11 Local Date Specials to Enjoy with Your Someone Special
It might be cuffing season, but this guide is something to reference all year long. The Richmond area’s always got great ways for you to get out and about with your significant other — and keep things budget-friendly.
Daily (or *almost* daily)
Bacchus
If Italian food is on the brain, consider Bacchus. Between 5 and 6:30 pm, Sunday through Thursday, the intimate bar and eatery boasts the option of a bottle of wine paired with any two entrées for $45.
Location: 2 N Meadow St (The Fan)
Hours: Found here
Menu: Found here
Brambly Park
We’ve talked about our love for Brambly’s Parmesan-Truffle Fries countless times, and now you have even more reason to make them part of your dinner plans. The urban winery’s date-night deal includes two entrées, an appetizer (ahem, those fries we just mentioned) or a dessert, and a bottle of Brambly wine, for pick-up or dine-in, every day after 7:30 pm.
Location: 1708 Belleville St (Scott’s Addition)
Hours: Found here
Menu: Found here
Garnett’s
There are few things cuter than a picnic lunch, but Garnett’s offers that and then some. Head to the café any night of the week, between 6 and 9 pm, to snag two menu items and a bottle of wine or a pitcher of beer for $35 altogether.
Location: 2001 Park Ave (The Fan)
Hours: Found here
Menu: Found here
Get Tight Lounge
Monday through Friday, from 11 am to 4 pm, get right and get tight (as they say) with this spot’s pit sandwich, fries, and a drink for $10. BTW, if the date’s going well, keep things running smoothly into happy hour, which happens from 4:20 to 6 pm — $2.50 Modelos, $3 rails, $5 Happy Meals, $3 glasses of sweet vermouth, $4 glasses of wine, $8 half-pounds of shrimp, $8 pit-slider trios, and $1 pickled eggs.
Location: 1104 W Main St (The Fan)
Hours: Found here
Menu: Found here
Wednesdays
Bingo Beer Co
Every Wednesday, Bingo Beer Co offers $3 off large pizzas and half off pitchers. Play games, chow down, repeat.
Location: 2900 W Broad St (Scott’s Addition)
Hours: Found here
Menu: Found here
The Caboose
This half market, half farm-to-table café offers a whole lot of a good deal. Spend 50 bucks when you visit and get a bottle of wine and a three-course dinner featuring a charcuterie board, two entrées, and dessert.
Location: 108 S Railroad Ave (Ashland)
Hours: Found here
Menu: Found here
Laura Lee’s
For $50 here, you can get the pasta special, which serves two and comes with a salad and your choice of red or white wine. If you need more deets, keep an eye on social media or call the restaurant itself to see what the pasta dish is before you go!
Location: 3410 Semmes Ave (Forest Hill)
Hours: Found here
Menu: Found here
The Mayor
It’s giving casual yet straight-up solid; here, for 48 bucks, get two smashburgers and a bottle of Cuvée Sara Beth from Ruth Lewandowski Wines, Wednesdays and Thursdays, from 4 pm to close.
Location: 3111 W Cary St (Carytown)
Hours: Found here
Menu: Found here
River City Roll
Keep the good times rollin’ with bowling and a deal on your meal at River City Roll. The boutique bowling alley offers one shareable, one solo entrée, and one brick oven pizza — all for 30 bucks.
Location: 939 Myers St (Scott’s Addition)
Hours: Found here
Menu: Found here
Thursdays
Common House
If you’re a member at Common House, visit the swanky social club with your date on the first Thursday of the month and take advantage of its burger, beer, and fries deal for 10 bucks. (And if you’re not a member, we’ve got a perk for that.)
Location: 303 W Broad St (Monroe Ward)
Hours: Found here
Menu: Found here
Hotel Greene
If you want to mix in a little fun and games for date night, think golf. For $55, Hotel Greene offers you golf and your choice of two plates and a glass of wine or beer for you and your date.
Location: 508 E Franklin St (Downtown)
Hours: Found here
Menu: Found here
The Mayor
In case you scrolled past Wednesdays, The Mayor has you covered with two smashburgers and a bottle of Cuvée Sara Beth from Ruth Lewandowski Wines for $48 from 4 pm to close on Thursdays, too.
Location: 3111 W Cary St (Carytown)
Hours: Found here
Menu: Found here
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