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1. If you have the choice of when to eat out, choose to eat breakfast since it is usually the least expensive meal at restaurants. Next best is lunch or brunch which tend to be cheaper than dinner.
2. If dining out for dinner, eat in the early evening. Early bird specials between 4:00 and 6:00 can save you 20% or more.
3. If you can decide the day of the week to eat out, choose a weekday over the weekend. Restaurants are much busier on weekends and the prices can reflect this, especially with the restaurant specials. Monday through Thursday are usually the best times to save on the daily specials since restaurants are not as crowded on these days.
4. When dining out, always consider the special of the day since it usually provides a good value for the money.
5. Inquire about children and seniors menus that will provide smaller portions at a smaller price.
6. If you are dining out with a friend, consider splitting a meal. Simply tell the waitress that you can't eat entire restaurant meals by yourself and ask for an extra plate to split the meal. While some restaurants may charge a small fee for splitting meals, most places won't. Even if you leave an extra generous tip to the wait staff, you'll still save money.
7. When ordering, choose set menus instead of picking dishes a la carte. In most cases, set combination meals are less expensive.
8. Pass on the cake and coffee at the restaurant and scoop yourself some ice-cream and brew up your favorite blend once you get home if dessert is a must. Dessert is one of the biggest marked-up items on the menu.
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9. Skip the alcoholic drinks. This is another area where restaurants make a lot of money.
10. Order water with a twist of lemon instead of a drink soft drink. Water is still free in most restaurants.
11. Choose a less expensive restaurant. There is a huge price range depending on which type of restaurant you decide to dine at. A chain family restaurant is likely to be more expensive than a fast food establishment, but less expensive than a fancier specialty restaurant.
12. Search for newly opened restaurants. Since the restaurant business is extremely competitive, newly opened restaurants usually offer meals at a discount to try their food in hopes that you will become a repeat customer.
13. Check your mail for restaurant coupon discounts. Some restaurants advertise through bulk mailings and newspaper inserts.
14. Get restaurant discounts on the Internet. Restaurant sites such as <a href="http://www.qksrv.net/click-1120978-5674452" target="_top" >restaurant.com</a><img src="http://www.qksrv.net/image-1120978-5674452" width="1" height="1" border="0"> offer coupons at various restaurants that you can purchase at a 50% discount or more.
15. Look for restaurant discounts at your local tourist bureau or in free magazines aimed at tourists. These are often overlooked by locals, but usually contain a large number of discounts for local eating establishments.
16 Check is the yellow pages of your local phone book for restaurant discounts. More and more restaurants offer discounts inside the yellow pages to attract new customers.
17. Get a large number of a 2 for 1 meal coupons through your local city <a href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1120978-10372319" target="_top" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.entertainment.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;">Entertainmet Book</a><img src="http://www.tqlkg.com/image-1120978-10372319" width="1" height="1" border="0">. These coupon books are also an excellent way to save money when traveling to other cities since you know you will have to dine out. If you will be there more than a couple of days, these books will usually more than pay for themselves.
18. Make and take your own lunch to work instead of eating lunch at a local restaurant. Brown bagging your lunch one more day a week instead of eating out can add up to $300 or more in savings over the course of a year.
2. If dining out for dinner, eat in the early evening. Early bird specials between 4:00 and 6:00 can save you 20% or more.
3. If you can decide the day of the week to eat out, choose a weekday over the weekend. Restaurants are much busier on weekends and the prices can reflect this, especially with the restaurant specials. Monday through Thursday are usually the best times to save on the daily specials since restaurants are not as crowded on these days.
4. When dining out, always consider the special of the day since it usually provides a good value for the money.
5. Inquire about children and seniors menus that will provide smaller portions at a smaller price.
6. If you are dining out with a friend, consider splitting a meal. Simply tell the waitress that you can't eat entire restaurant meals by yourself and ask for an extra plate to split the meal. While some restaurants may charge a small fee for splitting meals, most places won't. Even if you leave an extra generous tip to the wait staff, you'll still save money.
7. When ordering, choose set menus instead of picking dishes a la carte. In most cases, set combination meals are less expensive.
8. Pass on the cake and coffee at the restaurant and scoop yourself some ice-cream and brew up your favorite blend once you get home if dessert is a must. Dessert is one of the biggest marked-up items on the menu.
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9. Skip the alcoholic drinks. This is another area where restaurants make a lot of money.
10. Order water with a twist of lemon instead of a drink soft drink. Water is still free in most restaurants.
11. Choose a less expensive restaurant. There is a huge price range depending on which type of restaurant you decide to dine at. A chain family restaurant is likely to be more expensive than a fast food establishment, but less expensive than a fancier specialty restaurant.
12. Search for newly opened restaurants. Since the restaurant business is extremely competitive, newly opened restaurants usually offer meals at a discount to try their food in hopes that you will become a repeat customer.
13. Check your mail for restaurant coupon discounts. Some restaurants advertise through bulk mailings and newspaper inserts.
14. Get restaurant discounts on the Internet. Restaurant sites such as <a href="http://www.qksrv.net/click-1120978-5674452" target="_top" >restaurant.com</a><img src="http://www.qksrv.net/image-1120978-5674452" width="1" height="1" border="0"> offer coupons at various restaurants that you can purchase at a 50% discount or more.
15. Look for restaurant discounts at your local tourist bureau or in free magazines aimed at tourists. These are often overlooked by locals, but usually contain a large number of discounts for local eating establishments.
16 Check is the yellow pages of your local phone book for restaurant discounts. More and more restaurants offer discounts inside the yellow pages to attract new customers.
17. Get a large number of a 2 for 1 meal coupons through your local city <a href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1120978-10372319" target="_top" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.entertainment.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;">Entertainmet Book</a><img src="http://www.tqlkg.com/image-1120978-10372319" width="1" height="1" border="0">. These coupon books are also an excellent way to save money when traveling to other cities since you know you will have to dine out. If you will be there more than a couple of days, these books will usually more than pay for themselves.
18. Make and take your own lunch to work instead of eating lunch at a local restaurant. Brown bagging your lunch one more day a week instead of eating out can add up to $300 or more in savings over the course of a year.
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