Feed the whole family without breaking the bank at these 14 New Hampshire restaurants where kids eat for free.
Dining out can be expensive—especially if you have multiple mouths to feed. But fortunately for families who want to enjoy the occasional meal out, there are many restaurants throughout New Hampshire where kids can eat for free.
Most of the restaurants limit their kids-eat-free deal to a certain day of the week and only offer it to children under a certain age. Additionally, they all require at least one adult diner to purchase a meal in order to be eligible for the free food.
In this guide, we highlight 14 New Hampshire restaurants with a kids-eat-free promotion and lay out all the information you need to know before you can take advantage of it. Keep reading to learn more.
1. Airport Diner
Address: 2280 Brown Ave., Manchester
Every Monday between 4 and 7 p.m., kids 12 years and younger can enjoy a free meal from the kids’ menu when an adult diner purchases an entree at Airport Diner. The 1950s-style diner, named for its proximity to Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, offers five menu options for children: buttermilk pancakes, a burger, macaroni and cheese, a hot dog, and chicken tenders.
For adults, the menu is much more expansive, including all-day breakfast items, burgers, sandwiches, diner favorites like country-fried steak, and homestyle classics like meatloaf and pot roast.
2. Cinco’s Cantina
Address: 446 Central Ave., Dover; 1 Brickyard Square, Epping; 22 S. Main St., Rochester
At Cinco’s Cantina, Sunday Funday gets a family-friendly twist. The Mexican restaurant has three locations throughout New Hampshire where “little amigos” eat for free on Sunday. At Cinco’s Dover, Epping, and Rochester outposts, children 12 years and younger eat free with the purchase of an adult entree.
The kids’ menu has plenty of choices, including nachos, enchiladas, quesadillas, chimichangas, burritos, tacos, chicken tenders, and a grilled dinner. Kids also get a choice of one side: rice, refried beans, fries, or grilled vegetables.
The regular menu also features favorites like nachos, quesadillas, burritos, enchiladas, and chimichangas, as well as chicken and seafood dishes and specials such as carne asada and birria tacos.
3. Clark’s American Bistro
Address: 48 Main St., Durham
Fridays are for free food at Clark’s American Bistro. Kids 10 years and younger eat for free with the purchase of an adult entree at this downtown Durham restaurant. Grown-up diners can enjoy a menu of American comfort food classics, including burgers, specialty sandwiches, pizza, and pasta.
Clark’s casual, welcoming atmosphere makes it an excellent place to sit down for a family-friendly meal.
4. Endzone
Address: 421 Central Ave., Dover
Need weekend plans? Head to Endzone, where kids eat free from noon to 8 p.m. on Saturdays (with a paying adult). The sports bar and restaurant serves traditional pub grub like wings, burgers, soft pretzels with cheese, and potato skins.
5. Grill 603
Address: 168 Elm St., Milford
Consider your weekday dinner plans sorted. At Grill 603, kids eat for free on Mondays and Tuesdays from 4 to 8 p.m. with a paying adult who orders an entree from the regular menu.
The kids’ menu features cheeseburger sliders, a grilled cheese, noodles and butter, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, chicken tenders, and macaroni and cheese. Adults can choose between pasta, seafood, and steak dishes, as well as burgers, flatbreads, and sandwiches.
6. Lincoln Diner
Address: 6 Pollard Rd., Lincoln
As a sister location to Airport Diner, Lincoln Diner offers the same deal for kids every Monday from 4 to 7 p.m. Those 12 years and younger can receive a free meal from the kids’ menu with the purchase of an adult entree.
The menu at Airport Diner and Lincoln Diner is the same, meaning kids can order buttermilk pancakes, a burger, macaroni and cheese, a hot dog, or chicken tenders. In true diner style, adults have a seemingly endless selection of items to choose from, ranging from turkey pot pie and chicken parmesan to a meatball sub and a pastrami melt.
7. Margaritas Mexican Restaurant
Address: Margaritas has eight locations in New Hampshire. Find the one nearest you here.
Take a family vacation to Mexico—no plane ride or passports required—every Wednesday at Margaritas Mexican Restaurant. You get one free kids’ entree for every adult entree purchased for children 12 years or younger.
Adults can indulge in a wide variety of Mexican fare, including about 10 taco options, fajitas, chimichangas, enchiladas, burritos, and house specials, such as carne asada, tequila lime chicken, and chipotle steak tips.
8. Newick’s Lobster House
Address: 431 Dover Point Rd., Dover
Newick’s Lobster House provides particularly good value for your money, offering two free kids’ meals with the purchase of one adult entree. The deal is valid on Mondays for kids 12 years and younger.
Young diners can take their pick of a hot dog, fish fry, cheese pizza, burger, gulf shrimp, macaroni and cheese, or chicken tenders. Adults have even more choices, including a seafood platter, steamed crab legs, lobster rolls, fish or shrimp tacos, sandwiches, and flatbreads.
9. PPC Kitchen & Bar
Address: 133 Plaistow Rd., Plaistow
Kids 11 years and younger can enjoy a free meal at PPC Kitchen & Bar from 4 p.m. until close. Children have many meal options, including a hot dog and fries, grilled cheese and fries, cheese or pepperoni pizza, pasta and marinara, pasta alfredo, macaroni and cheese, and a cheeseburger.
The regular menu features a variety of handhelds (wraps, sandwiches, burgers), seafood and chicken dishes, pasta, and pizza.
10. Route 104 Diner
Address: 752 NH Route 104, New Hampton
If Airport Diner and Lincoln Diner aren’t in your area, check out their sister spot Route 104 Diner. This roadside diner offers the same deal for kids and menu as the other two locations in a similar 1950s-inspired setting.
11. Tailgate Tavern
Address: 28 Portsmouth Ave., Stratham
Treat the whole family to some elevated comfort food at Tailgate Tavern, where kids 12 years and younger eat free on Wednesdays between 4 and 9 p.m. with the purchase of an adult meal.
From ribeye and barbecue ribs to pork chops and local salmon, entrees are a mix of land and sea favorites. Tailgate Tavern also serves several burgers, including a candied maple bacon and French onion soup burger, as well as sandwiches, wraps, and pizzas.
12. The Farm Bar and Grille
Address: 25 Portland Ave., Dover
Head to The Farm Bar and Grille’s Dover location on Mondays to take advantage of the restaurant’s kids-eat-free deal. All day long, children 12 years and younger can get a free meal with the purchase of an adult meal.
The kids’ menu includes the basics like macaroni and cheese, chicken fingers, a quesadilla, and a burger, as well as a few options you don’t always see on a kids’ menu, such as fish and chips, ribs, pulled pork, a farm salad, and a Caesar salad. Entrees come with fries, vegetables, or apple slices.
The regular menu features sandwiches, such as pulled pork and haddock, fish and chips, shepherd’s pie, and a barbecue platter with a half rack of ribs, slow-cooked pulled pork, chicken tenders, macaroni and cheese, and coleslaw.
13. The Goat
Address: 142 Congress St., Portsmouth; 20 L St., Hampton Beach; 50 Old Granite St., Manchester
The Goat doesn’t limit its kids-eat-free deal to just one day: kids 12 years and younger can eat for free Monday through Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. with the purchase of an adult meal. The kids’ menu features classics like chicken tenders, macaroni and cheese, mozzarella sticks, grilled cheese, and a cheeseburger.
The regular menu includes a selection of sandwiches and entrees ranging from macaroni and cheese to fiesta chicken to a smokehouse basket with pulled pork, brisket, pickled onions, coleslaw, and cornbread.
14. Tilt’n Diner
Address: 61 Laconia Rd., Tilton
Tilt’n Diner is the perfect spot to fuel up before a family trip to Lake Winnipesaukee or Loon Mountain. The 1950s-style diner is owned by the same people who run Airport Diner, Route 104 Diner, and Lincoln Diner and features the same menu and kids-eat-free deal (offered Monday between 4 and 7 p.m. to kids 12 years and younger when an adult diner purchases an entree).
