By Dave Lee

Published 30th Dec 2023, 06:00 BST

When I look back at my dining receipts for the past year, it strikes me that eating out has now become a genuine extravagance. Only four or five years ago, a very posh meal for two would set you back in the region of £130-140, a fairly posh meal would be more like £100 and a bog-standard feed about £70-80.

I’d estimate that all those figures have now increased by at least 25 per cent. My last posh feed saw me hand over £181. Probably the most I’ve ever spent on a meal.

Seeing as we’re heading into the New Year and we’re all skint and looking to save a few bob, I thought I’d try to find a really decent place to eat for as little as possible.

Asi Bar & Barbecue, Hull: The Turkish restaurant which has taken over an old pub near to Hull City's stadium