All offering delicious food, quality wine and settings to die for, treat the special person in your life to a meal at one of these top-rated romantic restaurants in Bath.
1. Green Park Brasserie
This award-winning food and live music venue is often praised for being ‘Bath’s best independent restaurant,' providing customers with a unique dining experience. From succulent, locally-sourced steak to pan fried Cornish hake with white wine sauce, Green Park Brasserie’s menu is always deliciously inviting. There are also often live jazz and swing music perfomances to accompany your candlelit meal, making for the perfect romantic setting.
Image: Green Park Brasserie
2. Corkage
There's a lot that makes Corkage a gorgeous spot to make memories together. Wonderful wines served by the glass, a seasonal selection of super seasonal dishes made for sharing, and a cosy and intimate ambience. For ultimate romantic vibes, ask for a table under the twinkly lights of the terrace, which is covered by a beautiful wooden marquee.
Image: Corkage
3. Emberwood
Add some heat to your date night at this brand new British brasserie, where classic dishes are given a fiery twist before your eyes on a smouldering hearth. Whether you're craving seafood, meat, or a salad, you'll savour the sumptous flavours of seasonal, locally sourced ingredients cooked to perfection. Make your experience even more special with one of the signature serves from the expertly-created cocktail menu, and a sweet treat from the dessert trolley.
Image: Emberwood
4. The Scallop Shell
If you and your sweetheart are lovers of traditional English fish and chips, look no further than The Scallop Shell, Bath’s award-winning fish & chip restaurant. With a passion for fresh seafood served both traditionally and with a twist, eating here makes for a deliciously satisfying experience. You can even watch your chips being peeled through a window into the restaurant's beautiful spud room!
Image: The Scallop Shell
5. Robun
Take a seat in this stylish Japanese restaurant and work your way through their menu of sushi and sashimi, bento boxes, grilled meats and more. For something a bit different, book in for Robun's Japanese Afternoon Tea, which swaps sandwiches for sushi and scones for bao buns.
Image: Robun
6. The Elder
Go on a journey of discovery at this glamourous restaurant, which has earned itself a place in the Michelin Guide for its approach to seasonal and locally-sourced dishes, with a focus on game and foraged ingredients.
Image: The Elder
7. OAK
This plantbased restaurant near Bath Abbey has been awarded a Michelin Green Star for its commitment to sustainability. Expect dishes that are creative, seasonal, beautiful, and most importantly, very tasty indeed.
Image: OAK
8. The Kitchen Garden Restaurant at THE PIG-near Bath
Take your loved one to The Kitchen Garden Restaurant at THE PIG-near Bath for calming, uncomplicated and simple British garden food. After your meal in their beautiful Victorian greenhouse dining room, take a walk, hand-in-hand around their kitchen garden where they source the freshest and in-season ingredients.
Image: THE PIG - near Bath
9. Chez Dominique
Nothing feels more romantic than French cuisine, and family-run bistro Chez Dominique not only serves up classic French dishes in a relaxed setting, but also has tables with a view of the iconic Pulteney Weir if you really want to impress your date.
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10. Beckford Bottle Shop
Get cosy on one of the sofas in this relaxed wine shop, or take a seat in their Michelin Bib-Gourmand-winning kitchen, where you'll find over thirty wines by the glass and a selection of seasonal small plates. A few doors down you'll also find the light and modern Beckford Canteen, with the option to sit and watch from their window seats, or relax in their suntrap back garden.
Image - Beckford Bottle Shop
11. Sarthi
Based in a converted chapel on Walcot Street, Sarthi's dishes are just as impressive as the restaurant itself. The menu is wholly vegetarian and vegan dishes, with every plate full of flavour.
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12. The Mint Room
For a decadent meal with an Indian twist, look no further than The Mint Room. Enjoy the romantic atmosphere of the roof terrace with your other half and take your pick from a selection of spectacular dishes fusing tradition with modernity, thanks to the restaurant's use of innovative and exciting flavours.
Image: The Mint Room
13. The Olive Tree at The Queensberry Hotel
If you want to treat your significant other to the ultimate Valentine's gift, visit Bath's only Michelin Star restaurant and experience its stunning six or nine-course tasting menu packed with fresh, seasonal dishes curated by award-winning chef Chris Cleghorn.
Image: The Olive Tree Restaurant
14. The Ivy Bath Brasserie
The Ivy's wide-ranging repertoire will cater for any Valentine's meal, with the restaurant's beautifuly-designed interiors creating the perfect backdrop. You and your partner will be spoiled for choice with the A La Carte menu, featuring everything from classic British starters such as prawn cocktail, to roast dinners and steaks.
Image: The Ivy Bath Brasserie
15. Root
Tucked in to one of the quiet corridors of Shires Yard in the city centre, Root offers a tranquil escape, with a menu of delicious small plates, putting vegetables at the centre, and meat and fish in a handful of dishes. They've also got a wonderufl roof terrace to enjoy on warmer days!
Image: Root
For a change of pace on a Wednesday or Thursday evening, the ground floor of Root Bath transforms into Koji Izakaya, an intimate Japanese residency serving nigiri, sake and Japanese whisky highballs. perfect for couples who like sharing plates and a bit of atmosphere with their date night.
16. The Botanist
Not only does it have one of the most jaw-dropping interiors of any restaurant in Bath, The Botanist in Shires Yard is also where Channel 4's First Dates is filmed!
Image: The Botanist
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One not to miss. Loved by locals and visitors alike, Green Park Brasserie is a buzzing live music bar and restaurant in Bath city centre, open 7 days a week, and located in a historic former railway station.
Corkage is an award-winning independent restaurant, bar and wine shop in central Bath with a beautiful heated and covered terrace and garden.
Emberwood is a British brasserie inspired by the warmth of the open hearth, bringing together seasonal ingredients, local provenance, and a passion for honest cooking.
The Scallop Shell is well known for serving delicious fish and chips and seasonal seafood.
Robun is a celebration of authentic Japanese food and drink, specialising in a modern take on Yakiniku – the art of grilling over a traditional charcoal fire. The menu also incorporates sushi and sashimi, ramen, bento boxes and bao buns, all served alongside an unparalleled list of sake, Japanese whisky and cocktails.
The Elder is an amazing dining experience that takes the guest on a seasonal journey through the best of British ingredients.
OAK is a seasonal, vegetarian restaurant in Bath, serving lunch and dinner daily.
Beckford Bottle Shop is a contemporary wine merchant & bistro serving Michelin bib-gourmand-winning small plates, British boards & over thirty wines by the glass. Find, try and buy wine with the help of the lovely team.
An authentic vegan and vegetarian restaurant in Bath, following the rich culinary traditions of Gujarat.
Uncomplicated and simple British garden food.
The Olive Tree Restaurant has long been associated with informally-served, but exceptional, modern British food.
The Ivy Bath Brasserie on Milsom Street offers relaxed yet sophisticated all-day dining.
Root is a vibrant, seasonal sharing plates restaurant offering beautiful cookery in relaxed yet refined dining experience in the heart of Bath.
Koji Izakaya is a chef residency by Joe Fowler inside Root Bath serving Japanese sushi, nigiri, donburi, stuffed chicken wings and a Japanese-inspired drinks list.
Friendly cocktail bar & restaurant serving food, brunch, hearty Sunday Roasts, live music and late night drinks in Bath.
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