Looking for a complete list of Canadian Restaurants where Kids Eat Free? Look no further!
Back when the twins were younger, we could go to a restaurant and eat and they would share a meal. That was nice on the pocketbook. Now, not so much. A little secret? As kids get older, they eat more! No, it’s true! So, eating out at restaurants can be expensive for my family of 5.
When we think it’s a night to eat out, the first thing we do is figure out where we can get a deal. Without coupons or special promos in store, it’s a good idea to know a list of Canadian Restaurants where Kids Eat Free.
Free meals and less on the bill makes going out more enjoyable, right?
Here’s a list of Canadian Restaurants where Kids Eat Free:
- Pizza Hut ~ Kids 10 and under eat free on Tuesdays, with the purchase of an adult entree. Go at lunch and they have the buffet, cheaper for the adults and lots of options for everyone.
- East Side Mario’s ~ Kids eat FREE on Mondays, kids 10 and under receive one FREE Mini Mario’s Meal with each adult entree purchased at $14.99* or more
- Denny’s ~ Kids 10 and under eat free on Tuesdays and Saturdays from 4-10pm with the purchase of an adult entree.
- Humpty’s ~ Kids 10 and under eat free on Fridays from 5-9pm. One free child meal per adult meal, valued at $6.95 or greater.
- Joey’s Fish and Chips ~ kids eat free on Sundays at most locations, yet our city in Alberta doesn’t participate. Boo.
- Applebee’s ~ Kids eat for $1.99 on Wednesdays {at participating restaurants}
- Montana’s ~ kids eat free every Tuesday. One free child meal per adult entree, valued at $9.99 or greater.
- Holiday Inn ~ You don’t have to stay there to go to the restaurant and have your kids eat for free. This includes breakfast lunch and dinner, and everyday.
- abc Country Restaurant ~ Kids Eat Free on Wednesdays after 4pm
- Albert’s ~ Kids eat free on Fridays from 2pm – close with the purchase of 1 adult entree
**I’d suggest you call the the restaurant first, to find out if they offer these promotions, or participate. I’ve found that some locations opt out of the promos {Boo!}, yet have found that most do participate.
As well, sign up for birthday clubs as you see them, oftentimes you’ll get emailed free meal coupons for kids.
Bon Appétit little ones, and high five to the parents for saving!
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Randa says
11/04/2011 at 3:40 pmThere are IHops in Edmonton now (well at least one anyway on Gateway), so hopefully it’s only a matter of time before it’s in our neck of the woods!
Tammi says
11/04/2011 at 8:48 pmAre there really? I must remember that on my next road trip. I have only been to one once and loved it!
Trevor says
11/04/2011 at 7:04 pmThis is an amazing post for large families, allows for that family time, without all the work of cooking!
Tammi says
11/07/2011 at 10:22 pmExactly!!
😉
Shash says
11/05/2011 at 7:58 amYup, with 4 kids, we made a similar list for our city. Know where you can eat out on the cheap. Most restaurants are free kid per adult meal, meaning only 2 out of 4 of our kids would be free. Now that we have a teenager, there are 3 adult meals and 3 free kids meals. works out nicely. 🙂
Tammi says
11/05/2011 at 4:54 pmNice! Helps with 2 adults and 3 kids, but with one adult – helps just a bit
Doreen Riopel says
11/06/2011 at 5:51 pmWow. What a list! Who knew? Besides you. lol Thanks for the list. 🙂
Tammi says
11/07/2011 at 10:24 pmYour welcome Doreen.
Pretty handy to have!
🙂
Heather T says
11/10/2011 at 11:51 amOh perfect. Thanks Tammi! This is great information to have!
Heather, Mmm... is for Mommy says
12/08/2011 at 10:00 amI was thinking yesterday how someone should do this, and you already had !
Talex says
12/08/2011 at 1:28 pmIf you’re on the move with children, it’s good to know that there are places you can take them to eat that won’t cost an arm and a leg (so to speak).
Jayme Markus says
12/17/2011 at 7:37 amThanks! I only new about a few.
Amanda G. says
02/12/2012 at 1:28 pmThis is great to know! Thanks!
Shawn Kincaid says
02/16/2012 at 12:50 pmPlease be advised that your listing for East Side Mario’s is incorrect. East Side Mario’s offers Kids Eat Free on Monday’s with the purchase of an adult entree. The $2 promotion is in conjunction with your local March Break. As well, it varies from store to store so I would recommend calling ahead to double check what, if any, promotions your local East Side Mario’s offers.
Tammi says
02/25/2012 at 4:02 pmThanks Shawn, as stated in the post – always check your local restaurant. One could participates and another might not. Thanks for commenting!
Kathleen says
04/09/2012 at 8:14 amThanks for this list, I hope you update it though so it’s current!
Tammi says
05/20/2012 at 8:56 pmI try to re-visit the list as much as I can, Kathleen! Doing it right now!
😉
Stephanie Bowling says
04/18/2012 at 11:36 amHi There, I came across your site while doing a Google search on ‘Kids eat Free’ deals in Canada. Thought you may be interested to know that East Side Mario’s now offers ‘Kids eat FREE 5 days a week’. From Sunday to Thursday, kids 10 and under receive one FREE Mini Mario’s Meal with each adult entree purchased at $14.99* or more. Visist eastsidemarios.com for details. Limited time only. $15.99 in Niagara Falls and Newfounland.
This offer is so good, we just wanted to make sure your followers were made aware!
Cheers!
Tammi says
05/20/2012 at 8:55 pmThanks for the update Stephanie. I’ll add it to the list!
Andrea KJ says
04/23/2012 at 10:02 amI never knew – thanks so much Tammi! So great to have Canadian info too!
Anne Taylor says
05/17/2012 at 10:20 pmThanks for this fabulous list! I’ll be giving the info to my adult kids for their children!
Tracy P says
05/30/2012 at 10:27 pmGreat article. I’m keeping notes. East Side Mario’s is a household fave but who knew there were so many others where kids eat free. Well…guess you did!
Sharlene says
06/06/2012 at 11:06 pmInteresting re: Holiday Inn..didn’t know that!
Tammi says
06/07/2012 at 9:03 amThat was a surprising one for me too Sharlene!
valerie godin says
06/07/2012 at 9:39 amGreat post! Thanks for the info 🙂
Tammi says
06/07/2012 at 10:22 amThanks Valerie!!
debbie s says
06/14/2012 at 3:49 pmif you want to get out with the kids,this is a more affordable way to go
Amy says
06/18/2012 at 3:17 pmAngel’s diner in Ontario, kids eat free with the purchase of an entree
Kim says
06/19/2012 at 1:57 pmthanks for the list! Anytime you can take your little one out and save money is always a win for me!
Jaimee Mcallister says
06/22/2012 at 9:57 amMy favorite place to bring my son is Pizza Hut for the buffet, mmm
Narathip W. says
06/22/2012 at 12:56 pmI like this. Good to know. Thanks so much.
Karen says
06/26/2012 at 6:35 pmThis was a helpful article! I am especially happ about Pizza Hut!
Tara says
01/21/2013 at 5:42 pmgreat info! thanks!
Danielle Spitters says
01/26/2013 at 11:58 pmThis is such an awesome list. I had no idea there were places that allow kids to eat free. Thanks for sharing!
Petty Panagakos says
02/08/2013 at 1:44 pmHello Everyone ! Kids Eat Free every Thursday and Sunday at Q BBQ Public House in Cambridge, Ontario – 164 Beverly Street. For more information, visit their website at http://www.qbbqpublichouse.ca or call them at (519) 740-9860. They have a great kids menu and coloring books/crayons to help keep younger kids happy 🙂
InezbyDesign says
02/09/2013 at 9:40 amI was browsing through some of your posts and found this. This is a great link for families. I want to share your link on my facebook page. Thanks.
Chandra Christine O'Connor says
02/19/2013 at 9:59 pmwe were regulars at East Side Mario’s on the free kid night, collected a lot of kid plastic cups at home.
jolene says
02/20/2013 at 7:43 amThat was nice to see! What age is a “kid” at most restaurants though? I fear we have “adults” now 🙂
Tammi says
02/20/2013 at 7:56 amI have found ‘under 12’ applies most times…
🙂
debbie says
02/21/2013 at 4:24 pmThere us also buffet royal in sherwood park. you need to get a coupob for ut from the sherwood news paper but it is a big kids eat free deal with purchase of adult buffet. kuds usually cost 14.99 i believe
Crystal says
02/23/2013 at 9:31 amThis was a great help to me…..having 4 young children it gets very expensive dining out, and most of the time they eat barely any of their meals!
Sydney D says
03/02/2013 at 3:44 pmDon’t forget Perkins! There isn’t very many locations, but kids do eat free!
Lisa G says
03/07/2013 at 1:23 pmThanks for this list. I need to print it out a leave a copy in my purse for reference 😉
Sydney D says
03/16/2013 at 7:47 pmGreat Article, saw a similar one on Feisty, Frugal, and Fabulous.
Carrie Butler says
04/07/2013 at 6:51 amThis is so helpful to me and helps me to save money. I wish there were more on the weekend.
Ester G says
05/20/2013 at 6:01 pmHoliday Inn is great for that, and I love that it is every day and not just on specific days of the week
Darlene Schuller says
05/29/2013 at 1:26 pmsadly not many of these places are around me but this is good to know really, we do travel so thank you so much
Rob Love says
06/14/2013 at 3:41 pm😀 yay free stuff
Suzanne Smith says
06/20/2013 at 2:11 pmI always marvel when I am in restaurants and see families of five or more all ordering “expensive” (to me, anyways) food and thinking – “wow – that’s gotta be pricey” – maybe this is how it is happening – KIDS EAT FREE!
Erika B says
06/23/2013 at 11:35 amThañks so much for this list, we could save so much money lol. I love it. Bookmarking!!
sarah sar says
07/13/2013 at 9:58 amWow I had no idea about these restaurants allowing free meals for kids. I knew ESM did but not the others. thanks for this useful post…I have bookmarked it!
Judy C says
07/27/2013 at 8:35 amThanks for sharing this list, we don’t have kids but I will definitely pass this on to friends that do.
Chandra Christine O'Connor says
08/06/2013 at 6:26 amwhen my kids were little east sides was great
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Lynn M says
10/14/2013 at 9:35 amThank you for the list!
Elva Roberts says
10/18/2013 at 9:49 amOctober 18- Thank you for this list of restaurants where children may eat free of cost. This will be valuable to any family , especially those with more than one child. Thank you for giving us this list.
Annie says
11/02/2013 at 12:37 pmGreat information to pass along to the young parents in our family
Roseline says
11/04/2013 at 5:37 pmWow very helpful glad to know all these free meals for kids! great on a road trip we can hit as many as these as we want!
Amanda @ The Mommy Mix says
11/08/2013 at 3:05 pmWho knew there were so many restaurants where kids could eat free… I think Ikea may even have a day as well!
Anna Johnson says
11/09/2013 at 11:16 pmGood to know- with 3 hungry growing boys and a husband it would help lots!
Anna Johnson says
11/13/2013 at 3:50 pmGood to know-Thanks!
Christy Martin says
11/16/2013 at 6:00 pmI will definately check this out the next time we go to the movies. Most theaters are nearby an East Side Marios, so perfect for dinner after a matinee!
Elizabeth Matthiesen says
11/17/2013 at 5:44 amThanks for the list, I’ve handed it on to my son and daughter. Such lists really are invaluable when you have children. We couldn’t afford to eat out often when my children (7) were small, we lived in Germany, where I didn’t find one single offer of kids eat free at any age & there were no free refills for drinks either. On the whole, in Europe it’s usually more often for a festive occasion if one goes out for a meal.
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11/18/2013 at 12:22 pmThank you! Love it.
Jordi says
11/18/2013 at 9:15 pmThanks a ton for this info. For the amount that parents are charged, the least they can do is feed our younguns.
sandy says
11/24/2013 at 8:16 pmWish I was a kid again. Never had kids eat free when I was a kid!
Pam says
11/29/2013 at 9:50 pmThank you for this list. I was just talking about which restaurants offered the free childs meal and I could only think of one, so this definitely helps.
Tiffany Wilson says
12/02/2013 at 1:01 pmThis is a great list! I hate paying for my toddler to eat as most days she hardly touches her food. lol
Shannon Gnocato says
12/11/2013 at 11:40 pmLove it! A lot of times where we eat dinner based on the kids’ choices of restaurants and obviously deals are another great deciding factor.
nancy Brandreth says
01/12/2014 at 6:48 pmbook marked this list always looking for deals to eat out with kids. thanks so much
Moe Bwell says
01/30/2014 at 2:49 pmThanks for the info, having 2 girls under ten, who eat like birds and a tight budget, it’s nice to know we can go out as a family and eat somewhere other than fast food, for much less money.
Julie says
06/03/2014 at 7:18 amThanks so much, Tammi. I didn’t know so many restaurants offered this promotion. East Side Mario’s here we come!
DARLENE W says
07/13/2014 at 5:55 pmIt is always nice when kids eat free, just slip the server a bit bigger tip, I am sure they would appreciate it
Laurie B says
07/19/2014 at 10:29 amThanks Tammi! This is very helpful.
Meredith Agius says
09/05/2014 at 9:33 pmAlways important to save wherever you can with kids. Looked for this all the time when mine were younger!
Alayne Langford says
09/08/2014 at 11:48 pmI love your list for Canadian Restaurants where kids eat free, my personal fave is East Side Mario’s. Thanks!! 🙂
Joan G. says
10/09/2014 at 4:15 pmNice information to help stretch the dollar.
Jen L says
11/04/2014 at 4:59 pmHey thanks for this list, this is awesome!
patricia says
11/06/2014 at 1:02 pmThanks! Awesome info! Eating out is expensive enough
Elizabeth Matthiesen says
11/23/2014 at 1:16 pmThanks for sharing this list, I’ll be passing it on to my children to take advantage of with their children – a free meal is always good. 🙂
Kimberly B says
11/23/2014 at 3:05 pmThanks for the list – anywhere I can save money and eat a decent meal is awesome!
ZZTHERESA says
12/05/2014 at 9:13 amAwesome Thank you so much 🙂 I didn’t know about some of these.
jamie hall says
04/21/2015 at 7:30 amThank you for this my daughter is only 15 months but i was getting away with bringing her some snacks and then sharing off my plate, was thinking dining out was going to start getting expensive
Kevin Smith says
05/14/2015 at 5:46 amI wish I was a kid again! Eating out has gotten to be so expensive!
Lana Hood says
05/17/2015 at 9:43 amGreat list. I’ll pass it on.
Lisa Johnston says
08/06/2015 at 9:49 amThanks for this post, I find East Side Mario’s the worst for changing rules. Sometimes kids eat free and other times the meals cost $2.