Eating Out Discounts for Over-60s

Last checked November 2026. Offers and rules change: confirm with the provider before you rely on them.

Over-60s meal deals do exist, mostly as weekday lunch offers in pubs, supermarket cafés, garden centres and fish-and-chip shops. Few are advertised nationally and they change often, so the reliable approach is to know the usual places, ask before you order and carry proof of age.

Supermarket cafés

Supermarket cafés are the easiest place to find a named offer for over-60s.

Morrisons Cafés: Club 60

Morrisons announced "Club 60" in July 2025, with two deals for customers aged over 60 across all its cafés: a small cooked breakfast with a refillable hot drink, available all day, and an afternoon meal deal of fish and chips with bread and butter, a slice of cake and a hot drink. At launch these were priced at £6 and £10. Prices may have changed since, so check the menu board. To claim, tell the café staff you are over 60 when you order. You can find stores with a café through the Morrisons store finder.

Asda Cafés

Asda has run a winter deal for over-60s in its cafés for several years: soup, a roll and unlimited tea or coffee for £1. The last run we could confirm finished at the end of February 2026. At the time of writing (November 2026) we could not confirm that it is back this winter, so ask at your local Asda Café.

Pubs and carveries

Many pub chains and independent pubs have a cheaper weekday lunchtime menu, sometimes labelled a "seniors' menu", "golden years menu" or simply "lunch club". Typical features are smaller portions, two or three courses for a set price and a restriction to Monday to Friday before early evening.

We have not named chains because the menus differ from pub to pub and we could not confirm current offers on the companies' own websites. The quickest check is to look at the pub's own page on the chain's website, where the menus for that branch are usually listed, or simply to phone and ask.

Tip: a "smaller appetite" or "light bites" menu is usually open to anyone, with no proof of age needed, and is often the same food as the seniors' menu at a similar price.

Fish-and-chip shops, cafés and tea rooms

The traditional "pensioners' special" is alive and well in independent chip shops and cafés: a smaller portion with bread and butter and a cup of tea for a set price, usually at lunchtime on weekdays. These offers are almost never online. Look for the board in the window or ask at the counter.

Garden centres, department stores and attractions

Garden-centre restaurants rely on weekday trade and often run breakfast or afternoon-tea deals, sometimes tied to their free loyalty card. Cafés at historic houses and museums are usually open without paying admission, and members of heritage organisations sometimes receive café vouchers. See days out discounts.

Lunch clubs and community meals

If the aim is a hot meal and some company rather than a restaurant, a lunch club may suit you better and cost far less. They are run by local Age UK branches, churches, community centres and voluntary groups, usually once or twice a week, and some can arrange transport. Ask your local Age UK, your council or your GP surgery's social prescriber (a member of staff whose job is to link patients with local groups and services).

If cooking has become difficult, ask your council about meals-on-wheels services in your area, and see shopping and cooking for one.

Vouchers, dining cards and railcard offers

Restaurant vouchers are regularly offered through chains' own email newsletters and apps, and through voucher websites. See cashback and vouchers.
Dining membership cards charge a yearly fee for offers such as two meals for the price of one at participating restaurants. They can pay off if you eat out often at the places covered, but check the list of restaurants near you, the days excluded and how to cancel before paying. See discount cards for over-60s.
Senior Railcard holders are shown partner offers on the official railcard website; these change but have included food and drink. See Senior Railcard.

Watch out: a free trial of a dining card usually turns into a paid yearly subscription unless you cancel in time. Write the cancellation date on your calendar on the day you sign up.

How to claim and what ID to take

Ask before you order. "Do you have an over-60s menu or lunch offer?" Once the bill is printed it is usually too late.
Check the times. Most offers are weekday lunchtimes and exclude bank holidays and December.
Carry proof of age such as a bus pass or driving licence. Many places will not ask, but some do.
Ask about your companion. Some deals are for the over-60 only; others cover the whole table if one person qualifies.
Tell staff about dietary needs before ordering from a set menu, as swaps are not always allowed.

Other ways to cut the bill

Eat at lunchtime rather than in the evening: the same kitchen, often a much lower price.
Ask for tap water, which licensed premises in England, Scotland and Wales must provide free to customers.
Share a pudding, or ask whether you can take leftovers home.
Check whether a service charge has been added before leaving a tip.

Common questions

Which restaurants give over-60s discounts?

Supermarket cafés are the clearest examples: Morrisons announced its Club 60 deals in 2025 and Asda has run a winter offer. Beyond that it is pub by pub and café by café, so ask locally.

Do I need to prove my age?

Sometimes. Carry a bus pass, driving licence or similar in case you are asked.

Can I get an over-60s deal at weekends?

Rarely. Most are designed to fill quiet weekday lunchtimes.

Are there discounts if I am a carer taking someone out?

Some venues are flexible if you ask. See discounts for carers for schemes that are designed for you.