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Where kids eat free in London this October half-term

Restaurant and café chains with London branches where children eat free with a paying adult, and the small print for each.

A Zizzi restaurant in Highgate, north London

October half-term for most London schools runs from Monday 26 to Friday 30 October. These are the chain deals where a child eats free, or close to it, when an adult orders. We’ve only included offers that appear in more than one up-to-date guide, with the conditions those guides give.

Restaurants

  • Café Rouge: a free kids’ meal with each adult main, every day from 12pm to 4pm.
  • Bella Italia: a free kids’ three courses and a drink with an adult main, Sunday to Thursday.
  • Zizzi: a free kids’ meal with each adult main, using a code from its Zillionaires’ Club.
  • Las Iguanas: a free kids’ main, two sides and a dessert with an adult main, through the Las Iguanas app.
  • Yo! Sushi: a free kids’ meal for children 12 and under for every £10 an adult spends, Monday to Friday in the school holidays.
  • Preto: one child aged 10 or under eats free with a full-paying adult, weekdays from 4pm and all weekend.
  • Gordon Ramsay restaurants: one free kids’ main (10 and under) for each adult ordering two courses from the à la carte menu, at selected restaurants.
  • The Real Greek: on Sundays, a free kids’ meal for every £15 an adult spends.
  • Banana Tree: kids eat free on Sundays.

Cafés

  • Morrisons Café: under-16s get a free meal when an adult spends £5 or more on a main.
  • Pausa café at Dunelm: a free kids’ main, drink and two snacks for every £5 spent.

Breakfast

  • Premier Inn: up to two under-16s eat breakfast free with an adult’s full breakfast.

Planning the rest of the week? Here’s our list of free half-term days out in London.

Sources

Last checked: 10 October 2026. Chains change their offers at short notice, so check the restaurant’s app or website before you go. Photo: Ewan Munro / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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