Follow this topicFrugal Food - 25th May 2012
This week we've got new and extended restaurant deals from Yates, La Tasca, Strada, Vintage Inns and Loch Fyne, save 5p per litre of fuel when you spend £50 on Sainsbury's groceries, get a free teapot when you spend £20 at Whittard and grab a free bottle of Frank's hot chilli sauce.
Best supermarket deals
This week we’re going to kick off with the best fruit and veg buys at Asda which include two for £2.50 on bags of five Fairtrade Oranges (usually £1.50 each), five for £2.50 on coconuts (usually 69p each), Organic Baby Corn for £1.14 (was £1.27) and four Conference Pears for £1.50 (was £1.75).
There’s also Natural Selection Chopped Apricots (200g), Cranberries and Dates for 95p each (was £1.12) and various Chosen By You Seed Mixes for 75p (was 85p).
Then if you fancy a spot of home baking, grab Asda Extra Special Free Range Egg Meringue Nests for £1.32 (was £1.48), Chosen by You Cupcake Mix for 50p (was 68p), or Jus Rol Puff Pastry (2x500g) for £2.25 (was £2.68).
There’s also Silver Spoon Cakecraft Cake Covering for 75p (was 86p), Hartley's Blackcurrant Jelly for 30p (was 34p) and Glace Cherries for £1 (was £1.18).
At Sainsbury’s you can buy Yop Yoghurt Drinks for 60p (was £1.10), Wall's Carte D'Or Lavazza Ice Cream (900ml) for £1.74 (was £3.49), and Activia Fig, Rhubarb, Prune & Cranberry Yogurt (8x125g) for £2 (was £3.28).
There’s also Sainsbury's Garlic Baguettes Extra Strong Twin-Packs for 85p (was £1.70), Sainsbury's Cheese & Bacon Quiche for £1 (was £2.25) Pizza Express Original American 8" Pizza for £2 (was £4), plus save 99p on own-brand Golden Puffs, now £1!
And, if you like it hot look out for these bargains. Jacob's Savours Sweet Chilli Thins are now £1 (was £1.14), Napolina Pasta Bake Tomato, Red Pepper & Chilli Sauce is £1.04 (was £2.09), while Holy Cow Mango & Chilli BBQ Sauce and Blue Dragon Stir Fry Sauce - Sweet Chilli & Garlic have also been cut to £1 (was £1.49).
Wagamama Stir Fry Sauce - Spicy Chilli Men is £1.52 (was £2.29) and even Hellmann's Mayonnaise with a Spark of Chilli is down to £1 (was £1.97).
Sainsbury’s has also launched a Meal Deal for One – a main, side and dessert for just £3 which ends on 12th June. Mains are all pasta based (spaghetti bolognese, lasagne, pasta bake) with garlic bread or salad as a side and either profiteroles, tiramisu, passionfrut pot or mango and lime mousse for dessert.
For bargains at Tesco look out for these half-prize deals; frozen Kintyre Breaded Scampi now £2, Tesco Finest Jumbo King Prawns, now £2.50, Tesco Classic Dip Selection, now £1.10, Clover Lighter, now 97p, Hellmann's Light Mayonnaise (600g), now £1.39, and Tesco Cheese & Onion Quiche, now £1.10.
You can also get your paws on Tilda Wholegrain Basmati Rice (1Kg), now £2.74 Pringles Original, now £1.24, Tesco Organic Pears, now £1.24, Tesco Classic Cheese Selection, now £3 and Salmon Side (1kg), now £10.
There’s big savings if you bulk buy treats at Tesco too. For example, you can get an impressive 27 McVitie's Penguin Bars for £2.14 (was £4.29), 24 Jacob's Club Bars for £1.99 (was £3.99) and a triple pack of McVitie’s Jaffa Cakes for £1.54 (was £3.09),
The half-price weekend deals at Lidl are: unsmoked rindless back bacon (now 64p), a four-pack of Baked Beans (now £1) and fresh vine tomatoes (now 99p per kg).
Plus get 10% off selected meat and poultry, save 49p on Jersey Royal potatoes (now £1), save 29p on red peppers (now 49p each) and 99p on Lurpak Spreadable 500g (now £1.99).
Cheap tipple
This week Sainsbury’s has come out on top for decent wines with Torretta di Mondelli Pinot Grigio and Mondelli Edizione 789 di Mondelli Pinot Grigio reduced to £4.99 (was £9.99), McGuigan Bin 528 Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre for £5.49 (was £10.99), Marques de Montoya Cava Brut for £6 (was £11.99), Codorniu Vintage Rosado Cava Brut for £6 (was £13.99) and you can also grab 8-packs of Bulmers Original Cider for £6.89 (was £13.79).
At M&S buy two cases if champagne and save 10%. And buy any six of these bottles to save 25%.
If you’ve never shopped at Tesco Wine before and you spend at least £50 you can knock £10 off your bill with the voucher code XX4PFX, valid until 31st May.
Best restaurant deals
As always, new and extended deals appear at the top of the table. For the section covering regular and ongoing deals, go to the bottom of the page.
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Restaurant |
Deal |
When Valid |
Need to Know |
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Free dessert when you buy a main. |
Every day until 5th July. |
Sign up for the newsletter here and print off the voucher. |
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Two mains for £12.95. |
Sunday to Thursday until 27th May. |
Visit the website here and select your restaurant for details. |
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Royal Celebration Feast of unlimited paella and tapas for £14.95. |
Sunday 3rd to Tuesday 5th June. |
Select your restaurant and check for a voucher here. Excludes La Tasca James Street (London). |
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Get a free glass of wine or pudding (in Scotland) with a main. |
Every day until 31st May. |
Find your nearest Vintage Inn and sign up to their newsletter to get the free voucher. |
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Save up to £15 on food. |
Until 31st May. Excludes Saturday after 5pm. |
Sign up for a voucher here. Offer valid for dining from the à la carte menu and daily specials only. |
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Get 40% off dessert when you buy a main. |
Until the 11th June. Excludes Saturdays and Bank Holidays. |
This is a smartphone offer so you need to download an app such as Vouchercodes.co.uk. Not valid on takeaway.
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Get two Classic/Leggera pizzas for £12.
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Mondays and Tuesdays only until the 11th June. |
Fill in your details here to get your code and check restaurant exclusions.
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Get three courses for £12.95.
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Weekend Set Menu until the 10th June. |
Fill in your details here to get your code and check restaurant exclusions.
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Save 25% on your food bill. |
Tuesday to Friday until 25th May. |
Register for a voucher here. |
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Get 20% off your food bill. |
Until 3rd June but days vary depending on location. |
Fill in your details here to get your unique code. Excludes Cichetti. |
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Buy two mains for £12. |
Sunday to Thursday until 27th May. |
Download your voucher. |
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Dine out for £10. |
Sunday to Friday until 28th May. |
Fill in your details here to get a printable voucher. |
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Free house wine when you spend £25 on food. |
Sunday to Thursday until 27th May. |
Choose your restaurant here to get your code. Excludes The Strand, Center Parcs, O2 on O2 event days, Euston Station and airports. |
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Two mains for £12.95. |
Sunday to Friday until 27th May |
Visit their website here and select your restaurant for details. |
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Buy any burger from Summer Menu and get skinny fries for free. |
All week extended until 27th May. |
Use this voucher. |
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Dine for £5. |
Every day until 31st May. |
Find your nearest bar and download a voucher. Choose from selected menu. |
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Special 5 is back – pick one of five pizzas for only £5. |
Monday to Friday until 1st June. |
This time you need this voucher – only valid on these pizzas; Meat Feast, Margherita, Veg Supreme, Pepperoni and Hawaiian. |
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Buy two mains for £12. |
Sunday to Friday until 27th May. |
Get your voucher here. |
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Two burgers for £12. |
Sunday to Thursday until 27th May. |
Use this Vouchercodes.co.uk voucher. |
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Get 20% off when you buy two mains. |
Every day until 31st May. |
Print off this voucher. Not valid in conjunction with any other offer or Mondays after 5pm. |
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Get 20% off your food bill.
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Sunday to Thursday until 30th June. |
Valid at participating restaurants only. Sign up here.
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BOGOF on mains. |
Sunday to Thursday throughout May excluding Bank Holidays.
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Get a voucher here. At Canary Wharf it is valid all day Saturday and Sunday and from 2pm Monday to Thursday. Valid Monday to Thursday in Gerrards Cross & Maidstone. |
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Two for one on salads.
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Every day until 31st May. |
Use this voucher. Buy one salad and get the cheapest free. |
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Get two for one on mains.
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Every day until 31st May. |
Not valid with other offers, vouchers or set menu. Sign up to get your voucher. Excludes Azzurro Portsmouth 6th - 9th April. |
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Get two for one on mains.
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Every day until 31st May. |
Not valid with other offers, vouchers or set menu. Sign up to get your voucher. |
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Get free ice cream with your meal. |
Valid Monday to Saturday until 31st May. |
Sign up to the newsletter and print voucher. |
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Get two for one on mains.
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Sunday to Thursday throughout May. |
Click on the offer to get your voucher. At More London/London Bridge valid only between 12-5pm. |
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Two people dine for £20, including drinks! |
Monday to Thursday until 28th June. |
Download the voucher. Excludes Westfield restaurant. |
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Get two carveries for £10, or a free dairy ice-cream with your main. |
Until 2nd June, excludes Sundays and Bank Holidays. |
Get your vouchers here. |
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BOGOF on hot meals. |
Every day until 30th June. |
Use this voucher. Excludes toasted sandwiches and hot desserts. |
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Save 20% on your food bill. |
Monday to Friday until 31st May. |
Fill in your details for a voucher. |
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Get £5 off your bill when you pay with Amex card. |
Sunday to Thursday until 31st May. |
You must spend at least £20 to get the discount. Sign up for your voucher here. |
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Get £5 off when you spend £20 and pay with an Amex card.
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Sunday to Thursday until 31st May.
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Use this voucher. Excludes Center Parcs restaurants.
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Foodie deals and coupons
- Nab a half-price Frappuccino from your nearest Starbucks from today (Friday 25th May) until Tuesday 5th June, but only from 3-5pm. No need for a voucher, just turn up and buy one, saving yourself up to £1.85!
- Save 50p on Sakata Rice Crackers 100g packs when you like Sakate on Facebook. Enter your details and print your voucher (valid until 30th September 2012).
- Get £1 off any Premier product when you like Great Little Ideas on Facebook, click on the “Win A Street Party” tab and fill in the “Free Coupon” box. Voucher expires 31st July 2012.
- Until this Sunday 27th May you save 5p per litre of fuel when you spend £50 or more at Sainsbury's in-store or online.
- If you shop at Tesco and you spend £40 or more on two occasions before 5th June 2012 you will be sent a £20 eCoupon on 7th June to use on your third shop (minimum spend £40).
- Also check in this Tesco e-zine first for any vouchers – there is actually £20 worth of savings up for grabs with offers like £1 off a £4 spend on foils, trays, cling film and freezer bags with GRLLPT, £1 off a £4 spend on fresh salads with GR7M7P, £1 off a £3 spend on fresh apples and pears with GRT47Y and £1 off a £3 spend on mushrooms with GRLHHF.
Foodie freebies and competitions
Check out the latest freebies and competitions for foodies!
- Over on The Lorax Facebook page you can nab some free seeds to grow your own plants with.
- Franks has 1,000 mini bottles of hot chilli sauce to giveaway on Facebook. You just have to enter your name, address and email address and 1000 winners will be picked in June.
- Kingsmill and Asda have teamed up to offer a free sandwich tray when you buy any three £1 Kingsmill products.
Plus…free recipes from celebrity chefs
Big fan of Jamie Oliver, Fay Ripley or Bill Granger? Head over to our sister site, www.lovefood.com where you can find heaps of free recipes from your favourite celebrity chefs.
Voucher codes
Whittard is offering a free teapot again – spend £20 or more and enter the code TEAPOT.
Get £10 off £30 online orders at Domino’s using the code AKUQDQTL, valid every day until Sunday 27th May. Includes drinks, sides and desserts at most stores but check before you buy.
To round-up all the supermarket vouchers:
First-time Sainsbury’s customers can use the code JNNN QJQK NLVK to get £15 discount on a £75 shop, valid until 2nd June.
At Tesco new shoppers save £10 on a £50 spend with ongoing code XXMEDIA and get 1000 Clubcard Points (min spend £50) with code XXGLDR, valid until 30th January 2013.
First time Ocado shoppers can use VOU1304996 for £10 off first orders over £50 (expires 31st Dec) and VOU0057129 for £15 off a £75 spend (expires 30th June).
You can also save £10 on first-time grocery orders over £75 at Waitrose using the exclusive MVC code WMVC10 which expires 31st May.
Knock 10% off orders over £25 at Hotel Chocolat with code VCSUM10, expires 31st August.
Voucher code promotions tend to be withdrawn quickly. You can use the following websites to track down new voucher codes as and when they come up:
Regular deals
This is where you’ll find the restaurant and retail deals that run on a permanent or ongoing basis.
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Restaurant/retailer |
Deal |
When valid |
Need to know
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Cocktails for £3.95. |
From 5pm everyday from Sunday until either Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. |
Days depend on individual branches – check your local branch. |
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Become a Garden Club member for 10% off your total bill every visit. |
Ongoing. |
Print your confirmation email and bring in store to collect your Garden Club card. |
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Menu Du Soir: Two courses for £10.50. |
Monday–Thursday after 5pm. |
Can’t be used in conjunction with any other offer or discount. |
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Sign up to the newsletter here for £10 off your bill.
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Sign up here. |
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Two for one on medium or large pizzas when you order on a Tuesday and quote the offer. |
Tuesdays only, ongoing. |
Valid online and in-store. |
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Two pizzas for £12 when you register here and print the voucher. |
Differs every day (see voucher), ongoing. |
Valid on any two pizzas from the a la carte (standard) menu. |
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Get a set lunch for £5.95 when you register here and print the voucher. |
Every Monday to Wednesday 12-4pm, ongoing. |
Valid for a pizza or salad - plus a soft drink - from a set menu only. |
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Now you can enjoy all you can eat for £14.95 every Sunday. |
Sundays only. |
No need for a voucher. Excludes La Tasca James Street (London). |
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Two for one on main courses - plus a free starter - for Orange customers. |
Wednesdays only, ongoing. |
Must be an Orange customer – view offer here. |
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£6 set price Happy Hour menu - in-restaurant offer. |
Every Monday to Friday from 3pm to 5pm, ongoing. |
Valid on certain dishes only - you can view all the menu options here. |
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Lunch menu: Main course and soft drink only £6.95. |
Monday to Friday |
Selected restaurants only – check your local Prezzo. |
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£6.95 lunch menu. |
Monday to Friday, 12–5pm. |
Check individual restaurants for participation. |
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Free breakfast for two kids (aged 15 or under) with an adult breakfast costing £8.25. |
Ongoing on weekdays 6.30am -10:30am and weekends 7.00am - 11.00am.
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No need for a voucher. |
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Get 50% off your food bill for Happy Monday.
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All day on Mondays. |
Excludes Bank Holidays and selected Mondays. |
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Get 25% your food bill when you register here and spend at least £20.
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Blue Mondays - only pay the blue plate price of £2.30
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Every Monday. |
Excludes miso, drinks, take-away or delivery. See participating restaurants here.
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Every effort is made to source voucher codes which are valid at the time this article is published. However, please be aware that lovemoney.com cannot guarantee that every voucher will be valid or that it will not be withdrawn by the provider immediately.
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