102. Restaurants To Reopen In July.

Furloughed staff of Craft Dining Rooms celebrate the return to work in the open-air dining area.

  Boris Johnson, the British prime minister, confirmed in The House Of Commons on 23 June 2020 that restaurants would be allowed to reopen on 4 July after 3 months of ‘Lock down’ necessitated by the now diminishing COVID-19 pandemic. He also confirmed that ‘social distancing’ should be reduced from 2 metres to 1 metre ‘plus’ (wearing a face mask and other measures) though it is clearly quite impossible for diners to wear a mask while eating unless they find a new orifice in which to insert the food.
  Many Birmingham restaurants have opened their reservations lists in the past few days in anticipation of the prime minister’s announcement and have been detailing the measures they intend to take to enable their diners to feel safe. Of course feeling safe is not the same thing as being safe. I however  will take the plunge at the end of July and will hopefully be heading for Opheem, Craft Dining Rooms and The Wilderness in the ensuing weeks. It seems fitting to return first to Opheem as that was the last restaurant at which I dined just a few days before Lock-down began. Like Pavlov’s anticipatory dog, my salivary glands are working overtime as I write this
  It seems that a new era in Birmingham and West Midlands dining is about to begin.

Excellent social distancing but where are the face masks?

Less than 1 metre apart but it’s alright - they’re all from the same household.