The variety of food and drink available in Watford town centre will be celebrated between September 25 and October 1, from favourite brands to much loved local independents.  

The Food & Drink Week is organised by Watford Business Improvement District (BID), an organisation run for the benefit of businesses in the town by the businesses in the town to grow and prosper.

Below are a few of the endless offers available, visit watfordforyou.org for the full listings.

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Visit Bill’s, order two main courses and enjoy a complimentary bottle of wine! Just mention “Watford Food & Drink Week” to your waiter to redeem.

Visit GBK and receive a free milkshake when you spend over £7.

Visit Bar Bodega Watford on Sunday, October 1, to enjoy complimentary carafe of wine and side dish when two of you order their Sunday roast.

Visit Global Buffet where two people can enjoy lunch for £18 on weekdays or dinner for just £30 between Monday and Thursday.

Bosleys will be hosting a craft ale festival where all ales will be available at just £2 per pint.

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Wine & Cheese offers

Join Marks & Spencer in store for complimentary wine tasting on Thursday, September 28 between 6pm and8pm. They will also be sampling a range of their new seasonal products on Friday (Sep 29) and Saturday (Sep 30) between 12pm and 2pm.

Visit the wonderful Bar Bodega Watford and get a free cheese board for two to share when you purchase any bottle of red wine.

Visit little Waitrose daily between 1pm and 2pm to sample the range of new own label wines which will be served with a range of nibbles.

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Authentic Italian Food offers

Visit Zizzi Watford and claim 20 per cent off. Also visit Monday to Thursday for free pizza tastings between 4pm and 5pm.

Head to L’artista Watford for a taste of authentic Italian food and enjoy two courses for £8.95 or three courses for £10.50.

Discover Bella set menu priced at two courses £10 or three courses £15.

Enjoy 15 per cent off any pizza or calzone at Zinco Watford, simply show a brochure or the website to redeem the offer.

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Tasty tastings - visit watfordforyou.org for details of free daily tastings

£5 lunch offers

Visit Ocean Bells Coffee Company for their lunchtime deal of any sandwich, crisps and English breakfast tea or Americano coffee for £5 every day.

Peppe Rosso offers any sandwich or baguette with small soft or hot drink for just £5 - Monday to Saturday between 8am and 5pm, and Sunday between 10am and 5pm.

Head to Chimichanga to enjoy a burrito for just £5 Monday to Thursday.

Visit the LP Café to enjoy a sandwich and hot drink in their lunchtime deal for £5, between 12pm and 3pm.

Visit the team at Fresh Shop to enjoy a lemon or Nutella crepe with a selected hot drink for £5, or any panini, crisps and a selected soft drink for £5, or a lasagne and a selected soft drink £5.

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Cocktail time

Steinbeck & Shaw is offering a free cocktail if you have a brochure. They will also host daily cocktail tastings every day between 5pm and 7pm or book in for a half price cocktail masterclass on Tuesday, September 26, at just £10 use booking code ‘Watford Food & Drink Week’. You can also enjoy a special ‘Show me the monkey’ cocktail all week for £4.

Twisted Monkey is offering free mini cocktail masterclasses from 5pm to 6pm and then 6pm to 7pm (no need to book), as well as two-for-one cocktails.

Faborje will have 50 per cent off drinks from 5pm to 11pm, Tuesday to Thursday and you can book a cocktail masterclass for just £19.99 per person, which includes one party platter of nibbles between two people.

Visit watfordforyou.org for details of special Food & Drink Week offers, events and discounts and for information on The Great Watford Bake Off. Fans of social media should search #EatDrinkWatford on for the latest news, competitions and special offers.