Where kids in Manchester can eat for £1 or FREE this summer - including Asda, Bella Italia and Morrisons

As the cost of food and bills skyrocket due to inflation, many families in Manchester are struggling financially.

With the summer holidays just around the corner, many popular restaurants and cafes across Manchester have come to the rescue of parents by offering kids the chance to eat for less.

Restaurants such as Pho and Yo! Sushiare among those allowing children to eat for free, as long as they are accompanied by a paying adult.

Kids can dine for as little as £1 during the summer holidays at Morrisons and Asda.

Here is a list of places in Manchester that have special offers on children’s meals throughout the summer holiday.

Yard and Coop - Kids eat free

This Northern Quarter restaurant famed for its irresistible buttermilk chicken is offering one free child meal with every adult main.

The menu features buttermilk chicken nuggets, crispy cauliflower bites tossed in their buttermilk coating and winner winner chicken dinner, which is their take on a traditional roast dinner.

The offer is available throughout the summer holidays, Monday to Friday between 12.00 pm and 7.30 pm.

They also have Lego and crayons to keep the little ones entertained.

Morrisons Cafes - Kids eat free

Morrisons will continue its kids eat free offer throughout the school holidays.

Kids can tuck into one free meal from the children’s menu when you purchase any adult meal, which costs a minimum of £4.99.

Children under 16 years can enjoy a kids meal or snack pack, which comes with a piece of fruit and a Tropicana Orange or Apple drink, or a bottle of water.

Bella Italia - Kids eat for £1

Families who visit Bella Italia this summer can take advantage of the restaurant’s special deal, which allows kids to eat for £1. The offer is valid with the purchase of every adult meal, from 4pmuntil 6pm, Monday to Thursday.

Kids can enjoy three delicious courses and a Cawston Pressed Fruit Water for just £1.

There is plenty to choose from, with pizza, pasta and chicken dishes available, as well as a number of tasty desserts.

Bella Italia also has an activity pack to help entertain the little ones during your visit to the restaurant. This includes colouring-in activities, building your own dice and Bella Italia’s version of snakes & ladders. You can find branches in Salford and Ashton-under-Lyne.

Dunelm Pausa Cafes - Kids eat free

The furnishing retailer has a special offer available at its Pausa cafes for happy taste buds, tummies and purses.

Children can get one mini main, two snacks and a drink free with every £4 adult spent at the cafe.

The options include a ham and cheese toastie, beans on toast, chicken and pesto wrap and a cheese and tomato pizza. Snack options include Organix raisins, Hippeas Cheese Puffs and a Babybel.

Asda Cafes - Kids eat for £1

Asda is letting kids eat for £1 during the summer holidays to tackle the cost of living crisis.

The supermarket chain is offering both hot and cold meals from their menu, which features favourites such as fish fingers, chips and peas, mac and cheese, chicken nuggets, chips and peas and an all-day breakfast.

The new offer will be available in-store at cafes seven days a week from 25 July and will end 4 September.

Kids can also eat for free during the summer holidays, Monday to Friday, after 3 pm if an accompanied adult spends £4 in the cafe.

Pho - Kids eat free

Healthy Vietnamese street food restaurant Pho has launched a kids eat free deal this summer.

They can choose mini-pho, fried rice dishes, and chicken nuggets.

The offer is available from Thursday, 22 July to Thursday, 2 September, and can be claimed for children under 12 who are with a paying adult. You can find a branch at the Corn Exchange.

Yo! Sushi - Kids eat free

Children can eat for free at YO! Sushi this summer, from 3 pm until 5:30 pm, Monday to Thursday.

The offer is valid for children under ten and lets one child eat free from the Mini Ninja menu with every £10 spent on food.

They can choose a bento and a drink from the menu, and a dessert can be added for £1.50. There is a branch in the Arndale.