Three Course Meal

Here's the Chairman's tip in these cash-strapped times for still enjoying a meal out.

So who among you ever has a three course meal at home? I think we in the Chairman's household have a dessert about twice a year - and one of those occasions is Christmas, when it's obligatory to carve off more Christmas pudding than you can actually eat.

It's the same with starters - I can't remember ever having a starter, unless we're treating friends to a meal at home, but why we do it is a mystery - it's just something that's expected when having friends round. 

So, there's your saving - eat a restaurant meal as if you were at home and simply have the main course. You'll save yourself at least a third of the cost, if not more.

For an additional saving, if you don't regularly have wine with dinner at home, don't have any wine with your restaurant meal. That could be another 25 % saving on the full cost of a three course meal.