Restaurant industry fury over booking cap in NSW restricting them to 20 diners

The restaurant industry is furious they will be restricted to only serving 20 diners at tables when the Sydney lockdowns end on Monday. With more than 70 per cent of NSW residents aged 16 and over now fully vaccinated, Sydney's four months of economically-crippling restrictions will be eased from October 11. Scroll down for video The restaurant industry is furious they will be restricted to only serving 20 diners per booking at tables when the Sydney lockdowns end on Monday 'After intense advocacy on behalf of NSW’s hospitality industry, Restaurant & Catering Australia has today welcomed some of the changes announced today by the NSW Government,' he said. Restaurant & Catering Australia chief executive Wes Lambert said the sector had a mixed reaction to new Premier Dominic Perrottet's announcement about the easing of restrictions Since August 16, residents of these broad areas classified as greater Sydney had been restricted to their council zone, or 5km from home if they were in a neighbouring local government area. Committee for Sydney chief executive Gabriel Metcalf said a 5km rule should never have been introduced From Monday, all stay-at-home orders will be lifted and the state government won't have stricter rules for designated hotspot councils mainly in Sydney's west and south-west, which had two-hour outdoor exercise limits and required locals to be no more than 5km from home in any direction unless they were an essential worker.