Ashby McDonald's is set to offer a table 'dine-in' service from tomorrow (Wednesday).

The Lountside fast-food outlet is one of 700 restaurants which will open their doors nationwide.

A spokeswoman for the Ashby branch said: "The dining area will be open from Wednesday.

"You don't have to use the App to order, we still have the kiosk and the till service available."

A spokesman for McDonald's explained how the system is due to work.

He said: A spokesman for the Swadlincote branch said: "They'll be seated according to a table number, we've only got a selected amount of tables in use because of the social distancing in place.

"When they put their order in, they sit at the table we tell them to sit at, then they have their food taken to their tables.

"So they have minimum contact that way."

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The Ashby branch re-opened early last month with a drive-thru service, causing long queues following an easing of the Coronavirus lockdown Ashby McDonald's opens drive-thru service.

The restaurant chain will have coronavirus safety measures in place, following the reopening of most branches for delivery, takeaway and drive-thru.

July 4 saw the reawakening from the nightmare of Covid-19 restrictions with Prime Minister Boris Johnson giving the go-ahead for businesses including restaurants and pubs to reopen.

But McDonald's decided not to reopen for dine-in at the start of July, saying it "wasn't ready" to welcome back customers to its seating areas.

Covid-19 measures include hand sanitiser stations, one-way floor markers, perspex screens around tills and fewer members of staff on shift.

McDonald's will still have a reduced menu but have also started serving breakfast again in more than 1,000 sites.

Some of the 700 restaurants reopening for dine-in will also take part in Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Eat Out To Help scheme - meaning customers will get 50 per cent off their bill, up to £10 per person, Monday to Wednesday, in certain stores.

McDonald's has not said exactly how many sites will run the scheme.

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