McDonald’s plans to re-open most of its restaurants in Northern Ireland for walk-in orders.
The re-opening is set to be in place in around two weeks’ time.
Currently only a drive-thru option is available due to the COVID-19 lockdown.
Chief executive of McDonald’s UK and Ireland Paul Pomroy, said a small number of restaurants will trial reopening walk-in takeaway this week, with enhanced safety measures in place.
A month ago we made the voluntary decision to temporarily close walk-in takeaway while we reviewed our safety measures to ensure they reflect the evolving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Working closely with third party safety expert NSF International, we identified a small number of changes to further enhance our procedures, and we are currently in the process of rolling these out to restaurants.
“This week, a small number of our restaurants will trial reopening walk-in takeaway with these enhancements in place, with the plan to reopen the majority of restaurants for walk-in takeaway across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland from Monday, February 22.
“Due to government restrictions, we are unable to reopen takeaway in Scotland at this time,” he said.