SOCIAL DISTANCING INFORMATION @ PCL
Ontario Extending Outdoor Patios to Allow for Social Distancing During COVID-19. The Ontario government will allow restaurants and bars to temporarily extend outdoor patio spaces to safely accommodate patrons and staff.
The patio at the PCL will be opened as per the following schedule with reduced hours:
- Fridays 12 pm to 12 am depending on customer activity
- Weekdays including Saturdays and Sundays 5 pm to 10:30 pm
- Take-out orders will be available during opening hours
- Take out will be limited to current bar food items
- No service will be allowed indoor
- Seating/tables in the patio have been re-arranged to ensure 2 metres/6 feet between the edge of each table
- Seating will be limited to 6 customers per table
- Buffets and self-serve stations are not permitted
- Entrance and exit points will be marked with directional arrows for washrooms and patio area
- Menu items will be listed outdoor on a white board
- Paper utensils will be used, and utensils such as forks and knifes will be rolled in paper napkins
- All customers must be seated, service to standing customers e.g. outdoor bar area is prohibited
- Groups of no more than 6 persons must be seated 2 metres/6 feet from another group
- Patio must be open air-no tents/structures or canopies
- Umbrellas are allowed for sunshade
- To ensure proper contact tracing by the Health Unit should someone who ate at the location develop Covid 19- name and telephone number from one person in each party will be recorded in a log and kept for 30 days
- Live music is prohibited-if recorded music is provided, volume must be turned down as loud music causes diners to lean toward each other and raise their voice or shout, thus increasing the risk of transmitting the virus
- Cleaning and sanitization protocols will be followed as per Government and Health Unit guidelines
- All safety protocols will be in place
