I don't think you can live in Arlington and not love the Candlelite Inn. Everything is good-nothing out of the ordinary, but it is incredibly affordable. If you have to feed a finicky family and don't want to spend fifty dollars, this is a great place. It's homey and casual. read more

Ate the 3 beef tacos with rice and beans. Waitress was nice . Bf had the buritto with chicken and cheese sauce. I wasn't too happy with the salsa or chips. Usually I like non salty chips which is ok but the salsa was so flavorless and without spice. My beans looked so pale and were also without flavor. Tacos had the toppings sprinkled on top so I had to gather with my fingers to put it in the taco.Bf liked the burrito but said he might have preferred the lettuce and all be in the burrito. Nice quaint place but not going back. Maybe for happy hr. read more

I have been going to the Candlelight Inn since I was a little kid. The menu never seems to change. This is good, because they have some of the best Mexican food around. I almost always order the beef tacos with guacamole salad with a large schooner of ice cold beer. You can't do much better than this. The Italian food is passable, and the steaks are not prime, but tasty, cooked as ordered, and a great bargain. This is a working class hole in the wall that gives its customers lots of nostalgia, better than average food, and a great price. read more

This is the Oldest still running restaurant in Arlington. Cheap prices. Good food. I understand that it may be unusual to have American, Italian, and Mexican food all in the same restaurant but give it a chance before you judge. The burritos are good, pizzas are tasty, and the steak is cooked to order. read more

The Candlelite Inn in Arlington is being re-built and will open late spring 2013. The dining experience will stay the same. The same cooks and wait staff will be back. Upgrades include 2000 square feet of a new kitchen and restrooms. There will also be a banquet room available for special events. read more

Our first visit to the newly reopened Candlelite Inn and we loved it. We've been coming here since 1973 and I was afraid it wouldn't be as good as we remembered but the Mexican Steak is exactly the same. Guacamole, green sauce and chips, steak served on the same hot plates, refried beans and rice, and hot bread. Everything was great and and our waitress Madeleine was friendly and efficient. The remodel is well done, but I do miss the dim lights! read more

We love this place. Been coming here since 1967. The food is reasonably priced , delicious and consistent. Family friendly and very clean.

Candlelite inn is a great place to go on a date or with your family. I have been going since the 90s and it hasn't changed. They have awesome staff that almost feels like family after awhile. You can find just about anything to eat here. It is to bad we more then likely won't have it around much longer since its up for auction here in June 12 i believe . I wish the new person would keep it going or at least give the name to the current owner so he might re open it away from the traffic of the games. Well check it out before its to late. Thank you candlelight inn for all the great memories you will be missed ....the green family read more

We needed a venue for our 70+ guests. The Candle lite inn was recommended and we are so happy that we used them. The meal was outstanding and the service was excellent. The manager advised us of the difficulty of parking during the FSU vs OSU football game on August 30, so we chartered a bus for our guests. He made accommodations for the vehicle so we would have it to return to our hotel without any problems. We could not be any happier with outcome. I would not hesitate to recommend this restaurant to anyone. read more

I enjoy the atmosphere and service has been very good the two times I have eaten here. The prices are good but the food is not remarkable. Most recently I had beef tacos with rice and beans. The rice was over seasoned with too much pepper. It is an interesting menu offering spaghetti, pizzas, Mexican food, and steaks. Overall, the Candlelight strikes me as a place your parents took you as a child and you continue the tradition, just for the sake of tradition. read more

We started rushed with the waitress saying, "what do you ya'll want to drink, I have food to run to another table." Took a guess and went with margaritas because there was no drink menu. Turned out they were the highlight of the meal. Went with an app of the $6 cup of (fresh out of the bag) guac that went great with the ketchup-like consistency of the salsa (think wal-mart brand for both).I had the (processed) chicken parmesan which was inexplicably grilled instead of breaded. The fun part, it basically swam in a pool of sauce tinged water. Came with a cold piece of garlic bread toast and a salad I never got. Fiancé went with their Tex-Mex fare. Got a taco, an enchilada covered in a (rejected) government cheese sauce, and an actual decent enchilada topped with chili. The taco was solid too, I'll give em that. So if you're into a drab ambience, mostly terrible food, crap service...this is your spot. Who the hell plays Bryan Adams "Everything I do..." in a restaurant? These guys. read more

Can anyone please write an updated review of the current status of the Candlelight, it,s spring time now and i thought it was to be reopened by now !!! Can the owner please write in or post something to let us all know what the holdup is . read more

My husband and I ate at the Candelite Inn yesterday the first time since it re-opened. The food was wonderful but the only problem we had was the service. Our waitress named "Franki" seemed like she had no interest in being there. She was extremely rude and disrespectful for what little time she was actually around our table. It was very difficult trying to get her attention. With food this expensive, typically service is top notch. As for our experience this was not the case. read more

My mother and father used to go on dates here. I now take my boyfriend and we get down on the Thursday night special - chicken enchiladas for $6.99! The chips and salsa are great, the beer's always cold, and the enchiladas are groovy! Staff is friendly and I've never had a single issue with this restaurant. Go there & you'll love it!! read more

Well I was really excited to be able to come back to my favorite place tonight but was sadly disappointed. First we had people that were set before us when we had be waiting for at least 30 min when they had told us 20 min. Second they set us in what I would call the dungeon. They room was cold,had no atmosphere, and made us feel that we the relatives that everyone was embarrassed of. The service was substandard. They were friendly but never asked us if we needed anything except when they brought our food. I asked for extra sauce which never can for my dry chicken parm. I think the biggest disappointment was when my boyfriend asked to speak the manager and two girls up front said he was back in the kitchen and basically told us he was too busy to speak to us about our experience. Manager 101 always have time to discuss any experience with your customers. What can I say I was excited to see this restaurant come back but it will be a long time before we come back if ever. read more

candlelite inn is fun. normal people don't come here expecting gourmet fare, they want atmosphere (which candlelite inn has!) and contrary to the other reviews, the jukeboxes at the booths DO WORK and always have. read more

I've been to this restaurant dozens of times in the past and once since it reopened and the food has always been decent. Nothing extraordinary but good food and the prices were always fair but yesterday I visited at lunch and wow, was I surprised! I ordered the Club Steak which is an 8oz. Sirloin and I ordered it medium rare but it came out dry and waaayyyy overcooked. I felt like I was eating a hockey puck. The baked potato was even overdone with really crispy skin and very dry on the inside. The garlic toast that came with the meal was like a big crouton. I was soooo disappointed. It'll be a while before I go back and I certainly won't order the steak. Our waiter was friendly though and kept coming by apologizing for the long wait on getting our food. He said they were slammed, however, the restaurant was not full but they did have a bus of older folks from a retirement facility show up right before we did. Anyway, I hope your experience is much better than mine. read more

went last night 2nd time in 4 days and still great. its opened and people waiting and dont care how long the wait to eat here again. now if YELP would change from closed to open more will see and check it out read more