M&S Dine for 2 = €12.50

Gregsor

Was in yesterday and i could only see the Family favourite range on the specials shelves,they had half price beef roasting joints and they have stocked up on turkey too so i`d say they are heading towards family meal deals like Mothers Day.

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Gregsor wrote: »

Was in yesterday and i could only see the Family favourite range on the specials shelves,they had half price beef roasting joints and they have stocked up on turkey too so i`d say they are heading towards family meal deals like Mothers Day.

No. I Couldn't see anything either, I thought they might have done a family roast for 4 for Easter. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that a lot of the major shopping centres were closed on Easter Sunday. So I'll check the website again this Thursday. It might be back to the €12.50 offer.

I've been buying a few of the Tesco's €10 meals, though they don't vary very much. I much prefer the choice at M&S!

muckety

Its back this weekend - Thurs to Tuesday - euro 12.50 - as follows:

Mains:
Oakham Medium Chicken
The Grill Ginger Lime & Coriander Chicken
Lightly Dusted Lemon Sole
Mussels in Garlic Butter & Shallot Sauce
The Cook Menu Chicken Breasts with Mozzarella & Pesto
The Cook Menu Moroccan Chicken Tagine
The Cook Menu Meatballs with Tomato Sauce
Lasagne Al Forno
Gastropub Prawn & Chicken Paella
Bombay Melting Middle Crispbake (Veg)

Accompaniments:
Roast Potatoes
Ultimate Mash
Frites
Parmentier Potatoes
Garden Vegetable Bowl
Traditional Vegetables for Roasting
Carrot, Cauliflower & Broccoli
House Salad Bowl
Stone Baked Garlic Bread
Classic Layered Vegetables
Italian Salad Bag

Desserts:
2 Melting Middle Chocolate Puddings
2 Lemon Souffles
2 Banoffee Cheesecake Slices
2 Tarte Au Citron Slices
2 Raspberry Pannacottas
Apple & Blackberry Puff Pastry Pie
Profiterole Stack Filled with Fresh Cream
Cheese Selection
2 Summer Berry Hidden Centre Desserts
Fresh Fruit Salad

Drinks:
Elqui PX
Blush Frizzante
Old Man Creek Chardonnay
Old Man Creek Shiraz
Cobborah Chardonnay
Cobborah Shiraz
Hungarian Pinot Grigio Rose
Hungarian Pinot Grigio
Citrus Soft Brew
Blackcurrant Soft Brew
Apple Soft Brew
Elderflower Presse Twin Pack
Valencia Orange Juice 2 Litres

(though in my experience, the Irish wines with the offer often differ to the UK website)

TM

What's the price these days? Still €12.50?

Duh - just read the post again. Sorry!

the groutch

just a quick heads-up that there is a Cava that's on offer for about 9 quid (label is mostly white with a bit of red), which will go through as part of the offer

Gregsor

Yum,i hope they have the Old Man Creek Chardonnay in Irish stores,it`s a lovely tipple.
Cobbarah is quite good two,oh and the food sounds nice too

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Thanks for that. I just saw it on the m&s website, but you all beat me to it. I can't see Cava there, though I do like the Blush Fizzante. Its a fizzy rose, quite nice. I might try the Pinot Grigio, though all the other wine is good too.

I was planning on hitting M&S in the morning anyway, as I guessed this offer would be on. Such secrecy! I asked the staff there last week, and they told me they weren't even told about the offer!

I'm getting a bit fed up of the Tesco meal deal, I've tried every combination.

That's great, now I can buy the wine in M&S without feeling guilty, and nice food too. Enjoy!

muckety

I like the chicken - I buy the oakham chicken regularly anyway so don't feel like I"m being manipulated into spending lots more money on stuff I don't want.

Question for The Groutch - if the Cava is not listed as part of the meal deal will it def. go through at the till ? I'd go for it if its def. part of the deal.

CombatCow

Pretty good that it's running from Thursday to Tuesday, I usually miss out on it...

jameshayes

Thanks for the heads up!

RayCon

the groutch wrote: »

just a quick heads-up that there is a Cava that's on offer for about 9 quid (label is mostly white with a bit of red), which will go through as part of the offer

Can / has this been confirmed ?

Is this the one :

http://www.marksandspencer.com/Brut-Cava-Case-of-12/dp/B000WIXL7Y?ie=UTF8&qid=1271328236&categoryNodeID=&ref=sr_1_1&page=&node=42966030&sr=1-1&mnSBrand=core&rh=

Barr

Whats the best time to avail of this , most times I've tried in Cork they only have 1 or 2 choices left.

Stheno

Ah looking forward to this!

Becoming a routine with me now, and is always great

Cameraman

Barr wrote: »

Whats the best time to avail of this , most times I've tried in Cork they only have 1 or 2 choices left.

Try early - 10:30 am on (can't get wine before then - 12 on Sun).

muckety

RayCon wrote: »

Can / has this been confirmed ?

Is this the one :

http://www.marksandspencer.com/Brut-Cava-Case-of-12/dp/B000WIXL7Y?ie=UTF8&qid=1271328236&categoryNodeID=&ref=sr_1_1&page=&node=42966030&sr=1-1&mnSBrand=core&rh=

It worked for me!

Thanks Groutch...

Reesy

Thanks for the tip Muckety! had lemon sole, frites, white wine, cheesecake thingy. Mmmmm.

Lollymcd

I got the cava in Jervis M&S, not many left on the shelf though!

Barr

Had the Paella last nite with Cava great value

tomcollins97

Had the Cava - wasn't too impressed but for 12.50 with food can't really complain!

Mussles are good - had for lunch with the Garlic breads - Garlic overload!!

Chicken was also nice, but LOTS of garlic! Roast spud not bad but their frozen ones are better.

Raspberry Panacotta - Yum!

loyatemu

tomcollins97 wrote: »

Raspberry Panacotta - Yum!

I picked this up in one of the previous deals thinking it'd be slightly healthier than the chocolate-loaded alternatives (well, its got fruit in it...)

it has actually got something like 95% of your saturated-fat allowance in one portion! Delicious though....

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Mains

Gammon Joint
Rotisserie Chicken
Ready To Roast Lemon Chicken
The Grill Ginger Lime & Coriander Chicken
The Grill Rotisserie Chicken Drumsticks & Thighs
Rainbow Trout with Tomato & Basil Butter
The Cook Menu Cajun Stuffed Chicken Parcels
The Cook Menu Chicken & Chorizo Stew
The Cook Menu Beef Roulades with Spinach & Ricotta
The Cook Menu Luxury Salmon & Watercress Fish Cakes
The Cook Menu Mushroom & Stilton Risotto (V) Accompaniments

New Potatoes with Butter & Herbs
Ultimate Mash
Rosemary Potatoes
Chips
Hasselback Potatoes
Fresh Super Vegetables
Mediterranean Style Vegetables
Pea, Bean & Vegetable Layer
House Salad Bowl
Italian Salad
Coleslaw & Potato Salad Desserts

2 Raspberry & Mascarpone Slices
2 Melting Middle Chocolate Puddings
2 Lemon Souffles
2 Pots au chocolat
2 Raspberry Panna Cottas
Strawberry & Rhubarb Puff Pastry Pie
2 Millionaire Shortbread Desserts
Strawberry Trifle
Clotted Vanilla Velvet Ice Cream
Maple Peach Crunch Ice Cream
Rocky Road Ice Cream Strawberry and Cornish Clotted Cream Ice Cream
Coconut and Mango Dream Ice Cream
Toffee and Hazelnut Twist Ice Cream
Raspberry Revolution Iced Dessert
Lemon Sorbet
Fruity Mango Sorbet
Count On Us… Vanilla Ice Cream
Cheese Selection
Fresh Fruit Salad Wines & Drinks:

Californian Zinfandel Rose
IGT Pinot Grigio
Reggiano Rosso
Cobborah Chardonnay
Cobborah Shiraz
Elqui PX
Citrus Soft Brew
Blackcurrant Soft Brew
Apple Soft Brew
Elderflower Presse Twin Pack
Valencia Orange 2 Litre

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Sorry, couldn't quite get all this text into the previous post. I see there is a Gammon Joint. If that is the one with the honey glaze, then that is yummy! There seems to be a good dessert selection, I like the way they have changed the menu from the last time, as you do get fed up with the same stuff (I mean the Tesco's meal, it doesn't change that often).

M&S seem to be putting up the info. on the Wednesday night, which is handy. It's also great that they are extending the offer from Thursday til Tuesday.

Any reviews on the wine? I know I've tasted the Coborrah before, quite acceptable. Thanks for all the info. two weeks ago about the Cava, though I wouldn't say that will appear again, will it?

A while ago, some friends & I had a "Dine in for 2" dinner party, well it was one of the best nights ever! Each person brought a different meal. We also tried to make sure that the food was easily cooked, so the "hostess" wouldn't have too much work to do. You could also supplement with salad as it saves too much cooking. At the time, there was also cheese for dessert. I really enjoyed it! Of course, you need plenty of wine also! It's a great idea if you don't have much money for going out & someone is willing to lend their house for the night.

Enjoy!

HoPpiE

Price?

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Oh sorry! I thought everyone here was an expert on this offer.

Great value at €12.50. That includes the wine.

So you get the bottle of wine, along with a nice dinner. I usually try to get the freezable food, so that I always have something nice on standby. Just check the labels, as sometimes the food is refrigerated only, & you can't freeze it.

HoPpiE

Cool, will probably go in for a look tomorrow! So you just choose one from each section is it?

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I can't believe that there is someone who hasn't tried this offer before! You're in for a treat.

So it's
One Main Course
One side dish (potatoes, veg, salad whatever)
One dessert
and only one bottle of wine.

I often buy a few of them (can't help it) and mix and match. Usually most of the wine is OK, what do you all think? I try not to buy the French wine, as it may not be great. So if anyone has any recommendations on the wine, I'd love to hear it.

Hoppie, if I were you, I'd head into M&S from 10.30am tomorrow, as you will get the best selection. You can't buy the wine until 10.30am anyway.

Though the fact that the offer is on til next Tuesday should hopefully mean that supplies won't run out too quickly, as used to happen in the past.

I still have some wine left from the last offer. I will be strong, I won't drink it....

Good luck tomorrow!

muckety

I tried the PX last time (as it has a couple of awards according to the M&S website) and was pleasantly surprised, nice wine for the price!

Reesy

Thanks guys, that's dinner sorted!

Ardent

No gammon in Blackrock

pumbah

Cava (White label, red top) available in Jervis

daveyjoe

muckety wrote: »

I tried the PX last time (as it has a couple of awards according to the M&S website) and was pleasantly surprised, nice wine for the price!

I agree, the PX is the best that I've tried.

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Thanks for that. Yes, there was Cava in M&S, Mary St. at about 1pm today! I don't know why they don't put it on the website, just to surprise us all. It's Cava Brut. I don't know what it tastes like, but who's complaining, at that price.

The gammon doesn't have the honey glaze, it's just plain unsmoked. But i picked up 2 anyway, there was plenty of gammon there in Mary St.

Thanks for the info. on the PX wine. Now I'll just gave to go back in and buy it!

drkpower

Anyone see if Cava is available in Grafton Street?

muckety

Travel is good wrote: »

Thanks for that. Yes, there was Cava in M&S, Mary St. at about 1pm today! I don't know why they don't put it on the website, just to surprise us all. It's Cava Brut. I don't know what it tastes like, but who's complaining, at that price.

The gammon doesn't have the honey glaze, it's just plain unsmoked. But i picked up 2 anyway, there was plenty of gammon there in Mary St.

Thanks for the info. on the PX wine. Now I'll just gave to go back in and buy it!

The cava is OK, nothing special but drinkable - put a couple of strawberries in it and enjoy!

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drkpower wrote: »

Anyone see if Cava is available in Grafton Street?

No Cava Brut in either Grafton St. or Mary St. today. I think I've copped on to this one, they seem to sell the Cava on Thursdays only, I suppose as a way to attract us into the shop. It was only on sale on a Thursday during the previous offer.

I may not be near an M&S during the next offer, but I'll keep my eye out for Cava. I agree, the Cava is just OK, though when it's chilled, I'll drink it anyway!

I just saw an ad for Dunnes who seem to be doing a meal special for €12. Has anyone tried it? I prefer the M&S one, it has great variety & the wine is not bad.

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Cava sighted in M&S in Blanch today about 1pm, so I got 2 bottles, along with the meals of course!

There weren't many supplies left, so don't know if it will be there tomorrow.

You have to make sure the Cava is actually included in the offer. It was displayed in Grafton St. & Mary St. on Friday but was not included in the Dine in for 2 offer on that day. Strange...

Enjoy!

sillysasauge

Does anyone know what time m and s shuts in town tioday?

spank_inferno

Did anyone see any of the Strawberry & rhubarb pies?

It sounded so good I thought they could only have been made by god himself

However the missus couldnt find any in grafton street or dundrum/

Did anyone else have any success with this one?

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No, I didn't see those at all, and I was in 3 different stores. Sounds yummy!

Well, there's still time til tomorrow, the offer finishes tomorrow.

drkpower

Few Cavas still available in IFSC M&S this afternoon. Remarkably good deal when you get the Cava as the wine. It may not be incredibly good, but its perfectly drinkable, and for €4 or €5, it tastes even better:).

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You're right. I just had some of the Cava and it really is quite nice. What a bargain. I also had the lemon chicken & trifle - lovely! I never was fond of trifle until I stared buying this one.

Re: the strawberry & rhubarb pie, that must have been a mistake on the M&S website. It's gone from the website. I got an apple & blackberry pie instead, had to put it in the freezer as took ages to get through the trifle!

asharkman

I'm sure everyone knows the story with this by now.
Main course, side dish, desert and bottle of wine for 12.50.
Great value for money.
Just watch the calories on the desserts!
Running now till Monday according to the sign.

Something similar to this i'd say
http://www.marksandspencer.com/Dine-in-Pound-10-Offers-Instore-Our-Food-Food-Wine/b/198933031

muckety

Anyone know if any of the wines are drinkable? I've tried the Gaston de veau before and its a bit 'meh' .....

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I'm not mad about those French wines in the deal. Though there is Dolphin Bay Chardonnay, that's not bad. Someone recommended Dolphin's Bay Shiraz to me before, it was good. Though it's not in this offer, this time. A previous poster recommended the Raso. So I have that from the last offer. Someone could organise a wine tasting event!

To be honest, I never expect the wines to be great, as the price is so good.

Does anyone else have any favourite wines from the offer?

I'm still working on the Cava Brut from the last offer, what a bargain! I'm afraid there is no Cava this time, not today anyway in Jervis.

The Honey Glazed Gammon is back, so stocking up time for me.

You are right about the desserts, so bad for you. I know there are a few afficionados on this site of the profiteroles . You could try the cheese, if you didn't want those sugary desserts!

RATM

Honey glazed gammon and profiteroles....ohhhh baby

johnnyrotten

Travel is good wrote: »

I'm not mad about those French wines in the deal. Though there is Dolphin Bay Chardonnay, that's not bad.

Thought you said "Dolphins Barn Chardonnay" LOL

TM

The deserts aren't great - too dry.

TomCo

johnnyrotten wrote: »

Thought you said "Dolphins Barn Chardonnay" LOL

I didn't know Dutch Gold was included in the offer

asharkman

TM wrote: »

The deserts aren't great - too dry.

Damn you!

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There was Cava Brut in Mary St. last night at about 8pm. There should be a few bottles there this morning.

The Dolphins Bay Chardonnay wasn't bad at all, I had to test it for you.