Looking for Liverpool's best bargains? From discounted lunch deals to happy hours that include food, here are August's best offers
Even in a city bursting with lunch bargains to brighten your work day and happy hours that could kick start any evening, hunting down the best food deals is still a challenge. We've done the hard work for you, rounding up the top offers and discounts available in the city this August, including Liverpool favourites like Pattersons and Madre.
42 Bold St, Liverpool, L1 4DS
From Sunday to Friday, 12pm-5pm, you can pop down to Akasya for 2 courses at £15.95. With a huge menu, this lunch special is one to sample.
45-47 Paradise Street, Liverpool, L1 3EU
Kids eat free all day, every day at Bread Street Kitchen, Gordon Ramsay's take on modern European dining. As long as the little ones are under-10, then it's free mac and cheese all around. If you're going out as a family, do the seasonal set menu for the adults and enjoy two courses for £22 or three for £27.
43 Paradise Street, Liverpool One, L1 3EU
Available weekdays between 12pm-7pm, you can dig into two delicious courses for £19.45 and three courses for £24.45 at Browns. With plenty to choose from including their steaks, it's the perfect place for a date night.
24 Hardman Street, Liverpool L1 9AX
What's a match made in heaven? Pasta and pizza, of course. At Buyers Club, you can enjoy a pasta or pizza main plus a soft drink for just £15, Monday to Friday between 12pm-4pm.
Dale Street and Allerton sites
Self-proclaimed as the "best and freshest food", Carlisi's value for money isn't bad either. Pop in for a coffee and panino at just £6.50 and choose between all manner of fresh cheeses and deli meats as your filling.
36 Castle Street, Liverpool L2 0NR
If you haven't already checked out their Castle Street site, the team at El Gato Negro are offering you 3 of their famous tapas dishes for £20 between 12pm-5pm each weekday and again between 12pm-4pm on Saturdays. Make it tipsy tapas at an extra £15 on Fridays and £20 on Saturdays for 90 minutes of bottomless drinks. Salud!
33 Bold Street, Liverpool, L1 4DN
Tuck into two freshly cooked courses for just £14.95 at Elif Turkish BBQ, available daily from 11am–5pm, with veggie, vegan, and gluten-free options, plus outdoor seating for sunny summer lunches.
32 Hope Street, L1 9BX
Liverpool's home of jazz is also home to a cracking pre-theatre offer with any two small plates, sliders, pizzettes or desserts on offer for £13, or add a drink for an additional £4. Just head over between 4pm-8pm Tuesday-Friday or 12pm-6pm on Saturdays.
Old Hall St, L3 9LQ
Taste dishes from Gino's new seasonal offerings at an even better price when picking from the restaurant’s Fantastico menu. Available between 12pm to 7pm every day, diners are invited to enjoy two courses from the special menu for just £20. If you're bringing the kids along this summer, then it's on Gino until 5 September.
16-20 Hanover St, Liverpool L1 4AA
Wine night is every Monday at Hanover Street Social. That means a 2 course meal and a bottle of wine per person for just £32.50. Switch the wine out for two pints if you want; whichever you choose, you'll still be saving. If you're heading over to Hanover in less of a boozy mood, their express lunch menu offers two courses for £17.95 or three courses for £22.95.
60 Mount Pleasant, L3 5SD
Beer and a slice for £5, house beer for £3.50, bottled beer for £3.00 and cocktails for £7 means its 4pm-7pm at Detroit style pizza and craft beer specialist Holy Garage! And for the whole of August it's 50% off food all day, everyday. Just book your table before hand and you're good to go.
14 Back Colquitt St, Liverpool L1 4DE
The Ibizan restaurant that brought you build your own sangria also has a host of food and drink deals to make your mid-week feel like a holiday on the White Isle. Buy any two of the same selected cocktails or gins for just £16, Sunday to Friday before midnight. Enjoy 3 tapas dishes for £22 on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Last and the least money, it's 50% off your entire food bill on Thursdays if you book online.
36 South Rd, Waterloo, Liverpool L22 5PQ
Head to Mexican joint La Parrilla where you can bag 2 courses from their early bird menu for just £19.95 all day Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and 12pm til 6pm Thursdays and Sundays.
109 Allerton Rd, L18 2DD
Luca's lunch offering is as generous as anything. Two dishes for £16 means you could grab a dish of pasta or a whole pizza for less than a tenner each. Monday to Thursday, 12pm til 5pm.
62 Castle Street, Liverpool, L2 7LQ
Every single Thursday you get 50% off the a la carte menu at city centre favourite Neighbourhood. That's steak from £8 and small plates from as little as £4.75. Thank goodness it's Thursday.
6 Atlantic Pavilion, Albert Dock, L3 4AE
MADRE's lunch combo is back. Choose your main from a host of taco flavours, a side and a drink, and tuck in for just £15. Make it boozy for a fiver more.
7 William Jessop Way, L3 1QZ
Kick off the weekend with Bubble Time Fridays. Every Friday from 3pm–8pm, enjoy £6 Prosecco, £8 Aperol Spritz, £4.50 Cruzcampo, plus complimentary canapés, music and good vibes on the terrace. Pop by midweek too for Happy Hour from Monday to Thursday, 3pm–7pm, with drinks from just £4.50 and a wine deal that lets you keep the bottle when you buy two large glasses.
Bold Street and Dockside venues
The Middle Eastern and Mediterranean flavours of Maray are the perfect excuse to tuck away the tupperware and head out for a working lunch. Enjoy one mezze and two plates for £19.95 per person, weekdays between 12pm-4pm.
Atlantic Pavillion, Albert Dock, L3 4AF
Enjoy Miller & Carter’s summer-exclusive Steak & Cocktail offer — every Monday to Wednesday until September, pair a juicy steak with any cocktail from just £22.50.
28 Gradwell Street, Liverpool L1 4JH
This Liverpool deep fried favourite offers half price chicken buckets every Tuesday. Add bottomless pints for £20 and make your midweek better.
79 Seel Street, L1 4BB
Know a happy hour that includes hotdogs? Now you do. Between opening and 8pm, Sunday to Friday, you can enjoy two for £7 on Alabama Slim, Jagermeister and Smirnoff Ice. Selected cocktails are just £7.50 and classic dogs £3.
The Watson Prickard Bldg 16 North John Street, L2 4SH
Weekdays are jampacked at the Slug & Lettuce. From Monday to Friday until 4pm, tuck into a sandwich, burger, or light bite with a soft drink for just £8. After 4pm, enjoy one course and a drink for £13 or go for two courses for £17. And once you’ve had your fill, stick around for their Monday to Thursday drinks deals: pints for £4.95, wine by the glass for £5.25, and bottles of Corona for just £3.95.
619-625 Smithdown Rd, L15 5AG
Already an affordable fave for families looking for a mini Mexican fiesta, this August kids eat free at Tavern Co between 3-5pm on weekdays.
38 Parr Street, Liverpool L1 4JN
Voyagers knows that nothing says summer like seasonal small plates and boozy outdoor dining. Head over to The Terrace, Voyagers' new outdoor dining space, for three small plates at £19.95 per person, Monday to Thursday and Saturday between 12pm-7pm, and then again 12pm-5pm on Sunday. Fancy a spritzer to pair? There's a deal for that too — between 5pm-7pm Monday to Friday and 3pm-5pm Saturday and Sunday it's 2-for-1 across Voyagers' brand new Spritzer Menu.
49a Victoria St, Liverpool L1 6BL
With a roof terrace to match the vibes of light dining and a liquid pick-me-up, enjoy two small plates and a spritz for £20 at pan-asian bar and restaurant Zenn.
44 Castle St, Liverpool L2 7LA
This recently opened Greek taverna on Castle Street is now offering three small plates for just £20. Available Monday to Thursday and Sundays from 12pm to 4pm.
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