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PizzaExpress, one of the biggest UK restaurant chains, has more than 300 outlets in Britain with 16 million visitors each year. It’s a mid-price restaurant and as expected the menu includes pizzas, salads and pasta.
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Tips for shopping safely
Whether it's a retailer or restaurateur, airline or air-conditioner seller, computer shop or car rental company, there are always two main risks. Either it's a dodgy company, or it's a legit company that has financial problems and goes bust.
The aim of these tips is to help you minimise the risks.
What happens if a company goes bust?
Quite simply, its customers are immediately transformed into creditors. This hits hardest if you've ordered goods or tickets from them, and not had delivery, as then you become one of a line of people trying to get your money back out of the company's assets, and you usually get back much less than you paid in.
Even if you've had delivery, if the company you bought from goes under and there's a problem with the goods, it can mean you've no comeback.
While MoneySavingExpert.com endeavours to check deals are valid, we don't check companies ' finances. Even huge names like MFI and Woolies have folded, so it's very important you use the right strategies to stay protected where possible.
DO Pay by credit card for goods over £100
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DON'T Use unfamiliar sites without checking
DO Check the site's legit
DON'T Let your antivirus run out
DO Know your distance selling rights
DO Understand sometimes there's no protection.
Current PizzaExpress Deals
PizzaExpress 25% off mainsPrint voucher. Valid after 5pm on Sundays, excl bank hols
Careful though, there’s a MASSIVE list of EXCLUSIONS and while the majority of restaurants will accept the voucher all day Mon-Thu and Sun after 5pm, there are different validity times depending on the venue. Check before you go.
The voucher's valid on the main and piccolo menus, as well as takeaways, but excludes Calzone pizzas and set menu takeaways. You can’t use the voucher with its click 'n' collect service or with any other offer, including Tesco vouchers.
The offer's not available at PizzaExpress jazz clubs, music rooms and pop-up restaurants, as well as these London branches: Earl’s Court exhibition centre, Brent Cross shopping centre, both Westfield shopping centres.
Also excludes these restaurants when a sport or entertainment event is taking place: Fulham restaurants, the O2, Olympia exhibition centre (London), Cardiff High Street, Manchester Exchange Square, Manchester Oxford Street, Salford Quays, Twickenham (London), Baker Street (London), Richmond (London), Dean Street (London), King's Road (London), Chichester, Maidstone, Southampton Oxford Street, Southampton West Quay or Liverpool King’s Waterfront.
The offer can't be used at these London branches between 5pm and 7.30pm on Tue and Wed: Bow Street, St Martin’s Lane, Strand, or Haymarket.
AND FINALLY. The voucher's not valid from Tue 28 - Thur 30 May at the following branches: Bury St Edmunds, Derby Westfield centre, Cardiff St David’s, Stratford Upon Avon, Cirencester, Birmingham - Brindley Place, Birmingham - Mailbox, Trafford centre (Manchester), York McArthur Glen, Durham, Carlisle, St Pauls (London), Leadenhall Market, Bishopsgate (London), Baker Street (London), Islington, London Wall, Brighton – The Lanes, Brighton – Jubilee Street, Ashford McArthur Glen, Portsmouth, Windsor, Royal Festival Hall, Bankside, Victoria, St Christopher’s Place (London), Beauchamp Place (London).
PizzaExpress 2for1 for Orange customersUse Orange Wednesdays cinema code
It's valid on takeaway orders too, either show the code on your phone or mention it when ordering over the phone.
You can also get the offer if you're an Orange broadband or mobile broadband customer, see Orange Wednesdays for more info. Or, if you're not an Orange customer but still want to get the offer, order a free Orange SIM card.
Excludes Dean St London Jazz club. You won't be able to get takeaway at Great Portland Street in London, St Ives, or Jesmond in Newcastle. Can't be used with any other offer or set menu, including Tesco restaurant tokens and piccolo menus.
Expired Deals
PizzaExpress 3 courses £13Weekends only, including Easter
The voucher's valid at the restaurant you choose when signing up and it's good for the whole table. There are loads of excluded restaurants though, so check 'More info' below.
Also excludes the following London branches on sports and entertainment days: Fulham, the O2, Olympia exhibition centre, Twickenham and Richmond. The following Manchester branches: Piccadilly Gardens, Exchange Square, Oxford Street and Salford Quays. The following Southampton branches: Oxford Street and West Quay. As well as Chichester, Cardiff High Street and Liverpool King’s Waterfront.
Calzone pizzas and Dolcetti meals are excluded. Can't be used with any other voucher, offer or Tesco rewards.
PizzaExpress 25% off eat-in and takeaway foodRegister 'n' print
Excludes the following London branches: Earls Court & Olympia exhibition centres, the O2, Brent Cross shopping centre, both Westfield shopping centres, or at jazz clubs, music rooms or pop-up restaurants.
The voucher's not valid from 5pm-7.30pm, Tue-Thu at the following London restaurants: Bow Street, St Martin's Lane, Strand and Haymarket.
Also excludes the following when a sports or entertainment event is taking place nearby: Fulham, Cardiff High Street, Manchester Exchange Square, Manchester Oxford Street, Salford Quays, Twickenham, Richmond, Chichester, Southampton Oxford Street, Southampton West Quay and Liverpool King’s Waterfront.
PizzaExpress 20% off foodValid after 5pm on Sun and all day Mon-Thu
It also excludes Fulham restaurants, Cardiff High Street, Manchester Exchange Square, Manchester Oxford Street, Salford Quays, Twickenham, Richmond, Chichester, Southampton Oxford Street, Southampton West Quay and Liverpool King’s Waterfront, when a sports or entertainment event is taking place nearby.
And is not available at Earl’s Court Road, York – River House, Durham, Bishopsgate, Swansea, Derby – Westfield centre, Bury St. Edmunds, Belfast Victoria Square and Finsbury Circus on Wed 20 & Thu 21 Feb 2013.
The Calzone pizzas are excluded. It can't be used with any other offer, Tesco vouchers or set menus. You can use it on the takeaway menu but it's not valid on takeaway set menus or the click & collect service.
If you know of a deal we've missed, then please post it in the discussion and we'll add it to the list above.
Other ways to eat out on the cheap
As well as food vouchers, there’s a raft of permanent ways to save money on meals out. These methods are especially handy if you wine and dine on Friday or Saturday nights, which some vouchers exclude.
Book online
Dedicated dining websites allow you to browse restaurant offers and book online. Here you simply search for a table, book and then print the email or voucher. There are three top ones:
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Toptable.co.uk Online booking service Toptable features everything from local pizza joints to Michelin Star restaurants. For the best deals, click the 50% off button on the left-hand side. Some other offers are less hot, ie, a free glass of wine when you spend £30.
Lastminute.com. Lastminute.com has offers throughout the UK and commonly offers 50% off food or 2for1 main courses. Again, some offers are better than others.
5pm.co.uk. The discounts are smaller, but 5pm.co.uk is worth a look. Deals are mostly set menus and 20% off.
Get bargain meals with Tesco Clubcard
Use your Tesco Clubcard points on meals out at restaurants, and you effectively get them for a third of the normal price. This is because 100 Clubcard points are only worth £1 if you use them in-store. Yet spend the points on goodies from its Deals Brochure and you get three times the vouchers' face value. So £5 worth of Clubcard vouchers are worth £15 in Bella Italia vouchers.
Restaurants include Café Rouge, Planet Hollywood and Chez Gerard; see a full list. For more tricks to maximise Clubcard points, read the Loyalty Schemes guide.
Tastecard
A Tastecard entitles you to 50% off at thousands of restaurants nationwide, including PizzaExpress, Ask, Zizzi and GBK. At £80, 12 months membership ain’t cheap, but can be worth it over the year, especially if you often take out large groups.
Restaurants can get mardy if you suddenly produce the card at the end of the meal, so always book ahead, mentioning the offer, then show the card before ordering. Tastecard often offers free month-long cards; these are always included in the free weekly email.
Bring your own booze
If you like a bottle of plonk with your dinner, BYOB (bring your own bottle) places are a great way to save. Restaurants rake in profits by charging inflated prices for booze, eg, a bottle of Louis Jadot Bourgogne Chardonnay is typically £16 on a wine list. Yet pick up the same bottle at Tesco before you hit the restaurant and it costs just £7.
For a list of BYOB restaurants across the UK, see Wine-pages.com. Some charge corkage of £1-ish, though many don’t.
Michelin stars on the cheap
If there’s a fancy Michelin joint you’ve always wanted to try, your foie gras and lobster ravioli will be vastly cheaper at lunch than at dinner. As an example, a three-course set dinner at Gordon Ramsey at Claridges in London costs £70, but the same thing costs £30 at lunch – a massive £40 saving. Check restaurants’ own websites for offers.
Home-cooked fayre
Eating out can munch away at your money, so do it yourself at home with recipes from the forum’s Old Style (thrift) board. There are hundreds of lip-smackingly gorgeous ideas; take a look at a full list of MoneySaving menu plans.
If you’re a curry fan, here’s how to make a three-course Indian takeaway for £5. Many Old Stylers report they now find restaurant grub disappointing.
Don’t feel embarrassed about tap water!
Finally, there’s absolutely no shame in asking for tap water. It’s better for the environment too.
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