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SECOND
HELPINGS
PARTY OF TWO?
If you’re going to hit anything with that bow and
arrow, you’d better make your reservations early this year.
Here are some editors’ picks from The Austin Chronicle
Restaurant Guide.
BC Tavern Upscale comfort food in a romantic setting is
what’s up in Bee Cave this Valentine’s Day. To mark the
occasion, a special four-course menu with two choices
per course will be rolled out for you and yours. The core
menu will also be available from 5 to 10pm. $45 per person;
$65 with wine and ale pairings. 11715 Bee Caves
Rd., Bee Cave, 512/477-6535.
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Bistrot Mirabelle Enjoy the spirit of southern France
without having to travel across the globe. Chef Clinton
Bertrand has put together a three-course prix fixe dinner,
including a complimentary glass of champagne. The
regular dinner menu, including the daily special, will also
be available. Seating continues 5:30-9pm. $37.95 per
person. 8127 Mesa Ste. A-100, 346-7900.
Braise claims to be Cupid’s destination, so the offering
includes a four-course, prix fixe menu with items such
as pecan-crusted Peekytoe crab cake and Cin der ella
Pumpkin Bisque from 6 to 10pm. $49.95 per person;
$99.95 per couple. 2121 E. Sixth, 478-8700.
Carmelo’s Located in the historic Depot Hotel building,
this place is romance on the spot. It will lovingly serve
the famous à la carte celebration menu from 5 to 10pm
for you and your intended. Or your mother. 504 E. Fifth,
477-7497.
Corazon at Castle Hill will be offering a three-course
menu priced from $35.95 to $41.95 per person with a
choice of appetizer, entrée, and dessert, with seating from
5 to 9:30pm in both the main room and in the elegant
upstairs dining room. 1101 W. Fifth, 476-0728.
European Bistro From Saturday, Feb. 11, through Tuesday,
Feb. 14, kick back with Ron Valentino’s jazz and enjoy
a special menu with selections such as steak au poivre
and roasted quail. Seatings are from 2 to 5pm and from
6 to 11pm. $75 per person. 111 E. Main St., Pflugerville,
512/835-1919.
Green Pastures On the Sunday before Valentine’s, take
this opportunity to get your ardor on all week by taking
everyone to the Sweetheart Brunch Buffet with seating
from 11am to 1:45pm. If you miss the Sweet heart Brunch,
you’re still in luck: Austin’s special-occasion grande dame
is also serving a special prix fixe menu for Valentine’s Day
from 5 to 9pm that evening. Brunch, $44 per person;
dinner, $80 per person. 811 W. Live Oak, 444-4747.
Hudson’s on the Bend This preticketed event features a
special five-course prix fixe menu that’s full of promise,
starting with a lobster shooter kissed with Sherry. Seating
from 5 to 9:30pm. $100 per person. 3509 RR 620 N.,
266-1369.
Jezebel Dining Fall in love over a romantic fourcourse
meal that will have you wishing every day was
Valentine’s Day. Seating begins at 5:30pm in chef
Parind Vora’s private dining room in East Austin. $120
per person. Address disclosed upon payment online at
www.jezebeldining.com.
Mansion at Judges’ Hill invites you to enjoy three courses
of stuffed quail and filet mignon as well as the rest of
this special prix fixe menu from 4 to 10pm. $49.50 per
person. 1900 Rio Grande, 495-1857.
Max’s Underground On Sunday, Feb. 12, the lounge
underneath Max’s Wine Dive will be transformed into
Belle Epoque at the Moulin Rouge, a romantic pop-up
restaurant, for an early Valentine’s night of frivolity and
feasting on fried escargot with pickled apple, braised rabbit
leg, and chocolate galette. $199 for two. Max’s Wine
Dive, 207 San Jacinto, 904-0111.
Manuel’s is pleased to present a special three-course
“amor menu” for Valentine’s Day available Friday, Feb. 10,
through Tuesday, Feb. 14. Try to look romantic while noshing
on blue crab enchiladas topped with broiled suiza or
verde sauce. $35 per person. 310 Congress, 472-7555;
10201 Jollyville Rd., 345-1042.
Paggi House invites you to celebrate romance this
Valentine’s with a “decadent dinner,” so loosen your corset
early here. Guests can choose from a selection including
butternut squash risotto with black truffles, fresh snapper
with broccolini and lump crab and blood-orange beurre
blanc that will evoke adoration. A limited menu of standard
items will also be available, as well as wine pairings for
any dish. $85 per person. 200 Lee Barton Dr., 473-3700.
Sagra Chef Gabriel Pellegrini crafts a collection of options
sure to inspire any romantic, so linger with the one you
adore over a traditional four-course Italian dinner. Wine
parings for each dish are available. $45 per person.
1610 San Antonio, 535-5988.
Sullivan’s Steakhouse In addition to the regular menu,
the three-course Valentine’s menu ranges from lighter fare
to heartier dishes; it’s available Feb. 11-14. $89 for two.
300 Colorado, 495-6504.
Trace offers two separate menus to accommodate couples
with vegetarian leanings as well as those with more
carnivorous appetites. Both three-course menus are available
for $65 per person or for $90 with wine pairings.
Seatings from 5:30 to 10pm. 200 Lavaca, 542-3660.
Vivo offers Love at First Bite until 10pm, an elevated Tex-
Mex menu of five courses featuring specialties such as
lobster sopapillas and a main course of petit tenderloin
served with chipotle mashed potatoes and Cabernet butter.
Wine pairings are available. $65 per person.
12233 RR 620 #105, 331-4660.
Zed’s invites you and your sweetie to enjoy a special prix
fixe menu, which includes a Champagne toast and a fresh
cut flower. $40 per person or $70 per couple.
501 W. Canyon Ridge, 339-9337.
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