Beat The Credit Crunch – Top UK Lunch And Dinner Discount Deals
Published: October 9th, 2008
Are you starting to feel the credit crunch? If so, fear not, we have compilled some of the best deals around to save you £££ on your lunch, dinner, and snacks! Check out our great UK discount codes on a large range of eateries, and coffee shops and make sure you take advantage of these whilst they last!
Pizza Express – 2for1 on main meals – Click ‘n’ print an online voucher
Get 2 for 1 on main courses at Pizza Express by clicking ‘n’ printing this voucher. Just fill in a few details and then print the voucher that pops up in the next window. It’s valid Sundays to Thursdays, until 19 October 08. With main meals at Pizza Express averaging £9, you could make a hefty saving on a meal out. You can use as many vouchers as you like per table, so print out extra if there’s a gang of you. Find your nearest Pizza Express here.
YO! Sushi – Buy five plates, get another five free – Click ‘n’ print an online voucher
YO! Sushi is doing buy five, get five free, on plates of food. So buy a minimum of ten dishes and the cheapest five will be free. Print off this voucher and take it with you to your nearest YO! Sushi to take advantage. Plates cost between £1.70 and £5, so a typical meal for two would cost £15 under the offer. The offer’s valid Sundays to Thursday and will run until 250,000 plates have been sold (though it will last for a minimum of ten days, whatever happens).
The voucher’s for a maximum of two people per visit and isn’t valid on miso, drinks, take-away or delivery. It excludes the following branches: Harrods 102, Selfridges London, Gatwick, Heathrow T3, Highcross Leicester, Lakeside, Liverpool ONE, Cabot Circus Bristol or Republic of Ireland.
Guardian – Free Starbucks coffee every Friday – Newspaper based voucher
Every Friday for the rest of the month, the Guardian (80p) comes with a voucher for a free Starbucks. It can be any coffee, any size, so, for example, you could get a large Caramel Macchiato, worth £3.30, for just 80p.
The voucher is good for any ‘espresso based beverage’ and is valid only for the Friday it’s issued. You can choose which size you want, small (tall), medium (grande) or large (venti). The Guardian will be running this Starbucks offer every Friday until 24 October 08, so the rest of this month could be filled with free coffee Fridays!
La Tasca – 2for1 on Tapas – Click ‘n’ print an online voucher
Print off this online voucher and get 2for1 on tapas at Spanish restaurant La Tasca. You can buy up to ten dishes and you’ll get the cheapest five free. The average price for a tapas dish in La Tasca is around £4, so if you buy ten dishes, you could save up to £20 with this voucher.
The voucher is valid all day Sundays to Wednesdays until 29 October 08, for tapas only and can be used once per table.
Strada – 2for1 on main meals – Click ‘n’ print an online voucher
Get 2for1 on main meals at Italian restaurant Strada by clicking and printing a voucher from women’s lifestyle website handbag.com. Just go to the website, and in the ‘competitions and offers’ section, click on ‘Get 2for1 at Strada’ and print it off. One voucher is redeemable per main meal which cost between £8 and £15, maximum of three vouchers per party.The voucher cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer, set menu, voucher or lunch menu, and is not valid at Strada in Center Parks. Take your voucher along with you before 23 October 08, Sundays to Thursdays to get your 2for1.
Giraffe – 2for1 on main meals and breakfast/brunches – Click ‘n’ print an online voucher
Join the Giraffe members club for free and it’ll send you a voucher for your local Giraffe restaurant. Step 1. Sign up to the ‘Hug Club’ on the Giraffe website. Step 2. You will receive an email from Giraffe confirming your details. Step 3. Once you have confirmed your details, revisit the Giraffe website and log in to the ‘members’ area. Step 4. The next screen that comes up will say ‘Exclusive Giraffe vouchers’. Step 5. You then choose which restaurant you would like your voucher for. Step 6. Your printable voucher with your specified restaurant will appear in a new window.
Depending on the location you choose, the vouchers will differ. Offers include 2for1 on main meals, 2for1 on breakfasts/brunches and a free sharing mezze worth £6.95 when you buy any bottle of wine. If you have a few restaurants near you try checking out the other locations before you print off your voucher to see which restaurant has the best deal for you. The vouchers are valid from 4 October until the 31 October 2008.
Revolution Bars – lots of 2for1s on food and drinks – Sign up and get click ‘n’ print vouchers
Revolution Bar is offering loads of 2for1 vouchers for food and drinks throughout October just by signing up online to its website. Just sign up and ten money off vouchers will then be sent to the email address you have provided. The vouchers include 2for1 on food from the Revolution Fave Dishes menu and 2for1 on cocktails valid Monday to Fridays before 9pm.
All of these vouchers are valid until 31 October 08 at all participating Revolution Bars excluding Revolution Leadenhall. Use them Mondays to Fridays before 9pm to get your discounts and remember to show your voucher when making your order. Find your nearest Revolution Bar http://www.revolution-bars.co.uk/.
Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK) 2for1 on main meals – Students only – Click ‘n’ print an online voucher
Students can buy one burger or main salad at deluxe burger joint Gourmet Burger Kitchen and get another one free, just by printing this voucher (we they have express permission from Gourmet Burger Kitchen to publish it).
The voucher is valid nationwide in all Gourmet Burger Kitchens before 31 October 2008, Sunday – Thursdays. Find your nearest GBK.
Chef & Brewer Pubs – 2for1 on main meals – Click ‘n’ print an online voucher
2 for 1 on main meals, choose from the main menu at Chef & Brewer pubs. This voucher is valid until the 10 October 08.
Alternatively, you can check out the Good Pub Restaurant website http://www.goodpubrestaurants.co.uk/ to find your nearest pub and to see what offers are running. These vouchers are only valid when two people order and dine together.
Tootsie and Dexters – 2for1 on main meals – Click ‘n’ print an online voucher
Buy any main meal or burger at Tootsies or Dexters restaurants and get another one free just by clickin ‘n’ printing this voucher (they have express permission from Tootsies and Dexters to host and print this voucher). Just present your voucher when ordering. What’s more, there is no limit on the amount of vouchers you can use per group, so print off a few and half of your group will dine for free.
The voucher is valid Mondays to Fridays until 17 October 08 at these participating restaurants and does not include the lunch time set menu or drinks. This offer is not available at Bristol airport.
Burger King – 2for1 vouchers x 12 – Click ‘n’ print an online voucher
Burger King is offering a whopping 12 voucher booklet, just by filling in a few details. Simply visit the Burger King website , click on ‘Download £30 of Vouchers Now’, fill in your details, and the next window that appears will ask you to print out your voucher booklet. Your vouchers will include 2 x ‘Buy one Whopper and get one free’, 2 x ‘Free fries and drink when you buy an Adult burger’, ‘Free regular drink and regular hash browns with any breakfast butty purchased’ and ‘Buy one Angus Burger and get another one free’.
These vouchers are valid between 1 September till 12 October 08, at participating restaurants and are not valid at some motorway locations.
Old Orleans – 2for1 on Fajitas – Ongoing in restaurant offer
Southern style restaurant Old Orleans are offering 2for1 on Fajitas all day Mondays to Thursdays. No voucher needed, just visit the restaurant between those days to get your 2for1 and you could save yourself as much as £12.25 on a standard chicken fillet Fajita. This offer cannot be used on bank holidays or in conjunction with any other offer, clubcard, discount or voucher and does not include the combo Fajita. The offer is ongoing until further notice.
Wagamama – Regional money off vouchers – Click ‘n’ print an online voucher
Become a member and sign into the Wagamama’s website you’ll find regional money off vouchers under the ‘Promotions’ section. Examples of the regional vouchers include ’2for1 on main meals at the Exeter branch valid until 13 October 08′, ‘Free dessert with every main meal at the Leeds branch’ valid until 12 October 08 and ‘a free bottle of house wine when you buy 2 main meals’ at the Basingstoke valid until 12 October 08.
Cafe Rouge – Free breakfast when you buy Bonne Maman jam – Buy some jam and get a coupon
Special jars of Bonne Maman jam (£1.75) currently come with a coupon to get a free breakfast at Café Rouge, worth £3.50. Simply hand over the voucher and you get a ‘Corbeille de Petites Viennoiseries’ breakfast (oooh hark at me!), featuring a mini croissant, pain aux raisins and pain au chocolat, with a French baguette and jam.
The offer’s valid every day until noon, and closes on 30 November 2008. It’s one per person, but there’s no limit per table. Find your nearest Café Rouge.
Various pubs nationwide – 2for1 pub lunches when you buy Walkers crisps – Collect Walker Brit trip points
Walkers is offering 2for1 pub lunches at over 240 pubs nationwide, when you collect points from special promotional packs of crisps. First search the Walkers Brit Trips website to see if there’s a pub near you. The pubs are all owned by different companies, so all have different terms and conditions – don’t forget to read these first. Offers valid until 14 December 2008.
