[Food] The Government's Eat Out To Help Out scheme

[JC Footy Genius]

I had a slap-up brunch half price but had to pay full wack for a pack of mints I bought to eat later ... oh the humanity.

 

[Dorset Seagull]

This isn’t the case elsewhere though. I just looked at Hove and Etch, Spotted Pig, Wild Flor, Forager and Cin Cin immediately jumped out as higher end restaurants using this offer. In London many Michelin starred restaurants are also using it.

If I was in Hove right now, I’d be balls deep in this. I think it’s a brilliant life-line to the hospitality sector and I read this Morning Cin Cin are now fully booked all this week.,,,it’s working.

Fully booked all this week or fully booked all the cheap nights and empty all the others?

 

[Bob!]

If i walk in to Mcd or KFC surely i can walk out with what i bought?

Or is this classed as a takeaway.

Take a bag with you, tell them you're eating in, put it in the bag.
Won't work at the drive through.

You have not been charged for this advice

 

[schmunk]

Take a bag with you, tell them you're eating in, put it in the bag.
Won't work at the drive through.

You have not been charged for this advice

Tip 2 - Don't order soup.

 

[Bry Nylon]

If I start taking 25 times my take pre-covid on the first 3 days of the week, I think they will smell a rat.

Surely that would be a matter for Environmental Health, not HMRC.

 

[Springal]

Those with Amex’s worth keeping out for the Shop Small deal for a further £5 off.

I reckon I can manage a main & starter at my local fave Italian for £5 [emoji106]

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Fully booked all this week or fully booked all the cheap nights and empty all the others?

Having re-read the post I now think they’re referring to the cheap nights. But, it’s a popular restaurant so I doubt it will be empty the other days.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Tip 2 - Don't order soup.

A restaurant I worked in planned to serve soup-in-the-basket; the idea fell through though.

 

[Goldstone1976]

https://www.thehandbook.com/which-l...s-are-part-of-the-eat-out-to-help-out-scheme/

Here you all go. If anyone needs a St John dining partner ask [MENTION=27447]Goldstone1976[/MENTION]....but don’t be surprised if he has brought his own table cloth and his own wine glasses

I suspect that Fergus will take the opportunity to lower his costs during this initiative. Perhaps he’ll replace the wine glasses that your nana had with those little white plastic cups with ridges on the side, typically found beside dentists’ water coolers? And replace the bouncer with a mangy Rottweiler?

 

[Miximate]

Our favourites in Burgess Hill both feature. Spiral for TexMex and Flavour Indian restaurants. Both excellent with top owners. Will definitely use this.

 

[DJ NOBO]

Went to Maccas earlier . Out of habit went to drive thru and sat outside on the grass. No discount.
Others sitting on the grass who’d paid inside - discount.

 

[Dorset Seagull]

Having re-read the post I now think they’re referring to the cheap nights. But, it’s a popular restaurant so I doubt it will be empty the other days.

I think the idea is to support the less popular restaurants so am convinced people will just take advantage of the offer instead of maybe going at a weekend. This means the same number of customers over the week so no gain for the business. Could just end up being a big loss for the taxpayer but I guess time will tell

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I think the idea is to support the less popular restaurants so am convinced people will just take advantage of the offer instead of maybe going at a weekend. This means the same number of customers over the week so no gain for the business. Could just end up being a big loss for the taxpayer but I guess time will tell

If it’s one thing Brits love, it’s a bargain. I’m convinced this will get some extra bums on seats.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I think the idea is to support the less popular restaurants so am convinced people will just take advantage of the offer instead of maybe going at a weekend. This means the same number of customers over the week so no gain for the business. Could just end up being a big loss for the taxpayer but I guess time will tell

It is tax payers money. If you can afford to eat out, then pay the full bill. The restaurants are still getting customers.
Jeremy Hunt has been showing off on Twitter with a £50 discount off a meal costing over £100. The replies are pointing out, his one meal is more than people on Universal Credit get to live on for a week.

 

[Rogero]

It is tax payers money. If you can afford to eat out, then pay the full bill. The restaurants are still getting customers.
Jeremy Hunt has been showing off on Twitter with a £50 discount off a meal costing over £100. The replies are pointing out, his one meal is more than people on Universal Credit get to live on for a week.

He would only get up to £10 discount.
Am off to Into the Blue today lunchtime. My favourite restaurant.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

It is tax payers money. If you can afford to eat out, then pay the full bill. The restaurants are still getting customers.
Jeremy Hunt has been showing off on Twitter with a £50 discount off a meal costing over £100. The replies are pointing out, his one meal is more than people on Universal Credit get to live on for a week.

But equally, if you can’t afford to eat out, and you want a treat, now is your chance.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

He would only get up to £10 discount.
Am off to Into the Blue today lunchtime. My favourite restaurant.

He got 5 x £10 the receipt is within his tweet.

 

[Birdie Boy]

He got 5 x £10 the receipt is within his tweet.

So it was £100 for a meal for 5, not 1.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

So it was £100 for a meal for 5, not 1.

Semantics. You don’t say my family and I are going out for meals tonight, do you. You say we’re going out for a meal.

 

[Yes Chef]

Join the queue

Seriously, I think you may be right, If I start taking 25 times my take pre-covid on the first 3 days of the week, I think they will smell a rat.
We open for the first time tomorrow, and, we have had a lot of inquiries over the last week where we’ve been on the premises getting everything ready, and not one has asked if we are partaking in this scheme, so, it’ll either be a flop, or a nice surprise for our customers when they only have to pay 50% of their bill.

Best of luck today