Where Kids Eat Free This Summer Holiday
Families searching for delicious, hassle-free dining deals this summer holiday are in luck. Blend Family Food Halls has brought back its hugely popular Kids Eat Free offer across all five of its flagship UK dining venues in London, Sheffield, Birmingham, and Manchester.
Throughout the six-week school summer holidays, children aged 10 and under can enjoy a complimentary meal from selected dishes across participating independent food traders with every adult main meal purchased. Whether your little ones are fearless food explorers eager to try something new or picky eaters who stick to classic comfort foods, Blend Family’s vendors have crafted dedicated menus to keep every tummy happy.
Elevating Family Dining Across the UK
This focus on high-quality, adventurous options for young diners reflects a growing trend across premium family dining destinations. Rather than offering predictable, watered-down menus, top food destinations are empowering children to explore authentic culinary experiences.
A prime example of this movement is family-owned Italian group San Carlo, which recently unveiled its new Menu Per Bambini across select locations like Alderley Edge and Flying Pizza in Leeds. Featuring interactive “build-your-own” pizzas, high-quality authentic pastas, and tableside dessert trolleys, San Carlo proves that dining out with kids can be both sophisticated and fun.
Blend Family food halls embrace that same interactive spirit. By giving children the agency to choose from an incredible variety of global cuisines—from Korean fried chicken and mini tacos to bao buns and wood-fired pizza—families can enjoy a vibrant, stress-free meal together in a bustling market environment.
Key Offer Details
- Who: Children aged 10 and under.
- Offer: One free kids’ meal from selected vendor menus when a qualifying adult meal is purchased.
- When: Available Sunday to Friday, from 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM throughout the school summer holidays.
- Participating Locations:
- London: Tower Bridge Collective
- Sheffield: Cutlery Works & Cambridge Street Collective
- Birmingham: Alfred Works
- Manchester: Kargo MKT
Full List of Participating Vendors & Menu Items
Here is the complete breakdown of participating food partners and the free meals available for kids at each Blend Family venue:
Kargo MKT (Manchester)
- Bab Korean Food: Korean fried chicken with rice, or veggie bibimbap
- Baity: Hummus with cucumber sticks & flatbread, or chicken bites & chips
- Boba Cha: Free kids’ drink with £10 spend
- Bok Bok: Chicken nuggets & chips
- Drip & Drizzle: Mini waffle or cookie dough
- Egg & Co: Pancakes & scrambles, or eggs & tots
- Fuego 1987: Three mini tacos
- House of Habesha: Chicken cheese toastie & fries
- Inamo: Chicken karaage & fries, or hosomaki & edamame
- Leopard Pie: Kids’ Margherita, pepperoni, or ham & cheese pizza
- Locale Coffee: Babycino
- MaBa: Kids’ curry & rice
- Plus 84: Mini bánh mì
- Sunrise Caribbean: Chicken bites & chips
- Super Fry Guys: Sausage & chips, cod bites & chips, or popcorn chicken & chips
- Thatziki: Kids’ chicken box or halloumi box
- What’s Your Beef: Kids’ cheeseburger or chicken chunks with fries & dip
Tower Bridge Collective (London)
- 84: Mini bánh mì or chicken bao bun
- Baity: Mini chicken shawarma plate
- Choc Bar: Free vanilla soft serve with purchase of two hot chocolates
- Clapping Seoul: Chicken nuggets or fried cauliflower with fries
- Fuego: Three mini tacos
- House of Habesha: Berbere cheese toastie or chicken cheese toastie
- Jimmy’s: Beef burger or cheeseburger
- Lakshmi: Half naan & rice with dal, curry, or paneer
- Leopard Pie: Kids’ Margherita, pepperoni, or ham & cheese pizza
- Mae Thai: Veg noodles or egg fried rice
- Sapore: Cheese & tomato pasta, or chicken & chips
- Sukoshi: Chicken karaage & fries, or cucumber/avocado maki with edamame
- Thatziki: Chicken or halloumi box
Cambridge Street Collective (Sheffield)
- Asia Thai Street Food: Mini Pad Thai or Thai fried rice
- Baity: Hummus with cucumber sticks & flatbread
- Clapping Seoul: Korean fried chicken or cauliflower with chips
- Cutie Pies: Pizza slice & fries
- Egg & Co: Pancakes & scrambles
- El Chappo: Small chicken or veggie burrito
- Gyros Express: Kids’ gyros meal with purchase of any main
- House of Biryani: Nuggets & chips, veg curry & rice, or chicken curry & rice
- House of Habesha: Chicken cheese toastie
- Kai: Halal chicken or vegan shell
- Kyoyu: Chicken or pumpkin katsu curry
- Little Penang: Stir-fry noodles or mini spring rolls & fries
- Locale Coffee: Babycino
- Plus 84: Mini bánh mì
- Saiko Ramen: Chicken karaage & chips, or pumpkin & chips
- Send Noods: Chicken with rice or noodles
- The Sapore: Mini gnocchi, or chicken Milanese & chips
- Tiny Shop: Strawberry or chocolate sundae
- Unit: Kids’ nugget meal
Cutlery Works (Sheffield)
- Butcher & Catch: Mini fish & chips
- CJ’s Brunch: Mini hash
- Dodo: Kids’ strips or wings
- Foundry Coffee: Babycino or cold milk with hot drink purchase
- Fuego: Mini tacos
- Gimme That Kick: Mini mie katsu or Little Lotus Lemon
- Greek God Cuisine: Any item from the kids’ menu
- Inamo: Chicken karaage & fries, or veggie hosomaki with edamame
- Jimmy’s Burger: Kids’ beef burger & fries
- Leopard Pie: Kids’ pizza options
- Salt & Pepper Co: Fried noodles or fried rice
- Sheeby’s Dosa Hub: Cheese dosa or chocolate dosa
- Viet Danang: Chicken dumplings & fries, or fried chicken
Alfred Works (Birmingham)
- Baity: Mini shawarma
- Clapping Seoul: Chicken nugget or fried cauliflower meal
- Esmie’s: Likkle Dutty Fries or Likkle Rice Bowl
- Fuego: Mini chicken or plant-based tacos
- Fuku: Chicken nuggets & chips
- House of Habesha: Berbere cheese or chicken cheese toastie
- Jimmy’s: Kids’ beef burger or cheeseburger
- Little Penang: Chow mein, chicken balls & chips, noodles, or egg fried rice
- Sapore: Pizza, pasta, or crispy chicken & chips
- Tai Wei: Braised pork with rice, or teriyaki chicken with rice
- That Kick: Little Lotus Lemon
- That Ziki: Kids’ chicken or halloumi gyros bowl
- The Milkcake Man: Chocolate-covered strawberries
To find out more about your local food hall or to plan your visit, head over to Blend Family.
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