Find out where the kids can eat free, or for just £1, this Christmas!
Looking for budget-friendly eating-out options for your kids durng the Christmas school holidays? Look no further! Our guide features restaurants and cafes where kids can eat for free or just £1!
It's always good to know where you can fill up the kid's tummies without breaking the bank, even more so when the kids are off school, so here's a guide to where you can take advantage of kids' eat free or super cheap deals so you can fill up the kid's tummies without breaking the bank, so here's a guide to where you can take advantage of kids eat free, or for £1 this Christmas!
Most of these kids offers require you to purchase an adult meal before the kids can get a discounted meal, so it's essential to bear this in mind because if you are trying to save money, it's probably going to be cheaper to buy the ingredients for a kids meal than it is to purchase an adult’s main meal to be then able to get cheap children’s meal deal, however, if you're going to eat out anyway, then it makes sense to swap to a restaurant offering great value meals for kids, as this is a great way to save some money!
🔥 Don't forget you can buy gift cards from services such as JamDoughnut for many of the restaurants and chains mentioned below. These cards will earn you cashback, making the cost of eating out even cheaper, which is very useful if you go to a restaurant where an adult must pay full price for a meal.
Quick links to the restaurants offering cheap kids' meals:
🔎 Morrisons Cafe 🔎 Hungry Horse 🔎 Hungry Horse 🔎 Asda Cafe 🔎 Bella Italia 🔎 Beefeater 🔎 Cookhouse & Pub 🔎 Brewers Fayre 🔎 Whitbread Inns 🔎 Ikea 🔎 Pausa Coffee Shop 🔎 Table Table 🔎 Sizzling Pub & Grill 🔎 Sainsbury's Cafe 🔎 Bill's 🔎 Angus Steakhouse 🔎 Gordon Ramsay Restaurants 🔎 Heathrow Airport Restaurants 🔎 Greene King Pubs 🔎 The Real Greek 🔎 Dobbies 🔎 Preto 🔎 McDonald's
Morrisons Cafe
For every adult meal purchased over £5, customers can also get a kid’s meal free. (The Offer excludes all Café specials.) The deal is redeemable seven days a week at every one of Morrisons 402 cafés and has no end date.
Kids can choose from the all-day breakfast menu, which includes:
Kids Breakfast, Eggs on Toast
Boiled Egg & Toast
Beans on Toast
Or from the main menu with favourites, including
Fish Fingers & Chips
Chicken Nuggets, Chips and Peas
Mac N’ Cheese
Bangers & Mash
All items from the children’s menu are served with a piece of fruit and a drink.
Morrison Kids Eat Free offer is available now in cafés nationwide.
For more information and T&Cs, please visit: https://my.morrisons.com/kids-eat-free---tscs/
Hungry Horse
Every Monday, selected kids’ meals are available for £1 and larger meals for only £1.50 with every full-paying adult.
Asda
Children will get a £1 meal from 12 pm every day in 205 Asda cafes. Kids across England and Wales can eat for just £1 at any time of day in Asda Cafés, seven days a week, with no minimum adult spend required. Baby food is also available as part of the initiative, with little ones enjoying a free pouch of Ella’s Kitchen baby food (70g pouch). You can order one £1 kids meal per child per day.
The kids menu has a variety of offers, including two new hot meals recently introduced - Penne Pasta with Meatballs and a vegan Hidden Veg pasta meal. The existing hot meals on the menu remain, such as fish fingers, but will have the option of swapping out chips with a salad or peas.
In addition, children will receive a free piece of fruit such as an apple, pear or banana when purchasing the hot kids £1 meal deal.
As an alternative to a hot meal, Asda Café also offers a £1 cold pick-and-mix selection that includes a sandwich, drink and piece of fruit; the menu includes new treats such as a jelly pot with whole fruit pieces or a jelly squeeze pouch as an alternative to a pack of crisps.
Bella Italia
Kids eat for £1 with every adult main course.
Available between 4-6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, and kids eat Free all day every Thursday with the purchase of an adult meal. The offer is not available in conjunction with any other offer, set menu, voucher, discount or Tesco Clubcard. It is unavailable at Center Parcs restaurants, Bella Italia Edinburgh Northbridge, or Bella Italia Milton Keynes Stadium (on event days). One adult main course must be purchased per kid to receive the offer.
The offer is valid between 4 and 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, inclusive, in England, Scotland, and Wales. The table must be seated before 6 p.m. for the offer to be valid; please inform your server when you arrive. The offer is not available in conjunction with any other offer, set menu, voucher, discount, or Tesco Clubcard. This offer is unavailable at Center Parc sites, Edinburgh sites, London Cranbourn St, Irving St, Queensway 110, Queensway 55, St Martins Lane, Strand, South Kensington, Shaftesbury Avenue, or Wellington Street. One adult main meal must be purchased per child to receive the offer. It is not valid on delivery, takeaway, or click-and-collect. Menu prices may differ in Center Parc sites. The offer has no cash value. Bella Italia reserves the right to withdraw or vary this offer without notice.
Beefeater
Kids Eat Free breakfast when an adult purchases a full breakfast. Up to 2 children aged 15 and under can eat breakfast for free with a full-paying adult. The adult pays £10.99.
The Beefeater also participates in the Blue Light scheme for members, offering 25% off for holders of the Blue Light or Defences Discount card every day (except Christmas Day).
Cookhouse & Pub
Two adult mains and two kids' mains for just £20, Monday to Friday from 12-6 pm.
Kids Eat Free breakfast when an adult purchases a full breakfast.
Up to 2 children aged 15 and under can eat breakfast for free with a full-paying adult. Adult pays £9.99
Brewers Fayre
Two kids under 16 eat for FREE with every adult breakfast purchased (£10.99 for breakfast)
Brewers Fayre also participates in the Blue Light scheme for members of that, offering 25% off for holders of the Blue Light or Defences Discount card every day (except Christmas Day).
Whitbread Inns
Kids Eat Free breakfast when an adult purchases a full breakfast. Up to 2 children under 16 and under can eat breakfast for free with a full-paying adult. The adults pay £10.99 for breakfast.
Whitbread Inns also participates in the Blue Light scheme for members, offering 25% off for holders of the Blue Light or Defences Discount card every day (except Christmas Day).
Ikea
Available daily from 11 am (excludes Fridays), those visiting IKEA stores across the UK can pick up a kid’s pasta with tomato sauce, a soft drink and a piece of fruit for only 95p.
Usually priced at £2.20 for the dish and £1 for a drink, the offer represents a 70% saving.
All other children’s meals, including the Plant Balls with mashed potatoes, cream sauce, lingonberry, and vegetable nuggets with chips and peas, can be picked up for £1.50. A piece of fruit and a soft drink are also included in the price, saving over £2.
Try and get there early, as the restaurants get (flat) packed out ;)
Dunelm - Pausa Coffee Shops
Kids get one free Mini-Main, two snacks, and a drink with every £4 spent by adults in its in-store cafes Monday through Friday after 3 p.m.
Table Table
Kids Eat Free breakfast when an adult purchases a full breakfast. Up to 2 children aged under 16 can eat breakfast for free with a full-paying adult. Adults pay £10.99
Table Table also participates in the Blue Light scheme for members, offering 25% off for holders of the Blue Light or Defences Discount card every day (except Christmas Day).
Sizzling Pub & Grill
Monday through Friday, between 3 and 7 pm, you can enjoy a kids’ main meal for £1 with the purchase of every adult main meal bought in the same transaction. This offer cannot be used in conjunction with the breakfast or any other offer or set menu. All food must be ordered at the same time.
Sainsbury's Cafe
One children’s hot main meal or lunch bag for £1 with the purchase of an adult hot main meal from £5.20 in the Sainsbury's Café.
Kids £1 meal terms: Children’s £1 meal to be made in the same transaction as an adult hot main meal from £5.20 - Available every day from 11:30 until Café closure - Extra portions or trade-ups not included - Subject to availability
Bill's
Up to two kids can eat free ALL DAY when one adult orders any main dish (breakfast, lunch or dinner), Offer does not include Saturday and Sunday
Bill’s children’s menu features family favourites, including buttermilk pancakes, mac and cheese, and fish fingers and chips.
Angus Steakhouse
Children aged eight and under can enjoy a complimentary Kids Menu dish when accompanied by a full-paying adult.
The Kid's Menu also includes an activity sheet and colouring crayons to keep the little ones happily occupied during playtime.
Available every day from 12 pm - 5 pm
*Not applicable on Saturdays at Bond Street and Oxford Circus branches.
Gordon Ramsay Restaurants
Kids eat free when ordering a main from the Ramsay kids menu and can add a dessert for £3.50. Only available for children eight years and under. Free kid's main meal(s) from the set children's menu only, per adult dining from the a la carte menu. It is not available in conjunction with any other offer, promotion, or discount. Available at selected UK restaurants only - Heddon Street Kitchen, all Bread Street Kitchen & Bars, Gordon Ramsay Bar & Grill, and Pizza East.
Heathrow Airport Restaurants
Kids can eat for free at participating restaurants when an adult chooses an item from the main menu priced at £14.95 or over. The offer does not apply to drinks, starters, or desserts.
The offer runs from 20th December - 5th January
Participating restaurants:
Terminal 2
Big Smoke
Shan Shui
Terminal 3
Caviar House Prunier Seafood Bar
Spuntino
The Curator
The Oceanic (Landside)
Terminal 4
Caviar House Prunier Seafood Bar
The Prince of Wales
Co-Pilots Bar & Kitchen(Landside)
Terminal 5
Caviar House Prunier Seafood Bar
Gordon Ramsay Plane Food
Giraffe
Pilots
The Globe (Landside)
Offer only applies to children under the age of 12 years old
Maximum of four free children’s meals per table
If a group reaches the maximum allowance of free meals and would like to purchase additional children’s meals as part of the same transaction, the group will not be charged for the least expensive children’s meals up to the maximum allowance.
The offer must be mentioned to the restaurant at the time of ordering; the restaurant is not responsible for automatically applying the offer.
Offer can only be redeemed in person in the restaurants, not through any digital pre-order services.
The offer does not apply to drinks, starters or desserts
Not valid in conjunction with any other offer
Subject to availability, no substitute available, no cash alternative
Offer is only valid in participating restaurants listed above
Greene King Pubs
All day, every weekday, kids eat for free when you purchase one adult meal.
The Real Greek
Free Kids Meal for every £10.00 spent by an adult at The Real Greek on Sundays.
The offer includes kids' meals from the Kids Menu, drinks, and ice cream / soda. One free kids’ meal per adult only. Each adult to spend £10.00 or more to qualify for one free kids’ meal. Available to all children under 12. Valid for dine-in only. It is not valid in conjunction with any other offer/promotion/discount. It is not valid with the Lunch Menu, Filoxenia Dinner Menu, Kali Orexi Menu, Groupon Menu, or Party Menu. An optional 10% service charge will be added to your bill. Offer will be available at all The Real Greek restaurants.
Dobbies
One free kid's meal or breakfast (from the children’s breakfast or lunch menu) per adult traditional breakfast or main course lunch purchased. This offer is available every day, in line with breakfast and lunch serving times. It may not be used in conjunction with any other offer, promotion, or discount. The offer is valid in Dobbies Restaurants, with the exception of Andover, Lelant, Marple, Reading, York, and Anchorwood.
Preto
One free kids' meal per adult meal purchased.
Valid every weekday from 4 pm. Valid all weekend
This offer is open to children up to 10 years old (proof of age may be requested).
You need a voucher for this offer, and you can get the voucher HERE
McDonald's
McDonald's £5 Meal Deal: Burger, side, bonus side and a drink for £5.
Terms: Served from 11 a.m. Not available on delivery. Participating restaurants only. The bundle includes a Mayo Chicken or Cheeseburger plus 4 Chicken McNuggets®, Medium Fries, and a Medium carbonated soft drink.
Download the McDonald's app to earn points on your orders and take advantage of special offers and deals.
Toby Carvery
Kids Eat for £1 from Monday to Friday from the 27th of December, until the 3rd of January, with a voucher/QR code that can be downloaded from the Toby Carvery app.
This offer entitles you to one children's main meal, carvery or breakfast for £1 each with the purchase of an adult main meal, carvery or breakfast. The offer does not include drinks or dessert. Offer valid for children under 12. The offer is available Monday to Friday until Friday, 1st November, during opening hours. This offer is not available on bank holidays. The offer is available for dine-in only. Click and collect or takeaway not included. One adult main entitles you to one children’s main for £1, two adult mains entitles you to two children’s mains for £1 each. Valid for up to four adults and four children. Simply show the voucher in any participating Toby Carvery to redeem this offer.