With half term underway, and some spooky, wintery days ahead, 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 October 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 October half term 2024…
- 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: kids eat for £1 all day, every day, 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, available every day excluding Friday, from 11am.
- Morrisons: kids eat free when an adult spends £4.49 or more on a meal.
- Sainsburys: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 from 11.30am.
- Tesco: Kids eat free with any purchase of 60p or more by an adult 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 old eat free every Thursday, while Sunday-Wednesday, kids eat for £1 between 4pm-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 from Monday 21st October until Friday 1st November, excluding weekends.
- 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, from 12-6pm, from 22nd July – 9th September.
- Dee Dees Cafe (The Range): kids under 16 eat for free with one paying adult.
- 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 mini 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.
- 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: From Monday – Friday kids eat for £1 when you download the Harvester app, per adult meal purchased. Excludes bank holidays.
- Hungry Horse: up to two kids can eat for £1 each with every paying adult on Mondays.
- Las Iguanas: Download the app and join ‘My Las Iguanas’ for free meals for mini Iguanas. Niños 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.
- Pizza Hut: Until 5th November, spend £10 and quote the code SPOOKY to access a 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 under 10 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 eat for free with every adult breakfast purchased.
- The Real Greek: get a free under-12s kids’ meal for every £10 spent by adults on Sundays.
- TGI Fridays: kids eat free when you order an adult main meal, all day, everyday.
- Travelodge: up to two children aged 15 or under get a free breakfast, per each full paying adult.
- Toby Carvery: kids eat for £1 from 14th October-1st November, Monday – Friday.
- Whitbread Inns: two children under 16 can get a free breakfast every day with a paying adult.
- YO! Sushi: from 14th October-1st November, 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!
Haunted fun at Howden this Halloween
At Howden, we’ve got plenty of cost-effective ideas to help keep you entertained this October half term – as well as some big prizes and giveaways you won’t want to miss! From spooky monster hunts, to FREEky coffee mornings, pop into your local branch to talk with our friendly team or find out what we’re up to on our social media channels.
Sources: The Guardian, The Standard, Statista, The Mirror, Daily Mail, BBC, Which?