Digital menus, pay-at-table apps and even robots that deliver food could become more prevalent in restaurants following the Coronavirus pandemic as businesses look at ways to reduce contact between staff and customers.
Restaurateur Geetie Singh-Watson says that hospitality businesses should have been given earlier confirmation from the Government about when they could reopen and believes that the guidelines issued to the sector have been inadequate.
Selin Kiazim says the reopening of her restaurants post lockdown has given her a blank canvas on which to draw on, which is why the time is right for her to scrap service charge.
The founders of Nigerian tapas restaurant Chuku’s in Tottenham say physical distancing will not detract from the socially-driven spirit of their restaurant.
Claude Bosi is less confident about UK restaurants bouncing back than their continental counterparts because of differing attitudes to eating out on these shores.
Chef Arbinder Dugal has discussed the difficulties faced by those such as himself, who were forced to change their restaurant opening plans as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic.
ASAP Pizza, the takeaway pizza restaurant that is being launched today (10 June) on the ground floor of Flor in London’s Borough Market, could occupy the site long after lockdown has been lifted, according to co-owner James Lowe.
Chef Anna Haugh says owner-operated fine-dining restaurants such as her own will face further significant pressure if forced to implement a two-metre social distancing gap between tables.
The founders of recently launched delivery brand Hot 4 U say there is plenty of opportunity for chefs to develop new concepts and ideas while the Coronavirus crisis is ongoing.
