With half term underway, many of us are looking forward to spending quality time with our families and friends. But with that comes the task of finding fun things to do during the school holidays and replenishing hungry tums without breaking the bank.
It’s a tricky balance at the best of times, made more difficult during this cost-of-living crisis. Even the simple joy of fish and chips has risen by 19% – costing as much as £14 per portion in some areas of the UK and giving your wallet a battering!
With this in mind, we’ve compiled a handy guide to eating out this February half term.
Which restaurants offer ‘kids eat free’?
If you are on the lookout for a bargain, we’ve compiled a list of where kids can eat for free or cheaply during February half term 2025…
- Angus Steakhouse: kids under 8 can eat a free children’s menu meal when accompanied by a full paying adult, every day between 12pm-5pm.
- Asda Café: kids eat for £1 year-round with no adult spend required. You can also add a free piece of fruit to kids’ hot meals.
- Ikea: kids eat from 95p in Ikea restaurants. Choose from pasta and tomato sauce or mac and cheese served with a soft drink and piece of fruit.
- Morrisons: kids eat free, all day every day, when an adult spends £5 or more on a meal. Includes a main, a side, veg and a drink
- Sainsbury’s Café: get one child’s hot main meal or lunch bag for £1 with the purchase of an adult hot main meal from £5.20, available year round from 11.30am.
- Tesco: Kids eat free with any adult purchase in the café, Clubcard/app required. Monday–Friday only.
- Banana Tree: kids eat free every Sunday when you order an adult main course from the all day menu.
- Bella Italia: kids aged 2-11 years can enjoy three courses and a drink for £1 with every adult main. Available Monday to Thursday between 4pm and 6pm.
- Beefeater: two children under 16 can get a free breakfast every day with a paying adult.
- Bill’s: kids eat for free all day at Bill’s restaurants on weekdays from Monday 17 February to Friday 28 February. Up to two kids can get a free meal with every adult main
- Brains pubs: On Wednesday, kids can eat for £1, choosing a meal from the Little Dragons’ menu, when an adult buys a main meal.
- Brewers Fayre: two children under 16 can get a free breakfast every day with a paying adult.
- Coconut Tree: one child (under 10) can eat free per paying adult. Valid between Monday 10th February 2025 – Sunday 23rd February 2025, on food only.
- Dobbies Garden Centres: kids eat free with an adult main meal in the garden centre restaurant. Available every day from noon.
- Dunelm Pausa Cafés: you can get free kids meal deal with every £4 spent, available all day, every day.
- Franco Manca: kids under 12 get a free pizza, with every full-priced adult main meal, in selected pizzerias. Available Monday – Thursday.
- Future Inns: At Future Inns, under 5’s eat for free with any adult meal.
- Gordon Ramsay Restaurants: children aged 8 and under can eat for free from the set children’s menu, per adult dining from the a la carte menu.
- Harvester: Kids eat for £1 when you download the Harvester app, per adult meal purchased. Available from Monday 10th until Friday 28th February, including the weekend.
- Hungry Horse: kids can eat for £1 with every paying adult on Mondays.
- Las Iguanas: Download the app and join ‘My Las Iguanas’ for free meals for mini Iguanas. Niños under 12 years get a main, two sides and a dessert with every adult main (or three tapas dishes) purchased.
- Marco Pierre White Restaurants: children under 12 eat free with every full paying adult main meal.
- OK Diners: children under 10 can eat free with every full paying adult main meal.
- Pizza Hut: From 10th-28th February, spend £10 and use the code KEF to access an unlimited free kids’ buffet. Until 3pm every day.
- Premier Inn: up to two under 16s eat breakfast for free when an adult orders a full breakfast or meal deal.
- Preto: kids aged 10 or under eat for free, with a paying adult every weekday after 4pm and all weekend. Make sure to download the voucher!
- Sizzling Pubs: one child can eat for £1 with every adult main meal after 12pm, Monday-Friday.
- Table Table: two kids under 16 can get free, unlimited buffet-style breakfasts with every adult breakfast purchased.
- The Real Greek: get a free under-12s kids’ meal for every £15 spent by adults on Sundays.
- TGI Fridays: kids eat free all day, every day including February half term when you buy an adult main. You’ll need to be a Stripes Rewards member (TGI’s free loyalty scheme) to claim.
- Travelodge: up to two children aged 15 or under get a free unlimited breakfast, per each full paying adult.
- Toby Carvery: kids eat for £1, Monday to Friday from 10th-28th February.
- Whitbread Inns: two children under 16 can get a free breakfast every day with a paying adult. Available Monday to Friday from 12-6pm
- YO! Sushi: From the 17th – 21st February 2025 kids eat free all day when dining with a full-paying adult (minimum £10 spend).
These kids eat free deals can come and go, change in value, or may exclude certain restaurants, so check the terms and conditions online before you set off!
Sources: The Guardian, The Standard, Statista, The Mirror, Daily Mail, BBC, Which?