Customers order in for pick up or delivery at home or at work. We asked a restaurant owner on Kirchberg how they were coping. It is not ideal, they said, but better than nothing. The number of orders varies from day to day.
The majority come in over lunch. In the evening, people can order between 6pm and 10pm, but it is much quieter then.
During normal times, this restaurant employs 28 people. This is currently down to less than half, with two employees doing deliveries.
The establishment has been around for over ten years. Most of their customers work in offices nearby. Of course, these numbers have shrunk drastically due to remote work. This also affects the volumes the restaurant orders from its wholesalers.
The extension of the lockdown until 15 January is obviously particularly hard on the Horesca sector, where December traditionally makes up a large chunk of their yearly revenue. January and February tend to be quieter.
