Valentine's Day is upon us, and most romantics don't plan to let inflation ruin their holiday.

About 72% of people expect to spend more this Valentine's Day on Friday than they did in 2024, according to restaurant tech firm Snappy, which conducted a survey of 1,084 U.S. adults on Jan. 23.

A majority of them (60%) plan to spend $50 to $100 a person on dining out on Valentine’s Day. And for many, important factors on where to dine included Valentine's Day specials (46%) and price (34%), the survey found. Also important, they said, is ambiance (41%) and reservation availability (33%).

Speaking of reservations, many said they made them two to four weeks in advance (47% did), while another 13% made them over a month ahead of time, the survey found.

It's not too late to get in on reservations and specials for Valentine's Day. Here are some options – and don't forget to check your local restaurants' social media accounts for more deals.

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Valentine's Day deals

• Abuelo's: From Feb. 3 to 16, get Abuelo's Los Mejores ($32.99-$35.99) and Fajita Trio ($28.89-$30.89) and its special Platinum Corazon margarita ($13-$13.50), ideal for Valentine's Day and Galentine's Day dinners.
• Applebee's: Members of the free Club Applebee's loyalty program can register by Feb. 12 at 11:59 p.m. ET for a chance to purchase one of 3,000 Applebee’s Date Night Passes ($100). The pass gets you a $50 discount on food and non-alcoholic beverages at any participating restaurant location once a month for a year for either dine-in or to-orders (redeemable for 12 visits between March 1, 2025 to Feb. 28, 2026).
• Biggby Coffee: BOGO free or $1 off any drink, any size up to 24 ounces (offer available at participating locations).
• Burger King: Members of the fast food chain's Royal Perks loyalty program can Buy One Get One Free Whopper on Feb. 14 in the BK App and on bk.com.

• California Pizza Kitchen: A Sweet Deal for Two (starts at $55, for dine-in and takeout), available from Feb. 10 to 16, includes one starter, two entrées – including heart-shaped pizzas – and a dessert.

• Carrabba's Italian Grill: Available Feb. 6 to 16, a four-course meal for two ($65) includes choice from an exclusive menu of a shared appetizer, two main dishes per person and a shared dessert.
• Chipotle: For Valentine's Day get BOGO Burritos with an order of $20 or more through Grubhub (no promo code needed; while supplies last). Also, through Feb. 17, all Amazon Prime Grubhub+ members can also use promo code GET10 at checkout to get $10 off their order of $30 or more.  

• Dave & Buster’s: The entertainment destination's Date Nights Duo Deal ($40) includes two $10 Power Cards, an Eat, Drink, Play Combo meal, one dessert, and a special Date Night Challenge Card. 
• DoorDash: Don't have your flower order in yet? Get $20 off any bouquet ordered from Bloom Haus (a Kroger company) via DoorDash through Feb. 15 with code VDAY20. You can also get $6 off your order of cookies ($20 or greater) through Feb. 16 with code DDLOVESCOOKIES. Not sure what to get your Valentine? Gift cards work, and you can get 15% off digital DoorDash gift cards or select third-party gift cards on the DoorDash app or website through Feb. 14 (maximum discount $20 per purchase).

• Fazoli's: Over Valentine's Day and the rest of the weekend, get two baked spaghetti entrees, two small drinks and two slices of cheesecake for $25 at participating locations (offer good online and in-store with the code Valentine25.)
• Firehouse Subs: There's a buy-one-get-one-free deal on Valentine’s Day – get a free medium sub with the purchase of a medium or large sub combo.
• Goldbergs Fine Foods: Order a Lovers Dozen on Thursday for pickup on Valentine’s Day. You get heart-shaped bagels and one pound of cream cheese for $24.99.

• Hooters: On Friday, Feb. 14, when you buy 10 wings any style, get 10 boneless wings free. Offer good for dine-in limit one per person.
• Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken: Members of the Lee’s Famous Rewards loyalty program get double points on all orders during Valentine's Day weekend (February 14-16). You can also Gift A Meal to your local food bank by simply snapping a photo of their Lee’s meal and sharing it via the Gift A Meal program.
• Maggiano's: For Valentine's Day, the Italian restaurant chain has a That’s Amore Dine-In Menu for Two (starts at $100) and That's Amore Carryout Package ($90-up), with dishes including Wagyu Meatballs and Wagyu Stuffed Shells, Calamari Fritté, Fettucine Bolognese, plus desserts Tiramisu and New York Style Cheesecake.

• Miami Grill: On Feb. 14, get two free desserts with the purchase of any two meal deals. Choices include cheesecake or key lime pie.
• Mountain Mike's: You can get heart-shaped pizzas with your favorite toppings (starting about $26.99) and add a slice of Sweetheart Cherry Pie Dessert Pizza for $5.99 with any pizza purchase (excluding mini pizzas).

• O'Charley's: A Valentine’s Day menu available Feb. 14-16 includes a Prime Rib Dinner ($29.99), Brownie Lovers' Sundae ($8.49) and new Sweetheart Margarita ($10.99)
• Outback Steakhouse: Order from a special four-course menu from Feb. 10 to 16 for $30 per person. Post a pic of your celebration on Outback's social accounts and you may win a gift card.
• Papa John's: Get a heart-shaped pizza from Feb. 10 to 16 for $11.99.

• Perkins American Food Co: The restaurant chain is offering a limited-time Valentine’s Day sweet treat –pie-inspired doughnuts with flavors including Apple Pie, Salted Caramel Cream, Wildberry Delight, and Cookies and Cream ($3.99 each, or buy three and get one free for $11.97 (offer good at participating locations, while supplies last).  
• P.F. Chang’s: The Asian bistro doesn't want your Valentine's Day dinner to be your last date. So when you dine between Feb. 13 and 18, you get a bounce-back offer for free dumplings to be redeemed on a future date night. And there's a new limited-time cocktail to try: the Cherry Blossom Martini.
• Pancheros: Join the free Burritos with Benefits Loyalty Program through February 15 and get a BOGO offer in the app. You can also have your meal catered, just place your order at least 24 hours in advance.

• Panda Express: Through Feb. 14, when you buy $30 or more in gift cards online, you’ll get a free Panda Bowl (one per order; redeemable until March 14).
• Panera Bread: The bakery chain has a special BOGO deal on Asiago Bagel Stack sandwiches on Feb. 13-14 with code BAEGEL. Select cafes in the New York City area will also free heart-shaped Cinnamon Crunch BAEgels, while supplies last.

• Papa Murphy's: Get a large cheese or pepperoni HeartBaker Pizza for $11 through Feb. 14. Or opt for the Sweetheart of a Deal Bundle with a HeartBaker Pizza and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough for $14. (Pricing varies in California and Alaska.)

• Peter Piper Pizza: When you buy a heart-shaped pizza through Feb. 28, Peter Piper will donate $1 to local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals in 11 cities across Arizona, California, New Mexico and Texas.
• Pizza Hut: Get Heart Shaped Pizzas starting at $11.99 nationwide from Feb. 11-17.

• Pollo Campero: On Valentine’s Day, members of the Campero Rewards loyalty program can buy one individual meal and get one free (offer good at participating locations).
• Red Robin: A special Lovebird Combo for two ($34.99, available Feb. 13-16) includes two select Gourmet Burgers, two bottomless sides and a Lemon Cream Layer Cake. And one couple who makes it official with a Red Robin onion ring can win a diamond engagement ring of their choice, valued up to $10,000. Just pop the question at Red Robin over a burger and onion rings and post the story from Feb. 13 to 19 on the restaurant website.

• Round Table Pizza: Over Valentine's Day weekend and through Monday, Feb. 17, get 14% off any large or XL pizza including heart-shaped pizzas, with code RTP125.
• Salad and Go: Buy a new Good Greens Salad – made with a romaine and spinach mix, roasted Brussel Sprouts, cucumber, marinated chickpeas, croutons, avocado and lemon basil vinaigrette – on Valentine's Day and get a free salad or wrap. Get the offer online, in the app or at the drive-thru with code GREENS4TWO.
• Shake Shack: Through Monday, Feb. 17 you can use the code BEMINE in the Shack App to buy one SmokeShack Burger and get one free. 

• Slim Chickens: BOGO free Chicken and Waffles when you order online or in the app with code VDAY25 (offer good at participating locations only). $1 for each Chicken and Waffles meal purchased in February will be donated to No Kid Hungry.
• Smoothie King: Members of the Smoothie King Healthy Rewards program can get two 20-ounce smoothies for $10 in the Smoothie King app on Feb. 14.
• Subway: The sandwich chain has an Eat Cute deal – buy one footlong sub and get one free when you use the code FLBOGO online or in the Subway app. (1 per order, add-ons are an additional cost; excludes Footlong Snacks, The Beast/5 Meat Italian, and the Garlic Roast Beef.

• Surcheros: The Fresh-Mex restaurant chain has a Be My Burrito special ($35) with two grilled burritos (or any regular-sized entrée), two regular-sized drinks, a side of queso or guacamole, and a S’mores Quesadilla. The offer is good through Feb. 14 from 5 p.m. until closing time at select locations, while supplies last.
• The Brass Tap: Get $5 off your order of $25 or more (offer good at participating locations).
• Village Inn: Through Sunday, Feb. 16, get two select entrees and two pieces of pie for $25.
• WaBa Grill:  Members of the WaBa Rewards loyalty program can buy one bowl, get one free on Valentine’s Day.

• Wendy's: Wendy's has several deals over Valentine's Day and a special one if you love Frostys: the $3 Frosty Key Tag, available until Feb. 16. That gets you a free Jr. Frosty with any purchase, every day in 2025 (one per transaction per visit per key tag with any at-restaurant purchase). Other deals include Son of Baconator sandwich is just $3 through March 16 (offer good in restaurant or in the Wendy's app); limited time in-app offers include buy one Asiago Ranch Chicken Club Sandwich or Ghost Pepper Ranch Chicken Sandwich, get one for $1, and a free Crispy Chicken Sandwich with $3 purchase.
• Wing Snob: Throughout the month, there's an Any 2 For You and Your Boo Combo meal ($22.22), which includes two orders of any chicken sandwich, large fries, and two drinks.
• Wingstop: The wings chain has a Valentine’s Day combo including a 15-piece meal for 2 ($25.49) with 15 boneless + classic wings, a large fry, two dips and two 20-ounce drinks, and you can choose two flavors from options including Hot Honey Rub and Sweet Chili Glaze, plus you can add Hot Honey Rub seasoning to your fries. Need a dessert? You can add a brownie to your order. You can order pickup or deliver at Wingstop.com or on the Wingstop app.

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Valentine's Day specials

• Baskin-Robbins: Valentine's Day treats include the Crazy for You Cake and Love Potion #31, a flavor with white chocolate and raspberry flavored ice creams, raspberry-filled chocolate flavored hearts, raspberry swirls and chocolate flavored chips.
• Crumbl Cookies: The cookie chain’s Valentine’s Day menu includes Strawberry Cake, Valentine’s M&M’s Cookies and a Valentine’s Confetti cookie. And you can get your order of a 6-pack or Mini 12-pack in a limited-time red box. 

• Dairy Queen: Limited-time Valentine's Day treats include the Red Velvet Cake Blizzard Treat, made with red velvet cake pieces and cream cheese icing, and the Red Velvet Blizzard Cupid Cake, which has red velvet cake pieces and cream cheese icing in layers of vanilla soft serve, topped with Red Velvet Cake Blizzard Treat.

• DiGiorno: On Thursday, Feb. 13 at noon ET, you can ordera heart-shaped Heartichoke Pizza online for $2.14. There will only be a limited number of the pizzas made with mozzarella, spinach, garlic, ricotta cheese, tomato, and artichoke hearts in a creamy garlic sauce. To order go to the DiGiorno website. Limit 1 per person. 

• Dunkin’: In addition to limited-time donuts Brownie Batter and Cupid’s Choice, plus Munchkin Donut Hole Treats with pink, white and red heart sprinkles, Dunkin' has a Valentine’s Day capsule collection of merchandise from New York-based artist and muralist Corey Page Designs.
• Handel's Ice Cream: The ice cream brand has special flavors for Valentine’s Day celebrations including Cherry Cordial, Chocolate-Covered Strawberry and Strawberry sorbet. oy.  
• Hardee's: All biscuits are heart-shaped through Feb. 16. Members of the My Rewards loyalty program can get a BOGO biscuit deal through Feb. 16, too.

• Insomnia Cookies: Limited-time cookie specials available through Feb. 23 include Red Velvet, Red Velvet Cheesecake Filled Classic and Cupid's Cookies 'N Cream – and Heart Cookie Cakes (available through Feb. 16, require a 2-hour lead time). And for Galentine’s Day on Thursday, Feb. 13, you can buy one Deluxe 4-pack and get one free (offer good for in-store and delivery).

• Jimmy John's : The chain's Valentine's Day treat is a Red Velvet Cookie Sandwich, with cream cheese frosting filling and red, pink and white sprinkles.

• la Madeleine: The Valentine's Day menu includes individual cheesecake with chocolate topping and a conversation heart topper, chocolate covered strawberries, Linzer Heart cookies, plus sugar and frosted sugar cookies.

• Nothing Bundt Cakes: A special personal-sized Chocolate Covered Strawberry Bundtlet, coated with a Ghirardelli hard-shell wafer and topped with heart-shaped sprinkles is available until Feb. 16 or while supplies last.
• Paris Baguette: The bakery chain's Valentine's Day menu includes Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Heart Cake, Valentine's Double Chocolate Frasier Cake and Valentine’s Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Supreme Croissants and more special foods. Members of the PB Rewards loyalty program can also get 2x Points on all Valentine’s Day menu item purchases through Feb. 14 and get a BOGO pastry deal on Feb. 17 for Random Acts of Kindness Day.
• Scooter's Coffee: The coffee chain with more than 850 locations in 31 states has limited-time Valentine's Day menu items, the Strawberry Sweetheart Mocha and Red Velvet Cake Bite.

• Shipley Do-Nuts: Get heart-shaped donuts frosted with strawberry, cherry or chocolate icing topped with sprinkles (starts at $1.49 for a single donut and $13.99 for a dozen).
• Tous les Jours: The French-Asian bakery chain has a special limited-time “Fall in Love with Chocolate" collection including items Heart Chocolate Cake, made with chocolate buttercream and decorative chocolate hearts, Chocolate Lovers Cake, Red Velvet Bliss and Valentine’s Cloud Cake.

• Tyson Foods: Available in the freezer aisle of your grocer is the chicken brand’s Nuggets of Love, pre-cooked and lightly breaded chicken nuggets of 100% white meat chicken. (Available in 27-ounce packages for a limited time at supermarkets including Kroger.
• Whitecastle: Each year, the burger chain transforms its locations into Love Castles, with special Valentine's Day decor and tableside service. You can make reservations on the Whitecastle site and app or through OpenTable.

• Yogurtland: Choose from two limited-time frozen yogurt flavors – Salted Caramel Cheesecake and Chocolate Strawberry Swirl – and limited-time only Gummy Diamond Hearts toppings, plus get a collectible Teddy Bear Heart promotional spoon.

Contributing: Amaris Encinas and Gabe Hauari.

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