Bon viveurs can now sample the menus of some of our city’s fabulous restaurants and get a mouthwatering 50% off the food bill - but you have to be quick!

Restaurant discovery platform, First Table, is dishing out a great offer to reward diners for eating out at quieter times. And with 35 restaurants now live on the Birmingham platform, it means foodies can try out a wide range of cuisines, at places like Harborne Kitchen, Original Patty Men, Oyster Club, Coconut Tree, and Smoke + Ash.

What’s more, the food lovers platform - which has been operating in the UK since 2018 and is now present in seven cities - is giving away a year of free dining to one lucky Birmingham foodie* (see competition details below).

Original Patty Men is on the First Table app

Mat Weir, CEO and founder of First Table, said: “Foodies are encouraged to try something new - a new cuisine, dish or restaurant without the fear of the food bill. From Italian to French cuisine, Mexican to Japanese, Cuban to Argentinian, there is a world of flavours out there on our doorstep, just waiting to be discovered. By filling otherwise empty tables, restaurants are creating a buzz early on in the service.”

Here’s how it works

First Table works in partnership with the hospitality industry, encouraging early-bird dining and helping the venue create a great vibe early on. By listing their first table of the shift (breakfast, lunch or dinner) on the platform, restaurants are filling those potentially empty tables.

To take advantage of the offering, all you have to do is visit the First Table website or app and sign up. From there, you can browse an eclectic range of restaurants across the city.

Check out Coconut Tree on the First Table app

It’s free to sign up, and foodies then pay £6 to secure a table and receive a 50% saving off the food bill for two to four diners (drinks are regular price).

There are no contracts, no sign-up fees, and no commission for restaurants to join or be on First Table.

To sign up to First Table, visit www.firsttable.co.uk and you'll score £3 free credit towards your first booking fee.

Use promo code 'BIRMINGHAMLIVE' if you sign up on the app, which you can download via Google Play Store or the Apple App Store. Terms and conditions may apply.

Competition time

Smoke + Ash is on the First Table app

First Table has recently hit an incredible milestone. A whopping one million foodies - from Birmingham to Queenstown, New Zealand - have joined its delicious community.

To celebrate, First Table is giving away a year's worth of Birmingham dining experiences to one lucky diner*, up to the value of £100 per month, for 12 months.

And they'll also throw in £72 of First Table credit to cover 12 First Table booking fees - how good is that!

The competition will be running from Monday, November 6 until 11.59pm on Monday, November 20, 2023.

To enter, visit the competition page HERE.

To sign up to First Table and get started on your culinary journey, CLICK HERE.

*Entrants must be aged 18 and over and must be a UK resident. Full terms and conditions of the competition can be found on First Table’s website here, along with their privacy policy.