When you're looking for a special, romantic dining experience for two, Detroit has several options. Here are just a few of the romantic restaurants in the Metro Detroit Area.
Little Italy Ristorante
Where: NorthvilleEntree Prices: $$$$
Description: Little Italy serves Italian dining in a turn-of-the-century Victorian house, complete with wood floors and warm colors. Entrees include pasta, seafood and chicken.
Maggiano's Little Italy
Where: Big Beaver Road, TroyEntree Prices: $$$
Description: Maggiano's serves southern Italian cuisine, including steak, seafood and pasta. Most of the dishes are served family style. The dining room is decorated with red-checkered tablecloths, wood floors, dark paneling and crystal chandeliers.
Michigan Star Clipper Dinner Train
Where: Pontiac Trail, Walled LakeEntree Prices: Approximately $65 per person
Description: An entertainment experience, dinner upon the Star Clipper includes a two-hour, scenic train ride; live entertainment; and a three-course, chef-prepared meal. Patrons have their choice of salmon or pork.
Moro's Dining
Where: Allen Road, Allen ParkEntree Prices: $$$$
Description: Although mainly Italian cuisine, the menu includes diverse international dishes, including fish & chips, veal, filet mignon and spaghetti. Its specialties, however, are dishes cooked table side, singing waiters and flaming desserts.
Mr. Paul's Chop House
Where: RosevilleEntree Prices: $$$$
Description: Mr. Paul's has a cozy atmosphere with brick walls and live piano music. Its menu includes seafood, beef and pasta dishes such as rack of lamb, lobster and Chateaubriand for two served table side.
Rattlesnake Club
Where: Riverplace Drive, DetroitEntree Prices: $$$$
Description: The Rattlesnake Club provides river-front dining with extraordinary views. It serves American cuisine, including seafood, lamb, duck and chicken.
Ristorante Cafe Cortina
Where: 10 Mile Road, Farmington HillsEntree Prices: $$$
Description: Ristorante Cafe Ortina serves northern Italian cuisine from pasta to rack of lamb. It is served in an intimate, cozy atmosphere arranged around a large, brick fireplace.
Shiro Restaurant
Where: 9 Mile Road, NoviEntree Prices: $$$ (Large sushi menu also available)
Description: Shiro Restaurant serves fine-dining Japanese in an elegant white, 1929 mansion. Shiro means "castle" or "white" in Japanese.
Station 885
Where: PlymouthEntree Prices: $$$
Description: Station 885 is family owned and railroad themed. Its roaring fireplace and subdued lighting give it an elegant atmosphere. The menu is varied and includes dishes such as calamari, pizza, veal and meat loaf. In some cases, the dinner entrees include multiple courses and dessert.
Sweet Lorraine's
Where: Marriott, LivoniaEntree Prices: $$$
Description: French doors, curved walls and famous quotes are some of the decorative touches that give Sweet Lorraine's its ambiance. Its menu is even more distinctive in that it offers old favorites with unique twists, including sandwiches, gourmet burgers, meatloaf, pasta and seafood.
The Whitney
Where: Woodward Avenue, DetroitEntree Prices: $$$$
Description: The Whitney serves American cuisine, including beef, seafood, lamb and veal dishes, in a historic 1894 mansion.
Wolfgang Puck Grille
Where: MGM Grand DetroitEntree Prices: $$$ to $$$$
Description: The "bar & grill" restaurant is the creation of Wolfgang Puck, a celebrity chef. The restaurant offers American cuisine, including salads, sandwiches, steaks, seafood, pastas and wood-oven baked pizzas.
