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M&S Dine in for two for €12.50, November 24-29

M&S’s wonderful dine in for two for €12.50 – wine, main, side, and dessert for two – runs until next Tuesday. Full menu on the M&S website. Related posts:M&S Dine in for Two for €12.50, December 8-13 M&S Dine in …

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Special offers at supermarkets, November 14

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M&S Dine in for Two for €12.50

On this rainy, rainy day: grab a bottle of wine with dinner, side dish, and dessert for two people. €12.50. Beef goulash with a side of carrot and swede crush, followed by warm apple pie, will do nicely. Eat and be warm. Full menu on the M&S webs…

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Special offers at supermarkets, November 7

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M&S: Roast dinner for two for €7

Another great deal from M&S: a roast dinner for two, with potatoes and two types of vegetables, for just €7. We’ve written about it on the site before, and it’s highly recommended. The deal includes a choice of honey roast ham, smoky …

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€10 steak dinner in The Larder

Parliament Street is full of great restaurants. There is, of course, Zaytoon, the only place you’d consider eating a kebab while sober. Then there’s Corfu: let’s call this one a work in progress. Cafe Topolis is a lovely Italian resta…

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M&S Dine in for Two for €12.50, October 27 – November 1

Here comes the Bank Holiday weekend, and here comes the extraordinary M&S Dine in for Two for €12.50 offer: mains, a side dish, dessert and a bottle of wine or two cartons of fruit juice for €12.50. For the weekend that’s in it, there&#82…

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Special offers at supermarkets, October 27

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Dine in Dublin restaurant week, October 24-30

Next week is is Dine In Dublin, where almost 50 restaurants around the city will offer a starter, main and dessert, from a set menu, for either €20, €25, or €30. There’s some fantastic restaurants taking part, including Fallon and Byrne, Th…

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Product reviews: Aldi opens in Sandyford

At last! Tomorrow, Aldi are opening up in Sandyford, south county Dublin. If, like me, you refused to drive past several branches of Lidl to get to Aldi in Nutgrove, this will be very good news indeed. Aldi don’t stock the very amazing Fruchtsaft…

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Special offers in supermarkets, October 18

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M&S Dine in for Two for €12.50 runs until Tuesday

Oops… forgot to mention: M&S’s Dine in for Two for €12.50 deal – main, side, dessert and wine or juice – is running until Tuesday October 18. There’s usually very little left by the Tuesday. Full menu on the M&S …

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M&S Dine in for Two for €12.50, September 29-October 4

Coq au vin, prawn risotto, beef and ale pie, and crusted seabass are among the options in this week’s wonderful Marks and Spencer Dine In for Two for €12.50 offer. The full menu is on the M&S website. Related posts:M&S Dine in for Two …

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Special offers in supermarkets, September 29

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The Exchequer’s incredible Sunday roast deal

I’m always bleating on about how the M&S Dine In for Two for €12.50 offer is the best food deal in Ireland. I’d never found a restaurant that could match it. Until now – and from a rather unexpected quarter. Cheapeats was recent…

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Fri Sep 16th: Charity donation offer with Feedme.ie

The online takeaway service FeedMe.ie has quite a generous offer going on this evening – they will donate 20% of their profit on your order to charity.  You can choose one of their listed charities (including the very excellent Barnardos!) at th…

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Special offers in supermarkets, September 16

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M&S Dine in for Two for €12.50, Sept 15-20

Some interesting mains on the M&S Dine in for Two for €12.50 deal this week, including Thai green curry, smoked pork joint, and chicken and ham en croute. The lemon drizzle traybake is one of the desserts; it’s a stunningly gorgeous creatio…

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Special Offer on our Favourite Cheapo Wine

We posted a while back about a wine from Lidl that tastes good and only costs €5.50.  Actually that’s pretty much all our original post said so not much need to click on the link. That cheap and tasty 2006 Tarragona Reserva is now on special o…

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Better than half price champagne in Tesco

Here’s one of the better offers we’ve come across lately. As part of its Wine Festival, Tesco is selling Tattinger Champagne for just €25 – it’s normally €59.99. Plenty of other good wine deals, especially on bottles of bubb…

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Special offers in supermarkets, September 6

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Early bird article in The Irish Times

Nice little mention for Cheapeats in an article on early birds in today’s Irish Times: Do early birds always represent the best value for money? Not necessarily, says Peter McGuire of Cheapeats.ie, the entertainingly frugal food blog. “I’ve s…

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M&S Dine in for two, August 25-30

M&S is spilling out of my freezer since I decided it was stupid not to pick up three dine-in for two deals every fortnight. I figure I’d get through around three bottles of wine every two weeks, so for an extra euro or so I’m getting a …

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Special offers in supermarkets, August 17

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M&S Dine in for two, August 11-16

What’s not to like? Two main courses, two sides, two desserts, and a bottle of wine for €12.50. Offer runs till Tuesday. Full menu on the M&S website. Related posts:M&S Dine in for two, August 25-30 M&S Dine in for Two for €12.5…

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