Dining out doesn't have to be pricey. There are a lot of different ways to save money when dining out by using Louisville restaurant coupons and purchasing discounted gift certificates. If you're like me and can't resist frequently dining at the city's many fabulous restaurants, you'll definitely want to check out these tips for saving money when dining out in Kentuckiana.
Louisville Originals is a group of restaurant owners that have joined together to encourage Louisville residents to dine out at locally-owned restaurants in order to promote small business growth in the city and to support the local economy. Once every quarter, Louisville Originals will sell a limited number of discounted gift certificates for their member restaurants. These discounted gift certificates can save you as much as $15 on lunch or dinner at several of Louisville's fabulous original restaurants.
My husband and I debated buying the Entertainment Book for two years before we took the jump and ordered one. I was pretty skeptical, thinking that the coupons inside would be for things we would never do and places we would never go. I was wrong though. Within the first month of receiving our Entertainment Book we saved more than the cost of the book, and we continued to use it throughout the year. It was well worth the money. The Entertainment Book has coupons for many local sit-down and fast food restaurants as well as a lot of local attractions, and most are buy one entree or admission ticket and get one entree or admission ticket free. It's a worthwhile investment if you keep it in the car so you have it when you need it.
On my first visit to Restaurant.com, I was able to buy a $10 gift certificate to Kashmir and a $25 gift certificate to Artemesia for less than $4. Several local restaurants offer discounted gift certificates through Restaurant.com, and the website frequently sends special offers out for discounts as much as 70 percent off (which is how I was able to get my two gift certificates for less than four dollars). However, even without a coupon, prices like $3 for a $10 gift certificate and $10 for a $25 gift certificate are hard to beat. It's worth a look at the least to see if a restaurant you've been wanting to visit is on their list.
Though typically for chain restaurants, the ad inserts in the Sunday Courier-Journal occasionally have Louisville restaurant coupons with them. I can remember seeing coupons for both Olive Garden and Red Lobster in the recent past, and Chuck E. Cheese coupons show up at least once every couple of months. There are also a lot of grocery coupons in each Sunday C-J, so you really can't go wrong with spending a dollar or two once a week and rifling through the coupons for deals on eating out and in.
