Wagamama has announced its Coventry venue will reopen for outdoor dining from next month.
Customers will be able to dine alfresco at the Asian-inspired eatery on Cathedral Lanes when lockdown restrictions are partially lifted on April 12.
Since the chain has never taken bookings, they say they are staying “true to this ethos” and no pre-bookings will be required at the 72 nationwide restaurants that are opening.
Under current government plans indoor dining will only be allowed after May 17 when Wagamama will look to reopen the remainder of their restaurants.
Customers will also be able to enjoy some new dishes, including the restaurant’s biggest ever vegan range.
A Wagamama spokesperson said: “We’re excited to begin this first stage of reopening and we’ve got some incredible new dishes for guests to try.
“We announced in January that we had developed our biggest vegan range ever, including our vegan chilli squid. But with some of these dishes not being suitable for our delivery and click + collect menu, guests are yet to try them.
“We can’t wait to re-open with these new vegan versions of our most iconic dishes. Our outdoor dining experience offers guests the same great Wagamama experience whilst complying with coronavirus safety regulations, ensuring both guest and staff safety.”
Wagamama is working closely with their charity partners Young Minds and mental health campaigner Ben West on their mission to ‘open up differently’.
Together they have sought to draw attention to the importance of mental wellbeing, especially amongst young people, which has been exacerbated by the isolation and loneliness felt during lockdown.
This has involved Wagamama positioning its iconic benches in key university cities and launching a limited-edition Katsu Smoothie in the run up to re-opening.
Both are designed to help get young people opening-up and talking, with all proceeds going to Young Minds.
Wagamama will continue to offer delivery and click + collect at all of their current trading restaurants.
Full List of Wagamama restaurants re-opening on April 12
North:
Trinity Leeds
Bolton
St Peters Manchester
Cheshire Oaks
Newcastle
Manchester Spinningfields
Media City
Liverpool Speke
Liverpool
Leeds White Rose
Didsbury
Midlands:
Lincoln
Rushden Lakes
New Street Birmingham
Leicester Highcross
Coventry
Sheffield
Hereford
South East:
Milton Keynes
Bletchley
St Albans
Bracknell
Chichester
Horsham
Maidstone
Basingstoke
Norwich
Ashford
Whitely Fareham
Portsmouth
Crawley
Cambridge Leisure
Basildon
Peterborough
Bedford
Bury St Edmonds
Ipswich
Lakeside
Aylesbury
High Wycombe
Guildford
Staines
Stevenage
Sevenoaks
Reading
Canterbury
Colchester
Watford
Uxbridge
South West:
Plymouth
Exeter
Bristol Cabot Circus
Dorchester
Swindon
Gloucester Quays
Trowbridge
Salisbury
London:
Bromley
Victoria
Royal Festival Hall
Wimbledon
North Greenwich
Old Street
Westfield White City
Enfield
Hammersmith
Finchley Great North Leisure Park
Wandsworth
Ealing
Islington
Clink Street London
Putney
Scotland (restaurants that will open on April 26 )
Glasgow Fort
Edinburgh Fort Kinnaird
Edinburgh St Andrew’s
Livingston
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