Get 20% cashback at 500+ restaurants for three months with Amex Platinum

American Express has brought back the generous Amex Dining offer which ran twice in 2024.

From now until 31st March 2025, you will receive 20% cashback at 500+ participating UK restaurants when you pay with The Platinum Card.

Holders of American Express Preferred Rewards Gold are NOT included this time but will receive the standard 10% cashback, as will holders of other non-cobrand Amex cards.

Click here for more details on this promo page of the amexdining.com website. Registration is required.

You can learn more about the benefits of The Platinum Card from American Express in this article.

What cards are taking part?

Only Platinum and Centurion cards are included, looking at the small print.

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold, American Express Rewards Credit Card holders and Amex Cashback cardholders are not included in the 20% deal but have the regular promotional cashback rate of 10%.

Co-brand cards (BA, Marriott, Nectar, Harrods etc) are not included.

Amex Business cardholders are included at the standard 10% cashback level.

How do you earn the cashback?

You must register for this offer before dining. Assuming there is no targeting, it will show in the ‘Offers’ tab of your American Express Platinum card, either in the app or online.

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.

The Amex website says there are ‘500+’ restaurants taking part. If that is correct, it is a big drop from the 1,300+ restaurants that took part in the previous version of this deal.

There are many independent restaurants taking part, so don’t feel that you are being forced into the arms of a big chain.

A full list of participating sites can be found here.

The list of restaurants in the ‘10% off’ offer for holders of other American Express cards is due to be published today – it should be here – and it will be interesting to see if that is a broader list.

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SPECIAL OFFER: Until 27th May 2025, the sign-up bonus on the ‘free for a year’ American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card is increased from 20,000 Membership Rewards points to 30,000 points. Points convert 1:1 into Avios (30,000 Avios!) and many other programmes. Some people may see even higher personalised offers. Click here to apply.

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American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 30,000 points, FREE for a year & four airport lounge passes Read our full review

British Airways American Express Premium Plus

30,000 Avios and the famous annual 2-4-1 voucher Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express

80,000 bonus points and great travel benefits – for a large fee Read our full review

Virgin Atlantic Reward+ Mastercard

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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:

American Express Business Platinum

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