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 plenty of half-price supermarket deals and some great reductions on spirits. We've also got new supermarket voucher codes and restaurant offers - and the chance to dine for free as part of a food tasting panel!
As usual, we kick off with the best offers at your local supermarket.
Best supermarket offers
Let's start at Sainsbury's this week. Lots of cakey-type things are currently half-price, including a range of McVitie's loaf cakes and four-packs of Fabulous Bakin' Boys cupcakes (reduced from £1.39 to 69p).
If you're looking for something a bit healthier, there are also some good deals on fruit and veg: Half-price offers include punnets of golden plums (reduced to 99p), loose red grapes (reduced to £2.50 a kg) and 350g of asparagus (reduced to £1.49).
Packs of Saint Agur creamy blue cheese have been reduced from £1.99 to just 99p. Ten Birds Eye fish fingers are now 99p (usually £1.99). Finally, there is 50% off several items in the vegetarian range, including these Linda McCartney sausages (now 94p).
At ASDA, the best deal I've found is this four-pack of Branston baked beans, reduced from £2.35 to just £1.
There are also great offers on a wide range of Homepride sauces. There's absolutely no point in buying a single jar, as the price of two is less! For example, one 500g jar of Homepride Creamy Tomato & Herb pasta bake costs £1.37... but you can currently get two for £1.
Tesco is still running 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.
The great Ben & Jerry's ice cream deal is still running - 500ml pots are currently on sale for just £1.99 (usual price £3.99).
And you can also get almost 50% off a range of New Covent Garden Food Co soups. For example, 600g of Lentil & Smoked Bacon soup is currently reduced from £1.97 to £1.
Morrisons is currently running a 'Big Price Crunch' week, and there are some good deals to be had. Offers include 300g of Hob Nobs for 39p, 800g of Hellmann's mayonnaise at £1.49, two litre bottles of Fanta and Sprite for £1 each, and Muller Fruit Corner yoghurts for 25p each.
And finally - I think Lidl just pips ALDI to the post when it comes to cheap fruit and veg this week. Good Lidl deals include 300g of broccoli for 29p, iceberg lettuce at 29p each, 1kg of carrots for 29p, pointed cabbages at 29p each, baking potatoes at 49p per kg, and courgettes at 59p per kg.
Tipple
If cider's your poison, check out the discounts at ASDA: You can currently get 750ml bottles of Strongbow Jacques Orchard Fruit Cider for £2 (usually £4.26).
Morrisons has temporarily slashed prices on a selection of its spirits. Act fast and you can pick up one litre bottles of Smirnoff vodka, Gordon's gin and Bacardi rum for just £12 each.
Finally, the Co-op is still running its wine festival, with half-price deals on a range of red, white and rose wines.
Best restaurant deals
Many restaurants have extended their 2 for 1 and 50% off deals from August into September. Hoorah!
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. |
Every Sunday to Thursday until 8th October. |
Not valid on drinks, buffet, set menus, children's birthday parties, happy hour or deliveries. |
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2 for 1 on main courses when you register here and print the voucher. |
Every Sunday to Thursday until 20th September. |
Not valid at restaurants in Center Parcs and Gatwick airport. |
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50% off your food bill when you register here and print the voucher. |
All, every day until 13th September. |
This offer doesn't cover drinks. |
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2 for 1 on main courses when you register here, print the voucher and buy a starter or dessert. |
Monday to Wednesday - and Sunday after 6pm - until 4th October. |
Not valid at Giraffe restaurants in airports. |
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Buy one main course and get another for £1 when you register here and print the voucher. |
Every Sunday to Thursday until 19th October. |
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50% off your food bill when you register here and print the voucher. |
All day, every day until 13th September. |
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. |
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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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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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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 still get two steak bakes for the price of one when you register here and print the voucher.
At Millie's Cookies, you can 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
You can currently get free delivery when you spend at least £50 shopping online at ASDA. Just enter the code M4- CR- M6- Y7 at the checkout.
And you can get £4 off a minimum spend of £40 at Tesco when you enter the code XX-VM-LN.
You can use the following websites to track down new voucher codes as and when they come up:
Finally... free food when you become a taster!
In days gone by, kings and queens used to have food tasters at court, to make sure the royal food hadn't been poisoned...
Fortunately, this isn't anything like as sinister! In fact, Harvester is currently looking for diners to create a Harvester Food Panel.
It wants these panel members to provide feedback on its existing menu, as well as suggesting additions to keep the menu fresh and evolving.
In return, you'll be provided with regular meals for two at your local Harvester! To register your interest, complete this online form.
More: Feed five for under a fiver | The financial supermarket sweep!
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