John Yap, Parliamentary Secretary for Liquor Policy Reform, has announced restaurants with a food primary licence will no longer be required to have a segregated lounge or bar area for those wishing simply to have a glass of wine, or other drink.
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Up to now, “drink-only” customers had to be seated in a separate area or order food to sit in the restaurant area.
Ian Tostensen, president of the B.C. Restaurant and Food Services Association, welcomed the change, saying visitors from California and other jurisdictions were baffled when they would enter a B.C. restaurant for a drink before a movie or show, only to find they had to sit in a separate area.
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