M&S Dine for 2 = €12.50

Doodah7

the heathen wrote: »

So how do these work? Do you pick one item from each list? Do all M&S stores participate in the offer?

Cheers

brianrcarney wrote: »

how much it cost??

Can't believe there are people who don't know about this offer!! :eek: Pick one main course, one side dish, one desert and one bottle of wine/juice and pay €12.50 for the lot...

cosmic

They alway have the sh*ttest viggie options ever :mad: How come out of 13 mains only one is veggie?! Annoying.

brianrcarney

is it enough for 2?

JohnK

I'd be wary of trying to feed two from it - some of the stuff I've seen from them in the past with 2 servings written on the box wouldnt have even fed 1 person but saying that the grub does tend to be quite tasty and some of the meals are bigger than others.

Gregsor

cosmic wrote: »

They alway have the sh*ttest viggie options ever :mad: How come out of 13 mains only one is veggie?! Annoying.

Because of demand?

cosmic

Gregsor wrote: »

Because of demand?

I suppose. I guess if they had decent options people would buy them. But then because people don't buy them they're less likely to have decent options. Vicious circle!

jimogr

cosmic wrote: »

They alway have the sh*ttest viggie options ever :mad: How come out of 13 mains only one is veggie?! Annoying.

3% of UK population is vegetarian.

7.7% of Dine in for 2 meals are vegetarian.

Looks like vegetarians are doing well here.

cosmic

jimogr wrote: »

3% of UK population is vegetarian.

7.7% of Dine in for 2 meals are vegetarian.

Looks like vegetarians are doing well here.

How ungrateful of me to hope for a choice. Apologies

él statutorio

cosmic wrote: »

How ungrateful of me to hope for a choice. Apologies

You made your choice by choosing veggies

él statutorio

brianrcarney wrote: »

is it enough for 2?

Sort of. I usually add a few other things to it myself but you'd manage it for two people if you chose carefully and weren't starving.

Polar101

I forget, does it start today or Friday?

ShaneIRL

Polar101 wrote: »

I forget, does it start today or Friday?

Starts today until October 5th

http://www.cheapeats.ie/tag/marks-spencer/

Barr

This offer is worth it for the wine alone. Great quality

thesandeman

jimogr wrote: »

3% of UK population is vegetarian.

7.7% of Dine in for 2 meals are vegetarian.

Looks like vegetarians are doing well here.

Not really relevant because meat eaters will eat a vegetarian meal but vegetarians will not eat a meat based meal. Ive never got the M&S deal due to the lack of main course choice. I think they had two veggie choices once but they were sold out of the better one in my local.

Oafley Jones

Once again, the Cork M&S has feck all left. Almost nothing left on the shelves now. You used to be able to get most of the stuff even on a Sunday, but for the past 3-4 times this offer has been on they've been cleaned out incredibly quickly. Overall the place seems to be a bit ragged too, I'm wondering if there's new management in there.

killbillvol2

Back on this weekend, Thursday 14th to Tuesday 19th.

MAINS
Whole Chicken
Ready To Roast Gammon
The Cook Menu Chicken Breasts with a Parmesan & Lemon Crust
The Cook Menu Moroccan Style Tagine with Chicken
The Cook Menu Haddock Gratin
Gastropub Moussaka
Fresh To Dress Wild Salmon
Lightly Dusted Lemon Sole Fillets
The Cook Menu Filled Beef Roulades with Tomato Sauce
Pasta Melt with Roasted Vegetables

SIDE DISHES
Parmentier Potatoes
Ultimate Potato Mash
New Potatoes & Herbs
Tenderstem Broccoli, Carrot & Sugar Snap Peas
Petit Pois & Carrots
Carrot, Cauliflower & Sprouts
Green Pea, Bean & Vegetable Layer
Garlic Mushrooms
Grower's Choice Salad Bag
Tomato & Mozzarella Potato Bake
Mediterranean Vegetables

DESSERTS
2 Hot Belgian Chocolate Soufflés
2 Hot Caramel & Hazelnut Blondies
2 Strawberry Cheesecake Slices
2 New York Vanilla Cheesecake Slices
Apple Pie
2 Crème Brûlées
2 Raspberry Panna Cottas
2 Tarte au Citron Slices
3 Mini Pot au Chocolate
Dine In Cheese Selection
After Dinner Mint Selection
Ice Cream - Various Flavours (500ml)

WINES & DRINKS
Le Froglet Rosé
Californian Zinfandel Rosé
Rosso di Puglia
Soleado Chardonnay
Dolphin Bay Sauvignon Blanc
Soleado Cabernet Sauvignon
Réserve de la Saurine Red
Côtes du Rhône
Sicilian Shiraz
Gaston de Veau Merlot
Gaston de Veau Chardonnay
Raso de la Cruz Tempranillo Cabernet
Hungarian Sauvignon Blanc
Gascogne White
Frizzante Pinot Grigio Blush
Bottled Belgian Beer (4 Pack)
Irish Coffee (Twin Pack)
Valencia Orange Juice (Twin Pack)
Elderflower Presse (Twin Pack)
Apple Soft Brew

Polar101

That time again this weekend. More or less the usual stuff - already got mine.

Polar101

Up again this weekend.

http://www.marksandspencer.com/Dine-In-Offers-Instore-MS-Food-Food-Wine/b/198933031

Wine selection seemed pretty poor, had to go with cheap-o €6.79 Côtes du Rhône.

EasyBoy1974

Anyone know if this still runs 'til Tuesdays these days?
Will the shelves be picked clean by this stage?
Cheers!

oneweb

EasyBoy1974 wrote: »

Anyone know if this still runs 'til Tuesdays these days?

Yep, saw a poster on the way out "Now runs from Thursday to Tuesday".
There might not be much to choose from by the Monday/Tuesday though.

joeKel73

The Marks & Spenser meal for two offer is returning this weekend. Select a main course, side dish and desert for two and a bottle of wine (other non-wine options too) for €12.50.

Running Thursday 25th - Tuesday 30th Nov. Was always great value before so looking forward to seeing the selection.

Here's the menu;

joeKel73

The offer has returned very soon! It's on again from tomorrow until Tuesday next. First time seeing Steak on the menu!

Reesy

Thanks Joe!

It's such a great deal...

Travel is good

Thanks for that. I'm tempted...

The wine selection looks good too!

JohnCleary

Herself said the steak didn't look great. Think we're sticking with the chicken

schemingbohemia

Travel is good wrote: »

Thanks for that. I'm tempted...

The wine selection looks good too!

The wine selection actually available in Grafton St anyway isn't as good as that. I was in a bit of a rush but they only seemed to have about 6 wines available, pity as I'd have been interested in the La Basca Uvas Blancas.

cosmic

Has anyone tried the Brazil Nut, Date & Cranberry Roast with Mulled Fruit Topping?

schemingbohemia

cosmic wrote: »

Has anyone tried the Brazil Nut, Date & Cranberry Roast with Mulled Fruit Topping?

I had it last year and really liked it, bought one yesterday but haven't eaten it yet, may just keep it for Christmas as it's freezable. Would be worth keeping an eye out on Tuesday/Wednesday for leftovers as they may well reduce the price of selling it on it's own. Best before date is 15/12.

Polar101

JohnCleary wrote: »

Herself said the steak didn't look great. Think we're sticking with the chicken

Usually they've had decent sirloin steak, but this time it was dodgy looking rump steak.. no deal.

Got lasagne, chips (parsnips was the only other choice available), cheesecake and Cape Quarter Rose (they only had the Gaston de Veau as other options).

Cape Quarter is €6.79 normally, so not the best choice I think.

cosmic

schemingbohemia wrote: »

I had it last year and really liked it, bought one yesterday but haven't eaten it yet, may just keep it for Christmas as it's freezable. Would be worth keeping an eye out on Tuesday/Wednesday for leftovers as they may well reduce the price of selling it on it's own. Best before date is 15/12.

Thanks for the info. I don't find their veggie options the best but I was intrigued by this.

boris george

Will this offer be on again before Christmas?

joeKel73

Who knows! They usually just let people know the Tuesday before the Thurs-Tue offer. Sign up to their emails.

xalot

have noticed that they've done it every other weekend for the last couple of months.

snubbleste

Back again 11-16 August
http://www.marksandspencer.com/Dine-In-Offers-In-Store-MS-Food-Food-Wine/b/198933031

Das Kitty

Someone there told me they do it every second weekend.

Travel is good

Not necessarily every 2nd weekend. I usually check the website first.

Sometimes M&S try to trick you by having the offer every 3, or sometimes even every 4 weeks!

They will usually try to have the offer on over a bank holiday weekend, or a special occasion (say Mother's Day or Easter). I don't know why it doesn't work for Father's Day, maybe it does.

Anyway, though I am a fan of this offer, due to health reasons, I am trying to stay away...those desserts & wine....are calling to me!

Travel is good

It's advertised early this week, the offer starts tomorrow:

http://www.marksandspencer.com/Dine-In-Offers-In-Store-MS-Food-Food-Wine/b/198933031?ie=UTF8&ie=UTF8?ie=UTF8&pf_rd_r=09ZTHVNC992316K79NKK&pf_rd_m=A2BO0OYVBKIQJM&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=215822031&pf_rd_p=475115433&pf_rd_s=left-nav-2

cosmic

I see they now do two veggie options - hurrah!

thesandeman

Seen that. The goats cheese thingy sounds nice.

cosmic

thesandeman wrote: »

Seen that. The goats cheese thingy sounds nice.

I've had it before. It's alright. The cheese is quite strong and dry though, so I'd go for a salad or lovely fresh veg with it.

snubbleste

Back again 12-17 January
http://www.marksandspencer.com/Dine-In-Offers-In-Store-MS-Foodhall-Food-Wine/b/198933031?extid=em120112_wn_RM___wn&ep_mid=880039&ep_rid=275334031

Catmologen

snubbleste wrote: »

Back again 12-17 January
http://www.marksandspencer.com/Dine-In-Offers-In-Store-MS-Foodhall-Food-Wine/b/198933031?extid=em120112_wn_RM___wn&ep_mid=880039&ep_rid=275334031

Great news. will pick one up today! Cheers.

amdublin

I got the gammon and potato rostis.

And millionaires shortbread!!!! Mmmmmmmm!

snubbleste

Back again 13-18 September
http://www.marksandspencer.com/Dine-In-Offers-In-Store-MS-Foodhall-Food-Wine/b/198933031

Ardent

snubbleste wrote: »

Back again 13-18 September
http://www.marksandspencer.com/Dine-In-Offers-In-Store-MS-Foodhall-Food-Wine/b/198933031

Love their honey-glazed gammon, pity it contains cancer-causing preservatives.:(

vicwatson

Ardent wrote: »

Love their honey-glazed gammon, pity it contains cancer-causing preservatives.:(

What? unlikely they'd be able to sell food that contains ingredients give you cancer??? wtf?

Ardent

vicwatson wrote: »

What? unlikely they'd be able to sell food that contains ingredients give you cancer??? wtf?

Read the back of a pack of honey glazed gammon and you'll see it contains the carcinogenic sodium nitrite. Here's why it's bad:
http://shamz.hubpages.com/hub/Processed-Meats-Declared-Too-Dangerous-for-Human-Consumption

jimmycrackcorm

Ardent wrote: »

Read the back of a pack of honey glazed gammon and you'll see it contains the carcinogenic sodium nitrite. Here's why it's bad:
http://shamz.hubpages.com/hub/Processed-Meats-Declared-Too-Dangerous-for-Human-Consumption

Then you'd better also exclude quite a lot of processed meat products from your shopping list.

vicwatson

Ardent wrote: »

Read the back of a pack of honey glazed gammon and you'll see it contains the carcinogenic sodium nitrite. Here's why it's bad:
http://shamz.hubpages.com/hub/Processed-Meats-Declared-Too-Dangerous-for-Human-Consumption

As does hundreds of other products

Here's from the link you posted - "Unfortunately, sodium nitrite also results in the formation of cancer-causing nitrosamines in the human body. And this leads to a sharp increase in cancer risk for those who eat them."

There's a risk with every food IMO.

Interestingly in 2005 I queried the use of these chemicals in foodstuffs to the FSAI and here is the response I got -


"The view of the FSAI on the use of nitrates and nitrites as preservatives in food is that these are permitted food additives in certain foodstuffs (cured meats and meat products, cheeses, pickled herrings) under the legislation on food additives (Directive 95/2/EC). As such, their safety has been carefully assessed by expert scientific bodies including the EU Scientific Committee for Food, whose function has now been taken over by the European Food Safety Authority. If there were any doubts about the safety of an additive for all sectors of the population, including pregnant women and young children, then that substance would not be approved for use. While there have been reports in the scientific literature that diets high in nitrites and nitrates are associated with an increased risk of cancer including in the offspring of mothers exposed during pregnancy, this is a controversial issue and the overall consensus is that there is no proven epidemiological evidence for this. FSAI therefore supports the view of the EU Scientific Committee for Food and other expert bodies, that nitrates and nitrites are safe for use in food at the levels permitted by Directive 95/2/EC.

Products that contain added nitrates and nitrites should be labelled to indicate the presence of these additives, this is an essential element of food additive legislation, in order to inform the consumer, although it should be noted that this applies to information required on the labels of pre-packaged food rather than to products sold loose in butchers shops or supermarkets."


Enjoy the Gammon I say !!

Ardent

vicwatson wrote: »

As does hundreds of other products

Here's from the link you posted - "Unfortunately, sodium nitrite also results in the formation of cancer-causing nitrosamines in the human body. And this leads to a sharp increase in cancer risk for those who eat them."

There's a risk with every food IMO.

Interestingly in 2005 I queried the use of these chemicals in foodstuffs to the FSAI and here is the response I got -


"The view of the FSAI on the use of nitrates and nitrites as preservatives in food is that these are permitted food additives in certain foodstuffs (cured meats and meat products, cheeses, pickled herrings) under the legislation on food additives (Directive 95/2/EC). As such, their safety has been carefully assessed by expert scientific bodies including the EU Scientific Committee for Food, whose function has now been taken over by the European Food Safety Authority. If there were any doubts about the safety of an additive for all sectors of the population, including pregnant women and young children, then that substance would not be approved for use. While there have been reports in the scientific literature that diets high in nitrites and nitrates are associated with an increased risk of cancer including in the offspring of mothers exposed during pregnancy, this is a controversial issue and the overall consensus is that there is no proven epidemiological evidence for this. FSAI therefore supports the view of the EU Scientific Committee for Food and other expert bodies, that nitrates and nitrites are safe for use in food at the levels permitted by Directive 95/2/EC.

Products that contain added nitrates and nitrites should be labelled to indicate the presence of these additives, this is an essential element of food additive legislation, in order to inform the consumer, although it should be noted that this applies to information required on the labels of pre-packaged food rather than to products sold loose in butchers shops or supermarkets."


Enjoy the Gammon I say !!

That information from the FSAI may have been relevant in 2005 but it's not now. The World Cancer Research Fund came out earlier this year and officially warned against processed meats that contain preservatives such as sodium nitrite.

Here's the current state of affairs from the WCRF:
http://www.wcrf-uk.org/cancer_prevention/recommendations/meat_and_cancer.php