Restaurant Gift Card Deals Make Holiday Gifting a Snap

Easiest way to slice “Bah, humbug!” from your holiday shopping vocabulary? Buy restaurant gift cards! Atlanta’s best restaurants are cutting generous deals that are kind to gift-givers’ wallets while putting a sparkle in the eyes of those who receive. Perfectly acceptable to put some gift cards in your own stocking for a relaxing post-holiday meal.
5Church Atlanta, Midtown’s hotspot for first-class modern American cuisine, adds a 20 percent bonus for every $50 gift card purchased Nov. 24-Dec. 30.
  Gift that someone special with a reason to try Bulla Gastrobar, Midtown’s hottest new spot for contemporary Spanish fare. For every purchase of a $100 gift card between now and Dec. 31, receive an additional gift card for $20. The $20 gift card must be redeemed by Mar. 31, 2018. 
The Federal unwraps the gift of free brunch. For every $200 gift card purchased, the Midtown bistro will throw in a $20 gift card for use at a weekend brunch. Bonus gift card expires in 12 months.
Give the gift of gusto! this holiday season. Guests who purchase a gusto! T-shirt for $20 walk away with a $20 gusto! gift card to enjoy the restaurant’s menu of grilled chicken, portabella or shrimp served with other flavorful ingredients on mixed greens, brown rice or flatbread wraps.
Place a $50 gift card to HOBNOB Neighborhood Tavern under the tree and receive a free gift card worth $10. Purchase a $100 gift card and get a $20 gift card free. Offer good at both the Midtown and Brookhaven locations.
Upscale steakhouse American Cut and rooftop lounge The Regent Cocktail Club are throwing in a $20 promotional gift card with every $100 gift card purchase. Available online using promo code LDVGIFT and in these LDV Atlanta establishments in The Shops Buckhead Atlanta through Dec. 31; promotional cards valid Jan. 2-March 31, 2018.

Here’s an offer worth popping open the Champagne to celebrate. Purchase a $50 gift card at any Marlow’s Tavern location and receive a complimentary bottle of Michelle Brut. Purchase a $100 gift card and receive the complimentary bottle plus a bonus $20 gift card. With taverns throughout metro Atlanta, Marlow’s is the perfect gift for every local on the list.

Through January 31, 2018, all three Ray’s Restaurants -- Ray’s in the City, Ray’s on the River and Ray’s at Killer Creek -- are doling out a 20 percent bonus on all gift card purchases of $50-$950 and a 25 percent bonus on gift card purchases of $1,000 or more. Use the cards at any Ray’s location (cannot be applied toward private or semi-private events). Bonus cards valid Feb. 1-Sept. 30, 2018. Read more details and purchase cards here or at any Ray’s location.
Gift cards taste sweeter at Seed Kitchen & Bar, Stem Wine Bar and Drift Fish House & Oyster Bar in East Cobb. Purchase a $100 gift card at any of Doug Turbush’s exemplary restaurants through Dec. 30 and receive an additional $20. Use cards at any of the three restaurants; gift cards do not expire.

Southern Fried Hospitality is offering a $20 bonus gift card for every $100 gift card purchase at Chicken and the Egg, Brine Seafood Shack and FEED Fried Chicken and Such. Gift cards are redeemable at all three restaurants.

Instead of adding a bonus amount, these Southern Proper Hospitality Group restaurants are giving a 20 percent discount off gift card purchases of $100 or more: Beni’s Cubano, The Big Ketch Saltwater Grill, The Blind Pig Parlour Bar, Gypsy Kitchen, The Southern Gentleman, Milton’s Cuisine & Cocktails and Smokebelly BBQ.

For a creamy and delicious holiday treat, roll into Sweet Charlie’s in Buckhead. Guests who purchase a $25 gift card will be rewarded with a free hand-rolled ice cream. Sweet!

Wing it this holiday season by giving friends, associates and fellow sports fans Taco Mac gift cards. Through Dec. 31, Taco Mac tosses you a $10 bonus card with every $50 gift card purchase. Gift cards may not be used to purchase additional gift cards. Additionally, guests buying $1000 or more in gift cards also will receive a 10 percent bulk purchase discount on top of the $10 per $50 bonus.
  Tin Lizzy’s Cantina helps share the love for its FlexMex gourmet soft tacos, skillets and quesadillas with 20 percent off the purchase of $100 or more in Tin Lizzy’s gift cards. Gift cards cannot be used same day of purchase to receive the discount.

Restaurant Gift Card Deals Pile on Green and Cut Holiday Shopping Time

If you’re anxious about choosing gifts for everyone on your list, Atlanta restaurants are offering gift card deals to soothe frazzled shopper nerves. Appetizing gift cards are always the right size and color, and you can treat yourself to a soul-soothing snack and spirit to celebrate a mission accomplished and dollars saved.

Aqua blue adds green: receive a $20 bonus card with purchase of a $100 gift card.

Pastured poultry presents are always welcome for dining in or busy night takeaways. Bantam + Biddy locations (Ansley, Avalon, Crescent, Lenox) as well as Chick-a-Biddy in Atlantic Station add a $10 gift card to every $50 gift card purchase through December 30.

Communitas Hospitality restaurants 10th & Piedmont and HOBNOB Neighborhood Tavern are throwing in an extra $20 for every $100 gift card purchased in the restaurants. They’ll add in the extra $20 or put it on a separate gift card to keep or give to someone else. Cards cannot be used the day of purchase.

FLIP burger boutique gift cards and chef Richard Blais’ lighthearted menu thrill traditional and adventurous burger lovers alike. Gift givers also are happy because, during the holidays, FLIP is offering half off $25 gift cards or an added 20 percent value on gift cards more than $25.
 
Legacy Ventures is offering a limited-time online deal that will be at the top of everyone's wish list. Friday, Dec. 18 through Thursday, Dec. 24, score a $100 gift card for every $100 gift card purchased.  Available online only, this offer includes Legacy Ventures restaurants Der Biergarten, Max’s Coal Oven Pizzeria, STATS and Twin Smokers BBQ.

Marlow’s Tavern tacks a bonus $20 onto the purchase of every $100 gift card during December. With restaurant locations near so many Atlanta neighborhoods, a Marlow’s gift card is a surefire solution for anyone on your list.

All four Ray's Restaurants -- Ray's On The River, Ray's At Killer Creek, Ray's In the City and Ray's Rio Bravo -- are including a special gift ($25 value; while supplies last) with all in-restaurant gift card purchases of $100 or more. Additionally, the restaurant group is offering a 20 percent bonus on all gift card purchases of $25-$975 and a 25 percent bonus on all gift card purchases of $1,000 or more now through Jan. 31, 2016. Bonuses will be valid from Feb. 1 through Sept. 30, 2016 (excluding major holidays).

Seed Kitchen & Bar and Stem Wine Bar in East Cobb top off in-store gift card purchases of $50 or more with an added 20 percent value (not valid online). Gift cards are accepted at both Seed Kitchen & Bar and Stem Wine Bar.

Southern Proper Hospitality restaurants offer cards for all tastes. For every $50 gift card purchased until December 31 at The Big Ketch Buckhead, The Big Ketch Roswell,Smokebelly BBQ, Gypsy Kitchen, The Southern Gentleman and Milton's Cuisine & Cocktails, receive a $10 gift card at that restaurant valid through February 29, 2016.

Tin Lizzy’s Cantina Flex-Mex is a much-loved find in every stocking. Every $25 gift card purchase at Tin Lizzy’s earns a $5 off coupon. Give the coupon away to friends or keep for yourself; we won’t tell.

#SummerOfWillys continues with 20th Anniversary Party and $5 Burritos July 13 at North Buckhead Location

Willy’s Mexicana Grill founder and CEO Willy Bitter is throwing a 20th anniversary party and you’re invited. On Monday, July 13 at the very first Willy’s located at 4377 Roswell Road, stop in for $5 burritos all day, a spin of the prize wheel (11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5-7 p.m.) for a chance to win Willy’s swag and to enter to win a $50 Willy’s gift card. At 11:30 a.m., Bitter will present a $20,145 check to Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta resulting from Willy’s $20K or 20 Days fundraising event, which took place at all Atlanta-area and Athens locations in June. Willy’s will continue to thank guests at all locations throughout the #SummerOfWillys celebration with a new limited-time-only habanero peach salsa beginning July 13 and a special anniversary collectors' cup ($2.95 to purchase; $1 refills with entrée purchase through October 31). Guests who purchase an anniversary cup now through August 31 will receive a Zoo Atlanta coupon for $5 off a ticket or $10 off a zoo membership while supplies last.

Fifth Group Restaurants Celebrates the Holidays with 20 Percent Added to $100 Gift Cards

What's better than a gift card or personalized e-gift card to use at one of your favorite Fifth Group Restaurants? Getting 20 percent more to indulge with. During its holiday gift card promotion, Fifth Group Restaurants is adding 20 percent to the value of each purchase of a gift card of $100 or more. That's an extra appetizer, a couple cocktails or desserts for the table. Savvy shoppers, that's $120 of dining for $100, $150 for $125, $240 for $200, etc. Are you dreaming of your ideal dish to dive into? Choose from Alma Cocina, Ecco, Lure, La Tavola Trattoria, The Original El Taco, South City Kitchen Midtown and South City Kitchen Vinings. Between carving the turkey and holiday shopping, we know you're busy this season. If you can't use up the card before 2013, have no fear, Fifth Group Restaurants will still be here in 2014. Your cards don't expire or lose value, so plan that special night out during the new year! E-gift cards are available in denominations of $25 to $250 and can be personalized with your own design and message. Send them out immediately or choose a future email date. Classic gift cards come in any denomination. While you're out spreading holiday cheer to others, reward yourself for being on the nice list this year and purchase a few for yourself. You have to eat too, you know.