V-Day Restaurant Specials You'll Want to Reserve a Table for Right Now
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It’s never too early to secure a reservation and pin down your Valentine’s Day plans for 2025. While daytime activities may be up in the air, a romantic dinner is a must-have for the holiday of love. Where and what you’ll be having is up to you, but if you need help deciding where to take your date or gal pals, this list of Valentine’s Day restaurant specials can help steer you in the right direction.
If you’re getting together with the girls for a Galentine’s Day celebration, a restaurant with drinks and appetizer deals should be at the top of your list. For that, we’d recommend Applebee’s, the Melting Pot, or Chick-fil-A to-go. If you’re aiming for something more romantic to accommodate a party of two, a multi-course meal with dessert included is always a safe bet. You can find this at Buca di Beppo, Outback Steakhouse, and Carrabba’s Italian Grill, just to name a few.
Wherever you decide to dine on V-Day, make sure to check this list for the best seasonal meal deals before you go. Happy Valentine’s Day!
Chick-fil-A
If a fancy five-course meal isn't your Valentine's Day jam, consider picking up one or more of Chick-fil-A's heart-shaped trays. Choose from four tray options that include 30 nuggets, 10 Chick-n-Minis (during breakfast hours), 12 Chocolate Brownie halves or 6 Chocolate Chunk Cookies.
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Red Lobster
Is there anything more romantic than splitting a basket of Cheddar Bay Biscuits? If you agree, spend your V-Day at Red Lobster where they offered a Valentine's Day bundle that included a choice between Surf & Turf or Bar Harbor Lobster Bake, strawberry cheesecake and biscuits last year.
Buca di Beppo
In years prior, Buca di Beppo has offered customers a three-course "Lasagna Lovefeast" for two for $59.99. This feast of fancy includes garlic bread, mixed greens or Caesar salad, heart-shaped lasagna to be split and a cannoli.
Waffle House
Spend your morning or night at Waffle House on Valentine's Day. For the past several years, select locations of the chain have dimmed the lights, spruced up the tables and instituted a reservation policy for a special dinner service on the day of love.
TGI Fridays
Last Valentine's Day, TGI Friday's offered a three-course meal for two for $50. Customers were able to split a starter, select one of five options for a main and indulge in a Brownie Obsession dessert with two spoons. Also worth noting is that bottle wine was half-price.
Olive Garden
Head to your nearest Olive Garden on Valentine's Day — or any other day of the year — for $6 ready-to-prepare entrées, $20 wine bottles and a wide selection of family-style meals that feed anywhere from four to 12 people.
Outback Steakhouse
Previously, Outback has offered a four-course Valentine's meal for two, featuring shrimp on the barbie, a salad, two entrees and a New York-style cheesecake to share. Entree options include Center-Cut Sirloin, Grilled Salmon, Alice Springs Chicken, and Victoria's Filet Mignon.
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Applebee's
Applebee's is offering a host of new Valentine's Day-themed drinks: $6 Tipsy Cupid, $10 Passion on the Beach and $4 Bahama Mama mocktail. Available from January 6 to February 17, customers can cheers to friends, partners and family.
Black Angus Steakhouse
Valentine's Day is the perfect time to visit a steakhouse. Check out BA's Campfire Feast Dinner for Two that includes a starter (think shrimp cocktail or loaded potato skins), two entrees (like prime rib or salmon), four sides and a dessert for $69. Best of all, this deal is available all year 'round.
Bob Evans
Regardless of how you're planning to spend Valentine's Day, the restaurant chain has food options for you. Customers can have breakfast delivered straight to their door, or send a "Homestyle Hug" (a meal of your choosing) to someone far away.
Baskin Robbins
If Baskin Robbins' V-Day deal is anything like years prior, they'll offer their Love Potion #31 Flavor of the Month and Crazy for You Cake, a heart-shaped confection with fudge accents, chocolate drips, Oreo cookies and buttercream roses. Last year, the deal began February 1 and lasted through February 15. BR app users could even get $3 off any $20 or more cake purchase with the promo code LOVE.
Bonefish Grill
In the mood for seafood? Bonefish Grill will serve up a 7-ounce wood-grilled filet mignon topped with lobster and crab and coated in a creamy thermidor sauce, alongside a bed of seasonal vegetables and parmesan risotto. Not a filet fan? They also offer bourbon-glazed salmon or buttered mussel linguine meals. Don't forget to toast to your relationship with their best-selling Winter White Cosmo, made with vodka, Cointreau, St. Germain liqueur, white cranberry juice and fresh lime.
California Pizza Kitchen
If the past is any indication of CPK's 2025 Valentine's Day offering, customers can expect to see heart-shaped pizzas available from February 9 to 14. Additionally, couples can look forward to CPK's "Sweet Deal for Two," which allows customers to select an appetizer, two entrées and a dessert.
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Cracker Barrel
As a reward for simply dining out with your sweetheart on Valentine's Day, Cracker Barrel has offered up a free dessert to diners in past years, allowing guests to choose between a Double Chocolate Fudge Coca-Cola Cake or Biscuit Beignets with the purchase of two entrees.
Carrabba's Italian Grill
Traditionally, Carrabba's offers a four-course dinner for two for Valentine's Day, which is kicked off with a celebratory champagne toast. Couples are invited to share a starter and dessert, then pick a soup or salad and entree for themselves.
Melting Pot
Wow your sweetheart with a fondue dinner — cheese first, meat in the middle, then chocolate. Celebrate on Thursdays throughout the month with Thursdate, a four-course meal starting at $52 per person; round up your gal pals on Wednesday and celebrate Galentine's Day with the Best Fondue Friends Forever (BFFF) menu, which includes a three-course meal and sharable drinks; or enjoy a cozy night in with select locations' Melting Pot To-Go menu on Valentine's Day.
Morton's
Choose anything from Morton's full selection or go with the prix-fixe menu to score a great deal ($179 for two) February 7 through February 16. The three-course meal starts off with a soup or salad, followed by a 28-ounce New York Strip Steak or Twin Lobster Tails, two table sides and for $10 extra, a delicious dessert.
Ruth's Chris Steak House
With extended hours from 3-10 p.m. on February 14 and 15, Ruth's Chris Steak House customers can wine and dine at a time that works for them. Indulge in their popular Porterhouse for Two meal that features a "melt-in-your-mouth filet" on one side of the bone and a "flavor-filled New York Strip" steak on the other.
Seasons 52 Fresh Grill & Wine Bar
Celebrate the day of love by dining in or enjoying Seasons 52 at home. Last year, the two-person V-Day meal included two servings of their Field Greens Salad starter, Wood-Grilled Filet Mignon main and your choice of dessert and a bottle of wine — all for $115.
White Castle
White Castle is once again opening reservations for its in-person dining experience this coming Valentine's Day. At select locations, the fast food chain will turn its dining area into a fine-dining experience with waitstaff, tableside service and festive decor. If you're hoping to cash in with your sweetie, you'll want to act fast, as reservations are limited to a time frame between 4 and 9 p.m.
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