Mother’s Day Restaurant Freebies: Frugal Moms Will Love These Money-Saving Deals


If you are going out to eat on Mother’s Day, check out this list of restaurant freebies and deals that penny-pinching moms will appreciate. From free entrees, appetizers, and desserts, to free gift cards with purchase, you can treat mom and save money at many national chain restaurants on Sunday, May 10.

According to CBS, approximately 80 million adults will be going out to eat on Mother’s Day, with most people choosing dinner, followed in popularity by lunch, brunch, and breakfast. If you want to beat the crowds, make a reservation ahead of time, or take mom out at a non-peak time.

Beef O’ Brady’s is offering a free meal for mom, with the purchase of another meal of equal or great value. Maximum value is $10.

All moms can get a free 8-oz. cup of frozen yogurt at Orange Leaf Yogurt on Sunday. This offer is available all day on May 10 at participating locations with no purchase necessary.

Olive Garden is offering a free appetizer or dessert when you sign up for their e-mail newsletter. You must purchase two adult entrees to get this freebie.

If mom doesn’t mind going to Hooters, she can get a free entree worth up to $10.99 with the purchase of any Hooters drink. If you think this isn’t a popular deal, think again — TIME reports that at least 35,000 moms have taken advantage of this annual Hooters freebie in the past.

All moms who dine out at McCormick & Schmick’s on Sunday get a free chocolate-dipped strawberry. A Mother’s Day brunch and buffet will be served, along with the regular menu. Reservations are recommended.

Shoney’s is offering a free slice of strawberry pie with the purchase of an entree or Mother’s Day buffet on May 10.

Get a free strawberry lemonade and a special gift at Spaghetti Warehouse. The restaurant chain is also giving away $100 gift cards — enter to win by uploading a picture of your mother and explain why she’s special. No word on what the special gift is, but you’ll find out when you dine there on Sunday.

Buy a $50 Applebee’s gift card online and get a free $10 bonus card that is valid until July 19. The drawback to this offer is you can’t use the $10 gift card the same day you purchase it. If you want to use it on Mother’s Day, buy it on Saturday and apply it towards your meal on Sunday.

Raise a toast to mom at TGI Friday’s — all customers will get a half-price bottle of wine when they eat at the popular chain restaurant on Sunday.

Tijuana Flats is offering mom a free entree at participating locations. Take a picture, or print out the offer on the Tex-Mex chain’s Facebook page and show it to your server.

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