Eat out to help out

[Quickenthetempo]

I always go to a curry house, get a receipt for ‘Buffet’ at £30, means I can have a few beers as well

I bet you sleep in the car and take the 70 quid a night lodgings as well? haha

[boatshed bill]

Not sure just how the scheme subsidised food and drink outlets, as it was the customers who benefited financially from the 50%/£10 discount.

This is from HMG website on the subject

Why you should use the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme
It will incentivise customers to eat in your restaurant or other eating establishment by giving them a discount which you can then claim back from the government. The scheme is UK wide and customers will be able to see who is taking part on GOV.UK. The scheme will drum up custom on quieter days of the week and means you can build your business back up.

How to register for the scheme

Of course the taxpayer is subsidising it.

[Burnley1989]

I bet you sleep in the car and take the 70 quid a night lodgings as well? haha

Haha Id take a tent but we have to book through an app called Egencia though so it’s payed automatically.

[Leisure]

This is from HMG website on the subject

Why you should use the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme
It will incentivise customers to eat in your restaurant or other eating establishment by giving them a discount which you can then claim back from the government. The scheme is UK wide and customers will be able to see who is taking part on GOV.UK. The scheme will drum up custom on quieter days of the week and means you can build your business back up.

How to register for the scheme

Of course the taxpayer is subsidising it.

But that says nothing about it subsidising the restaurants, just the customers.

[Wellsy1882]

is anywhere local still doing offers?
Back in the uk soon

[Loyalclaret]

Just been in the Waddington Arms who are continuing some kind of deal.

Polazzo on Wednesday afternoon had the 25% off

Crepes place in Burnley has a deal Mon/Tues.

Places would be stupid not to continue to offer a deal, even if it is not that much of deal, with the impetus this has created. Noticed the Waddington had re-designed the logo for their deal. I'd guess we have eaten out in 20-30 places whilst the scheme has been on and it was the only one that asked if we would be interested in receiving information about future deals.

[boatshed bill]

But that says nothing about it subsidising the restaurants, just the customers.

Of course it does. You pay 1/2 the restaurant gets the balance back of the government.

[Jakubclaret]

Of course it does. You pay 1/2 the restaurant gets the balance back of the government.

That's how the scheme as always worked, I don't see why it can't continue, there's no eligibility when the restaurant is busy on the weekends, you are encouraging people to go out & receive discounted meals on quiet periods if the restaurants don't agree it demonstrates the weekend trade is very healthy.

[conyoviejo]

Well,I don't know about others,but I'm sick of eating out now.

[Leisure]

Of course it does. You pay 1/2 the restaurant gets the balance back of the government.

But the restaurant doesn't receive anymore payment than if the customer was just paying the full bill. They're only receiving from the GOVT. what the customer has saved.

[Jakubclaret]

But the restaurant doesn't receive anymore payment than if the customer was just paying the full bill. They're only receiving from the GOVT. what the customer has saved.

That's the idea it was designed to be that way, a sirloin or rib eye with the full box of tricks won't cost anymore than £10 & you've got the drinks on top & a full restaurant appeal, the restaurants were still making with the flexibility of nudging a extra pound or so on top, as opposed to empty restaurants charging full whack when it was dead anyway,

[nil_desperandum]

But the restaurant doesn't receive anymore payment than if the customer was just paying the full bill. They're only receiving from the GOVT. what the customer has saved.

I think you're missing the point.
No customers = no income.
Half price offers gets people to go in rather than staying home.
We went out 4 times, to take advantage of the scheme, when we wouldn't ordinarily have done so. Also of course you only got a £10 / person (max) discount, and no discount on alcohol. So 4 of us spent £106 last Monday. It cost us £66. The restaurant got £106 that they wouldn't have had apart from the scheme.
Multiply that by 100 customers and they did well out of it.

[Loyalclaret]

Astoria in Burnley, recommend if looking for somewhere to eat in town as it has been excellent each time we've been, 30% off "full bill" Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday in September.