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Perhaps so, because of new freedom. May 1 brought several changes. Particularly for outdoor eating and drinking.
There is no longer an eight-person table limit outside and for the first time in over a year, people could order alcohol from an outside bar, without having to order food.
“It’s flexibility for the customer and that’s really what it’s all about,” said Cameron.
Restaurants, theater and recreational venues can only also remain open until midnight. Lessard Lanes Bowling Alley of Plainville said it does much of its business in the early to late evening hours and expects this to lead to revenue growth.
On May 1, outdoor bars can reopen in Connecticut, without the requirement that they serve food, with their curfews moved to midnight, and with the eight-person per-table limit lifted. Tavern owners with outdoor seating said they like to see restrictions lifted, but that doesn’t mean they’ll change their own procedures immediately.