If you are in a relationship, there’s a likely chance you’ve made a dinner reservation for next Saturday evening. If you are in a relationship and live in New York City, there’s a likely chance that the restaurant you’re going to has a special Valentine’s Day Prix-Fixe Menu. While you may be thrilled for this special day – and you should be – if you’ve got one of these places and menus booked, you probably did struggle to justify the binding price the restaurant has decided upon for their V-Day dinner.

In case you have or haven’t made a reservation yet, we want to help shed some light on the realities of next Saturday and remind you of your options. Below are the Prix-Fixe menu descriptions and prices of some of NYC’s hottest joints for Valentine’s Day, and below that list are some alternative choices you could make for around the same price.

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Valentine’s Day Prix-Fixe Options

Cecchi’s - $175

* Smoked Mushroom Consomme

* Steak Tartare/Roasted Beet & shallot/French kiss

* oysters/Barnegat bay scallop crudo

* Winter salad

* Winter harvest/pan-roasted king salmon/pan-seared pekin duck breast/surf & turf

* Dark chocolate mousse

Nuyores - $109

* Corn chowder

* Peruvian Risotto Verde/Foie Gras Mousse/Octopus à la

* Plancha

* Filet Mignon Rossini/Lobster Risotto

* Chirimoya Crème Brûlée

Cathédrale - $130

* King Prawns a la Plancha

* Filet Mignon au Poivre

* Mamie Chocolate Mousse

L’Osteria - $110

* Tuna crudo/Radicchio salad/Caprese
invernale/Shrimp & Nduja

* Rigatoni sausage & mushrooms/Seafood paccheri

* Cod livornese/Duck breast/Lamb chops

* Tiramisu/Macedonia di frutta

Delmonico’s - $195

* Caesar salad/Yellowtail crudo/Caramelized bacon/Maine crab cake

* Black cod/Filet mignon/Eye of Delmonico/Signature Delmonico ribeye/Lamb chops/Porterhouse for two/A5 Miyazaki strip loin

* Truffle pommes puree/Creamed spinach/Roasted winter vegetables/Sauteed wild mushrooms

* Valentine’s Day baked alaska/Chocolate symphony/Cheesecake/Seasonal pie

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Prix Fixe Alternatives (what to do with the money)

* Buy 37 boxes of Trader Joe’s Steamed Chicken Soup Dumplings

* Buy a new easel

* Pay your Con Edison bill

* Go somewhere downtown and drink six martinis alone

* Book a one-way trip to Miami, FL

* Uber to New Jersey and back

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