Valentine's Day dinner by the sea!
A Valentine's dinner with a sea view: wine, grilled lobster and prawns, foie gras, an oyster with passionfruit, and a red velvet heart dessert.
A romantic Valentine’s Day dinner with BB, at a table looking out over the sea. 🌊❤😋
Across the courses we had:
- Wine to toast with: a red, a white and a rosé, glasses lined up against the view
- An oyster topped with a passionfruit dressing, with lobster and grilled octopus
- A foie gras on mash with a glossy dark sauce and roast tomatoes
- Grilled lobster and prawns with greens
- A creamy mushroom soup with warm bread
- A red velvet heart dessert to finish
This was exactly the kind of dinner Valentine’s is for: unhurried, pretty, course after course, with the sea right there. The oyster with passionfruit was a clever, zingy opener, and the little tower of lobster and octopus beside it set the tone.
The foie gras was the indulgent middle, rich and silky against the smooth mash and that deep sauce, and the grilled lobster and prawns were the sweet, smoky highlight, the kind of thing you slow right down for. The mushroom soup was warm and comforting between the richer plates.
And of course, a heart-shaped red velvet dessert to end, because what is Valentine’s without something sweet and a little soppy. More than the food, it was the whole evening, the view, the wine, the time together.
Overall: 4.7 / 5. 😋👍🏼 Grilled lobster, foie gras and a heart-shaped dessert with a sea view, a lovely Valentine’s. Would re-do.
