Did you realize how many restaurants offer discounts for seniors? Probably not many of you did because the discounted prices are rarely announced. You have to ask. In some cases the price is significantly different, so by all means from now on if you are eligible be sure to ask.
Some of the discounts might be like a free morning cup of coffee but others might be as much as 20% off on certain menu items. Note also that discounts may apply only to certain locations of a chain restaurant. Are these discounts listed online? Never seen them, but now I will be looking.
It goes without saying that you will need to show proof that you are over 65, usually the cut-off age for the senior category.However, certain chain restaurants offer discounts to people over 50.
Lastly, some restaurants have a senior menu, the equivalent to the kiddie menu with smaller portions and thus a reduced price. Frankly I would find it a relief to have smaller portions as I can never eat the amount I’m given. It’s enough for two people, and I have gone to a restaurant where we ordered only one dinner for the two of us.
Here is a list of restaurants offering discounts. This list is now a few years old from an article by Donna Montaldo for About Money. However, it will give you an idea of how many American restaurants at least have discounts of some type.
Restaurants Offering Senior Discounts Include:
Arby's
Bakers Square
Bennigan's Bob's Big Boy
Boston Market
Burger King
Carl's Jr.
Carrows
Chick-fil-A
Chili's Grill & Bar
Church's Chicken
Coco's Bakery Restaurants
Country Kitchen
Dairy Queen
Denny's
Dunkin Donuts
El Pollo Loco
Elephant Bar Restaurant
Fosters Freeze
Fresh Choice
Friendly's Restaurant and Ice Cream
Fuddruckers
Golden Corral
Gondola Pizza & Steak House
Grandy's
Hardees
HomeTown Buffet
IHOP
Jack in the Box
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
Krystals
Le Peep
Long John Silver's
McDonald's
Mrs. Fields Cookies
Ponderosa Steakhouse
Popeye's Fried Chicken
Shoney's
Sizzler
Sonic Drive In
Souper Salad
T.J. Cinnamons
Taco Bell
TCBY
Todai
Village Inn
Wendy's
Whataburger
Amazing how many there are. I’d be interested to get feedback for other people about the number of discounting restaurants in other countries. Let me know if anyone finds out. I have to say by looking at this list that these are not my favorite places to go, but some of them might be healthy enough to be interesting.
The other way to dine out on a limited budget is to find discount coupons. Here are a few good sites to check out: local newspapers, hotel travel magazines, city information centers (sometimes called welcome centers), phone books and of course the websites online including opentable.com, rewardsnetwork.com and restaurant.com. Happy eating!
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