Money off every time you eat out? Sure, here y'go. | tastecard (2024)
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Pull up a chair – you’re about to make bestie best friends with tastecard. With lockdowns and restrictions now feeling like another land, there has been a massive increase in the volume of people dining out since the start of 2022; foodies have rushed back out to all their favourite spots.
But it looks like lockdown has expanded our food tastes (you can see how COVID affected our eating here) – apparently searches for Italian restaurants are more than double that of pre-pandemic levels. Same for indian restaurants. 50 per cent more of us are searching for French restaurants. Searches for Japanese restaurants have increased 222 per cent on 2019!
But at the same time, there’s no escaping it. The cost of living is HITTING. It’s a grim new world, and very few of us have the cash to splash on eating out or a night on the town whenever we fancy (let’s be honest, we all fancy it every night; oddly, just as making-dinner time rolls around, yes?). So we choose not to go out, to save our spend… but it’s a pretty sad month when there’s nothing fun in the calendar.
A tastecard membership gives you 50% OFF restaurants (that’s the total food bill!), plus up to 40% off cinema tickets & 50% off days out!
See? I told you this was a good’un.
It works a bit like Netflix – you pay a monthly subscription, and then have access to all the offers. And there are SO MANY . I live in a very rural area – the nearest McDonalds is a 40 minute drive from us, same for cinema (and hospital, actually. Our son broke his leg last week – that was a LONG drive to A&E!). But even we have some restaurants and takeaways that are part of the tastecard discount.
Last week (post-broken leg) we opted not to cook – like you do after a stressful 24hrs. We would usually have simply gone to the nearest takeaway and returned home to the sofa – but instead I used our new tastecard bestie and spotted that a local Indian restaurant is included. Cue spontaneous night out. It was the best thing we could have done – for less money than sitting on our sofa we made ourselves get up and get out of the house. We arrived a bit early, so we also walked round the corner to try a new-to-us pub. Two new local indepndents supported, a great night was had, and we saved ourselves 25% on our bill.
We do eat out less than we did pre-pandemic – but we do explore new foods more. It’s weird, isn’t it? And now when we go out, we’ll choose more wisely – and widely. Usually I’d be trawling through review sites hunting for the best places, trying to make a safe choice. It’s a bit stressy. But having an app with all the offers listed neatly in our chosen area actually makes it more fun. When you know you’re going to get a chunky discount on the bill, you’re more likely to gamble, and doing so we’ve found new places we never knew existed. Because it’s not just the big chains that are included – one of the things we love most is that small independents are supported too. We’ve found loads of little indie cafes that we’ve popped into for lunch. And while the little cafes need every bit of profit, increasing footfall and customer base and word-of-mouth is by far the best marketing tool they have. We’ll certainly revisit, with or without the discount. Oh, and top tip – use the app, it’s SO much easier than the website.
With over 6,500 restaurant partners and more than 2.4 million members, tastecard is the UK’s No.1 Diners’ Club. Membership gives you 50% OFF the total food bill, or ‘two meals for the price of one’ at thousands of participating restaurants – the average tastecard user saves over £500 a year using their card. And right now you get a 30 day trial for free!
(it’s not all about eating out either. using the app you can get 50% off your pizza delivery every time you order – and if you live near one of the thousands of participating restaurants you can get the normal 50% off on meal collections.)
And cinemas too – our local Odeon charges £8 per adult. If we go as a family, that’s now £40 for the five of us. Book through the tastecard app, and I’d pay £29.20 (you get the code in the app which you then use on the Odeon site).
Oh, and there’s no tied-in contract – you can cancel your membership at any time. Just click on the box below to go straight to the offer.
We have a round up of our Eating out reviews here – take a look and see if there’s a restuarant you fancy! From lunch in Covent Garden to Dinner at Old Trafford, from a Harvester to a Chiquitos Poole review, we cover a whole range of family eating and sepcial date nights.
Now this may not be exact and true for every home, city, or state. But, what if you use the idea as potentially you could save $9 a meal and start limiting your eating out. If you regularly eat out 5 times a week, if you reduce this to even 2 times a week, this is $27 savings, per person, per week.
Once you've downloaded our app and signed in with an active subscription you can access your digital tastecard by heading to our 'Dine Out' section and clicking on your preferred venue, tap 'Use now' to bring up your card and click 'Show QR Code' to show your scannable QR code*.
There's 2 for 1 meals or 50% off your food bill, including starters, mains and desserts at selected restaurants, plus 25% off food and drinks at over 550 restaurants. Each restaurant has its own terms which you can see on our app.
tastecard is much more than a restaurant discount card, it also gives you some of the best deals on everything, including coffee, movies, and big UK attractions like theme parks, aquariums and takeaways.
The 30/30/30 method involves eating 30 grams (g) of protein within the first 30 minutes of waking up, and following it up with 30 minutes of exercise. This method was first proposed by Timothy Ferriss in his book "The 4-Hour Body,"1 but was made popular by biologist Gary Brecka on TikTok.
Here's how it works: you fill 50 percent of your plate with nonstarchy vegetables, 25 percent with lean protein (meat or plant-based), and the last 25 percent with grains or starchy veggies, like potatoes.
If you want to talk to us about your membership or have problems cancelling, you can contact us directly via our contact us page. Please Note: Trying to cancel your membership on the morning of your renewal payment, will prompt a message asking you to contact our Customer Service Team directly.
Who can use my tastecard? Only the person named on the card can use the discounts, however if you're dining with a group and the restaurant accepts groups (please check specific site restrictions within the app) only one of you needs an active tastecard subscription.
You can use your tastecard 7 days a week, although some restaurants do have individual restrictions. These may include weekends, celebration days, or Public Holidays. So please check the individuals restaurant details on the app prior to booking.
From just £19.99 you can treat yourself to any Classic Pizza, Side, Unlimited Salad and Drink. Price and times varies by location, check your Hut's Menu page for pricing.
tastecard is a digital subscription service designed to offer discounts for all our members to make having fun a little more affordable. Dining discounts, including 2 for 1, 50% off food, and 25% off the total bill (including alcohol) at participating restaurants.
In a buy 2 get 1 free promotion, customers are offered a free product when they purchase two of the same product. For example, if a customer buys two T-shirts, they get a third T-shirt for free.
With Pizza Delivery, you can get 50% off pizza for collection or delivery from some of the nation's favourite pizza restaurants. For Domino's, simply login to the tastecard app and click the Domino's tile. You'll be taken through to the order page, and your voucher will be applied automatically.
In 2006, tastecard was founded and revolutionised the dining industry. Noticing a dip in revenue mid-week at his own bar, our CEO Matt Turner set his sights on changing the pattern thousands of hospitality businesses faced.
Some restaurants require you to book in advance and to inform them you are using tastecard, these requirements will be listed on the specific restaurant tile on the app and website. A venue would expect you to book in advance with at least 24 hours notice.
The 80/20 rule is a guide for your everyday diet—eat nutritious foods 80 percent of the time and have a serving of your favorite treat with the other 20 percent. For the “80 percent” part of the plan, focus on drinking lots of water and eating nutritious foods that include: Whole grains. Fruits and vegetables.
If you're the kind of person who only eats out once or twice a month, your savings might be smaller, think like $50 – $150 for a family (that's still significant!). Whereas if you eat out 4-5x per week, you'll likely see huge savings in just the first week of the challenge.
The 90/10 principle is when 90% of the time you follow your healthy meal plan guidelines closely, while 10% of the time you are free to loosen up and eat what you truly enjoy. Think of the 10% meals as your cheat or free meals.
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