Two Lunches at Candle Cafe

This weekend I had two lunches at Candle Cafe. Candle is quickly becoming one of my favorite restaurants in New York, I am loving their food!

Saturday I met up with my dad for lunch. We had to wait about 20 minutes for a table which was short considering we had waited over an hour at Angelica Kitchen the day before. I couldn't decide between the Jamaican Wrap special or the stir fry. I finally ended up choosing the stir fry because it is less messy to eat.

Ginger Miso Stir Fry: vegetables and tofu in a ginger-miso sauce over brown rice.

I thought the stir fry was alright but I probably would not order it again. The tofu pieces were a little too soft for my taste and the sauce was very strong. But the meal was extremely filling.

My dad ordered beet salad (not pictured) which looked good although I didn't try any.

For desert, I ordered the carrot cake.

It was a little bland but I still enjoyed it.

Sunday, my dad and I were in the neighborhood and considering there are not a lot of vegan options on the Upper East Side we stopped by Candle Cafe for lunch again. This time we didn't have to wait which was nice.

I couldn't decide between two specials, the wrap or the Indian Plate. The waitress reccomended the Indian Plate so that's what I went with.

Indian Plate: sweet potato curry, black-eyed pea masala, yellow basmati rice, date-raisin chutney, cabbage salad and parata bread

I was so happy I decided on the Indian Plate, it was amazing! I absolutely loved the sweet potato curry, it was so tasty! It even had a yam in it which I love even more than sweet potatoes. The black eyed pea masala was great too. Once again, I loved the parata bread, it tastes so good!

My dad ordered an Aztec Salad (not pictured). I tried a little and I thought it was very good. I loved the barbeque tempeh. Yum.

For desert, I ordered a special, chocolate chip bundt cake. It came with ice cream and I chose the mocha flavor.

Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake with Mocha Swirl Ice Cream

The cake was delicious! I love how they drizzle it with dark and white chocolate sauces. The mocha ice cream scoop is amazing, as well.

I love how Candle Cafe has so many specials everyday. I wish my other favorite restaurants would learn from them!