{"id":140488,"date":"2026-01-28T00:27:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T00:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/140488\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T00:27:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T00:27:05","slug":"these-are-austins-most-romantic-restaurants-per-opentable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/140488\/","title":{"rendered":"These are Austin’s most romantic restaurants, per OpenTable"},"content":{"rendered":"

Austinites looking for inspiration for where to have their next date night don’t have to look far: Online reservation platform OpenTable has spotlighted several local spots on its newly updated lists of the most romantic restaurants.<\/p>\n

For the second year<\/a> in a row, the Arboretum location of Truluck’s Ocean’s Finest Seafood & Crab has charmed its way into OpenTable’s 2026 list<\/a> of the top 100 most romantic restaurants in America. Truluck’s was one of five total Texas eateries that made this year’s list, but it wasn’t the only Austin entry \u2014 iconic American eatery Jeffrey’s Restaurant also earned a new spot.<\/p>\n

The list was compiled using more than nine million restaurant reviews on OpenTable from December 1, 2024, to November 30, 2025. Restaurants were evaluated based on six metrics, including diner ratings, the percentage of reservations made in advance, and more. Qualified restaurants were not given a score; they were instead ranked by the percentage of reviews that included the tag \u201cromantic.”<\/p>\n

Jeffrey’s might be new to the national “most romantic” list, but it certainly isn’t a stranger to similar lists like OpenTable’s annual top 100 restaurants<\/a> in the U.S. and a regional Austin Icons<\/a> list. In 2025, Jeffrey’s additionally earned global recognition as one of the best steakhouses in the world<\/a> by London-based company Upper Cut Media House.<\/p>\n

For Valentine’s Day, on February 14, the restaurant will be serving a four-course, $225 prix fixe menu<\/a> that includes executive chef Mark McCain’s signature dishes, “luxurious specials,” and optional special reserve Champagnes and vintage wine pairings.<\/p>\n

Truluck’s has a special “Love of Lobster” menu available from February 11-15, offering a specialty cocktail, lobster Rockefeller, lobster and caviar risotto, lobster frites, and select cuts of filet mignon, prime New York strip and ribeye steaks. Diners can finish their meal with a decadent flourless chocolate bar dessert topped with fresh berries, berry coulis, and raspberry dust.<\/p>\n

\"Truluck's Can’t go wrong with buttery lobster.Truluck’s\/Facebook<\/p>\n

For Austin locals who want to explore other romantic dining options, especially ahead of Valentine’s Day, OpenTable also curated a citywide list<\/a> of the 77 “Best Romantic Restaurants.” The top five are:<\/p>\n

TenTenCasa BiancaBoa SteakhouseLe CalamarMexta<\/p>\n

Jeffrey’s was also highlighted in OpenTable’s separate “Diners’ Choice<\/a>” list of the most romantic restaurants in Austin, which is updated monthly based on regional diner reviews from the previous four months. <\/p>\n

The latest edition, released January 5, includes vegan fine dining restaurant Fabrik, fancy bungalow restaurant Nightcap, speakeasy Here Nor There (which doesn’t provide full meals, but does offer light bites), provincial Italian restaurant Siena Ristorante Toscana, steak staple Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse, and more.<\/p>\n

Austinites who will be eschewing their hometown and embarking on a dreamy Valentine’s Day getaway elsewhere in Texas can check out these three other charming restaurants that were dubbed the most romantic in America for 2026:<\/p>\n

Perry’s Steakhouse & Grille in Dallas’ Park District (Perry’s also has locations<\/a> in Houston, Austin, and San Antonio)Pappas Bros. Steakhouse at the Houston GalleriaBohanan’s Prime Steaks and Seafood in San Antonio<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Austinites looking for inspiration for where to have their next date night don’t have to look far: Online…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":140489,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133,14623,354,5463,51770],"class_list":["post-140488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-opentable","tag-restaurants","tag-steakhouse","tag-valentines-day"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140488"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140488\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/140489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}