The government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme has been even more successful than anyone could have predicted. Restaurants all over the country have been able to offer diners 50 per cent off their total food and drink bill (up to the value of £10 per diner) every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday throughout the whole month of August at no cost to themselves, resulting in a huge wave of people eating out at restaurants, pubs and cafes and making up for the lack of business during lockdown.