DURING the dark winter months, and as the cost of living crisis hits, families are looking for ways to save cash while still enjoying the odd treat. 

A healthy meal is a priority and eating out is a great way to keep the kids entertained, but keeping costs low is also important. 

Here we've listed restaurants and pubs in and around Southampton with top children's offers where we think you could feed a family of four for under £25.

READ MORE: Southampton pubs: the best according to Daily Echo readers

The Real Greek

This delicious Westquay eatery offers free food for your darling little diners on Sundays.

The great offer, which is available to all children under 12, includes a meal from the kids menu, a drink and ice cream or sorbet.

There's one free kids meal for every adult spending £10 or more.

Enjoy souvlaki wraps, hot and cold meze and other Greek delights.

Bella Italia 

At this Italian chain, which has a restaurant in Southampton's Hanover Buildings, kids eat for £1 with the purchase of every adult main from 4pm to 6pm Monday to Thursday.

Two to 11-year-olds can enjoy three delicious courses and a Cawston Pressed fruit water while their grown-ups tuck into a pizza, pasta or salad dish.

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Hungry Horse pubs

The chain, which includes The Old Farmouse in Totton and The Fleming Arms at Mansbridge, has launched a special deal this January.

Every child will be able to get a £1 meal when accompanied by a paying adult.

The promotion will run until Friday, February 10.

It will be redeemable all day on Mondays, and between 3pm and 5pm Tuesday to Friday.

Hungry Horse menus include pub staples like burgers, mixed grills and curry.

Farmhouse Inns

Farmhouse Inns like the Walnut Tree Farm at Adanac Park is offering email subscribers two kids meals for £1 each available from Monday to Saturday, when accompanied by a paying adult.

This offer is running until Tuesday, January 31 across all Farmhouse Inn pubs in the UK.

Email subscribers can also take advantage of an exclusive discount code giving 25% off any Click & Collect Takeaway order during the same period.

Sizzling Pubs

The Two Brothers at West End is among Sizzling Pubs offering kids meals for £1 Monday to Friday between 3pm and 7pm.

Even hard-to-please little ones will be catered for with fish fingers, pasta, chicken wraps, pizza and veggie nuggets.

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Premier Inn and Beefeater

At Premier Inn's various Hampshire hotels, plus The Balmoral Inn in Nursling, there's family breakfast galore. 

When an adult orders a breakfast, up to two under 16s eat for free

Start your day right with their unlimited breakfast from a full English to an array of continental options.

Ikea

Head to West Quay Road for some bargain feeds.

Youngsters can eat pasta with tomato sauce and a soft drink for just 95p while any other kids meal is priced £1.50.

The offer is available every day from 11am.

Asda 

Asda has announced that its hugely popular ‘Kids Eat for £1’ deal will be extended into 2023 to help more customers manage the cost of living crisis.

The supermarket, with stores in the city centre, Totton, Chandlers Ford and Fareham, launched the offer for kids under 16 to enjoy a hot meal in any of their 205 cafes in June 2022.

It has extended the deal until the end of March 2023, with no minimum adult spend. 

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