THE boss of a Whitchurch restaurant says she is "really excited to be up and running" after it opened officially opened again, having been closed since 2021.
Reubens Bar and BBQ in Pepper Street officially reopened at 6pm on Wednesday, August 31 and it is being managed by Caitlin Walton and her partner, Ben Somers.
The restaurant had closed temporarily in 2021 due to staffing issues but with new staff in the restaurant is open for customers to enjoy and Caitlin said many people seem happy Reubens is open.
She explained: "We have had such good feedback. Everyone seems to be really happy Reubens is opening back up again in Whitchurch.
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"We have had lots of positive comments from people saying how they really missed and they are really excited to see the doors opening again.
"Ben and I, we managing it and are really excited to get it up and running.
"I have heard people have enjoyed Reubens previously, so we want to do the exact same thing and make everyone happy again."
The diner has a B&B which remained open and Caitlin said customers who were staying there asked about when the restaurant was opening again.
She added: "We have always had the B&B open.
"It does really well, we get lots of good feedback off people saying it is a really nice affordable, clean and friendly place to stay.
"Everyone has taken so well to the B&B side of things, it would be silly of us not to open our restaurant back up again to customers.
"Because those staying in the rooms keep asking when the restaurant is open and serving food again."
Caitlin hopes to benefit from a number of events and festivals being held in Whitchurch, including the Blackberry Fair but added she hopes to be busy constantly.
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She said: "Hopefully, the Blackberry Fair days will bring a lot of people into Whitchurch and the same with the different festivals.
"If they are popular and people come into Whitchurch, hopefully people will come and want to have food in Reubens, we really want them to.
"I definitely see the place being busy around those times, but obviously the main aim is to be busy all the time."
You can find out more about Reubens by visiting https://www.facebook.com/reubensbb.
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