To be fed up that table service will end.

[Thewinterofdiscontent]

One of the silver clouds of lockdown was the lovely table service. No more queuing in the crush at the bar or hunt for a table. Drinks and payment bought to you.
It will be a right pain going back to shouting orders across a soggy bar and juggling the drinks back.

Most of our locals have kept it along with the minimum order per table. It’s popular even in the footie bars and apparently it reduces riff raff

I much prefer it!

I think it’s better for women too as we tend to get jostled and pushed aside at the bar.

It's great isn't it? I imagine a lot of the chain pubs/bars/restaurants will keep app ordering so I will stick to it at those. Smaller independents less likely, but I suppose will just form part of the trade off between independents and big chains, not too big of a deal IMO.

I think it’s better for women too as we tend to get jostled and pushed aside at the bar
Definitely

The other thing it’s meant is that locals can sit down inside the pub again. My very small local is incredibly popular, which is fine in the summer as it has a large gardens but less so if you want a seat inside.
It’s been great booking a table just to have drinks. The pub has been really busy throughout though It diversified into an off license ,takeaways and a shops during the worst months and the garden has always been rammed.

My local doesn’t have an outside. They usually have only one member of staff on at a time so table service makes life difficult. They serve at the bar, people sit at the bar.