There’s no better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than over a romantic dinner with your loved one at these restaurants:
AnQi by Crustacean — Feb. 12-14 — A la carte specials await at this fashionable restaurant in a sleek architecturally designed space. The menu offerings range from pan-kissed branzino to charcoaled skirt steak to potato crisp crab cake. Call 714-557-5679 for reservations.
Leatherby’s Café Rouge — Feb. 14 — A selection of either a three-course meal for $65 or four-course feast for $80 can be part of the ultimate romantic experience at this contemporary café with warm minimalist interiors. Your first course can be anything from fall salad to mushroom soup, as well as from tuna poke to ravioli. Main courses are a selection of dishes from miso-marinated market fish to maple leaf farms duck breast to cab natural beef. Desserts include either Ghana chocolate or basil strawberry with mousse and tapioca. Call 714-429-7640 for reservations.
Le Chateau Garden Bistro — Feb. 12-14 — Amid fragrant flowers, lush plants and a cascading water fountain inspired by the French countryside, a la carte specials range from roasted candy-cane beet salad to lobster bisque as a first course and from coffee-crusted New York strip to grilled salmon as a main entre. All dinners come with a glass of house-selected sparkling wine and fresh sourdough bread. Call 714-549-0300 ext. 406 for reservations.
Marché Moderne — Feb 12-14 — Enjoy a four-course meal nightly for $85 at this intimate restaurant with a cosmopolitan vibe that’s ranked among the top in Southern California by the Los Angeles Times. The special features a selection of first-course items from Dungeness crab to six oysters to sautéed foie gras. Main courses range from angus filet to duck confit to Dover sole filet. Finally, desserts are anything from almond macaron to “Napoleon” chocolate to a selection of four cheeses. Call 714-434-7900 for reservations.
Quattro Café — Feb. 14 — A three-course meal is offered at this quaint dimly lite café where you can pick a la carte entrees. Champagne and live romantic music from Ivan Marcelo and Domenico Grillo complement your dinner. Call 714-754-7933 for reservations.
Silver Trumpet Restaurant and Bar — Feb. 14 — Share an unforgettable evening with your significant other with a red carpet arrival at this modern restaurant. The setting is adorned with wood décor that’s lit up with glass windowpanes overlooking a tranquil lake. Enjoy a four-course gourmet dinner for $75 or $105 with a half-bottle of premium Taittinger Champagne. All guests receive a champagne toast, a step-and-repeat wall with a photographer and branded champagne flutes and ice buckets. Culinary delights on the four-course menu range from lobster bisque as a first item to Mediterranean salad or burrata and heirloom tomato salad as a second item to cedar plank Scottish salmon or crispy free-range chicken as a third item to cheesecake panna cotta or long-stem chocolate-covered strawberries as a dessert. Call 714-442-8593 for reservations.
Turn your Valentine’s Day into a weekend getaway at select Costa Mesa hotels to heighten the romance.
