08/07/09

New York's best vegetarian?

by relentless7

I had dinner here with my best friend from elementary school; I was on vacation visiting NYC.

On first impression, the restaurant is decorated quite tacky. I have an expectation for vegan food to have a little more style and excitement, that is, I expect at least one menu item to be new in some way, whether it be an interesting combination or a new ingredient. I think the word I'm looking for is "refreshing".

Candle 79, was very well executed food, but lacked menu appeal.

I was very happy to find a Cherry Lime Rickey on the drink menu.

• Pros: Quality vegan food
• Cons: Not exciting

12/25/08

Interesting on paper but effectively boring

by threeeye

As a meat eater trying Candle for its good reviews and out of curiosity I found the food nicely presented but boring and over priced. I am sure with the interesting list of ingredients and some appropriate spices a more titillating experience can be created. Maybe we were just unlucky but it cost too much to give it another try with dubious outcome.

• Pros: Nice place and presentation
• Cons: Boring taste for the price

03/31/08

Best Vegan in New York, Great Service, Great Environment

by WAGieser

This place was AWESOME!!! We are from Memphis, TN, so vegan is hard to come by. We ate at about 7 different places while in New York that were all Vegan, and this place takes first place. The service was perfect, the environment was great and catered to either dressy or casual. The bar was cool and the cocktails made with sake. Go for the Mohito, it was great. The food was very flavorful and cooked to perfection. If you go for desert, I recommend the sunday...it is pricey, but worth every penny. For my wife and I to dine there our bill was about $125. We had two appetizers, main corse, mohitos and desert. It was pricey, but it was worth every penny. Their seitan is the best I have ever had! Go see them and experience great great vegan dining.

• Pros: Great Ambience, Great Food, Great Service, Great Everything
• Cons: I wanted to eat there twice but didn't have time