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Talk to the GIFQ team →Cards are redeemable at over 180 locations within The Restaurant Card network, including Bella Italia, Chiquito, Las Iguanas, The Banana Tree, and Frankie & Benny's. The network covers a range of casual dining cuisines, making the card suitable for recipients with varied preferences. Recipients should check the current restaurant locator for the full, up-to-date list of participating venues.
No — these cards are issued for UK redemption only. The participating restaurant estate is entirely UK-based, so they are not appropriate for international reward programmes or cross-border contractor payouts. If your recipient base spans multiple countries, GIFQ can recommend alternative brands with broader geographic coverage.
Cards are available from £1 to £250, giving you flexibility to match denomination to reward tier. A £25 or £50 card suits spot recognition or milestone rewards, while £100–£250 works for higher-value incentives such as annual performance awards. GIFQ allows you to mix denominations within a single bulk order.
Cards remain valid for 24 months from the last date of use, not from the issue date. This rolling expiry means recipients who make a partial redemption reset the clock on the remaining balance. For HR teams running quarterly or annual reward cycles, this structure reduces the risk of cards expiring before they are used.
For most employee reward programmes, a multi-brand dining card outperforms a single-restaurant card because it accommodates dietary preferences and geographic availability. With 180-plus locations spread across the UK, the likelihood that a recipient lives or works near a participating venue is significantly higher than with a single brand. This makes Filling Station a lower-risk choice when distributing rewards to a dispersed workforce.
Yes — GIFQ issues Filling Station gift cards digitally, which removes the lead time and logistics cost associated with physical card fulfilment. Digital delivery is particularly practical for HR and ops teams running high-volume distributions to remote employees or contractors. Cards are delivered to recipients via GIFQ's distribution tools without requiring a physical mailing address.
Filling Station operates under The Restaurant Card network, giving cardholders access to over 180 dining locations across the United Kingdom. The network spans well-known casual dining brands including Bella Italia, Chiquito, Las Iguanas, The Banana Tree, and Frankie & Benny's — a mix that covers Italian, Mexican, and pan-Asian cuisines and suits a wide range of tastes. For HR and rewards teams, that breadth is practical: a single card denomination works for recipients with different dining preferences, reducing the friction of choosing a single-brand reward. Denominations run from £1 to £250, which means the card scales from small recognition moments to higher-value incentives such as long-service awards or sales performance bonuses. Cards are valid for 24 months from the last date of use, so recipients are not pressured to redeem quickly — a meaningful feature when issuing rewards to contractors or project-based workers who may not redeem immediately. The typical recipient is a UK-based employee or contractor who values a dining-out experience over a retail or cash alternative. For employee engagement programmes, research panel incentives, or client entertainment budgets, Filling Station gift cards offer a tangible, food-focused reward with genuine network depth across the UK.
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