Reserve Valentine's Day Tables Now At Basking Ridge's Top Restaurants

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Valentine’s Day is on a Friday this year, and if you haven’t made reservations for dinner out at one of Basking Ridge's best local restaurants, do it now.

About one-third of U.S. adults plan an evening out to celebrate Valentine’s Day and will spend an estimated $4.9 billion, according to a National Retail Federation survey.

Feb. 14 falls on a Friday this year, and that means Basking Ridge restaurants will likely be busy through the weekend, as well as a day or two earlier than the holiday.

Many, but not all, local restaurants handle reservations through OpenTable, an online service. Romantic restaurants typically fill up a week before Valentine’s Day.

Here are a few still accepting Valentine’s Day reservations, according to Open Table:

• Focacceria Ristorante, 26 Church St., Basking Ridge
• The Grain House Restaurant at The Olde Mill Inn, 225 Route 202, Basking Ridge
• Hills of Herat, 665 Martinsville Road, Basking Ridge
• Washington House Restaurant, 55 South Finley Ave., Basking Ridge
• The Pluckemin Inn, 359 Route 206, Bedminster
• Ristorante MV, 1 Mill St. Bernardsville