Romantic Capitola-Soquel Eateries for Valentine's Day

Patch Picks: Valentine's Day restaurants

Pick a place or two to take your sweetheart this weekend.

•   Chocolate and Wine LoveFest, Summit to Sea Wineries, Santa Cruz Mountains. Start at Burrell School on Summit Road above Soquel this weekend for a chocolate lover's lava cake basket with wine to match. Stop by Poetic Cellars and Hunter Hill Vineyard and Winery in Soquel, along with others, for tasty treats and drinks. Saturday and Sunday. summittoseawinetrail.com.
•   Shadowbrook Restaurant, 1750 Wharf Rd., Capitola. Take the trolley car down to dine at one of Capitola's mainstays on Monday. Call for reservations, 475-1511. shadowbrook-capitola.com.
•   Michael's on Main, 2591 Main St., Soquel. This restaurant tucked away on Soquel Creek will feature a special Valentine's Day menu and tables near the fireplace. Call for reservations, 479-9777. michaelsonmain.net.
•   Gayle's Bakery and Rosticceria, 504 Bay Ave., Capitola. Gayle's will feature live jazz from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Valentine's Day. Dinners on Sunday and Monday will include grilled salmon, layered polenta hearts or prime rib from $14.95 per person. gaylesbakery.com.
• Sanderlings at Seascape Beach Resort, 1 Seascape Resort Dr., Aptos. Sanderlings will feature a $75-per-couple, fixed-price dinner menu on Sunday and Monday. Reservations are recommended, 662-7120. sanderlingsrestaurant.com.