Chef Thomas Navas, left, and assistant manager Marvin Odillard of Le Petit Bistro. (Picture by Peter Frankland, 0629300)
ORGANISERS of the Lower Pollet Food festival say the event could benefit from an overhead cover.
The road was closed between 11am and 8pm Sunday and yesterday as the smell of food wafted through the air to the sound of live music.
Riva Bistro and Bar manager Christian Carbone said yesterday that the sun was shining, which had bought the people out.
‘The festival is completely “weather permitting” and we can’t do anything about that, but it could be a different story in early May,’ he said.
Mr Carbone said an overhead cover could improve the situation but he doubted that one bar or restaurant could stand the cost alone.
Le Petit Bistro co-owner Delphine Auder said it had been forced to move tables inside at previous events, so now they did not put them out at all.
But a roasting suckling pig was placed outside the door and she said people liked al fresco eating.
‘It would be nice if this sort of thing could be done one day per week throughout the summer,’ she said.
Claddagh bar manager Anthony Almond said the event had not been too lucky in terms of weather.
‘Sunday was fairly quiet, mainly because the cruise liner that was scheduled to arrive was cancelled,’ he said.
The White Hart was not part of the festival but licensee Simon Allum said it was good idea.
‘We get a lot of trade from people who come to watch football on our TV and if they are doing that they don’t go outside,’ he said.
‘It would suit us better if it was away from the football months. June and July would be good.’
‘I sympathise with the organisers because we have weekends of glorious weather and as soon as they put a table out the sun goes in.’
Article posted on 26th August, 2008 - 11.35am
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