How to Find the London Restaurants in the ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ Scheme

Restaurants near you will be getting involved

With the government’s “eat out to help out” scheme coming in from 3 August, London restaurants are signing up to offer a capped 50 percent discount, up to £10 per head. There is now a postcode checker available to diners who want to find out which restaurants near them are participating, with some London restaurants offering specific deals when the discount wouldn’t make a major dent in the menu. Self-described purveyor of the “best steak and chips in Britain” Hawksmoor is introducing a £20 steak and chips deal so that it comes in at £10; some chains, including Carluccio’s, are extending the discount to 50 percent off everything, though only for the Monday — Wednesday on which the voucher applies. (Used on its own, the discount cannot be applied to alcoholic drinks.) Find out which London restaurants are participating; with the scheme only available for eating in, it’s also worth considering whether a dining room or an outdoor space is the best option right now.

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