BUDGET conscious Brits love tucking into a tasty meal or sipping on a cold beer at their favourite Wetherspoons.
Although the chain is known for its affordable prices, there are plenty of clever ways to save even more on pub classics and even get drinks for FREE.
Here we explain how you can cut the cost of your favourite meals – and save up to £328 a year at .
Afternoon delights
If you don't mind eating slightly later then you could save in the afternoon.
The deal is available from Monday to Friday from 2pm to 5pm.
You could get a small pub classic meal for around £8, or about £9.60 with an drink.
There are more than 150 drinks on offer, so there should be something for everyone.
At The Golden Bee in you could save £1.24 on a small fish and chips or scampi with the deal.
Meanwhile, you would save £1.77 on the same meal with an alcoholic drink.
If you’re feeling hungrier, you can tuck into a large plate for just £9.32. An all-day brunch would normally set you back £11.49 but you could save £2.17 with the deal.
Or knock your meal back with an alcoholic drink for £11.08, saving you £2.82 on the same meal.
Grabbing this offer every week would save you £146.64 annually.
Steak out
If you love a juicy sirloin steak but don't want to cook it yourself then head to your nearest Wetherspoons on a Tuesday.
From 11:30am to 11pm you can grab a steak and a soft or alcoholic drink at a discount.
At The Crosse Keys in you can get an 8oz steak and a soft drink for £11.37.
This meal would normally set you back £12.82 so you would save £1.45.
If you want an alcoholic drink then your meal would set you back £12.99 with the offer – £1.45 less than the regular price.
If you used this deal just ten times a year then you would save £14.50.
Walk it off
Prices in Wetherspoons vary depending on which one you visit.
Even walking down the road can save you a few pounds on your dinner.
For example, a beef burger and small drink at The Sir John Hawkshaw in London will set you back £7.89.
But just 300 metres away, at The Crosse Keys, the same meal would cost £7.53 – a saving of 36p.
If you did this just ten times a year then you could save £3.60.
A small saving – but every little helps!
You can check the price of pints near you using the pint-prices.comwebsite.
Simply enter your postcode and the website will map the cost of different pints as the pubs nearby.
Check the date
Wetherspoons often runs seasonal offers which can help you save big on some of your favourite foods.
Every year Wetherspoons holds its Tax Equality Day to highlight the benefits of permanently reducing the tax bill for the pub industry.
It usually takes place in September and last year it fell on Thursday, September 12.
On this day the chain cuts the price of all food and drinks by 7.5% to highlight the benefit of a permanent VAT reduction in the hospitality industry.
The pub chain also runs its 12-day Real Ale Festival every .
It ran from Wednesday, October 9 to Sunday, October 20 this year and included 30 real ales, many priced as low as £1.79 a pint.
It also runs a similar Festival, where 30 ales are also on offer.
This year it ran for 12 days from Wednesday, March 5.
Discount drinks
Spoons is known for its cheap pints but did you know you can save even more on your favourite beverages on a Monday?
Wetherspoons drops the price of its most popular drinks all day every Monday, excluding .
Among the drinks on offer are:
- £1.49 Ruddles – £30p saving
- £1.49 Worthington's – 30p saving
- £2.15 Doom Bar – £60p saving
- £2.49 Carling – 50p saving
- £2.85 Budweiser – £1.05 saving
- £3.35 Poretti – 79p saving
- £3.15 Guinness – 45p saving
If you had three pints of Budweiser every Monday then you would save £163.80 over the course of a year.
Spirits are also much cheaper on a Monday.
You can get a shot and mixer of any of the following flavoured vodkas for just £1.99:
- Blue raspberry
- Pineapple crush
- Pink lemonade
- Strawberry burst
- Gumball orange
- Mixed berry
- Tropical ice
Disaronno, Jack Daniels Tennessee Apple and some flavoured gins are also available for the same price, with mixers included.
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