Centonove

Ph: (03) 9817 6468; 109 Cotham Rd, KEW 3101 www.centonove.com.au

Modern Italian, $$ +
Open Tue-Sat 11am-3pm, 5pm-late; Licensed; AE DC MC V EFT, Seats inside 80, Outside seats 12, Private room
Chef Brent Baigent (7-11-07) Owner Brent Baigent & Jesse Davidson (7-11-07)

Mietta's Review
Centonove is stylish and relaxed, with an extensive menu and wine list to suit all occasions. For a leisurely breakfast, a business lunch or an intimate dinner upstairs, the passion for food and the warmth of hospitality flows evenly through sittings. The menu is Italian influenced with an interesting list of main meals and entrees accompanied by a range of well done pizzas fresh from the wood-fried oven especially imported from Trieste. Recommended.

Other published opinions

Age Good Food Guide 2008 Score: 14/20 "Celebrating its 10th birthday in 2008, Gentonove is a corner of suburban Kew that is, it seems, forever Italy. The setting is elegant; the food unfussy yet stylish - think Prada rather than Versace"

Herald Sun Dining Out, Stephen Downes, 11/7/06 Score: 13/20 "You'll eat satisfying homely Italian-leaning food at Centonove, and the service and necessities of dining will be first-rate. For all that, the list is somewhat expensive for what appears in front of you. The wine list is extensive and has a good spread of fair prices. Six table whites and the same number of reds are available by the glass."

Herald Sun Eat Bob Hart 4/2/06 "But back to Kew and, specifically, to the stylish Centonove - it means 109 in Italian, the street number, to make it easy to find for visitors from Toorak. Anyway, my mate and I cruised past the former ANZ bank at just on lunchtime last week, as luck would have it. We parked and strolled back - entering beneath the elegant art deco sign. My meal began with as much flair as it was to continue"

The Age Good Food Guide 2006 score 14/20 "It would be easy to become blase about a place like Centonove: its uncomplicated fitout of timber blinds, crisp linen and fine glassware seems to suit everything from a romantic rendezvous or a group celebration with friends to a walk-up weeknight dinner. Rest assured that Kew locals don't take the quality and consistency for granted, and are always eager to sample Brent Baigent's latest modern Italian offerings."

The Age Good Food Guide 2005 "WITH its high ceilings, timber blinds, brown leatherette banquettes and double white tablecloths, Centonove suggests a level of class from the moment you sit down."

AGFG 2004, score 14/20

Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Guide Australia 2004, Good vegetarian options,'has evolved and adapted into a mannered,modern and comfortable dining room...The food is high quality and unconfrontational.A good wine list backed by knowledgeable service reinforces the place's sophistication.'

The Age Good Food Guide 2003. Score 15/20

The Herald Sun, 27.11.01, Stephen Downes Score: 17 out of 20"