30+ Best Free Birthday Meals in Tampa & Saint Petersburg (2023)

Being the deal-lover I am, I used to claim free birthday meals in Ann Arbor, Michigan almost every year on my birthday— it was a whole family thing where’d we go on each other’s birthdays and spend the whole day eating our way through the city. I loved spending my birthday this way because I really feel like I’m getting spoiled while not having to break the bank!

2021 was my first birthday living in Saint Petersburg, FL so I scoured the internet for free birthday meals in Tampa and St. Pete. To my disappointment, most blog posts had misleading titles and were not specific to the Tampa Bay area. I did find there aren’t as many free offers and birthday meals in Tampa / Saint Petersburg from small businesses as there are in Ann Arbor, but after more research and asking in local FB groups, I was able to compile a pretty solid list!

Note: I’m only including offers that I feel are actually good value and worth your time to visit because you can find giant lists of anything and everything all over the internet, haha!

Complete List of Birthday Meals in Tampa & St Pete (Updated for 2023)

The sections below are organized by city and within each city, I’ve broken down the deals into three categories; breakfast, lunch & dinner, and drinks & desserts.

Birthday Meals in Tampa

Breakfast

First Watch | BOGO entree upon joining their E-Club

Einstein Bros. | Free egg sandwich when you join the Shmear Society!

Waffle House | Free large waffle when you sign up for their rewards program

Another Broken Egg | Join the “Coop” and receive a large stack of pancakes

Lunch & Dinner

Grimaldi’s Pizzaria| Free 16″ cheese pizza (have to make a purchase before your birthday but they give a free appetizer coupon w/sign up)

Texas de Brazil| $20 off dinner for two (one dinner is $46.99)

Kobe’s Steakhouse| $25 off with purchase of 2 Entrees (essentially BOGO)

Zaxby’s| Free cookie + 5-piece chicken finger meal for signing up

California Pizza Kitchen | Free dessert after joining CPK Rewards

Drinks & Desserts

Burger-Fi|Free shake available after first purchase + free fries with sign-up

HaleLife Bakery| Free cupcake once you subscribe to the newsletter + free baked good upon sign up

Sprinkles Cupcakes|Free cupcake loaded into your Sprinkles Perks account

McAlister’s | Free cookie

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams|Choice of a free scoop on the day of your birthday with ID

Nothing Bundt Cakes| Free Mini Bundt on the day of your birthday with ID

Cinnabon|Free 16oz Cold Brew & a 4 count BonBites for signing up

Krispy Kreme|Free dozen of original glazed donuts (YES, a DOZEN!) + get a free donut upon sign-up

Crumbl | Free cookie every year with a Crumbl account

Kung Fu Tea|Free birthday drink with 600 bubbles ($300 spent). Upfront this isn’t a very good deal but their rewards program also offers a free drink after every $84 spent. If you are a boba/tea lover this would be worth it over time.

Shopping

Anthropologie |25% off purchase

Kendra Scott|50% fashion jewelry or 25% fine jewelry

Madewell|$25 off, no minimum

Birthday Meals in Saint Petersburg

Breakfast

First Watch | BOGO entree upon joining their E-Club

Einstein Bros. | Free egg sandwich when you join the Shmear Society!

Waffle House | Free large waffle when you sign up for their rewards program

Lunch & Dinner

Williams Sub Shop| Free sub on the day of your birthday

Kobe’s Steakhouse| $25 off with purchase of 2 Entrees (essentially BOGO)

Cassis| Free entree on the day off with ID

Stillwaters Tavern| Free entree and dessert on the day of birthday with ID

Carmelitas Mexican Grill and Cantina (+ Pinellas Park, Largo)|Some locations offer a free entree on your birthday, with ID. Call your location

Harold’s Seltzer’s Steakhouse |Free bottle of wine and Napoleon for dessert (it was amazing, steak not so much).

Zaxby’s (Pinellas Park)| Free cookie + 5-piece chicken finger meal for signing up

Drinks & Desserts

Kung Fu Tea|Free birthday drink with 600 bubbles ($300 spent). Upfront this isn’t a very good deal but their rewards program also offers a free drink after every $84 spent. If you are a boba/tea lover this would be worth it over time.

Mandarin Hide| Free bottle of champagne for parties of 8+ on day of birthday with ID

Nothing Bundt Cakes| Free Mini Bundt on the day of your birthday with ID

Burger-Fi|Free shake available after first purchase + free fries with sign-up

Krispy Kreme|Free dozen of original glazed donuts (YES, a DOZEN!) + get a free donut upon sign-up

HaleLife Bakery| Free cupcake once you subscribe to the newsletter + free baked good upon sign up

Bonus! Birthday Meals in Clearwater

Another Broken Egg | Join the “Coop” and receive a large stack of pancakes

Harold’s Seltzer’s Steakhouse|Free bottle of wine and Napoleon for dessert (it was amazing, steak not so much).

Joe’s Crab Shack | Free appetizer with purchase of an entree

Kobe’s Steakhouse | $25 off with purchase of 2 Entrees (essentially BOGO)

Jimmy’s Fish House|BOGO entrees every Monday for every week of your birthday month with proof of ID

Rita’s Italian Ice (& in Seminole )|Free small Italian Ice, Frozen Custard or Gelati

Cinnabon|Free 16 oz Cold Brew & a 4 count BonBites for signing up

Nothing Bundt Cakes| Free Mini Bundt on the day of your birthday with ID

Chains in Most Cities With Birthday Deals

Food

Red Robin | Free burger during birthday month

Culver’s |Free 1-scoop dish with two toppings with MyCulver’s

Baskin Robbins|One free scoop when you opt-in for the Birthday Club during sign-up

Starbucks | Free any size drink in your rewards account on the app on the day of your birthday

Dunkin Donuts |Free any size drink with Dunkin Rewards

Jersey Mike’s | Points for a regular-size sub through the app

Auntie Anne’s | Free pretzel on your first birthday after joining Pretzel Perks

Chick-fil-A | Chocolate Chunk Cookie or Chocolate Fudge Brownie after creating a Chick-fil-A One account

Chipotle | Free Chips & Guac with $5 purchase through Chipotle Rewards

Moe’s Southwest Grill | Free burrito with sign-up of Moe Rewards

Buffalo Wild Wings| Free 6-count wings on the day of your birthday when you join Blazin’ Rewards

Shopping

AE | 15% off your purchase

BareMinerals | Free full-size product in-store or online

F21 |30% off purchase

Godiva|$10 off online

Francesca’s | 50% off one item

Ulta|Free birthday gift

Redbox|Free movie rental

Sephora|Free birthday gift for members

Birthday Coupon Sign-Up Tips

1. Sign up at least a month in advance

You will have the best chance to receive all of your free birthday meals in your inbox if you sign up as soon as possible. Additionally, some offers require a first purchase before your birthday coupon will be loaded into your account. Planning in advance will give you time to do so.

2. Make sure offers are still the same

Free birthday meals and offers are always changing…what may have been valid for me might be different for you. Make sure to read the offer details when on the e-mail sign-up page to make sure it’s available.

Send emails to an account where you don’t mind a ton of e-mails being sent to or create a new e-mail to keep your birthday offers all in one place.

How I Use as Many Birthday Offers as Possible

1. Combine all “day of” deals

I look at all of my “day of” offers and narrow it down to the best breakfast, lunch, and dinner spots, and then add shopping, drinks, and desserts in between to break up the day.

2. Bring a significant other/friend!

You will most likely need someone else for the BOGO offers anyway so bring someone with you who can help you eat! The worst thing that can happen is getting too full where you don’t want to claim any more offers.

My Finding’s Tip: Don’t order anything in addition to the offers, you’ll get full too fast.

3. Plan a route

I make sure to plan a route that makes sense and eliminate offers that are too far out of the way. I try and base the day around the places I don’t want to miss and sprinkle in any extras that are in the area.

4. Read the fine print

When you have an inbox FILLED with free birthday meals it’s hard to remember which places offer what. A mistake I almost made was forgetting to re-read the fine print. Some deals have purchase minimums, party size, or days of the week restrictions.

My Finding’s Tip: Call places without an E-Club to make sure the offer hasn’t changed.

5. Wait to use coupons with a long expiration window

Most coupons are valid for a month ex. Sept. 6-Oct 6th, however, some expire a couple of days later or on the last day of the birthday month. Make sure to keep track of which ones should be more of a priority.

My Birthday Itinerary in St Pete & Tampa

I live in St. Pete so I started at First Watch on 4th street. While near some of the other restaurants on 4th St, I also grabbed my Mini Bundt from Nothing Bundt Cakes, the infamous bday Starbucks, and then I headed to the nearby Baskin Robbins.

2023 Update: I discovered that HaleLife Bakery (one of my favorite bakeries in St Pete!) gives a free birthday cupcake once you sign up for their mailing list! There are two locations in St Pete and one location in Tampa.

Next, I went over to Hyde Park Village in Tampa for shopping! I didn’t, but you could get your dozen of Krispy Kreme on the way to Tampa. I was able to hit Anthropologie, Madewell, Sephora, Kenda Scott, Francesca’s, & Sprinkles all in one place.

That took some time so afterward, you might be getting thirsty or hungry… you could stop at Grimaldi’s Pizzeria by the Westshore Mall and then McAllister’s for tea, and your free cookie. I did additional shopping/errands (here are more ideas of things to do in Tampa to kill time!) and then left Tampa for downtown St Pete for my free dinner with friends at Stillwater Tavern (which was phenomenal!).

I made a fun Instagram reel if you want a fun look inside my birthday, click here 🙂

I had fun claiming the remaining free birthday meals throughout the rest of the month. If you have a birthday at the end of the month you might need to use start using the offers at the start of the month or see if they overlap for the next month.

If you’re a local and know of any free birthday meals in Saint Petersburg/Tampa/Clearwater I may have missed please share in the comments so I can update this guide for my readers! 🙂

Birthday-worthy hotels in Tampa & St. Pete

Final Word on Free Birthday Stuff in Tampa Bay

Happy Birthday and thanks so much for reading! Good luck trying to claim as many of these complimentary birthday meals and coupons as you possibly can!

If you’re a local then you might be interested in some of my other Tampa Bay guides! I’ve listed a few popular ones below.

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