
Carmines at Candleworks
72 N Water St, New Bedford, MA 02740
About Carmines at Candleworks - steak house in New Bedford, Massachusetts
Customer Review Summary
Carmines at Candleworks offers an excellent dining experience with a friendly and professional staff. Many patrons appreciate the renovations, especially the open bar area. The food receives high praise, with standout dishes like Arancini, Mussels, Clams, and various pasta and seafood items, all served with an authentic red sauce. Desserts, including Crème Brûlée and Tiramisu, also delight visitors. The atmosphere is described as relaxed and romantic, making it a great spot for both casual visits and special occasions. Customers mention consistently good service and enjoyable drinks, recommending specific cocktails like the Passionfruit Cosmo. Overall, diners leave with positive impressions, looking forward to their next visit.
Key Features
Service options
- Outdoor seating
- No-contact delivery
- Delivery
- Takeout
- Dine-in
Highlights
- Fast service
- Great cocktails
- Great coffee
- Great dessert
- Great wine list
Popular for
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Solo dining
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
Offerings
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Cocktails
- Coffee
- Comfort food
- Food
- Hard liquor
- Healthy options
- Late-night food
- Small plates
- Wine
Dining options
- Brunch
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Catering
- Dessert
- Seating
Amenities
- Bar onsite
- Restroom
- Wi-Fi
Atmosphere
- Cozy
- Romantic
- Trendy
- Upscale
Crowd
- Groups
- Tourists
Planning
- Dinner reservations recommended
- Accepts reservations
Payments
- Credit cards
- Debit cards
- NFC mobile payments
Children
- High chairs
- Kids' menu
Parking
- Free parking lot
- Free street parking
Customer Reviews
Rating Distribution
Treg Helme
Happy 56 Birthday to me, thank you to my Brother and Sister. The waitresses name was hard to remember to spell OMG It was Eiena She was professional funny.
Mike Cleveland
Great experience, went late night for drinks, near closing. The staff was very gracious and kind. I really love the renovations. The bar area is so open *Still listed as Carmines, but was actually the new Candela Cucina on 1/24/25
James Regan
Awesome Italian food !! The Aranchini and muscles and clams appetizers were very good. Chicken Parmigiano, salmon salad, steak tips and the veal Parmigiano was fantastic. The red sauce was very authentic traditional style. Th creme Brulea and tarrimaso dessert and coffee was very good too.
Carmen Frakes
Love this place! If you follow me, you know I love my own company. I'll sit at the bar and enjoy my company, food, and drinks. This place never disappoints me. I'm drinking a Passionfruit Cosmo (ask for it with a splash of cranberry. You'll thank me later! ) Having the shrimp scampi pizza special and yay me! Everything here is good. I like to come and have an app or 2 and a drink just to chill. Great staff and atmosphere. It's nice in here. Never had a bad experience.
Mike
We went for dinner on July 4th! Everything was perfect. Food is always outstanding, service was amazing. Atmosphere was very relaxed!
Rachel Parsons
Juliette was our server and she was amazing! We started off with a dynamite espresso martini ! My husband had the Buzzards Bay golden flounder. Came with some homemade bread with oil & fresh roasted garlic. Zuppa Toscana soup was delicious, arugula salad with cranberries, almonds & all sorts of delicious goodies with a light dressing and 10 grilled shrimp outstanding!! Hubby got the fig arugula flatbread. Everything was amazing! Looking forward to coming back for dinner. Rachel
Heidy Gonçalves
Very romantic, a nice decoration and luxurious place
Pam Ricci
Really good food, great and friendly staff. Stopped in for lunch, our first time here and everything was good from start to finish. I especially loved the fig flatbread. We will definitely be back!
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