There are no limits on the total savings that you can make throughout the year. The more you eat out the more you will save. However, on average Gourmet Society cardholders save £25 on each visit to a restaurant. If you eat out once a week that equates to over £1300 of Gourmet Society saving in a year! It’s quite possible to save your entire membership fee in one visit to a restaurant, after that it is pure profit all year.

Definitely not, your choice is the same as anyone else’s.

NO! Gourmet Society members simply gain either 2 meals for the price of 1, or 25% off the total bill (this offer includes drinks and anything that is on the bill). Members can eat out at lunchtimes, evenings or weekends. We think members have very few restrictions and therefore all our members are given a full money back refund guarantee if for any reason they are not entirely happy.

There’s more than enough! All of the best Midland restaurants are members of the Gourmet Society and more are joining all the time! The number of participating restaurants is growing at a rate of between 10 to 20% each month, with places such as Le Petit Blanc and Brian Turner joining.

We are always adding to our directory of restaurants and to keep our members up to date we send out regular copies of the A La Carte Magazine packed with new offers, as well as many other entertaining features and interviews, written by our award winning writers who are passionate about gourmet food. However, the quickest way to find out about new participating restaurants is to regularly check out the News Section on the website.

The Gourmet Society has signed exclusive 12 months agreements with all of the participating restaurants stating that they will give you the special offer. We have a dedicated Restaurant Liaison Team that works very closely with restaurants to ensure the smooth running of the Gourmet Society special 2 meals for the price of 1 offer. Furthermore, we eat out at the restaurants ourselves and have become heavily involved with local initiatives like the Nottingham Restaurant Awards; thus we have built up fantastic relationships with the restaurateurs.

No restaurant has every single table full at every single sitting. Therefore they are not doing as much business as they could. Thus it would make sense for them to be a participant of the Gourmet Society. Restaurants that participate in the Gourmet Society have fixed costs for every sitting: staff, building and raw materials ( By raw materials we mean food. Gourmet Society restaurants are not the sort of places that use lots of frozen food thus if they do not sell the fresh food they have to throw it away. ) It therefore makes sense for a restaurant to have someone dining for half price than to have no one eating at all, as the fixed costs have to be paid whether the table is full or empty.

“We do not think we have any unhappy members!” A bold statement but one we believe to be entirely true. Why would anyone be unhappy when they are saving hundreds and hundreds of pounds each year and experiencing great food and service at the very best local restaurants. But just in case it ever does happen that one of our members becomes unhappy we have a free phone helpline and a dedicated customer service team who are always ready and waiting to help. Furthermore, we have a Full Money Back Guarantee - we’ll refund your membership fee IN FULL if you’re not entirely satisfied, regardless of how many times you’ve used it at any point within 3 months of joining. Since we started we can count the number of refunds on one hand!

Absolutely not! We will never pass your details on to anyone, unless you have specifically asked us to do so.

All new members are sent a Gourmet Society membership card, Gourmet Society Restaurant Directory, the latest newsletters and additional bonus features.

We aim to dispatch memberships the same day that your order is received. You should have your membership in your hands with in 3 - 4 working days. However, if you need it urgently simply email our Membership Team and we will do our up most to have it with you sooner.

First you must join. Secondly, once you have your membership card and Gourmet Society Directory pick a restaurant and take advantage of your special 2 meals for the price of 1 offer. It really is that simple!

The Gourmet Society will not release members' details to a 3rd party, apart from to seek authorisation for a credit or debit card payment, or if the member specifically asks us to do so.

We think most members like the Gourmet Society as the vast majority renew their membership after 12 months. However, we do not rest on our laurels and are always striving to improve the Society. One of the ways the Gourmet Society does this is by running regular Member Surveys. Read the testimonials of current members here.