To wonder how a restaurant can cook without water.

[TommyandGina]

There's a big water leak where I live and water supplies to the whole town and the next village along have been off since early morning.

I wondered how I would manage to make dinner then decided a sneaky midweek takeaway could be in order. I've looked on just eat and a lot of the local restaurants aren't open - understandably, there are a couple though that are. AIBU in thinking that their hygiene might not be up to scratch today?

Isn't it illegal for food preparation places not to have proper running water for hand washing ? I wouldn't want to eat there, or eat food prepared there. Especially foods like chicken..........

Legally they would need to have other procedures in place, but this is possible - water barrels etc. Burger vans and the like are allowed to function like this.

Are you in a town beginning with B?

I work in a restaurant and we've had to close when similar happened. We aren't allowed to serve food if we haven't got hot running water.

They could have a water tank.

Dafffy, almost, in L

Am resorting to

We had no water for almost 2 weeks once.... We used bottle water, went pan/kettle/bucket in hand to neighbours who did have water.... would par boil water to wash hands, or use baby wipes.

It would be different for a restaurant of course....are you sure they don't have water?

The water is all on in S and we have a few takeaways so get ordering.

B high street had water earlier when the rest of the town didn't. Think most of H is still ok.

We haven't had water since around 9pm yesterday

I stink

I'm in B. Very annoying- all the “free” bottles have run outm

amber

I've got loads, if you want to venture to L you're welcome to a few 2 litre bottles (water, not gin)

Just check they are open before putting an order through with just eat or hungry house. We own a takeaway and have forgotten to switch them off during emergencies. You are so busy dealing with sending employees home/ ensuring food is kept fresh that you forget to switch them off.

Oh we would close with no running water. Basic food hygiene dictates that.

Lots of places still have water tanks in the loft for hot water.

I would think other than handwashing lots of places could manage quite well without mains water for a day or so.

food out of freezer
food into microwave
then onto plate

no water needed - does mean that boil in the bag is probably off the menu!

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I'm thinking crisp sandwiches washed down with

sounding good

We ended up with oven baked fish and oven chips

Daffy that sounds just perfect

They could have there own borehole and so no need a mains water supply?

Maybe, just heard my boiler fire up and have checked.

Happy to report its back on in L 💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦💦

Rumours of water in B. None actually in my house yet! Waiting to hear the toilet cisterns filling...