With Valentine’s Day fast approaching it’s time to get out that luxurious lingerie, stock up on some delicious food and put the bubbles on ice.
But to ensure you have the ultimate amorous night with your beloved, why not serve up a scrummy menu filled with aphrodisiac foods that are guaranteed to get you in the mood for love.
The M&S Valentine’s Day Dine In three courses plus a bottle, and a special box of chocolates. The deal can save you up to £21.80, meaning there’ll be more to put toward your, or even his, present.
From prosecco to make you happy, salmon to lift your mood and chocolate, because it’s chocolate, here’s the ultimate guide to the sexiest dishes and drinks.
Avoid the crowds and enjoy an amorous night in
Why bother paying over the odds to sit in a restaurant alongside lots of other awkward couples when you could be enjoying an intimate dinner in with your partner.
M&S has created an incredible dine in menu for Valentine’s Day that consists of a starter, a main, a dessert and a bottle of wine or fizz plus a box of chocolate hearts all for just £20.
Starters include:
Smoked Salmon Show Starter
Coquilles St Jacques
Gastropub Camembert with Chutney
Gastropub Runny Scotch Egg
Mains include:
Salmon Medallions with Lobster
Gastropub Beef Wellington
Ribeye or Sirloin Steak
Gastropub Goat Cheese En Croute
Sides include:
Asparagus
Rosemary Potatoes
Chunky Chips
Desserts include:
Rose Dessert
Passionfruit Profiteroles
Millionaire’s Dessert
Raspberry & Prosecco Spheres
Drinks include:
Coonawarra Cabernet
Marques de Romeral Crianza
Valdemadera Gran Reserva
Friuli Sauvigon Blanc
Cava El Padruell rosado
Cava El Padruell white
Prosecco
Elderflower Presse
Mexican Lime & Lemongrass Presse
STARTERS INCLUDE:
SMOKED SALMON
Salmon is a fantastic source of protein and packed full of omega-3 fatty acids, which are proved to boost your serotonin levels leaving you on a blissful high.
It’s also vitamin rich, filled with A,D,B and calcium so you’ll feel saintly for eating it. Pick up the M&S Smoked Salmon Show Starter as part of their Valentine’s Dine In deal and serve to kick start your dinner.
According to the legend Aphrodite, the goddess of love no less, was carried to earth on the shell of a scallop.
The molluscs, like salmon are a great source of lean protein and they also contain vitamin b12, magnesium, zinc and potassium. Unleash your inner Aphrodite with the delicious Coquilles St Jacques from M&S to kick start your dinner party.
CHEESE
Who doesn’t love a tasty slab of brie, a delicious morsel of Camembert or a scrummy chunk of cheddar? And what could be more romantic than opening a nice bottle of wine and feeding each other morsels of cheese?
The tasty treat contains oodles of PEA (phenylethylamine) which releases a rush of feel-good hormones. And who doesn’t like those?
Enjoy the M&S Gastropub Camembert with Chutney to start in the Valentine’s Dine In deal. For a really cheesy evening why not follow up with Gastropub Goat Cheese En Croute for the main?
EGG
The egg has long been a fertility symbol dating back to ancient times. But the humble oeuf is also filled with oodles of goodness. Eggs are high in B5 and B6 which combat stress and help to balance your hormone levels. Happy hormones equals a happy life.
And what better way to enjoy an egg than wrapped in delicious meat? Try the M&S Gastropub Runny Scotch Egg as a starter in the Valentine’s Dine In deal.
MAINS INCLUDE:
LOBSTER
Imagine you and your man enjoying a candlelit lobster supper. Is there anything better?
Lobster’s long-standing association with love and romance is mainly down to it being the ultimate symbol of luxury and indulgence – powerful aphrodisiacs in themselves.
Not only is lobster a tasty treat, best saved for extra-special occasions, but it’s also delicious and packed full of protein, zinc and vitamin B12.
Combine the double effect of the fish by serving M&S’s Salmon Medallions with Lobster as your Valentine’s main course.
BEEF
For much of the last century, rare steak was considered the ultimate male aphrodisiac due to the incredibly high protein content, which boosts brain chemicals dopamine and norepinephrine.
And they do say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach and what better way to pull on his heart strings than by serving up one of Britain’s best-loved dishes in the form of M&S’s Gastropub Beef Wellington.
If you prefer your meat minus the pastry then you can’t go wrong with a Ribeye or Sirloin Steak, both of which are main course options in M&S’s Valentine’s Dine In deal. Job done.
SIDES INCLUDE:
ASPARAGUS
Along with avocado, asparagus is a great source of vitamin E, which is great in boosting those happy hormones. Why not serve up a side of M&S Asparagus with some Rosemary Potatoes or Chunky Chips with your main. They’re bound to fill you up and keep you and your other half happy.
DESSERTS INCLUDE:
CHOCOLATE
Is there anything better in this life than ending a meal with a delicious chocolate treat? Spoiler – no there’s not.
Plus chocolate actually makes you fall in love because it contains tryptophan, a building block of the happy hormone serotonin, and phenylethylamine, essentially an amphetamine, which helps you feel all lovey dovey. Serve up M&S’s Millionaire’s Dessert or Rose Dessert for an after-dinner chocolate hit, or simply enjoy the box of romantic chocolate hearts that comes with every Dine In purchase!
BERRIES
Not only are strawberries, blueberries and raspberries beautiful but they’re all packed full of gorgeous vitamins and minerals too.
Perfect for a romantic evening in with your beloved. Why not try M&S’s Raspberry & Prosecco Spheres or if berries aren’t your thing get your fruit fix with Passion fruit Profiteroles which both feature as options in their Valentine’s Dine In deal.
TO DRINK – PROSECCO AND RED WINE
A glass of prosecco is the perfect way to make your evening in super special.
The bubbly stuff contains zinc, potassium and magnesium which are known mood boosters, so crack open that bottle and pour yourself and your beloved a glass.
If you prefer a red wine to a glass of fizz then you’re in luck because they are both good for your health. Red wine is packed with antioxidants, which are thought to encourage a healthy heart so pick up M&S’s Marques de Romeral Crianza or a bottle of prosecco, both of which are included in the Dine In Deal. Perfect for Valentine’s Day.
M&S’s Valentine’s Dine In includes a bottle of wine or fizz (or non-alcoholic drink) of different sparkling, whites, rosé and red wines.
Cheers to that!
A LITTLE SOMETHING EXTRA
While M&S has you sorted on the food front there are oodles of little extra touches you can do to really make sure you have the most romantic evening.