Planning for the Future

It has been almost two months since we closed the doors to all our venues in line with government guidance.

Whilst there is still a lot of uncertainty around when pubs and restaurants may be permitted to reopen, we are looking forward to the day that we will be able to welcome you back to your local.

When the time comes for us to open our doors again, the wellbeing of our staff and customers will continue to be of the utmost importance to us. The senior team at Oakman Inns have been exploring the changes and precautions that may need to be made so that you can enjoy a visit to your local Oakman Inn should you choose to.

Where possible a one-way system will be introduced to our venues to manage entry and exit from the venue.

Hand sanitiser stations will remain in place and we will be encouraging guests to make use of these regularly throughout their visit.

Initially, all service for food and drink will be provided at the table and as such guests will be unable to buy drinks at the bar. We are also currently working to launch new systems such a mobile apps for customers to place their orders through.

We will introduce new, disposable menus and our teams will only be laying the table once the customer is seated.

To maintain social distancing measures, the number of tables within our restaurants will be reduced and where necessary we will be installing physical barriers between tables.

In our kitchens, our staff will be working in sections and using suitable PPE to prepare and cook meals in a safe manner.

With the summer approaching, for those venues that benefit from gardens, we plan to utilise this space for our customers to enjoy our food and drink outside, weather permitting.

Before reopening, we will provide our teams with the relevant training and guidance to be able to work confidently with these new measures and operations in place.

Each Oakman Inns pub will have their own requirements for introducing such measures, and as such we will be adapting our plans to ensure they are suitable for the venue and implemented in a way that is effective.

We would like to assure you that when the time comes for us to reopen our doors, our priority will be the safety of both our staff and our customers.

We would like to thank everyone for all the support they have shown not only us, but the local communities in which we are fortunate to be a part of over the recent weeks.

We look forward to welcoming you back to Oakman Inns soon but until then - stay safe.