7 meal kits to order this Valentine’s Day

Valentine's Day is looming but with lockdown still in full force, we can’t let coronavirus dampen our romantic spirits. There are still plenty of ways you can bring some joy to the day of love, be that with your partners, with friends or even family. Is there a better way to celebrate than with a slap up meal? We think not.

Here is our round up of the best meal kits on the market for this Valentine’s Day.

COYA Valentine’s At Home

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#FLODown: COYA has collaborated with lifestyle brand BYREDO to offer a delightful rose-inspired Peruvian Valentine’s feast, which also includes a gift of BYREDO’s Rose Hand Wash! 

This luxury ‘finish at home’ menu features an indulgent four course sharing menu bursting with South American flavours. It includes ceviche, Chilean wagyu sirloin and lobster and a rose-shaped dessert. There are also rose-infused cocktails and Veuve Clicquot Rosé Champagne! Click here for the full menu. 

Delivery: Available for collection or delivery within the M25. Orders must be placed before 6pm on Wednesday 10th February for delivery between 9 am – 6pm on Saturday 13 February.

Price: £260 (for 2 people)

Email here to make your reservations. 



At Home by Myristica

#FLODown: Myristica Supper Club is offering the ultimate contemporary Caribbean dining experience this Valentine's Day with their Lovers Rock menu.

The menu consists of a four-course tasting menu: a bread course, starter, dessert, and petit fours. It includes Pickapeppa braised short-rib beef (cod loin is available too), scotch bonnet gel, fried plantain and pink fir potatoes. For dessert there is a delicious Jamaican ginger cake chocolate fondant with a rum crème analgise.

It also comes with a bottle of prosecco and a little extra something from the Myristica kitchen for you to enjoy in the morning. They also have some seriously good jerk chicken meal kits, which come with cooked rice and peas and fried plantain. 

Delivery: All of mainland UK on 12th February 2021

Price: The Lovers Rock menu: £130 (for 2 people)

Jerk chicken meal kit: starting from £44 (for 2 people)

 

Valentine’s with Drake and Morgan

#FLODown: Drake and Morgan is offering up a gorgeous Valentine’s Day dinner with Laurent-Perrier. Their three-course meal includes a whipped duck liver parfait with sourdough bread and pickles to start, a 32-day aged chateaubriand with confit potatoes and all the trimmings for mains, and to finish it off a heart-shaped chocolate ganache dessert. The dinner kit comes with a bottle of Laurent-Perrier Cuvée Rosé. Click here for the full menu.

There is also the option to add one of their ‘Puppy Love’ pet boxes which includes a bottle of prosecco for you, ‘pawsecco’ for your four-legged friend, and delicious brownie treats for both you and your pup. And one of their Drake and Morgan blankets to keep you warm in these colder months. Click here for more.

Delivery: Delivery is available within the M25 and Home Counties. 

Orders must be placed by 11:59pm on Wednesday 10th February for delivery on Friday 12th February. 

Price:  Dinner Boxes: £125 (for 2 people), Puppy Love - £30

Krispy Kreme Love Creation Kit

#FLODown: Krispy Kreme is getting in on the Valentine’s Day action with their affordable, limited-edition Love Creation Kits. And we love them! The kits feature two heart-shaped doughnuts with a sherbet creme filling and two of their classic original glazed ring doughnuts.

To decorate your doughnuts you’ll get some lemon and strawberry icing along with rainbow sprinkles, mini sugar paste hearts and two message plaques inspired by Love Hearts sweets.

Delivery: At present, slots for 1st , 12th, 13th, and 14th February are all fully booked. However there are slots still available from the 2nd - 11th February but they are going quickly, so get your orders in soon!

Price: £14.95

Fortnum & Mason Valentines Hamper

Image: Fortnum & Mason, The lockdown lovers hamper

Image: Fortnum & Mason, The lockdown lovers hamper

#FLODown: Fortnum’s is doing Valentines versions of their classic, much coveted hampers. Our favourite has to be The Lovestruck Hamper, which is absolutely packed with Valentine’s Day delights including jars of their sweetest preserves, heart-shaped chocolate truffles, biscuits and a selection of loose leaf tea!

If that doesn’t tickle your fancy, then they also have the Utterly Smitten Hamper and Lockdown Lovers Hamper on offer. Both of these hampers contain the perfect treats for a relaxing evening snuggled up with your loved ones. Click here for more hamper selections.

Delivery: Worldwide 

Price: Lovestruck Hamper - £100, Utterly Smitten Hamper - £150, Lockdown Lovers Hamper - £175

Lockdown Love-In with Comfort and Joy by Jikoni

#FLODown: Jikoni is giving us Valentine’s comfort and joy with a South Indian inspired Valentine’s Day feast. The box is packed full of vegetarian and vegan comfort foods which promises you a perfect, mood-boosting lockdown love-in.

Expect to start your evening nibbling on their classic Jikoni Mix and Alleppey Lentil Fritters with a glass of Champagne or their delicious Merlot. Next you’ll be grazing on their Heritage Beetroot and Cashew Nut Salad with a Curry Leaf Dressing. The main course is a Keralan Pumpkin and Green Bean Curry with Lemon Rice. Every dish has artfully balanced fragrant southern Indian spices which stimulate every sense. If this hasn’t tempted you, we don’t know what will!

They are also throwing in a complimentary dessert, which will be a delicious Pink Peppercorn Rhubarb Custard Cake! Click here for the full menu.

Delivery: Collection and delivery available. Delivery is within a five-mile radius. Their Valentines Day menu is available between 11 -14 February

Price: Starting from £30 for a single box and £55 (for 2 people)

 

Crosstown Valentine’s Dough Bites

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Image: @crosstown

#FLODown: Crosstown’s pre-orders are live for their limited edition box of 15 Valentine’s Day Dough Bites including new flavours: hazelnut and chocolate, raspberry and English sparkling rose and blueberry vanilla.

They also have a selection of limited edition Crosstown gift boxes which includes doughnuts, ice-cream, candles and a range of English sparkling wines. You can also build your own box of doughnuts from their huge selection including chai custard and chocolate honeycomb. Click here to view all the mouth-watering options.  

Delivery: Nationwide, limited numbers available from the 12th - 14th February only.

Price: starting from £4.50