Trying out new restaurants is a risky business. It is hard enough for people to leave their comfort zones let alone having to take the chance of paying the price, especially when it comes to food.

However, Restaurant.com allows users to explore restaurants without putting so much cash on the line. Offering customers an online service selling gift certificates for 60 percent less than their worth, the site is definitely a site worth seeing and possibly bookmarking.

Making casual meals and night-on-the-town trips more affordable, the site allows customers to eat at their neighborhood favorites or try out new restaurants for a cheaper cost.

After typing in the ZIP code, the site’s search engine brings up an extensive list of restaurants that accept coupons from Restaruant.com. Users can choose how far they are willing to travel and sort through their results by city, price, cuisine, atmosphere or attire.

The greatest aspect of the site is that gift certificates are printed at home. With $10 gift certificates sold for $4, $25 gift certificates for anywhere between $10 and $12.50 and $50 gift certificates for $20, site-users can easily save at least 50 percent off their meals.

The site offers discounts and gift certificates to a list of local favorite restaurants including The Pasta Market, Maltby’s, Estrellitas, Aldo, Bangkok Spoon and Kirk’s Steakburgers. Go check it out and start saving.