{"id":8917,"date":"2025-01-28T21:18:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T21:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/?p=8917"},"modified":"2025-08-15T16:28:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T16:28:24","slug":"valentines-day-2025-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/valentines-day-2025-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Love at First Bite: How Americans Are Dining This Valentine\u2019s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8917\" class=\"elementor elementor-8917\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21fb4ab4 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21fb4ab4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75947115 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"75947115\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/valentines-day-dining.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8918\" alt=\"valentines day dining\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/valentines-day-dining.webp 1000w, https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/valentines-day-dining-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/valentines-day-dining-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55cb6f26 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"55cb6f26\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d799518 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d799518\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Love at First Bite: How Americans Are Dining This Valentine\u2019s Day<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e7da313 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e7da313\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f1ce3c3 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f1ce3c3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-603478fb elementor-author-box--layout-image-left elementor-author-box--align-left elementor-author-box--image-valign-top elementor-author-box--avatar-yes elementor-author-box--name-yes elementor-author-box--biography-yes elementor-author-box--link-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"603478fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2b6793a050f46c686ddf577fa0fe50b87ee8c39eef754eff32cf9b53832229e2?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g\" alt=\"Picture of Thomas Campbell\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThomas Campbell\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65348c6c e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65348c6c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26b6accd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26b6accd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>January 28th, 2025<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29020c6 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"29020c6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1680d621 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1680d621\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Valentine\u2019s Day isn\u2019t just about roses and chocolates &#8211; it\u2019s also one of the most popular days of the year for dining out. But how are Americans planning to celebrate over a meal this year? We surveyed over a thousand American adults and asked questions from how much people are willing to spend to whether they\u2019re opting for fine dining, casual takeout, or a cozy meal at home. With preferences spanning romantic dinners for two, group outings, and even solo celebrations, this year\u2019s data paints a vivid picture of how love is shared through food &#8211; and what\u2019s driving these decisions. Let\u2019s dive into the trends shaping Valentine\u2019s Day dining in 2025.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e744afd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5e744afd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4939f542 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4939f542\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Top 10 Key Findings<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea31809 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ea31809\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b030bfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b030bfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. 67% are planning to dine out on Valentine's Day in 2025<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bd0cc elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"4bd0cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"67.1\" aria-valuetext=\"67.1% (Dining out on Valentine&#039;s Day)\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"67.1\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\">Dining out on Valentine's Day<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">67.1%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c9d3ebb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c9d3ebb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"ee38e220-3c3c-4bef-bd85-caaa08ef5a00\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>67.1% of American adults are planning to dine out during this year&#8217;s Valentine&#8217;s Day.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54c9de5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54c9de5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. 55.3% of adults are planning dine with their romantic partners on Valentine's Day<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77267c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"77267c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2025-01-28-at-2.07.34-PM-1024x701.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8927\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2025-01-28-at-2.07.34-PM-1024x701.png 1024w, https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2025-01-28-at-2.07.34-PM-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2025-01-28-at-2.07.34-PM-768x526.png 768w, https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2025-01-28-at-2.07.34-PM.png 1034w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39faed68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39faed68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"ee38e220-3c3c-4bef-bd85-caaa08ef5a00\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>55.3% plan to dine with their romantic partners while 23.5% plan to dine with family and 21.2% with friends on Valentine&#8217;s Day this year.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7121f769 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7121f769\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. 60% are expecting to spend between $50-$100 per person on Valentine's Day dining<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21fd4700 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"21fd4700\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\">$50-$<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"100\" data-from-value=\"50\" data-delimiter=\",\">50<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-652e6193 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"652e6193\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"ee38e220-3c3c-4bef-bd85-caaa08ef5a00\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>60% plan to spend $50-$100 per person on dining out during Valentine&#8217;s Day in 2025. 25.9% plan to spend $25-$50 while 12.9% expect to spend $100+ per person. <a href=\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/products\/point-of-sale.html\">Point of Sale systems for restaurants<\/a> are crucial for handling increased transaction volume during Valentine&#8217;s Day.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac06f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fac06f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. 71.8% expect to spend more on dining on Valentine's Day this year compared to 2024<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7126861 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"7126861\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"71.8\" aria-valuetext=\"71.8% (Will spend more on dining in 2025)\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"71.8\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\">Will spend more on dining in 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">71.8%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0e7b3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0e7b3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"ee38e220-3c3c-4bef-bd85-caaa08ef5a00\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>71.8% expect to spend more while 18.8% expect to spend less and 9.4% expect to spend the same as previous year&#8217;s Valentine&#8217;s Day.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc0d041 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc0d041\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Casual dining is the most popular dining option with 38.8%<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca5c5a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ca5c5a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2025-01-28-at-3.17.23-PM-1024x671.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8935\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2025-01-28-at-3.17.23-PM-1024x671.png 1024w, https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2025-01-28-at-3.17.23-PM-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2025-01-28-at-3.17.23-PM-768x504.png 768w, https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2025-01-28-at-3.17.23-PM.png 1028w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b3731c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b3731c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"ee38e220-3c3c-4bef-bd85-caaa08ef5a00\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>38.8% of adults prefer casual dining on Valentine&#8217;s Day while 22.4% prefer fine dining and 25.9% prefer fast food dining as celebratory meals option on Valentine&#8217;s Day 2025.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efa0387 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efa0387\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. 42.4% will dine out at local\/independent restaurants instead of chain restaurants<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84fd5a0 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"84fd5a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"42.4\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a7f073 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a7f073\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"ee38e220-3c3c-4bef-bd85-caaa08ef5a00\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>56.5% prefer chain restaurants as dining out option while 42.4% prefer local\/independent restaurants for Valentine&#8217;s Day.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ae38ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ae38ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7. American cuisine is the most preferred cuisine type by 77.6%<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4467be elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"e4467be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"77.6\" aria-valuetext=\"77.6% (American Cuisine)\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"77.6\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\">American Cuisine<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">77.6%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2bc304 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2bc304\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"ee38e220-3c3c-4bef-bd85-caaa08ef5a00\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>77.6% prefer American cuisine on Valentine&#8217;s Day, 7.1% prefer Italian cuisine and 7% prefer Asian cuisine. Other mentioned cuisine categories include Mexican and Seafood cuisines.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac9736e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac9736e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8. Valentine's Day menu specials is the most important factor in bringing customers to a restaurant.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2289039 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2289039\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2025-01-28-at-3.40.59-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8936\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2025-01-28-at-3.40.59-PM.png 1024w, https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2025-01-28-at-3.40.59-PM-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Screen-Shot-2025-01-28-at-3.40.59-PM-768x530.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-745e7f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"745e7f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"ee38e220-3c3c-4bef-bd85-caaa08ef5a00\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>Valentine&#8217;s Day menu specials are cited by 45.9% as an important factor in determining whether they will dine out a particular restaurant. Ambience (41.2%), price (34.1%) and availability of reservations (32.9%) are also frequently cited factors in determining customers&#8217; restaurant choice on Valentine&#8217;s Day.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7d2b61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7d2b61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">9. 81.2% are more generous tippers on Valentine's Day<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38883d3 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"38883d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"81.2\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eed8811 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eed8811\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"ee38e220-3c3c-4bef-bd85-caaa08ef5a00\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>81.2% are expecting to tip more on Valentine&#8217;s Day compared to regular dining out. Only 18.8% are going to tip the same or less.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43be9a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43be9a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10. 47.1% make restaurant reservations for Valentine's Day 2-4 weeks in advance<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b8c6d2 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-progress\" data-id=\"4b8c6d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"progress.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-wrapper\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\" aria-valuenow=\"47.1\" aria-valuetext=\"47.1% (2-4 weeks in advance)\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-progress-bar\" data-max=\"47.1\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-text\">2-4 weeks in advance<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-progress-percentage\">47.1%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11df671 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11df671\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"ee38e220-3c3c-4bef-bd85-caaa08ef5a00\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>47.1% make restaurant reservations for Valentine&#8217;s Day 2-4 weeks in advance while 29.4% make restaurant reservations 1 week in advance. 12.9% make <a href=\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/products\/reservation-waitlist.html\">restaurant reservations<\/a> 4+ weeks in advance and 10.6% make reservations same day.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48f28317 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"48f28317\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48ed2eea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48ed2eea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Demographics<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bd0c13 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8bd0c13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bb4c8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bb4c8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The demographic composition of American adults surveyed can be found below and is categorized by age, gender and income.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74d542d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74d542d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gender<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed93265 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed93265\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"706\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/imageedit_2_9980321960.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8929\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/imageedit_2_9980321960.png 706w, https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/imageedit_2_9980321960-300x145.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc6e24f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc6e24f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Age<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9905d0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9905d0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"721\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/imageedit_2_2074805667.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8930\" alt=\"age\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/imageedit_2_2074805667.png 721w, https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/imageedit_2_2074805667-300x146.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 721px) 100vw, 721px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a94e93c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a94e93c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Income<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e46fcea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e46fcea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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But how are Americans planning to celebrate over a meal this year? We surveyed over a thousand American adults and asked questions from how much people are willing to spend to whether they\u2019re opting for fine dining, casual takeout, or a cozy meal at home. With preferences spanning romantic dinners for two, group outings, and even solo celebrations, this year\u2019s data paints a vivid picture of how love is shared through food &#8211; and what\u2019s driving these decisions. Let\u2019s dive into the trends shaping Valentine\u2019s Day dining in 2025. Top 10 Key Findings 1. 67% are planning to dine out on Valentine&#8217;s Day in 2025 Dining out on Valentine&#8217;s Day 67.1% 67.1% of American adults are planning to dine out during this year&#8217;s Valentine&#8217;s Day. 2. 55.3% of adults are planning dine with their romantic partners on Valentine&#8217;s Day 55.3% plan to dine with their romantic partners while 23.5% plan to dine with family and 21.2% with friends on Valentine&#8217;s Day this year. 3. 60% are expecting to spend between $50-$100 per person on Valentine&#8217;s Day dining $50-$ 50 60% plan to spend $50-$100 per person on dining out during Valentine&#8217;s Day in 2025. 25.9% plan to spend $25-$50 while 12.9% expect to spend $100+ per person. Point of Sale systems for restaurants are crucial for handling increased transaction volume during Valentine&#8217;s Day. 4. 71.8% expect to spend more on dining on Valentine&#8217;s Day this year compared to 2024 Will spend more on dining in 2025 71.8% 71.8% expect to spend more while 18.8% expect to spend less and 9.4% expect to spend the same as previous year&#8217;s Valentine&#8217;s Day. 5. Casual dining is the most popular dining option with 38.8% 38.8% of adults prefer casual dining on Valentine&#8217;s Day while 22.4% prefer fine dining and 25.9% prefer fast food dining as celebratory meals option on Valentine&#8217;s Day 2025. 6. 42.4% will dine out at local\/independent restaurants instead of chain restaurants 0 % 56.5% prefer chain restaurants as dining out option while 42.4% prefer local\/independent restaurants for Valentine&#8217;s Day. 7. American cuisine is the most preferred cuisine type by 77.6% American Cuisine 77.6% 77.6% prefer American cuisine on Valentine&#8217;s Day, 7.1% prefer Italian cuisine and 7% prefer Asian cuisine. Other mentioned cuisine categories include Mexican and Seafood cuisines. 8. Valentine&#8217;s Day menu specials is the most important factor in bringing customers to a restaurant. Valentine&#8217;s Day menu specials are cited by 45.9% as an important factor in determining whether they will dine out a particular restaurant. Ambience (41.2%), price (34.1%) and availability of reservations (32.9%) are also frequently cited factors in determining customers&#8217; restaurant choice on Valentine&#8217;s Day. 9. 81.2% are more generous tippers on Valentine&#8217;s Day 0 % 81.2% are expecting to tip more on Valentine&#8217;s Day compared to regular dining out. 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Are Dining This Valentine\u2019s Day January 28th, 2025 Valentine\u2019s Day isn\u2019t just about roses and chocolates &#8211; it\u2019s also one of the most popular days of the year for dining out. But how are Americans planning to celebrate over a meal this year? We surveyed over a thousand American adults and asked questions from how much people are willing to spend to whether they\u2019re opting for fine dining, casual takeout, or a cozy meal at home. With preferences spanning romantic dinners for two, group outings, and even solo celebrations, this year\u2019s data paints a vivid picture of how love is shared through food &#8211; and what\u2019s driving these decisions. Let\u2019s dive into the trends shaping Valentine\u2019s Day dining in 2025. Top 10 Key Findings 1. 67% are planning to dine out on Valentine&#8217;s Day in 2025 Dining out on Valentine&#8217;s Day 67.1% 67.1% of American adults are planning to dine out during this year&#8217;s Valentine&#8217;s Day. 2. 55.3% of adults are planning dine with their romantic partners on Valentine&#8217;s Day 55.3% plan to dine with their romantic partners while 23.5% plan to dine with family and 21.2% with friends on Valentine&#8217;s Day this year. 3. 60% are expecting to spend between $50-$100 per person on Valentine&#8217;s Day dining $50-$ 50 60% plan to spend $50-$100 per person on dining out during Valentine&#8217;s Day in 2025. 25.9% plan to spend $25-$50 while 12.9% expect to spend $100+ per person. Point of Sale systems for restaurants are crucial for handling increased transaction volume during Valentine&#8217;s Day. 4. 71.8% expect to spend more on dining on Valentine&#8217;s Day this year compared to 2024 Will spend more on dining in 2025 71.8% 71.8% expect to spend more while 18.8% expect to spend less and 9.4% expect to spend the same as previous year&#8217;s Valentine&#8217;s Day. 5. Casual dining is the most popular dining option with 38.8% 38.8% of adults prefer casual dining on Valentine&#8217;s Day while 22.4% prefer fine dining and 25.9% prefer fast food dining as celebratory meals option on Valentine&#8217;s Day 2025. 6. 42.4% will dine out at local\/independent restaurants instead of chain restaurants 0 % 56.5% prefer chain restaurants as dining out option while 42.4% prefer local\/independent restaurants for Valentine&#8217;s Day. 7. American cuisine is the most preferred cuisine type by 77.6% American Cuisine 77.6% 77.6% prefer American cuisine on Valentine&#8217;s Day, 7.1% prefer Italian cuisine and 7% prefer Asian cuisine. Other mentioned cuisine categories include Mexican and Seafood cuisines. 8. Valentine&#8217;s Day menu specials is the most important factor in bringing customers to a restaurant. Valentine&#8217;s Day menu specials are cited by 45.9% as an important factor in determining whether they will dine out a particular restaurant. Ambience (41.2%), price (34.1%) and availability of reservations (32.9%) are also frequently cited factors in determining customers&#8217; restaurant choice on Valentine&#8217;s Day. 9. 81.2% are more generous tippers on Valentine&#8217;s Day 0 % 81.2% are expecting to tip more on Valentine&#8217;s Day compared to regular dining out. Only 18.8% are going to tip the same or less. 10. 47.1% make restaurant reservations for Valentine&#8217;s Day 2-4 weeks in advance 2-4 weeks in advance 47.1% 47.1% make restaurant reservations for Valentine&#8217;s Day 2-4 weeks in advance while 29.4% make restaurant reservations 1 week in advance. 12.9% make restaurant reservations 4+ weeks in advance and 10.6% make reservations same day. Demographics The demographic composition of American adults surveyed can be found below and is categorized by age, gender and income. Gender Age Income Methodology For the purpose of this survey, we surveyed 1084 adults across America to assess their dining preferences for this year&#8217;s Valentine&#8217;s Day. The survey was carried out on January 23rd, 2025 using Survey Monkey services. If you have any questions or issues with the data presented in this report, please contact us. 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