March 13th, 2009 - 11:42 am

Restaurant savings this weekend

Restaurant.com has a deal for you. If you haven’t heard about this website, check it out, but especially to save big bucks through Sunday.

For the next few days, there’s an 80 percent off deal. If you decide to partake, enter the word "menu" in the discount code space. It may sound too good to be true, but it’s for real.

B-mag senior editor Evan Serpick tried it out a few weeks ago at Abacrombie and had a great meal for a fraction of the cost. The biggest caveat, he says, is to read the fine print—alcohol isn’t usually covered, the coupon can’t be combined with other specials. You’ll see specifics on the site.

Also, the home page lets you search by zip code and also to refine your search geographically. In our area, there are several Little Italy restaurants and places like Indigma, Miss Irene’s, Night of the Cookers plus locations in the ’burbs to name just a few of the dozens participating.

While this promotion ends soon, there are others offered frequently. What’s in it for the restaurants? It’s simple. The discounts bring in new customers, the website says.