When is February half term? And how can I save money on meals out with the kids? If you're asking these questions and looking to eat out this month, check out our list of kids eat free/for £1 restaurant deals valid in February half term and beyond.
As Shrove Tuesday is right around the corner after half term February 2025 (4 March, to be precise) we're also sharing our favourite affordable pancake recipes and fun pancake ideas for the kids to get creative and make edible art.
This post is a rewrite from 2024, updated with information for half term February 2025.
When is February half term?
In England, the February half term break is Monday 17 February to Friday 21 February 2025.
In Edinburgh, the February half term break is a week earlier, from Monday 10 February to Friday 14 February 2025. Although in many other parts of Scotland the dates are the same as England.
And in Wales, the February half term break is later, from Monday 24 February to Friday 28 February 2025.
Kids eat free / kids eat for £1 during February half-term:
Up and down the nation you'll find supermarket cafes, chain restaurants, pubs, airports and hotel eateries serving great deals for families eating out, whether that's breakfast, lunch or dinner. These deals typically run during the school holidays, making those half term breaks that bit more affordable. Just make sure to click through to read the details and check the T&Cs before you head out.
Restaurant chains cheap eats for families:
Head to these popular chain restaurants for delectable deals for family dining during half term in February 2025.
Where: Angus Steakhouse
What: One child (age 8 and under) eats a free kids menu dish per full-paying adult with a main course from the a la carte menu.
When: Every day, 12-5pm (except Saturdays in Bond Street and Oxford Street branches).
Where: Bella Italia (selected restaurants)
What and when: On Thursdays, one kid (2-11 years old) eats free all day with every adult meal; on Sundays to Wednesdays, one kid eats for £1 with every adult meal. This is for the three-course kids menu and drink.
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Where: Bills
What: Up to two kids can eat free with one adult main dish (breakfast, lunch or dinner).
When: All day, Mondays to Fridays from Monday 17 February to Friday 28 February 2025 (excludes Saturdays and Sundays).
Check out more tasty offers at Bills.
Where: Burger King (selected sites, not valid at motorway service locations, airports, train stations and holiday parks)
What: One child can get a free King Jr. Meal per qualifying adult burger meal when ordered via the Burger King App at a participating restaurant.
When: Friday 14 February to Friday 21 February 2025.
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Where: The Coconut Tree
What: One child (10 and under) eats free per one paying adult.
When: Monday 10 February to Sunday 23 February 2025.
Where: Franco Manca (selected pizzerias)
What: One kid (aged 12 years and under) gets a free individual kids pizza for every full-priced adult main meal.
When: Monday to Thursday.
Where: Gordon Ramsay Restaurants
What: One child (aged 8 and under) gets a main course free from the Ramsay Kids Menu for each adult dining from the A la Carte (and can add a dessert for £3.50).
When and where: Selected UK restaurants only - all Bread Street Kitchen & Bars, Gordon Ramsay Bar & Grill, and Pizza East. Available weekdays only at BSK Battersea Power station and Heddon Street Kitchen.
Where: Harvester
What: One child gets a main from the Smaller Bites / Bigger Bites / Kids’ Breakfast menu for £1, plus free unlimited salad, with the purchase of an adult main (add a dessert for an extra £2), when you show your voucher (download the Harvester app or register for an account).
When: Monday 10 February to Friday 28 February 2025 (including the weekend).
Enjoy extra Harvester savings.
Where: Las Iguanas (selected restaurants only)
What: One kid (up to 12 years old) gets a free meal from the Niños menu when an adult orders a main course from the a la carte menu, when you download the app and join My Iguanas. Maximum one app perk can be redeemed per table.
When: Every day (lunch menu is not included).
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Where: OK Diners (except those on the A1)
What: One child (under 10) eats free from children’s menu per adult main course from a la carte menu.
When: All day, every day.
Where: Preto
What: One child (up to 10 years old) eats free per full-paying adult (download voucher on their website).
When: All weekend, and every weekday from 4pm
Where: Purezza
What: One kid (under 10) gets a free mini pizza for every full-paying adult.
When: Daily.
Where: TGI Fridays
What: One free kids meal (excluding dessert) for 12 year olds and under per full-price adult's main, for Stripes Rewards customers.
When: All day, every day (excluding bank holidays).
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Where: The Real Greek
What: One free kids meal (under 12) per adult spending £15 or more (excluding certain menus).
When: Sundays.
Where: Zizzi (selected restaurants)
What: One free Bambini meal per child (under 12 years old) per adult's main course. Up to a maximum of 6 codes can be used per table. Remember to show your code to your waiter before ordering.
When: Every day, from Monday 17 February to Sunday 2 March 2025.
Check out more zinging Zizzi deals.
Cafes in-store kids eat free / for £1:
Grab something to eat before doing your shopping and you'll get a great deal plus you won't be shopping on an empty stomach, so you're less likely to make impulse purchases!
Where: ASDA Cafes
What: Kids eat for £1. No adult minimum spend. Choose from kids hot meal deal or cold pick and mix selection.
When: All day, every day, running alongside its 'winter warmer' initiative for over 60s which is on until the end of February — £1 for soup, roll and unlimited tea/coffee.
Where: Dobbies Garden Centres (selected cafes)
What: One free kids breakfast with an adult traditional breakfast, or one free kids hot lunch or pick n mix lunch box, plus a child's drink, with any adult main course lunch (£1 supplement applies to kids Sunday roast).
When: Every day, usual serving times for breakfast and lunch.
Where: Dunelm Pausa Cafes
What: One free kids main, drink and two snacks per every £4 spent in Pausa Cafe.
When: All day, every day.
Where: IKEA Restaurants
What: 95p for a kids pasta with tomato sauce, piece of fruit and a drink.
When: From 11am daily except Fridays.
Where: Morrisons Cafes
What: One free kids Birds Eye meal for under 16s with any adult meal costing from £5, including The Breakfasts, The Classics or The Chippy excluding extras.
When: All day, every day.
Where: Sainsbury's Cafes
What: One kid can get a hot main meal or lunch bag for £1 with an adult hot main meal costing £5.20 or more.
When: Daily from 11.30am.
Where: Tesco Cafes
What: For Clubcard holders, one child gets a Kids' Pick 'N' Mix lunch deal (sandwich, a piece of fruit, 2 snacks and a drink) free with any adult purchase, when the Kids Eat Free offer is available.
When: Monday to Friday during half term. This Tesco offer ran in February 2024, check ahead to make sure it's valid in 2025.
Pub restaurants kids eat for £1:
Great pub grub just got better with these great family-friendly dining ideas during the February half term break.
Where: Brewdog
What: Pre-book and one child can eat free from the kids menu when an adult is eating too.
When: In Scotland, from 8 February to 16 February 2025. In England, from 15 February to 23 February 2025. In Wales, from 22 February to 2 March 2025.
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Where: Hungry Horse
What: Two children can eat selected kids' mains for £1 (larger meals for £1.50) per full-paying adult (excludes starters, sharers and the lunch section of the adults menu).
When: From 12pm on Mondays.
Where: S.A. Brains Pubs
What: One kid (up to 12 years old) Little Dragons main meal for £1 per full-priced adult main (exclusions apply).
When: All day on Wednesdays.
Where: Sizzling Pubs
What: One kids main meal for £1 per adult main meal (excludes breakfast)
When: From 3pm-7pm, Mondays to Fridays (from 12pm during school holidays).
Kids' free breakfasts:
What better way to start the day in February half term than with a free brekkie?
Where: Beefeater
What: Two kids (under 16) eat breakfast for free per one adult's £10.99 unlimited breakfast.
When: Weekdays from 6.30am to 10.30am, and weekends from 7am to 11am.
Find extra Beefeater bonuses.
Where: Brewers Fayre
What: Two kids (under 16) eat a free breakfast per £10.99 adult breakfast.
When: Daily.
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Where: Premier Inn
What: Two kids (under 16) eat breakfast for free per adult's full Premier Inn Breakfast or Meal Deal.
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Where: Table Table
What: Two kids (under 16) eat a free breakfast per £10.99 adult breakfast.
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Where: Travelodge
What: Two children (aged 15 or under) eat a free breakfast for every full paying adult (excludes Breakfast To Go).
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Where: Whitbread Inns
What: Two kids (under 16) eat breakfast for free per adult full breakfast.
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Cheap and easy pancakes for Shrove Tuesday:
When is Shrove Tuesday in 2025? Pancake Day, as it's also known, takes place on 4 March 2025. So it's a great opportunity to whip up a batch yourself. The easiest pancake recipe only calls for four ingredients, which you'll probably already have in your fridge and kitchen cupboards — flour, milk, butter and eggs.
Crepe recipe:
Delia Smith's basic pancake recipe makes the thin crepe-style pancakes that are perfect for flipping. All you need is 110g plain flour, 2 large eggs, 200ml semi-skimmed milk mixed with 75ml water, and 50g butter.
Method:
1. Sift the flour into a large mixing bowl and make a well in the centre.
2. Break the eggs into the well and whisk them to bring in the flour around the outside so it all combines.
3. Whisk in a small amount of the milk and water mixture bit by bit, then bring in any lumps on the sides of the bowl and keeping whisking until smooth (you're looking for the consistency of thin cream).
4. Melt the butter in a pan and whisk in two tablespoons of melted butter to the batter (pour the rest of the melted butter into a bowl, so you can dip a bit of kitchen paper in it to wipe over the pan when you cook them).
Top tip: When you cook the pancakes, get your pan hot and hold the ladle close to the pan when you pour, and tip the pan from side to side to evenly coat the base with batter. Flip after around 30 seconds.
Buttermilk pancakes recipe:
John Torode's buttermilk pancake recipe is more involved, but creates those thick, fluffy, American-style pancakes. You'll need 350g self-raising flour, 1tsp bicarbonate of soda, 2tbsp caster sugar, 200ml buttermilk (this costs a pound or less from supermarkets), 400ml semi-skimmed milk, 2 free-range eggs, and 85g butter.
Method:
1. Sift together the flour, bicarbonate of soda and sugar into a bowl.
2. Melt the butter in a pan.
3. Mix the buttermilk, milk, eggs and melted butter In a separate jug.
4. Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and combine (but don't over-mix).
Top tip: Cook them for about 1 minute on each side — you'll know it's ready to turn over because bubbles will appear on the top. These small, thick pancakes aren't easy to flip like the wide, thin crepes, so you might want to use a spatula or palette knife to turn them.
What are the cheapest supermarket pancakes in 2025?
If you don't fancy the faff of making your own, you can buy buttermilk pancakes ready-made from the supermarket. But how do the costs compare?
It's worth bearing in mind that many supermarkets only offer buttermilk pancakes from their premium own-brand ranges, which means they're going to cost more than you might expect.
It's also worth noting that the prices below show the cost per pancake — and the pancakes aren't necessarily the same size — the Co-op, for example, comes out at the more expensive end per pancake, but they are giant ones!
Whichever shop you're heading to, see if you can save more by checking out VoucherCodes' latest deals and offers pages for Aldi, ASDA, Co-op, Marks & Spencer, Morrisons, Ocado, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose & Partners.
| Supermarket | Packet price | Price per pancake |
| Aldi Brownings the Bakers Buttermilk Pancakes | 89p for 4 | 22p |
| Sainsbury's Buttermilk Pancakes x6 | £2.40 for 6 | 40p |
| ASDA Exceptional 4 Buttermilk Pancakes | £1.65 for 4 | 41p |
| Morrisons The Best Buttermilk Pancakes | £1.65 for 4 | 41p |
| M&S 6 Buttermilk Pancakes | £2.50 for 6 | 42p |
| Waitrose 6 Buttermilk Pancakes | £2.50 for 6 | 42p |
| Co-op Bakery Giant Buttermilk Pancakes | £1.70 for 4 | 42p |
| Tesco Finest Buttermilk Pancakes | £1.75 for 4 | 44p |
Pancake funny faces
Get creative with some fruit and a bit of imagination. 
Strawberries, bananas and blueberries make for the most ideal decorations for kids' pancakes.
Face: Banana slices for eyes (with blueberry pupils), blueberries to make the smiley mouth, and strawberries for the tongue and outer edge. This works well on thin crepes.
Teddy bear: Banana semi-circles make cute ears, and a circular slice is the muzzle to balance a blueberry nose on top of. Blueberries for eyes and jobs a good'un.
Owls: Strawberries for wings and beaks, and flaked almonds for feathers join the classic blueberries on bananas slice eyes. These are ideal on mini pancakes.
Rocket: This involves some cutting of the pancake into shape, but then it's super-simple with strawberry flames at the base and blueberry windows up the middle. 3, 2, 1... lift off!
If you're interested in more February half term ideas, take a look at our ideas for 44 things to do with kids on a rainy day. Happy half-term and pancake flipping!
