Dining options for Valentine’s Day
YOU’VE ALREADY got the date, so you don’t have to watch your weight. Here are some things you can do on Valentine’s Day.
Share some of the best food and wine in town with your beloved at
L’entrecote Corner Bistro at Burgos Circle, Bonifacio Global City, which is offering a four-course meal of Bubbly Carrot-Ginger Soup with Prosecco, Tournedos “Rossini” plus Norwegian Salmon Steak with Caviar Hollandaise Sauce, and a Strawberry Parfait Trifle with two glasses of red or white wine. Each couple also gets a Valentine gift. This romantic dinner is P3,760 plus service charge. Visit www.lentrecotemanila.com for more information. The special five-course Valentine meal at Ilustrado starts with Bagnet Mini Sliders, thrice-cooked pork belly in home made hoisin sauce layered with vegetable slaw and cilantro in a black charcoal bun. Artisan bread basket with chicken liver pate and butter follows then comes choices of appetizers, soup, and main entrée. For dessert, enjoy Rosed Watermelon and Lychee Bavarois. Ilustrado is located at 744 General Luna Road, Intramuros, Manila. For details, visit www.ilustradorestaurant.com.ph. You can also visit Solstice by Ilustrado at the ground floor of 8 Rockwell, Rockwell Drive, Makati City with number 802-1891. Celebrate Valentine’s Day at Mario’s
Restaurant along Tomas Morato Avenue, Quezon City and Upper Session Road, Baguio City. At the Tomas Morato branch, the highlight of the three-course special menu is a choice of entrees between Twin Tournados of Tenderloin Steak Duo with Béarnaise and Mushroom Sauce, or Salmon Fillet with Roasted Garlic and Charbroiled Lamb Chop with Port Mint Sauce, or Rib Eye and Prawn Thermidor. End the meal with Red Velvet Cheesecake. The special three-course menu at Mario’s Baguio features a choice between USDA Tenderloin with Espresso-Bourbon Sauce, or Grilled Prawns in Aligue Sauce, or Stuffed Tenderloin with Three-Pepper Sauce, or Cajun Salmon with Strawberry Chutney. Dessert is Choco-Berry Mousse followed by a glass of red or white wine. Mario’s Valentine Special is available from Feb. 10-15 for lunch and dinner. For details and reservations at Quezon City call 415-3887, 372-0360 or e-mail marios.mariosqc@gmail.com, and for Baguio, e-mail marios_baguio@yahoo.com.
Reserve the most romantic table at the Diamond Hotel’s Corniche for its Valentine Lunch and Dinner buffets, available from Feb. 13 to 15 at P2,980 net per person, inclusive of a glass of rosé wine. An acoustic trio completes the evening on Feb. 14. Yurakuen Restaurant offers a Japanese feast from Feb. 13 to 15 with its Ai Ni
Kotaeru White Day (Answer Love on White Day), a dinner set menu priced at P2,680 net per person. The meal will be accompanied by a flute and guitar duo performance on Feb. 14. Dine under the stars at the Poolside of the hotel on Feb. 13 and 14 for P6,800 net for two persons, inclusive of a fourcourse set dinner with a glass of rosé wine and entertainment by a featured piano and lounge singer, Precious and Kiko. The Lobby Lounge will serve a four-course dinner with a glass of cava for P3,200 net for two persons and a complimentary six-inch cake. Bar27 at the 27th floor will offer an evening of entertainment Feb. 13 and 14 for P1,800 nett consumable per person, featuring a showband performing cover versions of favorite love songs. All ladies dining at the hotel on Feb. 14 will receive a Valentine memento. For details, visit www.diamondhotel.com.
Holiday Inn & Suites Makati will open Oz Bar with its roof deck poolside bar for an exclusive five-course dinner only on Valentine’s Day. The highlight of the special set menu is a choice of Crusted Australian Rack of Lamb with Roasted Baby Potatoes, Braised Red Cabbage and Spinach with a Red wine Rosemary Mint Sauce or Pan-fried LapuLapu with Seasonal Pearl Vegetables and Asparagus Spears and a Lemon-scented Butter Caper sauce. A complimentary glass of red, white or sparkling wine is included. This is available for P4,500 ++ for two. The first 10 couples to book this promotion will receive a box of the hotel’s special pralines and a Grinn Teddy bear. Limited seating is available for this exclusive dinner. Meanwhile, Flavors Restaurant at the Lobby floor will celebrate the occasion on Feb. 13, 14 and 15, with a US Ribeye roast taking center stage at the buffet. Special Valentine’s Day sweets will be added to the dessert buffet. Each lady guest on these nights will receive a long-stemmed rose. The dinner buffet is priced at P1,700++/person. Call 909-0888 loc. 72001 or 02 for reservations at OZ Bar or local 7429 for reservations at Flavors Restaurant.
At City of Dreams Manila, romantic Valentine’s Day celebrations filled with gastronomic specials await diners at the resort’s award-winning restaurants: Crystal Dragon, Nobu Manila, Red Ginger and other 20 dining options. Crystal Dragon offers a Valentine’s five-course lunch and dinner set menus for couples which includes a Cupid Dessert Plate. The menu is served with Jasmine Tea. The Valentine’s Day menu is offered from Feb. 13 to 15 for P3,980++ per person for a minimum of two guests. Nobu will offer its seven-course Japanese-Peruvian Omakase menu for dinner on Feb. 13 and 14 at P3,999++ per person, with a Nobu Manila Sweet Masu Box with Petit Fours and Origami Flower as a signature token. Following a meal of Southeast Asian specialties, couples can share a special Valentine’s treat at Red Ginger as the venue offers a chocolate fondue with a choice from white chocolate, strawberries and pink peppercorn, Bailey’s dulce de leche, and dark chocolate and sea salt. These are served with assorted tropical fruits, coconut marshmallows, pili nut brownies and pandan cakes. The Valentine’s chocolate fondue is priced at P320+ and will be available from Feb. 7 to 14. From Feb. 9 to 15, Café Society offers Valentine’s Day-themed bouquets, assorted chocolates, pralines, cakes, macarons and an adorable teddy bear as individual gifts or to fill a Valentine hamper. For reservations, guests can call 800-8080 or e-mail guestservices@cod-manila.com.