A full English breakfast inside pubs was back on the menu this morning as England’s lockdown restrictions eased.
For Eddie and Shirlie Button it meant a welcome return to The Unicorn, Ripon’s largest pub and hotel.
The couple, who are regulars for full English breakfasts, as well as for coffee and curry nights at the Wetherspoon pub, were the first customers through the door today at 8am.
Like other pub-goers across the district, they were thrilled to be able to eat indoors after such a cold few weeks.
Mr Button told the Stray Ferret:
“Before the lockdown, we would normally come for breakfast on a Sunday. We will probably come a couple of times this week, as a bit of a treat.”
Mrs Button is pleased to be able to put the frying pan back in her kitchen cupboard. She said:
“I’ve been cooking breakfasts at home for more than four months.
“We created our own ‘Spoons-style service.”
Eddie and Shirlie Button, were the first customers for more than four months to eat inside the Wetherspoon-owned pub.
The Unicorn’s deputy manager, Jonny Mahoney, said:
“It’s great to be able to welcome people back.
“Because our beer garden is relatively small, we decided not to open an outdoor service in April and waited until today.”
The hotel, which has more than 30 rooms, will reopen for guests this evening and the pub will be open from 7am until 12noon Monday to Thursday and 7am until 1am on Fridays and Saturdays.
Social distancing and hygiene measures are in place alongside online and paper-based track and trace.
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