19 Best Restaurant Student Discounts

There’s nothing better than scoring a cheaper meal just by flashing your student ID thanks to many eating establishments offering generous restaurant student discounts.

Whether if it’s a free meal, appetizer, special lunch special, or just a nice little student discount on your total bill, always having your student ID when you go out to eat is one of the best things you can do to save a little extra money when you’re in college.

But just remember, most of these places don’t advertise that they offer a student discount so the most important thing is just to ask. (Literally the only discount you see advertised is usually a military discount but that’s even just as rare…)

Asking that quick question before you swipe your credit card could save you anywhere from 10-20% percent!

So with that being said let’s jump straight to the restaurant student discounts listing.

Best Restaurant Student Discounts

Here are all the restaurant and fast food student discounts that you can take advantage of at most chain and franchise dining establishments.

1. Arby’s: 10% off with your ID

2. Buca di Beppo: student discount varies by location

3. Buffalo Wild Wings: 10% off with your ID

4. Burger King: 10% discount at participating locations

5. Chipotle: 15% off with your ID

6. Diary Queen: student discount varies by location (usually 10%)

7. Duncan Donuts: 10% off at participating locations

8. Firehouse Subs: 10% discount at participating restaurant locations

9. Hard Rock Cafe: discount varies by location

10. KFC: students can receive exclusive deals just by presenting your student ID

11. Papa Johns: Discount varies by location but you can usually score cheap pizza for carryout only.

12. Pizza Hut: 10-20% off with your student ID (varies by location)

13. Qdoba: Some locations will offer a student discount and specail on a select day every week.

14. Shoney’s: 15% discount with your student ID

15. Sweet Tomatoes: 10% student discount at participating locations

16. TCBY: 15% off with your student ID

17. Taco Bell: student discount varies by location but is usually 10%

18. Taco Cabana: 20% off with your ID

19. Waffle House: 10% off with student ID at participating locations

BONUS: Be sure to check out the local establishments around your college campus to find more local restaurant student discounts that you can take advantage of.

NOTE: Just remember that some locations may not honor these restaurant student discounts. And discounts do change so this listing isn’t always going to be 100% accurate.