Valentine’s Dinner Specials

Looking for a place to eat this Valentine’s? Here is a round-up of Valentine’s Day dinner specials happening around town:

Afterglo - Five-course menu includes chocolate in each course, e.g., pan-roasted striped bass with braised fennel and white chocolate shavings; 6pm -1am, $75; Afterglo, 1200 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. Call (305) 695-1717.

Azul - Three-course menu; choices include beef tartare, oysters wrapped in cucumber, seared scallop carpaccio, pan-fried Dover sole and red wine-braised veal; 6:30-10:30pm, $150; Azul at the Mandarin Oriental, 500 Brickell Key Dr., Miami; Call (305) 913-8254.

Blue Door - Fixed-price menu with duck foie gras terrine, vanilla-flavored quince compote, pan-seared shrimp, beef tenderloin and a strawberry-and-meringue symphony; 7-11:30 p.m., $85; Blue Door at the Delano Hotel, 1685 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. Call (305) 672-2000.

Cafe Sambal - Three-course candlelit dinner includes sea bream salad with cucumber, barbecued eel with caramelized apple, ginger-butter poached lobster, curried lamb loin and rose-white chocolate mousse; 5-11pm, $60; Cafe Sambal at the Mandarin Oriental, 500 Brickell Key Dr., Miami; Call (305) 913-8254.

Carmen the Restaurant - Fixed-price menu includes crispy potato croquette topped with house-smoked salmon, sweet plantain-wrapped monkfish filet, Angus beef tenderloin and a trio of mousses; from 6 p.m.; $70; $100 with wine pairings; Carmen the Restaurant, David Williams Hotel, 700 Biltmore Way, Coral Gables. Call (305) 913-1944.

Chef Allen’s - Four-course menu; choices include Bahamian lobster and crab cake, almond-crusted goat cheese, Moroccan mixed grill and Tahitian vanilla creme brulee; from 5pm, $90; Chef Allen’s, 19088 NE 29th Ave., Aventura. Call (305) 935-2900

Doraku - Fixed-price menu includes seared tuna, rock shrimp and rainbow roll; 4pm-1am, $85 per couple, first-come-first-served basis; Doraku, 1104 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach. Call (305) 695-8383

Forge Restaurant - Sautéed sea scallops, filet mignon and lobster; from 6pm, $90; Forge Restaurant, 432 41st St., Miami Beach. Call (305) 538-8533.

Moroccan Nights - Belly-dancing performances plus four-course menu with tilapia, tuna and chicken, chicken tagine with lemon confit, Moroccan rice; 6pm, 8pm and 10pm seatings, $49; Moroccan Nights Restaurant, 9555 Harding Ave., Surfside. Call (305) 865-5333.

Mosaico - Fixed-price dinner menu includes oysters, Chesapeake Bay scallops, Mediterranean sea bass, roasted lamb shoulder, chocolate roses, and passion fruit; 6:30-10pm, $80; Mosaico Restaurant, 1000 S. Miami Ave., Miami. Call (305) 371-3473.

North One 10 - Fixed-price menu includes grilled filet mignon, basil- and mint-crusted tuna, Angus short rib pot pie, and three-mushroom risotto; 5:30pm, $65, $100 with wine pairings; North One 10, 11052 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. Call (305) 893-4211.

o-R-o’s - Diamond and Caviar Dinner, a 2006 Rolls Royce Phantom delivers guests to the restaurant, where they are served a bottle of champagne, caviar, oysters Rockefeller, jumbo stone crabs, two 3-pound Maine lobsters and a five-tiered box cake, inside of which guests will find an 18-karat yellow gold ring with more than 9.5 carats of diamond; $84,000; la carte menu also available. Call (305) 673-3444.

Palme d’Or at the Biltmore Hotel - Fixed-price menu includes ahi tuna tartar, Maine lobster bisque, roasted beef tenderloin, pan-seared halibut, and roasted baby lamb chop; from 6 p.m., $89; Palme d’Or, Biltmore Hotel, 1200 Anastasia Ave., Coral Gables; Call (305) 445-8066.

Il Piatto - Fixed-price menu includes rosemary-marinated char-grilled New York strip steak, lobster tail and snow-crab ravioli, and dessert sampler; 5-11pm, $39.95; Il Piatto Italiano, 13740 SW 84th St., Miami, Call (305) 387-0440.

Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne - Five-course menu includes roasted sea bass with asparagus flan in red wine sauce, or braised short ribs with parsnip purée; from 6pm, $180; Ritz-Carlton, 455 Grand Bay Dr., Key Biscayne. Call (305) 365-4286.

Roger’s - Fixed-price menu includes New England clam chowder, baked shrimp, filet mignon, lobster tail and dessert; 5 p.m.-midnight, $39.95; Roger’s Waterfront Bar and Grill, 1601 79th St. Cswy., Miami Beach. Call (305) 866-7111.

Tantra - Fixed-price menu includes Japanese Kumomoto oyster, goat cheese, sea bass and a chocolate-and-rose-petal soufflé. 7pm, $75; $125 with champagne; Tantra Restaurant & Lounge, 1445 Pennsylvania Ave., Miami Beach. Call (305) 672-4765.

Tuscan Steak - Menu choices include caviar for two, Maine lobster, whole-roasted branzini (Mediterranean sea bass), grilled filet, and heart-shaped chocolate tartufo; 6-11pm, $75; Tuscan Steak, 431 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. Call (305) 534-2233.

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