You’ve heard it said before – Valentine’s Day can be a pricey affair. Cupid’s special season often involves roses, gifts, and the classic wine-and-dine after all. But there are ways to still enjoy a romantic dinner with your special someone without breaking the bank. We’ve sifted out the five best Valentine’s Day dinner menus in Singapore that you can get for under $55 per person. Just for this period, these restaurants will be offering Valentine’s-themed set menus with everything from Japanese cuisine to local flavours at wallet-friendly prices. There’s just one thing left to do: make those reservations pronto.
1. Pazzion Café
Did you know that the fashion brand Pazzion owns a café-bistro just beside its Takashimaya boutique? This February 1 to 16, tuck into a Valentine’s Day set dinner for two ($69 per couple, $34.50 per person) that doesn’t just come with food, but also a complimentary polaroid keepsake, a heart mirror, and if you dine on the 14th or 15th, a heart-shaped balloon too. Each dinner set comes with a choice of two main courses, one dessert, two macarons, and two glasses of Pazzion’s Valentine’s Day cocktail special. Dig into the braised beef cheek with broccolini and share the passionfruit cheesecake for dessert. This year’s Valentine’s Day cocktail special is a gin-based red-orange concoction, with jasmine tea, honey, and a hint of Tabasco for a little spice. The wallet-friendly meal means you can treat your date to a pair of shoes next door afterwards.
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2. Matsukiya
If your date is a fan of Japanese cuisine but a lavish omakase experience is off the table budget-wise, then Matsukiya’s Valentine’s Day menu ($88 per couple, $44 per person) is a safe bet. From February 14 to 16, head down to either of its outlets at Paragon or One Holland Village to enjoy a value-for-money five-course menu with premium ingredients like A4 wagyu, uni, foie gras, and more. The meal starts with a refreshing salmon and scallop salad, followed by chawanmushi with eel. Next, savour finger foods like chicken wing and asparagus kushiyaki, as well as the much-anticipated handroll stuffed with wagyu, sea urchin, and burdock rice. Finally, fill up on the sharing donburi, packed with Shirabaka pork and velvety foie gras topped over steaming burdock rice.
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3. Gupshup
Spice up your Valentine’s Day at Gupshup, a modern Indian restaurant in Serangoon known for its vibrant interiors and focus on street food and chaat (savoury snacks). From February 14 to 16, you and your date can enjoy a three-course vegetarian meal ($98 per couple, $49 per person), with a choice of a chaat sampler, main, and a dessert to share. But first, start the evening with a fizzy berry drink and kale-avo crisp snack. On the chaat menu are options like the tikki chole – potato patty with stewed chickpea; pani puri – semolina shells with a sweet potato and kiwi-mint filling; and the khaja patta – flaky pastry and lentil doughnuts with condiments. Choose from malai paneer or pickled potato skins as your mains – both come accompanied with dahl, naan, and a salad. An apple and peach jalebi and strawberry kulfi ends the meal on a sweet note.
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4. Wildseed Bar & Grill
This flower-adorned alfresco restaurant in Sentosa oozes romance. Wildseed Bar & Grill is housed on the first floor of 1-Flowerhill, a heritage building nestled in a quiet hill beside Sentosa Sensoryscape. From February 14 to 16, the restaurant is offering a Valentine’s Day wagyu platter ($108 per couple, $54 per person) – a flame-kissed assortment heaving with a Sanchoku wagyu steak, 20-hour slow-cooked wagyu beef short ribs, Hyogo oysters, as well as tandoori chicken. But that’s not all. The feast is completed with sides like fennel salad, baked tomatoes, creamed spinach, jacket potatoes, curly fries, and toasted sourdough to have you bursting at the seams. The restaurant is also pet-friendly, so your furkids can join in the fun too. And to round off the night, a leisurely stroll at Sentosa Sensoryscape after all that food is highly recommended.
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5. Tanglin Cookhouse
This bistro has two locations – one in Tanglin Mall and another in Paya Lebar Quarter – but they both carry the same British-inspired charm and cosy ambience fit for special occasions. On February 14, Tanglin Cookhouse is offering a three-course dinner ($108 per couple, $54 per person) inclusive of a starter, main course, and dessert per diner. Choose from the Parmigiano-crusted Pacific scallop, crabmeat laksa pumpkin soup, or warm ratatouille salad to start. Then, dig into one of three mains, whether it’s roasted Norwegian salmon, seafood poached rice, or the Primavera lasagna that you fancy. There’s also a $6 top-up option for steak and fries. And for dessert, you’ll get to enjoy the best of both worlds, as you and your date can each pick from either the sticky date pudding, orh nee (Teochew yam paste), or the gula Melaka sago pudding.
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