valentines day dinner in nyc!

[sawn-off chef]

he guys i'm looking to take my girlfriend out to dinner in nyc and was wondering about some romantic spots that would be a good choice in the 3-5 hundred dollar range, probably limiting it but that'd be ideal. thanks guys!

[Swych]

i went to Gilt last year. was good.

[sleazie ninja number 47]

table in backroom at the waverly should do the trick.

[sawn-off chef]

i ended up getting reservations here, i heard from a couple people that it was good,

http://www.elizabethny.com/

[readytoignite]

you may want to check this out before you go: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/556131

if you feel like changing your mind, be aware that most popular restaurants are probably fully booked already though you could always try ko since they only book one week in advance.

i haven't been out for v day in years, it's basically an excuse for restaurants to rip you off. also the last time we went out, matt damon and ben affleck were on a double date at the same place and apparently i spent the entire meal staring at the insanely hot chick sitting next to ms. ready. so it's not without peril

[Analyst]

I just went to Park Avenue Winter last week. They change the menu and decor for each season of the year. Nice atmosphere.

http://www.parkavenyc.com/winter/

[mellowfellow]

300-500 dollar range can get you 2-3 stars michelin restaurants. You can't really go wrong with any of these places. Though i have only been to JG.

jean georges

daniel

ler bernadin

per se

Are you planning to go somewhere else after dinner? if yes, you may want to eat early. Tasting menu can some time lasts up to 2-3 hours.

Personally I like neighborhood restaurants more.

[Sergio_C]

make her food. its waaaay more sexy. and alot cheaper too.

[readytoignite]

to be honest this is all old-people food and going to one of these for v-day would betray a serious lack of imagination / insecurity complex.

also for this money i'd rather go to bouley, or del posto

anyway i'm curious to hear how the op's dinner was. i was going to make black truffle pasta from fresh but the damn things didn't come up in time so it was a fruilian barley soup and lamb rib chops which wasn't too bad

300-500 dollar range can get you 2-3 stars michelin restaurants. You can't really go wrong with any of these places. Though i have only been to JG.

jean georges

daniel

ler bernadin

per se

Are you planning to go somewhere else after dinner? if yes, you may want to eat early. Tasting menu can some time lasts up to 2-3 hours.

Personally I like neighborhood restaurants more.

[sawn-off chef]

dinner went great, elizabeth's food was amazing, though their portions of the pumpkin ravioli were meager at best. my girlfriend was still starving so i gave her the fries from my burger which was amazing. definitely a good place, doesn't card good drinks. overall a good v-day though some plans fell through. in retrospect making her dinner would've been better and i'd have a hundred dollars for jawns. oh well, memories are worth every penny correct?

[readytoignite]

word to the wise: it's an unwritten rule that any stuffed pasta dish will have relatively small portions.

also in the future you may want to avoid complaining about any portion size at a restaurant in nyc in public - it's is a total B&T thing to do

[sawn-off chef]

didn't complain in public, just talked about it on the train ride home. that'd be rude and classless.

[DaBestSpoona]

You get props for going recession special and dropping the 300-500 range idea.

We ended going to Ko. I wish I didnt. Probably the most undeserving Michelin star recipient ever.

[readytoignite]

ko wasn't that bad but i'm not sure if they've sussed out how to not let the small space of the hot area of the kitchen be a limitation (from my memory there was basically one course that wasn't either cold or a reheat job when i went).

i do like that you don't have to book your meal months in advance, very refreshing. of course i scored a reservation for the exact day and time i wanted the first time i tried so i may be biased there.

very surprised if they got a star since the service component is acknowledged as being minimal and that's a big deal to those guys

scott.m - this is an open internet forum, probably about as public as you can get

[mellowfellow]

I tried making reservations at ko a few times but no luck or I wasn't fast enough.

[mellowfellow]

word to the wise: it's an unwritten rule that any stuffed pasta dish will have relatively small portions.

this is true. Small portions but with all the ingredients that they have in those pastas, I get full easily.