EATING establishments across Wales will see their restaurant bills slashed by as much as 50 per cent from Monday as the UK Government's launches its 'Eat Out to Help Out'.
Anyone visiting a restaurant, pub or café on a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday throughout August will receive the half price discount – designed to give a vital boost to the UK’s hospitality sector.
The scheme applies to all food and non-alcoholic drinks, with a maximum discount per person of £10 - meaning it could save a family of four £40 on a meal.
The discount will be automatically available to you at participating establishments. Establishments will then claim a reimbursement from the government for the discount they’ve given you.
The discount is only on food and drink that you intend to eat on the premises, so does not apply to takeaways.
There is no limit on how many times you can use the discount, or for how many people, and it includes children.
You cannot claim discount on alcoholic drinks or service charges.
More than 72,000 - including 2,084 outlets so far in Wales - establishments are participating, including independent eateries and family favourites such as Pizza Express, Costa Coffee and Nando’s.
There have already been over 3.3 million hits on the Eat Out to Help Out restaurant finder since it launched last week, which shows what businesses are participating in local areas, and many restaurants have since seen a boost in bookings. Apps like Opentable, Fork and Bookatable are all planning pages to support the scheme.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak said: “Our Eat Out to Help Out scheme’s number one aim is to help protect the jobs of 1.8 million chefs, waiters and restaurateurs by boosting demand and getting customers through the door.
“More than 72,000 establishments will be serving discounted meals across the country, with the government paying half the bill. The industry is a vital ingredient to our economy and it’s been hit hard by coronavirus, so enjoy summer safely by showing your favourite places your support – we’ll pay half.”
The full list of Flintshire establishments taking part (note that this may not include all big chain restaurants taking part):
The Old Grocery - Hawarden
Fox & Grapes - Hawarden
Holiday Inn Chester West
The Topiary Coffee Shop (Daleside Garden Centre)
The Plough Inn - Aston
OK Diners Northop Hall
Costa Coffee - Buckley
Hawarden Estate Farm Shop
Crumbs Sandwich Bar
Pink Daisy Garment Care Ltd
GTs Bar and Grill
McDonald's (Asda Queensferry)
Subway Queensferry
KFC Queensferry
Thaidee Queensferry
McDonald's - Gateway Services (A55)
Jemoleys
Carlwillis Catering
Yvonnes Cafe
Just Jo’sCafe
The Red Lion - Penyffordd
Beaufort Park Hotel
Chocks Away Diner
Druid Inn - Pontblyddyn
The Celtic Arms - Northop
McDonald's - Broughton Shopping Park
Swan Inn - Higher Kinnerton
The Queens Head - Mold
The Fat Boar (Mold)
McDonald's - Mold
Maria’s Cafe
Y Baedd Bach
Costa Coffee - Mold
Deadwood Smokehouse Mold
Lovelies Delights
The Gathering
Just Steak
Spoons and Forks
Lucy Mays
Flint Mountain Hotel
McDonald's - Flint
Temptations Retail Ltd
Thaidee Flint
Raj Balti House
Betty Berkins Coffee Shop at Glasdir
Springfield Hotel
The Celtic Arms (Northop)
Stamford Gate Hotel
Tea Rooms at the Pet Cemetery
Bells Cafe
Kassidys tea rooms
Just Steak
Spoons and Forks
The Cherry Pie Inn (near Mold)
Plas Hafod Hotel (Gwernymynydd)
Cafe at Abakhan
The Fox Inn Ysceifiog
The Cross Foxes (Nannerch)
The Piccadilly Inn - Caerwys
Edenshine Restaurant
You can check the full list of which major restaurants and pub chains have signed up for the scheme here.
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