Spending Valentine’s Day at-home? These Triangle restaurants have special to-go meals
Most years, the Valentine’s Day question is simple: stay in, or go out. This year, courtesy of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, for many people, that question is already answered.
As Triangle restaurants have for the past year, they have put together special takeout menus for the holiday. Many include lobster and steak, chocolate and wine. One even includes a Spotify playlist. Diners need only provide the soft candlelight themselves.
There are plenty of restaurants serving takeout meals, but here are some of our favorite Valentine’s Day specials in the Triangle. Email jdjackson
Acme Food & Beverage
110 E. Main St., Carrboro. 919-929-2263 or acmecarrboro.com
Serving a take-home Valentine’s meal package for two people, including smoked salmon, spinach and artichoke dip, whipped ricotta and goat cheese with pickled cherries and caramelized onions, Filet Mignon with wild mushrooms, lobster mac and cheese, mashed potatoes, Brussels sprouts with pepper jelly and a salad. Dessert is a chocolate terrine and mango flan and the package includes “breakfast in bed” cinnamon biscuits with blood orange glaze. Orders must be picked up on Saturday, Feb. 13 and the cost is $75.
Alley Twenty-Six
320 E. Chapel Hill St., Durham
984-439-2278 or alleytwentysix.com
This Durham cocktail bar is doing a three-course take-and-bake dinner, including dishes like duck pate, braise beef bourguignon and flourless chocolate cake. The cost is $60 per person and the deadline to order is Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 8 p.m., with pickup Sunday, Feb. 14.
Angus Barn
9401 Glenwood Ave., Ralegh. 919-781-2444 or angusbarn.com
The famous Raleigh steakhouse is serving a “ready to roast” take-home meal for two, including a Chateaubriand with red wine jus, baby back ribs, roasted root vegetables, bread, cheese and crackers and dessert. The cost is $100.
Barcelona Wine Bar
430 W. Martin St., Raleigh. 919-808-5400 or barcelonawinebar.com/location/raleigh
Located on the ground floor of the Dillon in downtown Raleigh, this wine bar is serving a coursed-out meal of meats, cheeses and tapas for $70 per couple.
The Capital Grille
4242 Six Forks Road, Raleigh
919-787-3901 or thecapitalgrille.com
Offering a take-home meal for two, this North Hills steakhouse is serving a three course dinner with surf and turf of filet and lobster, salad, sides and dessert for $175.
Counting House
111 Corcoran St., Durham. 919-956-6760 or countinghousenc.com
The hotel restaurant of downtown Durham’s 21c has two Valentine’s meals, one for dine-in and one to take home. The dine-in menu ranges from $50 to $65 per person and includes options like seared scallops, steak frites and desserts like lemon-buttermilk pound cake with poppy seed whipped cream or salted chocolate torte.
The take-home meal is $65 for two people and includes roasted beets with burrata, tomato and fennel bisque and make-at-home lobster risotto. The restaurant even put together a Spotify playlist to cook to. The deadline to order take-home meals is 12 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, with pickup Friday or Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m.
Death & Taxes
105 W. Hargett St., Raleigh. 984-242-0218 or ac-restaurants.com/death-taxes
Ashley Christensen’s fine-dining restaurant is not open yet for in-restaurant dining. But it recently resumed serving meals to take-home. For Valentine’s Day, this take-home meal for two includes lobster tortelloni in melted leek cream, Picanha steak with bone marrow butter twice-baked potato, and bacon-wrapped green beans, focaccia with olive oil and Videri chocolate budino. The deadline to order is Wednesday, Feb. 10.
The Durham
315 E. Chapel Hill St., Durham, in The Durham hotel
919-768-8830 or thedurham.com/dining
A three-course menu will be served Feb. 13-14 on the roof of the Durham Hotel. The cost is $55 per person, with dishes including steamed dumplings in mushroom tea, fried oyster salad, duck confit and Beef Wellington, and desserts like a local apple tart and red velvet sundae.
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
4325 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh
919-571-6200 or flemingssteakhouse.com
The Crabtree Valley Mall steakhouse is doing a three-course take-home meal for two, including a 35-ounce ribeye steak with lobster tail. The cost is $225.
Il Palio
1505 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill
919-918-2545 or ilpalio.com
Serving a three-course Italian meal for $85 per person, including dishes like antipasti for two, roasted acorn squash with burrata, espresso crusted filet and whole branzino for two.
Lula & Sadie’s
530 Foster St., in the Durham Food Hall. toasttab.com/lulaandsadies
Offering a take-home meal for two for $80, including saffron shrimp bisque, fried green tomato salad, entree options of herb-crusted Cornish hen, “Bolivian” steak and potatoes or salmon Florentine and sweet potato pie and chocolate pecan tart. Meals can be picked up Saturday or Sunday.
Mulino Italian Kitchen & Bar
309 N. Dawson St., Raleigh
919-838-8595 or mulinoraleigh.com
Serving a ticketed four-course meal for $100 per person, including wine and tip. The cost to-go is $150 for two people. The courses include prosciutto-wrapped scallops, lobster stuffed pasta, brisket and mushrooms over polenta and chocolate mousse and cannoli for dessert.
Plum
501 Washington St., Durham. 919-351-6446 or plumdurham.com
Serving a take-home meal for two, including citrus and cornbread Panzanella salad with champagne vinaigrette, tomato soup, Filet Mignon with mashed potatoes, broccolini, carrots and chimichurri sauce, flourless chocolate cake and chocolate-covered strawberries. Also included are “breakfast in bed” biscuits and gravy. Pickup is Saturday, Feb. 13 from 1 to 3 p.m. and the cost is $65.
Rose’s Noodles, Dumplings and Sweets
121 N. Gregson St., Durham.
919-797-2233 or rosesdurham.com
The sweet shop within Rose’s Noodle’s Dumpling and Sweets is taking Valentine’s orders for macarons, cakes, tarts and other pastries, including heart-shaped ice cream sandwiches.
Seasons 52
4325 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh
919-787-3052 or seasons52.com
This restaurant, located in the Crabtree Valley Mall, is serving a take-home meal for two, including two beef tenderloins, salads, dessert and wine for $99.
Sullivan’s Steakhouse
410 Glenwood Ave., Suite 100, Raleigh
919-833-2888 or sullivanssteakhouse.com.
Serving a three-course prix-fixe menu for $79 per person, including salad or seafood bisque, steak, brick chicken or fish, plus sides and dessert.
Tandem
200 N. Greensboro St. Carrboro
919-240-7937 or tandemcarrboro.com
A four-course take-home menu includes North Carolina shrimp bisque, a strawberry salad, coconut curry salmon or beef filet with potatoes, spinach and mushrooms, and chocolate cremeaux for dessert. The cost is $60 per person.
Taverna Agora
326 Hillsborough St., Raleigh
919-881-8333 or tavernaagora.com
A three-course Valentine’s menu includes strawberry and artichoke salad, grilled chicken or moussaka and honey and rosewater panna cotta.
Vidrio
500 Glenwood Ave., Suite 100, Raleigh
919-803-6033 or vidrioraleigh.com
This Mediterranean restaurant has a number of Valentine’s menus, ranging from $65 to $105, including dishes like heirloom carrots with tahini yogurt and pistachios, honey-coriander duck breast and grilled octopus.
This story was originally published February 7, 2021 at 12:46 PM.
