Warrnambool eateries are gearing up for a busy few days, as residents book in for a 'last supper'.
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Restaurants and cafes will only be allowed to sell takeaways from Thursday.
It's a bitter blow, with busineses just starting to pick up at places like the Warrnambool RSL.
New manager Hubert Tuechler spent Sunday working out how the business would continue to operate under the reintroduction of stage three restrictions in regional Victoria.
Mr Tuechler said from Thursday night the RSL will provide only takeaway meals.
"We'll open on Wednesday for lunch and dinner and after Wednesday we'll move to takeaway only," he said.
Mr Tuechler said takeaway dinners would be available seven nights a week and people can order from 4.30pm.
"People can pick up the order within 25 minutes of placing it," he said.
Mr Tuechler said the RSL would be able to keep their staff working and he was considering home deliveries as well.
"The staff members we've had the last seven weeks, which is 90 per cent of the staff, we're going to keep them on," he said.
"We may even start delivering meals to customers. Depending on the demand.
"It certainly gives staff more opportunity to work and come into work and some socialising, (instead) of being isolated at home."
Mr Tuechler said the initial weeks of opening after the first lockdown had been positive.
"The first two weeks when we opened up was really good, then when Melbourne was locked down it really started to drop off," he said.
"But last week was actually a really busy week for us.
"Last week it seemed like everything was picking up again and full steam ahead. Unfortunately with the announcement on Sunday it's put a spanner in the works."
Rafferty's duty manager Ben McKenzie said there had been a flurry of calls since Sunday afternoon.
"We've had lots of people booking in for their last dine-in meal before the lockdown," he said.
Mr McKenzie said anyone who wanted to book a table needed to get in quickly.
"We've got a couple of spots left," he said.
Alister Porter, owner of The Whalers, said it was a similar story at his restaurant.
"We've had a lot of phone calls," he said.
Mr Porter said the second lockdown was "a bit of a blow".
But he said the current restrictions were quite challenging.
The Whalers will also offer takeway meals.
There are still a few spots available for people to dine in at The Hairy Goat, which urged people to get in fast to avoid disappointment.
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Last week it seemed like everything was picking up and again and full steam ahead.
- Hubert Tuechler
"I guess everybody in Victoria is in the same boat and we just have to make sure we find other ways of looking after customers and providing a service."