If you love eating out and enjoy exploring new cuisines then August is going to be your month of more. India’s largest dining out platform - Dineout has announced their ‘biggest ever food & drinks festival’ – Great Indian Restaurant Festival (GIRF) for the second time this year. The festival is slated from 1st Aug-1st Sep giving Flat 50% off deals on Total bill, food bill, drinks bill, buffet and coupons spanned across 8,000+ restaurants in 17 cities including Surat, Nagpur, Kochi and Ludhiana where Dineout will be launched soon. Diners can additionally get 20% cashback on their restaurant bills using Dineout Pay. Along with exclusive cashback offers from HDFC Bank and bonus JPMiles from JetPrivilege every day.Earlier this year, Dineout concluded 3rd edition of GIRF in the month of February, which received a massive response of close to 2.5M diners who bought deals and over 350Cr worth revenue generated for partner restaurants, which was 2.5x higher than the last edition. It was the success of GIRF’s 3rd edition that has led to the launch of another one within the same year, only bigger! They are also launching an all-day on ground event - GIRF Unplugged curated by SteppinOut on 3rd Aug in Bangalore, 4th Aug in Hyderabad and 11th Aug in Chennai. With Gourmet Passport - Dineout’s premium membership platform, diners can get a VIP entry to these events along with early access to buy GIRF deals from 24th-26th July. GIRF deals for all can be bought starting 27th July for dining between 1st-31st August at restaurants like Hyatt, Sheraton, Radisson, Mainland China, Social, Lord of the Drinks, Chaayos, McDonalds, Pizza Hut, & more.
Commenting on the launch, Mr. Ankit Mehrotra, CEO & Co-founder, Dineout said, “As August marks the beginning of festivities in our country, we want to give people all the more reason to celebrate and what can be better than GIRF. After a successful edition this year in February, where we seated 2.5 million diners across 12 cities, we heard the call from our diners & restaurant partners, raised the bar in this edition by adding more cities, more restaurants and more partners like – HDFC, Jet Privilege, Jio and Diageo. We look forward to this edition that will be #MonthofMore in true sense”. Speaking on the association, Spokesperson from HDFC Bank said, "We are happy to be associated with Dineout's Great Indian restaurant festival for the second time in a row. Dineout has successfully established a strong relationship with its diners with a unique blend of food and cashback and thus creating a strong affinity for the property. So, while GIRF offers great deals, HDFC Bank cardholders enjoy the added privilege of 50% cashback on buying the deals and they also get 30% cashback while paying their restaurants bills thru Dineout Pay.GIRF is restaurant industry’s first ever food & drinks festival which was launched in 2017 with the idea to promote the dining out culture among consumers and change the way Indians dine out. The festival has been instrumental for both consumers as well as for the partner restaurants. No questions asked Flat 50% off deals, cashbacks, bank offers, partner offers and more at top-rated restaurants are the main drivers behind the success of the festival.So all the foodies out there, get prepared to indulge in GIRF which is going to offer more food, exciting discounts and offers, more restaurants to explore, more cuisines to discover and more memorable experiences!
Things to look forward to in 4th Edition-
• 8000+ restaurants offering FLAT 50% off on total bill, food bill, drinks bill, buffets and meals under Rs. 199 coupons
• Gourmet Passport members get early access to GIRF deals on 24th July. Deals for all open on 27th July
• Top rated restaurants across 17 cities of India
• GIRF Unplugged, first ever on ground event in 3 cities
Highlights of Feb 2019 edition –
• 2.5M diners used GIRF deals, generating a revenue of over 350Cr
• Every second a table was reserved at participating restaurants
• Over 4.2L people dined out on 24th February alone
• Delhites saved around Rs. 50 Cr. during GIRF
About Dineout
Dineout is India’s largest dining out and restaurant tech solutions platform in B2C and B2B front with InResto & Torqus, processing more than 20M diners and $800M worth of transactions for its partner restaurants across its network of 40,000 restaurants in 17 cities, providing a collective savings of more than $100M on restaurant bills annually. Founded in 2012 by Ankit Mehrotra, Vivek Kapoor, Sahil Jain and Nikhil Bakshi, Dineout is the easiest way to discover the best restaurants in the city, save time & hassle by booking a table in advance, get discounts, enjoy 1+1 offers on Food, Drink & Buffets through Gourmet Passport, as well as earn cashback on every restaurant bill payment via Dineout Pay. Dineout was acquired by Times Internet Limited in April 2014. For more information, please visit –https://www.dineout.co.in/