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14TH FEBRUARY, 2024
Fall in LOVE with our top choices for Valentine’s Day menus
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Preparing Your Restaurant for Valentine’s Day: 4 Easy Things to Do With strategic planning, Valentine’s Day can be a lucrative holiday for your restaurant. Nothing says romance like a meal for two. While some couples cook for themselves, most lovebirds would rather indulge in a night out. Consumers spend an average of $161.96 for the holiday overall, with $101 of that going towards a meal for two, according to Bankrate.com. At about $50 per person for the meal, customers are ordering more than just entrees. You can expect diners to order appetizers, desserts, and even bottles of wine or Champagne.
So let’s indulge, shall we?
Create Your Valentine’s Day Menu Escape the normal and elevate the experience for your guests with a stand above the rest menu. Our Chefs have come up with fantastic concepts that will have your guests feeling full from incredibly satisfying dishes including appetizers all the way to desserts. Having a featured menu on Valentine’s Day also helps your kitchen staff prepare and get ready for what is the second busiest dining day in the restaurant industry! Offer customers an appetizer, an entrée, and dessert for a set price. Give customers the opportunity to add on extras like glasses and bottles of wine or Champagne, or even roses!
Market Your Restaurant for Valentine’s Day As soon as you have your Valentine’s Day menu set, it’s time to let the public know exactly what to expect when they choose your restaurant for this love filled holiday! Leaning on your social media and digital marketing, consider doing boosted posts on your platforms that link directly to your menu or online reservation page. If you have email subscribers, create an e-blast to go out with a way to get in early before reservations fill up, VIP style. Offline, hang up posters around the restaurant or promote with a street sign in front of your venue. Even adding postcards to each billfold will entice customers to make their Valentine’s Day reservations on the spot!
Fill Your Tables with Reservations Want to fill those seats for the big day? Taking reservations is a great way to keep tables turning over all day long. It’s an easy way to prepare your inventory, your staffing requirements, and give you an idea of how your day and night will run. Worried about no-shows the day of? Sending out automated reminders by email or SMS text can alleviate the question of “Will they show up for their reservation?“
Prepare Your Staff for Successful Service Staff meetings before Valentine’s Day can be beneficial to everyone who is scheduled to work. You’ll want to ensure that you have enough staff in both FOH and BOH to make operations run smoothly. Communicate that requested time off must be done in advance by a certain date so you’re not left scrambling to find staff. Valentine’s Day prep begins days and weeks before, so now is the time to start!
Chef Marina Livingston’s
Steak Tartare “Eat your heart out with this one. Nothing like a classic and decadent steak tartare to treat the one you love. Go classic with some capers, Dijon and egg yolk, then serve alongside some salty chips to give this dish a nice crunch and twist from the traditional crostini. For the beef, you can also save some money by using the Ungraded tenderloin! “
8523979 - Buckhead Pride 6 oz. Ungraded Steak Tenderloin 1821529 - Imperial Fresh Peeled Shallot 0357149 - McCain Potato Chip 9675943 - Sysco Imperial Dijon Mustard 4909873 - Wholesome Farms Free Run Medium Egg 2058857 - Imperial Fresh Fresh Chives 7249042 - Arrezzio Classic Pure Grated Parmesan 5491681 - Sysco Classic Fine Imported Capers 5247451 - Ranch and Grill Ungraded Beef Tenderloin
Invest in an outstanding cheese selection
5360397 - Alexis de Portneuf Cheese Assorted Box 7252225 - Suputo Cheese Assorted Cater Box Deluxe 7378618 - Portneuf Blue Cheese Crumbled Treasure 6756318 - Portneuf Cheese Brie Double Cream 746420 - Portneuf Cheese Brie Square Canadian 5268778 - Arrezzio Classic Cheese Mozz Bocconcini 5268764 - Arrezzio Classic Cheese Ricotta
Indulgent, shareable and absolutely remarkable! Crisp fries topped with butter braised lobster, cheese curds and Béarnaise sauce. How could you go wrong? 1821529 - Imperial Fresh Shallot Peeled Fresh 2004976 - Imperial Fresh Tarragon Fresh Herb 5071438 - Vilux/European Vinegar Champagne 5280340 - Block & Barrel Cheese Curd Portion 5362112 - Sysco Imperial Sauce Hollandaise Instant 9762972 - Mrs Friday Lobster Meat Chunk Sensations 0243491 - Sysco Imperial Potato Fries Regular Cut 3/8 in.
Lobster Poutine with Québec curds and Béarnaise sauce
Chef David Pyper “Showoff!!! This is the steak of steaks! And what better day is there to enjoy steak than on Valentine’s Day! This dish is delightful in its simplicity, yet incredibly satisfying. A beautiful bone in rib steak is adorned with a warm horseradish sauce and accompanied by a side of garlic parm fries. This dish is delicious and shareable!”
8447104 - Imperial/Mc Cormick Spice Pepper Black Cracked 0243606 - Sysco Classic Potato Fries 7/16 Cut With Skin 4274249 - Lynch Sauce Horseradish Creamy 5212727 - Sterling Silver Beef Rib Bone-In Tomahawk Rack 5435213 - Sysco Imperial Spread Garlic Roasted Aioli & Dip 7249042 - Arrezzio Classic Cheese Parmesan Grated 100% Pure 9665035 - Sysco Classic Garlic Chopped in Oil
Reverse Sear Tomahawk Steak with Horseradish Sauce + Parmesan Garlic Frites
Duck Confit 0966630 - King Cole Ducks Duck Leg Cooked Confit 6oz 1985274 - Imperial Fresh Kale 8518037 - Packer Lettuce Radicchio 7233190 - Imperial/McCormick Spice Rosemary Leaves
Chef Robin Prasad
“Wilted greens + Grilled Radicchio + Pan Jus This dish is simple, savoury, sexy and just in time for Valentines day.”
Additional Entree Recommendations 7228099 - Via Seafood Scallop Medallion 2429088 - TNT Chicken Supreme 5-6 oz 7517610 - Sysco Classic Scalloped Potato 7579101 - Buckhead Pride Steak RIbeye 2" TL
Average spend per entree on Valentine’s Day is $55
Valentine’s Day Millionaire’s Shortbread Rich caramel bars made with crispy and buttery shortbread, thick caramel, and chocolate ganache sprinkled with sea salt flakes. Made with basic pantry ingredients they're super easy to make and impossible to resist. 1082229 - Clubhouse - Extract Vanilla Pure 2732287 - Lantic Sugar - Sugar Granulated 3211707 - Wholesome Farms - Butter Unsalted 7172870 - DIACRYS - Salt Kosher Flake Coarse 9665589 - Bakersource Classic - Flour Bakersource All Purpose 9997701 - Wholesome Farms - Egg Shell Large White Grade A 0776922 - Wholesome Farms - Cream Whipping 35% 2732360 - Lantic Sugar Lt - Sugar Brown Yellow Brilliant 4760452 - Eagle Brand - Milk Condensed Sweetened 8893648 - Lynch - Syrup Corn Golden 6132934 - Sysco Classic - Chocolate Chip Semi-Sweet 1000
Chef Kyle Brandt’s Tips: “Prepare your baking dish with lined parchment paper and leave an overhang so it’s easy to remove. Make sure you use room temperature butter it’s essential for making the shortbread. When making the caramel continuously keep stirring so it doesn’t burn. Chill the caramel layer before adding the chocolate or there’s a chance they will mix, and you won’t have even layers.”
Additional Dessert Options 5038991 - Wow Desserts Cake Choc Lava 7270260 - Wow Desserts Cake Cherry Almond 9750597 - Pfalzgraf Torte Chocolate White Truffle 10 inch 583967 - Wow Desserts Cake Red Velvet 1340389 - Chapmans Ice Cream Neapolitan Original 0319343 - Chapmans Ice Cream Strawberry 7463866 - Wholesome Farms Classic Ice Cream Strawberry 9993312 - Wholesome Farms Imperial Ice Cream Strawberry 9993346 - Wholesome Farms Classic Ice Cream Strawberry Sundae 6711370 - Wholesome Farms Imperial Ice Cream Strawberries & Cream
5062704 - Neilson Milkshake Strawberry 2536753 - Island Original Drink Mix Strawberry Daiquiri 6484331 - Monin Syrup Chocolate Sugar Free 6179545 - Monin Syrup Chocolate Dark 5504107 - Monin Syrup Rose 9272592 - Monin Syrup Strawberry 7241879 - Cocktail Mix Martini 7241851 - Drink Mix Martini Dolce 2536753 - Island Original Drink Mix Strawberry Daiquiri 8301952 - Jarrito Soda Strawberry
Consider having a feature drink menu for Valentine’s Day that servers can upsell from to your customers