Our menu offers the finest from our made to order kitchen with respect for your busy schedule at midday. Should you have more time, the full dinner menu is also served. You will also enjoy or fresh bread made in house daily with a variety of options such as Grissini, Focaccia, Whole wheat, and Pizza bread just to name a few.
Soup of the Day
Shrimp Bisque
Whole Leaf Lettuce Salad
With Shaved Fennel & Tomato
Our Classic Caesar Salad
Snow Crab & Avocado
With Lemon Vinaigrette
Prosciutto Di Parma & Melon
Serrano Ham with Grissini
Heirloom Tomato & Locally Made Fior Di Latte
Add Prosciutto Di Parma 8
Italian Sausage with Roasted Bell Peppers
Seared Jumbo Nova Scotia Scallops
Served with Fresh Tomatoes on Butter Lettuce, Radicchio Red & Green Romaine & Belgian Endive.
Prosciutto Di Parma, Bosc Pear & Gorgonzola Salad
Arctic Char Salad
Cannellini Beans, Boiled Potatoes, Roasted Beets & Hard Boiled Egg
Ahi Tuna Niçoise Salad
Green beans, Boiled Potatoes, Black Olives, Pickled Peppers, Pickled Cipollini Onions, Preserved Mushrooms & Hard Boiled Egg
Roasted Beet Salad
Green Beans, Potatoes, Pickled Peppers, Pickled Cipollini Onions & Preserved Mushrooms
Lobster Chef Salad
Lobster, Cannellini Beans, Potatoes, Roasted Beets, Hard Boiled Egg, Cornichons and "Cocktail" Sauce
Margherita
Italian Sausage & Wild Mushrooms
AAA Steak, Gorgonzola & Purple Onion
Shrimp & Sundried Tomato with Arugula
Gluten Free Penne & Tagliolini are Available with Any Sauce Upon Request
GF Crespelle with Mushrooms & Goat Cheese
Spinach & Ricotta Ravioli Rose
Lasagna Marchigiana (Vincisgrassi)
Gnocchi Tomato
Penne Arrabbiata
Cappellini Vongole
Tagliolini Mushroom
Orrechiette With Italian Sausage & Swiss Chard
Served with Seasonal Market Vegetables
Veal Scalloppine
Your Choice of Florentina (Fior di latte & Spinach), Marsala Sauce, or Classic Limone Sauce
Thin Sliced AAA Alberta Filet Mignon
Finished with White Truffle Oil. Served with Steak Frites.
Grain Fed Alberta Chicken Supreme
Fine Herb, White Wine, Garlic Sauce
Half Rack of Lamb
With Prosciutto Di Parma & Calabrese Black Olives, Red Wine Demi Glace
Calamari & Shrimp Puttanesca
On Regular or GF Tagliolini
Sea Bass
Moral Mushroom Cream Sauce
Fish Cakes
Red Pepper Aioli & Mixed Green Salad
Gelato or Sorbetto
Profiteroles with Bittersweet Warm Chocolate Sauce
Tiramisu
Dessert Feature
Zuppa del Giorno
New creations daily
Young and Tender Lettuces
Bellini Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Spanish sherry vinager
Organic Hotchkiss Baby Romaine Caesar Salad
With caperberry, pancetta crisp and brioche crouton
Caprese Salad
Hotchkiss organic heirloom tomatoes, local Fior di latte, Prosciutto di Parma
Serrano Ham (Spanish Prosciutto)
Marinated eggplant, funghi di muschio, roasted peppers, cherry tomatoes & artichoke
Beef Carpaccio
Parmigiano Reggiano, Bellini Extra Virgin Olive Oil, quail egg yolk & arugula pesto
Pan Seared Calamari Puttanesca
Fresh cherry tomato sauce with dried black olives, capers and anchovies
Seared Jumbo Nova Scotia Scallops
Jerusalem artichoke puree, tomato confit
Escargots with Wild Mushroom Cream on Brioche
Porcini and wild mushrooms on homemade brioche
Clams and Mussels Marinara
With chili, garlic and tomato sauce
Prosciutto Dry Cured Meats Tasting Platter for Two
Spanish, Italian and imported prosciutto with assortments of giardiniera. For One $24. For Four $70.
Centini Antipasto Platter for Two
Chef's selection of house made & imported specialty items. Each Additional Person $24. Add Giant Prawns $10 per piece. Add Sea Scallops $7 per piece.
Penne all'Arrabiata
Chili, garlic, tomato
Spaghettini alla Carbonara
House cured guanciale, eggs, cream
Pappardelle all'Arrabiata with Seafood
Calamari, shrimp, lobster broth and red chili in extra virgin olive oil
Farfalle al Ragu'
Ragu' alla Bolognese
Black Linguine Bosco e Mare
Shrimps, scallops, and calamari sautéed with wild mushrooms, olive oil and garlic
Tagliatelle Paglia e Fieno
Cream, mushrooms and ham
Capellini With Sausage
Italian sausage, tomato, basil
Seafood Linguine
Calamari, prawns, scallops, clams and mussels in lobster broth
Mushroom Agnolotti
Parmigiano Reggiano, porcini mushroom sauce
Veal Tortelloni
Ragu' alla Bolognese, cream and garlic
Spinach and Ricotta Ravioli
Rose' sauce
Lobster and Crab Ravioli
Saffron cream sauce
Potato Gnocchi Gorgonzola
Gorgonzola Cream
Risotto
Special order. Please allow extra time. Seafood - mushroom - asparagus - radicchio & red wine
Gluten Free Pasta
We offer several varieties of gluten free pasta. Please inquire
Served with seasonal vegetables, accompaniments & our house made artisan breads, crackers & grissini
Pan Seared Sea Bass
With sautéed wild mushrooms and leek
Whole Dover Sole á la Meuniere
Brown butter, parsley, lemon. Please allow 40 minutes
Market Fish
Varies day to day. Please inquire.
Grilled Mediterranean Bass
On sautéed wild mushrooms and arugula salad
Ahi Tuna
Beluga lentil and roasted tricolor pepper salad, green onion ginger vinaigrette
Served with seasonal vegetables, accompaniments & our house made artisan breads, crackers & grissini
Quebec Veal Tenderloin
Polenta cake and red wine reduction
Brome Lake Duck Breast
Port wine sauce with Calmyra figs and orange segments
Prime Certified Angus Beef Tenderloin
Gongorzola pan sauce
Full Rack of Lamb
Prosciutto, Calabrese black olives, red wine demiglace
Veal Scaloppine alla Fiorentina
With sautéed spinach and Fior di Latte
**= Gluten Free
Belgian Profiteroles
Warm Callebaut chocolate sauce
Centini Signature Tiramisu'
**Vanilla Bean Crème Brûlée
Italian Ricotta Cheesecake
Cannoli Stars, Amarena Cherry, Crème Anglaise
Meyer Lemon Tart
A light and zesty tart served with fresh berries and raspberry puree
Apple Galette
Crème Anglaise & Dulce de Leche Gelato
Maui Carrot Pineapple Layer Cake
Cream cheese icing, coconut semifreddo, milk crumbs and caramel (contains Pecans)
Italian Rum Cake
Rum-soaked Genoa sponge, cream, custard, Amarena cherries, toasted almonds & chocolate & vanilla pastry cream
B & W Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Tartlet
Warm with chocolate sauce and Crème Anglaise (**also available as gluten free)
**Chocolate Peanut Butter Terrine
Warm Callebaut Chocolate sauce
70% Dark Chocolate Aphrodisiac Cake
Very light, not too sweet icing with chocolate caviar
**Individual Soft Chocolate Cake
Served warm with Crème Anglaise & whipped cream
**Bittersweet Chocolate Soufflé
70% Valrhona Guanaja Grand Cru Chocolate. Made to order. Please allow 25 minutes
Dessert Sampler
Chef's choice or yours 3 items $29, 4 items $39, 5 items $49
**Trio of Homemade Sorbetto
please inquire for current selection
**Trio of Homemade Gelato
Please inquire for current selection
Drinks
Red wine, Rose wine, Champagne & Sparkling Wine
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In the Telus Convention Centre on Stephen Avenue Walk, step into Centini Restaurant & Lounge for contemporary Italian cuisine. Impress your date with the seafood double whammy of lobster and crab ravioli in a rich, creamy saffron sauce that’s almost too pretty to eat. Almost.
View this Smart ListA fine Italian restaurant on Stephen Avenue Walk, Centini has a huge and very diverse list. Owner Fabio Centini has really old vintages on his list. They reckon they have over 700 wines. Try choosing one! Also notable, many older vintages are available at very good prices. Many wines are also available in different size formats from half bottles to party-friendly 18-litre bottles.
View this Smart ListIn the Telus Convention Centre, Centini is an obvious choice for business people who need to take a luxurious break from the grind of conferencing, but it’s also a favourite of business types in need of a classy lunch. With its Italian-inspired menu (including both pizza and pasta) and a lengthy wine list, it’s no wonder the office crowd keeps returning, whether or not there’s a conference on the go.
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