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DINING WITH MICKEY MOUSE

The most noticeable change since 2021 in the post-Covid world of restaurant service is the rapid ‘turning’ of tables.

Before March 2020, the announcement ‘We'll need your table back by 9pm’ was the preserve of the truly smart West End restaurant. Now it's ubiquitous.

Recently, I took my son, Leo, out for lunch at Chez Bruce,

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