17 venues across three postcode areas, one town centre
Kids eat free in Reading
13 verified venues in Reading tonight
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- 13 verified venues
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13 venues in Reading
Every venue below has been verified inside the last 14 days. Tap a row to open the chain hub for opening hours, the booking link and the offer terms.
BeefeaterKids eat free · Every day · BreakfastThe Southcote · RG30 3ABVerified
Coconut TreeKids eat free · Every dayReading · RG1 3BJVerified
HarvesterKids eat for £1 · School holidaysMANSION HOUSE READING · RG30 2NDVerifiedHungry HorseKids eat for £1 · School holidaysThe Victoria Cross, Reading · RG2 0NTVerified
Las IguanasKids eat free · School holidaysReading · RG1 2AGVerified
Pizza ExpressKids eat free · Every dayPizzaExpress · RG1 2AGVerifiedPizza HutKids eat free · Every dayReading West · RG30 1HJVerified
PrezzoKids eat for £1 · Every dayItalian Restaurant Reading · RG1 2HEVerified
Sizzling PubsKids eat for £1 · Mon–Fri · 12:00–17:00FIND YOUR NEAREST SIZZLING PUB · RG30 6BSVerified
Sizzling PubsKids eat for £1 · Mon–Fri · 12:00–17:00The Tyler's Rest · RG30 6BSVerified
Stonehouse Pizza & CarveryKids eat for £1 · FriThe World Turned Upside Down · RG2 0JEVerified
Toby CarveryKids eat for £1 · Mon–FriCaversham Bridge · RG1 8EQVerified
ZizziKids eat free · School holidaysReading Oracle · RG1 2AGVerified
About Reading
What this list covers
Eleven of the seventeen venues sit in RG1, which means the bulk of the action is in central Reading — Oracle shopping centre territory, the riverside, Broad Street's orbit. Four more are in RG30, which covers the Tilehurst and Prospect Street side of town, reachable in minutes rather than a cross-county drive. RG2 accounts for the remaining two. The chain spread is unusually balanced: Sizzling Pubs and Slug & Lettuce each run two sites here, while names like Côte Brasserie, Las Iguanas, and Coconut Tree fill out a range that goes well beyond the usual pub-grub default. Worth noting that several brands — Las Iguanas and Harvester among them — only extend their kids-eat-free terms during school holidays, so the time of year genuinely shapes how many of these seventeen are useful to you on any given week.
Holiday-only chains in Reading: Harvester, Hungry Horse, Las Iguanas, Zizzi. These quietly flip in for half-term and summer; outside the school holidays they drop off the list.
Verified by the kidseatfree.co.uk editorial team. Every venue here passes a 14-day freshness check; if a chain stops running its offer, it silently drops off the list.
FAQ
Kids eat free in Reading — common questions
How many kids eat free venues are there in Reading right now?
There are 17 active venues in the Reading council area today, spread across postcode districts RG1, RG30, and RG2. RG1 has the highest concentration with 11 sites, making central Reading the most practical base if you want multiple options in one trip.
Which chains have more than one site in Reading?
Two chains run two Reading sites each: Sizzling Pubs and Slug & Lettuce. Every other chain in the directory — including Pizza Express, Harvester, BrewDog, and Coconut Tree — has a single Reading location, so there is no duplication to navigate for most of them.
Do all 17 venues run their offers all year, or only in the holidays?
Not all year-round. Las Iguanas, Harvester, Hungry Horse, BrewDog, and Zizzi operate their free children's terms during school holiday windows only. The remaining venues tend to run their offer throughout the week, though it is always worth checking individual restaurant pages before travelling.
