As I wrote on the Inside El Paso "Special Occasion" dining page... Cafe Central is located at 909 N. Oregon Street downtown, near the historic Camino Real hotel, this intimate restaurant serves excellent continental food. To the left is a bar, and to the right is a dining area. Reservations are recommended on weekend. It can tend to be a little prissy and pricey, so be prepared to dress nicely and behave yourself. The wait staff is generally attentive and have excellent presentation, as long as they haven't wandered off somewhere. Tip: Buy bottles of wine. It is much more economical in the end. Entrees range from $17-55.

I had the chicken tortilla soup and the presentation was excellent, and it was the best and most interesting take on chicken tortilla soup I've ever tasted; for one, it was creamy and pureed, yet it still retained all the flavor. I also had the seared ahi tuna, which was prettily presented. Both were excellent and I would definitely rate this among one of the best restaurants I've ever visited, even in comparison with Hong Kong, Malaysia, England, Costa Rica, and around the US. My companion mentioned that the dessert platter is well worth splurging on. An excellent dinner choice.

We had been trying restaurants every Friday for the past 3 months and have largely been disappointed by the El Paso Restaurant Scene. However, tonight we were pleasantly surprised.

The decor is very nice with the zebra skin couches and back of chairs. A mini-light shines on each table giving you enough light while still keeping a cozy romantic atmosphere. Care is apparent with nice touches like live roses.

Now as to the food. (Some of the items were found on the online menu.)

Grilled Portobello Mushroom Stuffed with Garlic Goat Cheese

This was one Portobello mushroom with a layer of goat cheese on it. It was good not overpowering as goat cheese can be.
Lightly Seared Beef Carpaccio with Arugula, Avocado, Jicama, & Jalapeno Soy Dressing. Well This was a good dish. The beef was one big peace so a little hard to break up but it was still good in terms of the thinness and the flavor.

Broiled White Miso Marinated Chilean Seabass on Sweet Ginger Jasmine Rice…This was by far the best dish of the night. It might be that I have been dieing for a decent fish in a more or less meat town (try Fabens if you are looking for the big steak, a two pound aged porterhouse for 30 bucks can not be beat.) But this was one of the best cuts of seabass I have ever had. Very moist and the rice although there could have been more of it was awesome with the infused ginger flavor

The other dish not on the online menu that we tried was this truffle pork chop risotto. which was ok but not as good as some of the other dishes.

Deserts were worth a visit in their own sake. I had the tower of mouse which was incredible and I was told that the molten chocolate cake was good. (I was not allowed to try)

this is by far the best restaurant in the regio.
great food,super waiters and above all a great ambiance. every time i am in the area i make a stop there and enjoy an other perfect meal.