Asda, Ikea, Morrisons, Brewers Fayre and Premier Inn are among the places where children can eat for free over Easter 2023. Easter is nearly here and while parents may love the break from getting kids to and from school it can bring a lot of financial pressure on families. It's not cheap entertaining, or even coping with, hungry kids looking for a holiday treat.
That pressure has increased even more for almost everyone this year as the ongoing cost of living crisis continues to hit households hard up and down the country. But many supermarket cafes, restaurants and food venues are offering free or vastly reduced meals for children over the upcoming Easter holidays. The majority of schools in Wales break up for the holidays on Friday, March 31.
Asda has announced that its hugely popular ‘Kids Eat for £1’ café meal deals are to be refreshed with a more nutritionally balanced offer, including new vegan and healthy meal options from Monday, March 20. The deal will also be extended to include the Easter holiday period as it continues to help customers manage the cost-of-living crisis. The supermarket launched the offer for kids under 16 to enjoy a hot meal in any of their 205 cafes in June 2022 and has now served around 1.3 million meals to kids from its cafes nationwide.
The extension of café initiatives comes as Asda’s Income Tracker shows UK households were £91 a month worse off compared to January 2022, with the average family spending power at just £215 per week.
Kris Comerford, Asda’s chief commercial officer said: “We know when families are preparing for the school holidays it can often mean an additional strain on household budgets. Our kids £1 café meal deals continue to provide a lifeline to families as we’ve served over 1.3 million meals since the launch. We hope by offering a new refreshed, great tasting and affordable and healthier balanced £1 kids’ menu and the addition of a free piece of fruit, it will help support many more families in the coming weeks.”
Here are more of the offers for the Easter holidays:
Asda
Children eat for £1 all day, every day with no adult spend until the end of Easter 2023. From March 20, the retailer is also including a free piece of fruit such as an apple, pear or banana when purchasing the hot kids £1 meal deal.
Morrisons
Spend £4.49 and get one free child's meal all day, every day.
Sainsbury's Cafes
Children can eat a hot main meal or lunch bag for £1 with the purchase of an adult hot main from £5.20
Bills
Two children eat free all day, every day from Monday, April 3, until Friday, April 14 2023 (excluding Easter weekend of April 8 and 9) with the Kids Eat Free initiative if one adult orders any main dish (breakfast, lunch, and dinner). The children’s menu includes buttermilk pancakes, mac & cheese, and fish fingers & chips.
Bella Italia
Children eat for £1 with any adult main between 4-6pm, Monday to Thursday. That includes three courses and a drink for £1. Meals are suitable for children aged two to 11 years old, and the table must be seated before 6pm. Outside of these times, kids can get three courses and a drink on the 'smaller menu ' for £6.49, or the 'larger menu' for £8.49. The offer is not available in conjunction with any other offer, set menu, voucher, discount or Tesco Clubcard. Menu prices may differ in Center Parc sites.
Hungry Horse
Children eat for £1 on Mondays and up to two children get free breakfast with one adult breakfast. Every Monday they have selected kids' meals for just £1 and larger meals for only £1.50. The £1 meals are either chicken burger or vegetable lasagne. The £1.50 meals include build your own tacos, chilli and battered chicken strips. The offer includes main meal only, excludes starters, desserts or drinks.
SA Brains pubs
Children can eat for £1 in SA Brains pubs when any adult meal is purchased. However this offer is only valid on a Wednesday.
Whitbread Inns
Two children under 16 eat for free with every adult £9.99 breakfast purchased. They also have a three-course meal deals for £4.99. One course on its own will cost 99p., with main meal options including a 4oz rump steak and spaghetti bolognese.
Premier Inn and Travelodge
Buy one adult breakfast from £8.99 and up to two children under the age of 16 eat breakfast for free.
Yo! Sushi
Children eat free all day at any restaurant with any adult £10 spend from Monday, April 3, until Friday, April 14, 2023. It is available Monday to Friday. The offer is for one free kids meal deal bento box per child when dining with a paying adult, with a maximum of three kids per booking can eat for free.
Brewers Fayre
Children can get three courses for £4.99, and they also have a Daytime Value menu where you can get two mains for £8.99. Two children under 16 can get a free breakfast every day with one paying adult.
Ikea
They are offering a plate of pasta and tomato sauce with a drink for 95p, or any other children's meal for £1.50. Served from 11am in all restaurants.
Future Inns
Under 12s eat for £1 with any adult main during the school holidays.
Gordon Ramsay Restaurants
There aren't any restaurants in Wales but if you are planning a trip to London children under eight eat free all day every day at selected restaurants. They can enjoy a main for free, with the option to add a sweet treat for dessert for £3.50. Available at selected UK restaurants only - Heddon Street Kitchen, all Bread Street Kitchen & Bars, Gordon Ramsay Bar & Grill and York & Albany
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