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Tue, 01 Sep 2026 Soft launches and late sittings - six ways to get cheaper meals out

The cost of dining out is getting increasingly hard to swallow - but clever planning can net you cheaper deals.

* More than a third of Brits have reduced their spending on eating out
* Restaurants citing rising food, energy, wage and tax costs as reasons for price hikes
* To save money on meals out, try: + Joining loyalty programmes like Pizza Express Club or Nando's Chilli System + Booking off-peak hours (e.g. early sittings) for cheaper bills + Using apps like First Table or EatClub that offer 50% discounts at participating restaurants + Taking advantage of supermarket loyalty points and exchanging them for vouchers to spend on meals out + Grabbing surplus food through apps like Too Good To Go or Olio, which offer items that would otherwise go to waste