Kids eat free Dubai: 6 back-to-school restaurant deals

Back-to-school season in Dubai brings 6 kid-friendly dining offers where kids eat free in Dubai to help families save on school-week meals.

Summer promotions have given way to targeted back-to-school deals across Dubai, and several restaurants are offering complimentary children’s items to ease costs for parents. The offers range from a free kids’ meal at ANA to sweet giveaways at Ladurée, free mango softies at SALT and complimentary three-course Piccolo menus at PizzaExpress.

These promotions are venue-specific and time-limited: ANA runs its deal until September 15, Ladurée until September 30, SALT until September 7, Jones the Grocer’s Palm branch is ongoing with a Dhs100 spend threshold, and Rosa’s Thai lists a Dhs89 price point tied to free kids’ meals at its Dubai Mall branch.

Yes. ANA at Dubai Mall and ANA at Dalma Mall are offering a complimentary kids’ meal when an adult main course is ordered, with the promotion running until September 15 and requiring school uniform for the child to qualify.

ANA’s back-to-school promotion is aimed at families shopping during the school season and applies at the chain’s Dubai Mall and Dalma Mall locations. The offer is strictly conditioned on the child wearing a school uniform and on an adult purchasing a main course, with the stated end date of September 15. The deal is presented as a single complimentary kids’ meal per qualifying adult main, and it is limited to the participating ANA venues listed by the restaurant.

Parents should check seat availability and peak-hour restrictions before visiting, since ANA is popular for post-school lunches and weekend family dining. The uniform requirement is specific and enforced, so bring the child’s school attire; failing to meet the uniform condition may void the promotion even if an adult main is ordered.

• One complimentary kids’ meal per qualifying adult main
• Valid only at the two ANA outlets named
• Uniform must be worn by child to redeem
• Promotion ends 15 September

Ladurée is offering a complimentary box of Eugénie biscuits to children who visit in their school uniform when a parent purchases a drink and a dessert, with the promotion running across all UAE outlets until September 30.

This offer applies at all Ladurée stores in the UAE and is positioned as a sweet back-to-school treat to accompany a parent’s drink and dessert purchase. The promotion’s end date is September 30 and the requirement is straightforward: purchase a drink and a dessert, bring a child in school uniform, and the child receives a complimentary box of Eugénie biscuits. There is no unit price published for the complimentary box in the announcement; the qualification is the combined purchase rather than a fixed AED price for the giveaway.

Families should note that queueing rules and in-store availability vary by outlet, especially during school pickup times and weekends. Because the deal rests on product purchase rather than a flat child discount, confirm which desserts and drinks qualify at your chosen Ladurée store before ordering.

• Free treat for children in school uniform
• Valid at every Ladurée store in the UAE
• Ends 30 September
• Requires a drink plus dessert purchase

Yes. SALT’s annual back-to-school promotion gives away free mango softies to children in school uniform, and it also extends to university students and teachers showing valid ID; the offer runs until September 7 across SALT’s UAE stores.

SALT’s promotion is broader than a kid-only deal because it includes uniformed university students and teachers who present a university ID or teacher identification. The chain has stated the promotion ends on September 7 and is available at all SALT outlets in the UAE. There is no monetary price attached to the giveaway in the announcement; the reward is the complimentary mango softie upon presentation of the qualifying ID or uniform.

Timing is useful to plan around school pick-up or campus schedules because SALT is busiest at peak hours. While the softie is free for eligible visitors, some outlets operate queue limits or one-per-person rules to make the promotion fair across customers during busy periods.

• Free mango softie for uniformed children
• Also valid for university students and teachers
• Runs until 7 September
• Available at every SALT outlet in the UAE

Yes. Jones the Grocer’s Palm Jumeirah branch offers a complimentary kids’ meal for children under 12 when adults spend over Dhs100, and the promotion is ongoing at that branch with broad daytime service from 7:30am to 11:30pm daily.

The conditional benefit at Jones the Grocer is straightforward: spend more than Dhs100 at the Palm Jumeirah outlet and receive a complimentary meal from the kids’ menu for a child under 12. The offer applies any time between 7:30am and 11:30pm, Mondays through Sundays, which makes it useful for breakfast, lunch or dinner. The Dhs100 spend threshold is the only numeric qualification published, and it is tied to the Palm Jumeirah branch rather than all Jones locations.

Families should keep the Dhs100 threshold and the age cap in mind when ordering, since splitting bills or using multiple payments may affect eligibility. Confirm with staff whether the complimentary kids’ meal is automatically applied or requires mentioning the promotion at ordering to avoid surprises at checkout.

• Children under 12 receive a free kids’ meal with Dhs100+ spend
• Valid anytime during the outlet’s extended hours
• Offer applies at Palm Jumeirah branch specifically
• Ongoing promotion with no end date listed

PizzaExpress offers a complimentary three-course kids’ menu for children aged 12 and under when an adult orders a main, and the promotion is available at select PizzaExpress stores in Dubai on an ongoing basis.

The chain’s ‘Kids Eat Free’ arrangement gives children up to 12 years old a three-course Piccolo menu at no charge when an accompanying adult orders any main from the adult menu. The offer is framed as an ongoing mid-week and weekend family incentive, but availability varies by store since it applies only at participating PizzaExpress locations. The announcement does not publish a monetary price for the adult main required to unlock the kids’ menu; the qualifying action is simply ordering an adult main.

Because the offer is store-specific, ring ahead to the local PizzaExpress to confirm times and participation. Also confirm whether the complimentary three-course menu is limited to one child per adult or if multiple children qualify when multiple adults order mains.

• Three-course Piccolo menu for eligible children
• Available at participating PizzaExpress outlets
• Requires an adult main from the adult menu
• Ongoing offer with store-level participation

Yes. Rosa’s Thai at Dubai Mall runs a midweek offer where children under eight can eat free under conditions tied to a Dhs89 price point, available Mondays to Thursdays from 10:00am to midnight at the Dubai Mall branch.

The published promotion links a Dhs89 offer to the free child meal, stating that children under eight can dine for free as part of this midweek arrangement. The deal is only available at the Dubai Mall branch and operates Monday through Thursday between 10am and 12am. The Dhs89 figure appears in the restaurant’s description of the promotion, and the combination of a modest price point plus a child-free meal is designed to drive weekday family traffic.

Visitors should verify whether the Dhs89 is a per-adult price, a lunch-set price, or a minimum spend, since the announcement does not fully itemize how the Dhs89 interacts with other menu items. Confirming terms at the Dubai Mall Rosa’s Thai outlet before arrival will avoid misunderstandings at the till.

• Children under eight can eat free under the Dhs89 offer
• Deal applies only at the Dubai Mall branch
• Available Monday to Thursday, 10:00 24:00
• Useful for weekday family dinners and after-school outings

These six back-to-school promotions in Dubai range from complimentary kids’ meals at ANA (valid until September 15) to Ladurée’s biscuits (until September 30), SALT’s mango softies (until September 7), Jones the Grocer’s Dhs100 threshold at Palm Jumeirah, PizzaExpress’s three-course Piccolo menu, and Rosa’s Thai’s Dhs89-linked midweek offer. Check each outlet’s terms, dates and participation before you visit to confirm eligibility.