27/07/2020
The last few months have been like nothing our industry has ever experienced before. We were all forced to shut down for an extended period of time and whilst the government are doing their best to help our industry to recover some venues will never again hear the c***k of glasses, the pops of cork or the laughter of customers enjoying a night out.
With this in mind Carl and James have made a very hard but measured decision not to reopen Ettie’s restaurant. This was not a decision which was made lightly after weighing up all the costs of reopening, the reliance on the tourism market, the risk of another shut down, we didn’t have the confidence that a venue the size of Ettie’s could make it through the next 12 months and successfully trade into the “new normal”.
Firstly, we would like to thank all of the staff who have worked for us at Ettie’s over the last three and a half years especially Ronnie our head chef she has been a massive help and support over the last few months in helping us and being a sound board whilst we have navigated the new world of hospitality in what will be a post COVID 19 world. All our customers who supported us through our journey we opened this venue to bring some elegance back to the Hobart dining scene, we hope you enjoyed what we put together for you.
As we are making this decision of our own choice it’s not goodbye forever, we know how strong the Ettie’s brand is, and in the future will look to find a new beautiful space where we can bring Ettie’s back to the Hobart hospitality scene and when we do this we hope to see all your smiling faces again.
Thankyou everyone for all your support!
Carl & James