Restaurants in city prepared for Valentine’s Day

* Grand Hotel, 8 Dong Khoi Street, District 1, tel: (08) 3823 0163
From 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. this downtown hotel offers a seafood buffet at Chez nous Restaurant with roses, candles and live music at VND219,000 for adults and VND119,000 for children. Those with reservations get a 10% discount and a free beverage.
* First Hotel, 1 Hoang Viet Street, Tan Binh District, tel: (08) 3844 1199
“Sweet Valentine” begins at 6:00 p.m. at the hotel’s De Nhat Hot Pot Restaurant with beef steak in wine sauce, stewed mutton with mushrooms, baked oysters with yellow cheese and Tiramisu cake. Ladies get roses and a gift package from Korea’s The Faceshop Cosmetics. Tickets are VND440,000 per couple.
* Palace Saigon Hotel, 56 Nguyen Hue Street, District 1, tel: (08) 3829 2860
From 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. the Golden Palace Restaurant presents “Night of Love”, a 45 dish seafood buffet. The first 50 reservations get a rose and a chance at winning VND1 million. Tickets are VND570,000 per couple and include free flow of drink.
* Bong Sen Hotel Saigon, 117-123 Dong Khoi Street, District 1, tel: (08) 3829 1516
The hotel’s Ganh Restaurant presents “Loving Day”, a lunch buffet including cocktails and dessert from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at VND300,000 per couple. A dinner buffet from 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. includes cocktails, appetizers and live music at VND440,000 per couple. The hotel’s Green Leaf Café will pour two complimentary drinks for couples.
* Bat Dat Hotel, 238 Tran Hung Dao B Street, District 5, tel: (08) 3857 8252
Bat Dat presents a dinner buffet from 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on February 14 and 15 with 40 Chinese and Vietnamese dishes like roasted pork, squid steamed with wine and loach cooked in gourd. Tickets are VND300,000 per couple and VND100,000 per child. Customers who purchase 10 tickets will get one free.
* Liberty 1 Hotel, 49 Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, District 1, tel: (08) 3829 4443
Buffets will feature romantic names for its dishes and gifts of chocolate. Lunch buffets are VND318,000 per couple and VND109,000 per child. Dinner buffets are VND558,000 per couple and VND159,000 per child.
* Dong Khanh Hotel, 2 Tran Hung Dao B Street, District 5, tel: (08) 3923 6404
The hotel presents “Sweet Honey”, a buffet from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. with 40 dishes in Vietnamese, Chinese and European styles, live music and a free beverage. Those buying 10 tickets get one free.
Saigon Ship Restaurant, Bach Dang Wharf, District 1, tel: (08) 3823 0393
“Valentine Banquet 2009” kicks off at 6:00 p.m. with over 30 European and Asian dishes especially for couples, roses, candles, gifts, balloons and the Latin Eyes Band. The ship departs at 8:00 p.m. on the Ben Nghe-Bach Dang cruise and returns at 9:00 p.m. Tickets are VND800,000 for couples and VND200,000 for children. Those buying 15 tickets get a free ticket and two “Happy” cocktails.
* Tan Cang Tourist Area, A100 Ung Van Khiem Street, Binh Thanh District, tel: (08) 35 12 8775
From 6:00 p.m. the romantic riverside garden offers a five course meal, French wine, chocolate, cream cake and violin music at VND600,000 per couple.
* Van Thanh Tourist Area, 48/10 Dien Bien Phu Street, Binh Thanh District, tel: (08) 35 12 3026
From 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on February 14 and 15 this spacious garden presents a 40 dish buffet at VND300,000 for couples and VND100,000 for children.
* Binh Quoi 1 Tourist Area, 1147 Binh Quoi Street, Binh Thanh District, tel: (08) 3556 5891
“Night of Passion” is a buffet from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in a cozy atmosphere with classical music, dancing, circus performances, drinks and gifts at VND500,000 per couple.
* Saigon-Can Tho Hotel, 55 Phan Dinh Phung Street, Can Tho City, tel: (071) 0381 4691
The hotel’s Hoang Cung Restaurant presents a five dish à-la-carte menu and an organ and saxophone duet starting at 7:00 p.m. with two free cocktails, champagne, gifts and a lottery. Tickets are VND220,000 per couple.