Eat Out to Help Out: Chains including Beefeater and Morrisons offer extra discounts on top of scheme
RESTAURANTS and cafes including Morrisons and Beefeater are offering extra discounts on top of the government's Eat Out to Help Out scheme - meaning you could save even more.
The government says that more than 72,000 restaurants have signed up for the deal, which began on Monday.
But a number have opted to add their own extra deals on top of the scheme.
Eat Out to Help Out offers diners 50 per cent off their food and drinks bill, excluding alcoholic drinks, up to a maximum saving of £10 per person.
The scheme is running every Monday to Wednesday in August, and there is no limit on how many times you can take advantage of the saving - although you have to dine in for it to apply and can't use it for takeaway food.
You don't need a voucher - the saving will automatically be applied to your bill when you pay.
How will the Eat Out to Help Out scheme work?
THE government will cover half of the cost of a meal out, up to £10 a head, including children's meals.
The discount means that a meal out for one that costs £20 will be reduced to £10, but a £25 meal for one will be slashed to £15 because of the £10 cap per person.
There is no limit to the number of times you can use the discount, so in theory you can get half price meals on every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in August.
Businesses will need to register with the scheme on Gov.uk before being able to offer the discount, as well as be Food Standards Agency approved.
Instead of issuing discount vouchers - which the government felt increased the risk of fraud - restaurants, cafes and pubs will be able to claim back the cash.
The refund will then been transferred into restaurants, cafes and pubs' bank accounts within five working days.
Customers will only receive the discount if they eat out at a registered business.
Carluccio's - no £10 limit
Carluccio's will give diners 50 per cent off all food and non alcoholic drinks every Monday to Wednesday in August, and it has removed the £10 cap set by the government.
It is also offering £10 off all bottles of wine on Monday to Wednesdays.
The up-market Italian chain serves dishes such as seafood linguine, which would normally cost £15.45, but will be £7.73 with the deal, and lasagne, which will now cost £5.98 instead of £11.95.
You can find your nearest Carluccio's using its .
Hawksmoor - steak and chips for £10
Like Bill's, Hawksmoor is offering the standard Eat Out to Help Out offer across its whole menu but has added a special deal to its menu.
It is selling a 300g 35-day dry-aged rump steak, with chips and a sauce of your choice, which would usually cost around £30, for a discounted price of £20 - but with the discount, you can bag it for £10.
Like most other places, the offer only applies on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays in August, at any Hawksmoor restaurants which is open.
Krispy Kreme - 50 per cent off a dozen doughnuts for takeaway
Krispy Kreme is taking part in the government's discount scheme, meaning you can get everything on its menu, including drinks, at half price if you dine in.
But it is also offering 50 per cent off a dozen signature doughnuts in August for customers who take away.
It means you can get a box of 12 treats for £5.23, down from £10.45, equivalent to 44p per doughnut.
Tesco - no £10 limit and applies to takeaways too
Tesco announced last month that it wouldn't be taking any government money to fund its Eat Out to Help Out discounts, instead shelling out the extra cost itself.
Tesco cafés will offer 50 per cent off prices across the menu Monday-Wednesday throughout August - but it is applying the discount to both takeaways and dining in.
Here's the full list of chains taking part in the Eat Out to Help Out scheme.
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And you can now use a postcode checker to find restaurants offering the meal deal near you.