Make eating out guilt-free with these Eat Out Cheap Ideas for your Favorite Restaurants!
I’ve put together money saving tips for Applebee’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, Burger King, Cheesecake Factory, Chili’s, Cracker Barrel, Domino’s, Dunkin Donuts, Longhorn Steakhouse, Macaroni Grill, Olive Garden, Panera, Papa John’s, Red Robin, Starbucks, Texas Roadhouse, and even Uber Eats.
With so many budget-friendly ways to eat out cheap with your family, eating out is about to get a whole lot more fun.
Don’t make a trip to your favorite restaurant without first reading these tips…
Eat Out Cheap Ideas ::
Free Applebee’s Gift Card + 7 Ways To Save Money and Eat for FREE!
Would half-price appetizers at Applebee’s taste even better with a Free Gift Card?
Free Buffalo Wild Wings Gift Cards + 9 Genius Ordering Hacks!
Save yourself money two different ways when you score yourself some Free Buffalo Wild Wings Gift Cards!
How To Get Free Food at Burger King + 6 Ordering Hacks!
You’ll be surprised by how easy it is to score free food at Burger King!
Get a Free Chili’s Gift Card + 7 Insider Ordering Hacks!
Are you ready for some guilt free dining out? Then let’s start by converting some of your free time into a free night out at Chili’s!
Free Cheesecake Factory Gift Card + 7 Hacks for Ordering! {Treat Yourself}
Treat yourself to a fun Friday night out with friends, a family dessert night to celebrate a birthday, or a frugal romantic date night!
Free Cracker Barrel Gift Card Idea + 8 Smart Ordering Hacks!
Give yourself a free night out and some free homestyle yumminess when you try this Free Cracker Barrel Gift Card idea!
How To Get Free Domino’s Pizza {12 Deals + Ordering Hacks}
Pizza is fun, but free pizza is even better. That’s why I want to show you how to get free Domino’s Pizza!
Free Dunkin Donuts Gift Cards + Dunkin’ Hacks to Save More Money!
Calling all coffee lovers… it’s time to score some Free Dunkin Donuts Gift Cards!
Free Fast Food Gift Cards {Burger King, Panera, UBER Eats + more}
Score yourself some free food On-The-Go when you start collecting free fast food gift cards!
Free Longhorn Steakhouse Gift Card + 6 Frugal Steakhouse Ordering Tips!
Score a Free Longhorn Steakhouse Gift Card and give yourself the gift of a delicious steak dinner!
Free Macaroni Grill Gift Card + 5 Easy Ways To Save Money!
Imagine ordering yourself some fresh Rosemary Bread, a crisp Caesar Salad, creamy Fettuccine Alfredo with Shrimp, and finally… warm Homemade Chocolate Cake…… for FREE!
Free Olive Garden Gift Card + 7 Ways to Save Money and Eat FREE!
Enjoying a free meal at Olive Garden is simple when you convert your free time into free gift cards… Yum!! Free Gift Cards = Free Date Nights!
How To Get Free Food at Panera {12 Easy Hacks}
Slow down and enjoy yourself some baked fresh goodness when you use these Free Panera Gift Cards you’ve just earned.
Free Papa John’s Gift Card + 10 Ordering Hacks! {Enjoy a Free Pizza Day!}
Every day should be free pizza day… and scoring a Free Papa John’s Gift Card is the best way to enjoy your pizza! Seriously… the only thing better than pizza is Free Pizza!
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Check out this easy tip for how to get a Free Red Robin Burger. Everything tastes better when it’s free, including the gourmet burgers at Red Robin!
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How To Eat For Free at Texas Roadhouse! {7 Clever Ordering Hacks}
When you know how to eat free at Texas Roadhouse, going out to eat gets a whole lot more fun!
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More Eat Out Cheap Ideas to Your Favorite Restaurants…
1. Check your receipts for Restaurant Receipt Surveys!
Just by paying attention to the bottom of my receipts, I’ve noticed that SO many restaurants offer free food or coupons in exchange for your opinion!
Typically, you’ll just need to complete a quick online survey, write down the code given to you after your survey, and return the receipt with the survey code to your restaurant the next time you go out to eat!
Following are a few of the surveys I’ve recently completed for free food or coupons:
- Burger King: FREE Whopper or Chicken Sandwich with purchase of fries and drink
- Chick-fil-A: FREE Chicken Sandwich {no purchase required}
- Dunkin Donuts: FREE Donut with purchase of medium coffee
- Panda Express: FREE Entree item w/ purchase of 2-entree plate
- Rubio’s: FREE Drink
- Starbucks: $1.00 off 1 drink
- McDonald’s: Buy 1, Get 1 Free Quarter Pounder with Cheese or Egg McMuffin
- So… go check those receipts!
2. Follow your Favorite Restaurants on Facebook!
3. Drink water {skipping the expensive drinks when eating out is a simple way to slash your bill!}
4. Split meals or eat half of your meal, and take home the rest as leftovers for the next day.
5. Use Restaurant.com to get discounts at local restaurants.
6. Ask for Restaurant Punch Cards and Loyalty Cards. You might be surprised at the number of restaurants that offer punch cards!! {Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, etc.}
7. Ask if your favorite restaurant offers any “kids eat free” days? Scoring free kids meals is one of the easiest ways to eat out cheap!
8. Get a Coupon Calendar from your favorite restaurant! {Dunkin Donuts, etc.}
9. Download select Apps for your Favorite Restaurants! {TGI Friday’s, Dunkin Donuts, etc.}
10. Get Restaurant Coupons from Mailers and Sunday Paper Coupons. {Arby’s, McDonalds, Red Lobster, Olive Garden, etc.}
11. Don’t forget to sign up for these 101 Birthday Freebies!
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What are your favorite ways to save money at restaurants and eat out cheap?
Share with us in the comments below!
Anne Meyer says
An idea for stacking discounts: When you have the choice of a free gift card, you could choose a Visa or Paypal card that spends like cash, then go to a discount gift card website like Gift Card Granny and either buy your restaurant gift card at an additional discount, or use it to buy a discounted Groupon gift card and then go on the Groupon site and buy a discounted or cash back voucher.
If you make a purchase on Groupon using the Ibotta app, you also get cash back, I believe, but not sure how that works if you pay with a gift card. Groupon also has discount codes frequently, and you get a percentage off with Groupon Premium (though you have to pay for that so I don’t have it.)
You could use this strategy for many of the stores/restaurants mentioned on this site. Start with a free gift card that spends like cash and then buy discount cards off another site, then order through a rebate app, and use discount codes and/or buy when things are on sale.
Heidi says
I love that idea, Anne… what a great tip. Thanks for sharing!
Rebekah davison says
Chick fila does not have calendar /card anymore
Kerry Hunt says
And parents, don’t forget to check upromise.com to see if the restaurant pays cash back to this college savings fund with use of a registered card. Some deals can be combined too!