Updated March 2025. Where can kids eat free? Eating out can be expensive. With the holidays fast here, heading out for a meal with the kids doesn’t have to be as expensive as you may have thought. I personally find eating out with the kids quite stressful. This is one of the reasons the kids eat free deals can be great. I’m not paying loads for a meal that is most likely going to result in heartburn. Eating and being a referee at the same time never bodes well. I’m going to share some deals I have found that allow kids to eat free.
These deals update regularly, so please do check before you head anywhere expecting these deals. I will try to monitor and update where I can. Please comment if you know of any that aren’t on the list, or if you know of any that are no longer happening. This is the most comprehensive list of places where kids can eat free or almost! Remember some of these offers are year round and so you don’t need to wait for the holidays.
Places with a free kids meal
These places offer one free kids meal alongside the purchase of an adult meal.
- Morrisons – When you purchase an adult’s meal over £4.50, you can get a free child’s meal. The child’s meal is valid for under 16’s.
- The real Greek – This offer is valid on Sundays only. Each adult spending over £15 will be entitled to a free kid’s meal for an under 12.
- TGI Fridays – All day every day, get a free kids meal for an under 12 when you pay for an adult’s meal. This offer is for Stripes awards members, so it may be worth signing up before you go.
- Pizza express – During school holidays kids eat free with any adult main or pizza purchased. This offer is valid all day.
- Hard Rock Cafe – With a Merlin pass you can get a free kid’s meal for each adult meal purchased. This is only available at selected restaurants, and is for children under 10 only.
- Heathrow airport – Heading away? During school holidays a number of restaurants offer a free kid’s meal when purchasing an adult’s meal. These include Big smoke, Giraffe and Gordon Ramsey Plane food.
- Gordon Ramsay restaurants – At selected restaurants kids eat free with the purchase of an adult meal. The website advises to phone ahead to check offer is valid before visiting.
- Bella Italia – All day every Thursday kids eat free. It isn’t clear on the website whether this is limited to one child’s meal per paying adult. On Sundays to Wednesdays between 4-6pm, kids eat for £1.
- Angus Steakhouse – Kids under 8 can receive a free meal with the purchase of an adult meal. Available between 12-5pm, this offer is not valid in some branches on a Saturday.
- Burger King – BK often runs offers of a free child’s meal with the purchase of an adult meal. You will need the burger king app for this offer. Valid in school holidays.
- Zizzi – Zizzi often runs offers with a free child’s meal with the purchase of an adults meal. This is only available at selected locations. Valid in school holidays.
- Franco Manca – In selected pizzerias you can get a free kid’s pizza with the purchase of an adult’s meal. This is only available Monday to Thursdays.
- Las Iguanas – With the Las iguanas app an adult purchasing a meal can also get a free child’s meal. This is for children age 12 and under. It includes a main, 2 sides and a dessert. At the moment, kids also get a free book.
- Purezza – Get a free child’s pizza when purchasing an adult meal
- Big Easy – During March kids eat free with the purchase of an adult’s meal. This is only valid Monday to Thursday.
- Pizza hut – During the Easter holidays kids eat free at the pizza buffet until 3pm when spending £10. You can spend £2 and get unlimited soft drinks and ice cream.
Places where more than 1 kid eats for free
These places offer more than 1 free kids meal alongside the purchase of an adult meal. This is a great option for solo parents.
- Beefeater – When purchasing an adults breakfast 2 kids can get unlimited breakfast for FREE!
- Dunelm – The Pausa cafe in Dunelm stores offers free kid meals. Each £4 spent by an adult in the cafe, entitles you to a free kid’s meal. So if you spend £8, 2 kids can eat for free.
- Bill’s – Bill’s offers up to 2 free kid’s meals all day every day with the purchase of one adult meal. This offer is not valid on Saturdays or Sundays.
- Farmhouse Inns – Farmhouse Inns run regular offers where kid’s can eat free with the purchase of an adult meal. Up to 3 children can eat free per adult meal purchase. This offer tends to only be valid in school holidays – please check before you visit.
- Yo sushi – During the school holidays Yo Sushi offer a free kid’s meal with every £10 spent by an accompanying adult. Up to 3 free meals per booking. It is only available Monday-Friday and isn’t valid in all locations.
- Fazenda – In Fazenda restaurants, kids under the age of 8 eat free. There are no restrictions on dates but they request no reservations with children after 6pm.
Kids meals for £1
The following places offer reduced kid’s meals rather than eat free. However, they are still good value. In some places there is no need to purchase an adult meal either.
- Sainsbury’s cafe – When you purchase an adult’s meal for over £5.20 you can get 1 kid’s meal for £1.This includes a hot meal or a kid’s lunchbox. This offer is valid every day.
- Asda – In Asda cafe’s under 16’s can get a meal for £1. This offer is valid all year. It is also one of the only places you do not need to buy an adult’s meal to get the offer. This is great if you have more than one child, as it isn’t limited to one kids meal for £1.
- Sizzling pubs – Monday to Fridays, between 3pm & 7pm, the purchase of 1 adult meal entitles you to a kids meal for £1. During school holidays this is valid from 12pm.
- Hungry horse – Each Monday, with the purchase of a full price adult meal you can get a selected kid’s meal for £1, or £1.50 for a larger meal.
- Toby carvery – Usually during the school holidays you can get a child’s meal for £1 when you purchase an adult’s meal. Each adult meal purchased means you get a child’s meal up to a maximum of 4. This is not currently running – please check before visiting.
- Dobbie’s Garden centre – With the purchase of an adult meal you can get a child’s meal including a drink for £1. A £1 supplement is required if ordering a kid’s roast dinner.
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