Booked a spur of the moment table in The Wildwood tonight for a meal, first day of the new Covid regulations, with bar staff and customers having to wear masks except for sitting at table and no ordering from the bar.
Spent ages ordering via the app ( me and my phone to blame, not the app. Each time a message came through, the details entered so far disappeared
) Would have been quicker to ring son, tell him what we wanted & get him to order it for us in seconds
Found out ( according to acting manager) that the 10 pm closing rule means even staff have to be off the premises by 10pm.
Last orders bell rung 9.20pm, bar stops serving 9.30pm , everyone outside in The beer garden has to come inside with their drinks, and no drinks allowed to be taken outside from then as at 9.55 pm any drinks remaining in glasses have to be taken off customers and poured down the sink.
Pub lights to be out , staff and customers off the premises,
and pub locked up by 10am or face the £10.000 fine.
Downloaded the NHS track & trace app.
Scanning the pubs QR code brought up that location was ' medium risk.'