Salt Lake City Valentine's Day Events

Any good restaurant can be the setting for romance, but a truly romantic restaurant offers combine wonderful food, striking decor and great service. Here are some of Salt Lake City's most romantic restaurants, perfect for Valentine's Day.

Utah's best chefs will pull out all the stops to create scrumptious meals for Valentine's Day, with dining specials running from about February 8-17. Here's a long list of some of Utah's best restaurants offering special menu items for Valentine's Day. Early reservations are recommended.

Utah Valentine Dining Specials

Valentine's packages at the Grand America include luxury rooms and suites with special extras such as chocolates and roses, plus credits to use in the hotel's spa, restaurants or shops. Available weekends Feb. 13-18. Priced from $269 per couple.

The Grand America's Garden Cafe will be serving a special Prix Fixe Menu for Two Feb. 14, $49 per person, featuring New York strip steak, Utah trout, shrimp, lobster and chocolate fondue.

555 S. Main St.
800-621-4505

For romantic getaways in Utah and hotel packages suit your mood look no further than Hotel Monaco Salt Lake City, a romantic hotel offering an eclectic style, a sexy personality and a "Don't Come A-Knockin'" romance package. Includes accommodations, bottle of wine, intimacy kit, valet parking, 2 p.m. late checkout, and morning coffee and tea service.

Bambara, one of Salt Lake City's favorite restaurants adjacent to the Hotel Monaco, will be offering Valentine’s specials Thursday, Feb. 14 through Saturday, Feb. 16. Pastry chef Rebecca Moore has created a special decadent dessert perfect for sharing -- a warm chocolate ganache cake with peanut butter Anglaise and peanut butter heart candy. Early reservations are recommended and can be made by calling (801) 363-5454 or visiting the website.

Bambara and Hotel Monaco also invite you to Tweet for a chance at "Romance Redemption" by sharing (in a clean and playful tone) a romantic disaster took place in the past year. Winners receive dinner at Bambara and a night's stay at Hotel Monaco to set things right. Send your story via Twitter to @BambaraSLC, using the hashtag #LOVEBambara between Feb. 1 and Feb. 14 at midnight. The winner will be chosen at random and notified via Twitter.

A sleigh ride can be family fun or the height of romance, depending on whom you take along. After all, you will need to warm up afterward! Rides are available to match any interest, long or short, with or without dinner, some with overnight stays at the resort.

Utah Sleigh Rides

Join Ballet West for the sparkling new production of Sir Frederick Ashton’s Cinderella. Complete with a heart-stopping musical score by Sergei Prokofiev, this classic fairytale is filled with romance and comedy, mesmerizing dance, and hilarious fun for the entire family.

February 14-17, 20-23, 7:30 p.m., matinee Feb. 16, 17 and 23 at 2 p.m.

Capitol Theatre
50 W. 200 S.
801-355-ARTS (2787)

Tickets $18-$74

Ballet West's Romance Package includes tickets to Cinderella, Jewels, and Innovations 2013. Priced from $73.50-$185.50 per person.

Full of onstage joy and backstage drama, Dreamgirls tells the story of an up-and-coming 1960s singing girl group, and the triumphs and tribulations that come with fame and fortune.

Feb. 5-10, 2013; see website for times

50 W. 200 S.
801-355-ARTS (2787)

Tickets $35-$57.50

Nothing says romance like a guy and girl strolling hand in hand out of the bank they just robbed. Join Salty Dinner Theater for this soon-to-be Valentine’s classic, plus dinner from Madeline's Steakhouse.

Feb. 7 and 11, 2013, 7:30 p.m. (arrive 20-30 minutes early to get seated and order dinner)

Madeline’s Steakhouse
10290 S. State St. in Sandy
801-262-5083

Tickets $8-$15, plus the price of food

This fundraising event—with food, dancing, silent auction, and live music provided by the Salt Lake Symphony—is the only traditional Viennese Ball in Utah.

Enjoy the ambiance of the Union Ballroom on the University of Utah campus as the Symphony fills the hall with some of the world's greatest melodies and you enjoy savory Viennese-style dining.

Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013
8 p.m.-midnight
Dance class at 6:30 p.m.

University of Utah Olpin Union Ballroom

Tickets:
$60.00 General Admission
$85.00 Reserved Seats—closest to the dance floor
$1,000.00 Corporate Reserved Table (eight people)—next to the dance floor, with recognition the night of the ball and in the concert programs for the coming year.

Enjoy a special evening with The Joe Muscolino Band and an exceptional dinner.

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Doors open at 6 p.m.
Pictures from 6-9 p.m.
Dinner and Dancing 7-10 pm

Thanksgiving Point Show Barn
3003 N. Thanksgiving Way
Lehi, UT
888-672-6040

$50 per person in advance
$55 per person day of event