IF you enjoyed Eat Out To Help Out, you can keep the discount dinners going as Groupon is offering up to 50% off at restaurants in September. The deals website is offering money off meals at restaurants including Cafe Rouge, Patisserie Valerie and more than 1,000 independent eateries. Under the offer, diners can get 50% […]
IF you enjoyed Eat Out To Help Out, you can keep the discount dinners going as Groupon is offering up to 50% off at restaurants in September.
The deals website is offering money off meals at restaurants including Cafe Rouge, Patisserie Valerie and more than 1,000 independent eateries.
Under the offer, diners can get 50% off meals, up to £10 per person, on Mondays to Wednesdays at independent restaurants starting from Monday September 7.
Diners can also grab 25% off, up to £5 per person, from Thursday to Sunday too.
At Cafe Rouge and Patisserie Valerie, the discount is, however, limited to 15% although it’s available throughout the whole week.
To claim the discount, people eating out can go to the free Groupon app and check out their local restaurants taking part, then select the relevant Eat Out to Help Out deal.
THERE are a number of ways that you can save money when eating out. Here's how:
Discount codes – Check sites like Sun Vouchers or VoucherCodes for any discount codes you can use to get money off your order.
Tastecard – This is a members club where you pay to have access to discounts worth up to 50 per cent off at thousands of restaurants. It costs £4.99 a month or £34.99 for the year.
Loyalty schemes – Some restaurants will reward you with discounts or a free meal if you register with their loyalty scheme, such as Nando’s where you can collect a stamp with every visit. Some chains like Pizza Express will send you discounts for special occasions, such as your birthday, if you sign up to their newsletter.
Voucher schemes – Look out for voucher schemes offered by third party firms, such as Meerkat Meals. If you compare and buy a product through CompareTheMarket.com then you’ll be rewarded with access to the discount scheme. You’ll get 2 for 1 meals at certain restaurants through Sunday to Thursday.
Student discounts – If you’re in full-time education or a member of the National Students Union then you may be able to get a discount of up to 15 per cent off the bill. It’s always worth asking before you place your order.
You’ll then be given a discount code, which can be used to get money off.
It appears the codes only offer up to £10 off for one person, so you might need to download multiple codes for more than one diner – we’ve asked Groupon to confirm this and we’ll update the story as soon as we hear back.
Both the 50% off and 25% off code can be used up to three times a week and customers can purchase a deal on these days and then redeem it on any day of the week.
It’s unclear if the 15% off voucher can be used multiple times and whether the codes give money off both food and drinks – we’ve asked Groupon to confirm.
The deals can, however, be used along with other offers on Groupon.
Andy Washington from Groupon said: “The Government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme was extremely popular and provided a much-needed boost to the hospitality industry.
“We hope that by extending this support for an additional month local business will benefit from an increase in footfall, while customers can discover new eateries and enjoy delicious dinners on their doorstep.”
More than 100million meals have been served using the government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme.
It ran through August and was designed to get people out and about and spending money after the coronavirus lockdown was lifted.
It gave diners 50% off up to £10 per person on food and non-alcoholic drinks on Mondays to Wednesdays when they dined in.
On the back of its success, many restaurants have decide to extend dining out offers.
Harvester, Pizza Hut, Toby Carvery, and Wetherspoon’s are among the chains either extending the government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme or running their own similar discounts for some or all of this month.
Britain’s high streets and other retail destinations enjoyed their best week since lockdown started thanks to the “Eat Out to Help Out” scheme.
Asda revealed its own replacement deal running in September.
Meanwhile, Deliveroo is offering money off takeaway in its own spin on the scheme.
