As you know there is no such thing as a free lunch, but there is such a thing as a heavily discounted meal.  You just need to know where to look.

Restaurant homepages.  Most big chain restaurants have homepages on the Internet, and on these pages you may find sections where you can sign up free for newsletters or member clubs.  This is where they then post their deals such as 2for1 etc…  A good example is Wagamama’s

Vouchers.  From time to time the big chains will print vouchers in the national press.  But if you don’t read the national press where can you get the vouchers from?  The Internet is your answer and here are some of the best sites for vouchers:-

• Vouchercodes.co.uk
• Latestdiscountvouchers.co.uk
• VoucherSeeker

If you find any great voucher sites you want to share please email the Admin Team.

Complain.  You have to be very careful here, as complaining could end with you being chucked out of restaurant and never allowed back.  Only complain if there is something to complain about, and never send food back unless you want to insult the chef.  Food arriving late or very bad service can result in huge discounts on your bill but do not push for them.  Polite complainers are rewarded the best as they would want to welcome you back, angry rude complainers will be ushered out quickly and without much discount as they certainly do not want you back upsetting staff and customers.

Loyalty.  See if the restaurant offers a scheme to reward customer loyalty.  For example visit 10 times and your 11th meal is free.  A good example of this is Nandos.