Frugal Food
Here's our weekly round-up of the best restaurant deals and grocery discounts on offer, plus this week's top supermarket voucher codes!
This week, we've got some great deals on food and drink for the barbecue. We've also got details of the latest M&S meal deal, new restaurant offers, and the chance to pick up a money-off Lidl voucher.
As usual, we kick off with the best offers at your local supermarket.
Best supermarket offers
At Tesco, there are several good 2 for 1 deals in the dairy section. You can currently get two 500g tubs of Flora Buttery for £1.50, two 400g packs of Cathedral City Mature Yet Mellow Cheddar for £3.85, and 12 Muller Fruit Corner yoghurts for £2.90.
Other good Tesco offers include ten Tesco beef burgers, reduced from £4 to £2. And the great Ben & Jerry's ice cream deal is still running - yay! 500ml pots are currently on sale for just £1.99 (usual price £3.99).
Sainsbury's is operating the same good 2 for 1 deal on Muller Fruit Corner yoghurts, selling 12 for £2.90. It's also reduced packs of chicken thighs and drumsticks from £3 to £1.50 - and eight-packs of Butcher's Choice pork sausages from £1.99 to 99p - which should help cut the cost of any barbeques.
At ASDA, the best offer I've found is on Chicago Town Edge to Edge pizzas. The pizzas are usually £2.48 each - but two varieties (Delicatessen and California Cheese) are currently on sale for just £1 each.
Tempting deals at Morrisons include freshly roasted chickens for £2 each (usual price £3.69), and Green & Black's ice cream (500ml, all varieties) reduced from £3.99 to just £1.90.
Deep discounter Lidl has an eclectic mix of good offers this week: Muller Fruit Corner six-packs are reduced from £2.88 to £1.44, nine-packs of Penguin bars are reduced from £1.24 to 60p, and 310g Goodfella's Pizzas are now £1, reduced from £2.38.
And finally... Marks & Spencer has revived its Dine in for £10 offer for the coming weekend. The deal runs from 27th until 31st August (to cover the bank holiday) and the full menu options can be viewed here.
Tipple
Those over 18 can still get a free double vodka and Red Bull by registering here, printing off the voucher and taking it into a Yates bar.
The offer ends on 31st August. Just remember to read the small print, as not all Yates' are participating.
At Morrisons, you can currently pick up three cases of Stella Artois, Strongbow or San Miguel for £18. That means your £18 gets you 45 284ml bottles of Stella, 36 440ml cans of Strongbow, or 45 275ml bottles of San Miguel.
Just bear in mind that each customer is allowed to buy a maximum of six cases, so don't get carried away!
Finally, the Co-op is still running its wine festival, with half-price deals on a range of red, white and rosé wines.
Best restaurant deals
Some more restaurants have released special offers this week, and several already in the round-up have extended their deals into September.
As usual, the newest offers appear at the top of the table.
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50% off your food bill when you register here and print the voucher. |
All day, every day from 31st August until 13th September. |
The offer doesn't start until Monday (31st August) - and the voucher doesn't cover drinks. |
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2 for 1 on main courses when you register here and print the voucher. |
Every Sunday to Thursday until 6th September. Not valid on Bank Holiday Monday. |
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Get a burger and fries for £5.95 when you register here and print the voucher. |
All day, every day until 6th September |
Not valid on Build your Own and Laverstoke Park Farm Burgers. Also valid on main course salad and fries. |
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£5 off orders over £15 when you order online and use the code LNFYNRRR. |
All day, every day until 31st August. |
This offer is only valid online, not over the phone. |
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2 for 1 on pizzas when you also buy a side dish and use the code PFODEL6MC. |
All day, every day until 27th September. |
Pizza Hut delivery only. You'll need to quote the code on the phone - or enter it online - when you order. Valid on pizzas only, and excludes Pizza Mia. |
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2 for 1 on main courses with this voucher, from the Telegraph |
Every Sunday to Friday until 30th August. |
Not valid at Center Parcs, Royal Festival Hall, St Katharine Docks, Riverside (More London), St Paul's or Great Queen Street restaurants. |
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2 for 1 on main courses when you buy a starter or dessert - register here. |
Every Monday to Wednesday - and Sundays after 6pm - until 30th August. |
Not valid at Giraffe branches in Airports |
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Get 50% off all main menu food items when you sign up here. |
All day, every day until 31st August. |
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2 for 1 on main courses when you sign up here. |
Every Sunday to Thursday until 31st August. |
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Buy one main course and get another for £1 when you sign up here. |
Every Sunday to Thursday until 31st August. |
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40% off sushi plates with this voucher. |
Tuesdays and Wednesdays only until 23rd September. |
Up to ten plates per person, drinks not included in offer. Not valid at Selfridges London, Selfridges Manchester Exchange Square, Selfridges Trafford Centre Manchester, Selfridges Birmingham, Westfield London, Heathrow Airport T3, Harvey Nichols Leeds, Dundrum Town Centre and Clarendon St Ireland. |
Cut-price snacks
At budget bakery Greggs, you can now get two steak bakes for the price of one when you register here and print the voucher.
At Millie's Cookies, you can still get your hands on a print-off voucher booklet which includes various 2 for 1 deals on cookies and ice cream. The vouchers expire on 31st October.
And you can also claim a free coffee at Pret a Manger. Pick up a free Pret Card in-store, register it on the Pret website and it will be charged with the price of a coffee, up to the value of £2.10. Then visit Pret again and claim that caffeine!
Supermarket voucher codes
If you act quickly, you can get £5 off a £30 shop at Lidl. The voucher you need is in The Daily Star newspaper (which costs 20p).
Just remember that the last day the paper is carrying the voucher is this Friday (28th August) so you'll need to get your skates on!
The voucher is valid to use until Monday 31st August.
At Ocado, you can get 15% off orders over £60 (up to a maximum of £15) when you enter the code VOU5979278. This offer applies to first orders on new accounts only, and is valid until 31st August.
You can use the following websites to track down new voucher codes as and when they come up:
A bargain brew
And finally... pop into Whittard of Chelsea's online store to pick up hot drinks at discounted prices. The retailer is running a 3 for 2 bank holiday offer on a wide range of goods - including hot chocolate and coffee as well as crockery.
For example, you could buy three 400g tins of Whittard's Luxury Hot Chocolate for £10 (usual price £15); or three coffee selection packs for £24 (these have been individually reduced, too - the usual price for three would be £45).
Of course, these prices are still higher than those at your local supermarket; but then you could give the Whittard items as gifts as well as drinking them yourself.
You'll need to act quickly if you do want to take advantage of the offer. The special deal means the goods are selling out fast!
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