Raleigh area, go

2/2/2015 3:11:13 PM

I usually take mine to The Melting Pot for her birthday. I have done Brasa for Vday a few times.

2/2/2015 3:14:56 PM

Regardless, you better get your reservation quick

2/2/2015 3:17:23 PM

Hayes-Barton is nice, and their desserts beat a lot of the regular places. Check for a reservation quick because they do a whole fixed price thing.

We've also done
- Mandolin
- St Jacques
- Second Empire

All were great and had wonderful service

v has an excellent point

[Edited on February 2, 2015 at 3:20 PM. Reason : .]

2/2/2015 3:19:02 PM

pro-tip, do valentines dinner the night before or after and have stay-at-home sexy time on the actual day. on valentines day all the restaurants charge you more money for a limited prix fixe menu, unless the courses are really what you want it's better to go a different time.

2/2/2015 3:19:45 PM

Im never doing melting pot again.

2/2/2015 3:19:59 PM

i'm amazed that the melting pot is still in business

2/2/2015 3:23:31 PM

Want to spend $exas on nothing, go to Melting Pot.

2/2/2015 3:25:21 PM

Yeah we do it once a year for her birthday because thats where she wants to go, but that shit is expensive for sure.

2/2/2015 3:25:54 PM

Indeed. I spent texa$ there one year. Had to stop at mcdonalds on the way home.

2/2/2015 3:35:40 PM

The last Saturday Valentines I worked at The Cheesecake Factory there was a 4 hour wait and we didn't take reservations. So don't go there.

2/2/2015 3:42:42 PM

If you're over 25, you should stop taking your significant other out for dinner on Valentine's Day.

2/2/2015 3:59:36 PM

Bojangles on Western

2/2/2015 4:01:50 PM

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"Hayes-Barton is nice"

That's what I was going to recommend, but it's a small place and doesn't do reservations for parties less than 4 (maybe 6, can't remember)...so if you do want to go there, go early and/or be prepared for a long wait.

2/2/2015 4:01:55 PM

Cook her some food at home ya damn fool. Its a recession and ppl in the service industry haven't earned no trickle down yet

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2/2/2015 4:04:52 PM

Quote :

"If you're over 25, you should stop taking your significant other out for dinner on Valentine's Day. "

+1

But my wife likes Brio Tuscan Grille. Thats usually her selection if she wants to go somewhere outside the norm.

2/2/2015 4:44:41 PM

golden corral

2/2/2015 4:56:13 PM

Golden Corral FTW.

All you can eat steak (tough as fuck but its steak) and shrimp om nom nom nom

2/2/2015 5:17:04 PM

you can tell them not to overcook the steak if youre ok with standing there a few minutes

not that i go to golden corral or anything

2/2/2015 5:22:30 PM

^^I 2nd this. If she makes a face when you get halfway through saying "corral" you can always remind her about how damn good those rolls are

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2/2/2015 5:48:33 PM

TGI Fridays
Lonestar Steakhouse
Applebee's

2/2/2015 5:58:49 PM

a lot of single folks ITT

2/2/2015 6:59:23 PM

whatever you do, take her out friday the 13th. there be a nascar race saturday night

2/2/2015 7:09:26 PM

Taking the wife to a comedy show/dinner at the comedy zone in clt. Not hoping to get any just not hoping to have to come home early because the baby is revolting against grandma.

2/2/2015 9:13:17 PM

"hungry man dinners from the freezer section"

2/2/2015 9:13:35 PM

McDonalds

P.S. If you want to class it up a bit, go to Subway


[Edited on February 2, 2015 at 10:19 PM. Reason : ]

2/2/2015 10:18:58 PM

I got my reservation at Angus Barn on Feb 13.

Way less crowded, plus its engagement anniversary, so pretty much I never have to do Valentines on the 14th again.

2/2/2015 11:37:08 PM

the ethiopian place in mission valley is nice, I hear.

2/3/2015 4:30:36 AM

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"its engagement anniversary, so pretty much I never have to do Valentines on the 14th again. "

Very smart!

2/3/2015 9:14:46 AM

Quote :

"its engagement anniversary, so pretty much I never have to do Valentines on the 14th again. "

Very smart!

2/3/2015 9:14:46 AM

Should have done it the day before Christmas.

2/3/2015 9:17:32 AM

isn't there some sort of law that if you give her an engagement ring on a holiday its considered a gift, and therefore you cant get it back if you breakup before wedding?

2/3/2015 3:51:47 PM

I don't think there's any one way to handle it

2/3/2015 4:21:35 PM

Double post. Wtf

[Edited on February 3, 2015 at 5:04 PM. Reason : ]

2/3/2015 5:00:11 PM

Irregardless
Caffe Luna
Tribeca
Ajisai
Sono
Sitti
Centro


None of those are terribly expensive, but still a nice night out, IMO.

Quote :

" If you're over 25, you should stop taking your significant other out for dinner on Valentine's Day."

Aw bummer! I see no problem in it, if it's what you want! Admittedly though we usually end up going out some other night around that time and staying in on the actual night, OR go somewhere low-key that isn't particularly "nice".

2/3/2015 5:03:58 PM

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"I usually take mine to The Melting Pot for her birthday. I have done Brasa for Vday a few times."

I feel like the Valentine's day sex wouldn't be as good if you were stuffed to the brim with steak from Brasa, at least for her

Cafe Luna, Vinnies, or St. Jacques has my vote.

Everyone on here hates the Angus Barn for some reason, but I don't think you can go wrong there.

2/3/2015 5:14:25 PM

Can't go wrong with the Giner Diner

2/3/2015 5:35:45 PM

Can't really go wrong with any of the restaurants in North Hills, but here would be my recommended 5:

Flights (Renaissance Hotel)
Mia Francesca
Vivace
Coquette
Cowfish

2/3/2015 5:48:45 PM

Machu Picchu Peruvian Restaurant off Wake Forest Rd. I rarely go out to eat because value vs cost but this place was FANTASTIC! Owned by a husband and wife, the wife is the Chef and was educated at Johnson and Wales.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/machupicchu-peruvian-cuisine-raleigh-2

2/3/2015 5:50:25 PM

Chuck E Cheese

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2/3/2015 6:02:30 PM

^Ewwww

2/3/2015 9:20:45 PM