The success of the "Eat Out To Help Out' scheme, has spurred restaurant's to extend the offer into September..
The 'Eat Out To Help Out' scheme which offered diners the opportunity to enjoy a state-funded 50% discount on food and soft drinks on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays in August, up to a maximum of £10 per person, has been deemed a success, with over 64 million discounted meals served!
The official deal has now ended, however many restaurants have decided to keep offering the deal, into September, as a way to keep the restaurants busy, during what are generally quieter trading days, early in the week, and to look to keep up the opportunity to claw back money lost, during lockdown, and help what is often a quieter month, with schools having gone back, and people beginning to look to save money, ready for Christmas, which is just some 3 months away. (Yikes!)
Here are some of the restaurants that will continue the discount into September, with many others now beginning to announce similar offers to stay competitive..
Hall and Woodhouse, which operates over 250 pubs across the south of England, will offer the discount at most of its venues until 30 September
Bills Restaurants, offering a set menu, Mon - Wed with a 50% off normal pricing offer, throughout September
The Signature Pub Group, which has venues across Scotland, will continue to offer the discount
Daquise, London's oldest Polish restaurant, will continue to offer the deal throughout September
Mamucium near Manchester Victoria station is offering 50% off throughout September
Lady of the Grapes wine bar in Covent Garden is offering the deal throughout September
The Refuge in Manchester is continuing the deal into September
Jose Pizarro, a Spanish restaurant chain in London, will keep the offer going in September
Toby Carvery is offering a 50% discount on main meals only until 9 September
True North Brew Co, which runs 12 venues across Yorkshire, will keep offering the discount until 30 September
Harvester is offering a 50% discount on main meals only until 9 September
Stonehouse Pizza & Carvery is offering a 50% discount on main meals only until 9 September
The Coconut Tree, a Sri Lankan food chain with venues across the UK, is extending the deal throughout September
56 North, a bar in restaurant in Edinburgh, has decided to continue offering the discount on food into September
Peru Perdu, a Peruvian-inspired restaurant in Manchester, has said it will continue offering the 50% discount throughout September
Craft Dining Room, led by renowned chef Andrew Sheridan in Birmingham, will be offering the discount on Wednesdays and Thursdays throughout September
SIX, a skyline bar and restaurant in Cambridge, will continue offering the discount throughout September
Harleys Smokehouse, a barbecue restaurant in Staffordshire, will continue offering the discount in September
Brindisa, a Spanish restaurant chain, will continue the offer into September
The Comptoir and Roka in Mayfair will continue to offer the discount
Gaucho, a chain of steak restaurants, is continuing the discount into September
The Thomas Cubitt pub and Peggy Porschen cafe in Belgravia will both extend the price-reduction into September