To all our lovely customers.
The Lion Roars Again!
We are delighted to announce that The Lion will be re-opening after lockdown on Saturday 1st August at 11am. We have created a welcoming and safe environment to enjoy once again. We have had to make some changes and we ask you to help us make your drinking & dining experience the best we can, whilst we all adhere to the social distancing regulations & guidelines, which we hope you’ll find reassuring. In addition to the restaurant and bar areas opening up, we also have a fully lined, fully heated, state of the art event marquee erected in the car park to increase the space we have available to you all and to bring a real buzz and level of excitement. The accommodation side of The Hotel will remain closed currently.
Our new opening times will be as follows;
Tuesday, 11am – 11pm
Wednesday, 11am – 11pm
Friday, 11am – 11pm
Saturday, 11am – 11pm
Sunday, 11am – 10.30pm
We will not be open at all on Mondays nor Thursdays to enable deep cleaning throughout to further ensure everyone’s safety.
Food will be served during the following times;
Tuesday, 12noon – 3pm and 6pm – 9pm
Wednesday, 12noon – 3pm and 6pm – 9pm
Friday, 12noon – 3pm and 6pm – 9pm
Saturday, 12noon – 9pm
Sunday, 12noon – 7.30pm
Social distancing
Much as we could all do with a hug, please respect yours and others personal space by maintaining a social distance where possible. We will be asking customers to wait at the door for a member of the team to take you to your table, the reason for this is so we can take the time to explain how things work and to also keep an eye on the number of people we have in the Lion at any one time. We will be providing table service only, therefore, no standing or ordering at the bar. You will be encouraged to use the available sanitisers on entry and exit. To avoid disappointment, you are strongly advised to book a table in advance even if you are just coming for a drink. With regards to booking, all areas will be available to book for dining and drinking so if you would like a specific area then please let us know and we will try our best to be able to accommodate this.
Cleaning
We want to reassure you that there’s regular cleaning going on in the Lion, all our team will be washing their hands at least every twenty minutes. The tables and chairs will be cleaned after each customer. At every step, we’ll be following the highest of cleaning standards throughout all public areas and in the kitchen.
Service at table
We’ll do our utmost to keep a safe distance where possible when taking orders and serving your table. Our team will be wearing protective visors and we will now have allocated food and drink runners to avoid unnecessary contact with the customers.
You’ll notice some changes to the way we’re setting the tables. To reduce the ‘contact’ with cutlery, we’re placing the knives, forks, and napkins on your table at the time of you ordering food. This will also be the case for any condiments.
Space between tables
We wanted to reassure you that care and consideration have gone into the distance between the tables and positioning of the chairs. We respectfully ask that these are not moved or joined to another table to protect everyone’s safety.
Menus
Menus will only be used once and disposed of to be recycled afterwards.
Bar service
Much as life usually revolves around the bar, please resist the temptation to pop to it, we’ll look after you at the table.
Cashless
To reduce the handling of cash, we would prefer to be ‘cashless’ if possible. We kindly ask you to use contactless wherever possible. If you feel kind enough to leave a tip, then there will be a box on the host desk for you to be able to deposit any cash in.
Government Test and Trace Scheme
We will ask for contact details from a member of each party as per the Government steer to collect information to ‘Test and trace’ if needed. However, we will respect those who wish to decline.
We hope you find all these changes reassuring and we can’t wait to welcome you all back, see you soon!
