Westfield London Shopping Centre has launched a ‘Kids Eat for FREE’ offer as part of its Summer 2011 campaign. I think this is brilliant news – often the most expensive part of the day when we go to Westfield is lunch. Although the voucher doesn’t include our usual stop – Pho – several other great restaurants are taking part, including Benugo, Caffe Concerto, Ciao Baby Cucina, Comptoir Libanis, CrepeAffaire, Fire & Stone, Isola Bella, Jom Makan, Le Pain Quotidien, Mandaloun, Shawa, The Meat & Wine Company and The Real Greek.

The Kids Eat Free vouchers can only be redeemed in Westfield London at the restaurants specified from 23rd July – 4th September 2011. Westfield’s Summer campaign also includes kids’ events, shows and other entertainment activities, most of which are free.

Download your Kids Eat Free voucher here: http://uk.westfield.com/london/.

UPDATE 8.8.11 – We used our voucher on Saturday and it was as easy as pie. At CrepeAffair DSD’s crepe was free – no rules or restrictions from what I could tell.

Quick – run to Pizza Express because you only have FOUR DAYS to get this offer!

Oh wait, there will probably be another offer as soon as this one is over…

Just kidding really, I love that you can always count on Pizza Express for a thrifty family meal out or a cheap date night. That said, Pizza Express, if you’re listening, what we’d really fancy is a free piccolo meal with the purchase of a full-price pizza (or something along those lines). That would be REALLY family-friendly, wouldn’t it?

The latest offer is £10 and includes the following. You’ll need a voucher and you can get one here.

Starters: Garlic Bread or Dough Balls

Main Courses: Margherita, American, American Hot La Reine, Fiorentina, Veneziana, Padana, Melanzane, Lasagna, Pollo salad

Drinks: Pinot Grigio (175ml) or Montepulciano (175ml), Small Peroni (330ml), Soft drink

Pizza Hut are giving out vouchers for 2-for-1 on main meals. The voucher is for dine-in only and is good until 19 September. Click the link, enter your details and you’ll be emailed a voucher.

Here are the T&Cs

1. Valid all day, every day in participating dine-in stores in the UK, sorry – not available in the Republic of Ireland, from 31/08/2010 until 19/09/2010 inclusive. 2. Voucher entitles you/your table to one free full price pizza, pasta or main meal salad for each one you purchase (lowest priced items are free), excluding drinks, buffet, 2 course set menus, takeaway deals, online orders, Happy Hour, Lunch Menu, Week Night Treat, Kids birthday parties, and all other vouchers, promotions and discounts. 3. All items are subject to availability. 4. This voucher cannot be redeemed for cash. 5. We will process any personal data in accordance with our Privacy Policy which can be viewed at www.pizzahut.co.uk . 6. Photocopied vouchers cannot be accepted. 7. Voucher must be mentioned at time of ordering, presented on payment and retained by store. 8. This voucher can only be used once. 9. Only one voucher can be used per table. 10. Maximum table size of 10 people per voucher. 11. Pizza Hut reserves the right to withdraw or amend this offer at any time and without prior notice.

You can also still get one free two course kids meal or kids buffet per adult main meal purchased for kids up to 12 years until 9 January 2011. Probably can’t use both offers at once!

Moto have sent two printable vouchers for use at any of their 42 locations across the country. Click here to search for a location.

Both vouchers are good until 9 September. Click for the full size vouchers to print.

This one is for buy one get one free breakfast.

And this one will get you a family meal for a tenner.

Cheyenne Spur Steak and Grill in the O2 in Greenwich have built a beach outside the restaurant for school summer holidays! “Spur on the Beach”  is complete with a beach-load of sand, palm trees and hula girls. There are deckchairs to lounge in and beachballs, buckets and spades to keep the kids happy.

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.

I’m truly not sure if this will work because I cut and pasted the image from my email, but feel free to try getting 40% off your meal at YO! Sushi Farringdon if you’re in the neighborhood!

Just don’t go too crazy – last time E and I did an offer like this we still spent way too much because we got so grabby at the conveyor belt, sure the total bill would ring in so low!

Voucher is good until 6th June.

Pizza Express are offering a bank holiday special with four takeaway pizzas for £25 with this voucher. Good from today until 31 May.

The offer includes all ‘classic’ pizza, which means my top choice, American Hot, plus the Margherita, Four Seasons and loads of other favourites are in the mix. Check the menu here for the full list.

This week is British Sandwich Week and I feel like celebrating!

Did you know British consumers ate over 11.5 billion sandwiches last year?

Sandwiches are my favourite lunch and as a simple, portable food they can save you money when you’re eating away from home!

Here is a list of Britain’s Favourite Sandwiches (and how they ranked last year). Way to go, egg and cress!

1. Chicken Salad (1)
2. Prawn Mayonnaise (7)
3. Egg+Cress (9)
4. Bacon+Lettuce+Tomato (3)
5. Mixed Selection (5)
6. Chicken+Bacon (2)
7. Cheese+Onion (11)
8. Tuna+Sweetcorn (10)
9. Ploughman’s (4)
10. Chicken+Sweetcorn (10)
11. Salmon+Cucumber (-)
12. Ham+Mustard (-)
13. Breakfast (12)
14. Ham+Cheddar Cheese (20)
15. Southern Fried Chicken (16)
16. Chicken Caesar (14)
17. Chicken+Stuffing (8)
18. Egg+Bacon (15)
19. Tuna+Cucumber (13)
20. Egg Mayonnaise (-)

In honour of sandwiches, I’ll be sharing great recipes and sandwich-related tips with you all week. If you want to get even more into the spirit of things, click here to see what’s on for British Sandwich Week.

To celebrate the launch of the Mexican Sizzler pizza – the winner of last year’s competition to create the official 2010 Britain’s Got Talent pizza – Domino’s are offering 20% off orders over £20 with code NSJCLPGT until 23rd May.

So just what is the Mexican Sizzler? I’m glad you asked. It has NEW Mexican style chicken, green peppers, NEW red peppers, jalepenos and NEW tortilla pieces. (I think the “NEW” means these are never before used toppings!)

Give it a try, or go with one of my favourites: American hot or pepperoni and pineapple. Yum!

Going out to dinner is one of my favourite things. But it can take a seriously massive cut of your budget! So here are a few ideas for saving money on your next date night.

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.