Kids eat free in Trafford

Picture a Tuesday evening when nobody wants to cook. In Trafford, the nine venues on this list skew heavily toward sit-down restaurants — chains like Farmhouse Inns, with two local sites, and Pizza Hut, also with two, set the tone. This is less a pub-garden-and-chips crowd, more a proper table, a menu, a soft drink in a glass. Brasserie Blanc and Las Iguanas add a bit of range if your children are past the pasta-and-pizza phase. Worth noting: Las Iguanas and Zizzi run their free children's offer during holidays only, while the rest operate all year. The postcode spread — heaviest around M17, with outposts in M33, WA14, WA15 and M41 — means most parts of the borough are within reach of at least one option.

Holiday-only chains in Trafford: Lounges, Zizzi. These quietly flip in for half-term and summer; outside the school holidays they drop off the list.

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