After sitting on the sidelines for a few weeks, The Robin Hood in Phrom Phong is back with us for food and soft drinks.

The RH will be open daily from 8am for their early bird breakfast, sorting you out with some brunch or lunch before dishing up an early dinner before shutting up shop at 5pm.

Why the 5pm close?

I haven’t got a clue but there must be a good reason for it… save on a second staff shift?

Whatever the reason, it matters not, they are open 8am until 5pm and there’s no booze.

With the BMA restrictions curbing closing times to 9pm and banning the sale of alcohol, times are tough out there and while many operators have chosen to close, others have attempted to keep at it and battle on.

Easier said than done which is why as the days and weeks pass more and more venues have pulled the pin and decided to shut up shop until the government restrictions are lifted.

This week, management at The Londoner has taken the decision to press the pause button too with the popular expat hangout taking a temporary time out from Tuesday 19th.

The current BMA order expires at 6am on Feb 1 but at this time it’s unknown what will happen then, or even before.

Will the order be extended? Relaxed? Lifted? We’ll need to wait and see.

Despite having the proper paperwork in place to remain open for food and non-alcoholic drink, Shenanigans over on Surawong Road in Patpong have taken the decision to shut down temporarily.

The bar was going to remain operational, however, other factors have knocked that plan on the head as the financial implications were just too much to make it work.

The bar will reopen as normal when the government order closing entertainment venues, that includes pubs, has been lifted.