– August Bank Holiday Weekend Opening Hours 2021
Bank Holiday Weekend, what a lark. A three day weekend, just as god intended – marking the final hurrah of summer (which is a good thing, or a bad thing, depending on your views on the wearing of Big Coats). We’ve got an American Showcase on to celebrate, but we’re also extending our opening hours too.
Our opening hours this week (commencing 23rd August, to use management speak – which I know you hate) are:
Monday 23 August: 4pm – late
Tuesday 24 August: 4pm – late
Wednesday 25 August: 4pm – late
Thursday 26 August: 4pm – late
Friday 27 August: 4pm – late
Saturday 28th August: 2pm – late
Sunday 29th August: 2pm – late
Bank Holiday Monday 30th August: 2pm – late
…and then back to 4pm-late on weekdays, 2pm-late weekend.
– How we’re working after July 19th
With the constant alterations to legislation over the past 18 months, one of the most difficult things about that tinkering for bars and restaurants has been the different levels everyone visiting have been on: from those who are super vigilant, through to those who can’t wait to throw off the shackles. Though we’ve been re-open for a while now, even in the last week we’ve had visitors coming to us for their first night out in the best part of a year. Those people who’ve waited cautiously for a first proper pint will have been sharing a bar with others who have been fully enjoying their freedoms since the moment our doors re-opened earlier in the year, and everything in between. Our job now is to ensure that all of those groups are able to have a good time with us, and that they’re able to do so in a way that feels safe and appropriate.
No matter what your headspace is about everything that is going on when you visit us, we want you to be able to socialise in a way that acknowledges the liberties we’ve now been afforded, while protecting our staff, our customers, and our community.
What that means for you is that:
- Our staff will continue to wear face masks at all time while on shift, and we’ll be keeping our protective screens up at the bar
- We will continue to have a limit on our indoor seating capacity, so as to avoid overcrowding
- For the time being, we’ll be keeping our screen dividers up between seats
- We’ll be ensuring our venues are as well ventilated as each space allows
- Our levels of sanitisation and hygiene will remain the same, with tables cleaned between customers and each site cleaned in full each day
- Our app will still be the main way in which drinks are ordered – both to avoid congestion at the bar, and for an overall better customer experience.
- We ask that customers give one another space in all situations, and continue to wash your hands thoroughly
- We encourage customers to wear face masks while moving around our venues.
As always, we’ll be reviewing our policies over the coming weeks, and fine tuning them to fit the wants and needs of everyone involved. If you have any questions, comments, or issues, you can get in touch on matthew@commonandco.co.uk
– Bank Holiday Weekend Opening Times
Sweet, sweet pints at Port Street (sweet, sweet Port Street) all Bank Holiday weekend long. Come see us at the following times:
Friday 28th: 4pm-late
Saturday 29th: 4pm-late
Sunday 30th: 4pm-late
Monday 31st: 2pm-late
That’s it. That’s the post.
– Back open indoors, from Monday 17th May
At times it felt like we’d never see the day – all those beer deliveries, the Tesco Express runs for cans, supping a lager from a plastic container in a freezing cold field – but indoor pints are back at Port Street this May. If you’re reading this, as of right now we’re back open for people to come in, sit down, and have a few ales without having to check the weather app to see if it is going to be a bit drizzly later on.
Our hearts are full, our bar fully stocked, and our upstairs saloon glistening after taking an entire winter of me-time to get ready for you all to return. Oh, and we’ve got a new David Bailey exhibition too.
We’re open at the following times:
Monday: 4pm—late
Tuesday: 4pm—late
Wednesday: 4pm—late
Thursday: 4pm—late
Friday: 4pm—late
Saturday: 4pm—late
Sunday: 4pm—late