Valentine’s Day

For me, Valentine’s day is a celebration of the love you have for someone special in your life; whether its your best friend who has kept you sane the last year and continuously made you smile with silly meme’s, or your beloved family who you may not have seen much of – if at all – in recent months, or your partner who no matter how many times you ask them not to, they still do that thing that really irritates you!

I have pulled together a list of ideas for you to treat your loved one(s) on February 14th. All budgets are catered for! Whether or not you can see them in person, there will be something you can find to treat them with; from food and drink sent straight to their door, to fun gift ideas! Have a browse through the sections below…

Food & Drink

Bun House

The perfect place for a steamed bun

It’s all about the sweetness this February! To celebrate Valentines Day, Bun House have created Strawberry Mini Mantau Swirl Buns with a complimentary sweet fondue dipping of your choice to dunk your mini buns into! The choice of dippings include:

  • White Chocolate Tahini dipping
  • Strawberry Milk Shake dipping
  • Creamy Matcha dipping

£9.90: Order Here

Frog by Adam Handling

Local ingredients on a contemporary British menu


The dishes served at Frog by Adam Handling showcase Adam’s talent for combining technical savvy with the freshest seasonal produce and exciting flavour pairings.

Words from the man himself: ‘Myself and my team put our heads together and created ‘Hame’ – the Scottish word for home – to offer you a taste of our restaurant experience from the comfort of your own house.
We have done all of the food preparation ourselves to make it as simple as possible for you. Just scan the QR code on the recipe card, included with your order, to see a video of me showing you how to cook all the prepared components and put the finishing touches to your dishes… Enjoy! Love, Adam x

£250 for two people: Order Here

Paul Bakery

Taste of France at your door

Paul’s special ‘Sent With Love Box’ is the perfect package in which you’ll find one each of their special Craquant and Frasier cakes, 4 Chocolate dipped Shortbreads, a box of Mini Macarons, plus 5 free chocolate beignets!

If you Pre-Order before the 8th February you’ll also get a £10 voucher to use on your next online purchase.

This box, as well as the rest of the collection, can be pre-ordered online, for London delivery and collection.

£27.95 per box: Order Here

Tredwells

Valentine’s Day experience for guests at home

Chantelle Nicholson and the team have created amazing boxes designed with seasonal ingredients and a low-waste approach. They’ve also curated a list of wines and cocktails to pair with each feast for a romantic night in.

The below boxes serve 2, or if you fancy a treat just for you, they also come in a box for 1.

Plant-based (£41 for 1 person or £80 for 2)
Crispy potato skins, chimichurri aioli
Jerusalem artichoke dumplings, wild garlic, miso broth
Caramelised parsnip & leek pie
Triple cooked chips
Kale, sesame & lemon salad
Peanut butter pudding, dark chocolate ganache
Pear & ginger chocolate truffles

Meaty Box (£51 for 1 person or £100 for 2)
Crispy potato skins, scallopolata
Hake & wild garlic dumplings, cabbage, miso broth
Horton house veal chop, hispi, peppercorn sauce
Triple cooked chips
Kale, sesame & lemon salad
Chouxnut, chocolate, hazelnut
Pear & ginger chocolate truffles

Order Here

Bageriet

Sweet Treats

Bageriet bakery will be making a bundle of their delicious vanilla hearts.

They’re shortbread hearts deep filled with vanilla custard and dusted of with vanilla icing sugar. 

Although they do not deliver, if you happen to be local in the run up to the special day, be sure to pop in and grab some!

The hearts are £3.10 each.

Opening hours and address

Lady of the Grapes

Bring the romantic atmosphere of Lady of the Grapes to your home

To save you the headache of coming up with ideas for your perfect night, they have created a special 8 course menu.

Here is how it works – choose out of two menu options (meat or vegetarian), wait for the delivery to arrive, follow the instructions on the leaflet explaining how to prepare it (we promise, nothing difficult, just a few steps), find a candle, dim the lights and voila!’

Meat: £45pp. Vegetarian: £37pp

See the menu and order Here

Santa Nata

Traditional Pastéis de Nata

Who doesn’t like to wake up with a tart on Valentines day?

These show stopping, traditionally authentic Pasteis de Nata are handmade daily by their artisan pastry chefs.

Prices start from £2.

Order your tarts via Deliveroo, Uber Eats, and the Santa Nata website: Here

Claridge’s

The epitome of timeless elegance

What better way to mark Valentine’s, than with the iconic Claridge’s afternoon tea?

Or perhaps celebrate with supper? The Valentine’s Day Menu is a feast full of legendary Claridge’s dishes. This decadent delivery includes champagne or bottled negronis mixed in The Fumoir bar, and a single red rose for a final flourish. Bouquets of red roses and gifts from Claridge’s are also available to add to your order.

The Claridge’s Valentine’s Day Afternoon Tea is £50 and serves one.

The Claridge’s Valentine’s Day Menu is £200 and serves two.

Order Here

The Connaught

Luxury hotel in London’s chic Mayfair village

The Connaught Patisserie team have been busy whipping up romantic confections for the week of Valentine’s.

The star of the show is a glossy, picture-perfect dark chocolate mousse, raspberry and chocolate sponge cake, topped with raspberries, flecks of gold and chocolate hearts. The hearts can be personalised with initials.

The Patisserie’s signature Connaughty hound is dressed in red for the occasion, donning a collar complete with heart shaped tag. This Valentine’s limited edition combines flavours of vanilla mousse, raspberry and lychee, topped on a white chocolate and almond base.

Jean-Georges at The Connaught is transforming its bestselling pizzas – spinach and herb, tomato and mozzarella, and the iconic truffle – for the week, making them heart shaped for special Valentine’s suppers.

Details:

The Connaught Patisserie Valentine’s cake (£24) is available for pre-order and can be collected from 8th – 15th February. To place an order please call 020 7314 3535.

The Valentine’s Connaughty hound (£12) will makes its debut in the Patisserie from the 8th February.

Boxed in Jean Jullien cartooned boxes, these pizzas are available for delivery and collection and start from £15. See the pizza menu and order here.

The Berkeley

A five-star deluxe hotel located in Knightsbridge

The Berkeley is giving its Breakfast in Bed delivery service a romantic makeover, delivering on the 13th and 14th of February.

The Valentine’s breakfast menu features glossy raspberry croissants baked that morning at The Berkeley, freshly squeezed orange juice or a Berkeley Boost juice, yoghurt and granola laden with berries, vibrant fruit salad, and the piece de resistance – heart shaped brioche French toast, dipped in Madagascan vanilla butter with fruit, berry coulis, maple syrup and clotted cream.

The Berkeley Breakfast in Beds are bundled in stamped brown paper bags, finished with handwritten tags, and come with the day’s newspaper.

‘Missing my Valentine’ Breakfast in Bed (for one): £28

Valentine’s Breakfast In Bed (for two): £55

Order Here

SUSHISAMBA

A blend of Japanese, Brazilian, & Peruvian culture and cuisine.

Whether it’s flirty fun or a major flame, celebrate samba-style this Valentine’s Day.

SUSHISAMBA Valentine’s Day offering includes chef-curated menu for two featuring Kanpachi Tiradito, Crispy Taquitos, Peruvian Anticuchos, Mushroom Tobanyaki, Valentine’s Sushi Assortment and Welcome to the Rainforest chocolate dessert – perfectly paired with a bottle of Taittinger Champagne!

£165 for two people: Order Here

Dalla Terra

Italian Wine bar & Restaurant

Toast your love this Valentine’s Day!

Valentine’s isn’t just for couples. It’s a day to show anyone you love that you care about them, whether that be your mum, sister, or best friend. So why not have some delicious wine delivered straight to their door.

Choose 6 bottles and only pay for 5!

There are also gift vouchers available to purchase.

Order Here

Doughnut Time

It’s always a good time with Doughnut Time! 

Say I Love You this Valentine’s Day with Doughnut Time’s hand-crafted, heart-shaped doughnuts and a bunch of beautiful red roses.

Their dough innovators have been working around the clock to create a collection of doughnuts that will be delivered to doors nationwide in the new Valentines, pink-postal-themed packaging!

Also available to order is the Valentines 6-Pack featuring the entire dough-heart collection, and their DIY Valentines Doughnut Decorating Kit.

From £20: Order Here

Gift Ideas

London City Illustrations

Prints & postcards. Personalisation’s & Commissions.

For this year’s Valentine’s Day, the super talented Lu has collaborated with the Covent Garden team.

She has created a bespoke Valentine’s illustration set in Covent Garden. There are two colourways with different text to choose from.

£3.29 from every sold card will be supporting the Covent Garden Foodbank.

So if you’d like to share a friendly message with the special people in your life, do take a look and pick one of these unique cards.

Cards from £3.29: Order Here

Radio Rooftop

One of London’s most iconic venues

Breakfast at sunrise?
Brunch with a friend?
Cocktails at sunset?
Duvet Day with your loved one?

ME London and Radio Rooftop has lots to offer! Simply choose from any of their special vouchers as a wonderful gift for when they reopen.

Vouchers from £50: Order Here

ZSL London Zoo

The world’s oldest scientific zoo

Looking for the puuuurfect gift for an animal lover?

Choose from a selection of wonderful items in the London Zoo shop, such as Zebra everyday bag (£21), an Elephant cork screw (£19), or even adopt a tiger (£20).

By shopping online at zsl.org for your loved ones you are supporting international conservation charity ZSL, which runs ZSL London and Whipsnade Zoo, home to 20,000 animals, along with their conservation work across the world.

Take a look and Order Here.

Scents Garden

Perfumes for all occasions

Scents Garden is a UK based Cosmetics company who have a wide variety of oil based and alcohol based perfumes.

OFFER!

For a special Valentine’s discount, receive 20% off all perfume oils when you enter ILOVEU at the checkout. Minimum spend £17.

Order Here

Gabriela Austin

Funky kitchen apparel

These aprons display fantastic slogans!

For the incurably romantic, choose something sweet and gentle: “I cook for kisses”.

Or perhaps something spicier such as “Sex & drugs & sausage rolls”

Offer!

Receive a 20% discount when ordering between 1st and 14th of February, PLUS free delivery to UK orders. Enter this code at the checkout: deliciousvalentine

Order Here

The Duchess of Candles

Handmade scented vegan soy wax candles

The Duchess of Candles are handmade scented vegan soy wax candles in Antique teacups.

Choose from a variety of of beautiful patterns and designs.

Order Here

The Montague on the Gardens

A Georgian townhouse full of English charm

Give the gift of elegant luxury, personalised service and only the very best of everything with the Gift Experience Vouchers.

Lucky recipients can celebrate and indulge themselves in luxurious surroundings, creating special and unique moments to last a lifetime at any one of their seventeen five and four star family-run boutique hotels around the globe.

Vouchers from £10: Order Here

Royal Opera House

Welcome, lovers of Opera and Ballet!

Each Friday, the Royal Opera House streams its #OurHouseToYourHouse programme that can be accessed by audiences around the world for just £3!

Kick off Valentine’s weekend with the streaming of Rudolf Nureyev’s magnificent staging of Raymonda Act III by Marius Petipa. The final act of this grand ballet classic celebrates the wedding of Raymonda and the knight Jean de Brienne, featuring a range of folkdances, ensemble sequences and spectacular solos, with music by Alexander Glazunov.

If you want something to watch on Valentine’s day itself, they have a back catalogue to stream for £2.50. Book Here

London Transport Museum

Hidden London Tours

Fancy a hidden tour of London? Join the new virtual tours of fascinating and secret spaces in London – discover Holborn (Kingsway), King William Street and Brompton Road!

There is a tour on Valentine’s day, but do keep and eye out and book on any of future tours when listed.

Shhhh it s a secret!

Tickets are £20: Book Here

Treasure Trails

UK Wide!

Enjoy Murder Mystery, Treasure Hunt or Spy Mission themed self-guided Treasure Trails? Simply type in your postcode to find a trail near you! Once lockdown is over, why not try a trail elsewhere in the UK?

The trails can be enjoyed alone, with friends or as a family!

If you are thinking of getting a trail as a gift, Id recommend getting it personalised with your own image and title.

Print at home PDF: £9.99

Personalised: £12.99 + postage

Order Here

SOFITEL London St James

A 5-star hotel with the finest cuisine at Wild Honey

There are two wonderful Love boxes on offer:

Love Box – £235
A bottle of Champagne 1er Cru from Friarwood
3 x bottled cocktails from St James Bar
Homemade honey jar
Bath bomb
£50 SoSpa Monetary Voucher
L’Occitane hand cream tin
Hermes Amenities
Chocolate Box
Cheese & Ham from Classic Fine Food

Extra Love Box – £350
All of the above with a little extra…
Wild Honey St James voucher for 3 course with Champagne for 2 people.

Order Here

Queen of Hearts

By Lu

Choose from a selection of fantastic kissing prints.

Various sizes, colours and famous kissing couples to choose from!

Digital downloads from £3.32.

Prints from £22.14.

Take a look and Order Here.

Great Scotland Yard Hotel

Five star luxury hotel, located a stone’s throw away from Covent Garden.

Let your loved one experience beyond the ordinary at Great Scotland Yard Hotel!

There is so much to enjoy, from dinner at The Yard, cocktail sipping evening at the intriguing The 40 Elephants Bar or a good night sleep in one of our tranquil rooms.

Turn your gift voucher into any or all of the above experiences! It is yours to be exchanged or used as a part of a payment across Great Scotland Yard Hotel.

From £30: Order Here

Box 42

Your date has arrived!

This is a fantastic idea for date nights at home making them easy, meaningful, fun and most importantly: pandemic-proof!

Each unique date night box revolves around a different theme containing snacks and drinks from indie brands, a range of interactive couples activities, mood setters, an optional dinner menu, a playlist, additional online content, and much more!

For Valentine’s Day there’s still time to order our Tuscan Pottery, Cozy Campfire, Fun Fair Champions and our newest box – Zen Revival. Create new memories and experience amazing date nights delivered straight to your door!

One off box: £34.99

Subscribe: £29.99 for a surprise box each month

Order Here