Love is always in the air at Me Love Sushi and that is multiplied on Valentine’s Day when the restaurant will be offering groups of three of more, one complimentary portion of heart shaped tuna sashimi when they dine in the restaurant, as well as a complimentary voucher each to enjoy a Love cocktail in the gorgeous upstairs Champagne and Sake bar.

Tibits, the vegetarian restaurant in Heddon Street and Westfield is quickly becoming a capital favourite for the energetic, bright-eyed, healthy crowd. To make sure vegetarian lovers have a romantic place to dine on Valentine’s day, Tibits is offering a set price menu including one bottle of Prosecco, one plate of lovely food, a dessert and coffee for £50 for two.

Moti Mahal, in the heart of Covent Garden, is offering love birds an Indian feast fit for Gods and Goddesses. Head Chef Ani’s recipes are derived by fusing styles and flavours from many different regions of India. For Valentine’s Day, Chef Ani has created a set menu, with the cuisine plated and displayed in European style.

It’s Chinese New Year 2009 and to celebrate the Year of the Ox, multi award-winning Kai Mayfair, one of the capital’s favourite Chinese restaurants, is serving up an unmissable treat for the celebrations. The Ox is the sign of prosperity through fortitude and hard work; a fitting association in the current climate. To fit in with this theme, Kai has created a special New Year treat -‘Three Dishes with Three Wishes’ – that it has aptly named ‘Good Fortune’, ‘Long Life’ and ‘Prosperity’.

London area businesses have put on their creativity caps to design a playground of choices for you this Valentine season. Create the perfect surprise for that special someone with a six-course meal, Thames cruise, overnighter in a rustic cottage, or weekend away in the Lake District. If you’ re feeling a bit worn out from holiday shopping, let the experts help you create a romantic package full of memories.

If you want to save the chequered tablecloths and candles stuck in bottles of wine for a spring movie date, plan something more grown up for Valentine’s at Fakhreldine in the nation’s capital. One of London’s favourite Lebanese restaurants is laying out a lovers’ feast to include roasted prawns, kafta skewers, sea bass fillets, lovely saffron rice, and Halawat el Jibn, a cheese and cream of milk dessert, topped with strawberry and honey flavoured with zalou, Lebanon’s legendary aphrodisiac root. While enjoying your meal in a sparkling, romantic setting overlooking Green Park, you will sip from a bejewelled bottle of Love H2O from Wenlock Springs.

The recent winner of the ‘Best Local Produce Menu’ award, have dreamt up a great menu for this special day for lovers with delicious morsels which can be offered directly to your loved one, such as oysters, scallops, prawns and passion fruit.The Red Lion Inn is situated in the Vale of Belvoir, the very heart of the lovely English ‘shires’ countryside. The atmosphere is relaxed and welcoming, with a traditional bar that serves real ales, lagers and speciality bottled beers, plus an informal lounge with magazines, newspapers, comfy chairs and sofa.

This Valentine’s Day, whether it’s with a spouse, a lover or an exciting new fling, Bonds Restaurant in the 5* boutique hotel, Threadneedles, is opening its doors for the first time on a Saturday with a specially created three-course menu for just £45 per person*. Start with ravioli of ‘native blue’ lobster with Armagnac bisque, followed by slow cooked ‘Pyrenees’ pork belly with pearl barley and chorizo ‘like risotto’ and caramelised onions and finish with warm chocolate pudding with peanut butter ice cream. For a real surprise, the full Romance Package costs £160 per person (an extra £115pp).

‘Spices for Passion” Valentine menu available on Thursday 12, Friday 13 and of course Saturday 14 February at The Ambassade de l’Ile

Belts are being tightened and the gravy train has been derailed. Luckily however Waterloo Brasserie, with its winning combination of all-day drinking and dining in a stylish modern European setting, has some credit crunch busting offers to help alleviate the gloom.