Sumptuous Valentine’s Taster Menu at La Bandera
This Valentine’s Day, Spanish Restaurant La Bandera is bringing some serious Latin heat to your evening meal with an elegant menu of Jamon, lobster, seabass, fillet steak and white chocolate custard. There are five courses in total for £69 per person with an optional flight of wine. This offer is available all week, so make sure you book in advance and fill your boots!
Gifts and Dining at Harvey Nichols
Harvey Nichols is the perfect place to bag your V-Day gifts this year. It doesn’t matter if they are a tech-freak, foodie, or fashionista, there is really something for everyone. What’s more, Harvey Nichols are offering tickets to Afternoon Teas (£40), Cocktail Masterclasses (£60) or Dining Experiences (£100) for the gastronome in your life. The Second Floor Brasserie also makes a great choice for your celebratory dinner too- their A la Carte is really something and the view is sublime!
Valentine’s Menu at Brasserie Abode
This Valentines, Brasserie Abode has a sumptuous menu filled with everything luxurious. Start with truffle mushroom soup, followed by lobster and salmon ravioli, dry-aged fillet of beef with crispy beef cheek and finished off with a pink Champagne jelly and dark chocolate. All this and a bottle of Prosecco to share for £110 per couple, this menu is everything you need to get you in the mood for love.
Traditional A la Carte Menu at Don Giovanni
Manchester’s oldest Italian is keeping things simple this Valentines and giving diners the freedom to order what they want from the entire A la Carte menu. No forced set menus here, Don Giovanni is letting the Romance of their food speak for itself with passionate dishes like Risotto Aragosta (lobster risotto), Chateaubriand (fillet steak to share) or Capesanté All ‘Orientalé (scallops with cherry tomatoes) to name but a few.
Special Valentine’s Dishes at Tattu
For those in the mood for romance, Tattu will be serving its winter à la carte menu on Valentine’s Day with a limited-edition sharing dish and cocktail available between 14th – 17th February. The dish is a plum Sake-glazed Peking duck served with vermicelli fritters, cucumber and spring onion, priced £48 for two to share, while the Good Night Kiss dessert cocktail blends Pinot Grigio, hazelnut liqueur and gingerbread, with a white chocolate and strawberry foam, priced £10.
Dinner, Room & Breakfast at The Lowry Hotel
Sometimes getting away for a night with your significant other is just what you need for your Valentine’s Day treat, and it looks like The Lowry Hotel is the place to be this year. For £229 you can enjoy dinner at The River Restaurant with a glass of Champagne, a room with a complimentary upgrade to one of their superior river view bedrooms and a full English breakfast in the morning. If you just fancy dining with The Lowry Hotel, you can pop in and enjoy their Valentines set menu for £55 each available between 14th-16th February.
A Night of Cocktails at The Conservatory at Whitworth Locke
Guests are invited to join The Conservatory Bar this Valentine’s Day for a night of cocktails, canapes and crooners. With all the ambience of the streets of Paris brought straight to the heart of Manchester, The Conservatory Bar is playing the role of cupid with an acoustic singer performing live throughout the evening on Thursday 14th February. Anyone looking for a little amour can enjoy a welcome drink and canapes on arrival, before sitting down to a sharing platter and cocktails for two, all for just £35 per person.
Valentine’s Taster Menu at KAI
Get stuck into a Turkish Taster Menu this Valentine’s Day at Kai on Deansgate. For just £45 a head you could enjoy four delicious courses of Turkish food including a mezze sharer, hummus balloon bread, granny smith baklava and traditional coffee and Turkish delight. If you fancy something a bit different this Valentine’s Day, you will fall in love with KAI.
5 Course Menu at The White Hart, Lydgate
This Valentine’s Day, The White Hart has created a special five course set menu for guests to enjoy in The Bar & Dining Room, embracing seasonal flavours and local ingredients. For £50 per person, guests can enjoy a five course set menu on Valentine’s Day, with dishes such as pressed potato, lobster and truffle emulsion and honey roast duck, apple, smoked eel and leg pie. For those who want to make a night of it and stay in one of the White Hart’s sumptuous rooms, there is a dinner, bed and breakfast package available for £220 per couple.
Valentine’s Menu (with Oyster Pakora) at Zouk
There is nothing quite like a traditional Indian banquet to celebrate your love, and this is the offering this Valentine’s Day over at Zouk. For £30 per person, you will enjoy this five-course menu full of delicious Indian classics as well as a fun-spin on aphrodisiac eating with their oyster pakora served with coriander and apple. If you and your partner love food, then you will be sufficiently stuffed after a Valentine’s feast at Zouk.
4 Course Menu at 20 Stories
To celebrate Valentine’s Day with the person you fancy you might as well take them to one of the city’s best spots of a view and a bit of grub – 20 Stories. They’ll be creating a super special 4 course menu for the night, where you’ll also be accompanied by a lovely bit of live music. I suppose there’s nothing more romantic that watching the sun set on the city.
Tasting Menu at WOOD
Diners can treat partners to a top-notch meal at Wood this year with Simon’s blind seven-course tasting menu which is created daily to incorporate the chef’s favourite seasonal flavours. Every diner is in for a treat when they eat at WOOD, but as it is a special evening there are a few small twists to add to the experience. The tasting menu costs £69 per person (with an additional £39 for a wine flight) with a complimentary glass of Champagne and handmade petit fours after their meal.
Share Peruvian Tapas at Sandinista
If you are looking for great food, delicious drinks and a laid back atmosphere, then you are going to want to book a table for you and your other half at the Mama Pacha pop-up at Sandinista this Valentine’s Day. They are offering a glass of fizz to those of you who book a table in advance as well as 2-for-£10 Pisco sours and 2-4-1 on Mama Pacha Tapas. What more could you want?
Overnight stay & Meal for 2 at Hotel Indigo & Mamucium
Dine and unwind at Hotel Indigo this Valentine’s Day with their all-in-one package for £169. This includes an overnight stay and a bottle of house wine on arrival. This is then followed by a meal for two at the on-site restaurant Mamucium, breakfast in the morning and a late check-out. If you just want to pop-over for dinner, you can enjoy their lovely three-course menu with complimentary Champagne and canapes for £24.95 per person – what a steal!
Valentine’s Set Menu at Shoryu Ramen
In true Shoryu style, this Valentine ’s Day Shoryu Ramen is offering a fantastic set menu for £24 per person filled with Japanese delights. This menu begins with a choice of BBQ pork, chicken karaage or pumpkin croquette bun, followed by a steaming bowl of ramen and indulgent dessert – a choice of matcha or strawberry cheesecake or a coconut and salted caramel chocolate Mochi ice cream kiss. Laid back, straight forward and simple – this menu is a no-fuss approach to Valentine’s perfect for long-term lovers, first dates or even friends.
Valentine’s Bento & Dirty Dancing at Sunset by Australasia
Between Thursday 14th February and Sunday 17th February, Sunset will be serving special sharer Valentine’s Day Bento boxes. Each box is made from the heart, comes with two glasses of pink fizz, and costs just £30. What’s more, if you still seeking the perfect present for Valentine’s, Sunset can save the day! Afternoon Tea packages and gift cards can be purchased online and are valid for a whole year and they will love it.
Valentine’s Dessert & Cocktail at The Ivy
Not only can guests enjoy a stunning installation of flowers all week, they are also putting on a special dessert and cocktail to mark the special occasion. The dessert, lovingly titled ‘the Key to Your Heart, features raspberry sorbet and an indulgent white chocolate sauce, decorated with rose petals. On Valentine’s Day itself, guests can sip, savour and enjoy an exclusive cocktail, the Passion Fruit Cosmopolitan – a combination of Skyy Passion Fruit Vodka, Cointreau, cranberry juice, passion fruit and lime. Delicious!
Romantic Cakes from Hey Little Cupcake!
Love is in the air at Hey Little Cupcake and if you are looking for that perfect gift you need not look much further! HLC has loads of delicious (and romantic) cakes from vanilla, to chocolate to sumptuous red velvet decorated with love hearts, flowers and icing kisses. They’ll even write some personal messages on them to make them that much sweeter!
6 Course Valentine’s Menu at Cottonopolis
If music be the food of love…let’s stuff ourselves silly on Japanese delights! Cottonopolis has created a beautiful menu of sharing dishes as well as a Valentine’s cocktail and the naughty but oh so nice Chocolate & Red Berry Donburi. Six courses for £30 per person including a welcome cocktail which sounds mighty fine to me.
3 Courses & Prosecco at Pier Eight
If you haven’t been to Pier Eight at The Lowry, this Valentine’s Day is the perfect opportunity for you and your significant other to give it a go. They are offering a great deal which will give you three delicious courses each with a bottle of fizz to share for just £70. You must pay and book in advance to receive this offer using the button below.
50% off Food at Eat New York
Because you lovebirds loved it so much in January, Eat New York have decided to extend their 50% off food deal well into February, which means you can enjoy a half-price valentines feast on the day with your special someone as well at £10 bottles of wine. What’s more is their little sister The Chorlton Green is doing the same, so those of you in the ‘burbs can get stuck in too.
