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Originally Posted by PEI highway guy
Smittys in Charlottetown used to be very busy spot for breakfast in the 80's I am unsure if this is the case now, however it will bring a new player into the market. My breakfast spot was full this morning with expanded capacity so Islanders still are eating out in Charlottetown/ Summerside anyway. I do not eat out all the time I do there are plenty of diners with me. Are Monctonians still eating out?.
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Since we are in red phase here, indoors sit-down dining is currently prohibited, but previously the restaurants were moderately busy in the fall (but with reduced seating capacity). I doubt anybody was making money, but at least the losses were being mitigated.
The most severely hit restaurants are downtown because so many downtown office workers are now working from home, thus the lunchtime crowd has been lost. In addition, without events at the Avenir Centre or the Capitol Theatre, and with empty hotels in the core, the evening crowds are likewise gone.