Ristorante Le Candele in Würzburg

We were in Würzburg for a lecture and wanted to grab a bite to eat before heading home. We went here because of the good reviews, which apparently weren't true. There was a lot of staff for the number of guests, which unfortunately didn't have a positive effect. Our drinks, although ordered immediately, only arrived after our pizzas had arrived, and then only upon request. The pizzas weren't from a wood-fired oven and looked like precisely shaped and relatively thick slabs of dough, similar to the base of a ready-made pizza. The toppings were rather sparse and didn't justify the €15 price tag. We treated ourselves to a cappuccino with cream, although the small cup was more like a latte with plastic whipped cream. The path to the restrooms, which are located in the basement, seemed dingy, and the stairs aren't suitable for older people. This place is definitely not a genuine Italian restaurant, and I was very disappointed. Unfortunately, I can't recommend it at all. 😔

Great pizza...great service. We also got takeaway for €7 each pizza or pasta.

Lucky to get a table at dinner time. Nice owner and great staff, always with a sense of humour in serving customers. Ordered a Calzone Classico pizza, a Combinazione pasta, a Tartufo Nero. All good and delicious.

Unfortunately pizza without taste, ambience very nice

I love it, it was tasty and very nice, only the Cannoli wasn't nice

So, as you can see in the attached photo, the lettuce is not fresh, and in addition very bitter. It was covered with nice arugula from the bottom. The corn was very hard and in addition tasteless. Unfortunately, the steak was mostly fatty, which was very unpleasant to eat. I was there for the first time on recommendation. I don't know how the other food tastes, but there were a lot of customers visiting this restaurant. Maybe I'll try another dish... overall rating is okay. Best regards

Tldr: Great food but be wary of €2 charge for tap water even when ordering a drink. I had one of the best Margherita pizzas I've ever tasted at this restaurant. However, I was charged €2 for tap water (Leitungswasser) even though I had ordered an accompanying drink. Every single place I've eaten in Germany was OK with providing free tap water as long as I ordered an accompanying drink. This would have been great to be told in the beginning.

Unfortunately, the pizza really wasn't good, especially when it came to the dough and the toppings weren't more than satisfactory either. The gnocchi were simply finished gnocchi and tasted that way, but the sauce with it tasted good at least. Too bad :/

We'd love to come back. Delicious food, friendly and attentive service. See you next time!

Friendly service and delicious food!

I was in this restaurant again after many years. The food itself was very good, but the pasta was still a bit firm. I actually ordered pasta with Alfredo sauce, but received the pasta in a tomato cream sauce. If you type the title of the sauce into Google, something completely different actually comes up. When you asked the waiter, who was very friendly the whole time and also offered very good service, this sauce is always made like that - strange. In general, I find the prices a bit expensive compared to the competition and the food, especially the pizza, is not that convincing. Unfortunately, I simply know better alternatives in Würzburg, which are even in hotspots. For example, the Aperol costs €8.90 here, compared to only €6.90 for various competitors. Unfortunately also inauthentic carbonara with cream sauce. But of course you can come here for the food

I order takeaway here very often and the value for money is truly unbeatable. What you get here for 7 euros are still honest prices. The staff is friendly and reliable. We order from Le Candele at least once a week and have never been disappointed. Everything is just right in the restaurant: pleasant atmosphere, friendly service and quick service. Clear recommendation! For allergy sufferers there is also gluten-free pasta and pizza.

“Every dish is gluten-free!” That's a statement and we were thrilled. The gluten-free pizza didn't have to hide: delicious and crispy. We can recommend it without reservation.

Allows legitimate negative reviews to be deleted, which also creates the great average. Personally, I was very dissatisfied. PS: If you don't believe me, look at how many 1 and 2 star reviews there are. That's right, none! This is extremely unrealistic given the number of reviews and my review was also deleted even though it corresponded to reality.

Nice restaurant A bit hectic Food was ok

We were in this restaurant for lunch today. This Italian is really great, the food is so delicious😄 My wife and I were thrilled.

Very good food, very friendly people and above all very fast staff. Also very comfortable. Everything is great

Very friendly service, the food came very quickly and was very tasty. Fair prices for the food, only the drinks were quite expensive

Unfortunately we didn't like the food at all. Dry, tasteless...

All the dishes are fantastic! Loved the arrabiata rigatoni - well cooked and mouth-watering sauce! Seafood Pizza is yummy and vege serve as hot dishes just match the appetite of Hong Konger! Service is the best I ever experienced in Germany so far. All the staff are friendly and warm, very patient introduce the menu and offer right recommendations! Definitely will come again and refer to my friends!

I had a pizza delivered. This was fantastic, I rarely get something as good as delivery. Unfortunately she was too small. 30cm is stated, it was a maximum of 28cm at the widest point. Nevertheless, I am thrilled with the dough and taste and will order again

There is also a wide selection outside of lunchtime, even gluten-free pizza and pasta dishes are offered, pizzas are large and tasty, friendly, attentive staff. We happened to pass by and would definitely go there again for dinner. Large guest area, therefore not so cozy. A few loose room dividers would certainly radiate more cosiness, and outdoor dining is also offered

This was our second time here, the first time was in October 2024, now April 2025, on Easter Sunday evening! The restaurant was almost empty around 8 p.m. (not even a third of the tables in the lower part were occupied). In my opinion, the restaurant is completely overpriced for what it offers. This time I had a tuna salad, which according to the menu was supposed to have various lettuces, eggs, olives and of course tuna salad on it. Among other things However, under the mountains of leaves in the salad, I also found pieces of Parmesan that shouldn't have been there and which I don't like either (since Parmesan contains calf rennet!). I ordered the salad with vinegar and oil, as the menu says, to season yourself. However, there was already some balsamic vinegar on the salad, unfortunately everything was much, much too dry, which is why I asked the waiter for vinegar and oil, whereupon he said that it was already in there (!), I said it was much too dry, and after begging he brought me a bottle of vinegar and oil. I know from other Italians that you get a cruet directly on the table, especially if you have salad as a dish. By the way, the salad cost 19.90 euros, an insane price for this absolutely carelessly prepared something that consisted of 90% leaves - the price in a restaurant with this ambience and plenty of dressing or cruet on the table is a maximum of 13.90 euros, the price if you make it yourself with the best organic ingredients at home is a maximum of 6 euros. My companion had a vegetarian pizza with extra requests on it, I can't say anything about that. I will choose another Italian restaurant the next time I visit Würzburg.

Great place. Pizza and pasta are really great . Especially carbonara. Lasagna was not good, I would not recommend.

Super friendly service and delicious food!

The food was very good. But the ambience and service didn't get any stars because the tables were given away several times and the entire restaurant was full of tables. We sat in the aisle, everyone was waiting there and it was very tight. There was also a drag because the door was always open.

Super delicious food and very friendly service! Thank you Medina ☀️☀️

Nice service, very good food with a lot of choice, only the acoustics in the room are annoying because there is a lot of reverberation.

Sweet business with great food. We loved Limoncello and would love to come back!

We received a very friendly welcome. The food was fantastic. We were particularly impressed by the friendly waitress Medina. She was so quick and gave great recommendations. We'd be happy to return.

We had dinner there and my husband and I each had a pizza. Firstly, it was very small that my husband couldn't get enough. Secondly, my pizza tasted burnt. In terms of taste, we have both eaten better pizzas. The service was great (sometimes almost intrusive, as often as the staff asked if you wanted to order something else). Due to the location, we were seated downstairs. Everything was quite narrow and loud here. My husband was here a few years ago and sat upstairs. It shouldn't have been that narrow at the top. We wouldn't eat there again and can't recommend it.

The food was great and the waitress was very nice. Only recommended!

Basically yes, pizza was very dark, burnt on the edge, but otherwise ok. The two of us stopped by while passing through and stopped in based on the very good reviews. I can only share this to a limited extent. When it comes to pizza, I've had much better ones. I thought it was great that the spelled-based dough could be selected.

The service is very nice and accommodating. The food is also very tasty!

I ate a good pizza, fast service! I will be back!

We were in Würzburg on a quick trip and were looking for something on hand. The weather was fantastic, places in the sun were rare. We ordered pizza to go (all pizzas for €7, also available gluten-free and with spelled dough). Very hospitable and patient (couldn't decide what to eat), delicious pizza, relaxed and courteous staff. The coffee was also very good, brought to us while we waited for the pizza.

The food is delicious and the staff are friendly!! It looks like they are made by Italians, but the pasta portions are as generous as what I eat at home in Korea!!

Very good Italian. Food was very tasteful and delicious 😋 You should consider making a reservation as there is a lot going on here. Despite everything, fast friendly service. Of course the prices are slightly adjusted, but the performance is right.

Pretty mediocre Italian restaurant that I wouldn't visit again. We were 8 people. Unfortunately, two people's orders were forgotten, so they didn't eat until much later (for this they were compensated with a side salad per person and repeated apologies). Unfortunately, my pasta with truffle sauce and parsley only tasted like cream, which was absolutely overrepresented in the dish. The carbonara is also prepared with cream... In my opinion, the menu is missing an absolutely classic pasta dish "alla puttanesca" (tuna, capers, olives and tomato sauce). These three facts lead me to question whether this is really an Italian restaurant or whether this is a restaurant that prepares pasta and pizza. Aperol spritz was ok, although the price was a bit excessive, blackcurrant spritzer was watery. Ie too high a water content and actually very little carbon dioxide! So dessert was skipped...

Great restaurant with great gluten free pasta AND pizza Great friendly boss 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

We had an absolutely fantastic dinner at Le Candele! From the warm hospitality of the staff to the incredibly delicious food, everything was perfect. We would particularly like to emphasize that my friend eats gluten-free and was still able to enjoy a delicious pizza. This is not a given and really impressed us. The atmosphere in the restaurant is very inviting and cozy. We felt completely at home and can recommend Le Candele without reservation. We will definitely come back!

Super professional service Delicious food I had spaghetti arrabiata 😁 My colleagues were also very satisfied!👍

Very hospitable, good service and food tastes wonderful

Very good staff and very tasty food, definitely recommended 👍🏼

Best Italian in all of Würzburg

Food very tasty. Employees very nice

Schlechtestes Essen seit Jahren. Wurde im September letzten Jahres zum Essen eingeladen. Steak war eine Frechheit und die Pfeffersoße kam anscheinend aus dem Päckchen. Ist schon auf dem Teller geronnen. Ungenießbar. Ambiente und der Service waren dagegen gut.

Very nice little Italian. Food was really good and there was a great selection. The service was also friendly but seemed very overwhelmed at times. The ambience is nice, but due to the close staggering of the tables, it is very loud in the restaurant and it quickly became too warm. Overall I still had a good stay.

A very nice restaurant in the center of Würzburg, the employee was very friendly and accommodating, great food, great service LG Vitja

Was at Le Candele for the first time. Great restaurant with a very attentive and committed team, including the boss. The ambience is very elegant and the food is excellent. Fresh and delicious. Definitely one of the best Italian restaurants in Würzburg. Thank you for a nice evening.

Very nice ambience, friendly service and delicious food.

An Italian restaurant as it should be: fresh ingredients, perfectly prepared pasta, crispy pizza and an excellent wine selection. The warm atmosphere and attentive service make your visit a pleasure every time. A must for lovers of real Italian cuisine!

Good food with good service in a loud atmosphere. Large selection of food.

Very nice staff and incredibly delicious food. My regular restaurant for 5 years👍🏽

Super delicious food. Quality and service are simply very good. We had a wonderful evening with the family ❤️

I had lunch there yesterday and it was pretty tasty. The staff was very quick and always friendly and the food was particularly tasty. Tip Top best Italians in the whole of Würzburg! Highly recommended

Erst einmal möchte ich darauf hinweisen, dass die Betreiber bei Google alle Rezensionen mit ein oder zwei Sternen löschen lassen. Wer das nicht glaubt, werfe bitte einen Blick auf die Sterne-Verteilung: 2.426 Rezensionen und keine einzige Bewertung unter drei Sternen. Meine Rezension wurde auch gelöscht, obwohl sie der Wahrheit entspricht. Also nochmal hier grob zusammengefasst: Pizza war etwas zu kurz drin, trotzdem am Boden leicht verbrannt. Nudeln waren noch sehr al dente und hatten leider einen sehr unangenehmen Beigeschmack, der an verbranntes Plastik erinnert.

The food was very good.... The service was very friendly....

We went here because of the excellent reviews. The staff is very friendly, quick service. However, the pizza’s were “okay”, not 4.7 worthy. These were not real Italian pizza’s. The homemade oils were nice. Don’t go here if you want real Italian pizza’s.

The food was very tasty and the service was excellent. My girlfriend has celiac disease and is therefore not allowed to eat gluten or lactose. She would react even to small traces. The restaurant handled this perfectly and she was also able to enjoy the delicious food without any worries.

Not recommended, couldn't get a seat despite reservation! What a bad service

For us, a pizza or a pasta dish from “Le Candele” is simply a must when visiting Würzburg. The price for take-away pizza or pasta (€7) is simply unbeatable. And it tastes good too. Since our daughter has to eat gluten-free, it's not that easy to find something tasty that isn't overpriced. Here the gluten-free dishes to take away cost “only €5” extra. Top! You can also pre-order online. I personally don't like the atmosphere in the restaurant that much, but that's my personal opinion. The waitresses are all very friendly.

Primitivo red wine for €9.90 is excessive. Pizza was very good

Unfortunately we had a seat on the 1st floor and the atmosphere is like a market hall. The food was average and lukewarm. Definitely not again.

Food was good, best bruschetta I've eaten out so far. Pasta al dente, only one dish a little salty, but that's probably a matter of taste. Service was quick and friendly, we asked several times if we wanted something more to drink. Tables are relatively close together. The restaurant was well attended. What struck me as particularly positive: care is taken to ensure that all the food comes to the table at the same time, so that all guests can eat together at the same table.

It was a completely successful evening. From the service to the food, everything was top. Very good food and good value for money. We would be happy to come back.

So far everything we've eaten there has been very good. Our favorite is the Pizza Rustica with lots of garlic oil on the side. It's better to reserve space on weekends.

Their pizzas are thin crust with plenty of toppings and delicious. We ordered salami-funghi. We liked it very much. I also ordered Moules Mariniere, it is very delicious and filling. My son wanted spaghetti carbonara and the portions are quite filling. Only the lighting in the place was very dim, it could have been a little brighter. It is very good at wine and beer. Our waiter took great care of us. He just forgot to give appropriate plates for the mussel shells :( Overall we were pleased with the food and service Their pizzas are thin crust with plenty of toppings and delicious. We ordered salami-funghi. We liked it very much. I also ordered Moules Mariniere, which is quite tasty and filling. My last order was spaghetti carbonara and the portions were quite satisfying. Only the lighting of the place was very dim and could have been a little brighter. The wine and beers were very good and our waiter was very attentive to us. He just forgot to give us a suitable plate for the mussel shells :( Overall, we were satisfied with the food and service.

Very tasty and authentic restaurant. Delicious food and good service. We came because it was in Schlemmerblock and will definitely come again!

Pizza Regina was very tasty and the staff was extremely friendly and attentive

Yes, highly recommended. Very friendly staff.

Nice ambience in the heart of Würzburg, but the food is mediocre to bad. Classic city Italian with tourist vibes.

Friendly staff. Enjoy your meal. Normal prices. Overall top.

Yes, but it is very noisy and the many waiters constantly come and ask if everything is okay.

The meal was very good with the family and the waitress was also very friendly

Have been here several times, as always, very good food and great service!

Service and food was ok. However, the seating was very tight. As a result, it was warm, noisy and it was difficult to have a conversation. In my opinion, the pizza dough could be a little thinner.

A very nice location in the pedestrian zone. Very friendly owner. Our food was very good and freshly prepared. Unfortunately it was a bit too crowded there on New Year's Eve. Here less would be more. Still positive feedback.

Great atmosphere, food was very good and came quickly Only to recommend!

I had dinner there with my family on a Saturday evening. I was super satisfied. The food is very, very tasty and the service is very quick and friendly.

Great food, highly recommended! The service is great! Especially Medina.

The ambience and location in the middle of Würzburg are definitely top. The meals were all legggäää and the price-performance ratio was just right for the lunch break. Service was unsatisfactory... the reserved table was occupied, although many tables were still free (lunchtime on weekdays)... drinks and food were forgotten 🤨 Let's see...

Pizza was watery and with little flavor. Although not crispy, the base was full of burnt leftovers from the oven, probably the pizzaiolo doesn't clean the oven. Pizza was also perfectly round, which indicates either ready-made dough or machine processing. You don't have to come for the pizza. Maybe the pasta is better. For a 4.7 rating I would have expected more.

Had dinner on New Year's Eve evening, great service, good food, of course reserved in advance

Good, classic Italian. Friendly service, nice selection of food and drinks at fair prices. In summer there are outdoor spaces. We have been here several times and have always eaten well. Thank you and see you next time.

Fast and very tasty! We come back again and again, definitely the best pizza in town.

Great costumer service very polite staff Amazing food, very unique taste Worth to try it, very clean and cosy place

Top price performance. You can order directly on the homepage and specify a time for pickup.

Very tasty food, great and attentive service. It all happened very quickly and still tasted fresh and well seasoned. Everything fine. Gladly again.

Non mai mangiato così male in vita mia, una vergogna spacciarsi per cucina italiana imparate prima a cucinare e poi aprite un ristorante . Piatti di tortellini lasagne affogate in una pseudo besciamella liquida , riso ai frutti di mare dal sapore acido e acqua a 5.90 euro a bottiglia da 0.75 cl e conto troppo salato in tutti i sensi . Sconsigliato! Questa non è la vera cucina italiana mal rappresentata a wurzburg in Germania.

So the food and the dessert taste very good and are also attractively prepared. Gourmet block can be used. Without it it is sometimes a bit expensive. The service is very friendly. The ambience is okay. Sometimes everything is a bit tight. The sanitary facilities are in need of renovation. You get there via a barely lit stairwell.

Professional service. Delicious food and nice ambience located in the city center

The Lambrusco (glass) with over €8.50 is a rip-off.

Great evening and great service

Very tasty, good service. Higher but justified prices. Unfortunately it was very crowded, you could basically steal food from the table next door, it was almost like a canteen atmosphere. Otherwise very nice and always worth a visit👍🏼

We had reserved a table for our Christmas party. The moment we arrived the restaurant was packed. After waiting in the aisle for about 10 minutes, we were sent to our table. A table for 4 with 6 chairs. It was super tight. The waiter just said that it was full today. The other tables were also super close together. I've never sat so closely. With a wheelchair, walker or stroller it would have been impossible to enter the restaurant, let alone get to a table. The food was ok but nothing outstanding. The fries were partly soggy because they were under the meat or the plate was too small. Luckily the pizzas weren't that big, otherwise all the plates wouldn't have fit on the table. I've never experienced anything like that. And an absurdity if you have reserved. The only thing that counts here is to cash in on as many people as possible.

A very nice place with good Italian food

A kilo pack of wheat flour in the supermarket costs €0.69. Kilo pack of spelled flour €1.49. LeCandele spelled surcharge simply €5. Spelled surcharge in euros is not declared anywhere. Only upon request. Each drink also costs just under €6. Complete rip off store.

Our head waiter DENIS was absolutely outstanding. He was extremely attentive, friendly and enriched our evening with his friendly demeanor. It's rare to experience such a truly impressive, committed and professional service!

Attention, website is out of date! The breakfast menu includes an Italian breakfast, an omelette and 3 different scrambled egg variants. We went to Le Candele for breakfast because we saw the restaurant in the Schlemmerblock and the online menu sounded very promising. Unfortunately quite disappointing. Hardly any choice on the breakfast menu. Service came once to ask if the food was OK. But then no more. We were the only guests and our glasses/cups were empty. The taste of the food was good, but unfortunately far from what we expected based on the online menu. We had announced that the occasion was a birthday. Unfortunately, this was not taken into account at all. Too bad. Positive: there was gluten-free pizza bread