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Nightcap to Valentine's Day
Posted by cafedreamin on 02/13/2009
My husband and I decided to go on Valentine's Day based on a recommendation from a friend. Though we are not wine drinkers, we aspire to open our own coffee shop one day. The atmosphere was nice, though we had to wait for a table and very confused by where to sit. There are main tables and surrounding tables with couches. We sat at one and realized that we were sitting at someones table with them. - The staff 'appeared friendly', but I also noticed eye rolls and deep gasps between shuffling around. - Being a first timer it took me a while to discover that all orders were placed at the bar. On my attempt at the bar, I was overlooked and another groups order was taken before mine. I assume they were regulars, or just fit more of the 'mold' of what the place was all about. - It seemed on this night for lovers that there was a large population of people with an alternative lifestyle. My husband and I felt like a minority. - The food was decent enough. The salad tasted good, just had little to no dressing. The spinach and artichoke dip had a different spin with a variety of crackers. We also had the mousse cake, which was quite good. - We would probably go back. - We enjoyed some quirky things like the local art and the system they used to allow the kitchen staff to know where your food went. The outside patio looked beautiful, though we opted for an indoor table. - Price was a little high for what we had, nearly $40 on just a two non alcoholic beverages, a salad, spinach and artichoke dip, one latte, and a piece of cake.
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SA's best coffeehouse!
Posted by seatlejock on 12/11/2008
Excellent location to go just for a coffee, tea, or full up dinner with wine or beer. Awesome patio can accomodate large groups. Scrumptious desserts! Live music sometimes back on the patio.
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Awful restaurant
Posted by Ghostman71 on 07/22/2008
I used to work here.
Sometimes we would heat up purchased frozen food, put it on a nice plate, sprinkle something on top, and serve it to the customer.
Enough said.
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A fabulous place for brunch and late evenings...
Posted by babylonboots on 07/08/2008
I have visited Candlelight on several occasions and always left in good spirits. One, the atmosphere is incredibly friendly and relaxing. The place supports local art and great artists are showcased every so often. If you are one for hot tea, I would definitely recommend this place. They have a plethora of interesting blends and everything is served on a cute tin tray. The food, ESP the brunch food, is fabulous. Everything has always been incredibly tasty and not too greasy. The brunch is really worth trying out. There is a great selection of foods and drinks and everything tastes very homemade. If you plan on going to brunch, get there early, as the indoor dining space is quite small and fills up fast. The back patio is beautiful at night, as there are gorgeous sculptures set up and golden lights illuminate the grounds. There are games and books to choose from if you plan on lounging around and the place is decked out in very antique looking couches and chairs. You have to order and pay at the bar, which can sometimes get pretty crowded. They then give you a picture so they can identify your table in serving the food. The wait staff is incredibly friendly and consists mainly of guys. Overall a really great place to visit at night and it closes at midnight!
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One of my Favorite Hangouts
Posted by becca56 on 05/23/2008
I love going to this place. It's a great place to relax with a bottle of wine with friends or family in the large enchanting patio. Very quiet and lovely setting also inside, decorated with antique tables, sofas and chairs. The staff is great, and the food is very good. And the desserts... they are to die for.
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Group of 18 had to practicly eat in the rain
Posted by SanAntonioMan on 05/17/2008
As a member of a group of 20-30 club members that used to have weekly meetings there we stopped going. The prices continued to go higher even before the gas prices did and thier service kept getting worse. We would request seating for our group before we got there but they woudn't even put 20-30 seats together until we arrived (even though we were there every week). Most time we had to wind up sitting out side because the dining room had gotten full. One evening, it started to rain and they had no room for us inside. We all of had to crowd under this what little covering they did have on the third patio. There was no romm for us and tables, so we all had to eat standing up with rain blowing on us. They said they could not even give us a discount for the trouble. We again asked them if they could arange seating for us knowing we arrive every week at 7:30PM. We were told it was first come first seated and they didn't want to run out of seats for other by reserving so many seats for our group. After the rain inccident, we found another place to have our weekly meetings and the management has no problem with seating us.
It is an ok place to take a date, but a couple of the dates I took there politely hinted we don't go back. Their recipes have changed and the portions have gotten smaller while the price gets higher and service get worse.
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horrible customer service
Posted by frediksburg on 02/14/2008
Some of my friends and I decided to go over there for dinner. First of all, they told us we would wait for 45 minutes-an hour for a table inside and turned out that they asked us to eat outside (even though it was cold). They made us get up ourselves to order and pay and they tried charging us more for what we ordered.
The staff had a bad attitude and when I looked at the charges to my credit card online I noticed they charged me even MORE than I'd signed for in my receipt. The food wasn't that good either.. definitely not the 30 dlrs they charged me for it!
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Great food, great ambiance and...
Posted by carolkuy on 12/09/2007
Great food, great ambiance and an amazing patio. Candlelight is more than a coffeeshop since it has a wide variety of menu items.
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Great For So Many Different Kinds of Nights
Posted by bethwisdom on 11/14/2006
This is a great place! Perfect for a romantic get away where you can snuggle with your sweetie on one of the old couches, or hide on the patio and listen to the frogs in the pond by the twinkle of lights. Great for times you need alone time to recharge by reading a book and sipping a cup of coffee/tea. The staff will never rush you - even if you haven't ordered more than that cup of joe and have been hanging around for hours. The patio (there are three of them!) is great for a group of friends to get together where you can be loud and boisterous. It's good for the after date stop for a glass of wine or a decadent dessert. The food is always top notch, with the specials hardly repeated. The wine list is long, the beer list eclectic, and the coffee always hot, fresh and tasty. Sunday brunch is more family oriented, and evening more adult. Crowd is a mix of ages, ethnicities, and orientations - and all mingle nicely. My favorite place in town!
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Affordable
Posted by onbudget on 08/02/2006
Everyone is talking about the dang coffee being overpriced. I really think the coffeehouse in the name should be taken out. It is WAYYYYYYYYYYY more than any coffeehouse and I have been to many. This is an almost full service restaurant. Orders are placed at the bar. They give you a table tent. A server brings out your order. You closeout your ticket at the bar. NO TIPPING the server--c'mon. A full menu (not just sandwhiches w/daily specials). Overpriced--hell NO. For 2 dinners, 2 bottle of Champagne, 2 reg soft drinks, soups and dessert you ticket is $85. Then I don't have to tip. This is NO WAY $$$$$ it is more like $$. I loved the atmosphere cozy. You can hear your date or friends conversation. Towards the later hours of the evening there is more people arriving w/alternative lifestyles. So make sure that your date is not phobic or is cool w/that. I have no problem I just let them know ahead of time. GREAT PLACE.
