Kids eat free in Newcastle upon Tyne

The mix here is notably less predictable than a standard retail-park lineup. Côte Brasserie and ASK Italian sit alongside Hungry Horse and Farmhouse Inns, which means a parent can pitch the evening anywhere from relaxed pub grub to a sit-down brasserie without leaving the city. NE1 does most of the heavy lifting — Grainger Street, the Quayside, Eldon Square surrounds — but NE3 and a handful of outer postcodes add suburban options worth knowing about. Six chains including Frankie & Benny's, Las Iguanas, and BrewDog run their free-children offer during school holidays rather than all year, so timing genuinely shapes the shortlist. Slug & Lettuce appears twice, as does Hungry Horse. The spread of distinct chains here is healthy — this is not a two-brand town.

Holiday-only chains in Newcastle upon Tyne: Chaophraya, Chiquito, 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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