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Valentine’s Day Toronto 2021: Restaurants, Things to Do, Gift Ideas

Looking for a ideas on how to celebrate Valentine’s Day with your sweetheart? Here is a list of restaurants that are offering special Valentine’s Day meals, features or takeout this year; things to do or see; and gift ideas for Valentine’s Day Toronto 2021.

Valentine's Day Toronto 2021: Restaurants, Things to Do, Gift Ideas

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Restaurants offering Special Valentine’s Day Toronto 2021 Menus

Old Mill Toronto

Old Mill Toronto is offering a 4-Course Valentine’s Menu for contactless curb-side pickup. Add flowers, wine and sweets to complete your one stop Valentine’s experience. Preorder by February 10 4 pm for pickup February 12th or 13th from 1pm to 3:30pm.

TOCA by The Ritz-Carlton Toronto

The Ritz-Carlton Toronto is offering takeaway Valentine’s Day Dinner 2021 priced at $95 per person. Order before 12pm by Feb 9th. Pick up between 2-5pm on Feb 14th.

Bread and Butters
Housemade Mini Ciabatta Brushed with Herbs
Raspberry Butter, with Citrus & Espelette
Smoked Maldon Butter

Sunchoke Soup
Lobster and Celery Root Cannelloni,
Pickled Radish, Basil Oil

Nori Wrapped Cured Salmon
Wasabi, Crab Gazpacho & Salad, Wakame, Katsobushi

Braised Ontario Beef Short Rib and Prawn
Green Apple Purée, Creamed Spinach,
Étuvée of Heirloom Carrots, Sauce Perigourdine
Or
Spinach and Mushroom Cannelloni (Vegetarian Option)
Classic Béchamel, Sultana Raisin, Pine Nuts
Black Truffle Gremolata, Vegetarian Jus

White Chocolate and Yogurt Soup
Raspberry Sorbet, Almond Crumb, Raspberry Gelee

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Chabrol

Chabrol is offering Valentine’s Day Dinner at home priced at $75 per person. Available for pick up only on February 14 from 3pm to 6pm.

  • House Baguette with Whipped Butter
  • Artichoke Soup with Pickled Celery and Truffle Oil
  • Vol-au-Vent of Shrimp with Snow Peas and Tarragon
  • Seared Duck Breast with Mashed Sweet Potato and Spinach
  • Mango Gateau Basque with Chocolate Sauce and Strawberries
  • Calissons

Phancy’s Bodega

Phancy’s Bodega has a Date Night In Valentine’s Pasta Kits & Gifts package available for pickup or delivery. Available February 13 – 15 from 12 pm – 6 pm.

The Valentine’s Kits are a complete package that fills all of your Valentine’s arrangements from dinner, drinks, gifts, flowers & chocolate – all sourced from local companies we have partnered with to provide a unique one-stop-shop for a special night in with your loved one.

Each kit serves 2 and includes:

1. Choice of Pasta
– Lobster bucatini pasta kit
OR
– Ricotta gnocchi kit with Stefano’s tomato basil pasta sauce, fresh basil, parmesan wedge & dollop of spinach lemon ricotta
OR
– Stefano’s beef & pork meat pasta sauce with fresh bucatini pasta, fresh basil, parmesan wedge & dollop of spinach lemon ricotta

2. Choice of Focaccia
– Tomato & olive
OR
– Potato & parmesan

3. 2 Mini bottles of County Crush all-natural rosé wine

4. Choice of gift
– Red leather tortellini-shaped key chain
OR
– Red bubble-cube soy candle

5. Omakase Confection’s hazelnut & passion fruit chocolate-filled heart (serves 2)

6. Mini dried flower bouquet from Euclid Farms

LOT 25 Foods

LOT 25 Foods is offering the Ultimate Valentine’s Day Box ($385) which includes:

  • Fresh Périgord Winter Black Truffles x 50 g
  • A5 Japanese Miyazaki Wagyu Striploin Steak 1 x 16 oz.
  • Canadian HPP Lobster meat, Jumbo CKT (tail, claw, knuckle) – raw, 2 lbs
  • PEI Ribeye Steak, 2 x 16 oz

Leaf + Bone

Leaf + Bone has a variety of Valentine’s Day offerings:

  • Full dinner for two with add ones for the kiddos
  • Sparkling High Tea Kit
  • Decadent Abundance Box of Cheese + Charcuterie with dark and decadent sweet endings
  • Vegan Cheeze and Fauxuterie Box overflowing with delicious spreads, cheezes and more sweet endings
  • Sunday Family Love Pizza Kit for the family with two kinds of pizzas for the lovers and the kiddos

Order deadline is February 11th by 6pm. Pick up at our store in South Riverdale on February 12,13 and 14. Delivery available within borders for a nominal fee.

Zucca Trattoria

Zucca Trattoria has a Valentine’s Day meal priced at $75 per person for pickup. Available February 12 – 14 from 4 pm – 8 pm.

ANTIPASTO ORTOLANO
• scaccioni / sicillian flatbread filled with greens and cheese
• mixed olives
• crostino with wild mushrooms and parmigiana
• roasted squash & cipollini with aged baslsamic & toasted hazelnuts
• artichoke stuffed with herbs, pecorino & breadcrumbs
• tuma / fresh, mild cow’s milk cheese

INSALATA d’ARANCIA SANGUINELLA e FINOCCHIO
sicilian blood orange, sweet onion, shaved fennel, green cracked olives, fresh chilli, mint & pomegranate seeds

CANNELLONI all’ARAGOSTA e SPINACI
cannelloni filled with lobster, spinach, smoked scamorza cheese and besciamelle

CUORE di CASTAGNE e NOCCIOLE
valentine’s treat – a torte of chestnut, chocolate, hazelnuts & fresh pomegranate seeds

Maison T

Maison T has a Valentine’s Day package to go priced at $150. Available February 14 from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm for pickup or delivery.

Lobster Salad
Celery, Mango, Radish, Lobster Bisque Mayonnaise

Seared Foie Gras
Apple Compote, Squash Puree

Choice of:
Australian Lamb Chop
mint Salsa, lamb jus
Or
Ontario Beef Tenderloin
Madeira Wild Mushroom Sauce

Main Courses with Vegetables and Mashed Potatoes

Gateau Opera
Almond Sponge, coffee buttercream and chocolate ganache

Donna’s

Donna’s in Toronto is offering a Valentine’s Day Dinner which serves two ($150 for the package). Pre-order by February 9 for pickup February 12 – 14. The package includes:

• sea bream crudo with meyer lemon and pistachio;
• beef carpaccio with horseradish and parmesan;
• beet, red cabbage and watercress salad;
• baked monkfish with clams, tomato and potatoes;
• chocolate cake with maraschino cream; and
• a QR code to one of our finest lovemaking playlists

Add $50 for a bottle of something nice.

For kids, treat them with the Super Ultra Exclusive VIP Donna’s Kids Specia ($15 and must be ordered with package):

• broccoli mac and cheese with garlic bread OR chicken fingers with fries and ketchup;
• a chocolate chip cookie; and
• a Donna’s colouring sheet!

La Banane

La Banana has a Valentine’s Dinner for 2 priced at $200 per package for pickup. Available February 13 – 14 from 5 pm – 7 pm.

Brioche au Levain – whipped butter
Yellowfin Tuna -crème fraîche, dill, caper
Salade Gourmande – haricots verts, foie gras, black truffle
Pommes Anna – sauce soubise, chive

Steak Oscar – dungeness crab, sauce béarnaise
or
Eurobass-en-Croûte – yuzu beurre blanc

Chocolate Torte – passionfruit, raspberry

ten

ten has a Valentine’s Day dinner menu 2 available February 11 – 14 from 5 pm – 7 pm. Priced at $140 per package. Available for pickup or delivery.

Romance is in the air and Ten is here to help you and your special person take the night off from cooking and enjoy a delicious meal for two, included in the meal:

/Scallop crudo with lemongrass, lime, and cold pressed sunflower oil
/Incredibly rich duck confit white bean cassoulet with black truffle
/House made sourdough milk buns
/Triple chocolate custard with toasted pralines

Vegetarian option available! We just sub our carrot crudo instead of scallops and roasted sunchokes in the cassoulet!

GEORGE Restaurant

GEORGE Restaurant has a Valentine’s 5 course dinner at $125 per person for pickup or delivery. Available February 13 – 14 from 4 pm – 9 pm.

Shook

Shook has a Valentine’s Day Meal For Two featuring a five-course menu for two alongside wine lovers bottle packs and a hand-tied bouquet from Botany Floral Studio. Available for pickup or delivery. Priced at $110 per package. Choose from different options for each course. Available February 14 from 11:30 am – 9 pm.

Ufficio

Ufficio has Valentine’s Weekend 3-course dinner for two for pickup or delivery. Vegan option available for pickup or delivery. Priced at $140 for pickup and $150 for delivery. Available February 12 – 14 from 4 pm – 8 pm.

TO SHARE
• HOUSE-MADE FOCACCIA & OLIVES
• BURRATA: arugula pesto, pine nut butter, roasted beets with candied orange vinaigrette *contains nuts

PASTA FOR 2 – choice of:
• LEEK & RICOTTA FILLED TORTELLI: with spicy prawn bisque, sautéed shrimp OR
• POTATO GNOCCHI: rapini pesto, crispy eggplant, Tuscan pecorino

DESSERT
• TIRAMISU FOR 2: the classic finished with Amaretti almond cookies *contains nuts

Pompette

Pompette has a Valentine’s Weekend Dinner for pickup February 12 – 14 from 4 pm – 8 pm. Priced at $65 per person.

  • Sourdough bread, black truffle butter
  • Salmon tartar, Honey and Ginger vinaigrette
  • Foie gras Pot au feu, Oxtail
  • Ontario duck breast, spices&vanilla jus, heirloom carotte, chickpea
    Condiment.
  • Chocolate & passion fruit tart (to share)

Lee

Lee has a Valentine’s Day tasting menu for pickup or delivery on February 14 from 4:30 pm – 9 pm. Priced at $250.

  • Singapore Slaw & Salmon Sashimi
  • Smoked Bacon Wrapped Scallop w/ garlic mash & creamed corn
  • Duck Confit Bao w/ hoisin, Bejing garnish
  • Adobo Braised Short Rib w/ squash+onion ravioli, tomato+fennel relish
  • Layered Dessert – Coconut Panna Cotta, Passionfruit Gelee, Caramel Corn & Chocolate Strawberries

Aloette

Aloette has a Valentine’s Weekend Dinner pickup as well as a Valentine’s Weekend brunch pickup. Priced at $60 per person.

Valentine’s Weekend brunch pickup is available February 12 – 14 from 4:30 pm – 8:30 pm.

  • Pain au Lait with Whipped Butter
  • Aloette Wedge Salad with Avocado, Parmesan, Wild Rice, Crispy Soybeans, Pumpkin Seeds, Chive Cream and Lemon Vinaigrette
  • King Crab with Yuzu Kosho and Wakame
  • Scallop Crudo with Green Apple, Hibiscus and Thai Basil
  • Cavatelli with Perigord Black Truffle and Chives
  • Braised Beef Cheek with Parsnip, Pine Nuts and Parsley
  • Chocolate Mousse with Strawberry

Valentine’s Weekend Dinner pickup is available February 12 – 14 from 12 pm – 3 pm.

  • Pain au Lait with Whipped Butter
  • Aloette Wedge Salad with Avocado, Parmesan, Wild Rice, Crispy Soybeans, Pumpkin Seeds, Chive Cream and Lemon Vinaigrette
  • King Crab with Yuzu Kosho and Wakame
  • Scallop Crudo with Green Apple, Hibiscus and Thai Basil
  • Cavatelli with Perigord Black Truffle and Chives
  • Braised Beef Cheek with Parsnip, Pine Nuts and Parsley
  • Chocolate Mousse with Strawberry

Zucca Trattoria

Zucca Trattoria has a Valentine’s Weekend Dinner for pickup February 12 – 14 from 4 pm – 8 pm. Priced at $75 per person.

ANTIPASTO ORTOLANO
• scaccioni / sicillian flatbread filled with greens and cheese
• mixed olives
• crostino with wild mushrooms and parmigiana
• roasted squash & cipollini with aged baslsamic & toasted hazelnuts
• artichoke stuffed with herbs, pecorino & breadcrumbs
• tuma / fresh, mild cow’s milk cheese

INSALATA d’ARANCIA SANGUINELLA e FINOCCHIO
sicilian blood orange, sweet onion, shaved fennel, green cracked olives, fresh chilli, mint & pomegranate seeds

CANNELLONI all’ARAGOSTA e SPINACI
cannelloni filled with lobster, spinach, smoked scamorza cheese and besciamelle

CUORE di CASTAGNE e NOCCIOLE
valentine’s treat – a torte of chestnut, chocolate, hazelnuts & fresh pomegranate seeds

TANTO

TANTO has a Valentine’s Weekend Dinner for pickup February 12 – 14 from 5 pm – 8 pm. Priced at $75 per person (minimum order of 2).

  • House-Baked Bread
  • Kanpachi Crudo with Cucumber, Green Chiles, Castelvetrano Olive
  • Coal Roasted Carrots with House-Made Stracciatella, Pistachio, and Preserved Citrus
  • Grilled Short Rib with King Oyster Mushrooms, Creamed Kale, Smoked Parsnip Puree OR
  • Roasted Halibut with Littleneck Clam Acqua Pazza, Fennel Salad, Fregula
  • Chocolate-Amarena Cherry Cake with Chantilly

Miller Tavern

Miller Tavern has a 4-course Valentine’s Day menu (lunch and dinner) for 2 priced at $150 per package. Available for pickup or delivery on February 14 from 11:30 am – 9:30 pm. You can choose from a different options for each course.

Richmond Station

Richmond Station is offering a 4-course Valentine’s day meal & drinks kit for 2 people priced at $99.50 per person. Available February 13 & 14 from 12:30 pm – 9 pm. This kit includes:

  • A bottle of Sparkling Pinot Meunier from Kew Vineyards & 4oz Dessert Milk Punch for Two
  • Smoked Kolapore Springs Rainbow Trout OR Grilled Maitake Mushroom Duxelle
  • Salad of Poached Pear and Chicories
  • Braised Grass-Fed Beef Shank OR Cauliflower Agnolotti
  • Stn. Chocolate Bar & Cinnamon Heart Fudge

Enigma Fine Dining

Enigma Fine Dining is offering a takeaway Valentine’s Day Dinner pack priced at $145 per person. Available February 13 – 14 from 2 pm – 6 pm.

1st course
Goat Cheese & Red Onion Marmalade Tarte Fine

2nd course
Sea Bass Ravioli, 5 Year Old Balsamic & Tomato Concasse, Lemon Butter

3rd course
Dry Aged Hudson Valley Duck Breast, Glazed Cherries, Duck Jus
(or)
Squash & Truffle Pithivier, Orange Crème

Sides:
Cos Lettuce & Caesar Salad, Caper & Parmesan Emulsion
Potatoes au Gratin, Roast Garlic & Rosemary Cream
Carrots Vichy

4th course
Raspberry & White Chocolate Crème Brulee

5th course
Petit Fours

Drifter’s Solace

Drifter’s Solace is offering a Valentine’s Day meal kit to be delivered between 11am-4pm, or between 3pm-7pm on February 12 – 14.

Please choose the 11am slot for the earlier delivery, and 3pm slot for the later delivery.

A prepared five-course menu delivered for you to assemble in your home for St. Valentine’s Day weekend.

  • Focaccia
  • Black garlic broccolini
  • Truffled tortellini, butternut, sage, goats’ cheese
  • Oyster, mussels and cuttlefish ragout, rouille, parsley, burnt tomato
  • 48hr Beef cheek -or- Quail and foie gras ballotine -or- Lobster, spiced coconut bisque (+$25 for lobster)
  • Frangipane, pink pepper rhubarb, lemon curd, bay leaf custard

Il Fornello – Bayview Village

Il Fornello – Bayview Village has a 3-course set dinner menu with plant-based options for pickup or delivery. Priced at $39 per person. Delivery is $6 within 2 km. Choice of first course, main course and dessert.

Rodney’s Oyster House

Rodney’s Oyster House is offering Valentine’s Day specials for delivery.

Scaramouche

Scaramouche has a Valentine’s Prix Fixe Dinner priced at $99 per person for pickup on February 14 between 4 pm and 8 pm. Dinner is fully prepared and will be ready to eat at pickup time.

  • Prairie Boy bread and smoked salmon paté
  • Choice of Appetizer: Lobster Bisque or Duck Terrine or Beet Salad or Tuna Tartare or Gnocchi Parisienne
  • Choice of Main Course: Grilled Filet Mignon or Butter Poached Lobster or Scallop Risotto or Roasted Duck Breast
  • Choice of Dessert: Passionfruit Curd or Dark Chocolate Cremeux or Slice of Coconut Cream Pie
  • Fruit jellies, chocolate truffles

North of Here

North of Here has a Valentine’s Day Brunch Menu which is designed to be shared. All portions serve two people, and are best served within 3 days of the delivery date. Available February 13.

All of their dishes come with recipe cards, all the mise en place you will need, and require minimal cooking so that you can spend your brunch having fun with your loved on.

Alobar Yorkville

Alobar Yorkville has a Valentine’s Weekend Dinner for pickup or delivery February 12 – 14 from 4:45 pm – 8 pm.

  • 1/2 Dozen East Coast Oysters with apple mignonette
  • Hamachi Sashimi with avocado & yuzu
  • Burrata with cara cara orange & pistachio
  • Lobster Cavatelli
  • Green Beans with lemon & parmigiano-reggiano
  • Braised Short Rib with truffled mashed potato
  • Bread & Butter
  • Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake

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