Here’s a new coupon code for Restaurant.com: use code CHOW through 1/12/2010 and save 50% off your purchase, plus get a free $10 gift certificate! Here are some of the Colorado Springs restaurants that have Restaurant.com coupons available:
Fusion World Cuisine
Hatch Cover
Little Nepal
Bhan Thai
Walter’s Bistro
Pizzeria Rustica
Dale Street Cafe
Bistro de Pinto
Joseph’s Fine Dining
Nosh 121
Fine Asian Cuisine
Restaurant.com gift certificates are a great way to try locally-owned restaurants at a discount. Briefly, here’s how it works:
You purchase a $25 gift certificate from Restaurant.com. These require minimum purchase, which varies by the restaurant, but is usually $35-50 (and has some restrictions, like no alcohol and no holidays). Your $25 Restaurant.com gift certificate is deducted from your total, so if your total before the gift certificate is $40, you’d save $25 and your out-of-pocket cost would be $15 (plus the few dollars you paid to Restaurant.com.
There are different coupon codes available throughout the month, and as the month draws to a close, the coupon codes get better and better because the selection of restaurants is fewer. I’ll keep you posted as to the latest discount codes!
I just want to make everyone aware that this isn’t as great as its cracked u to be. I have had 2 bad experiences.
1) the first place I tried was a place on Colorado AVe in Denver…they said they had canceled their account with Restaurant.com a month earlier and would not honor the certificate. After some prodding they offered me 20% off the bill if I stayed, but I didn’t.
2) The restaurants that specify adding the 18-20% gratuity before the meal are really barely a deal. For instance, Bhan Thai, where I sent, added on this 18% gratuity when you have to order your food at the counter, and all they really do is walk it out to you – you serve your own drinks and such.
It added on a substantial fee when we had to place a big order.
So I would say just do the math thoroughly first, and stay away from any of the ones that add a gratuity.
Thanks for the info, Holly! I *think* you can also get whatever you paid for the certificate refunded from Restaurant.com, too, if it’s worth the hassle.