Easily save money when eating out and take advantage of kids eat free offers, deals and vouchers. Here are the best restaurants and cafes.
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Eating out isn’t the cheapest of activities, but it’s a great treat and a lovely way to spend some family time (plus there’s no washing up)!
You can easily save money when eating out if you take advantage of kids eat free restaurant deals and vouchers.
Even though the kid’s menu is cheaper than the adults, getting them fed on the house will make your pudding taste that much sweeter!
Kids eat free restaurants
There are loads of places to get free deals on food for kids and money saving offers at restaurants across the UK, whether you’re after breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Maybe you want to use the deals over the long summer holidays to help organise days out, or you just fancy a treat; getting something for free is always better!
Here are the best kids’ free meals deals:
One tip: Check the fine print to ensure the offer runs the day you want to eat. (Some places don’t allow the freebies on bank holidays, Mother’s/Father’s Day etc and some locations are excluded).
Also, remember that the offers will usually not run alongside other offers or things like Tastecard or Tesco Clubcard vouchers.
Morrisons
You have a deal on dine-in food if you’re a Morrisons shopper.
As long as you spend over £4.50 on an adult’s meal, kids eat free every day.
There are tonnes of other Morrisons cafe offers to save money on too.
Tesco
Tesco is running its Kids Eat Free scheme over the school holidays from Monday to Friday.
You’d need to spend a minimum of 60p in the cafe to get a free kid’s hot meal deal, kid’s breakfast or a kid’s pick and mix lunch deal, which includes a sandwich, a piece of fruit, two snacks and a drink.
You also need to present your Clubcard for the offer to work.
It’s running from:
- Scotland 01/07/24-16/08/24
- Northern Ireland 01/07/24-30/08/24
- England and Wales 22/07/24-30/08/24
Pausa Café in Dunelm shops
Kids can eat for free in the Puasa Cafés you find in Dunelm stores.
Their offer runs from Monday to Friday after 3 PM and applies with each £4 spent.
Yo! Sushi
Kids under 12 get to eat for free at Yo Sushi when an adult spends at least £10 on dine-in food and drink.
Your child gets a meal deal bento box that includes edamame, maki sushi, mixed veggie rice and a choice of protein and sauce, plus a drink.
The offer runs from Monday to Friday from 1st July – 30th August 2024.
It won’t apply if you use your Blue Light Card discount at the same time.
TGI Fridays
Kids can eat free all day, every day at TGI Fridays.
You need to be a member of their loyalty scheme, Stripes, and then you get a free kid’s meal with any adult main purchased.
Brew Dog
This is for Scotland – Brewdog in England has not confirmed they are running the deal yet.
When an adult eats from the main menu, your child (aged under 13) can eat for free from the kid’s menu.
The offer is running from 28th June – 15th August in Scotland.
You must pre-book online using “Kids Eat Free”.
Beefeater – kids eat free breakfast
Start the day the right way at Beefeater!
Grab continental breakfast, fresh fruit, and a full cooked English breakfast (plus drinks) absolutely free for kids at Beefeater.
Up to two under 16s can eat for free when one adult orders an unlimited breakfast.
They also have a loyalty card if you want to collect points each time you visit.
Brewers Fayre – free breakfast
Kids can eat breakfast for free at Brewers Fayre.
Two children under 16 years old can get a free cooked breakfast, pastries, and fresh fruits when an adult orders an unlimited breakfast.
Dobbies Garden Centre
Kids eat for free at Dobbies when you purchase a main adult meal.
If you are going in the morning, they can get a free children’s breakfast when an adult traditional or full breakfast is purchased.
Later in the day, kids can choose from the kid’s hot lunch menu or the pick n mix lunch box. They also get a drink.
The freebies are available every day.
Bella Italia
Kids can eat for free on a Thursday all day when an adult eat from the main menu.
On top of that, for £1, your kid can eat a three-course meal and a drink at Bella Italia from Sunday to Wednesday from 4 PM to 6 PM.
The menu is suitable for kids aged between 2 and 11 years when an adults buys a main meal.
Gordon Ramsey Restaurants
Kids under eight can eat for free at Gordon Ramsey Restaurants.
They can pick from a main kids menu all day, every day, provided one adult eats from the à la carte menu.
If they want a dessert, it’s an extra £3.50.
Heathrow Airport
Off on your jollies? Let the holiday start early, as you can save money on your kid’s food when you’re at Heathrow Airport!
Your kids eat free at Gordon Ramsay Plane Food (Terminal 5) all year round.
However, during the school holidays, 22 July – 1 September 2024, other restaurants across T2, T3, T4 and T5 take part too.
Participating restaurants include The Prince of Wales (T4), Big Smoke (T2), and Giraffe (T5).
Preto
Preto Brazillian Rodizio (not Prezzo Italian) offers a kids eat free option all day from 4 PM every weekday, and at all times over the weekend.
Kids need to be under ten years old.
You must download a voucher and present it to staff to get the price reduced.
The Real Greek
Dine in at the Real Greek, and your child can have a free meal on a Sunday.
Your kid (who must be under 12) will get a meal from the kid’s menu, a drink, and ice cream or sorbet.
Each kid can eat for free for adults who spend over £10.
Prezzo
Prezzo is offering kids a free three-course meal every day from Thursday, July 4th, until Sunday, September 1st, 2024.
An adult needs to buy a main meal for the offer to kick in.
Make sure to redeem the offer before you go as you need to show a code when you pay.
You can get Meerkat Meals for just £1 for a year with this tip which can be used for a whole year, getting 25% off your bill. Prezzo also offers a discount if you’re a Blue Light card member.
Not free, but mega cheap
Now while these kids’ meal deals aren’t free, they are still worth a mention, as you can get your kids’ tummies satisfied for around a quid!
I’d still prefer to spend £1 than full price ;)
Asda
Your kids can eat for £1 in the cafe, with no minimum spend. Children are classed as under 16. This offer has been running since June 2022 and has been extended over the holidays.
If you’ve got little bubbas, Asda gives away free Ella’s baby food pouches for children under 18 months old with any purchase.
Have you made your own food? There is also free baby food-making facilities, including a microwave to heat the food and baby bibs.
IKEA
Children can get a meal in IKEA for 95p or £1.50 each day from 11 AM (except Fridays).
They can pick from a kids’ mac and cheese with a drink and fruit for 95p or get anything else from the kid’s menu for £1.50.
Remember, they also run a free 45 minute supervised play area, Smaland creche, so you can have a bit of time for a peaceful tea alone or you can get some shopping done.
Sainsbury’s
Kids can choose from a hot main meal or a lunch bag and eat for £1 at Sainsbury’s Cafe.
However, the offer only kicks in when an adult hot main meal costing at least £5.20 is purchased at the same time.
Sizzling Pub and Grill
Each weekday from 3 PM until 7 PM, your child can eat for £1 at Sizzling Pub and Grill.
And, during the school holidays, the offer starts at an earlier time of 12 PM.
You’ll also need to order a main adult meal for the offer to kick in.
Hungry Horse
Kids can eat for just £1 every Monday at Hungry Horse.
If they have more of an appetite, there are larger meals for £1.50
You get the cheaper deal with a full paying adult.
OK Diners
If you’re on the road this half term, you can save with OK Diners.
They offer a £1 kid’s menu when an adult gets a main course.
It’s designed for kids under 10, but cannot be used for hte diners on the A1.
GBK
Kids can get a main meal plus a side for £2 at GBK when an adult buys a main meal.
The offer cannot be used at Trafford Centre and The Restaurant Hub/Sainsbury’s locations.
Butlins
Does Butlins count? Well, if it’s on this list, it must be, right? ;)
On selected school holiday breaks, your first child can eat for free.
The offer applies to kids aged between 2 and 14.
There’s only limited availability, so you need to book sooner.
Other deals and offers
TasteCard
You can get 25% off using a Tastecard at over 3,000 restaurants, including Pizza Hut, Frankie & Benny’s, Pizza Express and plenty more.
Find out more about the TasteCard offers.
Gourmet Society Card
You can get 2-4-1, 50% off food, or 25% off your WHOLE bill at restaurants across the UK.
It’s currently free to get the card for a 60 day trial.
Meerkat Meals
Get 25% off meals (for the grown-ups!) at restaurants up and down the country. You also get 241 on cinema tickets too.
We managed to get Meerkat meals and movies for the entire year for just £1!
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Thara says
Eat out in the garden. Bring out a full tray of nice picnic food, a game or two and soft drinks plus two bottles of white wine for the grown ups. Consider adding in mini sausage rolls, a fruit salad, slices of cake and iced buns in order to make things easy. You could even aim to make a entire bunch of raspberry tarts, yummy cookies, scones, biscuits and cucumber sandwiches. Ginger beer makes a nice addition as a soft drink.
The kids can help you to bake colourful cakes in order to eat at the picnic on the day. Try not to have a odd bag of sweets however. Best of luck. Stuff the cake into a small tin or have plastic bowls to hand in any case here. Use clean napkins to contain the spills and clean up messes. Provide them with cutlery. Trays and positive spirit sure are handy. Smile. Relax. You can do this.
So are toys and books as a means of distraction. Buy a cheap camera to take a set of photos. Play other active games to try to use up their energy. Tire them all out in other words. Or you can even sit down at the garden table and play a fun round of timed board games. Create a typed list to refer back to. Look online or in the local town shops for your ideal options. Keep tabs on the score and remember why a timer device works well.
Thara says
Heya.
I did consider ordering wine and lunch at a local pub in order to start with. But after a day of thinking hard I decided to stick to other times of the week. It is cheaper to eat a quick dinner at a pub instead. That way we can have sips of free wine without being asked for identification. Plus I rarely eat lunch. A local pub in my area does a range of nice deals on the alcohol in question here and food for starters. Another nearby pub allows you to get a pub loyalty card and so on too. My other piece of sound advice is to call up or email all the pubs to find out what they can offer. Good luck.
Pubs are fun places. Seriously. Pay close and careful attention to the menu. A glass of nice wine and a quiet meal is romantic. If you are celebrating a birthday they may even bring a cake to your table for you.