The Huddersfield restaurant is offering kids a free meal on Trouble Free Wednesdays and in the school holidays

A restaurant owner is offering a ‘kids eat free’ deal to help families make their money go a little further during the school holidays.

Ian Braund of Holmfirth Tex-Mex restaurant Mexicali has an offer where one child eats free with a full-price adult meal. The offer is available on bank holidays, school holidays and has been extended to become hassle free Wednesdays.

Ian says it’s the restaurant’s way of helping families during the cost of living crisis. Big companies offer similar deals, but Ian says it’s not always possible for smaller restaurants to get the word out.

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He said: “We started it in 2021, after the pandemic, to make eating out more accessible to everyone, especially during the school holidays when school meals for children are not available.

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“We’ve decided to make this offer run every school holiday and bank holiday so that sweets are more readily available for families who don’t have the ability to take their children out all the time. every week, where kids can eat free every Wednesday.

“We feel it’s important to be able to offer this to everyone because why should some kids miss out on the fun and excitement of eating out every now and then. We like to make sure everyone has an opportunity to eat with us and get that. spend time as a family to enjoy something together, no matter how small it is.”

Ian, formerly of Gringos in Huddersfield town centre, where he was chef and manager, opened Mexicali in 2020.