The school summer holidays are on the horizon. It’s an expensive time, especially during a cost of living crisis. However, here’s a list of restaurants, pubs, and cafes running kids ‘eat for free’ promotions over the school holidays. Perfect for a treat or giving you a break from the constant meal planning!
Kids eat free summer 2024
Banana Tree
Kids eat free Sunday – Friday at participating restaurants between Monday, 19th August and Sunday, 8th September.
Order one adult main course from its All Day menu and get a kids meal for free.
Booking an further details here: https://bananatree.co.uk/kids-eat-free
Beefeater
Beefeater is offering an unlimited all-you-can-eat breakfast including a cooked full English and continental favourites. Two children under 16 eat for FREE with every adult breakfast purchased (£10.99).
More details here: https://www.beefeater.co.uk/en-gb/school-holidays
Bella Italia
Kids eat free all day every Thursday and for £1 between 4-6pm, Sunday to Wednesday at Bella Italia. Full details can be found on the website: https://www.bellaitalia.co.uk/kids
Bill’s
Up to two children can eat free all day when one adult orders any main dish. Bill’s children’s menu features many favourites such as its famous buttermilk pancakes, mac and cheese and fish fingers and chips. Full details here.
Brewers Fayre
As part of the Whitbread group, Brewers Fayre is offering the same breakfast deal as Beefeater where two children under 16 eat free with every adult breakfast purchased. More details here: https://www.brewersfayre.co.uk/en-gb/breakfast
Dobbies Garden Centres
Enjoy a free children’s breakfast with any adult traditional or full breakfast or a free child’s hot meal or pick n mix lunch box with any adult main course.
Offer available everyday in the restaurant and also includes a free child’s drink. Find your local Dobbies.
Dunelm
Kids eat for nothing in the Pausa cafes of home furnishing retailer Dunelm with every £4 spent. For more details go to: https://www.dunelm.com/info/about/pausa-coffee-shops
Franco Manca
Children 12 years and under receive a free kids pizza for every full-priced adult main meal. This is in selected pizzerias though fairly widespread. Check the full details on the site.
Las Iguanas
Kids up to 12-years-old can enjoy a free meal, which includes a main course, two sides and a dessert, with each adult ordering a main from the menu.
Sign up to the app here to unlock the deal.
Morrisons
Available every day at the Morrisons café, get one free kids meal with any adult meal, which costs over £5 from The Breakfasts, The Classics or The Chippy.
Check out full details here.
Pizza Express
Enjoy one free Piccolo meal, which includes three courses, when you dine-in and purchase any pizza or main between now and Sunday, 11th August.
To book go to: https://www.pizzaexpress.com/book/book-a-table-uk
Premier Inn
You don’t have to be staying at the hotel to take advantage of its great breakfast offer. When one adult orders a full Premier Inn Breakfast or a Meal Deal, up to two under 16s eat breakfast for free.
For more details go to: https://www.premierinn.com/gb/en/why/family.html
Tesco
Kids can enjoy a free meal with any adult purchase in The Café when dining in.
More details here: https://www.tesco.com/zones/tesco-cafe/kids-menu
TGI Fridays
You can really get that Friday feeling at TGI Fridays this summer. When an adult orders a main you get a free kid’s meal; available all day, everyday.
Full details on the TGI Fridays website.
Travelodge
Up to two children aged 15 or under get a free breakfast for every full paying adult at Travelodge. Again, you don’t need to be resident to benefit from this offer.
Find out more here: https://www.travelodge.co.uk/about/breakfast/
Whitbread Inns
Two children under 16 eat for free with every adult breakfast purchased at any Whitebread Inn. Find your closest one here: https://www.whitbreadinns.co.uk/en-gb/breakfast
Yo! Sushi
Until the 30th of August, children eat free all day and can tuck into delicious bento boxes in all Yo! Sushi restaurants when dining with a full-paying adult (minimum £10 spend).
Find out more here.
Kids eat for £1 summer 2024
There are also many places offering a £1 deal (or in the case of IKEA 95p) for children’s’ meals.
Asda
Originally just for school holidays, Asda’s Kids Eat for £1 café deal is available all year round. No adult purchase is required. More details about the initiative here.
Harvester
The Harvester’s kids eat for £1 deal returns for the summer holidays. From Monday to Friday until the 30th of August (excluding bank holidays) you can get cheap eats for the kids by downloading the Harvester app.
Full details here: https://www.harvester.co.uk/offers/kidspound#/
Hungry Horse
Children eat for £1 every Monday on selected kids’ meals at Hungry Horse with every full paying adult.
More details here: https://www.hungryhorse.co.uk/deals/kids-eat-for-1
IKEA
Everyone’s favourite Swedish retailer has a Kids eat from 95p special. Children can enjoy Mac n Cheese, soft drink and a piece of fruit for 95p or any other Kids meal for £1.50. Available from 11am in restaurants nationwide excluding Fridays.
Go to: https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/stores/restaurant/ for more details.
Oxygen Activeplay
If the kids want to get active at Oxygen, they can refuel after their flipping, jumping and bouncing with a £1 meal (when purchasing an adult meal).
More details here.
Kids eat free in London summer 2024
For those that live in the capital or are planning to visit over the school summer holidays, Design My Night has compiled a great list of eateries offering free meals for children in London.
Kids eat free at Angus Steak House
Additionally, children aged eight and under can enjoy complimentary meals on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, as well as every day during half term, when accompanied by a full-paying adult.
Full details here.
Know any places not included where kids eat free (or for £1)?
Comment below with any others that are not included and I’ll add them to the list.
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