Pubs and restaurants opening this weekend

I've just seen that 2 of the pubs in my area are only allowing people in if they've booked online and that's for wanting to book a table to eat in their restaurant or just to have a drink.

I think I read they are opening at 6am in England. Nanny Drakeford is not opening the pubs in Wales and I agree with him.

I come from a family of publicans and lived in one until a teenager.

A pub / restaurant is only as good as The Manager / Tenant.

There have always been idiots out to push the boundaries and probably always will be.

There are many civilised local pubs who will be desperate for us to frequent them in the coming months, if they do not have the customers they will close and could end up going the way of the rowdy establishments mentioned on here.

Oh heavens you are in my area then HAZBEEN That pub you describe sounds just awful.
Thank goodness they are in the minority.

The issue is not with the civilised pubs and restaurants is it? Those of us who live in or near more ‘mixed’ areas know exactly where the trouble will be. The nearest two pubS to me aren’t opening for at least two weeks but some further afield are in the town centre and we all know what will happen.

Why 'luckily' kitty? River and canalside walks and pubs sounds lovely, and I'm sure the staff could do with earning a wage.

Don't you want your local businesses to thrive?

You are lucky Riverwalk that it is so civilized! The problem pubs were at one time usually "civilized" too but not anymore.
When first moved here about 8 years ago we were so grateful to get our lovely (small) flat with the adaptions I needed. Our neighbours were nearly all older than us but we all mixed in well helping each other when we could. The pub then was a proper "local" which also served great food and most of us became regulars. Just over 4 years ago the couple who ran it left and since then we have had at least 5 changes of landlord none of which bothered to keep the place safe and all of which encouraged the younger ones in. Sometimes this was by putting a large screen tv outside for the football, or having silly promotions on things like jugs of cocktails. They also managed somehow to get late licenses for live music events and opened a larger beer garden. Hence the problems we have now.
I used to run a bar/restaurant in Spain and know how hard you have to work to keep the place a safe area for everyone (thing bargain brits on tour!). I also appreciate staff need to get back to work and earn money but not at the expense of others surely.
Our main concern is the total ignoring of the guidelines by Marstons including no table service and queue at the bar for drinks and no limiting on how many or how long people on in the pub.

We are about 5 miles outside the edge of the Leicester Lockdown Zone with lovely river and canalside walks and pubs. Luckily they are not opening

I for one will certainly be returning to our local bars and restaurants - they're part of the community and give the place buzz.

It's been great having the streets to myself these past months but I always felt guilty at enjoying the peace and quiet as it was at the expense of peoples' livelihoods.

These businesses were here long before I was - and it's all very civilized.

Well that’s not how no 10 is spinning it

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Where did that 6am start come from? What about LA licensing rules, what about residents, what about the police - the bloody bloody arrogance of No 10 (aka DC) in announcing that. Some democracy we are.

Lots of pubs which serve food also open in the mornings serving breakfast we have one at the end of our road. They do not serve alcohol until 11am which is the LA rules.

Yes of course, Glamm, I realised that when you mentioned it. I'd worry too about the answer to a polite request. I hope she gets on alright.

EV My DD works as you know just on Saturdays at our local pub but even though they can open tomorrow the Landlady is staying closed until next Wednesday to in her words "let my special customers get the "stupid" out of their systems".
Mind you I would not like to upset her in her pub she is a force to be reckoned with.I do worry about my DD though and the thought of asking customers to leave after the 2hrs allowed are they going to go quietly after a few drinks I think not.

JE it doesn’t work like that.

Where did that 6am start come from? What about LA licensing rules, what about residents, what about the police - the bloody bloody arrogance of No 10 (aka DC) in announcing that. Some democracy we are.

It says it all when the news reports that A&E departments are preparing for it, and the police are expecting it to be like New Years Eve. All police leave cancelled then?

No sadly they can’t gillybob

Your poor daughter. I really hope the pub will be found to have taken over the common land illegally.

I know you have tried to get an answer without success.

I really hope things won’t be as bad as you fear, but if there is trouble at least that will be ammunition for your daughter and her neighbours, to get something done.

I know I am in favour of protecting people’s jobs and livelihoods but people who live near pubs shouldn’t be made to suffer.

We've really missed going out to eat but wont be doing so for some time.

I live in a small town in Surrey about 30 miles from London JenniferEccles which on paper is quite prosperous and one of the "better areas" to live in this area! The problems we have are nothing compared to some areas of the country in regards trouble in pubs.

The police will be run ragged at a few of the " hotspots " where violence erupts and it's not fair as well as ambulances and A&E.

There are two lots of sirens going here as I write , started already ?

Gillybob that's so unacceptable among places of residence. I'd be fuming--as well as standing on the doorstep with a big stick

6am ? How desperate can a person be ? How thirsty must a person be to sink pint after pint ? Ridiculous. I could never understand this.
A glass of water's enough for me if I'm thirsty, but if I stood drinking gallons of the stuff it would be evident that something was wrong---yet not with beer ?
Must be that part of the brain that doesn't function when the norm is to stop at one.

Thank goodness I'm across the water from Liverpool that's all I can say. It'll be madness over there with all the airheads.

I think the police might be well stretched in some places tomorrow JenniferEccles and they can’t be everywhere all the time can they ?

Your favourite pub/restaurant will no doubt follow all the rules JaneA but I know for sure this place won’t . They don’t even have a beer garden they have just “taken over” a piece of waste land with bench seats . I just know it will be mayhem.