A good old-fashioned dinner date is a tried-and-tested date night idea that never fails to impress when done right. More so for Valentine’s Day, when the stakes are high and you want to dazzle your partner. After all, the way to someone’s heart is through their stomach. All you’ve got to keep in mind is getting the trifecta of dinner dates right – wow views, a mouthwatering menu and amazing ambiance. We’ve done all the scouting of the best deals (and some staggeringly unique) for a romantic dinner in Dubai suiting an array of budgets. All you’ve got to do is make a reservation and show up with an appetite for love.
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AED 1000 and above
1. Nikki Beach
Candlelit beachside dining is what this luxury beach club’s Dubai resort has planned for smitten couples this Valentine’s Day. Dig your toes into the sand and dig into some scrumptious food as part of their ‘Love is in the Air’ dinner offer. It includes a curated three-course menu featuring oysters and sushi platter for starters, Wagyu Striploin and grilled tiger prawns for mains and a dreamy dessert called Strawberry Bliss to end the evening on a sweet note. Dinners will also be treated to a bottle of premium champagne and live performances.
Price: AED 2,000 per couple
Date: February 14, from 8pm to 11pm
Booking: Call 04 376 6162 or email reservations.dubai@nikkibeach.com
2. Emirates Golf Club
Taking your date to this private romantic dinner experience set on the Majlis golf course is an ace in the hole move. You’ll be sat under a private gazebo set in the midst of acres of lush green lawns with fountain and lake views and served a lavish three-course gourmet dinner. Highlights of the meal include oysters, carpaccio, surf & turf options, and petit fours along with coffee and tea, making this dinner date an affair to remember.
Price: AED 1,495 per couple
Date: February 14; from 7pm
Booking: Call 04 417 9999 or email emiratesdining@dubaigolf.com
3. Summersalt by Kayto, Jumeirah Al Naseem
Front-row views of the beach and iconic Burj Al Arab welcome couples at this chic beachside restaurant at Jumeirah Al Naseem. A five-course sharing set menu featuring Japanese-Peruvian cuisine will floor lovebirds who will also get to raise a toast to their love with two glasses of bubbly. Adding music into the mix will be a live saxophonist, a DJ and a singer. The five-course menu will include mushroom chawan mushi, Kayto sashimi selection with Tuna truffle, Yellowtail, Caviar, and Gillardeau oysters. Hokkaido scallops, Wagyu beef tataki with seafood parihuela, and a decadent selection of desserts such as raspberry vacherin, Andoa choco, and hazelnut mochi.
Price: AED 1000 per couple
Date: February 14; from 6pm
Booking: Call 800 323232 or email: restaurants@jumeirah.com
4. Izakaya, JW Marriott Marquis
Privacy is invaluable. However, it’ll cost you dearly to enjoy a private meal with your dearest at Izakaya. The edgy Japanese restaurant is offering a private Valentine’s Day dining experience that comes at AED 5,000 per couple for three hours. Those dirhams will buy you a teppanyaki experience with your very own Chef, free-flowing premium food and beverage with house bubbly and a bouquet of beautiful red roses.
Price: AED 5000 per couple for 3 hours
Date: February 14; from 6pm to 9:30pm
Bookings: Call 04 414 0000
5. August, Address Fountain Views
Much like the hottest month it’s named after, this brand-new restaurant has some of the hottest views of the Burj Khalifa and Downtown Dubai. On Valentine’s Day, it’s turning up the temperature with a delectable French-Mediterranean dinner. Dive into a four-course meal of Fin de Claire oysters, chicken beignet, Black Angus rib-eye, pumpkin risotto and a bottle of wine of your choice as the glittering skyline of the city shines on you and your significant other. Sweeten things up with the special August Heart dessert.
Price: AED 1,200 per couple
Date: February 14
Bookings: Call 058 641 9294 or email reservations@august.ae
6. Piatti by The Beach, Raffles The Palm Dubai
Inspired by the laidback glamour of the Southern coast of Italy, this beachside restaurant at Palm Jumeirah is hosting a candlelight dinner for lovers. You enjoy a four-course romantic dinner in Dubai while dreaming of Sicily. The meal is accompanied by two glasses of champagne or mocktails served by a personal butler.
Price: AED 2,500 per couple
Date: February 14
Booking: Call 04 248 8888 or visit www.rafflesthepalmdubai.com
AED 700 and below
7. Jun’s, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard
Love is kind, but kinder than love is this lovely fine dining Valentine’s Day deal from Jun’s. It gifts diners stellar Burj Khalifa views, modern North American Asian cuisine and live entertainment all wrapped up in a five-course menu without costing you an arm and a leg at AED 400. Chef Kelvin Cheung has carefully put together a stunning menu of starters such as watermelon tartare on a bed of nori cracker and charred avocado, Chinois Fromage, which combines flavours of cheeses such as gruyere, comte, and gouda, topped with szechuan peppercorn, mains such as miso sea bass, Wagyu MB7 Striploin and Dan Dan Spaghettini. Dessert is a chocolatey revelation that melds chocolate mousse, chocolate fondant, and hot chocolate.
Price: AED 400 without bubbly; AED 600 with a bottle of sparkling
Date: February 14
Booking: Call or WhatsApp 04 457 6035
8. Aamara, Vocco Hotel
All roads lead to love but at Aamara, the latest dining concept from the team behind Michelin-starred Tresind, one particular road takes the limelight – the Silk Route. Serving delicacies inspired by spices traded on ancient trading routes. The newly launched venue, which has moved into the same location as Tresind’s previous venue in Vocco Hotel, is serving up an extravagant nine-course menu so you and your beloved can eat to your heart’s content. You’ll find yourself feasting on Wagyu beef boti kebab, fresh Za’atar pesto, Burj Ramen and desserts like rose gelato, washed down by cocktails specially crafted by Aamara’s knowledgeable mixologists.
Price: AED 500 per couple
Date: February 14; 7pm onwards
Bookings: Call 052 573 5723 or visit www.aamara.ae
9. Vanitas, Palazzo Versace
The signature Italian restaurant at Palazzo Versace has an elegant neo-classical ambiance that combines the romance of ruins through some magical murals. You could easily be in old Napoli instead of a romantic dinner in Dubai. On Valentine’s Day they’ll turn up the amore a notch with a live saxophonist who’ll serenade sweethearts. The special set menu for Valentine’s Day includes a filling three-course dinner with a special focus on a unique Valentine’s Day dessert.
Price: AED 450
Date: February 14
Booking: Call 04 556 8888
10. Bombay Bungalow, The Beach Mall, JBR
Spice up your love life with some fusion Indian cuisine at Bombay Bungalow. The gorgeous Indian restaurant in JBR has the perfect palatial backdrops for some dreamy couple snaps. When you’re done Instagramming you and your boo, you’ll be busy clicking away pictures of the beautifully plated dishes of their three-course Valentine’s Day menu. Choose from either the vegetarian or the meat menu and scarf down eclectic bites such as pani puri with guacamole, crispy soda batter fish and chips, and cottage cheese steak. The food here, like love, is all about unusual pairings and crossing borders.
Price: AED 300 per couple for meaty menu and AED 250 per couple for vegetarian menu
Date: February 14
Booking: Call 044270758
11. Peaches and Cream, Palm Jumeirah
Beachside romantic dinner in Dubai without breaking the bank? That’s exactly what this trendy new beach club and restaurant in Palm Jumeirah has dreamed up for Valentine’s Day. Dine under a canopy of stars on their terrace – the three-course set menu includes options of sea bass ceviche, lobster linguine, tenderloin steak, vegan mushroom bolognese and free-flowing wine. Chocolate Fondant or a slice of cheesecake marks the end to this romantic dinner in Dubai.
Price: AED 700 per couple
Date: February 14; from 7pm
Booking: Call 052 947 4552 or visit www.peachesandcream.ae
12. Bagatelle, Fairmont Hotel SZR
The French have had a long-held monopoly on romance and this popular French eatery has set out to prove that right with an early celebration of Valentine’s Day on February 13. Enjoy a four-course meal of gourmet French food while the restaurant’s resident duo band set the musical mood. Couples can graze on shareable appetisers such as a platter of oysters, ceviche de langoustine, beef tartare, oven-baked Saint-Jacques scallops and mains such as lemon sole and filet of beef wellington. A luscious strawberry parfait and melt-in-your-mouth profiteroles are what dessert is composed of.
Price: AED 660 per couple
Date: February 13; from 8pm
Booking: Call 04 354 5035 or email reservation dubai@bagatelle.com
13. The Eloquent Elephant, Taj Dubai
The British gastro-pub has whipped up a three-course set menu that includes themed cocktails, grape beverages, and bubbly which should give you all the liquid courage you need to profess your love to your date eloquently. You’ll also find yourself tucking into a sumptuous feast made of 24-hour slow-cooked Angus short rib, grilled tiger prawns, porcini mushroom risotto, smoked salmon and avocado cornets. A DJ will set the mood with romantic tunes all night and ladies will be welcomed with roses upon arrival and a box of handcrafted chocolates to take home.
Price: AED 450 per couple
Date: February 14; from 7pm-10pm
Booking: Call 04 438 3134; WhatsApp 050 189 6089 or email fbreservations.dubai@tajhotels.com
14. Fluid Beachclub, Th8 Palm
This five-star hotel on the Palm has cooked up a banquet for Valentine’s Day with a lavish eight-course meal. You can eat your heart out with their one-of-a-kind 8-course set menu which will be served in the beach club’s magical outdoor setting. Packages with alcoholic beverages start from AED 888 per couple and the non-alcoholic dinner package is AED 650 per couple.
Price: From AED 650
Date: February 14
Booking: Call 04 525 8888