Valentine’s Day can be an expensive time, but who said being a little frugal had to mean romance was dead?
For those of us looking to mark the day of love without spending a fortune on overpriced restaurant meals, your local supermarket may hold an affordable alternative.
Whether you’re steak connoisseurs or vigilant veggies (or one of each), there’s a delicious meal for you and your special someone to enjoy.
Keep reading to find out which supermarkets are offering a Valentine’s menu deal this year, what’s on offer in each, and how much it’ll cost you.
Valentine’s meal deals for 2024 at a glance
Different supermarkets have different offers for February 14th, but you usually pay a set price for a two- or three-course meal. The best menus give you quite a range of options too, which can sometimes be even more enticing than the competitive prices.
Check out the summary of this year's supermarket meal deals below:
Asda: £15 for two
What's included? A starter, main, two sides, dessert, plus a bottle of wine or box of chocolates
Sainsbury's: £15 for two
What's included? A starter, main meal, side, dessert and a drink
Morrisons: £17 for two
What's included? A starter, main, two sides, dessert and prosecco, wine or a soft drink
Tesco: £18 for two
What's included? A main, side and dessert, plus a bottle of alcohol or a soft drink
Waitrose: £20 for two
What's included? A starter, main, side and dessert, plus a drink or box of chocolates
M&S: £25 for two
What's included? A starter, main, side, dessert and prosecco, wine or two soft drinks
Supermarket | Price (for two) | What's included |
|---|---|---|
£12 | A starter, main, two sides, dessert, and a bottle of wine or chocolates | |
£15 | A starter, main meal, side, dessert and a drink | |
£17 | A starter, main, two sides, dessert and prosecco, wine or a soft drink | |
£18 | A main, side and dessert, plus a bottle of alcohol or a soft drink | |
£20 | A starter, main, side and dessert, plus a drink or box of chocolates | |
£25 | A starter, main, side, dessert and prosecco, wine or two soft drinks |
Why bother with a Valentine’s dine-in deal?
Valentine’s Day is all about showing your partner how much you love them. It’s not necessarily about who can spend the most money on the flashiest gifts or fine dining experiences.
Cooking your loved one a special dinner at home will not only save you money, but it’s a meaningful and heartfelt gesture they’re bound to appreciate (as long as you don’t burn anything!).
Supermarket dine-in meal deals make Valentine’s cooking easier and more convenient than ever. You can forget about driving to an over-priced restaurant, with many of these deals including a starter, main, side, dessert and drink, all for a more affordable price.
You don’t have to be a confident cook either, as these meal deals contain everything you need for a delicious, romantic meal without any actual food prep.
The best Valentine's meal deals (2024)
Whether you’re loyal to one particular supermarket or willing to shop around to find the best deal, it’s always worth comparing what’s available before you buy.
But don’t worry, we’ve done the research for you. We’ve laid out this year’s supermarket deals from cheapest to most expensive, but that’s not to say the cheapest is always the best.
For example, we’d also recommend you keep an eye out for supermarkets offering a wider selection of menu items than others. This is especially important if either of you has any specific dietary requirements or is a particularly fussy eater.
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Asda: £12 for two
With Asda’s Valentine’s meal deal, you can enjoy one starter, one main, two sides, a dessert and a drink, all for £12.
What’s on the menu?
One starter from the following:
- Coquille St Jacques
- Mushroom arancini hearts with truffle dip delights (VE)
- Tempura prawns with sweet chilli dip
- Scotch egg
- Brie wedges (V)
- Brie hearts (VE)
- Goats cheese tartlet
One main from the following:
- Sirloin steaks with wild garlic butter
- Pork loin with Norfolk cider sauce
- Mushroom stroganoff pies (VE)
- Rump steak with peppercorn sauce
- Chicken, chorizo and king prawn paella
- Shepherd’s pie
- Cottage pie
- Fish pie
- Mac and cheese
- Lasagne
- Steak and ale pie
- Chicken forestiere
- Chicken Kyiv with wild garlic butter
Two sides from the following:
- Chantaney carrots with maple and orange
- Triple-cooked chips (VE)
- Parmesan fries
- Creamy mushrooms
- Dauphinoise potatoes (V)
- Roast potatoes
- Marabel creamy mash (V)
- Creamy cauliflower cheese (V)
- Green vegetable medley (V)
One dessert from the following:
- Valentine’s profiteroles
- Melt-in-the-middle chocolate pudding
- Lemon cheesecake
- Vegan brownie with strawberries (VE)
- Chocolate and sea-salted caramel cheesecake slices (V)
- Sticky toffee pudding
- Tiramisu
One drink from the following:
- Marques Del Norte cava brut
- Kylie Minogue alcohol-free sparkling rosé (VE)
- Kakapo Wine of New Zealand
- La Moneda Premium Collection malbec
- Provence rosé
- Bottlegreen sparkling elderflower pressé (VE)
What makes it great?
While Asda's Valentine's deal is a fantastic budget-friendly option, it's also getting praised online for the fantastic quality of the food.
When and where can you get it?
This deal is currently only available in store, between the 8th and the 20th of February 2024.
Sainsbury's: £15 for two
The Sainsbury’s Valentine’s meal deal includes a starter, main meal, side dish, dessert and a drink. You'll see this offering contains a generous number of dishes in each category to choose from.
What’s on the menu?
One starter from the following:
- Scallop gratin
- Leek and cheddar tarts (V)
- Salmon and beetroot mousse pots
- Charcuterie selection
- Fragrant vegetable bao buns (VE)
- Breaded camembert with cranberry (V)
One main from the following:
- Slow-cooked duck legs with cherry and teriyaki glaze
- Rump steak with peppercorn butter
- Sirloin steak with peppercorn butter
- Scottish salmon en croûte
- Gammon shanks with a blossom honey and mustard glaze
- Chicken parmigiana with tomato sauce
- No-beef Wellington (VE)
- Pork cutlets with nduja butter
- Italian chicken breasts with prosciutto and asparagus
One side from the following:
- Dauphinoise potatoes (V)
- Triple cooked chips (VE)
- Cauliflower cheese (V)
- Mashed potato (V)
- Rainbow chard green veg medley (VE)
One dessert from the following:
- White chocolate mousse rose with strawberry crème pat (V)
- Raspberry and choc torte (VE)
- Chocolate melting puddings (V)
- Lemon tarts (V)
- Rhubarb and custard cheesecake slices (V)
- Six Valentine’s macarons (V)
- Cheeseboard selection (V)
One drink from the following:
- Taste the Difference prosecco
- Winemaker's Collection pinot grigio
- Winemaker's Collection rosé
- Winemaker's Collection merlot
- Stella Artois Unfiltered bottles 4 x 330ml
- Lucky Saint Unfiltered lager 4 x 330ml (non-alcoholic)
- Shloer non-alcoholic pink fizz
- Bottlegreen elderflower and apple sparkling pressé 2 x 750ml
- Appletiser 6 x 250ml
What makes it great?
This year’s Sainsbury’s dine-in deal is joint cheapest with Asda and boasts a wide variety of choice. With seven starters, nine mains and seven desserts to choose from, there’s bound to be something for everyone, and all for just £15.
When and where can you get it?
The Sainsbury’s Valentine’s menu is available both online and in store from the 8th of February, until the 14th of February 2024.
Morrisons: £17 for two
This year’s Morrisons Valentine’s meal deal 2024 offers a really broad selection of menu choices.
You can get a starter, main, two sides, dessert and Prosecco, wine or a soft drink, all for a total of £17. You’ll need to have the My Morrisons app or loyalty card to take advantage of this offer.
What’s on the menu?
One starter from the following:
- Valentine’s soft set scotch eggs
- Smoked salmon verrines
- Tempura prawns with a sweet chilli dip
- French camembert with cherrybell pepper sharing bread (V)
- Chicken parfait with a pink peppercorn and champagne glaze
- Mediterranean-inspired mezze (VE)
One main from the following:
- Lightly smoked Scottish salmon with pink peppercorn butter
- Beef en croûte
- Outdoor-bred pork fillet wrapped in prosciutto
- Slow-cooked lamb shanks with chianti red wine & rosemary
- Chicken parmigiana
- 30-day matured rump steaks with pink peppercorn butter
- Macaroni cheese (V)
Two sides from the following:
- Triple cooked chunky chips (VE)
- Parmesan and truffle mashed potato
- Green vegetable medley (VE)
- Dauphinoise potatoes (V)
- Roasted chantenay carrots with acacia honey butter (V)
- Valentine's cauliflower cheese (V)
- Garlic ciabatta sticks
One dessert from the following:
- Raspberry profiteroles
- Raspberry panna cotta
- Black forest cheesecake pots
- Gü zillionaire cheesecake (VE)
- Gü lemon cheesecake (VE)
- Gü hot chocolate molten middles
One drink from the following:
- Prosecco
- Prosecco rosé
- South African sauvignon blanc
- Trentino pinot grigio
- Marques De Los Rios rioja crianza
- Pinot grigio rosé
- Peroni Nastro Azzurro 4 x 330ml
- Peroni Nastro Azzurro gluten-free 4 x 330ml
- Peroni Nastro Azzurro alcohol-free 4 x 330ml
- Kylie Minogue alcohol-free sparkling rosé 75cl
- Sparkling Sicilian lemonade
- Sparkling raspberry lemonade
- Elderflower pressé
- Sparkling apple & elderflower pressé
- Pomegranate & pear pressé
- Ginger beer
What makes it great?
If you like a tipple, the Morrisons dine-in deal might just be the deal for you. With an impressive 16 different drinks options, there are plenty of alcoholic and non-alcoholic options to choose from. What’s more, the majority of the food products available in this deal are from the Morrisons The Best range.
When and where can you get it?
Available online for delivery between the 9th and 14th February 2024 and in store from the 8th to 14th February 2024.
Tesco: £18 for two
If you’re a Clubcard holder, you can enjoy a romantic meal for two for £18 this Valentine’s Day when you shop at large Tesco stores or online. For this price, you’ll get to choose a starter, main, side and dessert to share, as well as a bottle of alcohol or a soft drink.
What’s on the menu?
One starter from the following:
- Coquilles St Jaques
- Vintage cheddar and leek tarts
- Mediterranean antipasti platter (V)
- Porcini mushroom arancini with black garlic dip (VE)
- Salmon and prawn cocktail
- Camembert swirls
- Pork liver pâté with pear glaze
One main from the following:
- Ranch steak with Béarnaise butter
- Creamy fish pie
- Coq au vin
- Lamb steaks with sage and rosemary butter
- Harissa butternut galette (VE)
- Steak au poivre pies
- Chicken with leeks in white wine sauce
- Al forno lasagne
One side from the following:
- Heart-shaped potato croquettes with black pepper
- Creamy, buttery mash
- Rainbow chard & petit pois with lemon & black pepper butter
- Hasselback potatoes with an oak smoked garlic and herb drizzle
- Rainbow plum tomatoes in balsamic glaze
- Creamed spinach (V)
- Chunky chips (V)
- Potato dauphinoise (V)
One dessert from the following:
- Orange blossom basque cheesecake heart
- Mango and passionfruit meringue clouds
- Gü zillionaire cheesecake pot (VE)
- Belgian chocolate brownie heart
One drink from the following:
- Prosecco Valdobbiadene
- Tesco Finest malbec
- Tesco Finest sauvignon blanc
- Tesco Finest cinsault rosé
- Peroni Nastro Azzurro Lager Beer 4 x 250ml (VE)
- Nozeco non-alcoholic rosé (V)
- Bottlegreen 2 X 750ml
- Coca-Cola Original 4 x 250ml
- Coca-Cola Zero Sugar 4 x 250ml
- Diet Coke 4 x 250ml
What makes it great?
Tesco are offering a few different Valentine’s deals this year. If you don’t want to pay £18, head over to a Tesco Express store near you to pick up their £12 Valentine’s deal, which includes a main, side, dessert and drink.
When and where can you get it?
This deal is available in stores or online for delivery/collection from the 9th of February 2024.
Waitrose: £20 for two
If you opt for a Waitrose Valentine’s meal deal 2024, you can choose a starter, main, side and dessert, plus a drink or box of chocolates, all for £20 (and this serves two).
Waitrose offer a slightly more limited choice than some of the other menus we've seen, but there are a fair few veggie and vegan options to choose from.
What’s on the menu?
One starter from the following:
- Prawn cocktail
- Rope-grown Scottish mussels in white wine and cream
- Extra mature cheddar and Emmental soufflés (V)
- Cornish quartz cheddar and shallot tarts
- Poached Scottish salmon mousses
- Antipasto meat platter
- Chorizo and gouda involtinis
- Tomato and fresh basil soup (VE)
- PlantLiving spinach ravioli (VE)
One main from the following:
- Sirloin steaks with garlic and herb butter
- Ribeye steaks with Béarnaise sauce
- Flat iron steaks with miso and chilli butter
- Wild garlic chicken
- Slow-cooked duck legs with apple ketchup
- Fish pie
- Beef lasagne
- Chicken and prawn paella
- Parmigiano reggianno and truffle chicken Kyiv
- Beetroot risotto (V)
- Beef bourguignon
- PlantLiving no-beef bourguignon (VE)
- Juicy Marbles thick-cut fillet with Mediterranean roasting veg (VE)
One side from the following:
- Triple cooked chips with beef dripping
- Skinny frites
- The White Rabbit garlicky focaccine (VE)
- Cauliflower and broccoli three cheese gratin (V)
- Potato dauphinoise (V)
- Maris Piper mash (V)
- Green vegetable medley (VE)
- Mediterranean roasting vegetables (V)
- Beetroot salad (VE)
One dessert from the following:
- Madagascan vanilla and pistachio hearts
- Salted caramel and chocolate profiteroles
- Melt-in-the-middle chocolate puddings
- Sicilian lemon tarts
- British and French three cheese selection
- Classic fruit salad (VE)
- Millionaire’s torte (VE)
- Raspberry panna cotta
- Sticky toffee pudding
One drink or box of chocolates from the following:
- Saint Clair Wairau Valley sauvignon blanc (VE)
- Jardin de Roses AOP languedoc rosé
- La Gioiosa Asolo prosecco DOCG
- Yalumba Galway Barossa shiraz (VE)
- San Leo nerello mascalese garganega (V)
- Tails passion fruit martini
- Tails espresso martini
- Tails rum daiquiri
- MOTH cocktails (margarita and espresso martini)
- Thomson & Scott’s Noughty alcohol-free sparkling chardonnay (VE)
- A box of Lindt salted caramel chocolate truffles
What makes it great?
Waitrose offer a notably wide selection of vegan dishes, which sets them apart from other supermarkets this year. Their menu includes two vegan starters, two mains and three sides to choose from, as well as a vegan torte for dessert.
When and where can you get it?
Available in stores or online for delivery/collection between the 7th and 14th of February 2024.
M&S: £25 for two
When we think of indulgent Valentine’s meal deals, M&S is one of the first supermarkets that springs to mind. Though the priciest of all this year’s dine-in offers, M&S is always popular, with an impressive selection of top-quality choices.
What’s on the menu?
One starter from the following:
- King prawn and lobster thermidor gratins
- Coquilles St Jacques
- Luxury prawn cocktail (GF)
- Tempura veg fritters (VE)
- Breaded camembert and compote (V)
- Leek and cheddar soufflé tart (V)
- Tempura prawns with Sicilian lemon aioli
One main from the following:
- Beef Wellington with red wine jus
- Slow-cooked lamb shanks
- Sirloin steak with garlic butter (GF)
- Butterflied seabass stuffed with herb butter
- Rump steaks with peppercorn sauce
- Pork saltimbocca
- Mushroom stroganoff pie (VE)
- Chicken cordon bleu
One side from the following:
- Cheesy green veg bake (V)
- Asparagus (VE)
- Vegetable medley (V)
- Truffle mash (V)
- Triple cooked chips (GF)
- Smashed potatoes (V)
- Potato dauphinoise (V)
- Mediterranean veg (V)
One dessert from the following:
- Triple choc brownie (GF)
- Melt-in-the-middle chocolate puddings
- Tiramisu mousse cake
- Salted caramel profiteroles
- Madagascan vanilla cheesecakes
- White chocolate and raspberry mousse hearts
- Chocolate and caramel pots (VE)
- Mini cheese board
One drink from the following:
- Conte Priuli prosecco
- Conte Priuli rosé
- Conte Priuli veneto blush
- Facon Grabado malbec
- Lisboa bonita
- Home Ranch chardonnay
- Mystery Bay sauvignon blanc
- La Cascata passivento
- Passionstar martini (4x25cl)
- Frizzantea brut
What makes it great?
If you have a sweet tooth, the M&S dine-in deal is bound to catch your eye. There are eight delicious desserts to choose from, including a gluten-free brownie, vegan chocolate pots and a cheese board if you don’t fancy sugar.
When and where can you get it?
The M&S Valentine’s dine-in this year is available in store from the 9th of February until the 14th February, and online via Ocado from the 31st of January.
Other supermarket Valentine’s offers
Co-op: from £6 for two
Co-op are offering a few different dine-in deals this Valentine’s Day, although they’re limited to a main and a drink, or a side and main meal.
To get the prices outlined below, you'll need to be a Co-op member.
What’s on the menu?
Irresistible Pizza & Prosecco deal: £10
Get a bottle of Irresistible Prosecco (75cl) and one of the following pizzas:
- Chianti beef
- Chicken florentine
- Vegetable antipasti
- Carbonara bianca
- Chicken arrabbiata
- Margherita
Valentine's Main & Side deal: £6
One main from the following:
- Lasagne al forno
- Macaroni cheese
- Steak and ale pie
- Chicken, leek and smoke ham pie
One side from the following:
- Rich and creamy dauphinoise potatoes
- Garden veg medley
- Smooth and creamy buttered mashed potato
Steak & Chips deal: £6
- Hereford ranch steaks
- Triple cooked chunky chips
What makes it great?
If you’re not interested in a full three-course meal with sides, these smaller (and cheaper) deals might suit you better.
They allow for lots of flexibility too, as you can shop around and add your own accompaniments, rather than being bound to the options in the deal.
When and where can you get it?
These deals are available in store and online, from January 25th until February 14th, 2024.
Aldi: from £6.77 for two
While there is no strict Aldi Valentine’s meal deal, they do have a range of delicious food and drink items to be enjoyed on the day of love.
Each item is individually priced, so the price you’ll pay will vary depending on how many items you buy, and which specific items you buy.
If you’re really keeping your purse strings tight, you can enjoy a three-course meal for under £3.50 each (yes, really). This menu includes a starter or a side, a main and a dessert, but no drinks (although you can add these on if you like).
What’s on the menu?
Here are just a few of the menu items available at Aldi this year:
- Heart-shaped garlic bread (£1.29)
- Heart-shaped lobster pasta (£2.99)
- Sea bass fillets with Asian-inspired butter (£4.49)
- Wagyu thick-cut chips (£2.29)
- Green veg medley (£1.99)
- White chocolate and raspberry panna cotta twin pots (£2.49)
- Vegan chocolate brownie (£2.49) (VE)
- Grapevine sauvignon blanc (£4.09)
- Argentinian malbec (£6.29)
What makes it great?
Aldi have a complete vegan menu as one of their Valentine’s options, featuring mushroom arancini, vegan pie, a vegan chocolate brownie and Prosecco Frizzante.
When and where can you get it?
Aldi’s Valentine’s menu is available in store only from 9th February, 2024.
Iceland: various prices
Iceland have released a range of special occasion dishes for Valentine’s Day this year, rather than having a set menu.
Go for an Iceland Luxury ready meal for under £4 and add a side like steak-cut chips or onion rings from as little as £2. Iceland are also offering big discounts on sweet treats. You can buy a 200g box of Lindor Strawberries & Cream chocolate truffles for £4.75, instead of the usual price of £6.
What’s on the menu?
Here are a few of the discount dishes, sides and drinks available at Iceland this Valentine’s Day:
- Luxury 28-day matured Aberdeen Angus 170g sirloin steak (£4.30)
- Luxury 28-day matured Aberdeen Angus 227g rump steak (£4.30)
- Chicken tikka masala (£3.75 or three for £10)
- Beef and pancetta al forno lasagne (£3.75 or three for £10)
- Steak-cut chips (£2)
- Perfect double butter mash (£2.50)
- Beer battered onion rings (£2.75)
- 12-pack of macarons (£3.50 or three for £10)
- Dandelione Prosecco (£6.95)
- Burfield Chardonnay (£6.25 or two for £12)
What makes it great?
Like the dishes available at the Co-op and Aldi, Iceland are offering flexibility this Valentine’s Day, where you can mix and match dishes to build your meal to suit your preferences.
When and where can you get it?
Iceland’s Valentine’s items are available in store and online throughout February.
Get a Valentine’s Day meal kit delivered to your door
Meal kit subscriptions like HelloFresh and Gousto are a great way to enjoy delicious, healthy meals at home without spending hours in the kitchen. If you’re a couple who likes to cook together, they offer a fun Valentine’s Day activity with delicious results.
They help you reduce food waste by only sending you the exact portions you need and can work out cheaper than Valentine's meal deals too (although you will have to spend a little longer in the kitchen).
Many of these services allow you to skip deliveries, pause them, or cancel your subscription at any time, so you could just get one month’s worth of delivery if you don’t want to commit.
And after the big day, you can keep the recipe cards to remake your favourite meals at a later date.
If you’re keen to stretch your Valentine’s Day budget further, don’t forget you can earn cashback when you subscribe to HelloFresh, Gousto or Mindful Chef via TopCashback.
Which Valentine’s Day meal deal is our favourite?
The deal you go for will depend on a range of factors. Maybe having a range of options is your priority, or perhaps it’s all about getting the best bottle of wine for the cheapest price?
Here are our top picks that factor in a range of preferences.
Widest choice of meals: Tesco
Best drinks offering: Morrisons
Best options for a sweet tooth: M&S
Best for veggies & vegans: Waitrose
How do supermarket meals compare with restaurant dining?
We’ve checked out a few popular restaurant chains to see how their Valentine’s Day menus compare to the supermarket dine-in offers we’ve seen this year.
Not only are the supermarket deals cheaper, but some have a wider range of menu options to choose from.
Miller and Carter:
This year’s Valentine’s set menu at Miller and Carter consists of three courses but doesn’t include drinks. It costs £35.50 each and is available all day every day between February 11th and February 17th, 2024.
There are five starters, 10 mains (with six of these being steaks), and four desserts to choose from. Some of the steak dishes are only available with an £8 supplement per person, or you can upgrade to their Valentine’s Sharing Steak and Champagne Experience for £125.
Ask Italian:
At Ask Italian this Valentine’s Day, you can enjoy three courses for £27.50 per person. Again, this set menu doesn’t include any drinks.
There’s quite a range of choices though, with eight starters, eight mains and six desserts to choose from. This deal is running from the 10th to the 17th of February 2024.
How much you’ll pay for a Valentine’s set menu will of course depend on the restaurant and its location.
We were surprised to find that many of the set menus available at restaurants this year were actually cheaper than choosing an equivalent starter, main and dessert from their usual menus.
This suggests that Valentine’s menus do offer decent value for money when compared to standard menus at many chains. However, it’s worth bearing in mind that many of the deals above didn’t include drinks, so you would most likely end up spending more.
Both supermarket meal deals and traditional restaurant dining on February 14th have their upsides:
Supermarket dine-in
Restaurant dining
Generally far cheaper than most Valentine’s restaurant meals
Offers a more thoughtful and meaningful gesture
You can stay in the comfort of your own home (even in your PJs)
You don’t have to worry about travel or avoiding alcohol if you’re driving
Can offer a nicer, more luxurious experience overall
You can get dressed up for a romantic date night to remember
There’s no need to argue over who does the washing up
You don’t have to cook any of the food or serve any of the drinks yourself
Supermarket dine-in
- Generally far cheaper than most Valentine’s restaurant meals
- Offers a more thoughtful and meaningful gesture
- You can stay in the comfort of your own home (even in your PJs)
- You don’t have to worry about travel or avoiding alcohol if you’re driving
Restaurant dining
- Can offer a nicer, more luxurious experience overall
- You can get dressed up for a romantic date night to remember
- There’s no need to argue over who does the washing up
- You don’t have to cook any of the food or serve any of the drinks yourself
Still prefer a restaurant? Save money on your romantic meal
If you’re leaning towards restaurant dining, this still doesn’t mean you have to spend a fortune. Here are some quick tips for saving money on your trip to a restaurant this Valentine’s Day.
1. Book for a different day
While some of the restaurant Valentine’s menus we checked did offer good value for money, that’s not to say every single restaurant will be cheaper on February 14th. In fact, our instinct says quite the opposite. Many restaurants inflate their prices for Valentine’s Day as they know they’ll get booked up.
With that in mind, one way to save money if you do fancy dining out would be to celebrate Valentine’s Day on a day other than February 14th or avoid that week entirely if you can. As Valentine’s Day falls on a Wednesday this year, the weekends on either side are likely to be busy (and expensive).
With that in mind, why not delay your romantic celebrations for a couple of weeks and book a table for a Friday or Saturday during late February or March?
2. Pick a restaurant with a loyalty scheme
If you’ve already signed up for any restaurant loyalty schemes, you may have credit or personalised offers available to use. If you haven’t, take a look at your chosen restaurant’s website and see if they have any offers for new members.
At the very least, you might be able to earn yourself some rewards for a future visit. We particularly like Gusto’s Gold Rewards scheme, where you can earn cash to spend on your next meal.
3. Take advantage of Reward Wallet
TopCashback members can make their cashback go further this Valentine’s Day with Reward Wallet. If you have payable cashback in your account, you can redeem your balance in the form of a gift card and earn a bonus on your balance.
All you have to do is click Account in the top right corner of the TopCashback homepage and then click Payout. This screen will show you how much payable cashback you have.
You can choose to withdraw all or part of your balance — just make sure you select Reward Wallet as your payout method.
Whether you’re dining at a restaurant or home, you’ll find plenty of supermarkets and restaurant chains to choose from, with the chance to earn up to 15% of the gift card’s value on top.
For example, at the time of writing, if you used your existing cashback balance to buy an M&S gift card through Reward Wallet, you could earn a 6% bonus.
This means that if you cashed out £30 worth of cashback, you’d actually get a balance of £31.80 on your M&S gift card.
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Get a sweet deal this Valentine’s Day
Hopefully you’re now feeling more clued up on how to have a romantic Valentine’s date night without breaking the bank.
Getting busy in the kitchen and making a special meal for your loved one is a far more memorable Valentine’s Day gift than a simple box of chocolates.
There are plenty of supermarket Valentine’s Day meal deals to choose from, which means you should be able to find something to suit your tastes and budget.
If you’re ordering a meal deal in your online grocery shop, don’t forget to check if you can earn cashback by shopping through our site.
And if you are keen to treat your beau to a restaurant meal, there are still ways to save money. Make sure you’re smart about when you book your meal, and always check online for discount codes or loyalty schemes that might help you reduce the cost of the bill.
Have you treated your loved one to any of these Valentine’s Day supermarket meal deals? Let us know in the comments how you found it.