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Valentine’s Day is coming right up! Read on to see all the tasty Valentine’s Day specials your favourite restaurants will be serving for a romantic evening in the Kootenays.
We’ll update this article as we learn about more Valentine’s Day offerings, so check back!
Nelson and Kootenay Lake Valentine’s Day Specials
💲Price per person: $79
📅Dates: February 14th | four seatings: 5.30pm – 6pm – 8pm – 8.30pm
✍️Reservations Required? No, but recommended
📞Phone for reservation: 250-352-5140
🔗Website for reservation: adventurehotel.ca/eat-drink/louies-steakhouse
📍Address: 616 Vernon St, Nelson, BC
Valentine’s Day Menu
This menu can be adjusted to accommodate most dietary needs
First Course
(Choose one)
- Shrimp Cocktail
- Tempura shrimp | bang bang sauce | grilled lemon
- Burrata Salad
- Marinated burrata cheese | pickled heirloom tomato | grilled peach | fresh herbs | pepitas
- Duck Spring Roll
- Duck confit | nappa cabbage | carrot | celery | peppers | roasted plum sauce | blood orange
Second Course
(To share)
- Charcuterie & Cheese
- Assorted cured meats and cheeses | olives | house pickles | fresh baguette | crostini
Third Course
(Choose one)
- Surf ‘n turf
- 8 oz AAA angus striploin | dauphinois potatoes | lobster croquette | brocolini | demi glace | beet prepared horseradish
- Wild Pacific Salmon
- Pan seared sockeye salmon | burnt honey-miso glaze | beluga lentils | bok choy | grilled carrot emulsion
- Duck Confit
- Slow cooked duck leg | purple cabbage purée | sour cherry gastrique | Spatzle
- Puttanesca alla Funghi
- Wild mushrooms| kalamata olives | capers | tomato | garlic | parsley | brown butter beurre blanc | hand-rolled fettuccini | Reggiano | garlic toast
Dessert
(Choose one to share)
- Textures of Chocolate
- Fried Apple Pie
💲Price per person: $75
📅Dates: February 14th
✍️Reservations Required? Yes, call or book online
📞Phone: 250-352-5140
🔗Website: https://www.sagetapasandwinebar.com/
📍Address: 705 Vernon Street, Nelson BC
Valentine’s Day Menu (choose one of each category) | Wine pairings available
First Course
- Seafood Bisque
- Velvety seafood bisque, finished with cognac and crème fraîche, served with herb crostini.
- Burrata Salad
- Creamy Burrata with heirloom tomatoes, basil oil, balsamic reduction, and arugula.
- Spicy Tuna and Cucumber Rolls
- Mildly spiced tuna, lettuce, cucumber, grilled zucchini wrapped in a rice paper sheet.
- Roasted Beet Tartare (Vegan)
- Finely diced roasted beets with capers, shallots, and Dijon, topped with microgreens and served with house-made vegan crackers.
Second Course
- French Onion Tart
- A flaky pastry tart filled with caramelized onions, Gruyère cheese, and thyme, served with a light mixed greens garnish.
- Shrimp and Corn Fritters
- Golden-brown fritters with sweet corn and shrimp, paired with a zesty Cajun remoulade.
- Duck and Fig Salad
- Tender slices of seared duck breast, fresh figs, frisée, and a port wine reduction dressing.
- Stuffed Portobello Mushroom (Vegan)
- Grilled Portobello mushroom filled with ratatouille, topped with a cashew cream drizzle and microgreens.
Main Course
- Filet Mignon
- Grilled filet mignon with a red wine demi-glace, garlic mashed potatoes, and roasted seasonal vegetables.
- Pan-Seared Salmon
- Atlantic salmon with a miso glaze, served over jasmine rice and sautéed bok choy.
- Herb-Crusted Lamb Chops
- Succulent lamb chops with a mint jus, served with creamy polenta and roasted carrots.
- Eggplant Roulade (Vegan)
- Thinly sliced eggplant stuffed with herbed quinoa, roasted red pepper coulis, and sautéed greens.
Dessert
- Chocolate Lava Cake
- Molten chocolate cake with house-made vanilla bean ice cream and fresh raspberries.
- Lemon Tart
- Tangy lemon tart with a buttery crust, topped with torched meringue.
- Tiramisu
- Classic Italian tiramisu with layers of mascarpone, espresso-soaked ladyfingers, and cocoa.
- Coconut Panna Cotta (Vegan)
- Silky coconut milk panna cotta, served with passion fruit coulis and toasted coconut flakes.
- Silky coconut milk panna cotta, served with passion fruit coulis and toasted coconut flakes.
📅Dates: February 14th
✍️Reservations Required? No, but recommended
📞Phone: 250-352-3737
📍Address: 565 Baker St, Nelson BC
Valentine’s Day Features
- Feature Taco – Buttermilk battered fish, sesame pickled veg, gochujang glaze, shoestring fries $5
- Mains feature – Confit duck leg, spiced queso polenta, radish escabeche, steamed greens, cherry reduction $32
- Dessert feature – Orange caramel flan, pineapple + orange salsa, corn masa crumble $12
💲Price per person: $32.49 (Chicken) | $31.49 (Vegetarian)
📅Dates: February 7th – February 14th
✍️Reservations Required? No, but recommended
📞Phone: 250-352-5999
📍Address: 409 Kootenay St, Nelson BC
Valentine Week Special Dinners for 2
- 10% off on drinks!
Combination Dinner ($64.99)
Please Select:
- Samosa or Veggie Pakora
- Kashmiri chicken Korma or butter
chicken (Lamb Dish add $2.95) - One vegetarian menu dish
Served with 6pieces Tandoori chicken,
pulao rice and Naan Bread
Dessert:
- Gulab Jamun or Rice pudding
Vegetarian Dinner ($62.99)
Please Select:
- Samosa or Veggie Pakora
- One vegetarian menu dish
Served with Dal makhani, Channa
masala, pulao rice and Naan bread
Dessert:
- Gulab Jamun or Rice pudding
💲Price per person: $95
📅Dates: February 14th – 5pm seating | 7pm seating
✍️Reservations Required? Yes, call (space is limited)
📞Phone: 778-463-2234
📍Address: 522 Victoria Street, Nelson BC
3 Course Wine Pairing Dinner by Yum Son and Baillie Grohman Winery
- Includes a glass of sparkling to start
💲Prices: For one: $29; For two: $52
📅Dates: February 14th
✍️Reservations Required? Yes, call
📞Phone: 250-354-1667
🔗Website: outerclove.ca
📍Address: 536 Stanley St, Nelson BC
Romantic mountain and ski culture inspired.
Alpine-Style Cheese Fondue
- Imported gruyere and Emmental cheeses with white wine, finished with cherry Kirsch.
💲Prices: $50
📅Dates: February 14th – 2 seatings: 5pm | 7pm
✍️Reservations Required? Yes, call (limited seatings)
📞Phone: 250-229-5655
🔗Website: balfourgr.com/omg/
📍Address: 602 Queens Bay Road, Balfour BC, V0G 1C0
Specially Curated Valentine’s Day Menu:
Appetizer
(Choose one)
- Boston Clam Chowder served with house baked focaccia
- Warm Quinoa and Pumpkin Salad with Feta, Kale and Mango Mint Dressing
Main Course
(Choose one)
- Irish Beef Stew with root vegetables served with garlic bread
- Penne Pasta with tomato and cream sauce, mushrooms, peppers and Feta
Dessert
Tiramisu
Dinner includes 5oz House Red or White wine
💲Prices: vary
📅Dates: February 14th
✍️Reservations Required? No, but recommended
📞Phone: 250 551 3999
🔗Website: .lncbakery.ca/s/order
📍Address: 711 Radio Avenue, Nelson BC
Valentine’s Day Special Treats
Celebrate love with our special Valentine’s treats! Indulge in heart-shaped macarons, exquisite desserts, and freshly baked goods made just for the occasion.
Preorder now on our website or visit us on the day to secure your sweet gifts! ❤️
💲Price per person: Option 1: $103 | Option 2: $76
📅Dates: 14th February 2025 – from 5pm to 9pm
✍️Reservations Required? No, but recommended
📞Phone: (778) 463-2236
📍Address: 701 Lakeside drive, Nelson, BC, Canada, British Columbia
Valentine’s Day Menu
Indulge your culinary romantic experience with this European menu
Start
- Shucked Oysters
- six BC Kusshi oysters, horseradish, red wine mignonette & lemon
Main
(choose one)
- Steak & Lobster
- 6oz beef tenderloin, 3oz lobster thermidor red wine Demi, sweet potato fondant, grilled asparagus
- Seared Salmon
- with burnt orange butter, rocket salad, grilled asparagus, kabocha squash puree
Finish
- Chocolate Cake for Two
💲Price per person: $44.99
📅Dates: February 14 – 15, after 4pm
✍️Reservations Required? No, but recommended
📞Phone: 778 463-1008
📍Address: 660 Baker Street, Nelson
Special Valentine’s Day Menu
Welcome Drink
- Glass of Rosé
Appies
- SRI LANKAN BEEF ROLLS: A Love Story in Every Bite
- Fried crispy Lean Chuck beef infused with ginger, garlic, and green chilies.
- PRAWN PUFF HEARTS: A Taste of Love
- A savory Black Tiger Prawns masala stuffed in golden flaky heart-shaped puff pastry.
- SOY CHOPS SKEWER: A Symphony of Flavors
- Kebab style Soy Chops Skewer with creamy and mild kebab spices and crunch of onion and red capsicum
Salad
- BEETS, WATERMELON & FETA SALAD: A Refreshing Romance
- Mint and lime marinated rainbow beet hearts and watermelon, topped with crumbled feta.
- ARAGULA AND STRAWBERRY SALAD: A Refreshing Delight
- Baby Arugula and strawberries, tossed in a zesty turmeric-ginger vinaigrette and topped with caramel pecans.
Entrée
- APPAM WITH VEGETABLE STEW: A Taste of Tradition
- Crispy, fermented rice pancakes with a soft and lacy texture, perfectly paired with a traditional Sri Lanka vegetable Stew.
- GNOCCHI WITH SOUTH INDIAN LAMB PEPPER FRY: A Culinary Romance
- Perfect union of hand-folded, grilled gnocchi and Ciraj’s favorite spicy lamb pepper fry.
- BANANA LEAF SEARED KING FISH STEAK: A Culinary Masterpiece
- King fish steak, seared to perfection and wrapped in a fragrant banana leaf. Tempered with Yuka and served with a vibrant shallot and grape tomato thokku,
Desserts
- CARDAMOM ROSE LAVA CAKE: A Decadent Delight
- Molten chocolate cake bursting with the exotic Fragrance of cardamom & rose and Topped with salted caramel ice cream
- MANGO CREAM PIE (FILIPINO MANGO ROYALE): A Tropical Delight
- Manila mangoes layered with fluffy whipped cream and sweetened condensed milk, all nestled in a nutty brown-butter graham cracker crust.
- STRAWBERRY LOVE ENVELOPES: A Sweet Whisper of Romance
- Flaky Pie crust envelopes filled with luscious combo of strawberries and cream cheese.
💲Price per person: $65
📅Dates: February 14
✍️Reservations Required? No, but recommended
📞Phone: 250-352-5232
🔗Website: rel-ish.com
📍Address: 301 Baker Street, Nelson
Special Valentine’s Day Menu
Welcome Drink
- Glass of Rosé
Starter
- Roasted Beet salad
- with boursin, spiced walnuts, and curry vinaigrette
- French onion soup
- with melted gruyere
Appetizer
- Crab-stuffed mushroom caps
- with herbed feta and panko gratin
- Prosciutto-wrapped shrimp
- stuffed with goat cheese garnished with pico de gallo and sweet soy
Main Course
- Chicken roulade
- with pesto, prosciutto, beet risotto, and garlic broccolini
- Pork tenderloin medallions
- with Dijon brandy sauce, mashed potatoes, and roasted baby carrots
Desserts
- Peanut butter turtle cheesecake
- Orange crème brûlée
💲Price per person: $$55 – $68
📅Dates: February 14
✍️Reservations Required? No, but recommended
📞Phone: (250) 352-2744
🔗Website: pitchforkeatery.ca
📍Address: 518 Hall Street, Nelson
Special Valentine’s Day Menu
Set menu will be available as well as a la carte!
Appetizer
- Wild Caught Sockeye Salmon Gravlax
- 28 hour cured in dry gin, dill sauce, cucumber, carrot ribbons
Soup
- Cream of fennel soup
- with South African Lobster, black truffle, yam flatbread
Entrees
- Eleven Spice Braised Beef Brisket
- slow cooked in red wine, blood orange & mustard served with fondant potato, bok choy, carrot & parsnip ($68)
- Gluten Free Fettuccine Vegetarian Bolognaise
- hand stretch & rolled pasta, shiitake ragu, aged parmesan & sesame lavosh ($55)
Dessert
- Tiramisu Kahlua Dip
- served with housemate gluten free biscuits
Castlegar Valentine’s Day Specials
💲Price per person: $42
📅Dates: February 14th
✍️Reservations Required? No, but recommended (Can also be reached by their socials)
📞Phone: 250-365-2215
📍Address: 1432 Columbia Ave, Castlegar BC
Valentine’s Special
- 2 homemade Yorkshire puddings filled with prime rib and topped with gravy
- Garlic mashed potatoes
- Grilled zucchini and carrots
Choice of dessert :- German chocolate cake
- crème brûlée cheesecake
💲Prices: Drinks range $5 – $8 | Buzz & Bloom Boxes $20 – $30
📅Dates: Buzz & Bloom box: February 14th; The Strawberry Collection is available until the end of February
✍️Reservations Required? Recommended for the Buzz and Bloom Boxes
📞Phone: 250-365-3883
📍Address: 692 18th St. Castlegar, BC
Strawberry themed Valentine’s Day drinks / Coffee & Flowers
- Strawberry fields mocha
- Strawberry matcha
- Chocolate strawberry Frappuccino
- Strawberry shortcake frost
The Buzz and Bloom boxes are a collaboration with Camellia Floral Boutique. The box includes a specialty coffee and a mini bouquet of flowers in a cute carry tray.
💲Prices: $40 – 60
📅Dates: February 14th
✍️Reservations Required? No, but recommended
📞Phone: 778-460-2227
📍Address: 1810 8th Ave, Castlegar BC
Indulge in love this Valentine’s Day with our six love menus, expertly pairing Thai and Vietnamese fusion cuisine with signature drinks to create an unforgettable dining experience!
6 Love menus paired with signature drinks
- Pho Love
- Curry Romance
- Hearty Delight
- Spicy Fusion
- Vietnamese Classic
- Thai Temptation
💲Price per person: $29.95 (10% off for Seniors and Students; kids price varies by age)
📅Dates: February 14th, 12pm-9pm
✍️Reservations Required? No
📞Phone: 250-365-0999
🔗Website: cuisineofindia.ca
📍Address: 908 Columbia Ave, Castlegar BC
Valentine’s Day Special Buffet
The special buffet includes:
- Butter Chicken
- Vegetable Korma
- Tandoori Chicken
- Channa Masala
- Rogan Josh
- Fish Pakora
- Aloo Gobi
- Veggie Pakora
- Palak Paneer
- Veggie Samosa
20 – 25 items including salads and desserts
💲Price $75
📅Dates: February 14-15, 4-8pm
✍️Reservations Required? No, but strongly recommended (limited seating and supplies)
📞Phone: 250-365-2311
🔗Website: gratefultable.ca
📍Address: 400 Columbia Ave, Castlegar BC
Shared Dinner for 2
$1 off on 9oz glass of wine
$1 off tall can beers
Starter
(to share)
- Crab & Shrimp Stuffed Mushroom
- Caps & Garlic Focaccia Bread
Salad
(choose one)
- Greek Salad
- Caesar Salad
Main Dish
(to share)
- Shared plate of Creamy Chicken Mykonos with rice pilaf, roasted vegetables and pita
Dessert
(choose one)
- Bailey’s Chocolate Mousse
- Cinnamon Orange Louku Chips
💲Price $9.50- $31.00
📅Dates: February 14th, after 4pm
✍️Reservations Required? No, but recommended
📞Phone: 250-365-2311
📍Address: 100 Hall Rd, Castlegar BC
Special Valentine’s Day Menu
- Parsnip and pear soup – $9.50
- Cilantro oil, crisp parsnip threads
- Prawn cocktail – $15.50
- Citrus poached prawns, crisp lettuce, classic cocktail sauce, lemon
- Steak & Prawns – $31.00
- 8 oz NY strip loin steak, 4 garlic prawns, mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables
- 6 oz Pan Seared Sockeye Salmon – $28.00
- Hollandaise, saffron rice, seasonal vegetables
- Espresso Chocolate Mouse – $10
- Chocolate covered espresso beans, Chantilly cream
💲Price: $69.99 for the plate
📅Dates: February 14th
✍️Reservations Required? Yes, call
🔗Website: maplemirch.com/contact
📞Phone: 778-460-1940
📍Address: 4370B Minto Rd, Castlegar
Valentine’s Day Plate for Two
- Cupid Croquettes
- Ground Angus beef, potatoes, gruyere cheese, exotic spices and red pepper mayo
- Head Over Heels
- Wedges of head lettuce, bacon, grape tomatoes, boiled egg, green onions, shredded cheese and raita
- Tender Touch Rib & Chicken
- Grilled coriander chicken breast and masala BBQ pork ribs with vegetable semolina and makhni sauce
- Sink Your Teeth – Into the sweetmeat sampler
Trail and Rossland Valentine’s Day Specials
📅Dates: February 9 – 15
✍️Reservations Required? No, but recommended
📞Phone: 778-456-2226
📍Address: 1160 Pine Ave, Trail BC
Valentine’s, Palestine’s, Galentine’s Seafood Plowentine
- Maine Style Lobster Rolls
- Seafood Enchiladas
- Bacon Wrapped Scallops
💲Price per person: $69
📅Dates: February 14
✍️Reservations Required? No, but recommended
📞Phone: 250-362-5814
📍Address: 3052 Highway 3B, Rossland BC
Valentine’s Day Special
- 2, 1oz cocktail / pint
- One Appetizer to share
- Choice of two entrees
- Hot fudge brownie with Vanilla Ice cream and caramel drizzle to share
💲Price per person: $99
📅Dates: February 14 in the evening
✍️Reservations Required? Yes, call or book online
📞Phone: 778-457-5227
🔗 Reservations: opentable.ca/r/the-velvet-restaurant-at-the-josie-hotel-rossland
📍Address: 4306 Red Mountain Rd, Rossland BC
A night of romance awaits this Valentine’s Day at The Velvet. Savour a beautifully curated four-course menu and celebrate love with an unforgettable dining experience!
First Course: Beet Salad
Braised beets, orange vinaigrette, puffed wild rice, micro greens
Second Course: Squash Ravioli
toasted walnuts, crispy sage, caramelized honey sauce
Third Course: Braised Short Rib
mashed potatoes, beef crackers, grilled asparagus, beef jus
Vegetarian Third Course: Stuffed Eggplant
eggplant, tomato, olive oil, panko, parmesan, grilled asparagus
Fourth Course: Petit Fours
assorted desserts
Special Cocktail: Velvet Delight
💲Price per person: $35
📅Dates: February 14
✍️Reservations Required? No, we don’t take reservations
📞Phone: 250-921-6548
🔗Website: miragecuisine.ca/menus
📍Address: 870 Schofield Hwy 3, Unit D, Warfield, BC
All you need is a pot!
- Shoyu style Broth with all the fixings!
(Gluten free and vegan options available) - Udon Noodles (or Rice Noodles)
- Veggies – Broccoli, Bean Sprouts, Local Oyster Mushrooms
- Condiments – Chef’s Pepper Sauce, Sesame, Kimchi-Gochujang Aioli, Szechuan Orange Sauce, Sesame, Green onion (or Cilantro)
Pick two:
- AAA Beef Sirloin (or Agedashi Tofu)
- Pork Tenderloin Tataki (Or Chef’s Tempeh Dumplings)
- Grilled/Marinated Tiger Prawns
💲Prices: $4.25 ea
📅Dates: February 14
✍️Reservations Required? Yes, call
📞Phone: 250-512-0974
🔗Website: www.rusticcrust.org
📍Address: 1208 Columbia Ave (laneway) Trail, BC
Call ahead to pre-book your order or drop in during business hours to make your selection
Valentine’s Day Cookies
- assorted large 4-oz single packaged cookies crafted with high end ingredients
- house-made fillings including fudge, hazelnut, peanut butter and pistachio
- clever gourmet alternative to a box of chocolates
💲Prices: $1.20-$30
📅Dates: February 4 – 14
✍️Reservations Required? No, but recommended
📞Phone: 250-364-1013
📍Address: 1447 Bay Avenue, Trail BC
If you want to be guaranteed any items, please pre order!!
Valentine’s Day Goodies
- Customized vintage heart shape cakes $30/each white or chocolate
- Heart shaped donuts $1.85/each
- Royal icing cookies $3.50-$4.00each
- Regular sugar cookies $1.20each
- Cupcakes $2.25/each
💲Price per person: $125 (not including applicable taxes and gratuities)
📅Dates: February 14
✍️Reservations Required? Yes, call, Yes, book online
📞Phone: 778-457-1736
🔗Website: Donniesbistro.ca
📍Address: 4430 Red Mountain Rd, Rossland BC
A wonderful five course dinner starting with lobster bisque and ending with chocolate truffles from our talented Chef MAC and team.
RECEPTION COCKTAIL (UPON ARRIVAL)
Kir Royale/Champagne Cocktail
Amuse Bouche
Beet Tartare with whipped ricotta in a savoury cone
1st Course
(choice of:)
- Lobster Bisque
- with cognac whipped cream & lobster meat
- Squash Salad & Bourbon Dressing
- with roasted acorn squash, crumbled goat cheese and Earthy Organic green salad
- Scallop Crudo
- with tiger milk, crispy wonton, smoked trout roe, asparagus & shiso oil
Mignardise
Chocolate truffles
Main Course
(choice of:)
- Braised Short-Ribs
- with celeriac & mushroom risotto
- Pan Seared Sea Bream
- with beluga lentils, lemongrass butter Sauce, carrot purée & crispy leek
- Celeriac & Mushroom Risotto
- with porcini mascarpone
- add lobster tail (+25$)
Dessert
(choice of:)
- Salted Caramel & Chocolate Tart
- with vanilla whipped cream & crème anglaise
- Pistachio Profiterole
- with chocolate sauce
