SINGAPORE: Business has been slow since dining-in resumed for people fully vaccinated against COVID-19, restaurant owners said.
Other businesses reported similar experiences. Founder of bakery Pantler Matthias Phua said that of about 15 available tables,"only four to five tables" were occupied per day during the weekdays in the past week. Over the weekend, the dip in business was about 20 per cent, compared to about 50 per cent on weekdays, he added.
“We would rather turn them away over a phone call, instead of having them come and be turned away,” he said. Mr Lim, from Old Hen Coffee cafe, said that some diners thought that al fresco dining - which is available at one of its two outlets - was allowed for those who were not fully vaccinated.
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