Valentine’s Day Dinner in the Design District

Thanks to all of these new restaurants opening up, there are a plethora of options for you and your sweetheart (or your friends!) this Valentine’s Day in the Design District. Check out the menus below to see what suites your fancy.

Bridge Bistro

Starters

Cornmeal Fried Oysters – Sherried Black Pepper Cream   8

Scallops Wrapped in Apple Smoked Bacon - Roasted Tomato  Coulis     6

Chicken Croquettes with Creole Sauce   6

Winter Vegetable Terrine- Basil Pesto  6

Soups and Salad

Granny Smith Apples, Apricots & Field Greens- Key Lime Vinaigrette & Toasty Pecans   6

Artichoke Potato Soup  6

Shrimp and Andouille Gumbo   6

Entrée Selections

Grilled Escolar - Mango Relish     26

Pan Seared Beef Tenderloin - Ancho Béarnaise  26

Deep Fried Soft Shell Crabs - Toasted Pecans and Lemon Beurre Blanc   21

Pan Roasted Pork Tenderloin- Granny Smith Apples & Marsala Sauce   19

Pan Seared Duck Breast - Caramelized Cherries   24

  Sweets

Warm Bread Pudding – Jack Daniels Sauce    6

Chocolate Mousse Swirl   6

Warm Apple Strudel – Caramel Drizzle  6

Fresh Market Fruit   5

Oak

$79 per person + $39 for wine pairings

Open

Oyster apple-pepper gelee, caviar Appetize

Red Beet Terrine fromage blanc, beet reduction

Gnocchi black trumpet mushroom, idiazabal cheese, sage

Main

New York Strip red onion-oxtail marmalade, white asparagus and Maine Lobster yukon potato, lobster glace, pea tendrils

Indulge

Chocolate Mousse flourless chocolate cake, sour cherry meringue, ganache brownie or

Strawberries & Cream cream cheese ice cream, pistachio shortcake, st. germain gastrique

Reservations: (214) 712-9700

Meddlesome Moth

$65 per person

First Course

Blue Point oysters, served with strawberry-scented rosewater or tellicherry pepper & horseradish

Second Course

Seared red snapper w/fennel pollen, blood oranges & watercress or spiced, roasted black cod w/carrots, turnips & snow peas

Third Course

Filet mignon w/vanilla parsnips & blackberry demi or braised short rib w/smashed & fried root vegetables

Dessert

Chocolate crème brulee & chocolate Stout Cake.

Reservations: (214) 628-7900

Royal Sixty

$75.60 per person

First Course

Salad of Pink Peppercorn Dallas Goat Cheese Crumbles, Orange Sections, Carrots, Apples and Grated Beets with Balsamic Vinaigrette or French Onion Soup with Puffed Three-Cheese Pastry Top

Entrée

Choose from Blackened Petite Filet Mignon with Bearnaise Sauce Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Roasted Vegetables or Grilled Pesto Salmon on Bed of Creamy Shrimp, Haricot Vert and Red Pepper Fettucini or Grilled Three Olive, Rosemary and Thyme Cornish Hen with Creamy Spinach Polenta and Roasted Vegetables

Mini Dessert Trio

Dark Chocolate Nutella Decadence Cake Tiny Raspberry Triffle and Mexican W edding Cookie A Featured Bottle of Wine – choose red or white.

Reservations: (214) 741-2604