[tkrunche]

Enter the code SURPRISE at the checkout to get your discount.

Restaurant.com - Deals on neighborhood restaurants. $25 Restaurant Certificates for only $10!

[clfcats]

what's the deal with this website? i've looked before and never really found any good deals on GCs for restaurants we go to. Is that code good for any restaurant????

[dmarie360]

Is that code good for any restaurant????

It's good for the restaurants listed in your area. I just bought $100 worth of certificates for Beef O'Brady's. We eat there all the time, and I only paid $8. I printed the certificates, and they're good for a year. Just be sure you read the fine print before purchasing. We have to spend at least $35 for our meal to use this certificate, but that will be no problem for us.

Also, after reading another thread, please be VERY careful when checking out on restaurant.com. After choosing your certificate it will ask you if you want $10 back on the purchase you just made. They want your email and fill out a very short survey, BUT it will sign you up in some promotional thing and automatically charge you 14.95 each month. So DON'T be tempted to get $10 back!

[bodacious]

Originally Posted by dmarie360

It's good for the restaurants listed in your area. I just bought $100 worth of certificates for Beef O'Brady's. We eat there all the time, and I only paid $8. I printed the certificates, and they're good for a year. Just be sure you read the fine print before purchasing. We have to spend at least $35 for our meal to use this certificate, but that will be no problem for us.

Also, after reading another thread, please be VERY careful when checking out on restaurant.com. After choosing your certificate it will ask you if you want $10 back on the purchase you just made. They want your email and fill out a very short survey, BUT it will sign you up in some promotional thing and automatically charge you 14.95 each month. So DON'T be tempted to get $10 back!

To get the $10 back without getting those sneaky 14.95 charges . . .could you make a purchase with a green dot visa? (kind you get at Rite Aid)

[bette]

Yeah! We can go out to eat for the Holidays! Awesome! They have added a bunch of new places too!

[windyincali]

I just bought two for $4!
Thank you!

[ctsunshine]

AWESOME! Got 2 certificates (a $10 off and a $25 off) for $2.60! One will be a gift for DH at Christmas, he will be thrilled! I've never done restaurant.com before, this is great.

CTSunshine

[kjtoiu]

Do you have to pick a specific restaurant or is the certificate good at any of their participating restaurants? I guess I can go play on their website too....

[pemerson]

Originally Posted by kjtoiu

Do you have to pick a specific restaurant or is the certificate good at any of their participating restaurants? I guess I can go play on their website too....

You have to pick a specific resturant. Make sure you read the fine print before ordering. Some places you have to spend "X" amount of dollars in order to use the certificate.

[bette]

I got my parents several! Woohoo!!

[clfcats]

thanks! I ended up getting a $25 gift certificate for $2 to an awesome local Greek place :o) I saw the $14.95 fee but I didn't click on the survery ;o)

[rbebhb]

I have always thought Restaurant.com was a good deal for $10. However, you can't beat getting the certificates for only $2!! Thanks for the tip.

I wish that more restaurants would participate in this...

[calico32]

They didn't have any listings for north La., that sucks!

[tammiw516]

I got burned and will never do this one again. This is a certificate for money off and NOT a gift card. So you are paying for a coupon. Mine was to Mrs Fields and can be used online only and must have at least a $75 purchase ($75 worth of cookies???). Also does not include shipping. So my $25 discount would still make the cookies $50 plus shipping.

[bette]

I am sorry you got burned, but many of us really love this site. I have used them for 4 years now, dozens of times. I have even purchased a certificate to a place that went out of business and they were so nice about letting me get a different one. This truly is the only way we go out to eat. You are right, it is like a coupon, but we order $35 worth of food and get to use a $25 coupon. So only $10 to feed a family of five is awesome!

[tammiw516]

This would be good if there were restaurants in your area. There is not any around me so I chose the Mrs Fields to use online. Should have read the fine print on that! My bad, LOL. Sounds like a good deal for you though and I'm glad to see you saving money. I would too!!

I have 4 of the Mrs Fields certificates if anyone wants 1 or all just pm and they are yours!!!

[canfieldcouponer]

You are right about reading the fine print, but each certificate has a phone number to call for specifics. Several new restaurants were added since I looked last time in my area so I decided to call a newly added BBQ joint to see if we could do a take out...big Ohio State Football game this weekend. The certificate said eat in but when I called he said no problem about take out. So I will feed all the rabid Ohio State fans BBQ for $10 (plus the initial $2). I couldn't make that amount of food that cheap.

I do find though that the "better" restaurants limit the number of certificates they offer and so they are never around when the discount comes up.

One tip, if you know you are going somewhere for a trip, get the zip code and see which restaurants are offering. The certificates are good for a year and so using them on vacation is one thing I am going to try to do, especially if I know the area and the restaurants. Happy eating!!

[kristieboyd]

do you have to print them when you order? thinking of ordering before the deal expires, but i have to wait to print...

[CouponCrazyWoman]

Originally Posted by kristieboyd

do you have to print them when you order? thinking of ordering before the deal expires, but i have to wait to print...

No, you get an email after you purchase that gives you the link to print. There is no rush, just don't loose the email! I just printed mine on nice stationary to spruce them up for gift giving!

[RoseMcBish]

Originally Posted by tammiw516

I got burned and will never do this one again. This is a certificate for money off and NOT a gift card. So you are paying for a coupon. Mine was to Mrs Fields and can be used online only and must have at least a $75 purchase ($75 worth of cookies???). Also does not include shipping. So my $25 discount would still make the cookies $50 plus shipping.

I would suggest marking this site as a "do not use"!!!!

I am sorry that you had problems. You do have to watch the restrictions and other information for the participating restaurant.

This is a great way to save if you have participating restaurants in your area. Yes you are buying a cpn towards your purchase, but that can be as little as $2 for a $25 cpn off an order of like say $35. So if you are going to be going out to dinner and spending $35, with the cpn you can actually spend as little as $12. To me that makes sense to save so much even though it is just a cpn. This allows us to go out to eat a lot more that we could afford to otherwise.

Just make sure you watch the restrictions and other information for the participating restaurant.

[RoseMcBish]

Don’t forget to get the Resturant.com gift certificates if your fav. restaurant is sold out. My favorite restaurant is never available during these deals, so I go ahead and get the GC for when they are available again. The GC’s are available with the discount as well, so this allows me to get the ones that I want later for the discounted price.

[RoseMcBish]

Originally Posted by kristieboyd

do you have to print them when you order? thinking of ordering before the deal expires, but i have to wait to print...

You will have an account set up when you purchase them. You can then go back at anytime before they expire (up to a year after purchase) and print them when you are ready to use them. I only print them right before we go out to eat, and then I mark the site that I have used them, so that I don't forget and try to reuse it.

[tlf001]

I just did this and it worked! We're going out of town for turkey day weekend and I called my bro in law and asked which restaurants were good. $100 for $8, not bad!

[Samantha85VA]

I have none around here.... I guess thats what I get for living in a rural area!

[arose]

Originally Posted by Samantha85VA

I have none around here.... I guess thats what I get for living in a rural area!

same here, LOL.
only 7 locations in the entire Eastern Oklahoma Area. None within 50 miles of me
What an awesome deal, though! I wish I could take advantage of it!

thanks for posting!