Valentine’s Day is next Thursday. Can you believe February is already here? Where did January go?!
Below we have set out French places around Australia at which you can celebrate the celebration of love.
Adelaide
Brisbane
Canberra
Gold Coast
Hobart
Melbourne
Mount View
Perth
Sydney
Adelaide
The Delicatessen has a special 3 course Valentine’s Day menu available for lunch and dinner. It costs $65 per person.
Brisbane
Aquitaine will be hosting a very special Valentine’s Dinner this year channelling the romance and spirit of the French with an inspired 3-Course menu | $89 per person.
Bookings are essential for this special event. Early & late sittings (*subject to availability – please note that all early sitting bookings are subject to 2 hour maximum seated timeframe).
Bookings Click Here : https://bit.ly/2kJWef7
Reservations a must!
FRENCH MARTINI
A special menu and live music is on offer for Valentine’s Day.
A 3 course degustation menu for $89 for Valentine’s Day.
Amuse bouche:
Mimolette Gougere
Entree choice of 3:
Salmon Ravioli, caramelized fish broth, dill consume
Baby Beetroots, Whipped ricotta, Mount zero mandarin oil
Prosciutto and Melon Salad, brillat Savarin and preserve lemon
Main choice of 3:
Confit Belly of Pork, cristallised ginger, granny smith apple, bone broth
King island pasture tenderloin (free range) , charred broccoli, whipped curd, sobrasada
Atlantic salmon, fennel and heirloom salad, preserved lemon vinaigrette
Dessert:
beurre noisette Ice cream, chocolate soil, coconut “ice magic”
Brillat Savarin with quince, fruit, crusty bread house lavsoh and grissini
Petit Four:
Lemon Verbena Marshmallows
Walnut Slice
You can book via the website or by calling on 07 3157 8367.
Les Bubbles has created a special Valentine’s Day menu for couples. For $169 per couple, you receive a bottle of wine, bread and salad, steak frites and a shared dessert.
A Valentine’s Day 6 course special shared banquet for $89 per person.
NV V. D’AMBAL, BLANC DE BLANCS BRUT on arrival
Freshly Shucked Pacific Oyster
Roasted Chilli Paste, Fresh Salmon Roe & Crispy Fried Shallot
Seared Beef Gavalax
Horseradish Crème Fraiche, Beetroot Jam & Crispy Melba Toast
Yellowtail King Fish Sashimi
Libertine’s Green Nam Jim, Coconut Infused Lemongrass Cream & Fresh Lime
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Choose from:
Roasted Honey Cured Chicken Supreme
Wilted Asian Greens & Pickled Stone Fruit
OR
Seared Atlantic Salmon Fillet
Caramel, Chilli & Lime Reduction
Crunchy Carrot & Fennel Salad
Honey & Sesame Dressing
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Red Velvet Cake, White Chocolate & Raspberry Mousse w/ Raspberry Compote
Bookings are required to be placed via a phone call on 07 3367 3353 or email to [email protected]
Special lunch and dinner menus have been created for Valentine’s Day.
Lunch menu:
The dinner menu:
Miss Claude’s Crepes is putting together a package for Valentine’s Day but the details are not known at the time of publishing.
Restaurant Dan Arnold will serve a unique degustation menu with amuse-bouches – 5 course + bread & butter – petit fours at $98 per person – or with matching wine at $180 per person for Valentine’s Day.
Sofitel Brisbane have created a microsite for their Valentine’s Day event. More information here.
Bookings can be made via the booking links displayed on the microsite, as well as by contacting the hotel directly on 07 3835 3535
All day coffee with special cookies and muffins
On demand customized love message in your meal, crepes and Galette
BYO Dinner special from 5:30pm with a French atmosphere, French love music.
- galette forestiere ( Chicken accompagne de ses champignons forestiers a la creme, salade mesclun)
- Crepe flambee ( banane, mapple syrup, cointreau , ice cream a la vanille)
$32 per person, $2.50 corkage per person
GF et vegan option available on demand
Reservations by telephone.
Canberra
Valentine’s Day is typically the busiest day of the year and Les Bistronomes has created a special menu for the evening.
The menu is $100 per person with matching wines at $50 per person.
Reservations are a must and can be made online or over the phone. Les Bistronomes will cater for dietary requirements if required.
Gold Coast
Allure will be doing a special menu for Valentine’s day. It costs $79 per person. People can book only for 5:30pm and leaving by 7:30pm OR bookings to 8pm only.
Best way to book is through the website, Facebook or email, but you can also call if they prefer.
Two different options at Sofitel Gold Coast at Broadbeach for Valentine’s Day.
Valentine’s Day @Room81
4-course degustation for $149 including one glass of Prosecco per person (& every woman receives a rose)
Thursday, 14th February 2019, 6.30pm (for sit down at 7.00pm) – 10.00pm
Tickets can be booked via Gold Coast Tickets https://goldcoasttickets.com.au/event/room81-valentines-day-8738 or by contacting Sofie Snow 07 5570 0327 or [email protected]
Valentine’s Day @Bistro On3
2-course for $85 or 3-course for $95
Thursday, 14th February 2019, 6.00pm – 10.00pm (last meal order is at 9.00pm)
Tickets can be booked via Gold Coast Tickets https://goldcoasttickets.com.au/event/bistro-on3-valentines-day-8739 or by contacting Sofie Snow 07 5570 0327 or [email protected]
Hobart
Hobart’s French bakery and patisserie, Daci & Daci will be serving a special creation on Valentine’s Day: a vanilla rose macaron tart and a strawberry royale heart.
Melbourne
There is a special Valentine’s Day dinner menu. It is a 3 course meal priced at $125 per person. Bookings are mandatory and can be done on our website, The Fork, or directly with A la bouffe over the phone or by email.
There is no special fixed menu for Valentine’s Day but they are open and will be serving their a la carte menu.
3 sittings: 6 pm, 8 pm and a late seating at 9.30.
If you don’t want to commit to a full dinner for Valentine’s Day, the decadent sweet creations from Bibelot may be up your alley.
This Valentine’s Day the main creation is the: Aphrodite’s Necklace of Love.
Bibelot’s theme for Valentine’s Day is as if when you walk into Bibelot, you walk into a fine jewellery shop. Their chef’s designed this cake and chocolate with fine marble finish, a few aspects of jewellery which are gem stones, and details that would pick your interest.
The Aphrodite’s Necklace of Love figurine is made out of 100% pure milk chocolate couverture. The base of the figurine is made of strawberry and white chocolate tablet containing caramelised puffed quinoa, and crispy freeze dry berries. The gem stone is made of pure milk chocolate.
Jewellery and chocolate are people’s best friend so this Valentine’s Day Bibelot decided, why not have both?
The necklace figurine costs $60.
Call in to pre-order or go to the Bibelot store to purchase.
OPTION 2:
The second option for Valentine’s Day is the Bibelot Love Hamper.
Bibelot’s best sellers all in one amazing hamper. It also costs $60 dollars.
Go to the website, call them or visit the Bibelot store to purchase.
Will be doing two Valentine’s day desserts
L’Hotel Gitan- $16
“Strawberry and Vanilla Gateau”
Strawberry and mascarpone mousse, strawberry and lemon myrtle jam, vanilla sponge and almond crunch
Bistro Gitan – $17
“Sphère au chocolat, coeur framboise”
Vanilla mousseline cream, a sablé breton, a licorice raspberry sorbet and fresh raspberries, served with a hot berry coulis
Bon Ap’ has designed a 3 course menu at $79 per person.
$55 2 courses, $65 3 courses. Both served with complementary french sparkling.
Bookings essential as it a small and busy venue. Phone 0467585941 or email [email protected]
Chez Olivier has created a special 3 course menu for Valentine’s Day. It costs $99.
Their usual a la carte menu won’t be available that evening.
Reservations are required either by phone or online on our website (www.chezolivier.com.au).
The usual menu will be served.
Mount View
Bistro Molines will be open but nothing special is planned for Valentine’s Day.
Perth
If a trip to the ‘city of love’ is not on the cards to celebrate the ‘International Day of Love’, the next best place is a Parisian night at Bistro Guillaume.
Indulge in the finest French Cuisine inspired by France’s most popular neighbourhood bistros, guaranteed to transport your senses to a Parisian heaven.
With spectacular outdoor views over Crown Metropol pool and the stunning French provincial dining space, let the team at Bistro Guillaume make your Valentine’s Day as special as possible with their à la carte menu available until 9pm.
Bloody French has created a 4 course menu for Valentine’s Day, at $75 per person, which includes a glass of champagne.
*Amuse-bouche
Cheese croquette with romesco
Entrée:
*Beetroot marinated cured salmon, mango and avocado salsa
*Chicken liver parfait onion marmalade brioche
House smoked field mushroom, ratatouille, goat cheese, basil crispy leeks
Plats de résistance :
*Beef fillet with dauphinoise potatoes chargrilled zucchini confit baby tomatoes and jus
*herbs crusted barramundi, cauliflower puree, green bean Antiboise sauce
*House made gnocchi, asparagus, pumpkin, oregano
Dessert:
Dark chocolate parfait mix berry compote
Selection of French cheese
A special Valentine’s Day menu at $99 per person
All reservations must be prepaid and done through the website: https://www.entrecote.com.au
Please find below our set menu and inclusions for Valentines Day. We also have live music with a guitarist and accordion player on the night for entertainment.
$130 per person
Cocktail on arrival
3 courses (choice of courses)
Bread & tea or coffee.
One red rose per couple
Live entertainment
(Price includes all of the above)
Menu
Entrée
Soufflé aux Trois Fromages et sa Ratatouille
Cheese soufflé, ratatouille, basil oil
Or
Charcuterie
Duck liver pate, Pork & pistachio terrine, cured meats, pickled veg & crouton
Or
Escargot ma facon
Snails cooked the chef’s way
Plats de Résistance
Poisson du marché, fruits de mer, pomme de terre confite et sauce Bisque
Market Fish with Poached Yabbies, grilled zucchini, confit potato in a bisque sauce
Or
Crêpe aux Champignons Gratinée et Sauce Mornay
Mushroom crepe with mornay sauce and glazed vegetables
Or
Cuisse Confite et Magret Grillé de Canard à l’Orange
Wagin Duck confit and breast, potato puree, fennel, orange sauce
Or
Filet de Bœuf, foie gras, daulphinoise et jux de truffes
Beef Filet with foie gras, garlic spinach, glazed carrots, dauphinoise & truffle jus
Dessert
Tarte aux fraises
Strawberry Tart served with berry sorbet
Or
Crème Brulee
Crème brulee served with vanilla ice cream
Or
Fondant au chocolat
Chocolate pudding served with vanilla ice cream
The usual menu will be available on the day and bookings are essential.
Every couple that has booked a table for lunch will be given a glass of Champagne and a warm chocolate mud heart cake with Vanilla ice cream for free ❤
Sydney
Bathers’ is offering a 3 course menu in the Restaurant on Valentine’s Day on 14th February for $125 per person.
The menu is yet to be finalised. Bookings essential 9969 5050.
Bookings can be made through The Fork here.
5 course set menu with a glass of champagne on arrival: $160 per person.
Menu
Tartare of yellow fin tuna, smoked oyster cream, crisp potato
Salad of summer vegetables, Parmesan cream, duck ham and pumpernickel
Roasted Atlantic salmon, courgettes and a broth of tomato and lemongrass
Rump of lamb, caramelised fennel, green olives and almonds
Raspberry soufflé rose scented vanilla bean ice cream
Reservations online or over the phone – Deposit required
Bitton Gourmet is putting on its annual Valentine’s Day Dinner and Opera.
The menu:
Vichyssoise, Cheese Straw
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Entrée
Salmon Ceviche, Pink Peppercorns, Dill Crème Fraiche
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Main
Roast Duck Breast, Confit Duck Croquette, Dark Cherry Jus
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Dessert
Baked Alaska, Summer Fruit
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Petit Fours
Chocolate Éclair
More info and bookings via this link.
A 4 courses dinner menu has been created for Valentine’s Day. It costs $85 per person.
There are two sittings: 6pm and 8pm.
Bookings for Valentine’s Day to be made via this link (note a credit card is required to secure the booking).
A 4 course Valentine’s dinner will be served on the night:
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Amuses bouche
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choice of 6 entrées
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choice of 6 mains
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Valentine’s
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French macaron
$100 per person plus booking fees.
Choose either the 6pm – 8:15pm or 8:30pm til close sitting.
Reservations here.
The Four Frogs Creperies situated across Sydney have created a special galette and crêpe for Valentine’s Day.
Galette: Pan fried scallops, leeks, Swiss cheese & white wine sauce $21
Crêpe: Fresh Raspberries, homemade mango sauce, caramelized coconut crunch & coconut ice cream $17
They will also be selling glasses of champagne for $12 all day long.
All couples dining at Four Frogs Creperie will receive a rose.
https://www.fourfrogs.com.au/valentines-day-19/
Le Coq is offering a special 4-course dinner menu for Valentine’s Day. It costs $75 per person.
Bookings are essential (on facebook : le coq healthy rotisserie, web site : lecoqrotisserie.com.au, tel : (02) 98184333)
Le Village also has a special Valentine’s Day menu.
Bookings can be made via their website www.levillage.com.au ; [email protected] ; 02 9817 0289.
Reservations directly by telephone, via OpenTable or by email to [email protected]
Monopole will be serving a shared style menu priced at $120 per person with the option of matching wines @ $80 per person to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
Snacks
Kingfish + Grapefruit Ponzu + Malt
King Prawns + Buttermilk + Pomelo + Brown Butter
Duck + Quandong + Warrigal Greens
Rangers Valley Beef + Pumpkin + Leek + Miso Koji
Side: Radish + Smoked Crème Fraiche + Burnt Onion
Passionfruit + White Chocolate + Sour Cream
Tables are available at 5pm through to 6.30pm and there is a 2 hour time limit. Otherwise 8.30pm onwards
Quoi Dining has created a 4 course menu for Valentine’s Day which includes a glass of sparkling wine. It costs $89 for the Valentine’s Day lunch or $100 for the Valentine’s Day dinner.
Appetiser
Snacks
Entrée
Pork Cheek and apple or
Salmon and avocado tartar or
Roasted carrot, nut nougat, carrot cream
Main
Wild barramundi, grilled mussel, cucumber & couscous or
Black truffle & mushroom risotto or
Black angus eye fillet, truffle cauliflower
Dessert
Chocolate Delice – Chocolate Ice Cream or
Crème Caramel – Vanilla Ice Cream
Reservations via the website.
Rosé Royale will have a special Romantic Rosé Champagne Dinner at $199 for two, including each a three course dinner and 3 glasses of Rosé Champagne from 3 different famous houses including Laurent Perrier Rosé.
What do you normally do for Valentine’s Day?
