We went to Cento last night for the first time. Had a wonderful experience.
We had a booth looking out on the Christmas lights on the Overture Center. Overall, the ambiance of the restaurant is upscale...feels like Chicago or NYC, not Madison. (We live in Madison, so I'm not dissing it.)
Food was very good. We started with the bacon wrapped dates. I thought that they would be too sweet, but they were not. It's a winner. My wife had the tagliatelle, which she enjoyed; very rich, but also very good. I had the snapper. It was done perfectly.
Service was excellent.