Eat for FREE at these Restaurants!

Ever heard the saying “there’s no such thing as a free lunch”?  Well, whoever said that has obviously not visited these restaurant websites to get free meals, special offers, coupons or birthday freebies!   Below is a sample list of several chain restaurants that offer freebies and coupons from their websites when you sign up to receive their newsletter or join their birthday club.

• Applebees - freebie on your birthday and 99 cent appetizer just for signing up
• Arby’s - free shake on your birthday and free roast burger when you sign up for Arby’s Extras
• Baskin Robbins - free ice cream cone on your birthday
• Black Angus - free dessert for joining BA Prime Club and free steak dinner on your birthday
• Bob Evans - join “BE-mail” and receive a free kids meal and a drink
• Bonanza or Ponderosa Steakhouse - free dessert during birthday month and $5 off dinner
• Boston Market - special treat on your birthday and your kid’s birthday
• Buca di Beppo - sign up for their eClub and get free dessert on birthday & anniversary
• Buffalo Wild Wings - free dessert on your birthday when you join Buffalo Circle
• Bugaboo Creek Steakhouse - free dessert when you join Creek club
• Burger King - free kids meal for birthday
• California Pizza Kitchen - free CPKids birthday meal when you join CPKids
• Captain D’s - join the “D club” and receive a free chicken & fries or a free fish & fries
• Caribou Coffee - free coffee on birthday
• Champps - free cheeseburger or appetizer when you join fan club and free mile high ice cream pie on your birthday
• Chili’s - free chips and queso when you sign up and free dessert on your birthday
• Claim Jumper - free mud pie dessert when you join the CJ eClub
• Cold Stone Creamery - free ice cream on your birthday
• Dairy Queen - receive a buy one, get one free blizzard when you join the Blizzard fan club and a birthday freebie
• Dave & Buster’s - $10 of free play and special offers when you join D&B Rewards
• Denny’s -  get a free dessert & kid’s under 10 get free entrée and sundae for birthday
• Einstein Brothers - freebies and special offers
• Firehouse Subs - free chips & drink and birthday freebie
• Fuddruckers - free brownie on your birthday when you sign up for the Fudds Club
• Gold Star Chili - free chili “3 Way” when you join eclub
• Hard Rock Café - free sundae on your birthday (free shot at the bar if you’re over 21)
• Hometown Buffet - free buffet meal when you join their eClub and birthday freebies
• Joe’s Crab Shack - free appetizer on your birthday
• Lubys - free kids meal coupon
• Macaroni Grill - free appetizer for joining the Mac Pack and free dessert on birthday
• Marie Callendars - free slice of pie when you sign up for their E-Club
• Not Your Average Joes - free entree and dessert on your birthday
• Olive Garden - email newsletter offers
• On the Border - free appetizer when you join Club Cantina
• Outback - freebie on your birthday
• PF Changs - email newsletter special offers
• Pizza Hut - print free coupons and get exclusive online offers
• Quiznos - free Sammie with sign up and free cookie on birthday
• Red Lobster - free birthday appetizer and special offers from their Overboard Club
• Red Robin - free hamburger when you sign up for eclub
• Soup Plantation or Sweet Tomatoes - join Club Veg for special offers and coupons
• Spaghetti Warehouse - free spaghetti entrée and spumoni birthday sundae on your birthday
• TGIFridays - free appetizer or dessert when you join “give me more stripes” club PLUS free appetizer or dessert on your birthday!
• Tony Roma’s - free dessert when you sign up for Roma Rib Expert Club
• Uno Chicago Grill - free appetizer when you join “Uno’s Insider Club”

You may be able to find more offers by entering “birthday club coupons” or “restaurant freebies” in your favorite search engine.   Also, try entering your favorite local restaurant name + “birthday club”  or “coupons” in google to see if they have any special offers, freebies or coupons available if you join their list.

Important Note:  I’ve signed up for every one of these newsletters / birthday clubs and have not received any spam mail to date.   However, I do recommend that when you sign up for restaurant email newsletters or their birthday club that you use an alternate email address just in case (I created a gmail account with the word “coupons” in my handle).

Can’t decide which restaurant freebies to take advantage of on your birthday?  Well, most of these aforementioned restaurants will allow you to redeem your birthday freebie coupon within 1 week to 1 month after your actual birthday.   Which means that if you sign up for enough restaurant email newsletters or birthday clubs you could celebrate your birthday ALL MONTH LONG!

Please keep in mind that these offers can change or end at any time.   If you find any of these offers that are no longer valid please notify me in the comments section.   And, if you’ve got any other restaurant freebies that I’ve overlooked please share ‘em with the rest of the class!

I’ve found some other blogs with lists of other restaurants that offer free meals and specials on your special day.  One great example is the “eat free” list on MyMochaMoney.com.

Diner Discussion: Have you ever pretended it was your birthday or told the waiter it was your friends birthday just to get a free dessert?  (Don’t worry I won’t judge you)