Try these 8 easy tips to save money at restaurants. It really is possible to never pay full price at restaurants, but you'll have to make a little effort and plan ahead if you want to eat out cheap!
Save Money at Restaurants
- Discounted Gift Cards – Stock up on discounted gift cards to your favorite restaurants. How about a $50 California Pizza Kitchen gift card for just $42 or a $50 Cheesecake Factory Gift Card for only $44.50? The selection of restaurant gift cards changes daily, but you'll always find plenty to choose from! Discounted restaurant gift cards are great for vacations if you know which chain restaurants will be available at your destination. Buy Discounted Gift Cards For Up To 30% Off at Cardpool.com!
- Groupon – Restaurants are frequently on Groupon
, and the savings can be as much as 50%! Get in the habit of checking Groupon…it's a great way to try new restaurants in your area and save money!
- Kids Eat Free – If you have children, take a moment to check out the website MyKidsEatFree.com. You can search by city and state to discover all the free kids meals in your neighborhood.
- Coupons on Restaurant Websites – Many restaurant websites have a free printable coupon waiting for you, and even more restaurants will send you coupons via email if you sign up for their newsletter. It's worth your time to visit the websites of your favorite restaurants.
- Twitter – Take a moment to follow your favorite restaurants on twitter! Restaurants like Papa John's, Outback and Quizno's have been known to regularly give out freebies to their followers.
- Restaurant.com – More than 15,000 restaurants participate in Restaurant.com's
$25 restaurant gift certificates for only $10!
- Birthday Freebies – Check out The Budget Diet's list of Birthday Freebies! Think BIG, think beyond just a free dessert! You’ll find generous offers like a free $30 gift certificate from Benihana or a FREE Grand Slam Breakfast from Denny's. Even better, many of these restaurants not only send you a free coupon on your birthday, but they will also send you a coupon the very day you sign up! Most offers do not require you use the coupon on your birthday, so load up and enjoy lots of freebies!
- Savored.com – Restaurants want their tables filled, and you want to eat out cheap…Savored.com puts you together. Currently Savored.com is in 20 cities (more coming soon), and discounts are 30% – 40%.
There you have it, 8 easy ways to save money eating out! Remember, with all great deals you must read the fine print. Groupon and Restaurant.com often restrict the days and times that you can redeem your certificate and other restrictions may apply.
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awesome suggestions I’m just getting into using groupon.
I hope I helped you save a little money…so much of savings is just getting into a new habit! By the way, you can always find the latest Groupon on the right side of my home page.
These are great suggestions to eat out and save money. Another would be to look for 2/$20 deals or sharing meals (as they are way over sized) as well. Thanks!
Thanks for adding another great way to Eat Out Cheap!
I’m a huge Groupon and Living Social person, and a big fan of the Kids Eat Free. Sometimes it’s actually cheaper eating out than it would be if I cooked at home!
Thanks for being a testimonial to how easy it is to eat out cheap!
Love these ways to budget, I already coupon, love birthday freebies, I think I have the entire family signed up for many places, I just got a free Rita’s icy for myself for my birthday next week 🙂 thanks for sharing.
Thank you for this tips. I never knew about the site mykidseatfree.com – Thanks for sharing. I am going to check that out right away. All tips are great and practical.
One of my readers said that sometimes her family can eat out cheaper than eating at home by combining things like Groupon with kids eat free! Good luck & happy saving!
Thank you very much for posting these tips! It can get so expensive to eat out, so these would definitely make it more affordable to eat out more than just on special occasions.
It really is possible to dine out for less, but planning ahead is the key!