Dine for less in 2012 at Birmingham’s top restaurants
[by Ahmed Ahmed]
The Gastro Card is a dining discount card that allows restaurant visitors access to special discounts at over 100 top-flight venues across Birmingham and the whole of the UK.
Dine Birmingham can now make the discount card available to our readers at a half-price rate. We caught up with Geoff Abbott, the founder of the Gastro Card, to bring you the details.
How does the Gastro Card work?
Gastro Card members save money when they visit a range of over 100 Birmingham restaurants including Edmunds, Opus and Lasan (see the full list here), and also many more across the country.
These are all hand-picked venues that we’ve invited to be part of the Gastro Card family because of their top quality food, drinks and service. The discounts offered are exclusive to Gastro Card holders, and typically range from 15-25% off. You can use the card as many times as you like.
What was the inspiration behind the Gastro Card?
As a food-lover in the West Midlands, I was fed up with the myth that all the great food places are supposedly in London. I wanted to shout about Birmingham restaurants and the amazing culinary variety and expertise we have here, and so I set up the Gastro Card in 2009 to help Midlands restaurants get bums on seats.
We hear a lot now about Birmingham’s rising gourmet reputation. What are your thoughts?
Well, Birmingham has a vibrant food scene with a wide range of cuisines, but another thing that makes it special is that it’s surrounded by a large number of local suppliers. The restaurants offering deals to Gastro Card members all pride themselves on using fresh local produce in their kitchens, which, in my opinion, makes all the difference.
Dine Birmingham is proud to now offer the Gastro Card at the half-price rate of £15. This gets you an annual membership and access to exclusive deals at over 100 Birmingham restaurants, as well as many more nationwide.
To learn more and to take advantage of the reduced rate, simply visit the official Gastro Card site and enter the coupon code DB1.
