Unlike cinematic love scenes, cuisine can be enjoyed in the company of parents without embarrassment. Dodge future moments of uneasiness with today’s Groupon: for $25, you get $50 worth of casual fare at The Nutty Pear, located in Schuylkill Haven.

The Nutty Pear whips up an eclectic menu of traditional cuisine in a casual setting that boasts an expansive outdoor patio. Famished patrons can plunk down a seat and slay their invisible hunger-dragons with a hearty portion of chow such as the New York strip steak topped with blue cheese ($22.95) and the chicken carbonara covered with onions, mushrooms, bacon, and served with linguini alfredo ($15.95). Seafood devotees or disguised orcas wearing trench coats can nosh on the Cajun shrimp coupled with linguini alfredo ($19.95) and the baked salmon soaked in dijon caper sauce and sided with potatoes ($18.95). Vegetarian customers can get their fill of chlorophyll with the baked eggplant meshed with fresh tomatoes and basil and sprinkled with parmesan cheese ($12.95). To add a layer of melody to the meal, The Nutty Pear occasionally showcases live acts including steel guitar blues artists, jazz musicians, and robots belting out karaoke favorites.