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Where kids eat for free: October half term

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Maisie Pollard

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Find out where kids can eat free for or low cost this October half term. Find the top restaurants, pubs and cafés offering cheap meal options. 

Don’t let the October half term break your budget! Keeping the kids entertained and fed can feel like a massive financial hurdle. To help ease the strain, we’ve compiled a simple list of restaurants, cafés and supermarkets where kids can eat for free or £1. Find out where your family can enjoy a lovely family meal for less.

Restaurants where kids eat free

  • Bella Italia – Kids can get three courses and a drink. Offer valid all day every Thursday, and for £1 until 6pm, Sunday to Wednesday.

  • Burger King – Kids can enjoy a King Jr.® Meal for free when an adult orders a qualifying meal. Offer valid 13 October – 2 November 2025.

  • Café Rouge – Kids eat free every day between 12pm to 4pm when you buy an adult main.

  • Dobbies garden centres – Kids can get a breakfast or lunch box and a drink for £1 when an adult purchases a breakfast or main meal. Offer is available every day.

  • Franco Manca – Between Monday to Thursday, kids under twelve receive a free kids pizza at for every full-priced adult main meal (in selected pizzerias).

  • Gordon Ramsay Restaurants – For each adult ordering two courses from the à la carte, get a free main course from the Ramsay Kids’ menu (available for children aged ten and under).

  • OK Diners – Kids under ten get a free meal when an adult buys a main course from the à la carte menu. Available all day, every day, excluding diners located on the A1.

  • Premier Inn – Up to two kids eat breakfast for free if an adult orders a breakfast.

  • Purezza – Children under the age of ten get a free pizza at Purezza (restaurants in Brighton, Camden and Manchester).

  • TGI Fridays – Kids under twelve can enjoy a free main meal when you buy a full price main meal. Available all day every day.

  • The Real Greek – On Sundays, get a free kid’s meal for every £15 spent by an adult.

Pubs where kids eat free

  • Beefeater – Two kids under 16 eat for free with every adult breakfast bought.

  • Brewdog – One free kid’s meal when buying an adult’s main meal, including a burger, pizza, salad or regular wings. Also available with the purchase of a main during Wings Wednesday and Sunday Roast deals in pubs. Offer available in England and Wales on Monday 27 – Friday 31 October, and in Scotland on Monday 13 – Friday 17 October. You will need to opt in to the offer when booking to be eligible.

  • Sizzling pubs – During Monday to Friday from 3pm, kids eat for £1 when you buy an adult main meal (available from 12pm during the school holidays).

Cafés where kids eat free

  • Dunelm Pausa Café – Kids eat free with every £4 spent in the café. Choose a main, drink and two snacks for kids.

  • Morrisons Café – Kids eat free all day with any adult meal worth over £5 from The Breakfasts or The Classics menu, excluding extras.

All offers and information correct at the time of publication. Please check store websites for more details and to check your local branch is taking part in these offers.

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