Co-op’s £12 Valentine’s Day meal deal includes steak and strawberry cheesecake – but you’ll pay extra for booze

VALENTINE’S Day is already approaching, and shoppers are getting ready to celebrate in style.

Co-op has now released its upcoming Valentine’s Day meal – complete with steak and strawberry cheesecake.

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The supermarket this year is offering a meal for two starting from £12 on the loved-up day.

But you should note – that’s without booze to go with it.

The deal is made up from a starter, main meal, dessert, soft drink and side.

And you’ll need to be a Co-op card member to get the deal for £12.

If you’re not a member, the meal will cost £15.

You could save as much as £10.75 – as the garlic tear and share, sirloin steaks, mashed potato, any dessert and San Pellegrino Lemon would normally cost £22.75.

And if you want to add some alcohol to your meal instead of the soft drink, it’ll cost £16 for card members and £20 otherwise.

The dinner will hit stores from February 8 to 14 – but stock may be subject to availability so you might want to call up your local store beforehand.

You can find where that is using the store locator on Co-op’s website.

Before we get into the menu, do note the soft drink option is the same price as last year, but the boozy alternative was just a little cheaper at £15 for card members.

Starters

Here’s what’s on the menu for starters.

• Irresistible Garlic and Parsley Tear and Share with Camembert 300g – usually £4
• Irresistible Soft Set Scotch Eggs 254g – usually £3.50
• (New) Irresistible Mediterranean Antipasti Selection (ve) – usually £3.50

Mains

Here are your scrumptious choices for a main dish:

• Irresistible Hereford Rump/Sirloin Steaks 2s – usually £7.50
• Irresistible Wild Garlic Chicken Kyiv 2s – usually £6.50
• Irresistible Salmon & Prawn En Croute 2s – usually £6.50
• Irresistible Mushroom Wellington Parcels 2s (vegan) – usually £4

Sides

May as well add a side, for an extra something:

• Irresistible Triple Cooked Chips 360g (vegan) – usually £2.85
• Irresistible Buttered Mashed Potato 400g – usually £2.85
• Irresistible Garden Vegetable Medley 250g (vegan) – usually £2.75

Desserts

And what kind of meal would it be without a heavenly dessert? Here are your choices:

• Irresistible Melt in the Middle Puddings 2s 300g – usually £3.50
• Irresistible Tart Au Citron 2s 150g – usually £3.50
• Irresistible Dark Chocolate and Raspberry Velvet Tortes 2s (vegan) – usually £3.50
• Irresistible Strawberry Kisses Cheesecakes 2s – usually £3.50

Drinks

Here are both the soft and alcoholic options:

• San Pellegrino Lemon 6x330ml – usually £4.90
• Diet Coke 4x250ml – usually £4.15
• Coke Zero 4x250ml – usually £4.15
• Irresistible Prosecco 75cl (vegan) – usually £9
• Irresistible Leyda Valley Sauvignon Blanc 75cl (vegan) – usually £8
• Irresistible Rioja Crianza 75cl (vegan) – usually £7

All the mains are advertised as being enough for two people to share.

Last year, Good Housekeeping magazine put romantic dishes from Aldi, Co-op, Marks & Spencer, Morrisons and Tesco to the test.

Co-op scored 83 out of 100 for a budget feast and came first, after the magazine tried dishes including dishes including garlic and parsley sharing bread with camembert and Hereford rump steaks.

In comparison, Morrisons and Tesco both scored 78 out of 100.

We haven’t yet seen what other supermarkets have in store for their Valentine’s Day meals yet, but we’ll update when they do.

Remember to shop around when it comes nearer to the date – there are always plenty of mouth-watering feasts in store around the supermarkets.

Last year, for example, Tesco did a £15 meal for two including duck breast and a chocolate brownie.

This post first appeared on thesun.co.uk