"london is currently in tier 2, where two families may meet outside, but do not mix inside. as my partner and I travel over Christmas, we have booked two tables so that although we were not in the position to sit and conversate, we could sit with his sister and her family in the same room. the application to two tables was placed and countless unanswered calls into the restaurant that we have assumed it was in order as we were in the rules. our two families met outside the restaurants and were told by the manager that we were not allowed to come as we were mixed. we showed him the rules, explained that our children were hungry and we wanted to sit only in our family units and...read more"