very nice and the food was delicious. Everything came to the table in a timely manner.

Great food and friendly service

The food and drinks were exemplary, especially non alcoholic cocktails. The staff were friendly and provided great service. Music was outstanding, felt like dancing!

We had a great time at Central. Lamb, Salmon and Sea Bass were tasty and cooked to perfection.

Fun 8 person party for a friend get-together. We were accommodated nicely

The house salad was not good
Salmon was excellent
Server seemed not thrilled to be there

Amazing food and vibe! Love this place!!

Valentine’s Day Date night with my husband. The restaurant looked great! They decorated for Valentine’s Day and it looked so good!

I am a regular at Central. It has been one of my absolute favorite places to eat at in Bellevue! I go there often! I love the food, the drinks, the atmosphere and especially Randy, Cody and Joey! The family is very welcoming and always make me feel like family! I will continue to frequent there often!!!

Had a wonderful Valentine’s Day dinner. Great ambiance and felt cozy and romantic.

Staff is always fantastic! Love the Central team!

My first visit to Central Bar + Restaurant was for Valentine’s Day. The restaurant was nicely set up for the occasion and the four course special that evening was great, albeit a little pricey for what was offered, and the wait staff could have been a bit more attentive. Overall, my date and I had a good experience. I would recommend CB + R for a casual date or after work get together.

I ordered the Buddha bowl with chicken. The description on the menu sounded delicious. I found it very bland. Had to ask for salt and pepper. The server seemed a bit put out to have to get it for me. My husband’s $18 cheeseburger was dry. No condiments on it whatsoever.
Loved the ambiance of the restaurant and the outside area.

Music was too loud while trying to have dinner and conversation

I had a good at Central a couple of weeks go, so booked it for a business dinner - and as the host I was embarrassed. Neat looking place, food was fine - when it finally came out. I ordered the black cod, which at about 2.5 inches square - for $42 - was pretty crazy. The waiter overheard my comment, was super nice to come by and quietly tell me that he agreed, that they would delete the charge. Major plus points for that gesture!

But then, the waiter basically disappeared. Which was so strange because the restaurant was not busy at all. Had to go to the hostess the first time but nice guy he seemed to be, he just didn’t get it. No support from the busboy, who could have rescued by being attentive too. Finally one person in our party tackled the server to pay the bill, dessert menus lay on the table and just one in our party was lucky enough to be offered coffee. An old waiter myself, I wanted to ask the guy what he was thinking/what happened but we just wanted to get the heck out of there by that time.

Anyway, really sad because it’s a neat looking place in a fantastic location. But this being a business meal for out of owners, I look like a fool and won’t be back.

Food good! Very very loud.
Fun place would go again.

Had a great next day lunch with the left over fish & chips. Superb coconut shrimp. My ears only rang for a couple of hours after, so I guess the noise level wasn't disabling.

Fun atmosphere, good selection, reasonable prices.

Such a cozy venue with amazing service and food! Great experience!

It was simply perfect....the restaurant was beautiful, prices were reasonable for Bellevue fine dining. Know the owners and they have done a great job!

Went there to celebrate New Years. Drinks were on point, service was great. I ordered the fish tacos and they were really good. My BF ordered lamb and it was over cooked and really not worth for that price. Stick to Bar bites food and appetizers and u won’t be disappointed. Really nice spot to go have drinks and have fun.

Very nice restaurant and bar with big screen TV to watch games. Attentive service and good food. We had the fish and chips (very large portion) and beef tacos (from the Happy Hour menu).

Great service and food! Very smooth and fun! :)

Food good service fast location convenient. Found this when googling a location to attend snowflake lane. It works but you cannot dine and see the event you have to go outside and walk about one block. You can see the setup of some of the floats from the door but we pictured a better view. Prices a bit on the high side but food was quality. Service good not amazing but good.

Snowflake Lane early dinner. The restaurant was much noisier than usual plus I could have done without the techno music

Central Bar + Restaurant hits all the right notes - consistently high quality food (love the halibut among other dishes), well trained service staff that exhibits a great attitude in making guests feel welcomed and values while provide great service and the ambiance is fun and sophisticated. Thumbs Up and has become a go to spot for us.

Rather than give the restaurant a 1 star rating, I wanted to leave all 3 stars (moderate) and write a detailed analysis. Two times we had OpenTable reservations at the Central, and both times we were asked to leave due to private events during December. The restaurant indicated they had issues with the OpenTable system, and I escalated those to OpenTable, who made it right. However, the restaurant indicated they reached out to my office on two occasions, but my IT, call center, and assistant had no trace of this call. Either way, if I make a reservation via OpenTable, and the restaurant needs to cancel, it should come via OpenTable notification. That is on both this property and OpenTable to figure out. Hopefully I will return to this great venue in the future, but I doubt I will book anything business related until the two systems are fixed.

Rather than give the restaurant a 1 star rating, I wanted to leave all 3 stars (moderate) and write a detailed analysis. Two times we had OpenTable reservations at the Central, and both times we were asked to leave due to private events during December. The restaurant indicated they had issues with the OpenTable system, and I escalated those to OpenTable, who made it right. However, the restaurant indicated they reached out to my office on two occasions, but my IT, call center, and assistant had no trace of this call. Either way, if I make a reservation via OpenTable, and the restaurant needs to cancel, it should come via OpenTable notification. That is on both this property and OpenTable to figure out. Hopefully I will return to this great venue in the future, but I doubt I will book anything business related until the two systems are fixed.

Service was slow but food and attention was very good

Central is great. Good place to watch the Football game, but quiet enough to still talk. Great food, fabulous staff.

Overall was great but the dish I ordered was not that great (halibut taco).

Nice time. Thank you

Food quality was very poor for a restaurant trying to compete in the upscale Bellevue restaurant scene. Ambiance is lively with a vibrant scene but that can't save the lack of quality in the cuisine. This was the third and last time we go back.

Great dinner but so loud it is hard to carry on conversations.

It is a very loud place. Been saying that since they opened and they havent done a thing about it. I ordered the sea bass and it came cold, no flavor. The waitress was very nice about it. Took it back and they made me a new one. Just ok, I wouldn’t order it again. It was bland.. it needs to be marinated or spiced up. The took a drink off. The other food was average but they charge above average prices. A good place for drinks.

Overall I’d say the experience lacked attention to detail and polish. I’m sure others have better experiences but not for me and my business partner. We should have left immediately based on seating. When we arrived, we were walked to the very back of the restaurant to the most remote and uncomfortable tables pressed agains a wall beside exterior glass doors. Hostesses were surprised that we didn’t want to sit by exterior doors on a cold day or that people with reservations would find that section undesirable. Since there were plenty of tables we requested a different one. The server at the new table was pleasant. The kitchen experience was also lacking - despite giving my autoimmune condition requirements in detail, wings came out with a key ingredient I cannot eat in the batter. It would have been helpful to not bite into the food to find out. My business partner’s food tasted good but immediately at her hotel room she spent the night expelling the food. On my end, I had to take emergency medication to minimize an autoimmune flare up.

When attempting to split the bill at $75 and the rest to balance, and one card was charged $8.75 and the other $85.85. This, for me, was disappointing and just lacked logic. I follow the restaurant online and was dying to try it. Well, I did.

Stopped for a quick dinner while Christmas shopping. I had the prime steak sandwich which was delicious. My wife had the fish and chips which was really enough for 2. She enjoyed it. Lots of great choices on the drink menu. Service was excellent. Our glasses were never empty. The place was very energetic. We plan to go again.

This is my 5th time here within the last couple of years and they haven’t missed a step. Service is very good, the food options are plentiful, prices are reasonable and it tasty. Great drink options and specials, doesn’t feel too crowded and it’s a great place for casual, romantic, group or solo.
Staff is engaging and super polite.

Amanda and Nicole took good care of me and my guest.