Perfect Valentine’s Date: Seasons in the Park

Valentine’s day is one of the hardest occasions to figure out a perfect date plan. The crowds, overbooked restaurants, clouds of pink hearts….all that screams anything but quiet celebration of love. Well, why not spend the 14th of February at home (with a movie and a bowl of fondue) and then splurge on an amazing evening the following weekend and celebrate in a sane yet still romantic atmosphere.

There’s a place in Vancouver just for such a date. It’s nestled at the very top of the hill in Queen Elizabeth Park overlooking Vancouver downtown.

It’s beautiful in the summer with famous rose gardens, water fountains, luscious flower beds and hidden trails. In the winter it’s magical with dark alleys and a crown of lights surrounding the restaurant.
“Seasons in the Park” restaurant is open year round and I can’t think of a more perfect place for that special date. Book in advance. Ask for a seat by the window. Arrive after dark. Follow the curved road to the top of the hill where a sea of sparkling lights surrounds the restaurant. Enter through the bar and be prepared to be amazed. First with the view. Then with the ambiance. And finally with the food.

You will enter through the wine bar, with nature-inspired branch chandeliers, and be seated in the dining room, surBrown-diamond-ringrounded by the glimmering lights: Brown-diamond-ring candles, chandeliers, panoramic views of night Vancouver. Lit up skyscrapers, red splash of lights from Rogers arena, and a glowing ball lights of Telus Science Center all reflect in the blackness of ocean water. Magical just begins to describe the view.

Restaurant floor is built with multiple raised levels so that seating even in the middle of the dining room you can enjoy the view. The service is impeccable: great knowledge of menu offerings, full of tact and sparks of humour. The food is probably the best among all Sequoia group restaurants. I started looking for an occasion to come back before I finished our first course. Menu is perfectly balanced, presentation is creative and product quality is just superb.

We were lucky to get Valentine’s menu even few days after the actual holiday. Many couples around us were also celebrating post-Valentine’s: admiring the view, sipping the wines, exchanging gifts. What a better place to slip a box with that special gift, maybe a unique brown diamond ring that’ll compete with the sparkles of the lights around?

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