'People want to go out': restaurant lobby says eager diners are filling tables
Relief has washed over restaurant owners with a “very good vibe” felt across the sector, as diners flock to eat out after weeks of having to make do with takeaway food and home deliveries. Restaurants reopened last Monday, two months after the country went into shutdown amid the worst wave of COVID-19 infections. The move is the first in a series of steps in the country’s reopening plan for the catering and accommodation industry. Association of Catering Establishments (ACE) spokesperson Matthew Pace said there was “no comparison” to the earlier reopening of the sector after the 202...