Three tasty tips to stop eating out from burning a hole in your budget
WELCOME in the weekend by taking a break from the kitchen and enjoying top-notch grub.
Eating out can burn a hole in your budget, but there are a few tricks to get a meal for less.
Here are some tasty tips on how to save . . .
SECRET EATS: Mystery diners can get a free meal in exchange for giving feedback on their experience.
There are a number of firms that recruit people to dine and review.
You need to sign up to one that will give you a location and a brief on what to asses on the visit.
Try Hgem, which works with restaurants including Dishoom, Flat Iron and Brewdog.
Normally, you pay for the food and then get reimbursed for your visit. Apply at mysterydining.net.
Service Scan works with fast food outlets as well as top-end gourmet establishments. See service-scan.com.
LEARNERS: You can get cut-price food by sampling menus from trainee chefs. Catering colleges often have restaurants with delicious meals that are whipped up by students.
They are usually only open in term time and you will have to dig around to find your nearest venue.
For example, The Stables Restaurant is part of Oaklands College in Hertfordshire. Or you could try the Scholars Restaurant at City of Glasgow College.
DO IT FOR THE KIDS: During the holidays, numerous chains run kids-eat-free or cheap offers that cut the cost of going out as a family.
For example, ahead of the Easter break, up to two children can get a free meal all day at Bills when one adult orders a main dish. The kids’ menu includes mac and cheese, as well as fish fingers and chips.
At Subway, children can get a 4in sub, snack and drink for free when an adult buys a foot-long sub. Both those offers are running from Monday until mid-April.
- All prices on page correct at time of going to press. Deals and offers subject to availability.
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