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Key takeaways: Many restaurants in Quebec offer a free meal, dessert, or drink on your birthday. In most cases, you simply need to be a member of the restaurant’s loyalty program or newsletter and then present a piece of identification. Eligible periods are often limited to the day itself (sometimes a few days before or after). Consult the list below for up-to-date offers.
See also: our list of the 55 best discounts for seniors.
Many establishments offer you this opportunity to reward your loyalty and celebrate your birthday.
Here is our selection of restaurants in Quebec and Canada that offer a free meal or something special for this wonderful occasion.
Please note that these promotions may end, change, or be modified at any time.
What do you do to maximize your restaurant spending? Here are credit cards that give 5 points per dollar, redeemable for other rewards:
Then, use these points to reduce your credit card balance, get gift cards, or treat yourself to a nice vacation. Of course, make sure to pay your credit card balance at the end of each month. Otherwise, the savings will go up in smoke.
Do you have children? Also check out our article on 14 free or discounted restaurants for kids.
Here’s an overview of the offers, followed by details by category with links to each program.
A free meal is great. Played right, a birthday can yield multiple gifts and points on top. Here’s how I do it.
Here’s what a card earning 5 points per dollar returns on a group birthday dinner:
To choose the card that earns the most at restaurants and on your other spending, check out our comparison of the best credit cards.
Finally, it’s not a restaurant, but the IGA newsletter gives 5% off on a purchase of $50 or more at the grocery store. You must enter your birthday on your IGA profile or on IGA.net.
Have fun, bring your ID card showing your date of birth, and read the fine print to take advantage of these offers.
For recurring expenses (groceries, online shopping, restaurants), a cash back card makes a real difference. Use our credit card comparator to filter through 200+ Canadian offers, or take a look at our top cash back cards, updated monthly. Our top pick for these expenses: the BMO eclipse Visa Infinite* Card which earns 5 points per dollar on groceries, restaurants, gas, and transit.
Savings this way:
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