Reviews for La Candela Española in Staten Island, NY
Great service, great food! Been dining at La Candela for 30 years! Disregard the negative reviews!
Had a horrible experience at this place. The bar tender discouraged us sitting at the bar at 9 pm on a Saturday. ( the bar was... empty) We wanted to have a drink first at the bar then sit for dinner . Even though the kitchen closes at 10 pm, he did not wantus to do both. So we ended up having just dinner. Worse is he had an attitude and we felt like he did not want us there.Later on we found out he is one of the co owners of the restaurant. I have never written a negative review on anything buttoday I felt very uncomfortable To make things worse, the paella served at this restaurant was just steamed rice with addedboiled seafood. Read more
I have been coming here for over 30 years, ever since the original place was across the street. I had both of my kids'... communions there back then. I had dinner tonight with the same staff on hand, service and food was, as always, impeccable.thequality of everything was still the same, as it has been awhile since i have been there. You still have a great place Joe!!! Read more
We have not beenbto La Candela since the mid 90s and we decided to try it out after all these years, The resturant is extremely... well taken care of and is very clean and considering the age and location it still offers a quaint romantic setting for peacefulquiet dining, The menu offers a variety of Mexican and Spanish dishes with a very nice selection of Mexican combo plates whichinclude tacos,burrittos,and empanadas along with other favorites that offer you 3 choices with different meats for a nice plateof 3 different choices, I settled for the Mariscada plate which consisted of Mussels,Shrimp,Scallops and clams and I chose theGarlic sauce and it was very good, Dinners are served with a nice garden salad,basket of bread and a bowl of fresh made tortillachips and a bowl of delicious salsa, Dinners range from $22- and up depending on what you want and the servings are quite largeand well worth the cost, If you are craving Mexican or Spanish foods or a combo of both then La Candela is the resturant youneed to choose, Chances are you will be leaving with a doggie bag....???? Read more
Amazing Mexican cuisine! There food tastes super fresh and doesn?t take a long time to come out. Staff is friendly and prompt.... There flan was my favorite that I have tried. Highly recommend trying this place out! Read more
We have been coming to La Candela for over 20 years! Love the food , Sangria is delicious and the staff is great! Very cozy... atmosphere. Read more
To start: Greeted by very friendly and beautifully dressed Maitre d. Whom immediately took our drink order. Drinks tasted like... virgins.???????? Took the waiter 20 min to take the order. Had to be called over. Dressing for the salad, on point.???????? Sides came promptly. Wasn't a fan of the cheesey bread. Disappeared waiter. Plates cleared by bus boy, wantedsomething else cleared from the table. He literally ignores me and JUST WALKED AWAY, all the while me saying excuse me, thetable next to us watched in horror as he just walked away!???? Entree next. However, where was the seafood appetizer?!According to whom I think was the manager (wearing jeans). I only asked about the appetizer, not ordered it! ARE. YOU. KIDDING.ME?! No apologies. Was told it could be ordered, but then dinner would be cold. Ok entree, edible, but severely lacking taste,which is skilled, because I ordered the steak with mushrooms, butter, onions and garlic sauce. ??????????? Fish overdone. Btwthis meal cost $150. ???? Never Again. ???????? Read more
Went with my friend during the week. The restaurant was empty, just another couple which was perfect because I hadn't seen my... friend and we didn't want to be rushed out. From the appetizer to the dessert, they kept coming to our table and taking the foodaway without asking. Several times, we had to tell them to leave the food. I understand if it was crowded or late but thatwasn't the case as we arrived for dinner at 6pm. My plate was extremely salty and the rice was under cooked which wasdisappointing because it was my first time there. Read more