{"id":1074,"date":"2013-02-10T17:05:01","date_gmt":"2013-02-10T21:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/?p=1074"},"modified":"2013-02-10T17:05:01","modified_gmt":"2013-02-10T21:05:01","slug":"more-valentines-day-restaurants-in-santa-cruz-area-and-san-jose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/?p=1074","title":{"rendered":"More Valentine\u2019s Day restaurants in Santa Cruz area and San Jose"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One example of the food at Santana Row’s LB Steak<\/p><\/div>\n

If you haven\u2019t made your reservations for a special Valentine\u2019s Day meal yet, I suggest you call immediately\u2014and here are some more Santa Cruz area and San Jose restaurants to consider. Yesterday I posted an article on menus for Valentine\u2019s 2013<\/a> (La Posta, Caf\u00e9 Sparrow, Gabriella Caf\u00e9 and Lark Creek Blue) if you need more options. Happy Valentine\u2019s Day!<\/p>\n

Santa Cruz & Soquel restaurant information<\/b><\/p>\n

Aquarius<\/b> <\/a><\/p>\n

From Thurs. Feb. 14 through Sat. Feb. 16, the restaurant is serving a three-course prix fixe dinner for $48. Its regular menu will also be available; call (831) 460-5012 for reservations. Appetizer choices include lobster bisque with saffron, cream, and sherry. Entr\u00e9e choices include Hawaiian ono with Bloomsdale spinach, fried plantains, and coconut-curry sauce, or grilled Colorado lamb loin with eggplant puree, baby fennel, oven roasted tomatoes, and marinated feta cheese. Desserts include cardamom cr\u00e8me brulee.<\/p>\n

Location: 175 West Cliff (at the Santa Cruz Dream Inn), Santa Cruz<\/p>\n

Johnny\u2019s Harborside<\/b> <\/a><\/p>\n

This oceanfront restaurant is serving a four-course prix fixe dinner for $48; call (831) 479-3430 for reservations. Choices include starters such as Saffron Baby Clam Chowder or Warm Spinach Salad, appetizers such as Baked Oysters Rockefeller Crostini, entrees including Grilled Steelhead with potato crab croquette, braised kale, citrus crab cr\u00e8me, and Meyer lemon marmalade or Braised Boneless Beef Short Ribs with horseradish mashed potatoes, red wine demi glace, and gorgonzola butter, and desserts such as white chocolate and raspberry cheesecake or passion fruit panna cotta with vanilla mango compote.<\/p>\n

Location: 493 Lake Ave, Santa Cruz<\/p>\n

Michael\u2019s on Main <\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

The Soquel restaurant is offering a four-course prix fixe dinner for $45 per person; seatings are at 5:30, 7:00, and 8:30 p.m. Call (831) 479-9777 for reservations. Appetizer choices include baked oysters with spinach and bacon or steamed half artichoke stuffed with creamy crab dip. Main course options include pine nut crusted salmon topped with mint hollandaise or petite filet in pomegranate sauce.<\/p>\n

Location: 2591 Main St, Soquel<\/p>\n

Oswald<\/b> <\/a><\/p>\n

This downtown Santa Cruz restaurant is serving a three-course prix fixe dinner for $55; call (831) 423-7427 for reservations and more information.<\/p>\n

Location: 121 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz<\/p>\n

As of Saturday evening Feb. 9, a quick glance at Open Table revealed that the following Santa Cruz, Aptos and Felton restaurants still had availability for dinner in the 7-8 p.m. range on Valentine\u2019s Day<\/b>:<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Solaire at Hotel Paradox<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Caf\u00e9 Mare<\/p>\n

\u00b7 El Palomar<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Hoffman\u2019s<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Hollins House<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Oak Tree Ristorante<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Sanderlings<\/p>\n

San Jose restaurant menus<\/b><\/p>\n

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LB Steak <\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

LB Steak San Jose is serving its regular lunch menu and a limited a la carte dinner menu, plus a $75 4-course prix fixe dinner menu with entr\u00e9e choices of \u201cLove Me Tender\u201d with prime beef tenderloin, goat cheese souffl\u00e9, brandy and tarragon glace de viande; \u201cStrip Tease\u201d with a slow roasted New York strip loin, polenta with robiola cheese, wild mushroom fricassee; or \u201cAbrazos y Besos\u201d with seared scallops, celery root gratin, melted leeks, and caviar beurre blanc. All female customers will receive a complimentary rose and the restaurant will be decorated with roses. Call (408) 244-1180 for reservations.<\/p>\n

Location: 334 Santana Row, Suite 1000, San Jose<\/p>\n

Left Bank<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

The restaurant is serving its the regular lunch menu and a limited regular a la carte dinner menu, plus a $45 three-course prix fixe dinner menu with entr\u00e9e choices of Butter Poached Maine Lobster Tail with sweet potato orzo, roasted butternut squash, Brussels sprout petals and fleur de sel truffle butter or Pan Roasted Filet Mignon with goat cheese and Yukon Gold potato pur\u00e9e, roasted baby vegetables and B\u00e9arnaise sauce (add a lobster tail for an additional $15). Call (408) 984-3500 for reservations.<\/p>\n

Location: 377 Santana Row, Suite 1100, San Jose<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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