TGI Fridays to reopen 28 restaurants for outdoor dining on April 12 – see the full list

TGI Fridays has confirmed it'll reopen 28 restaurants for outdoor dining on April 12.

The American-inspired food chain - which now goes by the name Fridays - is reopening branches in England to coincide with the roadmap out of lockdown.

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Customers will only be able to eat outside when sites reopen, with inside dining not allowed again until May 17 at the earliest.

As part of its reopening plans, Fridays has confirmed it'll be running a new outdoor menu that has been designed for al fresco dining. 

The reduced offering will still contain Fridays favourites such as sesame chicken strips, ultimate ribs, burgers and sharing plates.

There will also be a "Top 10 Greatest Hits" list of cocktails including Purple Rain, Strawberry Daiquiri and Pornstar Martini.

Customers are being asked to book a table in advance through the website.

You can turn up to Fridays without a reservation but you may end up waiting to be served, so booking ahead should save you time.

The restaurants being reopened by Fridays in the list above are all in England, plus it has already welcomed back customers in its Jersey branch.

Fridays has 80 restaurants across the UK in total, but around 65 of these are in England - meaning 37 branches won't reopen on April 12.

The chain says no sites are permanently shutting, they're just not reopening due to not having an outside space.

In England, April 12 is the absolute earliest restaurants can reopen for outdoor eating.

Scotland plans to reopen pubs and restaurants from April 26, but Wales has yet to say when pubs and restaurants can welcome customers back.

Fridays hasn't set out plans yet for when its Wales and Scotland restaurants will reopen.

At the moment, Fridays restaurants remain closed for dine-in, but you can still order food for click and collect to takeaway, or for home delivery.

Robert B. Cook, Fridays CEO, said: “We are beyond excited to welcome guests back to celebrate the easing of lockdown with us.

“The Fridays team have been counting down the days until they can get back to work and once again welcome guests back.

“To avoid disappointment we are asking guests to pre-book and to follow the guidelines we have at our restaurants.”

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