Mercury Chophouse – Arlington is the romantic pick in the city: a ninth-floor dining room with a curved wall of floor-to-ceiling windows facing west over the Entertainment District, a grand piano by the windows played on select evenings, white tablecloths and tufted booths. Ask for a window table at sunset, about 7:35 PM in September, when you book.
Last confirmed: September 2026
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Why nine floors up changes a dinner
Most romantic dinners in Arlington happen at street level. Mercury Chophouse – Arlington sits on the top floor of the Brookhollow Two office tower at 2221 E Lamar Blvd, Suite 910, and the whole dining room is built around a curved wall of floor-to-ceiling windows. From a two-top at the glass you see the Six Flags tower, Globe Life Field and AT&T Stadium, and as the light drops the district switches on beneath you.
Inside, the room is white tablecloths, leather chairs, tufted booths under a blue-lit banquette wall, and crystal chandeliers. It is a dressed room without being a stiff one, which is the balance a date night needs. The romantic restaurants page has more on the room itself.
Window tables and how to ask for one
Window tables are the ones couples want, and the host stand cannot promise a specific table on a given night. What you can do is ask. Book through OpenTable or call 817-381-1157 and say it is an anniversary or a first dinner and that you would like the window. Booking a weeknight, or an earlier Friday or Saturday seating, improves the odds because the room fills from the glass inward as the evening goes on.
If you would rather have a booth, say that instead. The tufted booths face into the room and are the quieter, closer option.
Sunset timing by month
The windows face west and southwest, so sunset is the moment the room is built for. Book about 30 to 40 minutes before the times below and you will be seated with a drink when the sky changes. A longer guide is on the sunset dinner page.
| Month | Approximate sunset | Book around |
|---|---|---|
| January | 5:40 PM | 5:00 PM |
| March, after the time change | 7:35 PM | 7:00 PM |
| May | 8:15 PM | 7:30 PM |
| July | 8:35 PM | 8:00 PM |
| September | 7:35 PM | 7:00 PM |
| October | 7:00 PM | 6:30 PM |
| December | 5:25 PM | 5:00 PM |
Live piano by the windows
Next to the bar, at the window end of the room, is a grand piano, and a pianist plays it through dinner on select evenings. The nights are not published, so if music matters to your plan, call and ask which evenings are scheduled before you choose a date. It is dinner music at a conversational level, not a show, and guests who have written about it mention a singer joining on some nights.
If you would rather talk without any music at all, ask for a table on the far side of the room from the bar, or book a night the piano is not playing.
An order that shares well
Two things make a date-night order work here: something to share at the start, and a dessert that arrives with the lights of the district behind it. The Land & Sea Sampler is $26 per person and covers calamari, a filet mignon cigar, a crab cake and shrimp cocktail. For mains, two 6 oz Center-Cut Filets at $62 each with one shareable side, or the Dry-Aged 36 oz Porterhouse at $175 for two, split at the table. One composed entrée plated for two carries a $25 split plate fee, so most couples share the porterhouse from the board rather than asking for two plates.
Finish with the Crème Brûlée at $15 or the Chocolate Torte at $15, or a Brandy Alexander at $18 from the shaken ice cream cocktail list. The date night page has a full sample evening.
Practical notes for the evening
You park free at the tower, in the garage or the outdoor lot, and ride up from the lobby. The dress code is business casual: unripped jeans are welcome, a jacket is not required, and athletic wear, hoodies and caps are not. The restaurant is closed on Sunday, which matters for Valentine’s Day 2027, a Sunday, so book Friday, February 12 or Saturday, February 13 instead.
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Reserve on the ninth floor at Mercury Chophouse – Arlington. Choose a date and time below, or call 817-381-1157.
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Open Monday to Thursday 11 AM to 9 PM, Friday 11 AM to 10 PM, Saturday 4 PM to 10 PM. Closed Sunday. 2221 E Lamar Blvd, Suite 910, Arlington, TX 76006.
Frequently asked questions
Can I request a window table for a date at Mercury Chophouse?
Yes. Ask when you book, either in the OpenTable note or by calling 817-381-1157, and mention the occasion. The host stand will try but cannot guarantee a particular table. Weeknights and earlier seatings give you the best chance at the curved window wall.
What time should we book to see the sunset from the dining room?
About 30 to 40 minutes before sunset. In Arlington that means around 7:00 PM in September, 6:30 PM in October and 5:00 PM in December, when the sun sets near 5:25 PM. The windows face west and southwest, so the color hits the room directly.
Is Mercury Chophouse open on Sunday for a romantic dinner?
No. The restaurant is closed every Sunday. Saturday is dinner only, from 4 PM to 10 PM, and Friday runs 11 AM to 10 PM. Because Valentine's Day 2027 falls on a Sunday, plan a Valentine's dinner for Friday or Saturday, February 12 or 13.
Roughly what does a romantic dinner for two cost at Mercury Chophouse?
Two 6 oz filets at $62 each, one shareable side at $14 to $18 and two desserts at $15 each come to about $170 in food before drinks, tax and gratuity. Sharing the 36 oz porterhouse at $175 instead lands in the same range.
Do we need to dress up for date night at Mercury Chophouse?
Business casual is the standard. Tasteful dresses or stylish separates, collared shirts, tailored trousers or unripped jeans all work. Jackets and ties are not required. Graphic T-shirts, caps, hoodies, athletic wear, flip-flops and loungewear are too casual and can be turned away.