Dobbies Garden Centre Edinburgh: This is when the restaurant at popular centre will reopen

Food is back on the menu at local institution.

Dobbies Garden Centre is set to reopen its popular restaurant in Edinburgh on Wednesday (July 15).

Customers at the Lasswade store will be able to enjoy their Dobbies’ food favourites including freshly-made scones, fish and chips and toasties – but there will be strict safety and social distancing measures in place.

The safety of team members and customers remains Dobbies’ number one priority, and a number of additional social distancing measures have been put in place for the reopening of the restaurant.

Dobbies will reopen its restaurant with strict safety measures in place.

There will be a dedicated Safety Champion, who will be solely responsible for ensuring all measures are being followed.

And, for the purposes of NHS Test and Protect, team members will ask customers for their contact information.

Tables and chairs have been laid out in the restaurant to ensure there is a safe distance between diners, with cutlery wrapped straight from the dishwasher. Self-service coffee machines will not be in use, but baristas will be on hand to serve hot drinks.

Dobbies will also be continuing with rigorous hygiene routines, with all trays and tables sanitised after use.

The restaurant has also taken additional steps when working with suppliers, with contact free and sanitised deliveries.

In recognition of the measures that have been put in place, all of the restaurants across the Dobbies estate have been accredited as AA Covid-19 confident.

Graeme Jenkins, CEO of Dobbies, said: “Following the successful re-opening of our garden centre on 29 May, we are well-placed to restart our restaurant operations.

“The safety of our team members and customers remains Dobbies number one priority, which is why we have introduced the new role of Safety Champion. Not only do we want customers to feel safe, but we want them to have an enjoyable experience.

“We look forward to welcoming customers back into our Edinburgh restaurant and would like to thank our team members and customers for following the measures we have implemented.”

For more information visit dobbies.com.

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