Plan the perfect date night with our Valentine's Day Dallas restaurant guide

It might seem too far away to consider, but there's nothing worse than an upset valentine and nowhere to go for dinner. With that in mind, we've put together a list of Valentine's Day dinners so you can get to planning.

This list will be updated through Valentine's Day so you have somewhere to go with the person whose private parts you like most.

III Forks
The highlights: Three-course dinner available from February 8 to 15 includes III Forks salad or lobster bisque; filet mignon with lobster tail, whipped potatoes, sugar snap peas, off-the cob cream corn, vine-ripened tomatoes and spring onions; and chocolate lovers’ dessert.
Cost per person: $155 per couple
Reservations: 972-267-1776

Asador
The highlights: Three-course prix-fixe menu is available from 5 to 11 pm on February 14 and 15. Chef Brad Phillips' Valentine’s Day dinner includes options such as tuna tempura or grilled flatiron steak. Wine pairing available for an addition $20 per person.
Cost per person: $40, or $60 with wine
Reservations: 214-276-4815

Belly & Trumpet
The highlights: Four-course prix-fixe menu is available from 6 to 11 pm on February 14. Wine pairings are available for an addition $40 per person.
Cost per person: $80, or $120 with wine
Reservations: 214-855-5551

Bolsa
The highlights: Three-course à la carte Valentine’s Day menu is available from 5:30 to 11 pm, with seatings every 30 minutes. Options include caviar parfait with traditional garnish and crispy potato cake; buffalo tartare, quail egg, herb creme fraiche, beet puree and rye toast; beet carpaccio, citrus Dijon, pickled fennel-arugula and shaved Parmesan; Moulard duck leg confit, sweet potato-celery root gratin and Brussles sprout leafs; butter-poached Maine lobster, confit fingerlings, Hen of the Woods and fennel puree; and bone-in tenderloin, potato-mushroom terrine and spinach fluff.
Cost per person: A la carte
Reservations: 214-367-9367

Boulevardier
The highlights: Choice of chèvre salad, cauliflower soup or tuna niçoise; white truffle linguini, charcuterie plate or pheasant; duck à l'Orange and seared duck breast, flounder with lemon capers, or filet. For dessert, crème brulée, chocolate torte or tasting of ice cream and sorbet.
Cost per person: $62.50
Reservations: 214-942-1828

Boxwood Tap & Grill
The highlights: Four-course dinner for two, with shared appetizers and dessert. Choice of mushroom-artichoke dip, pear-walnut flatbread with goat cheese, sweet potato hummus, or cheese plate. Second course is red pepper soup, mixed greens salad or Caesar. Third course is choice of petite filet, scallops, or lamb, with broccoli rabe and fingerling potato. Dessert is either rose petal crème brulee or chocolate pot de crème.
Cost per person: $65 per couple
Reservations: 214-220-2901

Cafe Modern
The highlights: Special 3-course meal and an extensive wine list. Cocktails and music will be served in the Grand Lobby before dinner.
Cost per person: $95
Reservations: 817-840-2157

Cafe on the Green
The highlights: Four-course dinner is available from 6 to 10 pm February 14 through 16. Selections include creamy parsnip risotto with grilled Akaushi strip loin; pan-seared Kona kampachi; cocoa-dusted duck; and chocolate hazelnut silk tart, raspberry panna cotta or chocolate lace tuile mignardise.
Cost per person: $95 with optional wine pairings
Reservations: 972-717-2420

Canary by Gorji
The highlights: Four-course dinner from 5 to 10:30 pm. Options include grilled chilled avocado with poached shrimp, filet with garlic smashed potatoes, lamb and quail with tabbouleh and tzatziki, or wild boar tenderloin and scallop with gnocchi Gorgonzola creme. A vegetarian entree is available.
Cost per person: $69 pre-paid
Reservations: 972-503-7080

Cantina Laredo
The highlights: Three-course dinner from February 13 to 15. Appetizer options include mango salad with jicama or roasted red pepper soup with almonds and queso fresco. Entrees are sauteed shrimp with mango mole sauce, chicken breast with chipotle rancho sauce or roasted red pepper filet mignon with black peppercorn Dijon sauce. Desserts include fresh strawberries, whipped cream and vanilla ice cream on cinnamon chips or churros drizzled with chocolate raspberry sauce.
Cost per person: $35 per person plus $15 for optional cocktail pairings
Reservations: 214-265-1610

Cook Hall
The highlights: A la carte Valentine's Day dinner February 14 and 15 features special dishes from chef Douglas Wagenhauser plus a Champagne cocktail kit. Menu options include seafood platter for two, mushroom ravioli, Arctic char with miso-potato puree, beef tenderloin and vanilla ice cream profiteroles with peanut brittle and chocolate sauce.
Cost per person: A la carte
Reservations: 214-397-4111

Cool River Cafe
The highlights: Three-course menu from February 8 to 15. Choices include III Forks salad with Danish blue cheese, green apples, pecans and maple vinaigrette; filet and lobster Thermidor with asparagus and black truffle butter mashed potatoes; and white chocolate crème brûlée cheesecake.
Cost per person: $135 per couple
Reservations: 972-871-8881

Dallas Arboretum
The highlights: The Arboretum announces “Romance at the Arboretum,” a candlelight dinner beginning at 6:30 pm with champagne, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, followed by a performance by SMU’s woodwind quintet. Dinner includes roasted pheasant with madeira sauce as well as bittersweet chocolate torte.
Cost per person: $250 for participant seating, $350 for patron level seating. A Valentine Angel table is available for $10,000 that offers seating at the DeGolyer Dining Room table, a private musician and service for up to 10 people.
Reservations: 214-515-6518

Dee Lincoln’s Steak and Burger Bar
The highlights: Three-course dinner menu on Valentine's Day. Choices include beef tenderloin carpaccio with anchovy and caper vinaigrette and candied pancetta; baby kale salad with port wine dressing, blue cheese, candied pecans and freeze-dry cranberries; roasted rainbow trout with cherry tomato, saffron and Kalmata olives; wagyu sirloin with quinoa pilaf, baby turnips and peppercorn demi.
Cost per person: $50
Reservations: 214-754-4949

Driftwood
The highlights: Special menu on February 14 from 5 to 11 pm includes such items as oysters, butter poached lobster, blue crab, littleneck clams with Italian sausage and broccoli rabe, black cod, rabbit leg, and a Callebaut chocolate with milk chocolate gelato, dark chocolate mousse, cocoa nib sablee, flexible gianduja, Satsuma and cinnamon.
Cost per person: A la carte
Reservations: 972-942-2530

El Fenix
The highlights: "Valentine’s Day Special" offers choice of chicken, steak or combo fajitas for two, with one chocolate caramel sopapilla. Available now through February 16.
Cost per person: $20 for two

Ellerbe Fine Food
The highlights: Special four-course prix fixe menu February 14-15, from 5 to 10 pm, with optional wine pairings. Starters include escargot, leek and potato soup with watercress puree or blue cheese tart with mixed lettuce and crisped pancetta. Entrees include choice of boeuf à la Bourguignonne with potatoes and wilted greens, pork chop or trout with brown butter and almonds. For dessert: Floating islands with meringue, caramel and crème Anglaise, or chocolate pavé with Chantilly cream.
Cost per person: $75, plus $35 for wine pairing
Reservations: 817-926-3663

Fearing's
The highlights: Special prix fixe romance menu February 13 through 16 includes cheddar fondue for two with house-made breads and Kennebec potato frites; sea scallop on Beluga lentils with duck ham and beets; bone-in Heritage beef tenderloin on rd cabbage with wild mushroom fricassee and pan-fried artichoke hearts; and a dessert duo of strawberry pie with Champagne Anglaise and chocolate brownie ice cream sandwich.
Cost per person: $95 per person
Reservations: 214-922-4848

Five Sixty by Wolfgang Puck
The highlights: A six-course tasting menu available February 14 to 16 beginning at 5 pm. Courses include West Coast oyster on the half shell with sake foam, Beluga caviar; duo of tataki with seared hamachi and local wagyu beef; Korean chili-glazed lobster with house-made kimchee, sesame, and jasmine rice; char su pork belly with ginger parsnip puree, fennel and citrus; miso-glazed veal cheek with chili-kabocha puree.
Cost per person: $125 with optional wine pairings for $50
Reservations: 214-741-5560

FM Smokehouse
The highlights: Four-course beer dinner featuring Lakewood Brewing Company begins at 7 pm. Pairings include duck breast with smoked IPA reduction and local vegetable succotash with Lakewood Hop Trapp, and chocolate sponge cake with vanilla raspberry compote and Bailey’s whipped cream with Lakewood Raspberry Temptress.
Cost per person: $48
Reservations: 972-751-6633

Garden Cafe
The highlights: Four-course menu on February 14. Doors open at 7 pm; dinner starts at 7:30. Options include phyllo-wrapped Brie with macerated cherries; winter greens with roasted beets, candied walnut, ricotta salata and vinaigrette; blackened rosemary lamb chops with risotto; and acorn squash cake with bourbon whipped cream.
Cost per person: $45 (BYOB)
Reservations: 214-887-8330

Green Grocer
The highlights: Two meals-for-two packages available for pickup between February 13 and 15. Options include wild Coho salmon with orange glaze, strawberry and feta salad, garlicky scalloped potatoes and red velvet whoopie pies, or the Paleo-friendly filet with mushroom demi-glace, roasted beet salad, sweet potato gnocchi and coconut macaroons. Both come with a choice of Santome sparkling rose or Graham Beck Shiraz.
Cost per person: $70 per package with an optional cheese plate for $10
Reservations: 214-643-6209. Delivery available.

Jasper's
The highlights: Two seatings on Valentine's Day with three-course dinner for reservations between 5-6:45 pm, and four-course dinner from 6:45-11 pm. Choices include chicken-masa soup, tomato-basil soup, Caesar salad, arugula salad, pork with hominy casserole, Kansas City strip, filet Oscar with lobster, and ahi with maitake mushrooms and udon. Dessert options include polenta cake, Colombian chocolate candies and doughnut crisps.
Cost per person: $55 per person for first seating, $75 for second seating
Reservations: 469-229-9111

The Landmark Restaurant
The highlights: Four-course dinner February 13 to 15. Choices include lobster ravioli with roasted tomatoes, orange-braised fennel and hand-shaved Pecorino; pork belly salad with spring mix, fried garbanzo beans, feta cheese, teardrop tomatoes, cucumber and avocado ranch; steak au poivre with Angus filet, broccolini, garlic fanned potatoes and brandy cream sauce; Tuscan lamb chop with stewed tomatoes, cannellini beans and couscous with balsamic rosemary drizzle; and tiramisu with chocolate ganache-filled raspberries.
Cost per person: $85, including one-half bottle of sparkling wine, or $120 per person with wines paired with each course
Reservations: 214-224-3152

Lark on the Park
The highlights: Four-course prix fixe menu starting at 5 pm prepared by chefs Dennis Kelley and Melody Bishop. Starters are followed by a citrus and avocado salad or stracciatella with Belgian endive; short ribs with egg noodles and mushrooms or risotto with asparagus, English peas and poached egg, or pancetta-wrapped trout with grilled polenta. Dessert is choice of chocolate truffle tart or lemon shaker pie.
Cost per person: $85, $125 with wine
Reservations: 214-855-5275

Lavendou Bistro Provencal
The highlights: Three-course dinner on Valentine’s Day. Options include crispy warm goat cheese with mixed baby greens; crab cake with mustard sauce and arugula salad; chef's terrine with duck livers; salmon, sea scallops and spinach en croûte with chardonnay cream sauce; beef tenderloin with blue cheese sauce and gratin dauphinois; braised lamb shank with vegetables and couscous; white chocolate cheese cake with raspberry sauce and more.
Cost per person: $65
Reservations: 972-248-1911

Lazaranda
The highlights: Chef Antonio Marquez will offer a four-course menu on Valentine’s Day from 5 to 11 pm. Tostada with guacamole, smoked salmon and strawberry; taco with shrimp over a planchada quesadilla with grilled pineapple, xnipec cabbage and pico de gallo; choice of chicken stuffed with goat cheese and spinach, beef medallions with mushrooms, grilled shrimp with squash blossom sauce, rice and cauliflower. Dessert is mango mousse with tequila infused seasonal fruit.
Cost per person: $75 per couple
Reservations: 972-866-8900

Macaroni Grill
The highlights: Tasting menu includes starters such as cheese-stuffed ravioli, a pasta course with spaghetti Napolitana and fettuccine Alfredo, and entrees including chicken scaloppine, chicken Marsala and pork chop Vesuvio.
Cost per person: A la carte

Max's Wine Dive
The highlights: Five-course prix fixe Valentine's Dinner for two is served on February 14 from 4 pm to midnight. At the Dallas Max's, couples will enjoy chef Patrick Russell's Why The Hell Not?! Valentine’s Day menu which includes East coast oysters and risotto with lobster and Meyer lemon. At the Fort Worth Max's, chef Stefon Rishel's Valentine’s Dinner will be served February 14 through 16, with seafood manicotti and vegan spaghetti.
Cost per person: $100 per couple
Reservations: Dallas: 214-559-3483; Fort Worth: 817-870-1108.

Meddlesome Moth
The highlights: Three-course menu with three seatings at 5:30, 7 and 9 pm. Appetizer choices include baby greens with sweet-hot pecans, port-poached pears and Pont-l'Évêque cheese or lobster bisque; shiitake-stuffed chicken breast or chicken-fried lobster tail or smoked prime rib; and dessert choices include white chocolate mousse or mocha torte. A cheese course with great Camembert, pickled berries and buttered brioche will be offered at 7 and 9 pm.
Cost per person: $110 per couple for 5:30, and $130 for 7 and 9 pm
Reservations: 214-628-7900

Nora
The highlights: Three-course dinner served on February 14 includes scallops, Persian salad, surf and turf kabob with filet mignon and shrimp, lamb shank, chicken with yogurt, lamb kofta abob, and choice of baklava or chocolate Marquise with strawberries..
Cost per person: $50 per person
Reservations: 214-828-0095

Oak
The highlights: Four-course prix-fixe Valentine's Day menu features oysters, choice of lobster with smoked sweet potato and gingered cabbage or roasted potato soup with clams, bacon, celery root, and arugula; choice of poached halibut or beef tenderloin; and a study in chocolate with rosewater marshmallow and passion fruit macaroons. Wine pairings are available for an additional $40.
Cost per person: $80 per person, $120 with wine
Reservations: 214-712-9700

Ocean Prime
The highlights: Valentine's Day specials prepared by chef Eugenio Reyes include steak Oscar, an 8-ounce filet topped with poached lobster with marble potatoes, cherry tomatoes, red pepper hollandaise and cabernet jus; lobster-stuffed Dover sole; and tiramisu..
Cost per person: A la carte
Reservations: 214-965-0440

Pappas Bros. Steakhouse
The highlights: Romantic fixed-price Valentine's Day menu runs from February 13-16, with choice of Caesar or soup of the day; filet mignon paired with choice of lump crab or grilled shrimp; and ending with a red velvet brownie. On February 14, customers receive a red rose.
Cost per person: $70
Reservations: 214-366-2000

Peak & Elm
The highlights: Former Komali and Alma chef Anastacia Quinones returns to the kitchen at Peak & Elm on Friday February 14 to offer a three-course Valentine’s Day dinner featuring all locally sourced ingredients from the Dallas Farmers Market. Anastacia works as a culinary instructor at Molina High School. Live music and service will be provided by Molina High School students. The meal begins with a mixed green salad with crab cakes and grapefruit. Entrée will be choice of Modelo beer-braised short rib with hominy puree or Mexican garlic shrimp with spinach and rice. Dessert is a chocolate ganache covered brownie bites from Oh Brownie*. There will be three seating times at 5 pm, 7 pm and 9 pm.
Cost per person: $75 per couple
Reservations: 214-826-7617

Pyramid Room
The highlights: Romantic four-course Valentine's Day menu menu will be offered February 14-15 6- 10 pm, with optional wine pairings by sommelier Hunter Hammett. Start with options such as scallop carpaccio, oysters Rockefeller, cauliflower bisque, sweetbreads and mushroom risotto. For entree, choose from chateaubriand for two served tableside), sea bass or duck breast with figs and root vegetables. For dessert, lychee-scented raspberry tart and three chocolate crunch bar.
Cost per person: $75 per person, or $105 with wine
Reservations: 214-720-5249

Q de Cheval
The highlights: Valentine's Day Four-course dinner February 14-15 from 6 to 10 pm. First course choices include scallop with yuzu, chopped egg, red onion and caviar; or onion and goat cheese tart with black mission fig jam. Second course is lobster bisque or mixed greens with blue cheese, toasted walnuts and pears. Third course is choice of beef tenderloin with mascarpone whipped potatoes, broccolini and tomatoes; or Chilean sea bass with crab and lemongrass broth, Napa cabbage and shitake mushrooms; or roasted chicken with Yukon gold mashed potatoes and roasted baby vegetables. Dessert is a chocolate fondue for two.
Cost per person: $79 per couple
Reservations: 972-386-6000

Savor
The highlights: A four-course dinner served Valentine’s Day with special cocktails available. Courses include pickled chicken fried oysters in sauce remoulade; a citrus salad with Texas grapefruit, blood orange, feenel and pecorino; pan-roasted halibut with cauliflower two ways, radish and curry oil or grilled beef tenderloin with fingerling potato and parsnip Lyonnaise, roasted mushroom and foie gras. A bottle of Mumm Cordon Rouge is available for $90 as well.
Cost per person: $65
Reservations: 214-306-5597

The Second Floor
The highlights: Second Floor is serving a four-course menu from 5:30 to 9:30 pm on February 14 and 15. Options include foie gras mousse “truffles” with Asian pear jam, pistachio and sauternes; crab coconut bisque with lump crab, celery and Thai basil; porcini-dusted monkfish cheeks with white beans, escarole and organic mushrooms; apple-wood smoked pork chop with butternut mash, haricot vert and caramelized pear; and fried Asian pear pie with Camembert and yuzu ice cream.
Cost per person: $130 per couple plus optional $30-per-person wine pairings
Reservations: 972-450-2978

SER Steak + Spirits
The highlights: A five-course menu available February 13 to 16. Options include Mesquite-grilled Texas quail with crispy fingerling potatoes and vanilla aioli; Hamachi “crudo” with lime, jalapeno and cilantro; baby spinach salad with candied pine nuts, manchego cheese and sherry vinaigrette; squash-red curry bisque with cappuccino foam; day boat sea scallops with celery root puree and winter truffle vinaigrette; filet of beef “au poivre” with mascarpone mashed potatoes and cognac sauce and more.
Cost per person: $80 with an optional wine pairing for $45
Reservations: 214-761-7479

Spiral Diner
The highlights: Special menu includes lasagna, orzo with sausage-stuffed bell peppers, creamy lemon pasta, and dessert specials. Regular menu available, also.
Cost per person: A la carte
Reservations: Dallas 214-948-4747, Fort Worth 817-332-8834

Sera
The highlights: Special menu from chef Brandon Hudson includes braised short ribs, whole roasted snapper and chocolate Napolean for dessert. In addition to the regular seasonal menu, these selections will be available from February 13-15.
Cost per person: A la carte
Reservations: Dallas 214-948-4747, Fort Worth 817-332-8834

Stephan Pyles
The highlights: The celebrity chef's flagship restaurant is serving a special four-course dinner February 14 and 15. Dishes include crimson beet soup, seared foie gras, Rioja-braised short rib and Black Forest clafoutis.
Cost per person: $75 per person or $125 with wine pairings
Reservations: 214-580-7000

Sundown at Granada
The highlights: A three-course dinner called the Natural Aphrodisiac Menu is offered February 13 to 15. Courses include arugula salad with "love drunk berries," blue cheese or fresh milk mozzarella, carrots and ginger-honey vinaigrette with fried oyster croutons, or coffee- and cocoa-crusted strip steak with braised fennel and asparagus. Vegan substitutions are available.
Cost per person: $55 with optional wine pairing for $20
Reservations: 214-823-8305

Tanoshii
The higlights: A three-course menu served with seatings at 5, 7 and 9:30 pm. Choices include NY strip asparagus negimaki for two; roasted Chilean sea bass gindara in sake and sweet miso; truffled dungeness crab ramen and more.
Cost per person: $35.95-$55 depending on selections
Reservations: 214-651-6800

Toko V
The highlights: A four-course dinner available on February 14. Options include Thai tom kha soup with shrimp; chef’s sushi and sashimi plate; braised short rib with maple soy sauce, charred bok choy and steamed rice; seared Bay of Fundy salmon with miso butter, pickled pears and beef dashi.
Cost per person: $69
Reservations: 214-522-6035