Valentine's Day dining in Palm Beach: 16 places to celebrate love in sweet and savory ways

M.M. Cloutier
·10 min read

With vibrant restaurants — many sprinkled with a romantic ambiance — there may be no better place than Palm Beach to dine out on Valentine’s Day.

Just consider the options: They range from a private oceanfront cabana dinner to multicourse meals with dishes sprinkled with gold leaf.

You can even opt for a Gilded Age-style tea service complete with roses and special keepsake chocolates.

Of course, there are many other ways to dine out in Palm Beach on Feb. 14, from three-course menus to steak or lobster feasts for two people to share.

Here are 16 ways to dine out on Valentine’s Day on the island.

Café L'Europe, 331 S. County Road

Caviar and gold leaf accent a Valentine's special at Cafe L'Europe.
Caviar and gold leaf accent a Valentine's special at Cafe L'Europe.

With resident pianist David Crohan playing romantic tunes on Feb. 14, Café L’Europe will feature an extravagant dinner special for $84: angel-hair pasta accented by premium Osetra sturgeon caviar and basil crème fraiche — and gold leaf on top.

While the restaurant’s regular a la carte menu will offer an abbreviated dessert section with such choices as crepes Suzette ($22), a special Valentine’s dessert-for-two ($40) will include chocolate souffle, chocolate-covered strawberries, hot chocolate with whipped cream, chocolate crinkle cookies and chocolate petit fours.

A complimentary glass of Pommery Champagne and a heart-shaped balloon will be offered to guests. Women will receive a rose.

Phone: 561-655-4020

Flagler Steakhouse, 2 S. County Road

Both steak and seafood items on the Valentine’s prix-fixe menu at the Flagler Steakhouse, which is on the second floor of The Breakers golf and tennis clubhouse.
Both steak and seafood items on the Valentine’s prix-fixe menu at the Flagler Steakhouse, which is on the second floor of The Breakers golf and tennis clubhouse.

On the second floor of The Breakers’ golf and tennis clubhouse across the street from the main hotel, Flagler Steakhouse, a contemporary take on a classic American chophouse, will offer a special three-course, prix-fixe dinner menu on Valentine’s Day.

Sit inside the dining room with decor by Tihany Design or outside on the golf course-view terrace.

Look for both steak and seafood items on the prix-fixe menu ($195 a person). A specialty cocktail called Cupid’s Arrow ($22) — with Nolet’s Gin, Godiva Chocolate Liqueur, raspberry rosé puree, vanilla-bean simple syrup and egg whites, all topped with sparkling wine — will be featured.

Phone: 561-659-8471

The Breakers, 1 S. County Road

The Breakers will feature a variety specialty Valentine’s cocktails at its dining outlets on Feb. 14.
The Breakers will feature a variety specialty Valentine’s cocktails at its dining outlets on Feb. 14.

Sip on this: In addition to the prix-fixe menu offered at the resort’s Flagler Steakhouse, The Breakers will feature specialty Valentine’s cocktails ($22 each) at some of its other dining outlets in the main hotel or offsite.

For instance, at Echo, an Asian restaurant at 230 Sunrise Ave., a cocktail called Cupid’s 75 will be offered with gin, St. Germain, lemon and cherry-blossom syrup and topped with Champagne.

At Henry’s, 229 Royal Poinciana Way, look for Cupid’s Crush with Rebel 100, pomegranate juice, lemon, simple syrup and ginger beer.

Make Me Blush at The Breakers’ onsite HMF will include muddled raspberries, Tito's Vodka, Chambord, lemon juice, simple syrup and egg whites.

Phone: 561-655-6611

PB Catch, 251 Sunrise Ave.

Lobster for two people to share is among the daily specials planned on Valentine’s Day at PB Catch, which also will serve its a la carte menu.

Specials are set to include Cupid’s Salad ($19) with mixed greens, strawberry-Champagne vinaigrette, strawberries, roasted pine nuts and Gorgonzola, and house-made lobster bisque ($21).

Lobster-loving couples won’t want to miss lobster for two to share ($130). The feast includes a three-pound Maine lobster with drawn butter.

Other Valentine’s specials at PB Catch: surf and turf ($95), including beef tenderloin and Maine lobster tail, plus "truffled" mashed potatoes and glazed baby heirloom carrots.

Phone: 561-655-5558

The Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach, 2800 S. Ocean Blvd.

The Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach is offering a Valentine's Day dinner in a private cabana facing the ocean on the resort's pool terrace. It will feature four courses and a glass of Champagne.
The Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach is offering a Valentine's Day dinner in a private cabana facing the ocean on the resort's pool terrace. It will feature four courses and a glass of Champagne.

Among the most extravagant ways for couple to enjoy dinner on Valentine’s Day? Dining in a private cabana, complete with a view of the Atlantic Ocean.

The Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach offers just that.

In ocean-facing cabanas on the resort’s pool terrace, couples who splurge on this private Valentine’s dining option will be treated to a four-course dinner menu — with a glass of Champagne — presented by a dedicated server.

The resort’s executice chef Jose Gamez and his team prepare the multicourse cabana dinners, which are $620 per person.

Phone: 561-582-2800

Florie's, 2800 S. Ocean Blvd.

Florie's chef de cuisine Nino La Spina is plotting a special menu for Valentine's Day. The restaurant is the signature restaurant at The Four Seasons Palm Beach.
Florie's chef de cuisine Nino La Spina is plotting a special menu for Valentine's Day. The restaurant is the signature restaurant at The Four Seasons Palm Beach.

In addition to the private cabana dinners, the Four Seasons also is featuring a special three-course Valentine’s Day dinner in its signature restaurant, Florie’s, which is in partnership with renowned Michelin-starred chef Mauro Colagreco.

The three-course menu ($215 a person) has not been finalized quite yet, but Florie’s chef de cuisine Nino La Spina and his team have no doubt planned special dishes. Guests can sit inside or along an ocean-facing terrace.

Phone: 561-582-2800

Café Boulud, 301 Australian Ave.

Beef tartare is among the items on the Valentine's Day menu at Cafe Boulud.
Beef tartare is among the items on the Valentine's Day menu at Cafe Boulud.

Among the many Valentine’s Day dining options in Palm Beach is treating an amour to a dinner conceived with the imprimatur of a beloved internationally renowned chef.

One place to do that? Café Boulud, the brainchild of famed chef-restaurateur Daniel Boulud.

The French-American restaurant, home to executive chef Deiter Samijn, will feature a three-course meal for $224 a person, including petit fours to take home.

The evening starts with canapes, such as black-truffle arancini (rice balls); then, a selection of appetizers including watermelon gazpacho, shrimp salad and beef tartare.

Crab linguini, black-truffle and morel-mushroom risotto, striped bass, roasted cod and a beef duo are among the entrée choices.

For dessert, look for a brownie with salted caramel and raspberry sorbet; and a dacquoise with gianduja cremeux and mandarin sorbet.

Phone: 561-655-6060

Restaurant 44, Palm Beach Towers, 44 Cocoanut Row

Sam Norwood is the executive chef at Restaurant 44, which is preparing a three-course meal for diners on Valentine's Day.
Sam Norwood is the executive chef at Restaurant 44, which is preparing a three-course meal for diners on Valentine's Day.

Restaurant 44, open to the public even though it's in a condominium building, will feature a special three-course dinner menu for $145 a person. Roses will be given to couples.

Guests will have a choice of appetizers, such as steak tartare and falafel with a julienne salad, feta and tahini. Savory dishes are by executive chef Sam Norwood.

Grilled veal chop with creamy morel demi-glace; lobster thermidor; and wild-mushroom risotto with roasted baby vegetables and cipollini onions are the entrée selections.

For dessert, look for strawberry mousse with pistachio cake served with berry coulis and garnished with candied pistachios.

Phone: 561-659-3241

Cucina, 257 Royal Poinciana Way

A Moroccan lamb feast for two will be among the items on the Valentine's Day menu at Cucina.
A Moroccan lamb feast for two will be among the items on the Valentine's Day menu at Cucina.

 To help spark romance, Cucina is offering such dinner options as sumptuous feasts for two people to share.

For instance, a Moroccan lamb feast for two people is $75 and includes harissa, hummus, house-made pita, olive tapenade, salsa verde, confit tomatoes, spices, pistachio and fresh pomegranate.

Couples can also opt for a 40-ounce Australian Wagyu beef tomahawk or ribeye-steak dinner for two (market price).

Lobster croquettes ($45) and a variety of oysters also are among Valentine’s Day specials at Cucina, where seating is both indoors and outside along a covered sidewalk-side terrace.

Phone: 561-855-7799

Le Bilboquet Palm Beach, 245 Worth Ave., Via Encantada

Le Poulet Cajun is the specialty dish at Le Bilboquet, a French bistro with New York roots, and will be available for Valentine's Day diners.
Le Poulet Cajun is the specialty dish at Le Bilboquet, a French bistro with New York roots, and will be available for Valentine's Day diners.

The indoor-outdoor French bistro in the courtyard of Via Encantada has planned a three-course dinner menu for Valentine’s Day.

Guests can choose from among various appetizer and entrée selections before they’re served assorted macarons and petite fours for dessert.

The three-course menu ($150 a person) offers such appetizers as Wagyu steak and egg with Siberian caviar; tuna paillard with seared foie gras; and sunchoke salad with black-truffle stracciatella.

Halibut confit, wild-mushroom pot au feu, Long Island duck Magret and the restaurant’s popular Cajun chicken are the entrée choices.

A DJ will provide musical entertainment; women will be given a long-stem rose.

Phone: 561-812-2363

La Goulue, 288 S. County Road

La Goulue's menu for Valentine's Day will include a roast veal chop with porcini mushroom sauce.
La Goulue's menu for Valentine's Day will include a roast veal chop with porcini mushroom sauce.

A four-course prix-fixe menu ($169 a person) will be featured at French bistro La Goulue, where guests can sit in the dining room — replete with banquettes, bistro tables, frosted glass, Majorelle chandeliers and fin-de-siècle wood paneling — or along the sidewalk.

After an amuse-bouche of deviled quail egg, guests can choose from such appetizers as warm goat-cheese salad; roasted oysters on the half shall with sautéed spinach and Champagne sabayon; and duck confit spring rolls with pomegranate dipping sauce.

Roasted Chilean seabass, skate fish filet, seared rabbit loin and roast veal chop with porcini mushroom sauce are among the entrée selections.

Among the desserts is a chocolate hazelnut tart with salted butter caramel and 24-carat gold leaves.

Phone: 561-284-6292

Swifty's at The Colony, 155 Hammon Ave.

Tom Whitaker, the executive chef at The Colony Hotel, is preparing a Valentine's Day menu for diners at Swifty's at The Colony.
Tom Whitaker, the executive chef at The Colony Hotel, is preparing a Valentine's Day menu for diners at Swifty's at The Colony.

Along with its regular a la carte menu, Swifty’s, with its popular poolside seating, will offer a la carte dinner specials by executive chef Tom Whitaker.

The Valentine’s scene will include live music. Each diner will receive a complimentary glass of Champagne and finish the meal with a chocolate-covered strawberry.

Specials are set to include such appetizers as a warm tomato-and-ricotta tart with basil, balsamic, frisée and arugula ($26).

Maine lobster-and-shrimp open-face lasagna ($68) and surf-and-turf ($92) with filet mignon and seared U8 diver scallop are among the entrée selections.

Look for such dessert specials as chocolate ricotta cake ($18) with vanilla ice cream, feuilletine and espresso sauce.

Phone: 561-655-5430

Meat Market, 191 Bradley Place

The caviar-topped 'Passion' sushi roll, featuring tuna, cucumber and truffle paste, will be on the Valentine's Day menu at Meat Market.
The caviar-topped 'Passion' sushi roll, featuring tuna, cucumber and truffle paste, will be on the Valentine's Day menu at Meat Market.

Carnivore couples might be tempted to order one of the restaurant’s steaks, including the biggest ranging in size from 16 to 32 ounces, but consider some of the Valentine’s specials.

Among them: a “Hearts on Fire” cocktail ($16, with vanilla vodka, grenadine, Griffard Cacao, Tempus Fugit Creme Noyaux, lemon juice and Charles Lafitte sparkling wine), and a caviar-topped “Passion” sushi roll ($45) featuring tuna, cucumber and truffle paste.

All Valentine’s Day dinner guests at Meat Market will be given complimentary chocolates.

Phone: 561-354-9800

Lola 41, 290 Sunset Ave.

Grilled hanger steak with shrimp escabeche will be the entree special at Lola 41 on Valentine's Day.
Grilled hanger steak with shrimp escabeche will be the entree special at Lola 41 on Valentine's Day.

With a menu specializing in dishes inspired by the cuisines of countries on the 41st parallel, Lola 41 is featuring Valentine’s Day dishes that are “perfect for sharing.”

Small plates will include a lobster special with avocado, cucumber, lime, tomato and coconut water ($45) and flounder crudo with ginger-soy, Thai chili and shiso ($45).

Grilled hanger steak with shrimp escabeche ($58) is the entrée special.

To finish the evening, mocha brownie a la mode ($15) is a choice. Two special cocktails will be featured for $20 each: “Love” with vanilla vodka, blood orange, coconut, lemon, and a pink sugar rim and "Lust," with Mezcal, blood orange, Thai chili, lime, agave, and a citrus chili rim.

Phone: 561-599-5652

Railcar 91 Tea Room, Flagler Museum, 1 Whitehall Way

Valentine’s Day dining has become a tradition at the Flagler Museum, where its Railcar 91 Tea Room, formerly known as Café des Beaux-Arts, annually serves a special tea service on Feb. 14.

Thanks to the floor-to-ceiling glass expanse of the Flagler-Kenan Pavilion, every table at the Railcar 91 Tea Room has a view of the Intracoastal Waterway.

Tea service includes savory tea sandwiches, pastries and sweets and the museum’s Whitehall Blend Tea.

On Valentine’s Day, each couple also will take home a long-stemmed rose and a boxed custom-cameo Whitehall chocolate from Peterbrooke Chocolatier.

Tickets, including museum admission and gratuity, are $76 per person, and $50 for museum members.

Phone: 561-655-2833

Eau Palm Beach Resort, 100 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan

Polpo, Eau Palm Beach Resort's oceanfront restaurant, will feature short-rib ravioli, branzino fillet and gnocchi Genovese on its Valentine's Day menu.
Polpo, Eau Palm Beach Resort's oceanfront restaurant, will feature short-rib ravioli, branzino fillet and gnocchi Genovese on its Valentine's Day menu.

Among the Valentine’s Day dining experiences at Eau, look for special prix-fixe menus at the Manalapan resort’s Angle restaurant and its oceanfront Polpo restaurant.

Angle’s four-course menus ($125 a person) offers such selections as white-asparagus bisque and a surf-and-turf with espresso-rubbed bison filet and broiled Maine lobster tail.

Antipasto and a Champagne toast start the experience at Polpo, where a three-course menu is $95 a person.

Look for such Valentine’s entrée choices as short-rib ravioli, branzino fillet and gnocchi Genovese.

Phone: 561-533-6000

This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Valentine's Day dining: 16 places to celebrate love in Palm Beach