Love is in the air but more importantly, so is butter. Although Valentine's Day is fast approaching, don't worry. There is still time to book a romantic evening. Restaurants all over town have special menus to mark the occasion. Below are menu samplings from several local restaurants:

Paragary's, 1408 28th St., and Cosmo Cafe, 1000 K St., are having a special weekend prix fixe menu in honor of Valentine's Day.

Paragay's menu will include an appetizer, entree and dessert. Entree choices are petrale sole or beef short ribs braised in red wine. Cosmo also will offer three courses, with an entree choice of roasted lamb loin chop or grilled Hawaiian swordfish. After your meal at Cosmo, keep the mood going by bringing your special someone to next door to The Cosmopolitan Cabaret for "My Way," a Frank Sinatra tribute show. Both restaurants will be charging $40 per person.

Mason's, 1116 15th St., is celebrating Valentine's Day with a special menu all weekend.

Their $65 three-course prix fixe menu will include appetizers such as Dungeness crab salad or sweetbread ravioli. Four entree choices will include seared dayboat scallops and pinenut-crusted rack of lamb. Mason's will close Sunday and reopen in about a month with a new concept, menu and decor. The new restaurant will be called Cafeteria 15L. The Park will remain open.

58 Degrees and Holding Co., 1217 18th St., is offering a four-course, wine-paired menu for $75 per person.

Each course will be paired with a wine that complements the meal. Entrees choices will include diver scallops and Niman Ranch grilled filet mignon. The beef entree will be paired with a Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa, while the scallops will be paired with a French red wine. Lemon beignets top off the meal, paired with an Italian wine. This prix-fixe menu is available only on Valentine's Day. There are three seatings: 3:30, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., reservations required.

Capitol Stage and the Pilothouse Restaurant, Delta King, 1000 Front St., have combined for a special weekend.

All weekend, a special menu can be accompanied by tickets to the play "Fiction." The four-course dinner at THE PILOTHOUSE will include seared ahi tuna or a duck breast. There is a separate menu for a twilight seating from 4 to 5:30 pm. The menu and show are available separately. For a longer stay, the Delta King is a hotel with views of the river. Reservations are recommended. Dinner begins at $49 per person during the twilight seating, $75 after 6 pm.

Photo #1: Paragary's restaurant
Photo #2: Mason's restaurant sign
Photo #3: Mason's restaurant
Photo #4: 58 Degrees and Holding Co.

Photos courtesy of Matthew Ceccato