Skip those valentine crowds and celebrate a day early with your sweetheart with a romantic dinner by the Tennessee river at the Boathouse Rotisserie & Raw Bar, then bring your Valentine and dance the night away or enjoy the music from your seat as the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera Big Band delivers another “knock your bobby socks off” performance of Big Band Favorites..

Situated on the banks of the Tennessee River – overlooking the bustling Riverwalk – Boathouse Rotisserie & Raw Bar is a prime example of Lawton Haygood’s ingenuity. The restaurant, which opened in 2002 and specializes in Gulf of Mexico cuisine, is adorned with unique features like an ice chute which extends from the ceiling and empties the ice into a bin in the center of the bar area and an innovative woodburning grill for restaurateurs that Haygood developed three decades ago.

Boasting a serene riverfront view and a menu composed of the Haygoods favorite selections from their travels around the Gulf of Mexico, the Boathouse is one of Chattanooga’s most popular dining destinations. Amid a décor of palm trees, nostalgic Rock City and Ruby Falls post cards, and a new mural that depicts where the restaurant’s menu items originate from, the restaurant features favorites like Lotta Lotta Garlic Chicken, Matagorda Fire-Roasted Oysters, El Scorcho Shellfish Stew and Fried Tilapia.

The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera produces a variety of exemplary live musical performances of symphony, opera and pops for a variety of audiences: orchestral music lovers as well as non-traditional and emerging audiences, including school students. In so doing, the CSO contributes to the education of our children, supports the regional economy, reinforces the cultural fabric of the community and enhances our overall quality of life.