Riverfront Cuisine
Valentine's Day February 2012

Join us for your Valentine's Day
Lunch or Dinner.

Although we associate Valentine's day with St. Valentine, the early Christian martyr who was said to have written a love letter to his jailer's daughter on the night before his death, its origin can be traced well into antiquity. Early celebrations were centered on the story of Cupid's love for Psyche. Venus, who was jealous of Psyche's beauty, sent her son, Cupid, to shoot one of his arrows into the sleeping girl so when she awoke she would fall in love with the first creature she saw. Venus's intention was to send some ugly creature to Psyche's bedside, but her plan was thwarted just as Cupid was about to work his magic. Psyche awoke and startled the young god. He was so taken with her beauty he accidently scratched himself with the arrow and fell helplessly in love. While their story continues, expressing the depths of love as the young couple faces many challenges together, Europeans of the middle ages decided to focus on the ideal of romantic love for this holiday. Thanks to Geoffrey Chaucer, we have the first recorded association of Valentine's Day with romantic love in Parlement of Foules (1382), where he wrote, "For this was Saint Valentine's Day, when every bird cometh there to choose his mate." Chaucer and his contemporaries may well have thought of this holiday as being primarily for the expression of adult sorts of love, today North Americans and Europeans of all ages seize the opportunity to celebrate love in the form of friendship, romance, and marriage by bestowing their beloved with cards, candies, flowers, gifts, and spending time together in a variety of ways, including enjoying a warm, cozy meal.

Entrees of the Month

Ravioli is on the scene

Portabella or Crab stuffed pasta served in a lemon beurre blanc or mushroom alfredo.

Specialty Pizza
Did you know we're the only pizza place in Old Town?

It's true!
Come in for a special pizza for two this month. If you can't come in or haven't enough time to cook, we also do take and bake. Just call ahead.

Gluten Free Pizza Always Available.

Desserts

Italian Wedding Cake

Light Chiffon cake layered with Marsala pastry cream. Frosted with a whipped cream and crushed candied walnuts. Made in the traditional dome fashion. This cake is the epitome of celebration.
Come for the cake, and stay for dinner.

Dinner Specials

Early Dinner Specials

Every Day from 3 - 5:30 p.m.

These dinners are selected weekly from our dinner menu and cost $8.95. The selections change weekly, so stop in to see if your favorite is on for that week.

Prime Rib Night at the Restobar.

Each Wednesday enjoy Prime Rib for $12 with all the fixins or $10 with your frequent diner card

Music at the Restobar

Spaghetti Western Night Monday night 5-8 pm

"Rambling Roy"  Patrick, a retired English Teacher, loves to play and sing American cowboy and country songs. Don't Miss Spaghetti Western Night on Mondays. Wear your western gear or hat and come on down.

NEWS

The Local Organic City Garden

This year, we'll be serving up a variety of fresh, organic vegetables grown right here in Florence. We have planned a large garden with raised beds in old town that will help supply our restaurants with great home grown produce.Our employees will help with the planting, growing, and harvesting, giving them an opportunity to be involved in this one-of-a-kind project. In addition any surplus food from the garden will go to Food for Lane County Florence. We will be posting the garden's progress on our Facebook pages in the next few months. I would also like to thank PJ for graciously donating space to host the garden and keeping it well watered through the summer.

Works in Progress

The Pier Point Inn
Much has been happening with the new restaurant. We have almost completed the bar, which will be a great place for the guests to visit after a day of traveling. One of our biggest hurdles has finally been crossed: We have completed the plans for the kitchen. We're in the process of completely remodeling and updating the existing facilities. Work is progressing well, and we're shooting for a late spring opening.

Spice

Frequent Diner Cards

Make sure to ask about our Frequent Diner Cards. With these cards you get access to discounts like $10 Prime Rib Night. Also, when you buy 6 entrees you will get the 7th for FREE.

Happy Hour

At the Restobar we offer drink specials and appetizer specials from 3-5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Off-Sale Wine Sales

Did you know the Restobar Sells Wine to go. If you like the bottle you had with dinner, you can purchase another to bring home at a discount from the regular menu pricing. Or if you are out and about and need a bottle for dinner with friends, we can help you there as well.