Romantic Restaurants In Brisbane To Bring Your Date To This Valentine’s Day

If you’re hanging around South Bank, Emporium Hotel’s Firma is serving up a decadent four-course feast for Valentine’s Day this year on February 14, which will include salmon, ravioli and a stunning pavlova.

If you’d rather take the French route, Belle Époque will tickle your taste buds with a three-course meal featuring scallops, beef tenderloin and a decadent chocolate cherry parfait.

To secure your spot at either venue, head over to the hotel’s website.

💲$150pp at Firma | $95pp at Belle Époque

Right in the heart of the city, Brisbane Quarter is the perfect spot to bring your Valentine or Galentine to this year, especially when it comes in the form of a five-course Italian dinner at Persone, with burrata, gnocchi, profiteroles and other mouth-watering words.

Sit back in a cushioned booth decorated with refined bolsters under smooth, arched walls, and settle into a romantic meal by the Brisbane River.

Opa Bar and Mezze is doing à la carte for Valentine’s Day this year, which means you can enjoy a Greek feast your way, and you can finish on a sweet note with their limited-edition Raspberry & Pistachio Loukoumades, created just for the occasion.

Book your spot here!

Located on the bottom floor of the Pullman & Mercure King George Square, Goldfinch offers a Hamptons-inspired High Tea experience, and their romantic Valentine’s Day edition will be taking this up a notch, with everything from traditional high tea selections such as scones, mini churros, and profiteroles, to savoury options like smoked Tasmanian salmon sandwiches, and chicken, truffle and watercress wraps, just to name a few.

Book your Valentine’s High Tea at Goldfinch here.

When it comes to Valentine’s Day, attention to detail is key. Woo your valentine with an intimate veranda lit up by fairy lights and an à la carte meal featuring oysters, bubbles, and specialty cocktails. Before heading out to other haunts after dinner, visit the rooftop bar for another drink, with a view.

Find out more about the oasis waiting for you at The Balfour Kitchen & Bar.

Located at Northshore Hamilton’s Portside Wharf, this elegant seafood restaurant serves up decadent eats by the river. At Fosh, think local line-caught fish served within 24 hours, as well as oysters, prawns, scallops and Moreton Bay bugs.

You can book a table here.

With a mix of local produce and traditional cooking techniques, including the use of a la rôtisserie oven imported from France, Bisou Bisou is often regarded as the crème de la crème of French restaurants in Brisbane. Their Valentine’s Day set menu will be three courses, with an option to splurge for the champagne package!

Secure your spot here.

This restaurant in West End specialises in sizzling steak and succulent local seafood. Menu highlights include tomahawk steak cooked over an open flame, oysters shucked to order, lobster cooked live from a tank, as well as Mooloolaba swordfish steak on the bone.

Rich & Rare is also home to a dry-aging room and a glass-encased wine cellar, so you know the meat and wine is kept well. The Boundary Street spot is also home to one of Brisbane’s best value set menus, which gives you a nine-course journey through land and sea for just $50.

Fortitude Valley packs a selection of Brisbane rooftops, but if you’re looking for one with class, style and a touch of luxury, then you’ve got to make a beeline for Iris this Valentine’s Day.

Found on top of the equally glamorous Hotel X, Iris Rooftop makes romance easy with its unrivalled views over the city.

Their Valentine’s Day banquet a generous three-course experience beginning with a lavish share board of tapas favourites and Spanish-inspired flavours, including lamb empanadas, golden croquettes, and succulent Wagyu beef pinchos.

Secure your spot here.

Travel to the City of Love without leaving Brissy thanks to elegant Hervé’s. Its Parisian-inspired menu, created with the year’s most romantic day in mind, includes French classics and a glass of Perrier-Jouët Champagne on arrival!

Be their guest and book your spot here!

Whether you’re leaning into love with your sweetheart, celebrating friendship with a Galentine’s celebration, or enjoying your own company, Bacchus Restaurant’s Valentine’s Day High Tea will make your heart sing. Enjoy a curated selection of sweet and savoury delights, complimented by a cocktail or mocktail on arrival.

Get your own sweet heart here.

💲99pp

Treat yourself and your significant other to a Love-anese feast at Byblós. Designed for sharing, every plate will bring you closer together — literally and metaphorically — as you indulge in a three course menu and even a Valentine’s-themed cocktail!

Get your spot here.

💲$115pp

Celebrate the Día del Amor with stunning views and even better food at Maya. Get the party started as soon as you arrive with a complimentary margarita and then heat things up with a four-course meal.

And to make it a real fiesta there will be live music setting the mood during your meal. Book your spot before there’s nada left!

Indulge in a Cantonese feast with a decadent 4-course meal, featuring dishes like Sichuan steak tartare and Ora King Salmon, all made with love, beneath grand ceilings and blush-pink interiors: the perfect backdrop for a truly special evening.

Book your spot here!

Celebrate Saint Valentin the way the French do best, with good food, good wine and time at the table! Between dishes like smoked scallop and Queensland crab with buttermilk, and dessert in the form of a heart-shaped centrepiece to share, you’re not going to find a more romantic dinner.

Book a table here.

💲$125pp

Editorial contribution by: MJ Gayón.