Kolkata: Restaurants and bars throughout the city have seen footsteps crawling up to 50% of capacity after a short Lean period because restrictions were issued on 3.
January with a rise slowly, the association of hotels and restaurants in India (Hraei) this weekend could See turnaround but the presence will remain relatively low until the closing time is extended from 10 tonight.
“We saw the presence down under 10% in the second week of January.
But with Covid numbers now down, footsteps up and we hope it remains stagnant for several weeks now.
On average, Kolkata restaurants now have 50% attendance with KAP 50 % At the capacity of the seat, “said President Hraei Sudesh Poddar, who has Songhai, Manthan and MS in Central Kolkata.
Footsteps have risen to 50% -60% of the reduced capacity in Oudh 1590 and chapter 2.
“Because the top of the third wave seems to end, people have now begun to adventure and it has been reflected in our presence outlet since last Monday.
This weekend will see Further improvement in the brightness, “said Shiladitya Chaudhury, Co-Founder Oudh 1590 and Chapter 2.
He added that most of the outlets have a crowd of capacity for lunch on Saturday.
However, the restaurant owner keeps their fingers across this weekend.
“The transmission rate has dropped for the past week and fear has begun to recede.
At the same time, many have not recovered from the influence of Covid and cough and cold.
Some have family members in isolation.
So the crowd will not swell overnight.
But it inches towards Normalcy, so that footsteps must be better this weekend and next, “said Pratap Daryanani, Oasis owner at Park Street.
Customers have begun to drip back to Mocambo and Peter Cat, which remains completely busy for lunch and dinner this week.
“Fear seems to have gone and people are ready to come out to eat.
Even though the previous two weeks were bad, this week was better.
Although many more infected this time, the disease is mild and quickly recovered.
After the 50% limitation is lifted, the presence will swell further, “The owner of Mocambo and Peter Cat Nitin Kothari.
Others like what’s wrong! Café in Southern Avenue hasn’t overcome the period of Lean.
“Because we had to close at 10pm, the guests were forced to end at 8:30 a.m.
and have missed a dinner.
Until the closing time was suspended up to 11 nights, the night crowd would not swell.
But we still have a foot increase this week,” said what was there Thank you! The owner of Café Aniran Sengupta.
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