Restaurants with Military Discounts
Many restaurants offer military discounts which can save you at least a few dollars on your meal. Every year, more restaurants offer veteran and military discounts to our nation’s heroes.
While many discounts and deals are seasonal and only available on specific holidays, there are a growing number of establishments that offer regular daily discounts to veterans and military members.
A&W Restaurants
A&W Restaurants, serving all-American food with their signature root beer and root beer floats, offer a military discount at participating locations. The discount may vary depending on the location.
To learn more about the A&W military discount, please go here.
Applebee’s
Applebee’s, a family restaurant, offers 10% off to active duty and veterans at participating locations.
To learn more about Applebee’s military discount, please go here.
Backyard Burgers Discount for the Military
This quick-serve burger joint offers a regular 20% discount to military service members.
Learn more about the Backyard Burgers military discount.
Boston Market
Boston Market, offering fresh rotisserie meals, gives a 20% off military discount at participating locations. You can use your military ID to claim the discount in person when ordering.
To learn more about the Boston Market military discount, please go here.
Buffalo Wild Wings Military Discount
This establishment has offered a regular 10% discount for military members. The discount is available only in participating locations and must be claimed in person with a military ID.
Chevy’s Fresh Mex Military Discount
Certain locations offer a 20% military discount when proper ID is shown.
Learn more about Chevy’s Fresh Mex military discount.
Chuck-E-Cheese
Chuck-E-Cheese is an indoor play place with games, entertainment, and food. They offer a couple of packages to military guests. Active duty and their dependents, National Guard and reservists and their dependents, and retired service members qualify.
You can choose between:
- The Alpha package – a large 1-topping pizza, 4 drinks, and 45 play points for a special price.
- The Bravo Package – 2 large 1-topping pizzas, 4 drinks, and 100 play points for a special price.
To learn more, please go here.
Cinnabon
Cinnabon, with its amazing cinnamon rolls, offers a 15% off military discount to active, reservists, and retirees at participating stores.
To learn more, please go here.
Cracker Barrel
Cracker Barrel sometimes has a military discount at participating locations. You might be able to find between 10-30% off depending on the location.
To learn more, please go here.
Dairy Queen
Dairy Queen, where you can get a dipped cone, or other fun foods, offers a military discount depending on the location.
To learn more, please go here.
Denny’s
Denny’s, a diner-style restaurant, sometimes offers between 10-20% off depending on the location.
To learn more, please go here.
Friendly’s
Friendly’s, offering ice cream and other foods, can offer a military discount based on location.
To learn more, please go here.
Fuddruckers Military Discount
This restaurant offers military members a regular discount ranging between 10-15% off their food purchases depending on location.
Learn more about Fuddrucker’s military discount.
Hard Rock Cafe Military Discount
At one time Hard Rock Cafe offered 15% off your food, non-alcoholic beverages, and retail purchases at participating Hard Rock Cafe locations. At press time we found discounts for Eurorail pass holders and members of the Harley Davidson Owner’s Club, but no military discounts were featured.
Learn more about the Hard Rock Cafe military discount.
Houlihan’s Military Discount
This restaurant offers a daily 15% military discount on food purchases every day.
Learn more about Houlihan’s military discount.
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.
To learn more, please go here.
Outback Steakhouse
Outback Steakhouse, with its Australian-themed decor and tasty steaks and chicken, offers all service members 10% off of their entire check, all day, every day.
To learn more, please go here.
Raising Cane’s
Raising Cane’s sells chicken fingers and fries. The franchise has offered a 10% military discount at participating locations; show military ID at checkout time to see if there is a discount at that location.
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 signing up for a certain % off each visit, you will receive discounts during the year.
Learn more about the Red Robin military discount.
Schlotzsky’s Deli Discount for Military
Certain locations of this restaurant may offer a 10% military discount. We could find no mention of the discount on the official site at press time but you should present your military ID at checkout time to see if the discount applies at that location.
Learn more about Schlotzky’s military discount.
Texas de Brazil
Texas de Brazil is a churrascaria steakhouse and offers a military discount. This is for 10% off on qualifying purchases for those dining in person.
To learn more, please go here.
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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.
