COSTA Coffee is reopening seating areas in 44 of its branches today, July 9.
The cafe chain then plans to reopen 2,000 of its stores by the end of July, of which half will offer dine-in for fans.
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Costa Coffee temporarily shut all of its stores on March 23 due to coronavirus, even though it was allowed to stay open for takeaway orders.
But the coffee chain, which has 2,700 stores across the UK and Ireland, has been gradually reopening stores since April 24 for takeaway, delivery and drive-thru.
Boris Johnson gave cafes, restaurants and pubs the green light to reopen for dine-in on July 4, but plenty of chains including Greggs and McDonald's decided not to.
In order to safely offer eat-in, Costa Coffee seating will be limited and available on a first come, first served basis.
Which Costa Coffee branches are open for dine-in?
THE cafe chain is reopening seating areas in 44 of its branches today, July 9.
- Abingdon, 39 Bury St, OX14 3QY
- Birmingham, Unit 7, Selly Oak Retail Park, Harborne Ln, B29 6SN
- Bourne End, 67 The Parade, Wooburn Green, SL8 5SB
- Caversham, 43 St Martins Precinct, Church St, RG4 8BA
- Dorchester, 8 Cornhill, DT1 1BA
- Harlow, Unit 14, The Queensgate Centre, Edinburgh Way, CM20 2DA
- Harrow, 8 Warwick Parade, Kenton Ln, HA3 8SA
- Horsham, 12, 12A West St, RH12 1PB
- Ipswich, 1 – 5 Queen St, IP1 1SW
- Kendal, 13 Elephant Yard Shopping Road, LA9 4QQ
- Locks Heath Shopping Centre, 48, Centre Way, Southampton SO31 6DX
- London, 146-148 Burnt Oak Broadway, HA8 0AX
- London, Unit 1, 130 Colindale Avenue, Colindale, NW9 4AX
- Maidstone MSA, Unit 23, Fremlin Walk, Maidstone ME14 1QP
- Maidstone, Unit 23, Fremlin Walk, ME14 1QP
- Manchester, 8 Market Street, M1 1PW
- Moto Lancaster South, Blackburn Extra Services, M65 Junction 4, Darwen BB3 0AT
- Moto Scotch Corner, A1m, Middleton Tyas Ln, Middleton Tyas, Richmond DL10 6PQ
- Moto Services Exeter, M5, Exeter EX2 7HF
- Moto Services, Oxford Road, Chieveley RG20 8XX
- Moto Trowell South, M1 southbound between Junction 25 and 26, Trowell NG9 3PL
- Moto Winchester South, Shroner Wood, Winchester SO21 1PP
- Newbury Retail Park, Unit 8B, Pinchington Ln, Newbury RG14 7HU
- Northwood, 8 Clive Parade, HA6 2QF
- Nottingham, 29 Market Pl, Long Eaton, NG10 1JL
- Nottingham, Unit 9, The Square, Beeston, NG9 2JG
- Oxford, 30 Queen St, OX1 1ER
- Roadchef Durham, Tursdale Road, Bowburn, Durham DH6 5NP
- Roadchef Killington Lake MSA, M6 Southbound Killington, Kendal LA8 0NW
- Roadchef Sandbach M6 Northbound, M6 Northbound, Sandbach CW11 2FZ
- Roadchef Sutton Scotney MSA Northbound, A34 Stockbridge Rd W, Sutton Scotney, Winchester SO21 3JY
- Roadchef Sutton Scotney MSA Southbound, A34 Stockbridge Rd W, Sutton Scotney, Winchester SO21 3JY
- Roadchef Taunton Deane North MSA, Somerset TA3 7PF
- Roadchef Taunton Deane South MSA, Somerset TA3 7PF
- Roadchef Tibshelf North, Newton, Alfreton DE55 5TZ
- Roadchef Tibshelf South, Newton, Alferton, DE55 5TZ
- Sevenoaks, 2 Blighs Ct, TN13 1DA
- Sheffield, 3b Kilner Way, S6 1NN
- Sidcup, 1 Christopher House, 97-99 Station Rd, DA15 7BS
- St. Nicholas Arcades St Nicolas Arcade, Lancaster LA1 1ND England
- Thatcham, 8-8a The Kingsland Centre, RG19 3JD
- The Gallagher Retail Park, Unit R, Stoney Stanton Rd, Coventry CV6 5QL
- Woodford Green, 688-690 Chigwell Rd, Woodford Bridge, IG8 8AH
- Yate, 33 East Walk Yate Shopping Centre
If a table is not available, customers will be encouraged to use the take-away service or wait outside the store until a table becomes free.
Tables will be placed two metres apart and Costa Coffee said it'll take contact details of customers who decide to eat in.
Keeping a guest register will help NHS test and trace coronavirus outbreaks and is part of the government’s Covid-19 secure guidelines.
Costa Coffee fans can also expect perspex screens around counters and hand sanitiser stations in its cafes.
If you’re planning a visit, you should be aware that there’s currently a limited food range available to prevent food waste.
The menu includes baps, sandwiches and sweet treats – you can see the full range below.
What's included on Costa's limited menu?
THE coffee chain has reduced its menu in order to prevent waste.
- British Smoked Bacon Bap
- Tuna Melt Panini
- Mozzarella & Tomato Panini
- Ham & Cheese Toastie
- Wiltshire Ham & Cheese Toastie
- Vegan Smoky Ham & CheeZe Toastie
- Cheese & Tomato Toastie
- Free Range Egg Mayo Sandwich
- Chicken Fajita Hot Wrap
- Mozzarella & Tomato Wrap
- Butter Croissant
- Chocolate Twist
- Millionaire Shortbread
- Cinnamon Bun
- Blueberry Muffin
- Chocolate Tiffin
- Salted Caramel Brownie
- Raspberry & Almond Bake
- Lemon Muffin
- Bear Yoyo Strawberry
- Dark chocolate bar 70 per cent
- Milk Chocolate bar 34 per cent
- Sugarfree Gummy Bears
- Wrigley’s Gum – Peppermint & Spearmint
- Pom-bears, Burts Crisps & Proper Crisps
- Proper Popcorn
- Chocolate Raisins
- Honey Roasted Nut mix
- Natural Nut Mix
- Protein Nut Mix
- Chocolate Panettone
- Fruited Panettone
- Caramel Almond & Sea Salt Bar
- Dark Chocolate & Nuts & Sea Salt Bar
- Grenade – Peanut Nutter
- Balocco Wafer – Coca
- Balocco Wafers – Vanilla
- Fruit & Oat Biscuits
- Stem Ginger Biscuits
- Strawberry Jammy Shortbread
- Italian Biscotti
- Vegan Walking Gingerbread
- Costa Chocolate ‘Hero’ Medal
- Mini Shortbread Grab Bag
- Gluten-free Brownie
- Fruity Flapjack (Gluten Free & Vegan)
Neil Lake, managing director of Costa Coffee UK & Ireland, said: "We are delighted to safely welcome customers back into our stores offering them the option to sit and enjoy their favourite perfectly handcrafted Costa Coffee, as we begin to trial eat in across a selected number of our stores.
“With safety remaining our number one priority, our eat-in trial has been designed in line with government guidelines and will test the enhanced safety and operating measures we’ve implemented.
"Feedback on our stores re-opening has been overwhelming positive and we are grateful for the hard work of our store teams and the patience of our customers as we do this.
"We look forward to welcoming more customers back to the seating areas of our stores soon."
Earlier this week, Costa Coffee started giving out free hot drinks.
Previously, the coffee chain also gave away hot drinks from its self-service touch-screen "Express" machines.
Meanwhile, rival Caffe Nero reopened 400 of its 800 UK stores for eat-in on July 4.
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