Cheap Eats: Happy hour specials, bar menu bargains and other restaurant deals
This story incorrectly said $5 burgers are available daily at Hibernian Irish Pub locations in Raleigh. The $5 burgers are available at Raleigh locations on Mondays only.
A monthly roundup of ethnic eats, counter service chow and other tasty bargains. This month’s edition offers a sampling of happy hour specials, bar menu bargains and other reduced-price deals at area restaurants. Check the websites for more bargains.
Back in the Day Cafe
3470 Kildaire Farm Road, Cary
919-267-6389
Bargain: Tuesdays, buy one appetizer and/or dessert, get one free with two entree purchases; Wednesday, all wines (by the glass or bottle) half price with $30 food purchase.
Dean’s Seafood Grill & Bar
1080 Darrington Drive, Cary
919-459-5875
Bargain: Sunday brunch special, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: all-you-can-eat oysters, $23 (kids 10 and under $7); Family Night Sundays: free kid’s meal with every adult entree purchased. Wednesday, all night at the bar: half price oysters, shellfish and appetizers.
Driftwood Southern Kitchen
8460-112 Honeycutt Road, Raleigh
919-977-8360
Bargain: Blue Plate specials, Monday-Friday after 4 p.m. Monday it’s free-range chicken and dumplings for $11.95, and Wednesday it’s pork chops smothered with Creole sauce over Carolina Gold rice for $12.95.
Hibernian Irish Pub
Three locations in Raleigh and Cary; check website for addresses and phone numbers.
Bargain: Daily specials vary by location. Burgers are $5 all day Monday at both Raleigh locations. In Cary, build-your-own burgers are $5 on Tuesdays, and shepherd’s pie (normally $14) is $9.95 on Wednesdays.
Margaux’s
Brennan Station, 8111-111 Creedmoor Road, Raleigh
919-846-9846
Bargain: Special three course dinner, $19.95 all night on Mondays; same deal Tuesday-Friday from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Then the price goes up to $29.95 — still a bargain.
One
100 Meadowmont Village Circle, Chapel Hill
919-537-8207
Bar menu: Changes seasonally, with recent prices ranging from $6 (chicken-fried chicken with dill crema and pickles) to $15 (black lager flounder with creamed cabbage, mustard and sunchoke).
Peak City Grill & Bar
126 N. Salem St., Apex
919-303-8001
Bargain: Tuesday night couple’s menu, $49.95 includes shared appetizer, soup or salad, two entrees (usually three choices, recently three-cheese ravioli, cedar planked salmon and beef medallions) and shared dessert.
Primal
202-107 West Hwy. 54, Durham
919-248-3000
Bargain: At the bar: discounted appetizers and salads every night from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., half price cool water oysters and $5 draft Prosecco on Wednesdays. In the dining room: half price kid’s meal with adult entree, Tuesday-Wednesday, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Tir na nOg
218 S. Blount St., Raleigh
919-833-7795
Bargain: Monday-Friday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m, all appetizers half price.
Twisted Fork
3751-170 Sumner Blvd., Raleigh
919-792-2535
Bargain: “Everyday Specials” Saturday-Wednesday: 11 a.m to noon, $5 salad bar; 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., kids eat free; all day, all draft beer pints $3.
This story was originally published January 22, 2015 at 8:00 PM with the headline "Cheap Eats: Happy hour specials, bar menu bargains and other restaurant deals."