Bethanne sent me this master list she's compiled of all the restaurants where youngsters either eat free or on the cheap. For those of us who enjoy dining out on occasion, this list might be very helpful. Thanks, Bethanne!
Please note: As always, these deals may vary by region/store. Check with your local stores ahead of time before going to see if they participate.
Kids Eat
Free
Applebees - Mondays - One kids meal with every adult meal
purchase. Additional kids eat for $1.00.
Bennigan's - Tuesday after 4:00 pm Free kids meal.
Champps - Every Tuesday. No limit per one adult purchase.
Cici's Pizza - Everyday - Kids 3 and
under eat free.
Damon's - Wednesday. 1
free kids meal with each adult entree.
Denny's - Tuesday between 4:00pm and 10:00pm - 2 kid meals per one
adult.
Gold Star Chili - Tuesday - kids 3 and under eat free.
IHOP - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday between 4:00pm and 8:00pm.Children 12 and under eat free. One children's meal per adult meal purchased. Drink is not included.
Izzy's - Saturday - Kids 3 and under eat free.
Kona Bistro - Tuesday
from 5-6pm - Kids 3 and under eat
free with each adult meal.
Lonestar Steakhouse - Tuesday after
4:00pm and Saturday
11:00am - 4:00pm. 2 kids eat
free with each adult entree.
Magganio's -- Everyday - kids 5 and under
eat free.
Moe's Southwestern Grill - Monday. Children eat free with an adult purchase.
Perkins - Tuesday. Kids eat free all day.
Ponderosa Steakhouse -
Tuesday. 4:00pm - close. Kids eat
free.
Red Robin - Monday & Tuesday between 5:00pm and
9:00pm. Children 10 and under eat free.
Rio Wraps - Monday. Free
kids meal with purchase of any Rio Classic, Deli, Unwrapped, or Low-Cal
sandwich. Dine in only. Children 12 and under.
Skyline - Monday. Kids 4 and under
eat free.
Texas Roadhouse - Tuesday. Kids 12 and under eat
free.
TGIFridays - Monday & Tuesday - Kids 3 and under eat free.
Kids Eat For Almost-Free
Boston
Market - Everyday, all day. Kids eat for $0.99 with an adult purchase.
Buffalo Wild Wings
- Monday between 5:00pm and
8:00pm. Children 12 and under eat for only $0.99
off of the kids menu.
Fazoli's - Tuesday between 5:00pm and
8:00pm. Children 12 and under and under eat for only $0.99
off the kids menu.
Fuddrucker's - Monday & Tuesday between
4:00pm and
9:00pm. Children 12 and under eat for only $0.99
off the kids menu (drink included).
Golden Corral - Tuesday. Kids eat
for $1.99. Children 3 and under
If you have any restaurants or details to add to this list, please leave a comment. Thanks!
Our Applebee's has Kids Eat Free night on Tuesday rather than Mondays, and Denny's is every Tuesday thru Friday after 4, so the list above may not be true for everyone.
Posted by: Cathy | June 16, 2008 at 12:42 PM
Me again...Also, Atlanta Bread Company here has kid's night on Tuesday's. Kids eat more cheaply that night and there is a magician/balloon artist. El Chico Mexican restaurants here have Kids Eat Free on Thursday nights after 5 PM.
Posted by: Cathy | June 16, 2008 at 12:44 PM
Great list! Thank you.
One note though, some of the restaurants on the list are a franchise so the promotion might be different. For example, Moe's at my area has different promotion.
Posted by: Amy @ The Q Family | June 16, 2008 at 12:50 PM
macado's (www.macados.com) in VA Tuesday nights-1 free kids meal for each adult meal.
Posted by: kelly | June 16, 2008 at 01:01 PM
Cinzettis Italian Restaurant: Kids 12 and under eat free on Monday and Tuesday nights.
Posted by: Debi | June 16, 2008 at 01:03 PM
Kids 12 and under eat free ALL DAY EVERY DAY at O' Charley's. (2 kids per adult)
Posted by: Amber | June 16, 2008 at 01:18 PM
Moe's Southwest Grill must vary some by region or franchise owner. The two Moe's in my city have kid's eat free on Wednesdays. Just a heads-up! :)
Posted by: Suzanne | June 16, 2008 at 01:20 PM
Thanks. This is a great and very helpful list!
Posted by: Lizz @ Yes, and So Is My Heart | June 16, 2008 at 01:22 PM
Thanks for the great list! I just wanted to add something about Perkins. At least in the Twin Cities Metro area the Kids Eat Free promo is only good from 4-10 pm on Tuesdays, billed as "Kids Night". (And my six year old reminds me every week, LOL).
Posted by: Melissa | June 16, 2008 at 01:26 PM
Just wondering....if an age is not specified does that mean any aged kid can order a free (or cheap) kids meal?
Posted by: Kim | June 16, 2008 at 01:33 PM
Our Red Robin does NOT do any kids eat free nights. So you may want to check locally with these establishments before heading out for a cheap meal that really isn't so cheap! Just FYI. . .
Posted by: Amy | June 16, 2008 at 01:35 PM
Thanks! I was just wondering about this the other day! I am so excited you posted this...I have 4 boys and we love to eat out but it gets so expensive!
Posted by: Brooke | June 16, 2008 at 01:45 PM
I am not sure if my last comment took or not but I just wanted to say thanks for posting this! I was thinking about this the other day! It gets so expensive eating out with the kids...
Posted by: Brooke | June 16, 2008 at 01:49 PM
In our area (Columbia SC)
Moes Kids eat Free on Tuesday night
Zaxby's Kids eat Free on Tuesday night
Shoney's Kids eat free every night
A strange one but one that I found while compiling the same kind of list for our area was Hooters kids eat free on Sunday afternoon and night.
Posted by: Jenny | June 16, 2008 at 01:55 PM
Stevi B's Pizza Buffet-kids 3 and under eat free
Posted by: Abbie | June 16, 2008 at 02:05 PM
This is great! Thanks! People need to be sure to call first though, because some chains are run by different management. My Applebees, for instance, doesn't offer any free kids meals :(
Posted by: Kate | June 16, 2008 at 02:08 PM
One to add - at the Pasta House (delicious!) restaurants all over the St. Louis area kids eat free on Sundays. :)
Posted by: Chrissy | June 16, 2008 at 02:10 PM
I didn't see San Francisco Oven on there. Here they offer kids eat free, up to 2 per adult entree ordered, on Monday and Thursday nights. I am not sure what time.
Posted by: Jennifer | June 16, 2008 at 02:16 PM
We found this list over the weekend and called our Applebees for tonight (Monday)... we found no Applebees in our area of NJ (3), Bennigans, or TGIFridays that participate!! (After the first few said no, I was on a mission to find one who said "yes" so started calling around to the various restaurants listed!) I guess it's up to the particular restaurant whether or not to participate. What a bummer...as if living in NJ isn't expensive enough!!
Posted by: MrsCoach | June 16, 2008 at 02:31 PM
Our O'Charley's stopped doing the free kids meals. So, with three kids, guess where we stopped going?
Posted by: Julie | June 16, 2008 at 04:47 PM
Our Nashville-area Chick-Fil-A does .99 kids meals on Tuesdays. Our O'Charley's has stopped the kids eat free deal. :(
Posted by: lisa | June 16, 2008 at 05:31 PM
Went to Applebees tonight, they didn't offer ANY free kids nights. Their website also doesn't say anything about this. May just be a local thing.
Posted by: Robin Sallee | June 16, 2008 at 06:12 PM
The Chick-fil-A in our area (Mt. Laurel NJ) has a kid's night on Tuesday nights and not only do they give a free kids meal with an adult combo meal purchase, but they have a wheel your child can spin (they don't advertise this!) where you win something additional for free. Many times it is coupons for free chicken or side items. And with a fun little indoor play park, this place is hopping. ;)
Posted by: Bay | June 16, 2008 at 06:32 PM
Where does Bethanne live? The Applebee's, Fridays, Damon's, Chick-Fila around here do not do free kids meals- just Perkins.
Posted by: Jan | June 16, 2008 at 06:38 PM
Well, these deals may not be national, but it does inspire us all to call and check around the local restraunts to find this info out--Thanks for posting it Crystal!
Posted by: Donna | June 16, 2008 at 07:39 PM
Our Golden Coral has 99 cents kids meals everyday. We ate there yesterday.
Posted by: Tami | June 16, 2008 at 07:47 PM
This list is great...thank you! So many restaurants stop and start the free meal thing that it gets confusing. It would also be great to have a list of freebies for birthdays and whether or not you need to sign up online to get the deal for your kids.
Posted by: Katie | June 16, 2008 at 08:28 PM
Here in So. MN kids eat for $1 on Monday and Tuesday nights at Famous Dave's!
Posted by: Dooneybug | June 16, 2008 at 08:38 PM
Not sure if they are still doing this one...In our area, kids eat free with paying adult at Denny's on Tuesday and Saturday evenings.
Also kids eat free on Sundays with a paying adult at Hard Times Cafe.
Posted by: Candi | June 16, 2008 at 08:53 PM
Our Qdoba has free kids meals on Sundays with a paying adult.
Posted by: Laura | June 17, 2008 at 05:16 AM
Thanks for the list and I just email to several of my girlfriends to share!
Posted by: Pamela Adams | June 17, 2008 at 05:57 AM
All Don Pablos are now offering 1 free kids meal with purchase of 1 adult meal on Sundays to members of their E club. It is free to join and also offers tons of great deals.
Posted by: Debbie | June 17, 2008 at 06:34 AM
Chevy's Restaurants offer "kids eat free" on Sundays in the Seattle,WA area (one free kid's meal per paying adult)
Posted by: Natalie | June 17, 2008 at 11:48 AM
Kids eat free with the purchase of an adult meal on Sundays at Ground Round in my area.
Posted by: Christina | June 18, 2008 at 05:45 AM
Here is another great resource for this information!
Posted by: Dana | June 19, 2008 at 06:47 AM
Here is another great resource for this information. The only thing you need is your city & state and/or zip! Go to http://www.KidsMealDeals.com
Posted by: Dana | June 19, 2008 at 06:50 AM
Red Robin - Monday & Tuesday between 5:00pm and 9:00pm. Children 10 and under eat free. I went to Red Robin in MN and found that they DO NOT have a kids eat free night.
Posted by: Jackie | July 09, 2008 at 09:01 AM
We always sign up for the kids clubs and usually get a free meal on birthdays! Also www.allkidseatfree.com has lots of kids eat free places listed in Florida where we went on vacation.
Posted by: busydad | July 09, 2008 at 12:33 PM
Uno's has pay what you weigh day for children under the age of 10 on Sundays.
Posted by: Pam | July 31, 2008 at 06:22 AM
Firehouse Subs has buy one combo (the medium supreme, or something like that) get 2 kids combos free.
Posted by: Emily | September 13, 2008 at 07:10 PM
Baker's square has a kids eat free night Tues. I think it's 4-10pm.
Posted by: megan | September 27, 2008 at 01:31 PM
Here in Tacoma, Lacey, Olympia area in WA RAM Brewery and Restaurant offer Kids eat for $1.00 on Sundays!
Posted by: Josie, WA | November 08, 2008 at 05:22 PM
Here is a great place to see tons of handpicked kids eat free restaurants sorted by day of the week:
http://coupondivas.com/kids-eat-free/
Posted by: CouponDivas | November 22, 2008 at 08:32 AM