Get 20% cashback at 1,000+ restaurants for three months with Amex Preferred Rewards Gold

American Express has decided to up the ante with its Amex Dining programme, which tends to go under the radar because it is very difficult to remember which restaurants are taking part.

From today until 19th May 2024, you will receive 20% cashback at the 1,000+ participating UK restaurants when you pay with an American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card.

Click here for more details on the amexdining.com website.

The cashback remains at 10% – which is not to be sniffed at either – for Platinum, Amex Cashback and selected Business cardholders.

There is no cap of any sort on the cashback. You can visit as many restaurants as you want – and earn multiple times at the SAME restaurants if you wish – and there is no limit to the cashback you can receive.

It is a fairly mainstream list of restaurants. The best known chains which are taking part are GBK, Carluccio’s, Honest Burgers, Gordon Ramsay, Sticks’N’Sushi, Soho Coffee Co., Hawksmoor and Gaucho.

However, there are also a lot of independent restaurants taking part. A full list can be found here.

You must register for this offer before dining. It should show from this morning in the ‘Offers’ tab of your American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card, either in the app or online. Platinum, Amex Cashback and some Business cardholders will also see it, albeit you will only receive 10%.

Not an Amex Gold cardholder?

If you are not an Amex Gold cardholder, the current sign-up offer is 20,000 Membership Rewards (20,000 Avios) points when you spend £3,000 in 90 days. However, you will not qualify if you have – or had in the last 24 months – a British Airways American Express card amongst others.

The card is free for your first year.

As well as benefiting from this deal, you will also receive four free airport lounge passes and £120 of Deliveroo credit.

Our full review of American Express Preferred Rewards Gold is here.

Our detailed explanation of ‘what Amex card bonuses can I still get, given what I’ve already had?’ is here.

You can apply here.

The representative APR is 88.8% variable, including the annual fee.  The representative APR on purchases, and in the first year which has no fee, is 31.0% variable.

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In February 2022, Barclaycard launched two exciting new Barclaycard Avios Mastercard cards with a bonus of up to 25,000 Avios. You can apply here.

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Earning miles and points from small business cards

If you are a sole trader or run a small company, you may also want to check out these offers:

SPECIAL OFFER: Until 12th May 2024, the Capital on Tap Business Rewards Visa card is offering a bonus of 30,000 points, convertible into 30,000 Avios. You must have a Limited Company to apply. Click here to learn more and click here to apply.

For a non-American Express option, we also recommend the Barclaycard Select Cashback card for sole traders and small businesses. It is FREE and you receive 1% cashback on your spending.