The Valentine’s Day menus are streaming in. Get those reservations in for the big day ASAP. Here’s the breakdown of what’s in store for El Dia De Los Enamorados this weekend.
Ácenar (146 E. Houston St., 210-222-2362) will offer a three-course menu throughout Valentine’s Day weekend. Price ranges from $39-$59 per plate, depending on which entree is selected.
Antler’s Lodge at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort & Spa (9800 Hyatt Resort Drive, 210-520-4001) will feature a veritable Italian feast with choice of antipasti (burrata or Italian chopped salad), primi (a linguine of calamari, shrimp, clams, cherry tomatoes, serrano peppers and lemon oil, pappardelle or gnocchi), secondi (venison, grilled snapper or marinated NY strip) and dolce (frozen Champagne sabayon or chocolate tiramisu). Dinner starts at $75 per person with optional wine pairings at $50 per person.
Get your sweetie something cute from the display cases at Bakery Lorraine (306 Pearl Pkwy., Suite 110, 210-862-5582), which will carry lavender shortbread hearts, strawberry macaron tuxedos, raspberry rose japonaise, chocolate tart mexique and mahal, a sharing tart for two (so romantic, and cute). Macaron fans will also get a chance to try a special Valentine’s Day mac pack featuring raspberry, passion fruit and chocolate.
The saccharine goodies continue over at Bird Bakery (5912 Broadway, 210-804-2473) where you’ll find a February cupcake of the month (chocolate cake with chocolate ganache filling and raspberry amaretto buttercream icing), hand-decorated Valentine’s sugar cookies, Southern red velvet cupcakes and breakfast in bed packages for your loved one.
Boiler House (312 Pearl Pkwy., Building 3, 210-354-4644) will offer V-Day themed specials on Friday and Saturday as well as a three-course option prix-fixe menu on Valentine’s Night (Sunday) from 6 to 9 p.m. The prix-fixe menu is $59 per person with optional wine pairings for an additional $29.
At Boudro’s Texas Bistro (421 E. Commerce St., 210-224-8484), the kitchen will offer four courses prepared by chef Robbie Nowlin and co., including Maine lobster bisque, grilled Atlantic salmon or beef tenderloin and Vehlrona chocolate mousse with caramelized chocolate-dipped strawberries at $80 per couple. The menu is available from 3-11 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
The Omni Colonnade (9821 Colonnade Blvd., 210-699-5857) will offer a five-course menu of watermelon salad, Texas bone-in ribeye or lemon aioli crusted salmon, and salted caramel chocolate tart at $95 per couple at Bolo’s. Seatings are available for 6 and 8 p.m. for both Saturday and Sunday evening.
Citrus at Hotel Valencia (150 E. Houston St., 210-230-8412) will feature a three-course menu for Valentine’s night with seatings at 6 and 8:30 p.m. and dinner starting at $70 per person or $100 with wine pairing. Choose between seared scallops, mascarpone and sundried tomato ravioli and porcini-rubbed filet with roasted baby beets as your second course.
Chef Luis Colon and his team at Folc (226 E. Olmos Drive, 210-822-0100) will serve a special six-course Valentine’s Day menu for $95. Reservations for this Sunday night dinner, served from 5:30 to 9 p.m., are strongly encouraged.
Taste new flavors at Grayze (521 E. Grayson St., 210-481-8776), which will feature its Valentine’s Day prix-fixe menu Friday through Sunday with three courses, which include choice of cote du boeuf with port foie gras reduction, braised pork shank or seared diver scallops. The menu is available from 5 to 9 p.m. at $50 per person.
Why not have a big steak to celebrate your love? J-Prime Steakhouse (1401 N. Loop 1604 W., 210-764-1604) will offer a prix-fixe menu on Sunday with reservations from 5 to 8 p.m. The cost is $89.95 per person.
At Kirby’s Steakhouse (123 N. Loop 1604, 210-404-2221), enjoy a four-course menu that includes options like lobster tempura lollipops, 16-ounce NY strip with prosciutto and cold water lobster tail with scampi basil cream sauce. Receive $10 off the $89 menu when diners eat before 5 p.m.
Treat your sweet to La Frite (728 S. Alamo St., 210-224-7555) on Sunday, which will feature a choice of beef tenderloin with potato gratin, pheasant breast with wild rice pilaf or lobster risotto. Reservations can be made through 10 p.m. at $130 per couple.
Make it a picnic with chef’s dinner to go from Larder at Hotel Emma (136 E. Grayson St., 210-448-8355) prepared by chef John Brand of Supper. Dinner for two (with an entree, sides, dessert and more) start at $95 with additional charges for vino and/or bubbles. And if you’re not adding wine or Champagne, what kind of Valentine’s Day could you really be having?
Cute names are in store for diners at Las Canarias (112 College St., 210-518-1063) which is offering a Valentine’s Day tasting menu available Friday through Sunday. The menu includes choice of “First Kiss” (cauliflower puree soup, braised short ribs, salmon mi-cuit, fried oysters or local green salad); “Second Date” of roasted asparagus; “Main Squeeze” choice of (roasted monkfish, roasted chicken, smoked filet mignon or purple Peruvian gnocchi); and, finally, “Endless Love” with choice of warm chocolate bread pudding or panna cotta. Dinners start at $85 per person.
Luce Ristorante e Enoteca (11255 Huebner Road, 210-561-9700) offers two different options for the same price of $44.95 per person, which includes a glass of prosecco. First, an à la carte lunch special that runs from Friday through Sunday, starting at 11:30 a.m. The Valentine’s Dinner Special starts at 5 p.m. and features options ranging from butternut squash and pumpkin soup to grilled filet mignon.
Go to Nao Latin Gastro Bar (312 Pearl Pkwy., 210-554-6484) for pan-Latin fare. The restaurant will offer menu specials on Friday; prix-fixe menus for Saturday with seatings at 5, 7 and 9 p.m., and 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday, along with off-menu specials during Sunday brunch from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Head Downtown for Valentine’s Day dinner and/or brunch at O’liva (115 Plaza de Armas, Suite 107, 210-229-2638), which will feature a prix-fixe menu on Saturday, with filet-pesto-duxelles with Loncito Farms braised lamb shanks and stew, Sriracha carrots and dried apricot demi starting at $100 per couple or $55 per person with 15-percent off select Champagnes (glass or bottle). On Sunday, O’liva will offer brunch from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. for $35 per person with a menu of health-conscious dishes, including turmeric seafood bisque, grilled chicken with dark cherry-pomegranate glaze, smoky roast beef and cabernet mushroom sauce, smoked queso grits, wintery salad and dessert.
Diners at Ostra (212 W. Crockett St., 210-396-5817) can celebrate all weekend long with a three-course dinner menu with choice of Colorado lamb rack, lobster mascarpone ravioli or pan-roasted opah. Dinner starts at $75 per person and additional wine pairings at $35.
Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille (15900 La Cantera Pkwy., Suite 22200, 210-558-6161) will provide a dining experience available all Valentine’s Day weekend. Offer includes a three-course prix-fixe menu priced at $59.95 per person until 5 p.m. and $74.95 per person after.
Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse (multiple locations) has a three-course menu offered at all San Antonio locations on Valentine’s Day. From 4 to 6 p.m. the set menu will cost $70 per person, after 9:30 it will cost $110 per person.
Silo Elevated Cuisine (multiple locations) will offer a prix-fixe four-course meal on Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. for $75 per person. Optional wine pairings are an additional $20. The Terrace Oyster Bar location will feature a similar four-course meal for $80 per person, also on Sunday.
Let Jeff Balfour and co. do the cooking and enjoy dinner at Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery (136 E. Grayson St., 210-455-5701) with Valentine’s-inspired, shareable specials during brunch (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) and dinner (available through 10 p.m.) on Sunday.
Valentine’s Day at Stone Werks (multiple locations, stonewerks.com) means chef-prepared specials, including oysters casino, roasted tomato basil soup, Texas-style cordon bleu, rotisserie prime rib, surf and turf of seared center cut filet topped with jumbo shrimp brochette, blackened gulf grouper and mini crab cake, and a mini chocolate ganache cake. The specials will be available Friday through Sunday with prices ranging from $5.95 through $27.95.
Head out to La Cantera Hill Country Resort’s Sweet Fire Kitchen (16641 La Cantera Pkwy., 210-558-2479), which will feature a five-course Valentine’s Day menu with choice of butter-poached lobster tail, classic beef wellington, roasted local duck or wild mushroom tart for your entree. Pricing starts at $110 per couple.
Veggie lovers can enjoy a sweetheart brunch at Viva Vegeria (1422 Nogalitos St., 210-465-9233) on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. The brunch buffet menu includes white chocolate and raspberry waffles, cinnamon raisin bread, tofu asparagus and mushroom scramble, hot pozole, cranberry almond kale salad and more. Prices vary.
Pop into the cutest little wine bar and patio in Downtown for a four-course dinner at Zinc (207 N. Presa St., 210-224-2900). Dinner, $80 per couple, includes choice of roasted cauliflower veloute or warm spinach salad, housemade lobster ravioli, Chateaubriand for two and chocolate mousse. The menu is available Saturday and Sunday.
This article appears in Feb 10-16, 2016.
