Where Kids Eat Free in Hartford
A Deal for Every Day of the Week

Outback Steakhouse

Free Joey Kids Meal Mondays

Every Monday, kids eat free at Outback with the purchase of an adult entrée: order online or in the app and enter code JOEYFREE, or just ask your server for the Free Joey Meal when dining in. The nearest Outbacks make an easy family steak night.

Uno Pizzeria & Grill

Kids Eat Free Tuesdays

Every Tuesday, kids eat free with the purchase of an adult entrée for UNO Extras members (free to join). The deep-dish chain has locations around greater Hartford, and Tuesday is family night — a free kids meal off the children’s menu with each adult entrée.

Wayback Burgers

Kids Eat Free Tuesdays

This build-it-your-way burger chain has plenty of Connecticut locations and runs Kids Eat Free every Tuesday — kids 12 and under get a free kids meal with the purchase of an adult entrée (limit one per adult). An easy, cheap weeknight family dinner around Hartford.

Tuesday is family night around Hartford — Uno and Wayback both run it, and Connecticut has plenty of locations of each.

Smashburger

Kids Eat Free Wednesdays

Every Wednesday, kids 12 and under eat free at Smashburger with the purchase of an adult meal (entrée, side and drink). Pick a kids’ burger, cheeseburger or crispy chicken strips meal — each comes with fries and a drink. There’s a location in the Hartford area.

Nothing Hartford-specific confirmed for Thursday — but if the Red Sox won last night, kids eat free at the 99 today (see National Chains below), and IHOP’s daily 4–10pm window always works.

No confirmed Friday kids-eat-free deal around Hartford — the every-day and rewards options below are your best bet. Know one? Hit ⚑ Flag / Add a Deal above.

No confirmed Saturday kids-eat-free deal around Hartford — the every-day and rewards options below are your best bet. Know one? Hit ⚑ Flag / Add a Deal above.

No fixed Sunday deal confirmed — check your Moe’s and Chili’s rewards wallets (below); free-kids-meal offers often land on weekends.

IHOP

Kids Eat Free Daily, 4–10pm

At participating IHOPs, kids get a free meal from the Kids’ Menu with the purchase of an adult entrée, every day from 4 to 10pm — pancakes for dinner very much encouraged. Hours and participation vary by location, so a quick call helps, but the Hartford-area IHOPs are a reliable family fallback.

Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub

Kids Eat Free the Day After a Red Sox Win

The 99 is the Red Sox’s official family restaurant, and the perk is a New England classic: every time the Sox win (home or away), kids 10 and under eat free the next day with the purchase of an adult entrée. Just join 99 Rewards (free) to unlock it. Good for dine-in or takeout at 99s across most of Connecticut.

Moe’s Southwest Grill

Free Kids Meal Every Week for Rewards Members

Moe Rewards members (free to join) get one free kids meal a week with the purchase of an adult entrée — burritos, bowls, quesadillas, tacos and more. The reward drops into your account; it’s historically been a Sunday deal, so check the app for the current day. Locations around greater Hartford.

Chili’s Grill & Bar

Free Kids Meal Offers via My Chili’s Rewards

My Chili’s Rewards members (free) regularly get free kids’-meal offers dropped into their account, good for dine-in or online orders. The days rotate, so check your rewards wallet before you go. Chili’s has several greater-Hartford locations.