Fine Dining and Romantic Dinners: Eight Upscale San Antonio Restaurants Perfect for Valentine’s Day

Whether you’ve been married for decades, dating for a few months, or something in between, we’d like to help you make this Valentine’s Day dinner one of the most romantic ones yet. We’ve compiled a list of eight of the most top-notch fine dining venues in San Antonio, and we are sure they will set the stage for an amazing Valentine’s Day meal.

1. Silo Elevated Cuisine Alamo Heights/ Silo Terrace Oyster Bar Dominion

Since 2010, Silo has offered creative, world-class fine dining served with meticulous attention to detail in a casual yet elegant fine dining environment. With several San Antonio locations, Silo has been recognized by publications such as Frommer’s and Texas Monthly. For Valentine’s Day 2016, Silo will be offering a four-course prix fixe menu coupled with half -glass wine pairings. Featuring choices of chicken-fried oysters, lobster and shrimp rolls, kurabota pork, Gulf shrimp, Maine lobster, Gulf red snapper, five-spice duck, rack of lamb or beef tenderloin, choosing only one will be a tough task. You’ll want to make sure and save room for dessert, and their coconut pie or truffle tart will make your dining experience complete.

2. Biga on the Banks

With a reputation for innovation among Riverwalk restaurants, Biga’s relaxed elegance and fine dining atmosphere presents diners with the ultimate upscale experience. Boasting a wine cellar offering a deep and varied selection of wines to pair brilliantly with their cuisine, Biga is just as much renowned for their wine as they are for their food. For Valentine’s Day, the restaurant is offering a four-course menu featuring items such as grilled beef tenderloin with spaetzle, stilton, asparagus and steak sauce; ceviche of shrimp, crab and snapper, sweet potato, Peruvian corn and avocado; chocolate pistachio mousse; and crème brûlée ménage à trois. In addition, an a la carte menu is available for those wanting more Biga menu tastings.

3. The Grey Moss Inn

A San Antonio staple, The Grey Moss Inn offers fine dining and has served quality steaks, seafood, lamb and chicken in an exceptionally romantic setting for more than 80 years. With candlelit tables and top-notch wine selections, the restaurant exudes a unique and celebrated ambiance. Serving its regular menu in addition to the chef’s specials, Valentine’s dinner at The Grey Moss Inn will include lobster bisque, spinach and tomato salad, lobster ravioli with brown butter sauce and two fried shrimp with pickled cucumber, six-ounce fillet of beef atop sliced Portobello mushroom with choice of sauce served with potatoes and winter vegetables, sea scallops with pasta, and spiced walnut financier.

4. Bliss

One of the most romantic and trendiest restaurants in the city, Southtown’s Bliss serves contemporary American cuisine aligned to a frequently changing menu. With an emphasis on seasonal and creative courses, the restaurant strives to forego the predictable and familiar. Offering a fine selection of charcuterie, artisanal cheeses, and breads baked in-house, the outdoor seating area with twinkling lights coupled with the minimalist brick interior pairs ambiance and tastings perfectly. For Valentine’s Day, Bliss is offering a four-course dinner with multiple options for each course. Entrée options include seared sea scallops and white cheddar grits, a vegetarian or vegan mushroom risotto, red snapper with a lobster risotto, rack of lamb in a ragout, or beef tenderloin and whipped potatoes in a foie gras bordelaise. With an option to include wine pairings, you’ll see why this restaurant is a must go for your romantic evening.

5. 18 Oaks at JW Marriott

Nothing says romance more than the picturesque Texas Hill Country, and 18 Oaks may just be the epitome of this notion. The gourmet steakhouse with a rustic and charming interior combines with elegant views of the golf course, making it quite the romantic locale. With a belief in utilizing rich and flavorful produce, dairy and protein, the restaurant prepares its dishes exclusively with all hand-raised products, produced just miles from the property. Presenting a special Valentine’s Day prix fixe menu, 18 Oaks is offering three delectable starters, a main surf and turf course of Wagyu braised short rib and grilled Gulf shrimp, along with a chocolate ganache cake with raspberry mouse for dessert.

6. Oak Valley Vineyards

A scenic 30-minute drive outside the city, Oak Valley Vineyards is a terrific dining option. Located in Garden Ridge, the winery and restaurant is set amidst lush greenery at the top of a hill. Both a picturesque and romantic destination for a memorable dinner or special event, linen-draped tables and a crackling fire welcome guests who have the option of sitting in the glass enclosed patio or the upstairs seating area where they can take in views of the vineyard, rose garden, and the vine-covered porch. The restaurant’s rustic wooden floored Texas style "chalet" and wine cellar dining room lit by candlelight is perfectly suited for a special occasion and boasts menu items constructed with a Texan flair. From the salmon Wellington to a New York steak strip in whiskey cream sauce and chicken au champagne, the special Valentine’s menu is perfectly poised to deliver a romantic dinner to remember.

7. The Fig Tree

Occupying one of the Riverwalk’s choicest locations, French accented restaurant The Fig Tree specializes in delicate, highly composed dishes that provide diners with one of the finest dining experiences on the San Antonio Riverwalk. Crisp linens drape tables set with fine china and sparkling crystal in elegant yet homey surroundings while the restaurant’s elegant glassware is up to the award-winning wine list as well. Experience the cascading outside terrace and luxuriate in fine foods such as the avocado stuffed with Shrimp Louis, Tournedos Rossini and flaming Baked Alaska, or table side Bananas Foster. Whether dining in the cozy interior or on the outdoor villa-style terrace overlooking the San Antonio River, exquisite food and impeccable service are mainstays of the Fig Tree Restaurant.

8. Chez Vatel Bistro

Located in Olmos Park, Chez Vatel Bistro endures as a San Antonio favorite French culinary destination. Hailed as an oasis of intimate, unpretentious dining replete with a four-star menu that rivals the best menus of France's elegant, countryside haunts, Chef Damien Watel actively directs the menu of tempting and delicious tastings that changes daily with the city's only prix-fixe menu. A carefully selected wine list compliments the manageable and diverse menu from which hail signature Chez Vatel Bistro dishes like quail stuffed with boudin, bouillabaisse and what some say is the best foie gras this side of the Atlantic. 

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