Eat Out to Help Out you say… didn’t have the Chancellor down as being such a cunning lingui…
Yes, yes very funny; we’ve all heard the jokes. Can we try to be adults, please?
Fine. What’s this all about then?
Next month the Government is running an Eat Out to Help Out scheme, designed to give the hospitality sector a jump start following the Coronavirus lockdown. Restaurants, bars and cafes that sign up to the scheme will be able to offer a 50% reduction, up to a maximum value of £10 per person, to all dine in customers on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays throughout August. Customers do not need a voucher or anything, participating establishments can simply deduct the discount from the bill, and then reclaim the discounted amount directly from the Government using an online portal.
Wow, certainly sounds like a good initiative, has it proved popular with restaurateurs?
Absolutely. Earlier this week the HMRC announced that more than 53,000 restaurants across the UK had signed up to take part in the scheme so far. They will all receive a window sticker to show they are using the scheme, and will also be listed on an online Eat Out to Help Out restaurant finder.
So what kind of restaurants have signed up?
Most big name fast food and casual dining chains have joined the scheme, including the likes of Nando’s and McDonald’s. Being able to offer their menus at such a significantly reduced cost is guaranteed to be appealing to diners. In Nando’s, for example, a quarter chicken with two sides, which would usually be priced at £7.75, will now only cost £3.38; and in McDonald’s, a medium Big Mac meal with fries and drink included will now cost just £2.30, rather than £4.59. Indeed, with so many restaurants vying for custom, many have chosen to either extend or expand the discount available. The Whitbread group, for example, which owns brands like Beefeater and Brewers Fayre, has removed the £10 cap, meaning guests will get 50% off the entire food bill; while the Hard Rock Cafe, which operates three UK sites across London and Edinburgh, has extended the discount offer to include also Thursday and Fridays.
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