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When trying to decide where to eat out in Bournemouth as a student, here are some tips on goof places to eat on a budget.

Dylan’s bar is Bournemouth university students bar and is on Talbot Campus. The restaurant serves a  range of reasonably prices food including vegetarian and vegan options. Dylan’s bar holds many events for students such as a quiz, bingo and karaoke and has a happy hour on drinks up till 7pm.

Coffee #1 is a popular coffee shop for Bournemouth university students and is located along Winton high street. By downloading the coffee #1 app and signing up with your student email, you can receive 10% off of your order and get perks such as a free drink with the loyalty card. Coffee #1 is a lovely café which serves hot and cold drinks and a wide range of lunch options and sweet treats.

The Coconut Tree is a Sri Lankan restaurant with a wide range of meat, fish, vegetarian and vegan options. When fancying a different flavour for dinner, the Coconut Tree is the perfect restaurant to try a new flavour of food. With the majority of the main meals being £10 or less and a wide range of cocktails on the menu, the Coconut Tree is a great restaurant to try when going to Bournemouth University.

Wetherspoon restaurants are based all around the UK and offer a wide selection of food for a low price. In Bournemouth there are two Wetherspoons, Mary Shelley and the Moon on the Square, and another on Winton Highstreet, the Parkstone and Hetherlands. When living as a student in Bournemouth, Wetherspoons restaurants are an easy and convenient place to go for food or drinks. The restaurants offer a wide range of vegetarian and vegan dishes and also do many deals for better value on food and drink.

Unidays and Student Beans:

When becoming a university student you can download unidays and student beans, which are apps that give you a variety of offers on clothes shops, online stores, restaurants and food deliveries. If you are wanting to eat out one night on a budget, these two apps can be very helpful as they can offer different discounts for certain restaurants. Not only do they offer discounts for pizza express, dominoes, Zizzi’s and Las Iguanas, but also offer discounts off of Deliveroo deliveries. With Bournemouth having a large range of restaurants, these two apps can be helpful for you to get good food for a cheaper price.

A list Card:

A-list Card is the exclusive Bournemouth University discount card. When coming to Bournemouth university an A-list card will offer you a wide range of student discounts on restaurants, bars and cafes. Nuudle Bar in Bournemouth is a popular place for students and with an A-list card you get 50% of mains when dining into this restaurant. Another exclusive offer with an A-list card is 50% off the total food bill at revolution and discounts on cocktails. Overall, an A-list card offers exclusive discounts for Bournemouth university students and is definitely a must buy before you start university.

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