This Delaware dining spot made OpenTable’s Top 100 Romantic Restaurants in America list
Valentine's Day doesn't have to be Date Night.
Americans will consider dining out with family (18%) or friends (15%) on Wednesday, according to a survey by OpenTable. Last year, Open Table said nearly one third of Valentine's Day dining (32%) was solo diners and groups.
"Valentine's Day dining is changing – it's more inclusive for friends and families, and celebrations are extending beyond February 14th," Steve Sintra, senior vice president of U.S. Restaurant Sales & Services, said in a prepared statement.
Still, if you're looking for a cozy setting, OpenTable debuted a list of the Top 100 Romantic Restaurants in America for 2024. The online restaurant reservation and review service noted that its new list spans 34 states and Washington D.C.
Delaware's selection has some real meat to it – it's the 1776 Steakhouse in Rehoboth Beach.
Open Table's list was created by analyzing over 12 million diner reviews and metrics including ratings and the percentage of restaurant reviews diners tagged as "romantic."
Here's more about the Delaware restaurant:
1776 Steakhouse
Midway Plaza shopping center, 18585 Coastal Highway (Delaware Route 1), No. 6, Rehoboth Beach; 1776steakhouse.com
When it comes to old-school steakhouses in Sussex County, 1776 is the place. Don't let the shopping center location fool you. The restaurant, around for at least 25 years and owned by Tom Holmes since 2007, has newcomers as well as several generations of customers returning again and again for its excellent red meat, wine and service.
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The website lists a steak primer if you're unfamiliar with certain cuts. Steaks are served with a starch and a vegetable. A 16-ounce Kansas City steak (also known as a bone-in New York strip) has been aged 44 days and is $49. A 22-ounce porterhouse is $57.
The restaurant also offers all the traditional steakhouse extras such as broiled lobster tails and crabcakes, creamed spinach, baked escargot, brie wrapped in puff pastry with champagne-raspberry coulis, oyster Rockefeller, and crab and lobster bisque.
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