Top tips for eating on a budget

Restaurants:

Toptable (www.toptable.co.uk) has loads of fantastic deals and promotions on restaurants throughout England, Scotland and Wales.

Pubs:

Most pubs serve cheap and cheerful ‘bar snacks’ and many more offer enticing, good-value, no-nonsense menus, often involving fresh local produce.

Picnics & supermarkets:

If you want to eat good, fresh food, and save your pennies, then instead of going out for lunch – take a picnic. It's practically a British institution and a great excuse to laze in the park or find a scenic spot. Local markets and delis offer fantastic convenience food and supermarkets like Tesco, Sainsburys, Somerfield and Asda are really well stocked and great value.

Ethnic food:

Check out local ethnic food options for great value. Manchester’s ‘curry mile (www.restaurantsofmanchester.com/rusholme.htm)’ or London’s Chinatown and Brick Lane are just two possibilities.

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