Valentine's Day Dining 2020: Palos Verdes & Nearby

PALOS VERDES, CA — Valentine's Day is fast approaching, falling this year on Friday, Feb. 14.

For those still in need of dinner plans, Patch is here to help you out with a round-up of a few area restaurants offering special, chef-curated menus and cocktails, along with venues ready to meet your V-day needs for chocolate-covered strawberries, high tea or heart-shaped treats.

Enjoy, and Happy Valentine's Day, from Patch!

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CAFE SEVILLA, 140 Pine Ave., Long Beach, CA, 90802

Enjoy a special, four-course, prix fixe Valentine’s Day Menu at $59 per person. Or select the meal and the Flamenco Dinner Show Experience for $69 per person. The offer is available Friday, Feb. 14 and Saturday, Feb. 15. For reservations, call 562-495-1111. To purchase tickets to the dinner-show combo and see the menu, follow this link.

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CHADO TEA ROOM, South Bay: 1303 El Prado Ave., Torrance, CA

A delightful Chocolate-Inspired Afternoon Tea Service will be served with wine-inspired tea and delicious tea-infused chocolates, followed by the signature Celebration Afternoon Tea Service with soup or salad, tea sandwiches, scones and pastries. The holiday service runs 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 14 through Feb. 16. $35 per person. Tickets through Eventbrite. Choose your location: Chado Tea Room South Bay; Chado Tea Room Downtown LA; Chado Tea Room Hollywood or Chado Tea Room Pasadena.

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DOMINIQUE'S KITCHEN, 522 S. Pacific Coast Hwy., Redondo Beach, CA

Begin your Valentine's Day meal with French pink bubbly and end with a dessert trio. In between, the prix-fixe menu includes choices of organic pasta with black truffles, lobster risotto or a three-meat platter with filet mignon, lamb chops and pork filet. $99.99 per person. Details here.

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EUREKA!

• Cerritos: 11167 E 183 St., Cerritos, CA 90703
• Hawthorne: 12101 Crenshaw Blvd., Hawthorne, CA 90250

From Thursday, Feb. 6 through Sunday, Feb. 16, the all-American restaurant will serve a special "Love Potion" cocktail, made with gin, grapefruit juice, lemon juice, simple syrup, Eureka!'s Signature Lavender Iced Tea, Grand Poppy Liqueur, rose water bitters, lemon bitters, rimmed with rose sugar and garnished with a cosmo flower. Adding to the "love is in the air" season, Eureka! is hosting "Love Potion Cocktail Classes," an interactive dining experience — perfect for couples or a girl's night out. Participants create the specialty cocktail, enjoy appetizers and leave with Valentine's Day treats and swag. Tickets are $25 through Eventbrite links below.

• Tuesday, Feb. 11 -6:30 p.m: Love Potion Cocktail Class at Eureka! Woodland Hills (ticket link here); Hawthorne (ticket link here); Claremont (ticket link here); and Cerritos (ticket link here).

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FUEGO, Hotel Maya 700 Queensway Drive, Long Beach, CA 90802

A weekend of Valentine's specials awaits beginning with a four-course, prix-fixe Valentine’s Day dinner Friday, Feb. 14 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., with live acoustic guitar music by Andy Abad from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. On Saturday, Feb. 15, Fuego will present its full menu including unique Valentine’s specials a la carte, along with live acoustic guitar music by Omar Torrez from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Fuego also is planning a sweet Cupid Sunday Brunch Sunday, Feb. 16 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., along with live Latin jazz music featuring Francisco Reyes with vocalist Rain Bisou. A “Love Struck” specialty drink will be served throughout the weekend. See details here.

--Image courtesy of Hotel Maya – a DoubleTree by Hilton

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GELSON'S: Location finder here.

Whether you're cooking to impress or adding some romance with hand-dipped chocolate strawberries and long-stemmed red roses, Gelson's has you covered. Keep it simple and shop for Certified Angus Beef® Choice Boneless New York Strip Steak & Lobster Tail "Surf n Turf" or Certified Angus Beef® Prime Porterhouse or T-Bone "Steak for Two." Or place an order for hand-dipped chocolate strawberries. Last day to order is Feb. 12. Also available to complete the evening: Pick up roses and tulips or choose from a selection of Rosés and Champagnes.

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KABUCKI, 11431 South St., Cerritos, CA

Through Feb. 14, dine-in guests can enjoy the Japanese restaurant's famous Firecracker Dip, shaped as a heart, plus a Sake Sangria for $14. Details here.

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KLATCH COFFEE, 306 S. Pacific Coast Hwy., Redondo Beach, CA 90277

If you and your significant other are java fans, enroll in this Valentine’s Day Latte Art Class Feb. 14 from 7 p.m.- 9 p.m. Couples can work together to perfect their skills with instruction from one of Klatch’s competition-winning baristas. The event is at Klatch’s Redondo Beach location. Tickets are on sale here for $125 per person.

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LIDO DI MANHATTAN, 1550 Rosecrans Ave., Manhattan Beach, CA

Choose from indoor or patio seating, and dine on a special Valentine's menu Feb. 14, offering such themed dishes as "Burning Up For Your Love Chicken Marsala," "Love Me Tender Chilean Sea Bass," "Cupid's Grilled Sea Scallop Salad" or "Love Of Don Juan Prime Filet Mignon & Lobster." Wine pairing available at $38 per person. See menu and reservation details here.

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LOVE & SALT, 317 Manhattan Beach Blvd., Manhattan Beach, CA

Share the love with shareable, Italian, savory snacks. For $30, choose three "Cichetti" from such options as Uni Lardo Toast, Panelle Sicilian chickpea fritters, Fried Oxtail, Savory Clams, White Anchovy Toast, Gnocco Fritto or Polpo Fritto. Details here.

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MICKEYS DELI, 101 Hermosa Ave., Hermosa Beach, CA

A heart-shaped pizza perfect for hopeless romantics! Doordash and Mickeys are partnering for a .99 cent delivery on Feb. 14. for the pizza, which sells for $15.99, with additional toppings at $1.99 each. The pizzas can be pre-ordered for Friday delivery. Details here.

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NELSON'S, Terranea, Resort, 100 Terranea Way, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

A Valentine's Weekend special runs Feb. 14-Feb. 16 4 p.m. - 9 p.m. with rib-eye steaks and lobster tails on the menu, along with "The Passion" and "zesty 'Kiss' cocktails.'" Details here.

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OLIVE GARDEN: Find your nearest location here.

If your love loves Olive Garden, the "Olive Garden Breadstick Bouquet" may be the way to go! The one-of-a-kind gift is available in-restaurant for the first time starting Feb. 13. The bouquet pairs perfectly with never-before-seen Chocolate Mint Boxes for your after-dinner mints. The bouquet wrappers and chocolate boxes will be included in Olive Garden's special Valentine's Day ToGo Dinner for Two: three courses starting at $35. The wrappers are available in-restaurant while supplies last as part of the Valentine's Day ToGo Dinner for Two, so hurry in! If you want to snag the wrappers in advance, the Breadstick Bouquet wrappers are also available for download on Olive Garden's website.

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QUEEN MARY, 1126 Queens Hwy., Long Beach, CA 90802

Be wined and dined Feb. 14 on The Queen Mary, offering pre-fixe Valentine's Day menus at its restaurants Sir Winston’s Restaurant and Lounge (5 p.m. to 10 p.m.) and Chelsea Chowder House (5 p.m. to 11 p.m.). Sir Winston’s menu ($105): First course: Queenies with applewood bacon wrapped scallops; second course choice of Lobster Bisque or Tomato and Burrata. A mint berry sorbet intermezzo will be served to cleanse the palate. Main course is choice of His and Hers Surf n’ Turf with filet mignon and lobster tail; or Trio of Scallop, Shrimp and Moules Mariniere with cheese ravioli; or Herb Roasted Lamb Chop. Dessert is Chocolate Trilogy Cake or Berry Panna Cotta. Chelsea Chowder House menu ($75): Amuse Bouche includes Oysters Rockefeller; first course choice of Crab & Tomato Soup or Roasted Baby Beets & Goat Cheese Salad. Main course: Grilled Beef Filet Mignon & Lobster Tail; or Saffron Seafood Fettuccini; or Jidori Roasted Chicken. Dessert: Chocolate Caramel Hazelnut Kiss or creamy Red Velvet Heart Cake. For reservations, call 877-600-4313 or visit Queenmary.com .

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QUEEN MARY, 1126 Queens Hwy., Long Beach, California 90802

The Queen Mary's Vintage Valentine Dinner Show, on Friday, Feb. 14, will be an evening of romance and old-world glamour with a four-course dinner and special show featuring burlesque beauties, French can-can dancers, acrobats and more. Two seatings: 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Menu details and ticket info here.

Photo courtesy of the Queen Mary

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SAINT & SECOND, 4828 E. 2nd St., Long Beach, CA 90803

This relaxed, Belmont Shore-area restaurant, with chef-inspired offerings, has a prix-fixe menu planned for Valentine's Day with such selections as Red Gem Salad, Wagyu Steak Tartare, Truffle Risotto and Lamb Osso Buco. $75 per person. $30 per person for wine pairing. Rooftop lunge menu also available. See details here under MENU link.

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ALSO SEE: Love Potion: A Cupid-Approved, Valentine's Day Cocktail

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FOR THE FULL REGION: Valentine's Day: Greater L.A. Dining Guide For 2020