Kids eat free in Aberdeen

Aberdeen's kids-eat-free landscape is more varied than the average retail-park lineup. Thirteen distinct chains across 17 sites means a parent can rotate genuinely different dining experiences rather than returning to the same booth every fortnight. Pizza Hut anchors the list with four locations — useful when you need a reliable fallback across different parts of the city — while Pizza Express brings a slightly more relaxed, sit-down feel at two sites. Beyond pizza, the spread runs from BrewDog and Stonehouse Pizza and Carvery through to TGI Fridays and ASK Italian, covering everything from casual pub plates to something that feels faintly like an occasion. AB11 holds the densest cluster with eight venues, so the city centre is where most of the choice sits. A few chains — Frankie and Benny's and BrewDog among them — operate their free children's arrangements during holiday windows only, so the timing of your visit genuinely changes your options.

Holiday-only chains in Aberdeen: Chaophraya, Frankie & Benny's, Thaikhun, Village Hotels Pub & Grill, Zizzi. These quietly flip in for half-term and summer; outside the school holidays they drop off the list.

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