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How to Feed a Family of Five for Just $20 at Denny’s! – Frugal Novice

How to Feed a Family of Five for Just $20 at Denny’s!

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I’m a Denny’s ambassador, and this post is a part of that compensated partnership. All opinions are honest and are my own.

I guess I should clarify my post headline, because this is just one of several ways you could feed your family of five for just $20 at Denny’s… and if you eat on a Kids Eat Free night, you can make your money go even farther! We went for Sunday lunch, and we told our boys we were giving ourselves a challenge for the meal to make the budget of just $20. They had a blast helping us figure out various ways to spend the $20 (although some of their ideas consisted of just getting 5 Cookies & Cream Mega Sundaes).

Here’s the skinny: we decided to order from the $2 $4 $6 $8 menu because there are a ton of options and you can get a lot of bang for your buck! Here were our options:

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Here’s what we got:

Brian: Everyday Value Slam – $4

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J: Stack of Pancakes – $2 (I also gave him one piece of bacon from my meal)

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C: Everday Value Slam – $4 (and, okay, we did end up going $1 over because we let C & E order grapes off the kids’ menu to share. They love grapes, what can I say?)

Me & E: Shared the Blueberry Muffin Pancakes Meal – $6 

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Dessert for us all: Cookies & Cream Mega Sundae – $4

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As you can see, it’s incredibly easy to eat out at Denny’s with a larger family and still keep it affordable. We spend more than $20 eating fast food as a family, so this total was so impressive for us. And like I mentioned above – if we go on one of our location’s two free kids meal nights it’s an even bigger bargain. Delicious food, great service, and value pricing – what’s not to love?

Some other $20 combo ideas:

  • $4 All You Can Eat Pancakes
  • $6 Baja Quesadilla Burger
  • Two $4 Everyday Value Slam Meals (Share between three kids)
  • $2 Strawberry Pancake Puppies Sundae

 

  • $8 Grand Slam Slugger (One parent share with a child)
  • $6 Southwest Turkey Sandwich with Cup of Soup
  • $4 Biscuit & Gravy Breakfast
  • $2 French Toast

 

  • Two $2 Cheese Quesadillas
  • $8 Chicken Loaded Potato Skillet
  • Two $4 Everyday Value Slams

How would you spend $20 at Denny’s?

Hi! I'm Christi, the blogger here at Frugal Novice. I'm a Texan, born and raised, and I'm married to my high school sweetheart, Brian. I love baking, cooking, reading, DIY-ing, and spending time with my three great kids, who are 8, 6, & 3.

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  • Lisa August 24, 2015 at 1:03 am

    There are not many places you can say you fed a family of 5 for only $20. I had no idea Denny’s had a 2,4, 6, 8 menu. What a great idea!

  • Maureen August 24, 2015 at 2:33 am

    Now I’m hungry lol. What an awesome deal! I miss Denny’s haven’t been in one in ages :D Reading your post brought back memories of living in the States.

  • Carmen Perez (listen2mama) August 24, 2015 at 9:26 am

    We love Denny’s breakfasts and you just can’t beat their value menus, always with such great yummy items too!

  • Valerie@Occasionally Crafty August 24, 2015 at 10:17 am

    My kids were just saying that we haven’t been to Denny’s for awhile. I haven’t been since they started the 2,4,6,8 menu. Maybe this week while hubby is out of town is a good time to go :)

  • CYNTHIA NICOLETTI August 24, 2015 at 10:43 am

    You have showed us a great way to save and feed a family of 5 for $20. Unfortunately I do not have a Denny’s near us.

  • Miranda (Myrabev) August 24, 2015 at 2:30 pm

    It’s hard these days to feed a family of 5 for under $20, me and my bestie when we go out it’s guaranteed £50 spend on food and drinks. Dennys seem to be offering something for everyone

  • Heather August 24, 2015 at 3:04 pm

    This is awesome! We usually make Denny’s our eat out place of choice when we are traveling, but I had no idea they had a kids eat free night! We’ll have to take advantage of that!

  • Briton August 24, 2015 at 3:57 pm

    This is my type of post! I love eating out but HATE the price tag that comes with it because we have 5 in our family, too :) I see a family date to Denny’s in our near future…

  • Dina August 24, 2015 at 4:10 pm

    I could do breakfast all day every day. This menu looks amazing. I’d like one of each please.

  • Jeanine August 24, 2015 at 8:02 pm

    This is so great. We are a family of 8 and would love to head over to Dennys. I haven’t been in years. I would love to head on over for lunch and at this price? Who wouldnt!

  • Shandi Dews August 24, 2015 at 8:04 pm

    First, I am hungry now, and second, what an awesome idea! I have seen that menu, but we rarely have the time to sit down, but with choices like that, I might make the time this weekend. Plus, it will be the first weekend of the school year, so I might make it a treat for making it through the first week back :)

  • Wendy August 24, 2015 at 8:17 pm

    One of my friends has a January birthday. So does her husband and two kids. She has a joint birthday party at Denny’s. It’s great. The food is good and everyone gets what they want.

  • Colette-JamericanSpice August 24, 2015 at 10:13 pm

    I don’t think we have a Denny’s close by, but this is really good budgeting for a family!

  • Ron August 25, 2015 at 5:44 am

    Wow! Great food for that $20 price. Love it!

  • rosemary palmer August 25, 2015 at 6:53 am

    And always ask for specials. Some servers won’t offer them. Love these special $$ menus.

  • Ashley August 25, 2015 at 8:50 am

    We LOVE Denny’s! They have such great food and also are so affordable. We haven’t been there in a while though since we live much further from one now.

  • Chrystal | YUM eating August 25, 2015 at 2:36 pm

    Denny’s has always had great prices on their menu items. I sure miss having one close to me.

  • comebackmomma August 25, 2015 at 9:32 pm

    I have always loved Denny’s. It was always a place that the kids were excited to go to and I could really stretch my dollars.

  • Apryl August 25, 2015 at 11:24 pm

    I haven’t been to Denny’s in awhile. It’s good to know they have some very affordable, tasty looking options.

  • Rosey August 26, 2015 at 5:54 am

    We like Denny’s. That used to be our go-to after soccer games. :)

  • Kiwi September 2, 2015 at 2:02 pm

    I am loving how Denny’s is stepping up their game with their brand! I love the menu selections and how much more affordable the options are now!