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Harbor Nights Romantico 2023 Menu Items and Prices

Posted on January 7th, 2023
  |  Mealtrip
Harbor Nights Romantico 2023 Menu Items and Prices The Harbor Nights Romantico event at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel is taking place on Friday, February 17th this year, and it's one of those events that does sell out in advance… so if you want to go (especially if you want to sit in the VIP section), now is the time to start planning. 

All of the Harbor Nights events follow a similar format… but each specific seasonal night features different decor, music, and food items. Each of the resort's restaurants bring a tapas style, plated version of a dish and wine that represents their location. Guests can eat and drink as much as they want for one ticket price from 5:30pm - 8:00pm.

If you would like to take a look at some photos from one of the previous Harbor Nights La Dolce Vita events that takes place in the fall, click here.

The Harbor Nights Romantico event takes place in the vast piazza (courtyard) behind the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel. In this photo, the VIP Tables are on the right (white tablecloths) and the General Ticket tables are on the left (black tablecloths with no chairs).

The Harbor Piazza at Portofino Bay is set up for a Harbor Nights event. The VIP Seating is on the right with the white table cloths and the general "Standing Ticket" area has a few high-boy style tables with black table cloths on the left.
The Harbor Piazza at Portofino Bay is set up for a Harbor Nights event. The VIP Seating is on the right with the white table cloths and the general "Standing Ticket" area has a few high-boy style tables with black table cloths on the left.


The all-inclusive event features some great entertainment with a live band and dancing area, along with a couple of opera singers for good measure, free self-parking, and as many samples of the food and beverages listed on the menu below, for the duration of the event.

  • Standing Ticket : A $79 (per person, plus tax and ticket fee ends up being $91.74) "Standing Ticket" includes all of the above, but does not guarantee a table or a seat. Some "high boy" type of strolling tables are available, but are very limited — and there really are only a handful of chairs here and there.
  • VIP Ticket : A $109 per person, plus tax and ticket fee ends up being $125.83) "VIP Ticket" includes all of the above, plus gets you a reserved table and seating in a special area with an additional hors d'oeuvres plate — along with some exclusive food and wine sampling stations (where the lines aren't as long as they are in the general "standing" area).

Here's a look at the menu for the Harbor Nights Romantico 2023 event!

Food Stations
  • Lamb Brasato
    Stewed lamb with coffee, cipollini, carrot, celery, polenta crouton, carrot and mint cremolata.
    Mama Della's Ristorante
  • Strozzapreti Pasta
    Wild mushroom smoked cream sauce, pancetta, parmesan cheese and micro basil.
    Trattoria del Porto
  • Oxtail Meatballs
    Sugo di pomodoro, green tomato salsa verde and pecorino romano.
    Splendido Bar & Grill
  • Ciabatta Garlic Bread
    Toasted bread, roasted garlic, fonduta cheese sauce and Italian parsley.
    Splendido Bar & Grill
  • Pollo Milanese
    Brown butter with sage and lemon, heirloom tomato salad and arugula pesto.
    Sal's Market Deli
  • Smoked Salmon Cake
    Salmon mixed with fresh herbs, caper and lemon, Calabrian tartar sauce, kale slaw, pickled mustard seeds.
    The Thirsty Fish
  • Herb Roasted Pork Shoulder
    Served with chickpea hummus.
    Bice Ristorante
  • Desserts
    • Straciatella Gelato
    • Mango Sorbet
    • Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake
    • Lemon Strawberry Verrine

Sparkling Wine
  • Prosecco
    Italy

Rosé Wine
  • Tocana Dogajolo Dry Rosé Table Wine
    CARPINETO — Tuscany, Italy

White Wines
  • Pinot Grigio Delle Venezie DOC
    CAPOSALDO — Italy
  • Gavi Principessa Gavia
    CASTELLO BANFI — Piedmont, Italy
  • Orvieto Classico Superiore
    TENUTA DI SALVIANO — Umbria, Italy
  • Strawberry Moscato
    TROPICAL — Italy
  • Passione e Sentimento Romeo & Juliet's Wall Passimento Bianco
    FAMIGLIA PASQUA — Veneto, Italy
  • Toscana Vermentino
    TENUTA SANTA LUCIA — Tuscany, Italy

Red Wines
  • Vino Rosso Dolce Sweet Red Wine
    TUTTO MIO — Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
    POGGIO STELLA — Tuscany, Italy
  • Chianti Borghi d'Elsa
    MELINI — Tuscany, Italy
  • Polvaro Nero
    TENUTA POLVARO — Veneto, Italy
  • Terre Siciliane Pinot Noir
    KRIS — Sicily, Italy
  • Lago di Corbara Turlò
    TENUTA DI DSALVIANO — Umbria, Italy
  • Toscano Rosso
    SELLA ANTICA — Tuscany, Italy
  • Zeroincondotta Barbera d'Asti
    PAOLO MARCARINO — Piedmont, Italy
  • Cannonau di Sardegna Primo Scuro Red
    MESA VINEYARDS — Sardinia, Italy
If you want to read a review and see photos from a previous Harbor Nights event, click here. We also have a Guidebook page for the event with lots of photos that outlines what and where everything happens, if you want to know before you go! Click here to see our Guide for Harbor Nights.

More information and a direct link to purchase tickets is available directly from the Harbor Nights Romantico 2023 official event pageclick here to open that in a new window.