So many places offer meal deals that I sometimes go just for the meal deals and not just in McDonalds which makes it more affordable, it's like getting the fries free. Pizza Hut do a Happy hour for £6 between 3-5pm you can have a drink, pizza or pasta and a side dish as well as the unlimited salad bar. Usually i can't eat it all and end up taking half the pizza home with me, but is what of the best meal deals around. To keep up the competition, other places do early bird meals or pubs do two meals for £10 which can be cheaper than a round of drinks. Eating out has become more affordable and less of a stigma for paying less. Companies are glad to get and keep the custom these days.