The Eat Out To Help Out scheme, launched by the government to help boost the economy in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and the country’s impending recession, was originally meant to end after the bank holiday weekend.
The last day of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme was set for Monday August 31, but after being hailed as a success, many small businesses have united to urge the Chancellor Rishi Sunak to extend the scheme to continue to help the hospitality industry.
Whether they will have financial assistance from the government to continue running the scheme or not, other restaurants and chains have vowed to continue offering discounts next month anyway – in a bid to keep customers returning.
Officially, the Eat Out To Help Out scheme is still meant to end on Monday August 31 as originally intended.
However, some restaurants have come forward to say they will extend the discount through until September.
How long each restaurant is extending their discount offering for will depend on the establishment. So you should check with your local pub, restaurant or café if they are choosing to continue to offer discounts into September.
In London, restaurants including Comptoir, Roka and Peggy Porschen café have also agreed to continue offering diners discounts, after commercial landlord Grosvenor pledged toreduce rents for tenants that offered half-price meals until the end of September.
Meanwhile in Manchester, eateries such as Peru Perdu, Foodwell, Khandoker will all be giving customers money off until the end of next month.
Across the UK, chains including Bill’s, Toby Carvery, Harvester and Pizza Hut have all agreed to continue offer discounts of some sort – but the offers available vary depending on the chain.
Bill’s are offering up to 50% off their ‘Special Menu’ from Monday – Wednesday from midday throughout the whole of December, while Toby Carvery and the Harvester will be offering the same promotional deal of half price mains until 9 September.
Pizza Hut will be doing two-for-one on mains between Monday and Wednesday from 7 September – but only if you’re signed up to their newsletter.
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