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 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 page — click here to open that in a new window.