Save on meals out with our list of current restaurant deals
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Restaurant offers
Franco Manca: £5 pizza
In January any pizza at Franco Manca will cost just £5.
Starts 6 January 2025. All restaurants except Stratford.
You can also get a free loyalty stamp when you first sign up to the app and use the code 98B357.
Bill’s: £5 unlimited pancakes
You can get bottomless buttermilk pancakes for £5 all day, every Friday from 3 January from Bill’s. There are two toppings to choose from too, either fresh fruit and pancake syrup or Biscoff. You have 90 minutes to enjoy the pancakes and you can add unlimited hot drinks for another £4.50.
You won’t be able to get the deal on 14, 21 and 28 February.
Prezzo: buy one main, get another for £1
From Sunday to Friday, you can get a £1 main with every full priced one until 30 January.
The offer includes pizza, pasta, grills or salad and you can use it with up to 12 people – so you can get a maximum of six full priced mains and six £1 ones.
You must sign up with your email address to get the discount code and some restaurants won’t be offering the deal including: Prezzo Euston, Glasshouse Street, Kensington, Kings Cross, St Martin’s Lane and Northumberland Avenue.
Prezzo’s also offering some other new year discounts, such as:
- Kids eat free (until 7 January)
- 25% off food (between 6 January – 3 April)
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Loyalty discounts
Wagamama: free edamame or prawn crackers
You can grab some free edamame or prawn crackers at Wagamamas when you join its Soul Club, which is the loyalty app.
All you have to do is download the app and sign up for the loyalty club and you’ll get to choose which perk you want in your wallet. You’ll then be able to redeem the freebie when you spend £12. The Soul Club lets you earn stamps to get rewards when you eat at Wagamama.
IKEA: half price food on Fridays
If you’re an IKEA Family member then you get half price food on Fridays with “Swe-dish Friday”.
That can get you their classic meatballs for £2.45, fish and chips for £3.45 and kid’s pasta for 45p.
There’s no published end date for this offer. It excludes IKEA Hammersmith and order and collection points.
IKEA Family is a free loyalty scheme offered by IKEA that can get you discounts and free hot drinks on weekdays.
Burger King: 100 points
The new Burger King loyalty app earns you points when you spend that can be redeemed for items on the menu. When you sign up you get 100 free points. You’ll need 150 to get nuggets, a large fries or onion rings.
You can also get Whopper with your first order over £3 using Click and Collect. Download on Google Play here or App Store here.
Not valid at motor way service station restaurants. More in the Ts&Cs
McDonalds: Bonus points via app
Download the McDonalds app and you can often get discounts on food and drink from the fast food chain.
And sign up to the new reward scheme and you’ll get 1,000 points, worth £1, with your first order.
MeatLiquor: 50% off food & drink
At certain points in the year, top burger joint MeatLiquor emails members of its list 50% off vouchers. These tend to happen on bank holidays and your birthday – so sign up now!
Leon: 30% off
Sign up to the Leon Lovers Club and you’ll get a voucher for a 30% off your next order. You used to also get a treat on your birthday.
Ivy: £20 off £100 (ended)
If you sign up for the Ivy Premier Rewards app (it’s free), you’ll find a ‘Be Our Guest’ offer for £20 off £100 before 15 September 2024.
You can use it at The Ivy, Ivy Asia, Brasserie of Light and Harry’s restaurants.
The bill must be £100 before service for you to use the voucher. It’s valid every day except Saturdays.
Membership discounts
Meerkat Meals: 2-4-1 for £1
You can sign up to Meerkat Meals and get 2-4-1 meals Sunday to Thursday. You need to buy a qualifying insurance product from Compare the Market for access, but this trick gets you a year’s membership for £1. You’ll also get 2-4-1 cinema tickets on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Tastecard: 2-4-1 or 50% off
You can save 50% with Tastecard at hundreds of restaurants. We’ve got a post which we regularly update with the latest Tastecard offers, often including one month free or a four-month trial for £1.
Well worth giving it a go and seeing if you think you’ll use it regularly. There’s also Gourmet Society which does a similar thing.
Annual promotions
National Burger Day discounts (ended)
Thursday 22 August 2024 is “national burger day” and it’s worth checking to see if your fave restaurant is taking part with special burgers or discounts.
Some might be doing deals through the week and into the Bank Holiday weekend too
A few I’ve spotted so far:
- 20% off at Bleecker Street
- Buy one get one free at Shake Shack
- £2 Whoppers at Burger King via app
- 20% off at Meatliquor (via mailing list)