And best for your budget, kids eat free from lunchtime to five p.m. on weekdays until “Spur on the Beach” season ends at the end of August.

For more details and T&Cs visit www.ukspur.co.uk.

That’s right, on 27th April, just pop into Ben & Jerry’s between 1-5:00 p.m. to get a free scoop.

The company has been doing Free Cone Day since 1978 and this year they are celebrating going 100% Fairtrade by calling it Free (Fair) Cone Day. Give the new Fairtrade Fairly Nuts flavour a try!

*Participating shops:

Ben & Jerry’s Basingstoke
Unit R7A Festival Place
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG21 7BE

Odeon Beckenham
The High Street
Beckenham
Beckenham
Kent
BR3 1DY

Ben & Jerry’s The Bullring
Unit K8
Level 2 The Bullring
Birmingham
B5 4BU

Empire – Birmingham
Bristol Road South
Rubery, Great Park, Rednal
Birmingham
B45 9JL

Odeon Blanchardstown
Blanchardstown Shopping Centre
Blanchardstown Road South
Blanchardstown
Dublin 15

Odeon Bracknell
The Point
Skimped Hill Lane
Bracknell
Berks
RG12 1EN

Odeon Bridgend
Mc Arthur Glen Retail Park
The Pines
Bridgend
CF32 9ST

Odeon Dudley
Merry Hill Centre
Brierley Hill
Dudley
DY5 1SY

Odeon Epsom
14B18 Upper High Street
Epsom
Surrey
KT17 4QJ

Ben & Jerry’s- Buchanan Gal.
North Atruim
Buchanan Galleries
Glasgow
GF1 2FF

Odeon Guildford
Tessa Street
Bedford Road
Guildford
Surrey
GU1 4SJ

Odeon Kettering
Peagasus Court
Off Wellingborough Rd
Kettering
Northamptonshire
NN15 6XS

Odeon Leicester
Freemens Park
90 Aylestone Road
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE2 7LT

The Empire Leicester Sq.
Leicester Square
London

Odeon Camden
14 The Parkway
Camden Town
London
NW1 7AA

Odeon West End
40 Leicester Square
West End
London
WC2H 7LP

Odeon
LockMeadow
Barker Road
Maidstone
Kent
ME16 8RG

Odeon Manchester
Printworks
6-8 Dantzic Street
Manchester
M4 2AD

Odeon Oxford
George Street
Oxford
OX1 2BL

Odeon – Port Solent
Portway
Cosham
Port Solent
PO6 4TS

Odeon Richmond
72 Hill Street
Richmond
Surrey
TW9 1TW

Odeon Swansea
Quay Parade
Parc Tawe
Swansea
SA1 2BA

Ben & Jerry’s Windsor
134 Peascod St
Windsor
SL4 1DS

1. Go early. Early in the week and early in the evening restaurants are typically slower and often run specials. At one point we joked that Monday is the new date night because of all of the offers near where E used to live in Fulham. Along the same lines, many restaurants don’t accept vouchers on Fridays and Saturdays. And that leads me to…

2. Look for vouchers. An obvious suggestion, coming from me, but one that is often forgotten. There are a few ways to do this: first, look through the heaps and heaps of restaurant vouchers on sites like VoucherHub.com; second, go directly to a restaurant’s website to find out what promotions they are running; third, sign up for localised group discount sites like Groupola, Groupon and MyCityDeal. Now repeat after me: “Never make a purchase without checking for a voucher”!

3. BYOB. There is the most amazing kebab shop in Notting Hill where I used to live called Fez Mangal. E and I went there way to often because they had just the absolute best chicken shish and lamb beyti. They didn’t serve alcohol and we could pick up a cheap bottle of red from the shop next door and do dinner for under £20, usually with leftovers for lunch.

4. Be loyal. Sign up for a restaurant’s loyalty scheme, facebook fan page and twitter. You’ll always be the first to know about promotions. The Geronimo Club is one of my favourites – I like their pubs and every month they send an email full of lovely offers for discounts on dining and free drinks, plus pub events.

5. Get a card. If you live in London, for a small upfront investment you can get a Taste London or a View card which will give you 50% discounts at restaurants all over town. At the moment, Taste London is £65.95 (but check around for a 20% off voucher!) and a View card will run you £25.95.

6. Read this blog! I write about restaurant deals I’ve tried or heard about from time to time in the Mummy Daddy Date Night posts.

Dim t’s other April offers include buy one main get the second for £1 (date night?!)

You can also get take-away noodles and soup dishes for £4.75 throughout April.

Slug and Lettuce
25% discount on your food bill

Brasserie Gerard
2 for 1 voucher

Il Bertorelli
2 for 1 on main courses

Sizzling Pubs
Two Steaks & Two Drinks Just £10.99

Ask Restaurants
2 meals for £10

La Tasca
50% off tapas to share

Prezzo
Buy one main, get another for £1

Pizza Express
Starter, main and drink for £12 Sunday to Thursday

One restaurant we find ourselves drawn to repeatedly–because it’s scrummy and because it’s not breaking our budget–is J. It’s not fancy but I love love love the pizzas and they have a two for one offer on mains (pizza, pasta, etc) in the evenings that makes it a great value. Last Friday we shared a bottle of wine, two filling pizzas and a tiramisu and it came to £34 before tip–not too bad.

My one suggestion is no matter how much you think you like spicy pizza, think twice before ordering J’s version of the American Hot (I can’t remember the name) Vesuvio. They are generous with the Bird’s Eye Chilies and you may find yourself, like I did, in tears!

J’s doesn’t have a website and a quick google search tells me there is at least one other location in Primrose Hill. The West Hampstead one is at 218 West End Lane. Here are some other reviews.

UPDATE: Whilst wandering around in Primrose Hill yesterday evening, E and I discovered that the J there doesn’t offer the two for one special. Shocking!

You can get a classic size takeaway cappucino, latte, americano or herbal tea.

Ahhh free coffee!

Thanks to Martin’s Money Tips for the tip!

With a £30 donation to the Junior League you’ll receive a London Spree card that gives you 20% off at more than 50 participating shops, restaurants and spas through 28th March. Donations benefit the Junior League’s community programmes across London.

For a list of participating vendors by category, click here or see them on a map here.

Click to purchase or read on for more details!

How does it work?

Simple. Contribute just £30.00 to the Junior League of London, and receive a London Spree card which entitles you to 20% off all purchases with our participating retail partners and service providers from 4-28 March 2010. Not only can you feel good about saving money, but you can also feel good knowing that you are helping to support the Junior League and its charitable work.

Who Benefits?

Cardholders save 20% on a range of fabulous products and services while hundreds of people in the London community will reap the rewards of the Junior League’s volunteer programmes. And let’s not forget that spending can be good for our local economy.

- One card could fund the cost of an after-school tutoring session for some of London’s most at-risk students

-Two cards could fund a Christmas hamper filled with gifts and necessities for a needy London family

-Ten cards could provide a new book for every student in a primary school where a majority of the students speak English as an additional language

How do I get a London Spree Card?

Purchase your London Spree Card online through the Junior League’s eStore.

To get your personalised voucher, go to www.dimt.co.uk, click on the 2 for 1 promotion and enter your details.

This will put you on the mailing list, but they don’t send very many emails—and when they do they are about great offers like this one!

Also in January and February, Dim-T will be offering Take Away Noodle dishes at £4.75 for orders placed Monday to Friday between 12pm & 5pm at all sites except for More London.

The TasteLondon annual membership entitles you to 50% off all year round at more than 1000 restaurants. It is regularly priced at £69.95.

Click here to purchase and use code EAT2009.

At this price, the TasteLondon card is competitive with the new View Dining Card.