Which UK airports offer £15 meal credits via Priority Pass? (January update)

Airport lounge access card Priority Pass has been on a roll in the last couple of months, adding a large number of new UK restaurant deals for its cardholders via a deal with catering group SSP.

At each, you will receive a £15 credit towards a meal or drinks. If your Priority Pass allows a free guest and you arrive with someone else, you will receive a £30 credit between you.

Unfortunately these deals are NOT available to anyone who gets their Priority Pass via American Express. It is available to anyone who gets their pass directly from Priority Pass or via another financial partner such as the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard or the brand new £15 per month Lloyds Bank World Elite Mastercard.

We have run a few articles in recent weeks as new restaurants and bars have been added. In this article I wanted to bring everything together in one place.

The latest changes are:

• Cardiff – Beer House has replaced Caffe Ritazza
• Edinburgh – a deal has been agreed and will be announced soon – I know who it will be and it will be well received

London:

London City Airport

• Juniper & Co
• Soul & Grain
• Cabin Bar (temporarily closed)

London Heathrow

• Big Smoke Taphouse & Kitchen (Terminal 2)
• The Oceanic Pub & Kitchen (Terminal 3)
• The Globe Pub & Kitchen (Terminal 5)

You can also get free treatments at the two Be Relax Spa sites in Terminal 5.

London Gatwick

• Tortilla (North)
• Juniper & Co (North)
• The Breakfast Club (North)
• The Grain Store Cafe & Bar (South)

London Luton

• Avalon Crafted Coffee
• Big Smoke Taphouse & Kitchen
• Nolito

London Stansted

• The Camden Bar & Kitchen

Outside London:

Manchester International

• Starbucks (Terminal 1)
• The Grain Loft (Terminal 1)
• PizzaLuxe (Terminal 1)
• Upper Crust (Terminal 1)

Bristol International

• Starbucks
• Cabin Bar
• Tortilla
• Brigg & Stow

Cardiff

• Beer House

Glasgow International

• Bird & Signet

Edinburgh International

• Coming soon!

But if your Priority Pass is issued by American Express ….

There are a grand total of TWO restaurant experiences globally that Amex-issued Priority Pass customers can use.

One is The Grain Store at London Gatwick’s South Terminal. Given that this is the British Airways terminal, it is at least convenient for most HfP readers. The other is the Moevenpick Cafe in Berlin Brandenburg.

My best guess is that Priority Pass wants to charge American Express a higher fee for restaurant visits, as it pays out more than it pays a lounge operator, and that the two parties could not reach an agreement.

This is something that American Express may want to look at again given the frustration over being unable to access UK lounges with Priority Pass due to overcrowding. The fee differential cannot be more than £1-£2 per visit, given that no other bank or credit card provider has brought in a similar restriction.

You can find out more about these new Priority Pass options by searching for an airport via its website.

PS. Without wishing to state the obvious, you should not take part in any of these restaurant deals if you have a ‘pay per use’ or – if you’re not alone – a ‘pay for guests’ Priority Pass. The guest fee is now £24 and you are getting £15 of restaurant credit so you can see the problem here!