Valentine’s Weekend Dinners - Brooklyn Botanic Garden
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Valentine’s Weekend Dinners

Valentine’s Weekend Dinners

Special Events | Evenings

Friday, February 14–Sunday, February 16, 2025 | Seatings 5–8:30 p.m.
Yellow Magnolia Café

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Join us for a romantic, prix-fixe dinner celebrating Valentine’s Day in the elegant Yellow Magnolia Café.

$65 per person (exclusive of tax and gratuity) includes three courses and a complimentary sparkling wine toast upon arrival. Add an optional wine pairing for $26. Wines by the glass, specialty cocktails, and other beverages available à la carte. BBG members receive a 10% discount.

Reservations are required. Contact Yellow Magnolia Café with any questions at 929-651-0465 or [email protected].

Please note that dinner guests will enter at 1000 Washington Avenue. Guests have exclusive access to the Bonsai Museum before or after their dinner, while the rest of the Garden is closed to visitors on these evenings.

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Show larger version of Salmon dinner A plate of salmon and sides.
Photo by Molly Klein.

First Course (choice of one)

Lobster Bisque
tarragon, pernod
paired with weingut berger gruner veltliner 2023, niederosterreich, austria, 3 oz.
Pate de Campagne
pickles, grainy mustard, country bread
paired with j & h selbach incline riesling 2023, mosel, germany, 3 oz.
Mushroom Tart v
époisses cheese, arugula, lemon vinaigrette
paired with cantina f.lli carafoli nicchia lambrusco, emilia-romagna, italy, 3 oz.
Winter GSalad gf, v, vgo
pecans, pomegranate, goat cheese, champagne dressing
paired with gabrielskloof amphora sauvignon blanc 2023, western cape, south africa, 3 oz.

Second Course (choice of one)

Petite Sirloin Steak gf
charred gem lettuce, lemon garlic butter
paired with alain graillot syrocco syrah 2022, zenata, morocco, 3 oz.
Risotto v, vgo
chanterelles, butternut squash, winter truffles
paired with onabay yellow crown chardonnay 2023, long island, ny, 3 oz.
Olive Oil–Poached Faroe Island Salmon gf
spaghetti squash, parsnip, caviar
paired with bird in hand sparkling pinot noir rose 2023, adelaide hills, australia, 3 oz.

Dessert (choice of one)

Chocolate Heart Cake with Rose Hip Syrup v
paired with fonseca ruby port, douro, portugal, 2 oz.
Passion Fruit Pavlova gf, v
paired with bricco quaglia la spinetta moscato d’asti 2023, piedmont, italy, 2 oz.
White Chocolate Cardamom Gelato with Shortbread Cookie v, gfo, vgo
paired with emilio lustau capataz andres delux cream jerez-xeres-sherry, andalucia, spain, 2 oz.

Cocktails

Mint to Be | 16.
rum, blackberries, mint, soda
Petals & Passion | 18.
lavender-infused gin, hibiscus-rose syrup, elderflower liqueur, egg white
Old Fashioned Romance | 16.
bourbon, crème de cacao, chocolate bitters, orange bitters
Smoke Show | 18.
scotch, pomegranate, lime juice, green curry leaves
Melon Muse | 18.
vodka, melon liqueur, dry vermouth, mozzarella foam, black pepper

v | vegetarian, vg | vegan, vgo | vg option available

gf | made without gluten, gfo | gf option available

If you have a food allergy, please notify us.

Image, top of page: Photo by Molly Klein.