A ROMANTIC PLACE FOR VALENTINE’S DAY

HALEY DUVEL
PRIDE STAFF WRITER

For this year’s Valentine’s Day, don’t scramble around last minute trying to find a restaurant to take your sweetheart. Opened two years ago, 333 Pacific is the place to be. Its chic, yet casual atmosphere is sure to win you brownie points with the honey, plus the restaurant offers a killer happy hour with a wide variety of drinks to chose from.

To save yourself a little money, sit in the lounge where there are amazing drink specials and a large selection of appetizers. They offer a new special almost every day.

Sushi Sundays feature a sushi special with a glass of chardonnay or champagne for $14. On Monday Micro Brew Madness, you may select from 8 micro brews for $4 each. Wine Wednesdays offers a 50 percent discount off select bottles of wine.

From the outside, this restaurant may look like any other restaurant, but inside the lounge bar is stocked with over 100 different kinds of vodka from around the world. Every day 333 Pacific offers vodka cocktails for $7 each. Tuesdays in the Raw offers three vodkas paired with three different appetizer samples for $15. Happy hour goes from Mon-Thurs 4 – 7 p.m. and Fri-Sun 3  – 7 p.m. 333 Pacific offers late night happy hour seven days a week.

If you’re looking to enjoy a romantic dinner, 333 Pacific features a dining room that overlooks the gorgeous Oceanside beach and offers everything from fish to steak. Sunday – Tuesday nights 333 offers a three-course meal for $33.

Splurge on dinner and save yourself the money by skipping the movies afterward. The Oceanside pier is only yards from 333 Pacific and you can take your date on a romantic walk down the beach to enjoy the sunset.

Reservations can easily be made online at www.cohenrestaurants.com/333pacific. They get busy around 5 p.m., so make a reservation.

Located at 333 N. Pacific St., Oceanside, CA 92054. Phone: (760) 433-3333. Lounge open Mon-Thurs at 4 p.m. and Fri-Sun at 3 p.m. Dinner nightly at 5 p.m.