Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a brand new scheme last week, offering discounts on eating out for every single person across the UK. The scheme named ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ will see participating restaurants offering half-off the cost of a meal, up to £10 per person.
This is an unlimited offer and can be used multiple times and includes children’s meals, but will not extend to alcoholic drinks.
The scheme starts in August, with participating restaurants hosting the offer every Monday to Wednesday from August 3 to 31.
Brits don’t need to do anything to get their discounted meals, just turn up and participating restaurants will apply the savings.
A number of restaurants have already signed up to the scheme, including Pizza Hut, Nando’s, Burger King, Harvester, Wagamama, Frankie and Benny’s and Toby Carvery.
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At the bottom of the posters, it explains that terms and conditions apply, so it’s worth checking those as well.
Two of the posters feature restaurant workers, while the third is text and the Eat Out to Help Out logo.
On its website, the Government states the Eat Out to Help Out scheme is designed to “incentivise customers” to eat out.
The scheme will “drum up custom on quieter days of the week” and is aimed at building businesses back up after the lengthy lockdown.
Restaurants, pubs and bars were closed for more than three months due to lockdown measures, and while some were able to deliver food, the lack of business has impacted many establishments across the UK.
Mr Sunak said during his summer budget announcement he wants to get pubs and cafes “bustling again”.
He added: “This moment is unique, we need to be creative.
“To get customers back into restaurants, cafes and pubs and protect the 1.8 million people who work in them, I can announce today that for the month of August we will give everyone in the country an ‘eat out to help out’ discount.”
The Chancellor has said the scheme will cost the country up to £500m.
Lockdown measures for pubs, restaurants and bars were lifted on July 4, with strict social distancing measures required for those opening.
This includes plastic screens between tables, ordering via an app or at tables encouraged and fewer tables to ensure fewer people inside at one time.
Venues are also required to take personal details of customers so contact can be made if an outbreak occurs.