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 from 3 PM.
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 meal from the breakfast, hot meal deal or cold pick and mix deal.
You also need to present your Clubcard for the offer to work.
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 25 March – 12 April 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
When an adult eats from the main menu, your child can eat for free from the kid’s menu.
The offer is running this Easter from 29 March to 14 April 2024.
You must pre-book online using “Kids Eat Free”.
Prezzo
Children can get a three course set menu at Prezzo this half term for people who have the Meerkat app.
An adult needs to order a main meal and show their app to get the offer to kick in. The deal is running until 25 March 2024.
You can get Meerkat Meals for just £1 for a year with this tip.
Bill’s
Up to two children can eat at any time of the day from Monday, 25 March – Friday, 12 April (excluding Saturday and Sunday) at Bill’s.
An adult must order a main dish from the breakfast, lunch or dinner menu for the offer to kick in.
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.
For 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.
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, 28 March to 14 April 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) offer kids eat free option all day from 4 PM every week day, 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. This Easter, their offer is running from Friday, 29 March, to Sunday, 14 April 2024.
Your kid (who needs to be under 12) will get a meal from the kid’s menu, a drink, plus ice cream or sorbet.
Each kid can eat for free for adults who spend over £10.
Kids Pass
Kids can eat free at restaurants nationwide with one simple app.
Join Kids Pass today for a £1 trial. Your kids can eat free at restaurants including Papa Johns, Bella Italia, Prezzo, Giraffe, Hard Rock Cafe, Grafunkels, NYC Bar and Grill, Homemade Hamburger and more!
Just to add, the Kids Pass is pretty awesome! On top of the restaurant offers, check out the other Kids Pass offers, which give you massive discounts on days out, cheap cinema tickets and cheap holidays.
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.
They can pick from a kids’ pasta and tomato sauce with a drink for 95p or get anything else from the 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.
Bella Italia
For £1, your kid can eat a three-course meal at Bella Italia.
The offer runs all day on a Thursday and from Sunday to Thursday from 4 PM to 6 PM.
The menu is suitable for kids aged between 2 and 11 years.
Sizzling Pub and Grill
Each weekday from 3 PM until 7 PM, your child can eat for £1 at Sizzling Pub and Grill.
You’ll also need to order a main adult meal for the offer to kick in.
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 up to 50% off using a Tastecard at over 6,000 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 just £1 to get the card for a 60 day trial.
Meerkat Meals
Get two for one 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!
And always remember that usually, during half terms, you can get half price pick and mix at Wilko, which will keep the kids entertained for ages picking them and minutes eating them!
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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.