2011 Meal Deals

The discount pricing of Maine Restaurant Week is still a couple months away but there are some pricing specials out there now for anyone who blew their restaurant budget over the holidays:

• Bar Lola – a 5-course prix-fixe menu, Wednesday-Saturday, $39.
• Boda – late night menus items are half off on Sundays from 9:30 – 1 am
• Browne Trading has declared January Cheese Month and is offering a 10% discount off all cheese in their store.
• El Rayo – $1 oysters, Monday nights.
• Five Fifty-Five – $1.55 oysters & drink specials, Thursdays nights at the bar.
• Grace – happy hour from 5-6:30 Tuesday through Saturday, featuring bar food and drink specials including $15 bottles of wine
• Hugo’s – the 6-course blind tasting menu, normally $85 per person, is $42.50 on Tuesday through Thursday from now until March 31.
• Pom’s Thai Taste – $1 sushi, Monday & Tuesday.
• Ri-Ra – half priced burgers on Wednesday nights.
• The Great Lost Bear – Monday and Tuesday nights are Short Beer Nights when you can get a 23 ounce draft for $4.25. You can find a full list of happy hour specials on Portland Taps.
• The Salt Exchange – 3-course prix fixe for $30.
• There have been a number of discount offers for Portland area restaurants in the past few weeks on Dealitious and Groupon (but not this morning). Living Social has an offer today for Local 188 a $50 certificate half off for $25. Another local coupon site, The Maine Deal now is offering $10 gift certificates to Gorgeous Gelato for $5.

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