Money Saving Tips for Dining Out in London
Eating out in London is actually very affordable particularly if you follow our tips below.
Dining Cards are a must if living in London (and you only need 1 between 2 people)
Save up to 50% off your food bill by getting a discount dining card...........
Dining membership cards can save you up to 50% off the food bill at 100's of London restaurants and are are well worth the investment if you like dining out. If you are in a relationship, you will only need to purchase one card as the discount on offer usually is for at least two people. The cards are very similar so you only need to choose one from the list below.
Gourmet Society - have excellent introductory promotional offers and getting the card for a year will get up to 50% off the food bill at selected restaurants for up to 8 diners. Dine out 3-4 times in a year and you will likely more than recuperate the cost of the card. Dine out more than that and you are saving money!!!.....It also gives you 25% off cinema tickets.
Taste Card - have excellent introductory promotional offers and getting the card for a year will get up to 50% off the food bill at selected restaurants for up to 8 diners. Dine out 3-4 times in a year and you will likely more than recuperate the cost of the card. Dine out more than that and you are saving money!!!
Dine Club - Also has an excellent introductory promotional offer £1 for 1 month. They provide either 50% off the food bill, 2 for 1 on main meals or 25% off the total bill including drinks.
Excellent websites for dining out deals
Open Table and Square Meal are two websites worth keeping an eye out for restaurant deals which will save you money.
Daily Deal Websites: Great restaurant deals can always be found on the deal websites such as Groupon, and Living Social both have excellent offers that will save you money on dining out. Cashback sites Quidco and Top Cashback can also get you discounted food offers in the way of cash back.
Know the weekly offers in your area!
Local restaurants may do weekly specials that will save you money. e.g in Fulham the Fulham Market Hall has £5 meals night on Mondays. The Oyster Rooms pub has a steak night on Tuesdays and the Durell Arms has 50p chicken wing Wednesdays!
