De Budget.Com Cafe & Bar

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With the existence of Air Asia in our lives, flying to another country has become very affordable especially for the travel enthusiasts! Now, what if a similar process of affordable airfares can be applied to a restaurant & bar as well? Who doesn’t like cheap drinks and food right?

And that’s where this snazzy little cafe and bar comes in – De Budget! The one I went to was the one at the IOI Boulevard in Puchong.. Liked the industrial industry with a splash of art, and dart machines too!

How De Budget works is throughDeBudget.com, Malaysia’s first online pre-purchase café bar which offers customers a concept somewhat similar to that of budget airlines – the earlier you buy, the more you save!

If I want to chill out with my friends at an affordable price, all I have to do is head over to http://www.debudget.com/ and check out the deals on offer, place my order, pay as I would any online site, receive the QR code on my smartphone, then on the day of my visit just show it to the staff at the outlet, redeem my drink and enjoy with my friends! Easy peasy and done in less than 5 minutes.

Say I didn’t like the prices at the IOI Boulevard outlet on that certain day, I could simply select another outlet or another date to see if the price is lower. Just like booking a flight – the price increases as more seats as booked or in this case, the price increases as more drink packages are booked on that day.

It gets even better with the below deal:

XPack offers always the lowest prices for you to have fantastic outings with your favourite people. With XPack, plan your night out and be the early bird to enjoy great savings on our huge range of drinks! Psst! Prices start from RM10.00 onwards daily limited to three (3) packs per person.

Choose from one (1) Tower of Tiger draught (2.5 litres) OR 4x Pints of Guinness draught OR 4 Pints of Heineken. The earlier you buy the cheaper it will be (this is similar to the budget airline concept which is so popular and successful these past few years).

Do note that the XPack is strictly for consumption at De’Budget.com outlets and cannot be taken away.. don’t be kiasu k guys!

If beer is not your drink of choice, fret not as there are special promotions for liquor, wines and even champagne which you can purchase online as well.

There are many bottles including crowd favourites Johnnie Walker Black Label and Gold Label Reserve, Hennessy VSOP, Belvedere vodka, Moet & Chandon, as well as single malt whiskies, tequila, bourbon, Bacardi, gin, and red and white wines.

Buying online is really fast and simple:

1. Select your desired outlet and date of visit

2. Choose the items you want

3. Complete your online purchase by making the payment. Payment can be made by either using your credit card or debit card (which uses PayPal secure payment gateway), or by using your PayPal account. After the payment is successful, you will be emailed a QR code from debudget.com which you simply need to show on your smartphone at the outlet on your chosen date. No need to print out any vouchers. Really simple and convenient if you ask me!

4. Go to the outlet on the selected date and enjoy your drinks!

Note: If you want a lower price and it’s not available that day at that outlet, just select another outlet or another date and see if it’s cheaper. It will come very naturally to you as you’ve probably booked airline tickets many times before online. Same concept. Just a different product.

Let’s go on to the drooling part.. There’s a selection of food ranging from breakfast (opening until 2.00pm), sandwiches (opening until 5.00pm), appetizers, main courses, snacks, and desserts for those who feel rather peckish or are dining there during lunchtime.

For the appetizers, you can have fresh and juicy oysters!

Original Recipe Chicken Drumstick – RM16.00++. This is a must try dish at DeBudget. Crispy and flavourful chicken drumsticks that are great as a snack or even as a main depending on how hungry you are. But trust me – order one plate for yourself otherwise you might find yourself fighting over chicken drumsticks with your friends!

Bacon Wraps – RM18.00++ which is pretty much bacon wrapped sausages aka pigs in blankets and this dish goes very well with beer, what I would call beer grub!

Chicken Chop – RM18.00++

You are probably wondering.. what about the main course right?? Check out the delicious pictures from Left to right and downwards:

Spaghetti Marinara – RM20.00++ (seafood variant)

Beef Lasagna – RM18.00++

Carbonara Pizza – RM23.00++

Spaghetti Aglio Olio – RM20.00++ (seafood variant)

The food is mainly Western favourites coupled with pizzas and pastas. Their spicy chicken wings are also worth a try!

There’s even desserts!

And a variety od drinks from cocktails, all the way to Guinness as mentioned above!

Even a live band to serenade you while you dine and drink:)

Karen, Chelsea & Sarah very satiated with their meal!

Look out for the 2nd De Budget outlet which will be opening in Sunway Giza, Kota Damansara in June 2014 and they will be having some really awesome opening promotions (such as RM10.00 for a tower of beer on the launch days!).