Here is where you can get half price meals across Banburyshire

Do you love eating out?

During most of the month of August you can get a 50 per cent discount when you eat in at restaurants that are registered with the Eat Out to Help Out scheme running from Monday August 3 to August 31.

Each diner can get a 50 per cent discount on food or non-alcoholic drinks to eat or drink in (up to a maximum of £10 discount per diner) every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next month from August 3.

You do not need a voucher to use this scheme and you can use it at the same time as other offers and discounts. There is no minimum spend.

For example, a meal that costs £20 will be reduced to £10, and a meal for a family of four that comes to £80 will instead cost £40.

You cannot claim discount on alcoholic drinks or service charges.

The discount will be automatically available to you at participating establishments. Establishments will then claim a reimbursement from the government for the discount they’ve given you.

Participating businesses include a variety of restaurants, cafés, bars or pubs. All diners in a group of any size can use the discount.

Officials with Banbury BID designed a digital trail leading people to the participating restaurants, pubs and cafes in and around the town centre through using the LoyalFree app. Once people download the app they can enter a competition for prizes from town centre businesses.

Jo Samways, with Banbury BID, said: "Our trail is promoting our businesses in the Banbury town centre. What we're trying to do is increase footfall in the town, and let people know it is safe.

"The government scheme is really good. Hopefully it will entice customers back out. We hope our businesses find the government reimbursements swift."

The discount aims to help boost the hospitality industry as lockdown restrictions are relaxed.

According to the Gov.UK website the following restaurants, cafes, pubs and bars are registered for the scheme in the Banbury area:

To look at the list on the Government website go to: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/get-a-discount-with-the-eat-out-to-help-out-schemeSome of the restaurants, pubs or cafes taking part in the Banbury area include:

- The Old Auctioneer (Parson's Street)

- Lenny's Cafe Bar and Restaurant (Parson's Street)

- Ye Olde Reine Deer Inn (Parson's Street)

- Jaypur Restaurant (Parson's Street)

- Thai Orchid Restaurant (North Bar)

- Reg's Cafe (Church Lane) and (Unit 3, Thorpe Way)

- The Three Pigeons Inn (Southam Road)

- Mercure Whately Hall Hotel (Horse Fair)

- Banbury Bowl (Cherwell Centre, George Street)

- Muffin Break (Castle Quay)

- Tom's Diner (Banbury Museum, Spiceball Park Road)

- Connect Catering (Southam Road)

- The Bell (Middleton Road)

- The Pepperpot (Burchester Place)

- McDonald's (Beaumont Road and Unit 18 Gateway Retail Park)

- The Chatsworth (Chatsworth Drive)

- The Ally Cafe (Ocean House, Noral Way)

- Hillier Garden Centre (Compton Road)

Surrounding area towns and villages:

Brackley:

- Ann's Fish Bar (Market Place, Brackley)

- Chilli and Pepper (Banbury Road, Brackley)

- Crewe Arms (Hinton-in-the-Hedges, Brackley)

- The Green Room (Bridge Street, Brackley)

- Brackley bar and grill (Market Place, Brackley)

- The Old Fire Station Cafe (37 High Street, Brackley)

Shipston:

- El Cafe at Sheldon's Wine Cellars (New Street)

- The White Bear (High Street)

- Mrs Brown's Tea Room (High Street)

- The George Townhouse (High Street)

- The Bower House (Market Place)

Chipping Norton:

- Whistlers restaurant (Middle Row, Chipping Norton)

- The Tea Set (High Street)

- Cafe le Raj (Horsefair )

- Bitter and Twisted (Middle Row)

- The Fox Hotel (Market Place)

- The Red Lion (Albion Street)

- The Kings Arms ( West Street)

Banbury area villages:

- Oaks Coffes Shop Cotefield Nurserie (Oxford Road, Bodicote)

- New Inn (Main Road, Middleton Cheney)

- The Butlers Pantry (High Street, Middleton Cheney)

- The Griffin Inn (Culworth Road, Chipping Warden)

- The Rose and Crown (Main Street, Charlton)

- The George and Dragon (Thorpe Road, Chacombe)

- The Pickled Ploughman (Aynho Road, Adderbury)

- The Pig Place (Aynho Road, Adderbury)

- Butchers Arms (Whittall Street, King's Sutton)

- The Saye and Sele Arms (Main Rd, Broughton)

- The Brasenose Arms (Station Road, Cropredy)

- The Horse & Groom Inn (Milcombe)

- The Bell (Shenington)

- The Red Lion (High Street, Bloxham)

- The Duck on the Pond (Main St, South Newington when they reopen on August 6)

- Deddington Arms (Horse Fair, Deddington)

- The Red Lion Inn (Market Place, Deddington)

- The Unicorn Inn (Market Place, Deddington)

- The Kitchen at Farnborough

- The Antelope Inn (The Green, Lighthorne)

- The Yew Tree (Avon Dassett)

- The Castle at EdgeHill (Ratley)

- Gilks' Garage Café (Banbury Road, Kineton)

- The Malt Shovel (Church Road, Gaydon)

- The British Motor Museum (Banbury Road, Lighthorne Heath)

- Rose & Crown (Featherbow Lane, Ratley)

- The Merrie Lion (Brook Street, Fenny Compton)

- National Herb Centre (Deddington Hill Farm, Warmington)

- The Dun Cow (West End, Hornton)

- Wroxton House Hotel (Silver Street, Wroxton)

- Malthouse Kitchen at Hook Norton Brewery (Brewery Lane, Hook Norton)

- The Pear Tree Inn (Scotland End, Hook Norton)

- The Sun Inn (High Street, Hook Norton)

- Red Lion (Ilmington)

- The Howard Arms (Ilmington)

- The George and Dragon (Church Lane, Shutford)

- The Holt Hotel (Hopcrofts Holt, Steeple Aston)

- Red Lion (South Side, Steeple Aston)

- The Cinnamon Stick (North Street, Middle Barton)

- Horse and Groom (Lower Heyford Road, Caulcott)

- The Fox Inn (Souldern)

- Soho Farmhouse (Great Tew)

If your Banbury area business is taking part in this scheme but not listed and would like to be added to this list email: [email protected]