Kids eat free in Leicester

Sit-down Italian. Tex-Mex. French bistro. Leicester's seven venues are almost entirely restaurant chains rather than pub-kitchen operations, which shifts the feel of the evening considerably — you're looking at table service, proper menus, and a slightly more structured night out. Five of those seven sit inside LE1 postcodes, so the city centre does most of the heavy lifting here. Bistrot Pierre, Pizza Express, Pizza Hut, Sizzling Pubs, and four others give you genuine variety across cuisines and price points. Worth flagging: Frankie & Benny's, Las Iguanas, and Zizzi limit their free children's offers to term-time breaks and summer, rather than running them throughout the year. The other four tend to be more permissive. Check the individual listing before you commit to a booking.

Holiday-only chains in Leicester: Frankie & Benny's, Zizzi. These quietly flip in for half-term and summer; outside the school holidays they drop off the list.

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