Restaurants with Military Discounts
The next time you decide to take your family out to eat, look at this list. Many restaurants offer military discounts which can save you at least a few dollars on your meal.
Military Discounts and Veteran Deals at Restaurants
Many restaurants offer military discounts, saving you at least a few dollars on your meal. Every year, more restaurants provide veteran and military discounts to our nation’s heroes. While many discounts and deals are seasonal and only available on specific holidays, many establishments offer regular daily discounts to veterans and military members.
Carrabba’s Italian Grill
This popular Italian restaurant offers military discounts at participating locations. Typical Carrabba’s Italian Grill military discounts start at 10% off when you show your military ID when paying your bill. Learn more.
Applebee’s
Applebee’s, a family restaurant, offers 10% off to active duty and veterans at participating locations on Veterans Day. To learn more about Applebee’s military discount, please go here.
Buffalo Wild Wings Military Discount
This establishment offers a regular 10% discount to military members. The discount is available only in participating locations and must be claimed in person with a military ID.
To learn more, please go here.
Chuck-E-Cheese
Chuck E. Cheese is an indoor play place offering games, entertainment, and food. They offer a couple of packages to military guests. Active-duty personnel and their dependents, National Guard and Reserve personnel and their dependents, and retired service members qualify.
To learn more, please go here. You will need to locate your area and then navigate to “Coupons and Deals” to find offers and pricing specific to your location.
Dairy Queen
Dairy Queen, where you can enjoy a yummy dipped cone or other delicious treats, offers a military discount, depending on the location. The discount can be for as much as 10% off. To learn more, please go here.
Denny’s
Denny’s, a diner-style restaurant, sometimes offers between 10% and 20% off depending on the location. To learn more, please go here.
Hard Rock Cafe
The Hard Rock Cafe offers a discount to military and veterans on food, non-alcoholic beverages, and in its retail gift shop. This discount varies by location so be sure to contact your local Hard Rock Cafe in advance.
Ninety-Nine Restaurant and Pub
Ninety Nine Restaurant and Pub offers burgers, sandwiches, seafood, steak, and more. They have a 10% off military discount every day to members of the military and veterans..
Outback Steakhouse
Outback Steakhouse is an Australian-inspired restaurant offering steaks, ribs, seafood, and its famous Bloomin’ Onion. They offer a 10% discount to military members and veterans every day. To learn more, please go here.
Red Robin
Red Robin serves burgers. They have a Red Robin royalty program. Signing up will get you rewards to celebrate the military. While this isn’t a guaranteed % off each visit, you will receive discounts throughout the year.
Learn more about the Red Robin military discount.
Texas de Brazil
Texas de Brazil is a churrascaria steakhouse and offers a military discount. This is for 10% off dinner and lunch prices. This discount is not valid on holidays and is only valid in the US. To learn more, please go here.
Wendy’s
Wendy’s offers exclusive deals during patriotic holidays, including Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Patriots’ Day, and Veterans Day. In addition, you can save year-round by signing up for WendyMail. Learn more here, and at WeSalute.com.
Remember This About National Restaurants with Military Discounts
When it comes to military discounts, be sure to note that many can vary depending on your exact location. Even if you were given a military discount in one city, that might not apply to another. If you have non-chain restaurants in your area, they may also offer a military discount, so be sure to ask when you visit those places as well. In most cases, you will need to show your military ID when paying the bill to receive your military discount.
FAQs: Restaurants That Previously Offered Military Discounts
Looking for a specific restaurant that may have offered a military discount in the past? Check our list of restaurants that may have previously offered discounts to veterans and the military or may only offer them at certain times of year.
Does Boston Market still have a military discount?
Boston Market, offering fresh rotisserie meals, offers a 20% discount to military personnel at participating locations. You can use your military ID to claim the discount in person when ordering. You should check ahead to make sure that your location provides a discount to military.
Do all Cracker Barrel locations offer a military discount?
Cracker Barrel locations occasionally offer a military discount, although the availability and terms vary by individual restaurant and time of year. Most of their locations do not, unless they are near a military base.
Does Friendly’s still have a military discount?
Friendly’s, which offers ice cream and other food items, may offer a military discount based on location. You must ask for the discount and have your military ID ready.
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About the author
Julie Provost is a freelance writer, and blogger. She lives in Tennessee with her National Guard husband and three boys.


