Restaurants and bars of all sizes and flavors have opened in the Erie region in the past several months, despite rough economic conditions. Here is a sampling. We ll add to it as we can. Feel free to share any we ve missed with Jennie Geisler at jgeisler@timesnews.com.
Pier 6
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The spot on the Bayfront opened June 29, and features two outside decks and a comfortable bar between. Menu is burgers, salads, chicken sandwiches and more. Cocktails are unique and colorful. Soon it will sit atop a two-story high-end seafood and steak restaurant called Bayhouse.
Like other Pennsylvania restaurants, the new Oliver s Rooftop restaurant, located on the eighth floor of the New Hampton Inn & Suites on Erie s bayfront, can t for the moment offer customers a seat in the dining room.
But even under recent restrictions imposed by Gov. Tom Wolf to tamp down the spread of coronavirus, the hotel is free to provide room service.
At a time when hotel occupancy is at a low ebb, Scott Enterprises, which owns the hotel, sees an opportunity in some of those empty rooms.
Starting Thursday, the hotel will begin offering 2½-hour rentals on 30 of its larger suites, which have been set up with dining-room tables to provide in-room dining for between four and eight guests. The charge for the room will be $40 with a minimum food bill of $49.