With its stunning seaside location and array of hotels, Plymouth is an ideal location for a Valentine’s break.

A vibrant city, in the heart of some of the UK’s most glorious countryside there are a wide range of attractions to send your heart aflutter this February 14.

From a ride on the Plymouth Wheel, to a day exploring the wild beauty of nearby Dartmoor or a romantic stroll along a windswept beach, this part of the world caters for your every need.

And with a diverse and exciting restaurant scene Plymouth also serves up a plethora of great places to spend a special Valentine’s evening.

Gemma Axell, marketing and events officer at Plymouth City Council said: “Plymouth has a fantastic array of restaurants to choose from for a Valentine's Day date whatever your taste or budget. Many offer romantic settings overlooking the sea and nearly all make use of Plymouth's unrivalled range of fresh seafood and local produce. Whether you are looking for innovative, modern fine-dining or traditional cooking you are sure to find somewhere that will impress your partner.”

So for a Valentine’s meal to remember here is our guide to 10 restaurants with romance well and truly on the menu.

1. Chloe’s, Gill Akaster House, Princess Street, PL1 2EX, 01752 201523.

Style: Modern French.

Food Served: Tuesday to Saturday 12pm-2pm and 5.30pm-9.30pm.

Valentine’s Day: Four courses, £60per person, available Feb 14 only.

Try: Fresh rack of local lamb with garlic and herb crust and homemade ratatouille and rosemary jus.

If French is the language of love then French food must be the cuisine.

And with a four course Valentine’s menu full of sumptuous dishes from across the Channel, Chloe’s is doing nothing to dispel that notion.

From lobster bisque to sea bass fillets on celeriac mash accompanied by asparagus sabayon, this is food, guaranteed to bring a touch of romance to your evening.

Add in the chic and stylish decor, attentive service and live piano music and you have all the ingredients for a very special evening.

2. Treasury Bar, Catherine Street, Royal Parade, PL1 2AD, 01752 672121.

Style: Modern European.

Food Served: Tuesday to Saturday 12pm-9pm and Sunday 12pm-4pm.

Valentine’s Day: Three courses for £25 per person (lobster £4.50 supplement).

Try: Tenderloin of pork with caramelised apple mash, vegetables and cider sauce.

One of Plymouth’s most stylish and suave destinations, The Treasury is guaranteed to bring the ‘wow factor’ to your Valentine’s evening.

Housed inside a 19th Century treasury building, the venue has added a cool, contemporary finish to the original neo-gothic windows and high ceilings to create a stunning place to kick back and relax.

The Valentine’s menu is also designed to make an impression with dishes like lobster and frites in a champagne sauce and raspberry soufflé with passion fruit sauce.

3. Arribas, 58 Notte Street, PL1 2AG, 01752 603303.

Style: Mexican.

Food Served: 11pm-2.30pm and 5pm-10.45pm daily.

Valentine’s Day: Three courses for £21.95 per person.

Try: Cajun salmon Pan fried with a light Cajun spice, served with rice and a side of chilli and lime dressing.

If you are looking to spice up your Valentine’s Day then head for Arribas.

With a welcoming atmosphere, food you can eat with your hands and a tequila bar upstairs, this is the ideal place for a relaxed and informal evening.

The three course meal features all the usual Mexican favourites from Arribas house ribs to sizzling fajitas and chunky beef chilli.

4. Kitley House, Kitley Estate, Yealmpton, nr Plymouth, PL8 2NW, 01752 358775.

Style: Modern British.

Food Served: 12am-2pm and 7pm-9.30pm daily.

Valentine’s Day: Five course set menu, champagne cocktail and live music, £59.95.

Try: Sharing platter of chef’s specialities; shot of tomato and goats cheese, lobster and king prawn parcels and wild game and Parma ham roulade.

With its book-lined walls and plush burgundy furniture, the dining room at Kitley House oozes character and romance.

For Valentine’s Day the tables will be rearranged to cater for couples and live musicians have been brought into add to the atmosphere.

And if all that wasn’t enough there is the food. Kicking-off with a champagne cocktail, diners will be treated to five delicious courses showcasing local ingredients and inventive cooking.

From the sharing plate starter, to the main course of fillet beef tournedos and king prawns served with potato galette, this is food to send the heart aflutter.

And after a delicious dessert why not book into the hotel and turn your Valentine’s evening into a romantic getaway.

5. The Bridge at Mountbatten, Shaw Way, Mountbatten, PL9 9XH, 01752 403888.

Style: British/European.

Food Served: Monday to Saturday 12pm-9.30pm and Sunday 12pm-9pm.

Valentine’s Day: Three courses for £21.95 per person.

Try: ‘Seriously sexy seafood’ - prawns, sole, mussels, scallops and red mullet served with a lemon and saffron sauce, baby vegetables and potatoes.

With a stunning waterside location overlooking the Yacht Haven Marina, the Bridge, offers one of Plymouth’s most picturesque dining experience.

With the wonderful views, fine wines and three course Valentine’s menu are few more peaceful or romantic places to spend February 14.

And the restaurant is playfully attempting to add to the atmosphere by renaming parts of its menu, from ‘to start you off’ in place of starters, and dishes like the, ‘seriously sexy seafood’ and the ‘sensually seductive sticky toffee pudding’’.

Other dishes on offer include fried squid with chilli jam, duck pancakes and beef Wellington with mash, Savoy cabbage and a rich jus.

6. Heaven, 162 Exeter Street, PL4 0NG, 01752 223 232.

Style: Mediterranean.

Food Served: Monday to Thursday 12pm-9.30pm, Friday and Saturdaay 12pm-10pm and Sunday 12pm-9pm.

Valentine’s Day: Two courses for £19 per person, three courses for £22.50 per person. Includes live music.

Try: Trio of fish - monkfish, haddock and sea bass served with a thermidor sauce.

Stylish, chic and contemporary, Heaven is a destination sure to impress your date. The Valentine’s menu features a number of dishes engineered to create an intimate atmosphere. These include sharing starter of homemade falafel, pork and apple terrine, tempura King Prawns, dips and olives, and the dessert platter of champagne sorbet, mini truffle cake, Baileys Eton mess and strawberry pana cotta, also to share.

The evening also features live swing music from the Metropolis Trio

 

7. Bistro One, 68 Ebrington Street, Charles Cross, PL4 9AQ, 01752 313315.

Style: British/International

Food Served: Lunch: Tuesday to Friday 10am-2.30pm and Saturday 11am-2pm. Dinner: Wednesday to Saturday 7pm-10pm.

Valentine’s Day: Menu tbc.

Try: Seared steaks of home-cured gravadlax with chilli, citrus and vermouth sauce.

Voted the city’s Best Restaurant of 2011/12 in the FoodPlymouth awards, a Valentine’s visit to Bistro One is sure to impress even the most discerning dinner date.

The restaurant is yet to announce its Valentine’s menu but it will undoubtedly follow chef Stephen Barrett’s proven recipe for success. This consists of cooking up the best local ingredients around in a modern bistro style. Fresh seafood and local meat feature heavily, as do vegetarian options made with produce from a nearby community allotment.

The restaurant also offers a range of dishes for those suffering from allergies and an interesting wine list.

8. Asia Chic, Eau 2 East Quay House, Sutton Harbour, PL4 0HX, 01752 263758.

Style: Asian fusion

Food Served: Monday to Saturday 6pm-10.30pm.

Valentine’s Day: Choice of two different menus three or five courses for £70 per person.

Try: Massaman beef curry - tender beef cooked with massaman curry paste, potato and peanuts.

A bold new concept in dining, this exciting restaurant offers a heady mix of Asian cuisine from Chinese dim sum to Japanese sushi and Thai.

Add in its modern, classy decor and views out over the quayside and you have a perfect spot for a Valentine’s date with an exotic twist.

For February 14 you can choose from two menus, one with three courses and an exciting blend of Thai dishes, the other with a tapas-style range of Asian street-food.

The restaurant also offers a dramatic theatre-style kitchen and a cocktail menu.

 

9. The Artillery Tower, Firestone Bay, PL1 3QR, 01752 257610.

Style: British.

Food Served: Lunch: Tuesday to Friday by reservation only. Dinner: Tuesday to Saturday 7pm-9.30pm.

Valentine’s Day: Usual three course menu, £39.50.

Try: Peppered haunch of loin of venison with cranberry and orange relish (served rare).

Steeped in history, this 15th Century building offers a beguiling mix of grandeur and intimacy,

With its exposed walls, woodburning stove and breathtaking views out over the Plymouth Sound, this is a very special place to take your Valentine.

The menu features classic dishes created using ingredients sourced from artisan producers in Devon and Cornwall.

These include twice baked Devon blue cheese soufflé with quince, shin of local beef cottage pie and crème brûlée with rhubarb and shortbread.

10. Morgan’s Brasserie, 19 Princess Street, PL1 2EU, 01752 255579.

Style: Italian/Mediterranean.

Food Served: 12pm-3pm and 6pm-11pm daily.

Valentine’s Day: Three course menu £32.50 (available Feb 11 and 14).

Try: Chicken wrapped in Parma ham with basil mash, warm marinated tomato salad and basil red wine sauce.

Morgan’s takes great pride in using the freshest local produce but it is the restaurant’s Italian sensibilities that have made it one of Plymouth’s most popular places to eat out.

Specialising in seafood, it offers an array of delicious Mediterranean dishes, designed to bring out the very best in the local ingredients.

The Valentine’s menu features a wide range of choices including delicacy’s from both land and sea.

Highlights include the starter of pan fried tiger prawns with chilli, garlic and lemon on tomato rubbed bruschetta, mains like rack of lamb with oregano, mint and lemon with roast potato and slow braised spiced red cabbage, and roast monkfish, crab and leek risotto.

But it is the dessert menu that really looks set to raise the romance levels with a sharing plate featuring such wonderfully indulgent treats as honey and vanilla panna cotta and tiramisu.