Brother and sister Roger, 50, and Maxine, 56, agreed. âThe country has got to start opening up again,â said Maxine. âPeople have been patient, but itâs time to get out and about.â
Roger said he felt mistakes had been made by the government: âI think thereâll be another lockdown.â But, in the meantime, he was prepared to risk a trip out. âThe virus will mutate and keep mutating. We have to get out while we can.â
In normal times, Za Za Bazaar can serve up to 1,000 diners at a time. For the first sitting on Monday, only about a quarter of the cavernous first-floor dining area, which overlooks Bristol harbour, was being used.