McDonald's Senior Coffee & Senior Discounts FAQs

Short Answer

Many McDonald’s restaurants offer discounted coffee for seniors aged 55 and older. Most also extend this discount to soft drinks.

McDonald’s Senior Coffee

McDonald’s used to offer free coffee to all senior citizens, but there is currently no companywide senior discount policy.

Individual franchise owners set their own promotions; most locations offer a discount on coffee and other items for senior citizens.^[1]

Because the policy varies by location, it’s best to contact your local McDonald’s for information about specific discounts.

We contacted several franchise locations and found that many McDonald’s restaurants offer an everyday discount on coffee to seniors 55 and older. You may be asked to provide an ID as proof of age.

Typical McDonald’s coffee prices range from $1 to $1.50. The discounted coffee prices for seniors at the locations we spoke to ranged from $0.64 to $0.87; none of the locations we contacted offer free coffee.

For a few free coffee options, see our list of places that give free coffee to seniors.

Other McDonald’s Senior Discounts

In our conversations with individual locations across the U.S., we found that the majority of McDonald’s restaurants also offer a reduced price on soft drinks for seniors.

As with coffee, the McDonald’s senior citizen discount age requirement for soft drinks is typically 55 years old.

Similar Restaurants With Senior Discounts

Several other fast food franchises offer discounts to seniors of varying ages.

Some of these restaurants include:

Arby’s
Burger King
Chick-fil-A
Jack in the Box
KFC
Wendy’s

For more places with senior savings, see our list of more than 100 senior discounts by age

Restaurants With Senior Discounts for AARP Members Only

While many fast food restaurants offer senior discounts, some restaurants and chains don’t.

Of those restaurants that don’t offer a general senior discount, many of them do offer a discount to AARP members.

During our research and communications with restaurants, we found that the following places don’t offer senior citizen discounts but do participate in AARP discounts: